Last year at G*Star 2010, Korean MMO publisher Hangame managed to draw the spotlight with TERA: The Exiled Realm of Arborea. The stylish action combat, vivid worlds and extreme hype was the pinnacle of the company’s marketing efforts. This time…
[G*Star 2011] Lineage Eternal – More details
Yes yes, it has been a busy morning since all my sources are flooded with Lineage Eternal’s news. While most of them are repeated,I managed to chance upon an interview taken by Japanese gaming website, 4Gamer.net, with the game’s lead…
[G*Star 2011] NCsoft patents Lineage Eternal tech
If you are somewhat a tech geek like myself, you would have known that Apple patented the “swipe to unlock” technology not long ago. In what I view as a similar move, NCsoft confirmed that they have patented the “Drag…
[G*Star 2011] Guild Wars 2 – Press conference footage
(Source) G*Star 2011 should be the first time Guild Wars 2 is introduced in-depth to he Korean gamers, hence there shouldn’t be any important news released at the event. In the NCsoft press conference which Lineage Eternal was announced (link),…
ArcheAge (KR) – Closed Beta 4 official statement
I was just sent an email by the good folks over at XLGAMES, the developer of ArcheAge regarding the announcement of Closed Beta 4 earlier today (link). Here is a small snippet for you guys, as the rest of the…
[TGC 2011] Blade & Soul – The various game merchandise
As posted earlier (link), Tencent Games will be officially revealing Blade & Soul China at Tencent Games Carnival. Staying true to Asian practices of having game merchandises compared to the Western market, here are some of them attendees can expect…
[G*Star 2011] Lineage Eternal – NCsoft’s latest masterpiece revealed
In a really unexpected move, NCsoft announced the 3rd title for the Lineage series, Lineage Eternal, at a pre-G*Star 2011 press conference earlier today. And yes, Lineage Eternal will be a new title, not an update to Lineage II. According…
ArcheAge (KR) – Closed Beta 4 announced
(Korean website) The application for ArcheAge Closed Beta 4 begins today, 8th November till 4th December 2011, with a period of 27 days allocated. XL Games confirmed that 5,000 applicants will be selected for this phase, with the results be…
[TGC 2011] Blade & Soul – Official reveal imminent
China’s biggest online gaming company, Tencent Games, will be holding its very own event, Tencent Games Carnival, come 19 November. Among the 2 most anticipated titles in the country other than ArcheAge China (link) would be Blade & Soul. The…
GranAge (KR) – New game trailers
First announced way back in 2009, GranAge is in its Final Open Beta phase in Korea, but definitely not for long before the game hits the official commercial phase. With that, 3 new trailers were found uploaded in a few…
Red Blood Online – Game confirmed for Taiwan launch
It seems the Taiwan market is one of the main draws for Korean game companies recently. I was actually pleasantly shocked that Red Blood Online was shipped overseas in such a short time. The Taiwanese publisher, IGC Corporation, will also…
[G*Star 2011 Preview] Yulgang 2 – Warrior teaser trailer
I really hate game companies trying to promote their games using just plain CG trailers. This is the case for Yulgang 2 so far, with Mgame refusing to disclose anything about its in-game graphics. Until today that is. In a…
Neowiz Games expanding into Japan
Some business news to kick-start the day off, Korea’s mega online gaming company, Neowiz Games, is slated to purchase Japanese online gaming company GameOn in a deal worth around USD 25.5 million. This includes acquiring all the company’s 22,620 shares,…
[G*Star 2011 Preview] Nexon reveals game trailers
I know I know, G*Star 2011 is still less than a week away, but I can’t help it if companies release their game trailers early. Nexon, the richest online gaming company in Korea, managed to beat all others in releasing…