NCsoft announced the start of the pre-season of its PvP tournament, and is now calling for ladies to audition for a position known as “Blade & Soul Girls”. The system will now changed to a best of 3, with all…
Blade & Soul – Taiwan server begins first beta test this coming week
While the Western gamers languish over the missing English server, NCsoft announced that the Taiwan server will be entering its “Elite Test Phase” this coming week on 28th August. Sporting a brand new localized logo, several online and offline events…
NCsoft – WildStar game sales impresses in latest financial report
The listed game companies in Asia are all revealing their quarterly finances these few weeks, and NCsoft is no exception. For WildStar, developed in North America by Carbine Studios, the game sales for its launch phase is pretty stellar, holding…
Blade & Soul – Taiwan server for MMO epic officially announced
As mentioned several months back, the next server for Blade & Soul will be in Taiwan. Earlier today, NCsoft Taiwan announced the game, opening up the game website and social media channels to the eager fans. I am pretty sure…
Lineage– NCsoft introduces the new Warrior class to evergreen game
After 6 long years, developer NCsoft finally added a new class to Lineage Korea, the Warrior. A rather old-school class, the Warrior wields 2 one-handed weapons, including swords and axes. The highlight of the Warrior is the supposed hack-and-slash mechanic specially…
Blade & Soul – Japan server enters commercial phase today
The latest Blade & Soul server in Japan entered its commercial phase earlier today. The business model used is monthly Pay-to-Play (P2P), with 2 different packages – 30 days at 3,000 JPY (30 USD) and 90 days at 9,000 JPY…
Lineage Eternal – Closed Beta phase scheduled for winter 2014
According to the latest financial conference for NCsoft, it was announced that the Closed Beta phase for Lineage Eternal and Metal Black: Alternative is scheduled for winter 2014. It is somewhat surprising NCsoft has decided to push 2 games within the…
MapleStory 2 – Weapon designs for first 4 playable classes revealed
After several teases over the past few months, a new image on the weapon designs for the magic and melee classes were recently posted. While the wand and staff are pretty normal, the Berserker’s 2-handed sword will give him AOE…
WildStar – Developer confirms monthly content patches after launch
[Game website] Launching this June, WildStar’s press event kind of got buried under The Elder Scrolls Online’s official launch when it comes to MMO news. MMOGames.com attended the event, and was able to ask a few questions regarding the upcoming…
MapleStory 2 – New teaser trailer posted for upcoming sequel
A new teaser trailer was recently posted for MapleStory 2, which actually features some of the monster art images revealed thus far for the sequel. It is developed by Nsquare (a team formed by NCsoft and Nexon), and expected to…
MapleStory 2 – Magic classes revealed for in-development sequel
After the melee classes of Berserker and Knight were revealed, developer Nsquare recently announced the 2 ranged magic classes, Priest and Wizard. If the previously teased schedule is not wrong (accurate thus far), we will be seeing the Assassin and…
Molten Games – Studio closure confirmed with all employees laid off
Formed last year by several gaming veterans and funded by NCsoft, Molten Games closed on March 24th, a little more than a year after its founding. About 60 employees were affected, with the management giving out severance packages and inviting…
Molten Games – Mass layoffs confirmed for NCsoft-backed studio
Molten Games, which received a “multi-million” investment from NCsoft in 2013, has laid off most of its employees. As of now, there are conflicting reports as some insiders claim that currently, “the whole studio is looking for work“, while others “confirm” that Molten…
MapleStory 2 – First 2 playable classes confirmed by developer
Nsquare, the development team formed by both Nexon and NCsoft, confirmed the first 2 classes for MapleStory 2 earlier. As mentioned in my previous post, the classes are indeed from the Warrior category, with them being Knight (rather than Paladin)…