Korean developer Red Duck recently revealed the first trailer for its new mobile shooter, Alliance of Valiant Arms: Guns On Fire. There are currently 9 playable characters, and a variety of different modes, including story campaign mode, raid mode, survival…
LawBreakers – Nexon launches UE4 team shooter on PS4 and PC
[Steam page] Testing the skills of all FPS players, the ultra-competitive new title from game design legend Cliff Bleszinski and Boss Key Productions, LawBreakers, is now live on PlayStation 4 and Windows PC for USD 24.99! The sci-fi shooter brings…
Netmarble – Government calls out developer over employee welfare
Following the recent report on employee deaths in Netmarble, the Korean developer recently announced internally it will resolve all late overtime pay issues “immediately”, some cases which are a few years old. Earlier today, several government agencies held a meeting…
NCsoft – Console version of Blade & Soul confirmed during financial call
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…