Before CJ E&M’s horror shooter, Hounds, entered Open Beta 3 days ago, the various gaming websites in Korea held interviews with the game’s Product Manager. While the interview questions yield nothing interesting for me (only noted the part about…
Wizardry Online – Game trailer for 2 new elite jobs
As revealed around a week back, the Japan server for Wizardry Online announced the new elite classes, Samurai, Bishop, Lord and Ninja. The trailers for Samurai and Bishop can be seen below. Samurai is more focused on imbuing the katana…
ArcheAge – Developer XLGAMES moving to new office
According to reports, the developer of ArcheAge, XLGAMES, is scheduled to move to a new office in the Pangyo, Seongnam city, by the first half of 2013. Industry experts are saying that as the team grows, particularly due to ArcheAge’s…
Project V – The war of Vampires and Werewolves
Secretly in development by Korean studio PlayWorks since 2010, Project V is an upcoming MMORPG built around the war between vampires and werewolves. Yes, you read it right, vampires and werewolves. It was also reported by Korean website, Gamemeca, that…
Kingdom Under Fire II – New mission footage showcase RTS elements
Still in development with a release due in Korea this year, developer Blueside has just revealed the latest game footage for Kingdom Under Fire II. Here, the mission map call Iron Plain is recorded. Players will have a tough time…
RIFT China – Publisher spends silly money on NBA spokesperson
While it is definitely none of my business caring about how much money is spent on marketing by MMO publishers, but I am still in awe of how Shanda Games, publisher of RIFT China, has reportedly spent an 8-figure sum…
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…
League of Legends – More photos of theme restaurant in China
In a followup to the immensely popular post yesterday, featured on Reddit and even Forbes, I have decided to post the rest of the photos I found on the internetz. I am referring to the League of Legends theme restaurant…
League of Legends – Themed restaurant opens in China
The China businessmen are really busy these days, with locations such as a World of Warcraft theme park and more sprouting out. This time, it is a League of Legends themed restaurant located in Chongqing, China. I have no idea…
Destiny – Bungie hints at possible PC version for always-online FPS
From the creators of the Halo franchise, which is now under Microsoft’s 343 Industries, this is Bungie’s latest game, Destiny. Part of the 10-year publishing deal with Activision Blizzard, Destiny was announced earlier to be an always-online console game, most…
Blast Breaker Online – An interview with the Thailand developers
It may seem unique and surprising at first that Blast Breaker Online is developed by a studio in Thailand, a country not exactly known for its development prowess but rather the beautiful temples and tomyum soup. While the Free-to-Play market…
Chaos Online – A brief look at the MOBA making waves in Asia
Chaos Online was first launched in Korea and China last year, before the Japan server was confirmed a few weeks back. The first English server is also in the works, and I will touch on that later. Chaos Online is…
Onigiri: Pandemonium – New MOBA with mythical Japanese theme
Before I begin, “Onigiri” here does not stand for the triangle or oval-shaped rice ball wrapped with seaweed. Onigiri: Pandemonium is a newly announced 3D MOBA developed by Japanese studio, CyberStep, which is well-known for titles such as GetAmped! and…
Kritika – Open Beta phase brought forward for new action title
Developed by the studio which made Lunia Online, Kritika is 1 of the most anticipated F2P titles in Korea at this time. While Open Beta was originally scheduled for March, it has now been brought forward to 26th February (subject…