ArcheAge – P2P subscription model confirmed

XLGAMES finally announced the business model for ArcheAge Korea earlier today, which is the anticipated P2P subscription model. The time cards will go on sale on 11th January 2013, and below are the prices and types available. 90 days of…

Blade & Soul – New final boss slayed 6 hours after patch

Barely 6 hours after the Korean server for Blade & Soul got updated, the new final boss in Spiral Labyrinth is down for a world first. The team of 4 consists of a Destroyer, Force Master, Kung Fu Master, Sword…

Blade & Soul – New trailer again for upcoming 5th Wave update

It seems that NCsoft is getting pretty heavy on making trailers (and posters) for Blade & Soul these few weeks, not that I am against it. As mentioned in my previous post, Wave 5 of 7 will see the solo-only…

MMO Culture – A personal note to publishers and gamers

2012 is ending soon, we survived the apocalypse and what an eventful year it has been for both MMO Culture and the online gaming industry. Tons of games were previewed, released and canned, which saw some of them making headline…

Defiance – Beta signups begin on cool promotional site

[Beta signup] Heard of the upcoming third-person online shooter, Defiance? Well, most people have no idea what that is despite the big tie-up with a live TV series. No matter, it is developed by Trion Worlds of RIFT fame, and…

Blade & Soul – 5th Wave update sees new PvE and PvP content

A day after Christmas, Blade & Soul Korea will be seeing its 5th Wave update, part of the initial 7 Waves mega content expansion. For PvE, the 8th level for Tower of Mushin will be added, along with the new…

Power Rangers Online – Open Beta starting today

After going quiet for several months, Power Rangers Online will be entering Open Beta later today! A collaboration between Japanese IP owner TOEI, Korean developers Daewon Media and Ironnos, the game is a sdie–scrolling one featuring many classic rangers as…

Aeria Games – New global gaming portal in the works

[Source] Free-to-play publisher Aeria Games & Entertainment and Japanese publisher Gamepot will be merging to create a new global company and gaming platform. The merger will also increase the expansion of Aeria Games’ Ignite distribution platform, while also adding mobile…

ArcheAge – Game client download begins with full cinematic trailer

With ArcheAge Korea finally set for Open Beta on 2nd January 2013, the road to that fated date began earlier today, with the game client now available for download. Perhaps the most anticipated MMORPG in Korea now, developer XLGAMES is…

Ragnarok Online 2 – 20,000 Facebook likes achieved in less than 3 days

[Press Release] Singapore, 13th December 2012 – Asiasoft Online today concluded its wildly successful six-day Ragnarok Online 2 Closed Beta Testing (“CBT”) at 0201HRS (+8 GMT). The game server is now closed to fix the in-game bugs and technical issues…

Project S – Debut trailer highlights Western fantasy world view

First revealed as a self-developed MMO by ChangYou with various sandbox elements last week, it was announced that Project S will be going into its first test on 13th December. It is not a Closed Beta, but more of a…

Ragnarok Online 2 – Exclusive interview with the developers

[Game website] In the crowd of reporters from major gaming websites armed to the teeth with professional cameras, video recorders, microphones and more, I definitely stood out with my old, bulky laptop and using only an iPhone 4S to take…

MapleStory: Unlimited – Classes for winter update revealed

As you can see, MapleStory has gotten a fancy new sub-title for its Winter update, Unlimited. 2 new classes were teased a few days ago. First, the Demon Avenger class, which is a new one despite looking a little similar…

300 Heroes – Manga, Disney and more reports for war

As I teased on my Facebook page a couple of days back, I was playing in the Alpha phase of a new China-developed MOBA, where manga characters such as Luffy, Usopp, Ultraman, Saber and even Disney ones such as Wall-E…