Black Desert – Massive new region of Drieghan arrives in South Korean server

Arriving in the Korean server of Black Desert tomorrow is the new region of Drieghan, located high up in the mountains with a scenery vastly different from the other areas thus far. There is a long legend of Drieghan which…

Black Desert Online – Top action MMORPG celebrates its 2nd anniversary

[Game website] Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games today celebrate the 2nd anniversary of their critically acclaimed MMORPG, Black Desert Online, which took the gaming world by storm with its beautifully designed open world, unprecedented detailed character creator, and its real-time…

Black Desert – Laila the Fairy to accompany players on their adventures

Tired of facing the Black Spirit throughout your journey in Black Desert? Well, things are about to brighten up a whole lot as developer Pearl Abyss recently announced a new Fairy companion, Laila! There are 4 different types of Laila…

Blade II: The Return of Evil – New trailer emerges as Closed Beta set to begin this month

Blade II: The Return of Evil is a highly-anticipated mobile action RPG developed by Action Square, and is part of Kakao Games’ lineup for the year in South Korea. Although Closed Beta is set to begin this month, there has…

Kakao Games – Nearly 20 mobile games set to launch in South Korea this year

Unlike its Korean gaming rivals such as Netmarble, NCsoft, and Nexon, Kakao Games does not really have its own development studios, hence it is mostly a pure publishing company. During its recent media day, the company announced around 20 new…

TERA Mobile – Kakao Games to publish new mobile MMORPG in South Korea

Before you get startled, do note that this is different from TERA M developed and published by Netmarble. TERA Mobile is the second mobile MMORPG based on the popular PC game, and it is made by Lantu Games, a subsidiary…

Action Square – Blade II developer obtains investment from Kakao Games

South Korea gaming giant Kakao Games recently announced it has invested around USD 190,000 in domestic developer Action Square. Through this deal, Kakao Games will obtain a 10.43% stake in Action Square. The studio, founded in 2012, has developed mobile action…

Black Desert – Lahn awakening update arrives in Korean server

Korean developer Pearl Abyss is back at its break-neck pace of content update, as the awakening mode of the newest character, Lahn, has arrived in the local server. Now wielding dual swords (we think they are cursed) linked together by…

Blade II: The Return of Evil – Closed Beta begins in South Korea this February

After a few months of silence, developer Action Square and publisher Kakao Games today announced that Blade II: The Return of Evil will begin Closed Beta in South Korea this February. Powered by Unreal Engine 4, Blade II is one…

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – A brief tour of the new PUBG Seoul headquarters

BY now, gamers all around the world would have played, tried, or heard of the game known as PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, otherwise known as PUBG. The game recently entered version 1.0, and hit 3 million concurrent players (number of players online…

Black Desert Online – Mystic class awakening update arrives January 2018

[Game website] Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games today announced that Black Desert Online’s newest class, the Mystic, will Awaken on January 3, 2018. Begin the new year with a set of water-based skills as the Mystic gains the ability to…

Black Desert – Full combat trailer for new character class revealed

Known as Lahn with no class name attached, this new female character for Black Desert is arriving Thursday in South Korea. After the teaser trailer shown at the annual Black Desert Festa event to celebrate Black Desert’s 3rd anniversary, developer…

Ascent: Infinite Realm – Take a closer look at the game’s airships and weapons

[Game website] After a successful show at G-Star 2017, Ascent: Infinite Realm developer Bluehole has released in-depth information about airships, the main transportation system in the game, and the weapons they hold. In A:IR, the airships are the main means…

Black Desert Online – Major game improvements and new region announced

During the FESTA event held in South Korea this past weekend, Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games revealed the development roadmap for Black Desert Online. Aside from the main reveals, a keynote session was held with JaeHee Kim, the Executive Producer…