ArcheAge – Physical marketing begins at Gangnam

After announcing the Open Beta date yesterday for ArcheAge Korea, developer and publisher XLGAMES has moved on to physically marketing the game. The first spotted campaign is at the Gangnam Station of Seoul Subway Line 2, where a mesmerizing 3D…

ArcheAge – Open Beta date finally confirmed

Earlier today, developer XLGAMES held an event to reveal more details about the upcoming Open Beta phase for ArcheAge Korea. It has been several months since Closed Beta 5 ended, and players were getting pretty anxious. Open Beta has been…

ArcheAge – Nvidia roped in as official marketing partner

As part of ArcheAge Korea’s upcoming launch, developer XLGAMES has announced a co-marketing effort with graphics card maker Nvidia to promote the sandbox epic. Of course, technologies like TXAA, tessellation and more will make the world of ArcheAge even more…

ArcheAge – Gameplay demo from the annual event

As all of you should know by now, ArcheAge China will only enter its first test phase in May next year, welcomed by the wrath and agony of the China gamers of course. But still, ArcheAge had several demo stations…

ArcheAge – New trailer released for annual event

Tencent is the largest IT company in China, and it is no surprise its gaming division, Tencent Games, is the country’s largest as well. ArcheAge China’s first Closed Beta date will be announced at the annual Tencent Games Carnival later,…

ArcheAge – No client download needed with cloud tech

[Source] Over 20GB in size and set to increase with more content, downloading the ArcheAge client has always been a huge problem for those without a super-fast internet connection. Developer XLGAMES is intending to solve this problem via the rising…

ArcheAge – Closed Beta 5 highlights trailer impresses

f you have been reading up on ArcheAge over the past few months, I am sure you will know the game is offering many features players longed in a MMO, such as player-built towns, crafting ships as a guild effort,…

ArcheAge – “Gangnam Style” virus attacks the game

If you have not heard anything or read about the Korean song, Gangnam Style, you are either a failed otaku or someone who is really oblivious to the latest Asian pop trend. Well, even the Europeans have heard of this…

ArcheAge – Closed Beta 5 interview

After a brief teaser at ChinaJoy 2012 talking to the Chinese media, XLGAMES is now preparing for ArcheAge Closed Beta 5 in Korea. A media conference was held as the date draws closer to 16th August, with ArcheAge’s development staff…

[ChinaJoy 2012] ArcheAge – New details for Closed Beta 5

Speaking at Tencent Games’ ChinaJoy 2012 media conference, ArcheAge’s producer Mr Kim talked about the changes in the game’s upcoming Closed Beta 5. Other than the core mechanics being optimized, the China-flavored elements will also be added in, although not…

ArcheAge – CBT5 to be based on CryEngine 3

As some of you might have known, XLGAMES’ debut title, ArcheAge, was first developed on CryEngine 2. However, it would seem that Crytek has “abandoned” that, and instead push out the upgrade CryEngine 3 instead. Hence, ArcheAge got on the…

ArcheAge – Developer seeking global opinions

[Survey link] Read about ArcheAge? Watch the videos? If you are liking what you see in this sandbox online game developed by Lineage’s “father”, Jake Song, help fill up the official survey his studio is currently holding. While the game…

ArcheAge CBT4 – Sailing through the skies

Finally, I found the spot to try out this gliding feature. Similar to scaling mountains, gliding is used mostly for exploration now, before becoming an important source of… transport during castle siege in the near future.   Imaging a battalion…

ArcheAge CBT4 – Night view and more

My 2nd day in ArcheAge was actually quite a frustrating one, given the lack of knowledge about the Korean language. But still, the years of online gaming managed to get me through various interactive quests after a short while, including…