Alliance of Valiant Arms – Popular online FPS finds a new owner

Previously, we talked about the financial distress South Korean developer Red Duck was in due to mismanaged projects. The studio’s most prized asset was Alliance of Valiant Arms, otherwise known as A.V.A, an online shooter which is popular in many…

Alliance of Valiant Arms: Dog Tag – Developer Red Duck begins Closed Beta for reboot version of online FPS

[Game website] While Korean developer Red Duck is currently embroiled in financial difficulties, it has not stopped them from preparing to re-launch its popular online FPS in North America and Europe. Now titled Alliance of Valiant Arms: Dog Tag, Red Duck…

Red Duck – Developer of A.V.A to be auctioned off later this month

[Related article] According to recent reports from China and Korea, developer Red Duck is now owned by a law firm and will be auctioned off to the highest bidder by the end of August. Known globally for the online FPS…

Red Duck – Developer of A.V.A ordered to restructure due to financial crisis

According to multiple reports from South Korea, developer Red Duck has run into financial issues and has granted by the local court time to restructure its company and come up with a recovery proposal. If you did not know, Red…

Metro Conflict: The Origin – Brief gameplay during final hours of Closed Beta 2

[Steam page] After years of trying to launch Metro Conflict in the Western market with regional partners, Korean developer Red Duck has finally decided to launch the sci-fi online FPS through Steam itself. Renamed as Metro Conflict: The Origin, basically…

A.V.A: Guns on Fire – Red Duck reveals new mobile shooter

Korean developer Red Duck recently revealed the first trailer for its new mobile shooter, Alliance of Valiant Arms: Guns On Fire. There are currently 9 playable characters, and a variety of different modes, including story campaign mode, raid mode, survival…

AIMS AVA – Mobile version revealed for top online shooter in Japan

Alliance of Valiant Arms (A.V.A) might be familiar to most, but do you know it is the most popular online shooter in Japan? Japanese publisher GameOn held its annual AVA fan festival recently and announced the mobile version, AIMS AVA:…

Alliance of Valiant Arms – MMOFPS enters Open Beta under new publisher

[Game website] En Masse Entertainment, the North American subsidiary of Korean developer Bluehole Studio (TERA), today announced Alliance of Valiant Arms has entered Open Beta! Players can now transfer an existing character from an Aeria Games account to the new servers.…

Metro Conflict – Publisher OGPLANET shutting down online shooter today

When OGPLANET announced Metro Conflict, the only thing which came into my mind was “How far is this fraudulent publisher going to milk out of the players?” You see, Metro Conflict did not take off in South Korea, and even…

A.V.A: The Rise of Shayka – Gameplay trailer surfaces for mobile shooter

Announced at G-Star 2015, developer Red Duck recently revealed the mobile version of its hit online shooter, Alliance of Valiant Arms (A.V.A). Known as A.V.A: The Rise of Shayka, this mobile shooter is crafted using the powerful Unreal Engine 4, featuring both PVE…

A.V.A: The Rise of Shayka – Popular shooter ported to mobile devices

Amongst the mobile games hidden in the business hall of G-Star 2015, none stood out other than Point Blank. But hidden in another corner of the hall is developer Red Duck, with 2 mobile games being showcased to potential partners…

Metro Conflict – OGPlanet strikes again with unwanted online shooter

Over the past few months, North American publisher OGPlanet has scored a couple of own goals by launching games no longer in development in Asia, including Gun Dog and Dizzel. Now, it is back again with Metro Conflict. Developed by…

Metro Conflict – Closed Beta 2 looming for Unreal 3 shooter

Developed by Red Duck, the same studio which created Alliance of Valiant Arms (A.V.A), Metro Conflict was known to the world since 2010, when it was first announced. Fast forward till today, only 1 Closed Beta phase has passed, with…

[TG-UP 2012] Metro Conflict – China server announced

I think this should be the 6th or 7th online shooter currently in Tencent Games’ ever-expanding stable. And most of them are new and yet to be launched! These titles include Webzen’s BATTERY: Artic Wind and Crytek’s Warface. Back to…