The prehistoric way of life has never been so adventurous with the launch of StoneAge World on June 17 for the App Store and Google Play. As the latest game in Netmarble’s global Stone Age IP, StoneAge World takes the…
NetEase – New Japan studio formed to build console games
NetEase is the second largest games company in China, but its overseas titles also include mobile successes such as Knives Out, Rules of Survival, and Identity V. In the past couple of years, we have also seen an increase in…
Nexon – Big esports initiative for South Korea announced
Nexon recently announced its plan to create a new esports business that will cover both online and offline activities in South Korea. This is apparently to “respond to the changing e-sports industry environment and contribute to the expansion of domestic…
Shine Games – New mobile games studio receives investment for major esports push
Founded in November last year, South Korean game developer startup Shine Games announced it has received an investment from venture capital firm Laguna Investment and YG Investment, the investment arm of the South Korean music label and entertainment agency YG…
KartRider: Drift – Popular racing game enters Closed Beta 2 on Steam and Xbox One
KartRider: Drift, the new Free-to-Playy kart racing game from Nexon, has started its second Closed Beta test via the Nexon Launcher, Steam, and Xbox One! KartRider: Drift will provide players with an abundance of never-before-seen content in Closed Beta 2,…
Tencent – Chinese tech giant makes big investment in DayZ developer
Following its recent Japanese adventure, Tencent has once again shifted its eyes to Europe and announced a USD 260 million investment in Czech Republic-based games developer, Bohemia Interactive. You might not have heard of this studio, but it created notable…
Myth of World – Brief look at new Chinese mobile RPG based on local mythology
Over the years, there have been many games which used the large stable of Japanese gods and yokai as part of their theme. A classic example is Onmyoji. Not many people actually know that in Chinese mythology, there is a…
Black Desert Online – Summary of content roadmap from global community event
Pearl Abyss announced today that its first global and online user event “Heidel Ball: AT HOME” was held successfully on May 30, 2020. Live-streamed worldwide, the special event revealed Black Desert’s content roadmap for the second half of the year,…
The Outcast Mobile – Quick look at new Chinese mobile action RPG based on popular comic series
If you did not already noticed, the China ACG (anime comics games) industry is getting bigger over the past few years, with Japanese studios outsourcing both artwork and animation over to studios there. The Outcast is a home-grown IP under…
MU Archangel – New MU mobile MMORPG disappoints again
After using the same format for their MU Online mobile games over the past few years, including several developed by Chinese partners, we would have thought that MU Archangel will be a new beginning for Webzen. However, it seems that…
Blade & Soul – 13th playable class arriving in Korean server next month
First teased earlier this year, NCsoft recently announced that the 13th class for Blade & Soul is arriving in the Korean server this June. The Korean name is “천도사”, while the Chinese media has called it “天道士,” which translates to…
Vainglory – NetEase announces closure of PC + mobile MOBA title in China
NetEase, China’s number 2 biggest gaming company, today announced that its MOBA title Vainglory is shutting down on 28 July. Developed by Super Evil Mega Corp as its first game, Vainglory famously did not make any profits which forced the…
ODIN: Valhalla Rising – Publisher announced for upcoming epic MMORPG
Following the epic game trailer reveal for ODIN: Valhalla Rising yesterday, another major news dropped today regarding the publisher for the game. Kakao Games has signed a publishing contract with developer Lionheart Studio, although the regions were not stated in…
ODIN: Valhalla Rising – Official game trailer revealed for UE4 MMORPG
Just a few days back, new Korean developer Lionheart Studio announced the first 4 playable classes for its upcoming MMORPG epic, ODIN: Valhalla Rising. Today, a new gameplay trailer was revealed! While the original teaser trailer was more of a…