The Weekend Journal

Another busy week is near its end and I am at loss what to type for this weekly post. Let me see… in wrestling news, Edge retired due to doctors’ warning that his neck injury might cause certain mishaps to…

Eden Eternal (TW) – Frog race preview

Eden Eternal Taiwan, also know as Finding Neverland Online, got updated with the newest race recently, together with the opening of the final class, Templar and tons of other new stuff. Given my busy schedule these few weeks, pardon me…

Forsaken World (CN) – Updated details for mounted battle

Sometimes, I really hate Perfect World Beijing’s unclear descriptions on its Forsaken World (CN) website. They tend to share alot of teasers and information, but words are always wrongly structured. Previously, I posted that mounted battle will start at level…

Ghosts ‘n Goblins Online (KR) – Sorceress and Archer trailer

Part of Korean MMO giant CJ E&M’s new titles for 2011, Ghosts ‘n Goblins Online recently released a new trailer introducing 2 of the game’s classes, the Sorceress and Archer. I previewed the game during last year’s G*Star event, so…

Tencent Games 2011 – 4 online shooters announced for China

If you do not know, the online shooter genre is still in its infancy stage in China. I guess this will surprise some, seeing how big a gamer pool the biggest country in the world has. But recently, some of…

Tencent Games 2011 – ArcheAge China confirmed

Previously, there were many rumors about Tencent Games and Korean developer XL Games breaking up the contract over the publishing rights for ArcheAge China. However, at Tencent Games’ 2011 annual press conference which is going on now, the rumors were…

Blade & Soul – Korean CBT starts on 27th April

After months and years of waiting, the Korean gamers finally got what they are waiting for – the very first Closed Beta test for NCsoft’s MMORPG epic, Blade & Soul. If you somehow have a Korea Social Security Number (KSSN),…

Perfect World CEO confirms Saint Seiya Online

As reported yesterday, there were reports swirling around the Chinese media that Perfect World Beijing has gotten the rights to develop Saint Seiya Online, a Japanese classic manga (known as Zodiac Knights in North America). Earlier today at an event,…

Special Force 2 – Alpha Test looming

In a confusing age where a single game has 5 different English servers, the announcement of a sequel is sure to hit them hard. The game will be Special Force, which I ranted about due to its twisted business structure.…

Dragonica developer now Gravity Games

Dragonica Online, otherwise known as Dragon Saga in North America, was originally developed by Korean studio, Barunson Interactive. In September last year, Gravity Interactive bought over the studio and also the global rights for the game as well. If you…

Special Force – No longer special?

Last month, I ranted about Joymax getting Special Force when Ijji is already hosting a version of the game, Soldier Front. Now, there is yet another new server for the game, located in the South East Asia region and published…

Forsaken World (CN) – Level 80 sets teased

Just a few days ago, the new level cap for Forsaken World (CN) was revealed after the mounted battle feature was confirmed. To add on, an item is needed to change your level 30 mounts into battle mounts, which I…

TERA Korea – Economy in turmoil

As you can read from the title, the in-game economy of TERA Korea is currently on the brink of collapse, mainly due to the sudden surge of inflation which is hard to stop. According to foreign reports, this is mainly…

Dragon Ball Online – Taiwan server ready for launch

Earlier today, the publisher for Dragon Ball Online (TW), Cayenne Entertainment’s MMO portal Wasabii, announced that the game has been fully localized and will be aiming to start service by the 2nd quarter of this year (June – Sep). Several…