[Beta signup] Around one month after Webzen announced ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds, the Initial Beta Test has finally started! Powered by CryEngine and developed by Polygon Games, ASTA was once touted as the “World of Warcraft of Asia”.…
Nexon – Major PC online game missing from G-Star 2015 lineup
Earlier today, Nexon held its G-Star 2015 preview conference in South Korea. A total of 7 PC onlne games and 8 mobile games were announced in its lineup, but the highly-anticipated Peria Chronicles was no where to be seen. If…
King Digital – Candy Crush developer sold to Activision for USD$5.9 billion
Activision Blizzard (parent company of Blizzard Entertainment) has agreed to buy King Digital Entertainment for USD$5.9 billion, merging major titles Call of Duty and World of Warcraft with the leading mobile title Candy Crush Saga under one company. Activision will pay USD$18…
Blade & Soul – Stage musical based on main game villain announced
On 13 November, NCsoft will hold its annual Blade & Soul PVP World Championship in South Korea. During the tournament, a stage musical based on the story of the main villain, Jin Seo-Yeon, will be performed. Other than dance and music, it will…
ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds – Interview with publisher Webzen
[Beta signup] Developed using CryEngine, ASTA got much attention when first announced in South Korea, being touted as the “Asian World of Warcraft”. However, the game was thought to be gone forever with the closure of the Korean server announced in…
Black Desert Online – Paris Games Week and Alpha end with new trailer
Yesterday marked the end of Paris Games Week, where Black Desert Online took part in its first public event. Publisher Daum Games Europe also marked the end of Alpha test on the same day, bringing an eventful week to a close.…
Black Desert – Japan server getting The King of Fighters costume
Published by GameOn, the Japan server of Black Desert recently announced it will be getting a major content update on 11 November, first with the new Kunoichi character. A very Japanese-style character, GameOn apparently felt she is very similar to…
Naruto Online – Chinese government targeting unlicensed manga games
Last Friday, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Copyright held a press conference to make an announcement about protecting the intellectual property (IP) rights for manga titles. Due to the explosive growth of mobile games in China (over 20,000 in operation), there…
Gunpie Adventure – Nexon signs global deal for new mobile shooter
After announcements for Titanfall mobile and TERA mobile, Nexon Korea also revealed it has signed a global publishing deal with a small Korean studio, Npie Games, for its upcoming FPS mobile game, Gunpie Adventure (subject to change). Players will take the roles of treasure hunters…
Black Desert Online – New game content trailer from Paris Games Week
Following the first Paris Games Week trailer for Black Desert Online, publihser Daum Games Europe has released another new trailer, this time focusing on game features. These features include life skills such as Taming, Fishing, Mining, Farming, Housing and Crafting.…
World of Warships – Official Chinese theme song sung by T-ara revealed
As posted a couple of weeks back, Korean female group T-ara was chosen as spokesperson for World of Warship China by publisher Kong Zhong. Yesterday, the game entered its non-wipe phase, and the official Chinese theme song (same name as…
Bandai Namco – Asian studios wanted to develop mobile games
The Taiwan branch of Japanese games developer, Bandai Namco, is looking to work with local and Asian studios to develop mobile games based on established intellectual properties. These includes Tekken, SoulCalibur, Katamari Damacy, and Mr. Driller. More IPs will be made…
Shaiya Wars – Closed Beta begins in South Korea with 2 game trailers
Announced a couple of weeks ago, Shaiya Wars is the next online MMORPG in the Shaiya series. Developed and set to be published in South Korea by Nexon, 2 new game trailers were revealed today. Closed Beta also started today,…
Skyforge – New major update Journey of the Divine descending next month
[Play now] Allods Team, Obsidian Entertainment, and My.com are thrilled to announce Skyforge’s new update “Journey of the Divine”, arriving on November 12th. This enormous update includes Invasion Avatars, Divine Specializations, Pantheon Academies, quality of life improvements, bug fixes and…