Lost Ark – Closed Beta schedule announced on new teaser site

Games development powerhouse Smilegate today revealed a minimalist teaser website, unveiling the new logo for Lost Ark, as well as announcing the Closed Beta schedule. Registration for Closed Beta will apparently begin next week on 3 August, followed by the…

Lost Ark – Teaser site to go live this week for highly-anticipated MMORPG

Korean studio Smilegate, developer of the world’s most popular online shooter CrossFire, yesterday sent teased the public about the upcoming Closed Beta phase for its first online RPG, Lost Ark. According to the media, a teaser site will go live this…

Smilegate – Founder of once-failing studio is now Korea’s 4th richest man

According to Forbes, the founder of developer Smilegate, Kwon Hyuk-Bin, is now South Korea’s 4th richest man. Kwon Hyuk-Bin currently owns 100% shares of Smilegate Holdings, and his company was once on the edge of closing down. Tencent, China’s biggest…

CrossFire 2 – China publisher paying USD 500 million to sign game sequel

CrossFire is China’s biggest Free-to-Play video game in history, helping publisher Tencent Games to record earnings every year. CrossFire also helped turned South Korea developer Smilegate into a major studio, right from the brink of closure (if the game failed…

Lost Ark – Smilegate might consider game for consoles and smartphones

As expected, at Tencent Games Carnival 2015, China’s biggest games company announced Lost Ark for the domestic market. The main highlight for this year’s annual event, several Chinese media outlets got to ask questions regarding Lost Ark. Answering the questions are…

Lost Ark – Developer Smilegate hidden from public eyes at G-Star

G-Star 2015 has been quite a surprise thus far, as none of the 3 highly-anticipated quarter-view action online games are in the public halls. I am talking about Lost Ark, Lineage Eternal, and the elusive MU2 from Webzen. Smilegate, developer of…

Lost Ark – Tencent Games teasing China server reveal this week

This week, China’s biggest gaming company, Tencent Games, will hold its annual Tencent Games Carnival. With just one new PC game set to be announced, the teaser website for the mystery title went live. The background character is the exact match of…

Lost Ark – Focus Group Test video and first beta test announced

Announced at G-Star 2014, Lost Ark caught many by surprise with its level of graphics, effects, and interesting game features. Developer Smilegate today revealed a video from its secretive Focus Group Test, where only a handful of lucky gamers got…

Smilegate – All games under GamBooz platform terminated

As you might not know, Smilegate is one of the world’s top developer, with its online shooter CrossFire earning shit loads of cash over in China, while also looking to the future with the upcoming Lost Ark. Sadly, the success…

Smilegate – CrossFire developer takes No.2 spot in 2014 gaming revenue

According to reports from the Korean media, Smilegate has taken over NCsoft in the No.2 spot for gaming revenue for the year 2014. Much of the revenue should derive from CrossFire, still the current No.1 online shooter in China published…

Lost Ark – Interview with Smilegate RPG Director on stunning new game

Smilegate sprang a major surprise at this year’s G-Star event by announcing Lost Ark, and revealing 2 incredible trailers during the few days. Korean media outlet, ThisIsGame, sat down with the RPG Director of Smilegate (gentleman in the middle) to…

Lost Ark – New 20-minute gameplay trailer showcases various features

After an amazing debut trailer to kick off G-Star 2014, Korean developer Smilegate has revealed the full gameplay trailer for Lost Ark, its upcoming quarter-view action MMORPG. Lasting almost 20 minutes long, it highlights almost all the game features players…

SkySaga: Infinite Isles – First look at actual gameplay in new trailer

[Game register] A couple of days back, UK-based developer Radiant Worlds introduced the world to its first game, a sandbox voxel title known as SkySaga: Lost Isles. Following the announcement, a new trailer was revealed earlier today, displaying how the…

SkySaga: Infinite Isles – New sandbox voxel online title backed by Smilegate

[Game register] Smilegate is preparing for G-Star 2014 in Korea, but it also has interests on a global scale. Radiant Worlds, a Smilegate-backed developer located in United Kingdom, recently revealed its first game, SkySaga. From the visuals, it certainly bears…