Just a few days ago, NCsoft’s CEO, Mr Kim Taek Jin, delivered his New Year speech to his company. He stressed that it is time to grow NCsoft into a company bigger than film companies, into a multi-entertainment company. He…
A sneak peek into Bluehole Studio
If you have not heard of Bluehole Studio, it must mean you have not been following the recent developments in the MMO industry :p In a brief introduction, Bluehole Studio is the developer of the upcoming action MMO, TERA, which…
ArcheAge aims for Open Beta in November
According to XL Games, the developer for the Ultima Online inspired MMO, ArcheAge, the game is currently scheduled to hit Open Beta (Korea) somewhere in November 2011. This brings forward the formal date, which was actually first set at early 2012. The…
TERA nabs 50,000 players and counting
According to ThisIsGame.com, TERA Korea, developed by Bluehole Studio and published by NHN, has announced that the first 10 servers are already full. This is part of the pre-Open Beta registration plan where players can only create one character on…
Iris Online Interview – Reveal your fortune
Iris Online is North American publishers, gPotato’s latest MMORPG to be added in its stable. Developed by Korean studio, Eyasoft, the game’s main selling point will be its unique tarot card system and diverse class advancement system. Iris Online will…
From 2010 to 2011 and beyond
Wall of text alert! I was hesitating if I should post a summary of what 2010’s online gaming industry was like to me, as my blog ain’t really big and I am not exactly a professional writer who writes a few…
Rumor – Ultima Online 2 back on track?
Before carry on reading, please do note that this is currently still a rumor with nothing concrete from official sources. The logo you see above was the original one for Ultima Online 2 a few years back, which was ultimately canned…
Zombie Online – A brief preview
A few days back, I posted about Zombie Online, one of the upcoming MMOs to hit the Korean market. More information has since been released, and let’s take a brief look at them. The classes found in the game were…
Zone 4: Fight District – Open Beta trailer
Well, I do know that the English server has been up for some time, but surprisingly, the Korean server, hosted by Nexon, has just gone into the Open Beta phase today. The game aside, I was more intrigued by the…
MapleStory – Technological Age update
Well, you can either call the update Technological Age or Age of Technology, I think everyone gets the meaning. This is actually the 2nd part of the Chaos expansion mentioned earlier, with the new crafting skills added into the game.…
Age of Wulin – Shaolin trailer
If you did not know, Age of Wulin, originally known as Project 9, will be published by gPotato Europe. One of the many martial arts MMOs to preparing to launch an attack in 2011, the game features 8 different clans…
TERA Korea readies for Open Beta
Ah yes, the magical date is approaching. TERA Korea will be entering its Open Beta phase on 11th January 2011 if you did not know, just in time to test out my new gaming rig (spending a bomb on it).…
RIFT: Collector’s Edition… Something fishy?
While I have been following the game since it was first announced as Heroes of Telara, RIFT has since entered the beta phase a few weeks ago. Being a Pay to Play (P2P) MMORPG, the free test period gives players…
SD Gundam Online heading to Southeast Asia
There are not many MMO news I found interesting these few days, as most companies have already announced them and awaiting the betas in early 2011. I manage to find out something interesting and official. CJ Internet, one of the larger MMO…