As the supposed sequel to the global sensation, Fly For Fun (FlyFF), F2 came as a surprise to everyone earlier this month. The parent company of gPotato, GalaNet, decided to reveal the title without the usual stunt of weeks of…
Ragnarok Online II – Developer reveals reasons for delays
Back in May 2007, Ragnarok II begun its first public beta phase. But being nowhere near a polished product, it caused players to be disillusioned and negative about the game. Gravity Games promised to make sweeping changes, but till the…
Fighters Club – Brawling from Korea to English shores
One of the newer action online games in Korea now, Fighters Club will be coming within the year to English shores! This is made possible by the gaming portal, Kill3rCombo, which is a joint venture by Korean developer KOG and…
Silkroad Online (JP) – New continent coming end 2012
[English website] Silkroad Online was one of my earliest full 3D online games, and until now I still have sentiments for the title. Back to topic, developer Joymax decided to lay out a 2012 road map for Silkroad Online Japan…
Aion: Ascension – Version 3.0 update and going F2P
[Game website] A number of months after the Korean server got the version 3.0 update for Aion (link), the North American players are finally getting something to cheer about. Aion will be going Free to Play (F2P) like its European…
Ragnarok Online 2 – Open Beta begins today
[Game website] The day has finally arrived. After several delays and a few years of re-development, Gravity Games’ sequel to the classic Ragnarok Online is finally ready to launch in a few hours’ time! Although there seems not to be…
Royal Quest – New trailer debuts
[Game website] I am guessing most of you have forgotten about this MMO, and luckily a new trailer released today helped refreshed mine as well. Royal Quest is developed by Katauri Interactive, the company behind the King’s Bounty game franchise,…
Eden Eternal (CN) – Tablet version in the works
Known as Finding Neverland Online (FNO) in the Asian market and Eden Eternal (link) in the English one, the China server of this game is currently in the process of being ported to Apple iPads. This is actually the handy…
ChangYou : Developing action MMORPG using CryEngine 3
In a recent interview with ChangYou’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mr Tan Dewen, he candidly answered some questions about the China online gaming giant’s plans for 2012 and the near future. For 2011, Duke of Mount Deer Online (link) was…
Ragnarok Online 2 – Open Beta next week !
[Game website] Yes, in less than a week’s time on 22nd February, Ragnarok II will go into the Open Beta phase in Korea. After years of delay, re-development and setbacks, Gravity Games is finally releasing the sequel to one of…
Forsaken World : Nightfall – Biggest update teased
[Game website] Experience Forsaken World like never have before! The brand new flying system will take players through the skies of Eyrda with new bosses, dungeons, and events designed specifically for flying. A new fortress in the sky has emerged…
NCsoft buys over Pangya and Trickster developer
Earlier today in the financial call, NCsoft confirmed the purchase of 76% shares of Korean developer Ntreev. The deal is reportedly worth a cool USD 96.7 million. Ntreev is well-known in the English market for titles including Trickster and Pangya,…
MapleStory 2 – Development screenshot spotted
While going through a Japanese gaming website for news, I chanced upon the latest financial reports for Nexon. While it is indeed strange for a Korean-based company to have its full financial information on a Japanese website, 2 gems were…
NCsoft – Aion earnings is king for Q4 2011
Earlier today, NCsoft released its financial report for the 4th Quarter of 2011, which is the final 4 months. As seen n the chart below, Aion is the king of earnings for the mega corporation, with Lineage 1 on a…