(Teaser website) As I posted several months back (link), in fact back last year, gPotato has acquired the English rights for Korean developer Noria’s new sci-fi online game, SevenCore. Originally scheduled for 201, the game has just gone into Closed…
[gamescom 2011] WildStar – Races and classes preview
(Source) Wow, WildStar was announced just hours ago (link) by NCsoft and Carbine Studios over at gamescom 2011 in Germany, and now there is already a major fansite up! If you missed it, WildStar is developed by Carbine Studios, a…
[gamescom 2011] Guild Wars 2 – Boss demo
(Official website) Going through my daily routine of scanning all gaming websites I can find, I came across this gem of a footage from gamescom 2011, taken from GameSpot. The demo footage shows a “small” boss fight within ArenaNet’s Guild…
Blade & Soul – Closed Beta 2 dated
This information is just in from my Korean colleague. NCsoft has announced earlier this morning that the Closed beta 2 phase for the highly-anticipated Blade & Soul will begin from 29th August till 10th September, with registration starting on 19th…
Warface – Official English website opens
(Official website) Despite Crytek apparently stressing Warface being an online shooter developer for the Asian regions of China and Korea specifically, it seems an English server is still inevitable at the end. Developed by Crytek Seoul using the latest CryEngine…
[gamescom 2011] NCsoft and Carbine reveals WildStar
(Official website) A few days ago (link), I posted about NCsoft and Carbine Studios revealing their first MMO title at gamescom 2011. The game has now been officially announced, titled WildStar. Not much information is available right now, but Carbine…
[gamescom 2011] Guild Wars 2 trailer
Hmn, I am sure by now most, if not all online gamers would have heard about ArenaNet’s upcoming MMO, Guild Wars 2. The successor to the global success, Guild Wars, the game is on showcase at gamescom 2011 in Germany…
[gamescom 2011] ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds – A brief introduction
Perhaps one of the rare few Korean online games to be showcased at gamescom 2011 in Germany, ASTA’s fame is boosted by the fact that it is developed using Crytek’s latest game engine, CryEngine 3. Yes, the same one which…
[gamescom 2011] Dota 2 begins Beta signup
(Official website) I first played DOTA, or Defense of the Ancients, on Warcraft III back in 2004. Subsequently, I played for around 3 years more before devoting my time on other games. League of Legends (LoL) and Heroes of Newerth…
Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes revealed
(Official website) This came as an unexpected news to me from a friend on MSN. It seems EA Bioware, while working on Star Wars: The Old Republic, had a different team working on a new Warhammer title. Which looks… kind…
[gamescom 2011] NHN seeking attention with 4 MMO titles
Korean MMO giant NHN, perhaps more well known through its gaming portals such as Hangame in Korea and Ijji in North America, will be having a booth at this year’s gamescom. 4 titles will be displayed at the show, with…
[gamescom 2011] Eligium – The Chosen One
(Official website) Back in October last year, I posted about European MMO publisher Frogster Interactive acquiring the rights for Magic World Online 2 (link). Developed by China studio Goldcool, under Shanda Games, the title has now been changed to Eligium…
Perfect World delays Neverwinter
(Source) If you have not read, China MMO giant Perfect World recently bought over Cryptic Studios (link), developer of Star Trek Online, City of Heroes/ Villains and Champions Online. In development was Neverwinter (link), the studio’s new MMO based on…
Sword Girls – Slashing its way to you this October
(Official website) A few days back, I posted about China MMO giant ChangYou acquiring the rights for DaVinci Online (link) for its North America and Europe subsidiary. Before the age of Renaissance hits us, ChangYou is taking us back to…