This was a really weird week for me, mainly due to the fact I somehow got my hands on a leaked trailer for Diablo III’s Followers system and someone from Blizzard contacted me about it. Being a communications college student myself currently,…
Dragon Ball Online (TW) – Beginner footage
As I couldn’t understand a word of Korean, I had to wait till the game was available either in Taiwan or China. The game in question will be Dragon Ball Online, which a new acquaintance from the Taiwan MMO industry gave me…
[Hangame eX 2011] The rest of the best
While Hangame eX is usually catered for the Korean audience, there was apparently an additional page for the Japanese players as well this year. New trailers were provided with Japanese dialogue for TERA, Special Force 2 and Kingdom Under Fire…
[Hangame eX 2011] Kritika – Action is king
Hangame (Part of NHN Corp), one of the biggest developer and publisher of MMOs in Korea, started its yearly reveal of upcoming games earlier yesterday. Among the first to be revealed is Kritika, an action MMO which developed by allm,…
[Hangame eX 2011] Fighters Club – Online brawling
Developed by studio KOG, Fighters Club is part of the Hangame EX 2011 lineup. A classic arcade-style brawler, the genre is brought back to live in the MMO genre. The game focuses on 3 major section of the character body,…
[Hangame eX 2011] Project R1 – Ragnarok’s successor
As posted a few weeks back, developer IMC Games joined NHN Corporation, one of the biggest MMO company in Korea. IMC Games was founded by Mr Hakkyu Kim, also known as the “founding father” of Ragnarok Online as he was…
[Hangame eX 2011] Acheron – Unreal 3 goodness
As you can see from the title, Acheron is an upcoming MMORPG developed using the Unreal 3 Engine. Created by Barunson Games (not the Dragonica developer), Acheron features 2 factions in which players may choose one to side. The faction…
[Hangame eX 2011] Echo of Soul – Going mobile
Originally known as Project N.O.A, the game was renamed to Echo of Soul and revealed as Hangame’s top title for 2012. The game’s story tells of a goddess who sacrificed her life in order to save the world, causing her…
Lineage 1 shutting down in North America next month
(Source) NCsoft has officially announced the closure of the company’s first major title, Lineage 1, in North America. Lineage 1 is still very popular in South Korea, the country of origin, as there was a new iPhone application made for…
Brawl Busters – Closed Beta signup
(Source) Originally known as Plan B during its testing phase, this game has now been officially revived as Brawl Busters for the English market. A rather whacky game, it plays much like Team Fortress 2, with players assuming the role…
ArcheAge Korea – Hoping not to clash with Blade & Soul
With ArcheAge Korea going into the 3rd Closed Beta phase soon, various Korean mdeia outlets had a chance to talk to the creator of the game and founder of XL Games, Jake Song. According to reports, the development of the…
Dragon Nest Global – Game title changed
Dragon Nest Global, published by Shanda Games International and based in Singapore (South East Asia), has officially changed its game title to Dragon Nest SEA. This comes around a week after the Closed Beta for this version was announced to…
GunZ 2: The Second Duel – First overseas server announced
GunZ 2: The Second Duel, the sequel to the popular action MMO GunZ: The Duel, has announced its first overseas server. Do note that the Korean version is currently still under development. If you are pinning for the English version,…
Age of Wulin (CN) – 70% completed
Age of Wulin, published by gPotato Europe and developed by Chinese studio, Snail Games, has confirmed that the original Chinese server is around 70% completed. The client size currently stands at a whooping 6GB, with the first small scale test…