Ok, I gave it a name myself as “Founders’ Open Beta”. The Open Beta phase for Forsaken World (CN) on 16th September, which will be in a few days, will be limited to a group of players. Yes, they will…
Fairy Story Interview – Stepping into Wonderland
Fairy Story is a new 3D MMORPG which had just gone into Open Beta earlier this year in July. Published by the relatively new company, Ngames, this really colorful and interesting game is set to captivate the hearts of many…
Gamania ready to take TGS 2010 by storm
Tokyo Game Show (TGS) 2010, which will be on from 16th to 19th September this month, will be hosting various gaming companies showcasing their products.While console games are pretty much the mainstay of the show, in recent years, PC online…
Dungeon Keeper World – Some new info
As I posted a few months ago, Electronic Arts (EA) and China developer, Netdragon, are still working on a MMO adaptation of the hit single-player game, Dungeon Keeper. The online version will be, roughly translated, known as Dungeon Keeper World. Over the past few…
Battle of the Immortals 2 – New classes revealed
Following the announcement of the upgrade of the original game to Battle of the Immortals 2 in China, the official website has just revealed the 3 new classes teased. The classes, roughly translated, are Demon Knight, Saint Archer and… Dancer…
Global Command – First Unreal Engine 3 TPS developed in China
Roughly translated into English as Global Command, this game is the first 3rd person online shooter to be developed in China using the powerful Unreal3 Engine. The use of Unreal Engine 3 will allow much more vivid visual excitement, especially…
Current MMO market share in China
As you all might have read, I am very interested in gathering information on the MMO industry in Asia. In this post, we will be taking a look at how the various mega MMO publishers in China size up in…
Eyedentity Games CEO comments on “marriage”
After news broke out this morning in that Shanda, one of the biggest MMO companies in China, will be buying over Korean developer, Eyedentity Games, the MMO industry is still currently recovering from shocks with regards to this sensational deal.…
Rockman Online – Surprise character revealed
After revealing Rockman X and Zero earlier this year, Neowiz Games has revealed a 3rd confirmed character appearing in Rockman Online, Duo. Duo originated from Rockman 8 and thankfully, after looking at his design, is one of Rockman’s many allies.…
Shanda purchases Eyedentity Games
As I reported earlier, Korean MMO giant, NHN Corporation, seemed to be on the verge of completing a buyout deal for Eyedentity Games, developer of the immensely popular action MMORPG, Dragon Nest. However, it has now surfaced in the Chinese…
Gravity grabs Dragonica NA
After THQ*ICE closed its doors as a company, Dragonica Online (North America) has been left in a limbo. But now it has been confirmed that Gravity Interactive, through its new MMO portal, WarpPortal, has acquired the rights to host the…
Huxley returns to Webzen
NHN USA has confirmed that they will not be hosting Huxley: The Dystopia after all. The game was scheduled to be hosted on NHN USA’s portal, Ijji, but the company has decided to cancel the contract with developer, Webzen, after…
Valkyrie Sky to close down?
According to foreign reports, Yolim Communications, the developer of arcade shooting MMO, Valkyrie Sky, has gotten into a legal dispute with the game’s publisher in Korea, JCE. JCE is also the publisher for the North American server, under their own…
Phantasy Star – New online game on the horizon?
According to foreign reports, Satoshi Sakai, the famed Art Director of Sega, revealed to the Japanese media that a new Phantasy Star Online MMO will be revealed at this year’s Tokyo Game Show (TGS). The English server for their last…