King of Wushu – New screenshots and plans for global server

Announced during ChinaJoy and developed using CryEngine, Snail Games is aiming to allow players from different countries, using different language versions and platforms to connect in a single global server for King of Wushu. The game is currently announced for…

Swordsman – Preview trailer for first 3 playable game classes

[Beta register] Perfect World recently revealed the preview trailer for the first 3 playable game classes found in Swordsman, its upcoming martial arts title. Namely the Wu-Tang, Sun and Moon, and House Tong, I find it really weird they are…

Transformers Universe – Shellshock and Catapult invited to the party

[Beta register] With the first test phase looming upon Transformers Universe, 2 new bots were introduced to the battlefield. They are Shellshock from the Decepticons and Catapult from the Autobots. Labelled as a MOTA (Massively Online Tactical Action), new screenshots can…

Revelation – Debut test phase scheduled to begin next month

While China’s no.2 online gaming company, NetEase, barely exports its self-developed game out of China, Revelation is definitely a game which is set to capture eyeballs. First announced at G-Star 2013, the game is scheduled to enter its first test…

Tales of Asteria – Latest game in series heading to mobile devices

Announced by Namco Bandai just a few hours ago, Tales of Asteria is the latest addition to the “Tales of” series. Launching for the iOS and Android platform later this spring (only for Japan), this mobile game will star 6…

The Elder Scrolls Online – Pre-order begins for 2 different editions

[Source] Launching this April, developer ZeniMax Online Studios today revealed the 2 editions available for The Elder Scrolls Online. While there is the Standard Edition as per normal, the collector’s edition here is being labelled as the Imperial Edition, which comes…

Black Gold Online – Combat system explained in latest feature article

[Game website] Having played the first Closed Beta phase for Black Gold Online’s China server some months back, I was actually disappointed when “action combat” was used to market the game, when it is really not. While the English server…

Blade & Soul – New trailer arrives for first part of major content update

Folks were emailing me about Blade & Soul going “2.0” in Korea, but after looking around, NCsoft hasn’t started labelling the game with a version number, but rather “Chapter 1” or “Season 1” of the game has been ended, with…

The Phoenix Project – An indepth interview with the development team

If you are an avid follower of online gaming news or are into the superhero genre, it is hard to miss the news of Paragon Studios being shut down by NCsoft. Developer of City of Heroes and City of Villains,…

Cabal II: The Neoforce Era – Why the game took 7 years

Cabal II: The Neoforce Era was originally scheduled to have a 5-years development cycle, which eventually took 7 now and still counting. With Closed Beta 2 coming next week, Korean gaming website Inven visited developer ESTsoft to seek out some answers. Note that…

[ChinaJoy 2012] God of Destiny – New “DotA” from the Far East

DotA + Journey to the West. Before you go “WTF”, hold your breath, I am in awe as well. If you are not, you are most probably not a fan of the classic novel. God of Destiny is actually labeled…

Hounds – More blood and gore in new trailer

If you have not read about this game before, I can assure you this game is definitely not about dogs. Well, maybe mutated ones. This is Hounds, a new online shooter from Korean MMO developer/ publisher CJ Games, better known…

Swordsman Online – New screenshots posted

It has been months and months since we last heard anything about Perfect World’s Swordsman Online. And I would have expected the game to launch this year given the English trailer was first teased at E3 2010! Even for the…

Nexon in trouble with Taiwan authorities

It seems like Nexon has too much cash to splash around, from being fined heavily after its account security lapses in Korea (link) to investing in closet rival NCsoft (link). Now, Nexon is once again being fined USD 900,000 in…