F2: Floating Fortress – Brief player kill (PK) info

I can see that the FlyFF community has been stirred by this new game from gPotato (or Gala Net), which is hailed as FlyFF’s sequel although it is not directly “FlyFF 2”. Aion on a budget? Well, each to his…

Ragnarok Online II – Off to a rough start

According to foreign reports and the official game website, it seems Ragnarok II once again is facing a rather old-school technical error on revival launch day. Other than the usual server lagging due to overpopulation, channels going down (happened just…

Firefall (CN) – Media event footage

[English website] China online gaming company, The9, threw a fancy media party to celebrate the announcement of Firefall China last week. The9 is also the majority shareholder of Firefall’s developer, Red 5 Studios. With The9 apparently swimming in cash after…

Shadow Company – Heading to North America and Europe

Shadow Company, one of the latest online first person shooter (MMOFPS) to hit the Korea market, has been confirmed to be landing on North America, Europe and Japan after a publishing deal was signed. Developed by Doobic Game Studios, the…

F2: Floating Fortress – Debut trailer

As the supposed sequel to the global sensation, Fly For Fun (FlyFF), F2 came as a surprise to everyone earlier this month. The parent company of gPotato, GalaNet, decided to reveal the title without the usual stunt of weeks of…

Ragnarok Online II – Developer reveals reasons for delays

Back in May 2007, Ragnarok II begun its first public beta phase. But being nowhere near a polished product, it caused players to be disillusioned and negative about the game. Gravity Games promised to make sweeping changes, but till the…

Fighters Club – Brawling from Korea to English shores

One of the newer action online games in Korea now, Fighters Club will be coming within the year to English shores! This is made possible by the gaming portal, Kill3rCombo, which is a joint venture by Korean developer KOG and…

Silkroad Online (JP) – New continent coming end 2012

[English website] Silkroad Online was one of my earliest full 3D online games, and until now I still have sentiments for the title. Back to topic, developer Joymax decided to lay out a 2012 road map for Silkroad Online Japan…

Aion: Ascension – Version 3.0 update and going F2P

[Game website] A number of months after the Korean server got the version 3.0 update for Aion (link), the North American players are finally getting something to cheer about. Aion will be going Free to Play (F2P) like its European…

Ragnarok Online 2 – Open Beta begins today

[Game website] The day has finally arrived. After several delays and a few years of re-development, Gravity Games’ sequel to the classic Ragnarok Online is finally ready to launch in a few hours’ time! Although there seems not to be…

Royal Quest – New trailer debuts

[Game website] I am guessing most of you have forgotten about this MMO, and luckily a new trailer released today helped refreshed mine as well. Royal Quest is developed by Katauri Interactive, the company behind the King’s Bounty game franchise,…

Eden Eternal (CN) – Tablet version in the works

Known as Finding Neverland Online (FNO) in the Asian market and Eden Eternal (link) in the English one, the China server of this game is currently in the process of being ported to Apple iPads. This is actually the handy…

ChangYou : Developing action MMORPG using CryEngine 3

 In a recent interview with ChangYou’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mr Tan Dewen, he candidly answered some questions about the China online gaming giant’s plans for 2012 and the near future. For 2011, Duke of Mount Deer Online (link) was…

Ragnarok Online 2 – Open Beta next week !

[Game website] Yes, in less than a week’s time on 22nd February, Ragnarok II will go into the Open Beta phase in Korea. After years of delay, re-development and setbacks, Gravity Games is finally releasing the sequel to one of…