Transformers Online (CN) – Preparing for launch

So, if you have not read my previous posts, there are actually 2 Transformers Online game in development. This particular one is from Chinese developer NetDragon, officially announced a few days ago and it will be a third person online…

Dragona Taiwan – Pet system preview

So, the Closed Beta for Dragona Taiwan is still going on and I thought I should give it a final spin before playing too much and spoiling the fun myself when the global server comes. I will just like to…

Nexon buys into Luna Online developer

Korean MMO giant, Nexon, has announced acquiring 20% of developer Eyasoft’s stocks. Eyasoft is well-known for various of it online game titles, including Mo Xiang Online (or Titan Online), Luna Online, Legend of Edda and Iris Online. Earlier in this…

Rumor – Red 5 Studios and Webzen going to court

According to foreign reports, Red 5 Studios and Webzen are going to court over the publishing rights for Red 5’s maiden online game, Firefall. Although I posted about the major unrest about the 2 companies before, let me summarize again.…

Mabinogi Heroes – Chapters 9 and 10 looming

There is not much news today, so I thought I would post some information about upcoming updates for Mabinogi Heroes, otherwise known as Vindictus in the English market. In the upcoming 2 chapters which will be added by this year,…

Monster Hunter Frontier – Korean server closing

First posted as a rumor a few days ago, it has now been confirmed that Monster Hunter Frontier’s Korean server will be closing on 31st August later this year. The cash shop will also be closed earlier on 2nd June…

Ghost Recon Online – More details released

(Source) Ubisoft announced Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Online yesterday, a new free-to-play entry in the popular military action series being developed at the company’s Singapore studio. The title, which is accepting applications for a planned closed beta launch this summer,…

Rumor – XL Games working on Civilization Online

Following the announcement made a few days ago, rumors are rampant within the Korean gaming industry on which of 2K Games’ title will be developed as an online game. Various Korean media outlets have been reporting that a well-placed industry…

Age of Conan – Going Free to Play

Almost 10 months ago, I posted that Age of Conan will be going Free to Play in Korea. Players soon got worried if the English servers will go down the same route, with a staff assuring them that business models…

Avalon Taiwan – Shameless marketing

This is not a post about important gaming news, but more of a ranting post for me. Despite my love for the Asian MMO industry, there are still certain tactics which really irk me. Introducing Avalon Taiwan, a new DOTA-inspired…

Kingdom Under Fire Online – New identity revealed

First known as Kingdom Under Fire Online: Avalanche, the game has now cut off the sub header and simply known as Kingdom Under Fire Online. Developed by Korean studio Dragonfly, Kingdom Under Fire Online will be a DOTA-styled game, full…

Ghost Recon Online – Signup for beta

(Source) Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon series is going online! The classic franchise by Ubisoft is now brought online as a Free to Play MMOFPS. Since 2001, 9 games in the series were introduced to the gaming world. Despite having multi-player…

Dragon Ball Online (TW) – Official Closed beta starts 27th May

Dragon Ball Online Taiwan, which I covered in my previous posts, will enter its 1st official Closed Beta phase on 27th May which is in a few days’ time. New features will be the ability for characters to change into…

Dragona Taiwan – Closed Beta hits 13,000 players

I thought I should post this as the staff over at Dragona Taiwan‘s publisher provided me with a Closed Beta account without much hesitation. The game had been in the news as of late, with the number of Closed Beta…