Last year, Korean developer Red Duck feel into hard time and its flagship online shooter, Alliance of Valiant Arms (A.V.A), was obtained by its former domestic publisher Neowiz. The industry giant announced it will kickstart the A.V.A’s global revival, and…
KartRider Rush+ – Pre-registeration begins for Nexon’s new mobile racer
Gear up racers! Pre-registration for KartRider Rush+, the newest Free-to-Play mobile racer coming soon to iOS and Android begins today. Players can sign-up right now and begin to collect exclusive pre-registration rewards; after 3 million pre-registrations, all players will receive…
ROSE Online – Japan server developer and publisher files for bankruptcy
There aren’t many interesting news recently, but this one caught our eyes from the Japan media. If you did not know, ROSE Online Japan was formed in 2013 to publish and develop new content exclusively for the Japan server, with…
X-Legend Entertainment – Player loses court case against Taiwanese developer
According to the local media, a patient suffering from anxiety disorder was introduced by his friend to play Kingdom of the Wind (or Laplace M) to calm at the start of the new year. Since then, this gamer has spent…
Awakening Automata – Closed Beta preview of new Chinese mobile action RPG
In recent months, there has been an increase of high-quality indie mobile action titles from China, perhaps spurred by the success of Honkai Impact 3. We have seen action RPG titles such as Source Contract, Punishing: Gray Raven and VGAME,…
Travelers In The Sky – Preview of new anime-style mobile RPG from China
It has been some time since we take a look at some upcoming indie mobile games from China, and we are not sure if Travelers In The Sky fit that bill. You see, it already has a big publisher in…
Aura Kingdom 2 – Quick gameplay preview of upcoming global English server
As first reported last month, Taiwanese developer X-Legend Entertainment is preparing for the global launch of Aura Kingdom 2. The team here at MMO Culture was able to test out the game on a PC client (not sure if it…
Shadow Arena – Hero spotlight on Jordine Ducas
Pearl Abyss recently released the first hero spotlight video for their upcoming MMO brawler, Shadow Arena, focusing on Jordine Ducas. In the video, you can see his various skills and combos for this swordsman prodigy. To summarize, Jordine Ducas is…
Hunter’s Arena: Legends – Final Closed Beta keys up for grabs for MOBA + Battle Royale hybrid PVP title
Following the resounding success of the previous Closed Beta phase for Hunter’s Arena: Legends, South Korean developer Mantisco recently announced details for Closed Beta 2! This will be the final test before the official global launch on Steam. For Closed…
One Punch Man: The Strongest – Pre-registration phase begins in Southeast Asia
The first officially authorized mobile game based on the popular One-Punch Man anime and manga is arriving soon! The pre-registration phase for One Punch Man: The Strongest has now started and players can expect many activities and rewards on the…
Smilegate RPG – Studio ramps up on development of Lost Ark Mobile
According to reports from the Korean media, Smilegate RPG announced a massive 448% increase in sales revenue for the year of 2019 (compared to 2018) due to the success of its PC MMORPG, Lost Ark. The sum comes to around…
Skyforge – Popular sci-fi MMORPG celebrates 5th year with tons of new content
[Play free] Global publisher MY.GAMES is proud to release the Fifth Anniversary expansion for its popular sci-fi MMO, Skyforge! Celebrations are in order and players are treated with a massive content update introducing festive events as well as new content…
Shadow Arena – Limited number of Final Beta Test keys available for global community
Renowned games developer Pearl Abyss recently announced that the final phase of beta testing for its new MMO brawler, Shadow Arena, will begin worldwide on 17 April. What’s more, players who participate in the Shadow Arena beta testing will receive…
MU Archangel – Closed Beta phase announced for South Korea
First revealed by Webzen a few weeks ago, it was announced today that registration for the first Closed Beta of MU Archangel has started in South Korea. Only 5,000 Android users will be selected for this test phase held later…