Phantasy Star Online 2 held a really awesome press conference earlier to announce what its developer SEGA is planning for the latest title in the long-running franchise. Some of you might have played the English version of Phantasy Star Online:…
Wild Buster – Diablo in space with guns
Diablo in space with guns? Well, almost, I guess. This is Wild Buster (with an attached Project Titan, probably the original codename) developed by Korean outfit Star Ducks Studio. The team currently comprises of staff with around 10 years of…
ChangYou goes global with Unreal Engine 3 title
I am not really sure why ChangYou acquired this game for the global market, but I guess I have different views from their board. Touted as the first anime-styled turn-based MMO to be developed using the Unreal 3 Engine, Peach…
World of Warcraft – 2 new expansions in the works
[Source] According to website CVG, Blizzard Entertainment is currently working on the next expansion (number 5) after Mists of Pandaria while the next-next expansion (number 6) is already being pitched and planned. To add on, Blizzard COO Paul Sams claims…
Aion prepares for Free to Play in North America
[Game website] Well, the game is literally free now, since players can get to level 40 without paying any costs. Once 11th April hits, the game will be completely free. What’s more, there will be a server merge (link) in…
NetEase prepares big reveal for Game-X
Although NetEase is the number 2 online gaming company in China, it was not able to break into overseas market in its 15 years of existence, quite similar to number 1 Tencent Games. Or perhaps they did not even both…
Blade & Soul – Brief interview with the developers
With the development team of NCsoft’s Blade & Soul having a mega celebrity status in the eyes of both gamers and media in China, it is hard to let them leave the country without a few rounds of interview. Chinese…
Legend of Souls – New adult martial arts MMORPG
Korean developer CR-Space (now called Neowiz CRS after the acquisition) can really milk the martial arts genre to its maximum worth, seeing how its previous titles are all of the same genre. If you do not know, CR-Space is also…
RaiderZ (KR) – Preparing for Open Beta
[English website] As you might have known now, the English server for RaiderZ is currently in Alpha test. Which means there will be glitches and some bugs, although quite a number swore not to have met any. The English server…
[TG-UP 2012] Blade & Soul – Party skills revealed
So, some news for Blade & Soul China… Which got me really excited somehow. Ok, I am lazy to translate the whole presentation video seen below, but I will just translate the most important part which I think I have…
[TG-UP 2012] ArcheAge teases China-inspired city
Well, this is Tencent Games’ important media event after all, how could ArcheAge and Blade & Soul be missing from the party? Over at the event, XLGAMES revealed that a new main city will be developed, with inspirations from the…
[TG-UP 2012] Metro Conflict – China server announced
I think this should be the 6th or 7th online shooter currently in Tencent Games’ ever-expanding stable. And most of them are new and yet to be launched! These titles include Webzen’s BATTERY: Artic Wind and Crytek’s Warface. Back to…
[TG-UP 2012] Sura Online – Game to be company’s first global title
In yet another news which was confirmed just a few hours ago prior to the leaked speculation, Tencent Games confirmed acquiring the global rights for new Korean studio NSE Entertainment’s debut action MMO, Sura. It will be the China powerhouse’s…
[TG-UP 2012] Kritika – Officially announced for China
Less than 6 months after Tencent Games Carnival 2011 ended, China’s biggest online gaming company (and biggest multimedia company) is back with its 2012 media event, Tencent Games UP 2012. This is the event where upcoming strategies and new games…