ARA Online was actually announced last week, but I didn’t want to post about it as there was only 1 character art and no trailers or screenshots were in sight. Developed by Korean studio Aquarius, ARA Online is a 3D…
Duke of Mount Deer Online – First impression
Before I begin, please be informed that this is just a small preview, with me barely scratching the core content even at level 40. Duke of Mount Deer Online is based on Louis Cha’s final martial arts novel, developed for…
Rusty Hearts (KR) – 4th character teased
Rusty Hearts North America will be going into Closed Beta soon, and the Korean server today teased about the upcoming 4th character (shown above), the gun-slinging Natasha. From the teaser video below, it seems that she will be able to…
The Weekend Journal
Hello folks, how was your week? Mine started off slow but suddenly picked up speed near the end of the week… phew. I am working on the small preview for ChangYou’s multi-million MMORPG, Duke of Mount Deer Online and it…
Duke of Mount Deer – Development costs breakdown
In order not to overshot the frame size, the game’s title has been cut short from the full name, “The Duke of Mount Deer Online”. Developed by Chinese MMO giant ChangYou over a period of 4 years, “industry veterans” have…
Wizardry Online – A brief walkthrough Part 2
(Source) Yeap, there is a Part 2 for this brief walkthrough of Wizardry Online. The main reason being me not wanting to cluster all the screenshots into 1 single post. Separating them into 2 will give me more post counts…
Wizardry Online – A brief walkthrough Part 1
(Source) I am sure by now most of the people visiting my blog would have heard of Wizardry Online developed by Gamepot Japan. It was also on show earlier at E3 2011 with a really neat press conference. Top Japanese…
ESTAR Online – A brief introduction to the game
(Source) Korean MMO developer, Naru Entertainment revealed some new information about its latest online game, Estar Online in a press conference yesterday. As usual, Korean gaming portal This Is Game is there with the latest news. The biggest feature revealed…
Firefall – Webzen admits lack of funds
For the past few months, I have been posting about the saga between Red 5 Studios and Korean MMO company Webzen over the publishing rights for Firefall. Today, Webzen finally admitted that the company has ran into serious financial problems…
TERA Korea begins paid services
TERA Korea, published by MMO giant Hangame, has officially revealed its paid services program. The system works pretty much like World of Warcraft’s, where players pay an extra fee to customize some of their characters’ features. There are 4 option…
Final Combat – Looking suspiciously familiar
Final Combat is a new online shooter developed by China company. Xunlei (well known for its download manager software). Revealed under Xunlei Games, the game is apparently led by Troy Horton who was involved in developing Tomb Raider III back…
TERA Japan – Official desktop endorsed
The gaming industry and hardware industry in Japan do work closely with each other to promote their products. Last I remember, Final Fantasy XIV Online had a similar promotion back when it was first released. Now, TERA Japan is nearing…
Dragon Ball Online (TW) – Open Beta time revealed
Hello all! I hope you have successfully registered for the Open Beta phase for Dragon Ball Online Taiwan seen here. Just a reminder, it is now 15th June in Taiwan, but the game servers will only start at 17:00 (or…
Steam opens up new Free to Play section
Lo and behold, guess who jumped on the Free to Play online games wagon? It is non other than Steam, the world’s biggest digital games distribution platform! While not all titles are available yet, I am certainly surprised to see…