[Press release] Perfect World Entertainment Inc. announced today that the Closed Beta for its award-winning, action MMORPG, RaiderZ, is scheduled to launch on August 8, 2012. Players who register for the RaiderZ Closed Beta will also have a chance to…
Mabinogi Heroes – Vella teaser trailer
Revealed just yesterday (link), the teaser trailer for Mabinogi Heroes’ latest character, Vella, is now out! Alo known as Vindictus in the Western market, Vella is the 6th character in the game and is scheduled to hit the Korean server…
Squadflow – Too fast, too furious
First announced way back around 2010, Hanbitsoft’s futuristic online shooter, Squadflow, will finally be entering its official Closed Beta phase soon. But before that, a playable demo session was held at the company’s headquarters, showcasing the enhanced fast speed combat.…
Daybreak – A mix of popular action MMORPGs
Let’s jump straight into the game’s introduction. Daybreak is a new action MMORPG developed in China, with the game design (to me) a mixture of Rusty Hearts, Dragon Nest with a hint of Dungeon Fighters Online. That is not really…
Mabinogi Heroes – 6th character teased
The artwork for Mabinogi Heroes’ 6th character, Vella, was teased a couple of hours ago. Also known as Vindictus (link) in the West, Vella is a duel sword wielder wearing metal armor according to the images released so far. She…
Marvel Heroes – GameSpot’s walkthrough footage
[Game website] I am sure most of you would have read about Marvel Heroes right now. Originally known as Marvel Universe and developed by Gazillion Entertainment, this new MMORPG is being headed by 1 of the Diablo franchise’s creators. This…
RIFT Korea – Free game time as popularity slides
Even before hitting the 6 month mark, the CJ Games is forced to begin a “Ascend Comeback Project” to seek quitters to join back the game.Here is how the campaign goes. For players who last logged in between 15th May…
PlanetSide 2 – Showing how engagement should be done
[Game website] In my memories, there aren’t really any online gaming companies which have their staff going all out and try to talk about their game as game designers, fans and not just employees. Maybe a couple of smaller studios,…
Swordsman Online – New screenshots posted
It has been months and months since we last heard anything about Perfect World’s Swordsman Online. And I would have expected the game to launch this year given the English trailer was first teased at E3 2010! Even for the…
Guild Wars 2 – Asura race preview
If you have not read, the final Beta Weekend for Guild Wars 2 (link) will feature the last 2 playable races, Asura and Sylvari. While there is a certain mystery in terms of storyline about them, GameSpot managed to have…
Blade & Soul – The best cosplay so far
Cosplay was always more famous in Japan for the Asia region, but Korean cosplay team, Spiral Cats, has really left me in awe with some of their renditions of game characters. In fact, Miyuko from the team has had me…
Dragon Nest – Legal case continues
[Source] According to the latest reports, Korean studio Blueside is NOT backing out from pursuing further legal actions against Dragon Nest developer, Eyedentity Games. In my previous post (link), I posted about the update that Blueside has accepted the most…
Phantasy Star Online 2 – English server officially announced
[Source] SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON – July 9th, 2012 – SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd today announced that free-to-play multiplayer action RPG Phantasy Star Online 2 will be coming to North America and Europe in 2013. For…
Sword Art Online – A MMORPG you can only see
This is not really a real online game, but a new Japanese anime based on a light-novel. The story is about 1000 players who are logged into a new virtual reality MMORPG, Sword Art Online, only to find out they…