The Japanese publisher for Continent of the Ninth, GameOn, recently previewed the upcoming Mystic class to the public. Introduced as a 15 year old character wielding a giant hammer, the Mystic is adapt at performing both melee and ranged attacks…
MU: The Genesis – Game trailer debuts for upcoming mobile RPG
The upcoming mobile version for the MU series, The Genesis, looks to add in a new gameplay element with the new “troop” system. Basically, there will be tons of dungeons and different difficulties for players to challenge. The game is…
Archlord II – Open Beta for PvP-focused title to begin next week
A couple of years after being announced, Archlord II will finally enter Open Beta in Korea on 17th October. Developed by Webzen, this sequel features only 2 races and is very heavy on PvP content. There are no classes, with…
MU: The Genesis – Teaser trailer released for upcoming mobile title
Announced back in October last year, the first teaser trailer for MU: The Genesis was revealed earlier today. Not much information is available, though it will apparently not be a direct port of the online title, with much strategy needed…
Archlord II – Webzen finally schedules Open Beta month
After being announced for a couple of years and Closed Beta test phase, Webzen finally announced that Archlord II will be going live in Korea next month, October. A definite date is still unavailable for this extreme PvP-centric war title.…
Arctic Combat – Webzen shutting down yet another game
[Announcement] Apologies for the rather late news, as Webzen announced Arctic Combat’s closure late last month. This follows the closure of SUN Online, citing lack of players. While no official reason was given for Arctic Combat, it is most probably…
Webzen – Developer reveals tentative schedule for Archlord II and MU2
Webzen has been rather quiet in Korea after acquiring gPotato, and earlier today the developer announced its plans for the coming months. First off, Archlord II will be entering Open Beta later this year, after getting slapped with a 18+…
Soul of the Ultimate Nation – Game closing due to lack of players
[Game website] Also known as S.U.N, the game was 1 of Webzen’s most popular games upon launch in both Korea and North America. Sadly, S.U.N will be closing on 4th July as the title “has not attracted enough player interest…
Webzen – Gala-Net is now known as Webzen West and Webzen Dublin
[Press release] WEBZEN Inc., a global leader in next-generation free-to-play games, announces that Gala-Net, Inc. and its subsidiary, Gala Networks Europe Ltd., a leading publisher of free-to-play online games and operator of the gPotato portals, will now operate under the corporate…
MU2 – Webzen set to take action over China’s bootleg version
Originally known as MUX and developed by China MMO company, The9, the game has just been renamed as “奇迹2”, which is the Chinese name for MU2. Below is the debut trailer. You see, The9 used to publish Webzen’s MU…
Archlord II – God of War music composer to grace OST
Webzen recently announced that Cris Velasco, who composed tracks for games such as Borderlands and Mass Effect 3, will be on board Archlord II’s team as well. Of the 27 game tracks, he will be contributing 100% to 7 of…
gPotato – Official notice claims no games will be affected
In a followup to the sudden news of gPotato North America, Europe and Brazil being sold to rival Webzen, an official notice has been posted. It states that “There are no plans to slow down, scale back, or shut down…
gPotato – North America and Europe portals sold to rival
Announced just hours ago, North America and Europe MMO portal, gPotato, has been sold. The deal includes its parent company, Gala-Net, and its offices in the 2 locations. Gala-Net’s operations in Korea and Japan seems to remain intact as they…
Webzen – MU Online tops global earnings in latest financial report
It seems like a trend in Korea for old games to carry the companies through, for example Lineage 1 for NCsoft and MapleStory for Nexon. The same goes to Webzen, where the over-decade old MU Online coming out as the…