Well, the annual Chinese Lunar New Year is here, and being a Chinese, it is only right for me and my family to travel around greeting relatives and stuff. So much so, I will not be at home, or rather…
Alicia prepares for Pre-Open Beta
It has been some time since I last posted about Korean developer, Ntreev’s casual horse-riding MMO, Alicia (full name “The Story of My Horse and I, Alicia”). In just 8days, the public Pre-Open Beta for this much anticipated (it topped a waiting…
Rohan Korea teases major changes in 2011
Well, I am sure quite a few number of players who played the English version of Rohan are ticked off by the imbalance cash shop etc, but the game is still going strong in Korea since being released in 2006.…
Forsaken World launches on 23rd March
Well, it is official. After months and nearly a year of waiting, Perfect World Entertainment’s blockbuster MMORPG, Forsaken World, will be launching on 23rd March 2011. Together with the official announcement, it is revealed that 2 European servers in German…
Ninety-Nine Nights Online’s teaser website opens
As reported a few days back, Xbox 360’s classic action RPG, Ninety-Nine Nights, will be getting a revival in the form of a MMORPG. The developer of this project will primarily be Taiwanese studio, Userjoy Technology. N3 Online will hence…
NCsoft releases… Aion guitar?!
Since the Chinese Lunar new Year is here in a few days, there have not been much MMO news lately. TERA is still hogging the headlines, a few games went into Beta, Blade & Soul Korea is confirmed for a…
Now playing – DC Universe Online
My last Pay to Play (P2P) MMORPG was actually NCsoft’s Aion, which I thought was “alright”. Between then and now, there were several P2P MMORPGs which got onto the market, like Star Trek Online, Final Fantasy XIV Online, which didn’t…
Ragnarok Online 2 – A short preview
Well, somehow, a friend of mine with industry links got me an account for Ragnarok 2’s 2nd Closed Beta test. I gave it a short 10 minute spin, and decided I was better off playing back DC Universe Online. In…
Webzen acquires Metin 2 developer
Webzen, which had a major revival in 2010, has gained a controlling stake in Ymir Entertainment, the developer of Metin 2. Interestingly, the move is supposedly to gain more momentum in Webzen’s push to enter the European market, with Metin…
Argo Interview – Bringing back the Age of Steampunk
ARGO Online is one of Korean developer, Mgame’s latest MMORPG. The game will be brought to Europe and North America in early 2011 by burda:ic, through its MMO portal, alaplaya. Belonging to the rare Steampunk genre, the game aims to…
Mabinogi Heroes teases Episode 8
Mabinogi Heroes, known as Vindictus in the English market, has teased its upcoming content update, Episode 8. Do note that this is only Part 1 of the planned update. So what new stuff will this update bring? In a nutshell,…
Forsaken World – Battle Arena
It has been quite awhile since I last posted any new features on Forsaken World, and I apologize due to shortage of time. College + work makes cinder a really busy boy… or guy. Small talk aside, Forsaken World China…
MapleStory Global Interview – Big Bang arrives
MapleStory is the world’s most popular 2D side-scrolling MMORPG, with the original Korean server celebrating its 7th anniversary this year. MapleStory Global, publish by the developers themselves, Nexon, was recently updated with the biggest expansion to date, the appropriately named,…
Lucent Heart – Sneak Peek preview
Gamania Entertainment, Taiwan’s MMO bigwig, has launched the Sneak Peek Beta for its latest English MMO, Lucent Heart, just a few hours ago. Invited to try out the game, I decided to do sort of a full report of my…