If I am not wrong, the annual Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) seldom features Korean Free to Play (F2P) MMOs. I noticed an increase in their presence since last year at E3 2010. Well, I am still slightly surprised to see…
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PAX East 2011 – Firefall interview with Mark Kern
At this year’s PAX East, Firefall (official website) can be said to be one of the most anticipated MMO globally, together with ArenaNet’s Guild Wars 2. The game is being developed by various industry veterans, costs up to a tune of…
Swordsman Online – Five Fairies Sect trailer
After previewing Shaolin and Mount Hua Sect, the 3rd clan from Swordsman Online is revealed today by Perfect World. It is called the Five Fairy Sect (in order to put a feminine touch to their bad reputation), while commonly known…
Dragon Nest – Winds of Change Part I
Well, Winds of Change is not the official name for this expansion for the Korean server, I just find it appropriate. Some websites have already cover this, but I guess I will be un-lazy for this time since everyone is…
Webzen lays out plans for 2011
Korean MMO company, Webzen, which went into a meltdown some years back, managed a remarkable revival in fortunes since 2010. Buying over NHN Games, setting up its global English MMO portal and taking over Ymir Entertainment, the company has braved through…
Perfect World brings RaiderZ to North America
Just a few days ago, the European server for RaiderZ was confirmed to be published by Frogster Interactive. Today, Perfect World Entertainment has confirmed to be bringing the same 3D action MMORPG to North America as well! It will be…
Dragon Nest Global – Closed Beta Signup
After various lingering rumors about the English servers after North America’s, the answer is finally out – It seems that all the regions outside of North America will be consolidated into the Global server, including Europe since there is the…
The Weekend Journal
Ok, 2 weeks back I tried to come up with something call the Weekend Rant, and I know that it didn’t go as well as I planned with the content. So, I will be using the more generic term, “The…
KnightAge – Cuteness overdose
In my over my 10 years of online gaming, I have seen my fair share of “cute” MMOs, the earliest 2 I can remember being Ragnarok Online (2002) and R.O.S.E Online (2005). Subsequently, there have been many, many anime styled…
MMOs switch to CryEngine 3
If you are an avid follower of my small blog or the Asian MMO industry, you would have heard about ArcheAge, one of the “Big 3” MMOs to scheduled to be released in Korea along with TERA and Blade &…
Frogster Interactive gets RaiderZ for Europe
Just earlier today at Game Developers Conference 2011, Korean MMO developer, Maiet Entertainment of GunZ fame signed a contract with Frogster Interactive AG, with the latter gaining the publishing rights for RaiderZ Europe (see photo below). RaiderZ is an action…
Dragon Nest – North America teaser website opens
Well, yes, it is finally here! The first official English server for the hit action MMORPG, Dragon Nest has finally revealed its official website. Under Nexon North America, however, it is 100% guaranteed there will be an IP block for those…
Dungeon Keeper Online confirmed for US market
Thanks to an alert OnRPG member, it has been confirmed that Dungeon Keeper World is getting ready for a US release sometime in the future, under the game title Dungeon Keeper Online. Since my previous posts, not much details have…
Age of Wulin – Teaser site opens
Thanks to a thread posted at the OnRPG forums, I got to know that the Age of Wulin teaser website has now officially gone live! While some may see it as yet another oriental MMO from the East, this game…