Yulgang Online, known as Scions of Fate in the English market, will be getting its very own movie soon in Korea. This will mark the first time a novel will be turned into a MMORPG, comic and movie in the…
Slam Dunk Online to debut soon
Ever since the announcement was made that Slam Dunk, one of the most popular manga and anime in history, was going to be made into a MMO last October, there had been little news on the title. However, it was…
MapleStory – Big Bang update
The Korean version of MapleStory, one of the most populated Free to Play MMORPGs around, will be getting a major content update soon. In fact, its supposedly the biggest content update ever for the game. After the Dual Blade character,…
Heroes of Three Kingdoms CB announced
I have just received an email from Perfect World Entertainment stating, that the Closed Beta phase for one of their new MMORPGs, Heroes of Three Kingdoms, will start on 13th July. Based on one of history’s greatest battles, players will…
Ragnarok 2 to relaunch in August
Ragnarok 2, which is the 3D successor of the hugely popular MMORPG, Ragnarok Online, was deemed as a total failure when it was first launched in 2007. Several issues threatened to spoil the game, including hacks and bugs. Luckily, Gravity…
Mythos Korea – An interview
If you are a PC gamer, you should have heard of Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo series of games. First, there was the original game back in 1997, followed by Diablo 2 in 2000 (I remembering skipping class to get my local…
Lunia renamed LuniaZ
On 29th June 2010, Nexon Korea held a press conference to reveal the newly revamped Lunia Online. What are some of the major changes? The game will go into full 3D mode. Players can now turn their cameras 360degrees to…
StarCraft 2 to fly high in South Korea
Talk about being extravagant. On 24th June 2010, Blizzard Entertainment, developer of the upcoming RTS epic, StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty, organized a special press conference in South Korea. The venue? A hanger right over at Gimpo International Airport. Attended…
Forsaken World – New instance bosses debut
If you have followed Forsaken World’s China server, or even hope on to the English server’s forum post, you should have found out the level cap was recently raised to level 70 in the Chinese Closed Beta. With this level…
[Gamescom 2010] Perfect World hints surprise for NA players
Right after wowing the crowds and online community at E3 2010, Perfect World Entertainment has another surprise up its sleeves again. I have just received an email from Jason (Varden), the PR Manager. While its main aim is to convey…
Gameforge grabs Elsword EU
This news might be a bit late, but I guess it is better than never. European gaming company, Gameforge, has acquired the rights to host Elsword EU from Korean developer KOG. Gameforge, previously known better for their browser-based games, is…
[E3 2010] Perfect World’s E3 trailers
I just received an email a few hours back from Perfect World, and in it were all of the company’s E3 2010 trailers for their upcoming games, including the surprise debut of the newly announced Swordsman Online. The other 2…
John Woo’s new movie MMO bound
If you are an avid movie fan, with not much preference of genres, you should at least seen or heard of director John Woo (above, extreme right). His Hollywood movies include Broken Arrow, Hard Target, Face/Off and Mission Impossible 2…
LEGO Universe starts pre-order
Yeap, you read it right. If you do not know LEGO had a MMO coming,you must be living under a rock for the past few months. The title even stole the top award from Massively’s E3 2010 coverage, the Best…