[Preview site] Also known as “that mecha class”, the Aethertech will be arriving on US servers next week, 29th January 2014 in the 4.5 update. Other than this awesome new class, there will be the usual new zones, dungeons and…
Blade & Soul – Preview trailers tease new zones and gears for Season 2
Blade & Soul Korea is getting its Season 2 update today, with a brand new storyline taking place after the previous evil was defeated. As usual, players can expect a bevy of new zones, monsters and antagonists. Taking a rather…
Blade & Soul – New loli boss debuts with her very own music video
I do not actually know how to name her in English, but going by her Chinese name, I would roughly translate it to Cannon Lan (火炮兰). Thing is, Tencent Games put up an awesome music video to celebrate the recent…
Blade & Soul – Tencent reveals official numbers for top online game
After several estimates from the “industry analysts”, Tencent Games revealed the actual number for Blade & Soul China earlier today. The highest number of players online at the same time (CCU) is at a record 1,500,000 (rounded down), with around 6…
Blade & Soul – Former Art Director confirms departure from NCsoft
Initially thought to be just taking a break by stepping down from Art Director to “Illustrator” and focusing on NCsoft’s other products, Kim Hyung Tae has confirmed his departure from the company “due to personal reasons”, but will continue to draw.…
Blade & Soul – Teaser trailer for new Season 2 content update revealed
Arriving on the Korean servers on 22nd January 2013, Season 2 for Blade & Soul will see the rise of a new evil following the defeat of the “Demon Emperor” on the level 50 storyline. Known as “Black Dragon Sect”,…
Mabinogi II: Arena – Developement discontinued for upcoming sequel
[Source] First announced at G-Star 2012, it has been announced that Nsquare will be stopping development on Mabinogi II: Arena. Nsquare is the joint team formed after Nexon bought over NCsoft, and the team will now move on to other…
Aion 4.5: Steel Cavalry – NCsoft prepares update with teaser site
[Teaser site] As expected, NCsoft has turned its eyes to the North American server of Aion for the 4.5 update after all the Asian servers have gotten theirs, with the final one being the recent Japan server. Now known as…
MapleStory 2 – Debut CG trailer confirms Nsquare as developer
Announced last year, Nsquare is the joint development studio formed by Nexon and NCsoft. In the CG trailer for MapleStory 2 revealed today, it was confirmed that Nsquare is the team behind development, being the 2nd game after Mabinogi 2:…
Aion 4.5 – New version update reaches Japan server next week
While the Korean server has already got the 4.5 update for some time now, the Japan and English servers are still playing catching up. Arriving on 17th December, the new class known as Gear Wing (Aethertech for English server) will…
Blade & Soul – Nearly 200 servers live with insane number of players
Officially launching just late last month, the number of servers for Blade & Soul China has reached 195 to cope with the demand. The latest group was added just a week ago (the green status column), and the problem of…
Blade & Soul – Girls’ Generation performs official game theme song
Tencent Games wasted no expenses in promoting Blade & Soul China, with the revealing of South Korea’s super pop group, Girl’s Generation (SNSD), as the game’s official spokesperson as proof. Over at TGC 2013, the group performed Blade & Soul’s…
NCsoft – Elusive CEO appears for rare interview at Tencent Games Carnival
With NCsoft’s Blade & Soul having just launched in China, I guess it is no surprise that NCsoft’s elusive CEO, Mr Taek Jin Kim (below, left), appeared yesterday at Tencent Games Carnival 2013. In a rare and candid interview, he…
Blade & Soul – 120 servers not enough to handle official launch
NCsoft’ Blade & Soul launched a few hours ago in China, with Tencent Games wasting no dollars on live events, online campaigns with almost every gaming news outlet, and even a Blade & Soul-themed internet cafe. South Korea’s Girls’ Generation…