Blade & Soul – Job posting by publisher hints at possible SEA server

According to a recent job posting found online, it seems that Blade & Soul is being prepared for a launch in Southeast Asia. Garena is currently seeking a System Engineer who will work on Point Blank or Blade & Soul,…

Core Masters – Garena announces closure for unpopular MOBA title

Garena today announced it is closing the MOBA title Core Masters in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. The publisher acknowledged the closure is due to the South Korea server closing back on 15 June, with no more content and support available.…

Mabinogi Heroes – Action game revives in Taiwan region today

Less than two weeks since the original server for Mabinogi Heroes closed in Taiwan, it has revived almost immediately under Garena Taiwan. Today marks the official launch day for Mabinogi Heroes Taiwan, with apparently no IP block for the game…

Mabinogi Heroes – Taiwan server reviving later this year under Garena

Mabinogi Heroes was scheduled to close in Taiwan this August, as announced by former publisher Gamania (Beanfun), until things took a turn recently. Garena, the South Asia publisher for League of Legends, revealed it will be taking over the game.…

Heroes of Newerth – Garena acquires MOBA development team

[Source] Garena, the number one eSports platform and MOBA publisher in Southeast Asia, has acquired the entire Heroes of Newerth development team and established a brand new studio in the US, Frostburn Studios. Garena is currently the publisher of Heroes…

League of Legends – Garena removes LGBT restriction after Riot intervenes

Garena, the publisher for League of Legends in Southeast Asia, was in the spotlight earlier today for discriminating against LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bi-sexual Transgender) players in an upcoming “Iron Solari all-female” tournament in the Philippines. Riot Games, developer of League of Legends,…

Core Masters – Garena announces Closed Beta date for new MOBA

Garena, Southeast Asia’s leading online game publisher, together with the up-and-coming Korean developer Soft Bigbang, are set to launch the first English version of Core Masters in Singapore and Malaysia. Players can start to redeem their Closed Beta Access Keys from…

Core Masters – Garena to launch new MOBA in Singapore and Malaysia

With the help of League of Legends, Garena has taken over the gaming scene in Southeast Asia. The publisher is now ready to launch a new MOBA title, Core Masters, which is currently only announced for Singapore and Malaysia. It is…

Garena – Asian eSports pioneer opens new indoor stadium in Taipei

Garena, known throughout Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau as the publisher for League of Legends, recently launched its brand new eSports stadium in Taipei. The stadium reportedly holds 120 cinema-class seats, along with a mega 460 inch display…

Dungeon & Fighter – Taiwan server shutting down for the 2nd time

In what is a supposed shocking announcement, Garena Taiwan just announced the closure of Dungeon & Fighter on 29th December 2014r. This comes after the Open Beta launch back in April 2013, and after Gamania ended its tenure as the…

Garena – Southeast Asia gaming firm is now valued at US$1 billion

[Source] According to various news report, Southeast Asia gaming firm, Garena, is now valued at US$1 billion. Every night, as many as 100,000 gamers log  into Garena to play online multi-player games, chat and share tips and tricks. The users are…

Mstar – Gangnam Style invades yet another online game

Till today, I have yet to hear no one talking about Gangnam Style regardless of age, as long as they are internet users. The sensational dance and catchy song has made its way into several online games, and Mstar is…

Firefall Asia – The man behind the record deal

Just last week, Red 5 Studios confirmed a USD 23 million and record-breaking deal with Garena for Firefall in 7 Asian countries, spanning a total of 6 years. Not much was written about the man behind the deal, Mr Tony…

Firefall – Media confirms record multi-million deal for SEA server

It has been confirmed that Garena signed the rights for Firefall Southeast Asia after signing a contract with Red 5 Studios and The9. First posted as a rumor a couple of weeks back, the deal is said to be worth around USD 23,000,000,…