Hello everyone, and welcome to this week’s edition of The Weekend Journal. The Japan earthquake and disaster had been on the headlines all week and I am really happy to see big gaming corporations making mega donations (like NCsoft) and…
Eden Eternal (TW) – First impression
As reported a few days back, Aeria Games revealed its latest upcoming MMORPG, Eden Eternal. The game is developed by Taiwanese studio, X-Legend, also the creator of Grand Fantasia and Kitsu Saga. It is known as Finding Neverland Online in…
Dragon Nest (KR) – Sea Dragon defeated, but…
Just a few hours ago, the Korean server for Dragon Nest finally defeated the Sea Dragon and completed the harsh instance. However, it was all done in the Test Server, where the level 50 cap and 2nd job advancements are already in…
Xenocide: Archlord Chronicle CBT in May
As reported earlier, Webzen Korea’s upcoming new MMORPG Xenocide: Archlord Chronicle is currently being developed. The game is a spin-off from the original, Archlord, focusing more intensely on the violent war between the Humans and Orcs, hence a PvP oriented game. According to…
Rumor – Why Blizzard’s “Titan” will be an online shooter
As early as 2007, rumors have been spreading about an online MMO version of hit Xbox franchise HALO. The rumors were confirmed eventually, but it was canned when Ensemble Studios (not Bungie) disbanded. Just recently, Blizzard Entertainment once again stressed…
Dragon Nest (CN) – Slay a dragon for diamonds
Some weeks back, I posted that since the Sea Dragon update hit the Korean server in December 2010, no team has been able to complete it yet. The Japanese server was due to get the update next week (postponed as…
Ninety-Nine Nights Online readies for VIP Beta
If you are a gamer like me or have read around from friends (or from my blog), you may have heard of Xbox 360 classic, Ninety-Nine Nights. The game is now being ported to the online gaming realm by Taiwanese…
GameHi prepares Sudden Attack for North America
If you have not read, Korean MMO developer, GameHi, was purchased by Nexon Korea a few months ago. GameHi is well-known for MMOs including Dekaron (or 2Moons) and Sudden Attack. Some games were also cancelled as a result of the acquisition.Today, the company…
Ether Saga Online teases Odyssey expansion
Perfect World Entertainment’s Ether Saga Online is currently celebrating its 2nd anniversary, and along with the various events has revealed some teaser screenshots for the upcoming expansion, currently named as Odyssey. The screenshots currently do not show much except some…
Zombie Online – Open Beta closes in
For the past few months, I have been covering some minor details for Zombie Online, an upcoming 2D MMO developed by the same folks who brought us the now-defunct Ghost Online. Earlier today, the official Korean website refreshed with a…
Sphira to launch with China server simultaneously
Last year, I reported that Gameforge received the rights to publish “Warrior King”, a MMO developed by China studio Linekong, in both Europe and North America. The game has since changed its title to Sphira: Warrior’s Dawn. The teaser websites…
Alt1 Games attack English market with Waren Story
If you are not familiar with Alt1 Games, you may find the developer familiar as the creator of the Twelve Sky series of MMORPGs. The studio first announced this game back last year, with intention to break through the English…
Nexon and NHN stop Japan operations
Nexon Japan, the Japanese branch of the Nexon Korea, has announced that the company will be stopping all operations with effect from today. This is due to concerns about the mental and physical state of its employees, and also the…
TERA Korea – The Awakening
Ever since TERA Korea went into the commercial phase back in January, the game took the top spot in several charts for a few weeks. But since then, popularity of the game has sunk due to having too many max…