NCsoft recently revealed its financial results for the second quarter of 2017 (April to June), and posted a declining revenue trend from its PC titles, while mobile games revenue soared thanks to Lineage M in Korea. NCsoft also confirmed during…
WildStar – Hacker had USD 397 trillion worth of game currency undetected
[Source] According to a recent report on Motherboard, a professional online games hacker known as Manfred revealed that he has USD 397 trillion worth of hacked WildStar Online game currency undetected, before claiming he is going to finally report the flaw…
Caravan Stories – Second trailer for cross-platform MMORPG released
First announced back in May, Caravan Stories is a cross-platform MMORPG currently in-development by Japanese studio Aiming. The second trailer talks about the history of the game’s continent, as well as showcase limited combat abilities of the caravans, a type…
DC Unchained – 4:33 Creative Lab reveals new DC universe mobile game
Korea-based global games publisher, 4:33 Creative Lab, recently announced a new mobile game, DC Unchained, at the Comic Con Seoul event. In-development by Korean studio Thumb Age, DC Unchained is an officially-licensed mobile game, in which players can form teams…
World of Dragon Nest – More game details emerge from ChinaJoy interview
Over at ChinaJoy last week, Korean developer Eyedentity had an impressive booth at the business hall (B2B) which we visited. However, due to having no internet connection, the MMO Culture team was unable to contact anyone for an interview on…
Netmarble – Government recognized overwork as cause of employee death
[Source] Last year, 3 employees from Netmarble died due to suspected overwork reasons. Last month, the Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service acknowledged 1 of the employee’s death as work-related, approving the bereaved family’s filing for compensation. He is part of…
Dragon Nest – New spin-off class Oracle Elder enters Korean server
Similar to the other spin-off classes such as Dark Avenger and Silver Hunter, Oracle Elder is based off one of the core classes, in this case Kali. The second specialization class of Oracle, she spins into the middle of battle…
Middle-earth: Shadow of War – Journey through Mordor on mobile
[Pre-register now] Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced the start of the pre-registration phase for its real-time mobile RPG, Middle-earth: Shadow of War. Players will continue the journey of Talion through Mordor, featuring iconic characters from Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor…
TERA M – Netmarble reveals teaser trailer for new mobile MMORPG
Netmarble today announced released the Korean teaser website and teaser trailer for TERA M, the upcoming mobile game based on TERA, the popular PC MMORPG developed by Bluehole. TERA M shares the same timeline with the PC version, and apparently…
AION: Legions of War – First look at new mobile RPG from NCsoft
As most players would know, NCsoft is really behind its competitors in terms of launching mobile games globally. For context, Nexon is flooding the market with titles from around the world while Netmarble is earning hundreds of millions based on…
Secret World Legends – Dark MMO officially launches on Steam today
[Steam page] Back in late June, Funcom launched Secret World Legends on its own channels. Today, the shared-world RPG finally launches on Steam for Windows PC as a Free-to-Play title! Re-imagined and reborn from The Secret World, Secret World Legends…
Breath of Fire 6 – Capcom announces closure of cross-platform MMORPG
Last week, Capcom announced the closure of Breath of Fire 6: Guardians of the White Dragon on 27 September 2017. The reason given was “due to changes in external environment”, hence Capcom is unable to continue servicing the game. It…
Toykart – Multiplayer racing mobile game soft-launches in Southeast Asia
Developed by Korean studio Axiasoft and published on the Playpark platform, Toykart is a new racing mobile game unlike any others. More similar to Mario Kart than “serious” racers such as Need For Speed, racers in Toykart are able to…
Black Desert – Quick interview with developer Pearl Abyss at ChinaJoy
While wandering around the business halls at ChinaJoy 2017, we were surprised to see Pearl Abyss, developer of the popular Black Desert, having a small booth within the Korean games pavilion. To our delight, Pearl Abyss’ Chief Operating Officer (COO),…