2 years ago, Chinese MMO publisher The9 was on the brink of closure after World of Wacraft China shifted hands to NetEase. Determined not to repeat the same mistakes, several development studios were being setup, and Three Kingdoms Brawler was…
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PlanetSide 2 – New “commercial” of epic proportions
[Source] In the latest edition of “The Jace Hall Show”, the show’s producer, Todd Roy, was given the reins by Jace Hall and Sony Online Entertainment’s president full reins of making an epic commercial trailer for PlanetSide 2. Todd roped…
Final Fantasy XIV – Old retail copies ordered to be destroyed?
[Source] Oh man… Posted in NeoGAF forums, Square Enix is apparently ordering retail stores to “destroy” old copies of Final Fantasy XIV, which will see a vastly different Version 2.0 launch later this year. According to the source, there is…
ArcheAge – “Gangnam Style” virus attacks the game
If you have not heard anything or read about the Korean song, Gangnam Style, you are either a failed otaku or someone who is really oblivious to the latest Asian pop trend. Well, even the Europeans have heard of this…
Project Copernicus – New video and player-driven content
[Source] If you have been following gaming news, you probably would have read about the downfall of 38 Studios, the developer behind the single-player RPG, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. The in-development MMO version, codenamed Project Copernicus, was canned as well.…
Guild Wars 2 – Sales top Amazon chart as headstart looms
I am unsure since when did Guild Wars 2 rose to the top of video games sales in Amazon, but it is a pretty neat feat considering how months ago there were some industry bigwigs saying “PC gaming is dead”…
Gamania cuts loose “about 10%” of total workforce
Gamania, or more famously known as Beanfun (its MMO portal), announced last week that around 150 employees from its worldwide offices will be laid off. Affected offices include the headquarters in Taiwan, in-house development studios and overseas subsidiaries. …
Funcom confirms “temporary” layoffs, says TSW not going F2P
[Source] Norwegian developer Funcom, maker of Age of Conan and the recently launched The Secret World, was hit with layoffs today that are speculated to affect about half of the studio’s worldwide staff, part of previously announced “cost-adjustment initiatives.” …
Guild Wars 2 – Exclusive look at Twilight Arbor dungeon
Over at PC Gamer, the Twilight Arbor dungeon from Guild Wars 2 was publicly revealed for the very first time. A level 50 dungeon, it is certainly the highest level one revealed thus far. Less than 5 days till the…
Call of Duty Online – Interview with China producer
While technically, Activision Blizzard is the core developer for Call of Duty Online (only for China now), publisher Tencent Games will have a huge say as well, given the rumors of how the former was paid a record, undisclosed amount…
Diablo III – Jay Wilson hurls vulgarity at Diablo creator
Jay Wilson, the main person in-charge of Diablo III’s development, hurled an unneeded vulgarity at David Brevik, 1 of Diablo’s creators, in an extraordinary rant on Facebook. Encouraged by his fellow Blizzard Entertainment staff, the comment was subsequently taken down.…
Star Wars: The Old Republic – Cash shop may sell items with stats
I did not really pay much attention to Star Wars: The Old Republic’s booth when I was at Gamescom 2012, with a feeling that the game is on a rapid downfall after failing to live up to expectations. However, fan…
[13 Aug – 19 Aug] Weekly Korea rankings
Woah, what a week of change. According to Korea’s metric website, GameNote, Diablo 3 rose back 16 spots, up to 4th in an incredible surge. The promised changes in the upcoming patches and updates must have worked wonders. On the…
Mabinogi Heroes: Season 2 – Awesome new raid trailer
Season 2 was released as a “side-story” for Mabinogi Heroes a couple of weeks ago, and with the update comes new places, new equips and of course, new raids. The latest trailer stars the 2 new raid bosses, Rakiora (snake)…