(Source) Masters of mechanical mayhem, engineers tinker with explosives, gadgets, elixirs, and all manner of deployable devices. They can take control of an area by placing turrets, support their allies with alchemic weaponry, or lay waste to foes with a…
Webzen prepares Xenocide for Closed Beta
Xenocide (full name Xenocide: Archlord Chronicle) was first revealed to the masses a few months back by its developer, Webzen Korea. A spinoff title from the company’s other MMORPG, Archlord, it is inevitable that there are many resemblances. However, Xenocide…
Planetside Next – On the way to China under new name
If you haven’t heard, Planetside Next is the supposed title for the sequel from Sony Online Entertainment. Not much news was posted and there isn’t an official website yet, but the game has been officially shipped out to the China…
[Hangame eX 2011] Project R1 – Return of the King
The “King” I am referring to is actually Mr Hakkyu Kim, also known as the “founding father” of Ragnarok Online when he used to be under Gravity. Years after he founded IMC Games, created Granado Espada and even longer after…
[Hangame eX 2011] Kritika – All in the name
The only action-based MMO in Hangame eX 2011, much of the attention had been on this game as it apparently won a design award during its development phase. Why did the post title stated the term “All in the name”?…
[Hangame eX 2011] Acheron – Summons the key
As part of Hangame eX 2011’s lineup, Acheron is the only online game developed using one of the current big 2 graphics engine, Unreal 3 Engine. The game aims to focus on individual gameplay with the aid of secondary summons…
Hellgate Global announced
I think I am 2 days behind this piece of news, but hey, there is just so much stuff one guy can do! Korean MMO company, Hanbitsoft, which bought the global rights from Namco Bandai in January last year, has…
Project A4 – From the creators of A3 Online
(Source) Anyone remembered a MMORPG called A3? It was one of the hottest online games around 5 years ago, touted as the first adult-only title to come from Korea. It was the first online game I experienced where Open Play…
Blade & Soul – A small interview
As most of you probably know by now, China is the 3rd region (after Korea and Taiwan) to get a localized server for NCsoft’s Blade & Soul. After the official press announcement and contract signing ceremony by Tencent Games, the…
MMO Culture – Facebook page created
Hello to all! Just a quick update, as I am seeing a traffic of around 4,500+ page views a day, and also due to some readers’ email feedback, a Facebook page for my small blog is now open! This will…
Blade & Soul – Korean Open Beta expected by summer 2012
As the dust settled on probably one of the most followed gaming news in China, more details were revealed about the expected release date for Blade & Soul in the region. When asked by reporters about the issue, NCsoft officials…
Legend of Immortal – First impression
Legend of Immortal, otherwise known in China as 星辰变, went into its Open Beta phase earlier today. An interesting note about Legend of Immortal is that the game is a full 2D MMORPG, compared to the usual 3D ones being…
[Hangame eX 2011] TERA Japan – Closed Beta date confirmed
As I explained in my previous post, Hangame eX is an annual exhibition where the upcoming games for Korean MMO giant, NHN are displayed and previewed. This year, the company included their upcoming titles for the Japan market as well.…
Blade & Soul – China publisher confirmed
After months of speculation, the publisher for NCsoft’s upcoming mega MMORPG, Blade & Soul in the China region has been confirmed. It will be non other than the country’s biggest online gaming company, Tencent Games. With the confirmation, Tencent Games…