I don’t normally air my views on certain topics as a separate post, but there will still be exceptions from time to time. NCsoft, to the surprise of many, revealed the Summoner class to much fanfare, but I can guarantee…
God Slayer – First CryEngine 3 online game developed in China
Announced last week, God Slayer is supposedly ChangYou’s answer to Tencent Games’ incoming Blade & Soul. Both are renowned game publishers and developers in China, hence there is a serious rivalry going on in the world’s biggest games market. God…
KnightAge heading to English shores
[More info] According to foreign reports, cute and anime-styled MMO, KnightAge, will be heading towards English shores soon. The publisher is reported to be Joymax (link), famed for Silkroad Online. Developed by Korean studio Sesisoft, KnightAge is also known as…
Blade & Soul – Soul Party 2 PvP footage
The 2nd fan event, Soul Party 2 (1 took place last year), for NCsoft’s Blade & Soul took place yesterday. As expected, there were many activities and even Korean girl group Secret was onsite to reveal the music video collaboration…
Blade & Soul – Awesome music video with popular female group
I am near speechless after watching the video below, in a really positively amused manner, mind you. Due to NCsoft’s partnership with a major music label in Korea, several popular artistes will be used to promote NCsoft’s games. For Blade…
Blade & Soul – Summoner class revealed
Blade & Soul’s 2nd fan event, Soul Party 2, started earlier today and more information was revealed about Closed Beta 3. It will begin on May 9th, with the Soul Party attendees getting early access starting on April 25th. Along…
Mabinogi Heroes (KR) – New pet system
I am around 2 weeks slow on this news, so do accept my apology. Mabinogi Heroes introduced the new pet system recently, and it looks super cute despite feeling a little bit out of place. The pet can be summoned…
NCsoft developing new MOBA title ?
Known earlier as Action Real-time Strategy (Action RTS), followed by the term Multiplayer Online Battle Arena coined by Riot Games for League of Legends, the Aeon of Strife (AOS) genre has comed quite a long way evolving from the Dota…
Sony trying to patent offline MMO events ?
[Source] Is Sony for real? The embattled mega Japanese corporation, which is undergoing massive restructuring to cut losses, has filed a patent for a program that would, as the source states, “encourage gamers to head into the daylight for organized…
Asura – Single-player mode confirmed
Asura was first announced in China back in 2010, and it was solely an online game. I suppose in an effort to spoil Diablo III’s upcoming launch party in China, the country’s biggest online game operator Tencent Games has got…
En Masse replies, does not earn my brownie point
[More info] After a couple of days of court sessions and a verdict in Korea laid on a few ex-NCsoft employees, Bluehole Studio’s North American subsidiary, En Masse Entertainment, finally stepped out and address the growing concerns for TERA’s English…
Dragon Nest SEA – The Academic class is landing !
[Game website] According to a quick check, Dragon Nest SEA will be the first English server to get the new Academic class on 24th April, with Nexon’s North American server yet to post any news or teaser about her. Well,…
Aeria Games secures investment from major company
[Press release] SANTA CLARA – April 18, 2012 – Aeria Games, a leading publisher of free-to-play online multiplayer games, today announced its receipt of a strategic investment from So-net Entertainment Corporation, a listed subsidiary of Sony Corporation, to further strengthen…
Aeria Games announces Waren Story
[Beta signup] Looks like Aeria Games is stocking up on PvP-focused online games these few weeks. Previously, it was announced in Korea that the publisher will be hosting DK Online for the English market (link), and today Waren Story is…