Perfect World recently revealed Saint Seiya Online (link) being in development and claimed that a beta phase will begin before the end of the year. However, another fellow China developer has claimed the rights to release the first Saint Seiya…
Karos Online – New regional publishers
According to foreign reports, 2 new servers for Karos Online is bound to start operations soon. These will be the North America and South East Asia (SEA) servers. For the North America server, it will be published by Ignited Games…
Glory Destiny Online – Cute Thrills
Glory Destiny Online is a new MMORPG by Taiwanese developer, X-Legend, which went into Open Beta back in June if I remember correctly. X-Legend is known for its other games in the English market, most notably under Aeria Games with…
The Weekend Journal
I just finished watching the Manchester derby for the Community Shield match… A really entertaining and heart-stopping curtain raiser before the new season begins soon! So, gamescom 2011 is coming real soon, with focus on some big titles including Firefall…
Ixion Saga – Sneak peek at Alpha Test phase
Ixion Saga is a new online game by Japanese game developer, Capcom. The company’s other hit online title will be the familiarly known Monster Hunter Frontier, which never made it outside of Japan and Korea (closed now). I posted a…
Lineage II Japan celebrates 7th anniversary
I don’t really report much on Japanese MMOs, but I happen to chance upon this while doing my daily internet scanning routine. Lineage II is currently celebrating its 7th anniversary in Japan, and to commemorate the event a special 7th…
The Penguins War – Game modes revealed
Perhaps one of the most bizarre MMO shooters I have seen in my life, The Penguins War was first officially revealed at ChinaJoy 2011. Developed by Snail Game, creator of Age of Wulin, this title is said to be the…
[gamescom 2011] Preview – Hi-Rez Studios’ Smite
(Source) Smite is a really interesting name for a MMO, don’t you think? Short and sweet first came into my mind. So, this is a new title from Hi-Rez Studios, who developed Global Agenda. Using the Unreal 3 Engine, Smite…
Forsaken World (CN) – Guild War arrives
It has been some time since I touched on any new for Forsaken World, so here I am today with this small update. The new Guild War was just added a few days ago, and like most of the PvP…
Battle of the Immortals – Legend of the East preview
So, despite the concerns of BoI players after Empire of the Immortals (EoI) in China, the original game in the Immortals franchise is gearing up for yet another content update. The new expansion is translated directly as Legend of the…
ArcheAge – My package from Korea arrives
So, with the help of my Korean colleague, I managed to order these gems from… Korea of course. The 350 page novel takes place 2000 years before the lore found in the ArcheAge MMO, with it penned by famous fantasy…
TERA – North America server delays launch
(Source) After various reports about the core development team having troubles (link) back in Korea, EnMasse Entertainment, developer Bluehole Studio’s North American branch, has announced the delay of TERA to 2012. Alpha testing will begin later this year, with beta…
Transformers Online (CN) – Limited Closed Beta starts
I am typing this post with a heavy heart. The reason being I wasn’t able to secure or apply for a key to enter NetDragon’s new MMO third person shooter, Transformers Online. The first phase, Elite Closed Beta, is now…
Path of Exile – Closed Beta date announced
Path of Exile, a new MMORPG developed by New Zealand based studio, Grinding Gear Games, has announced its first beta phase to begin on 10th August 2011. Everyone who register for an account over at Path of Exile’s official website…