[Game website] So, this weekend was spent primarily on TERA Europe and RaiderZ. The latter is currently in its Alpha test phase, but I shall be just giving a brief first impression since my character is now stuck at sea…
TERA – My opinion on the game’s combat
[Note: This post is not meant to be professional, this is a personal blog for god’s sake. Thanks.] I was never really going to play TERA upon release, so I thought it would be alright to spend a couple of…
Blade & Soul (CN) – Clone spotted in China
As I posted previously, Blade & Soul will be published in China by the country’s biggest internet company, Tencent (link). While a secret registration process for selected gamers is going on for the China server and the Korean server preparing…
Mercenary Ops – First look at the China server
Mercenary Ops is an online third person shooter developed by Epic Games China using the company’s own Unreal Engine 3. The China server officially launched a couple of months back, and here is an early look of what to expect…
Blacklight : Retribution – Official launch dated
[Game website] If you have a Nvidia GeForce card like I do, the latest driver update is specially tailored for a couple of Unreal Engine 3 games, such as Perfect World’s Blacklight: Retribution. After 5 months of testing, the game…
Guild Wars 2 – Pre-purchase details announced
[Pre-order page] The day has finally arrived, not the game’s launch, but for me to finally allow ArenaNet to take my money. Well, still about a month away, but pre-purchase for Guild Wars 2 will happen on 10th April 2012.…
Heroic 3 Kingdoms (CN) – First Unreal 3 MOBA
MOBA stands for Multiplayer Online Battle Arena if you do not know, and games such as League of Legends and Dota2 fall into this category. In an attempt to enter the MOBA market in China, one of the largest games…
Yulgang 2 – Closed Beta 2 being prepared
I know, since last November at G*Star where Mgame officially debuted Yulgang 2, there has since been little news except for a short Closed Beta 1. As the sequel to one of the most famous Free to Play martial…
Luna Plus – Closing after milking players dry
As a Free to Play gamer myself since the days of MapleStory’s beta phase, it really pisses me off seeing how game companies out there are trying their best to milk gamers dry. Back in March 2011, I posted about…
Funcom goes all commando on MMO Culture
I just got back home, and was about to check the comments when I noticed someone telling me the videos for The Secret World I uploaded from a Korean website is infringing some rights as there is a media embargo…
Phantasy Star Online 2 – PS Vita version to sync with PC
I don’t really think this has been done before, seeing how Sony’s PlayStation Vita only came into market a couple of months back. In what I deem as a breaking announcement, Phantasy Star Online 2′s PS Vita version will be…
[GDC 2012] CryEngine 3 battles with Unreal Engine 3
Which game engine do you prefer? Well, I guess most of us will agree games churned out by either looks gorgeous, and as long as the overall gameplay is good, we can put the slight different in visuals aside. But…
[GDC 2012] TERA – Promo with retired MMA fighter
EnMasse Entertainment, the North American publisher for action MMORPG, TERA, just revealed a new video commercial a couple of hours ago. Touting the open world action combat, it stars retired MMA fighter, Bas Rutten. It seems to be poking fun…
NHN cancels Hangame eX 2012
If you remembered, Korean MMO NHN hold its games festival on an annual basis, showcasing upcoming games and ones which are early in development. Hangame eX 2011 (link) was a blast, with Project R1 hogging most of the spotlight as…