TERA in shortlist to get government grant

On 8th July, the Korean government (Ministry of Culture to be exact) launched a new project, titled “Global Project”. What is the project for? It is to choose one certain product or work to be promoted overseas as Korea’s cultural…

Forsaken World – Collecting set items

If you have been reading my blog or following on news about Perfect World Entertainment’s upcoming MMO epic, Forsaken World, you would have known the existence of the different colored items within the game. If you did not know, here’s…

ArcheAge reveals more videos

XL Games, a Korean MMO studio founded by the creator of NCsoft’s Lineage, Jake Song (see picture below), has just revealed a few videos showcasing their upcoming epic MMORPG, ArcheAge. Powered by CryEngine 2 (Aion is built on CryEngine 1),…

Crayon Shin-Chan OL reveals first poster

Well, not much of a news, but the developers behind the upcoming Crayon Shin-Chan OL have revealed the game’s first official poster. If you have not read about it, the announcement for this rather insane MMO was made a few…

Mythos Europe gets publisher

Well, both good and bad news. The good news will be that Mythos Europe will be published by Frogster Interactive, the good people behind the Free to Play hit MMORPG, Runes of Magic. The bad news? Once again, North American…

My short holiday cruise

Hello folks, I am back from my short cruise trip~! I got burnt into a bright red tomato due to the scorching tropical sun (skin is still tingling with pain as I type this), but I have to admit its…

Forsaken World – Sky Fortress instance

I might be late on this instance, but pardon me as I went through quite a hectic 2 months. Sky Fortress will be a level 50 instance where players can hunt for rare equipments, and similar to all the instances,…

Yulgang gets movie treatment

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,…

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…

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…