Vespa – King’s Raid developer acquires new studio for global expansion

Vespa, the Korean developer which rose to prominence in recent years due to the global success of mobile RPG King’s Raid, has purchased fellow Korean studio Cocoon Games. Founded in 2013, Cocoon Games made a couple of mobile strategy games,…

TERA Origin – Netmarble announces “new” mobile MMORPG for Japan market

Netmarble today announced TERA Origin, touted as a “completely new” mobile MMORPG developed specifically for the Japanese market. This “new” game is developed by Squall, an internal team at Krafton (formerly Bluehole) which made TERA M. If you did not…

Monster Hunter Online – Tencent announces closure of China-exclusive MMORPG

First entering beta phase in 2015 and exclusive to the China gaming community, Tencent Games today announced the closure of Monster Hunter Online. Crafted using CryEngine with IP owner Capcom, payments and new registrations for the game have been disabled…

CryoFall – New online sci-fi survival RPG enters Steam Early Access

[Steam Early Access] CryoFall, a new multiplayer survival RPG from publisher Daedalic Entertainment and developer AtomicTorch Studio, recently entered Steam Early Access. This unique sci-fi game challenges players to survive on a harsh, alien planet with a variety of official…

Gigantic X – New mobile sci-fi shooter enters soft-launch in Australia and Singapore

A Korean mobile game developer renowned for its quality action games (such as Blade II), Action Square has soft launched their new title, Gigantic X. A top-down shooting action game, Gigantic X is now available on Google Play in Australia…

Shift Up – Destiny Child developer reveals 2 new games for global market

Shift Up, the up and rising Korean games developer behind mobile RPG Destiny Child, revealed 2 new games for the global market earlier today in a media event titled “Crank in Showcase”. If you did not know, Shift Up’s founder…

Dragon Raja 2 – Mobile sequel to classic PC MMORPG confirmed for Taiwan

Developed by Korean studio Skymoons Technology, Dragon Raja 2 is an upcoming mobile MMORPG which concluded its Closed Beta phase last December in South Korea. You might be familiar with the name Dragon Raja, as it was also presented in…

Durango: Wild Lands – Pre-registration phase and soft-launch begins

An uninhabited world filled with great prehistoric beasts, ripe for exploration awaits in Durango: Wild Lands. Nexon Korea today announced that players worldwide can now pre-register for the highly-anticipated, open-world massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for exclusive in-game rewards…

Anthem – BioWare seemingly agrees with Kotaku’s report on wretched development process

Yesterday, Kotaku ran an in-depth investigative report on Anthem, detailing its wretched development process from the very beginning and how the game was pushed out to satisfy EA’s launch deadline. The report also talked about the revolving door of leadership…

Square Enix – Gamer who threatened to behead employees captured by police

Yesterday, it was revealed in the Japanese news that a gamer was arrested by the police for threatening to kill Square Enix employees via email. While some companies might wave it off as another random disgruntled threat from a player,…

MU Legend – New class Black Phantom arriving this month in action MMORPG

[Play free now] Global games developer and publisher Webzen today announced a massive new update scheduled to arrive for its action MMORPG, MU Legend, later this month. This upcoming expansion will include a new and powerful character, the Black Phantom,…

Kritika: The White Knights – 15th playable class Steam Walker arrives in mobile action RPG

Global mobile games publisher Gamevil recently announced it has released the 15th playable class, Steam Walker, for it popular mobile RPG Kritika: The White Knights. Possessing the ability to attack with lightning speed, Steam Walker can destroy enemies from a…

Square Enix – New core project led by Final Fantasy XIV head announced

It was recently reported that Naoki Yoshida, the mastermind behind the modern rebirth of Final Fantasy XIV and Head of Square Enix Business Division 5, has now taken charge of the department known as Square Enix Development Division 3 (第三開発事業本部).…

Blade II: The Return of Evil – Quick look at starting gameplay of English version

Having first started the Korean Closed Beta in early 2018, Blade II: The Return of Evil is finally on the verge of its English global launch. Developed by Action Square and published by 4:33 Creative Lab, an early English version…