Hyped in South Korea as the “Asian World of Warcraft” and featured by Crytek in various highlight reels, the CryEngine-powered Asta is shutting down in South Korea on 23 August. Published by NHN, which is shifting to mobile games, Asta went really…
Music Man Online – Open Beta begins for unique musical online game
[Download game] Published in Southeast Asia Cubizone, Music Man Online has entered Open Beta! While not as cutesy as dance games such as Audition Online, Music Man Online introduces elements such as dance combat, including a world where technology, music and magic collides. There…
Tree of Savior – Global English beta schedule on Steam announced
[Game website] IMC Games, founded by Mr Hakkyu Kim, “father of Ragnarok Online”, just announced the schedule for its global English beta on Steam. The details are shown below, and note that the timings are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).…
TERA – Halloween arrives early for Korean server with Evil Island update
Halloween is a couple of months away, which seems much more appropriate for this new update in the South Korea server of TERA. Nonetheless, publisher Hangame recently announced a new 5-man dungeon for the game, simply known as Evil Island.…
Seraph of the End: Bloody Blades – Anime mobile game announced
With season one of the anime ending recently, Bandai Namco promptly announced its mobile game, Seraph of the End: Bloody Blades. An exclusive plot was written for this formation-based and strategic RPG title. Players will have to gather a team to battle the…
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Nexus Arena – Alpha client update arrives
[Game website] A new MOBA currently in development by Whitebox Interactive, Warhammer 40,000: Dark Nexus Arena recently got its version 0.2 patch, with several new features such as new client layout, new skins, characters, and also a whole list of bug…
Tree of Savior – Closed Beta 3 trailer and new updates preview
As announced recently, Tree of Savior will be entering Closed Beta 3 next month in South Korea. While the number of classes remains at 44 with no new additions, there are a couple of new changes for developer IMC Games and…
World Trigger: Smash Borders – Slingshot mobile game launches
Following BLEACH: Brave Souls, yet another mobile game based on a manga was released in Japan. Publisher Bandai Namco Games announced the launch of World Trigger: Smash Borders for iOS and Android devices, though players would have to download using…
Figureheads – Gameplay videos from first Closed Beta test phase
Square Enix is currently very active in Japan with its Free-to-Play PC online games, and Figureheads is the latest to enter Closed Beta. In this mecha third-person shooter, players not only control one main machine, but they would have to command…
Armored Warfare – New map based on actual world location revealed
[Game website] A new map, “Narrows”, was just revealed for Armored Warfare, currently in Early Access phase. Narrows is loosely based on the Druzhba pipeline surroundings, which runs from Russia through Ukraine and Belarus all the way to Germany. For a look…
Tree of Savior – Nexon announces Closed Beta 3 for Korean server
Nexon today announced Tree of Savior will begin Closed Beta 3 in South Korea from 30 July to 9 August. Anyone with a Nexon Korea account via MapleStory 2 or Closers will be allowed in after registering from now till…
BLEACH: Brave Souls – Action mobile game activates bankai in Japan
Revealed earlier this year, BLEACH: Brave Souls has finally launched in Japan for both iOS and Android devices. Interested gamers would need to have accounts on both App Store and Google Play which registered “Japan” as its country. Brave Souls is…
Borderlands Online – New test phase teased for China-exclusive shooter
While there isn’t a confirmed launch roadmap, China publisher Shanda Games recently announced the start of registration for Borderlands Online’s second test phase, aptly titled “Crazy”. One of the new PVP modes which will be added is shown in the…
Mabinogi Heroes – Hagie arrives in style before Episode 4 update
The latest character for Mabinogi Heroes (Vindictus), Hagie, has been added to the Korean server! Armed with the mystical Phantom Blades, he is able to fight efficiently in both melee and ranged situations, as well as able to get out…