Despite having a really busy week, I managed to sneak into Black Desert earlier today to record a couple of videos on the new and improved character customization system found in Closed Beta 2. The level of details is astounding,…
Rise of Incarnates – Free-to-Play online fighting game announced
[Alpha signup] According to official statement, Namco Bandai has claimed that the game is forged by creators of the Tekken and SoulCalibur franchises. I am talking about Rise of Incarnates, a 2vs2 multiplayer PvP game which will be launching Free-to-Play later…
Kingdom Under Fire II – Philippines server begins Closed Beta this week
[Game website] Announced yesterday, the Close Beta phase for Kingdom Under Fire II (Philippines) is slated to launch on April 25, Friday. With regards to players from North America and Europe, they are welcomed to join according to an official…
Legend of Crouching Dragon – Parties failed to reach agreement
As reported earlier this year, Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase (Blizzard’s partner in China) filed a lawsuit against the developer of Legend of Crouching Dragon, on the basis that the game has infringed the intellectual property of Hearthstone, a card game…
Cross Gate – Teaser trailer for upcoming mobile version revealed
First thought to be the mobile version of Concerto Gate, it was revealed recently that Perfect World China is actually working on Cross Gate’s mobile version, the working title of the original game. A teaser trailer was recently shown, and…
Black Desert – New trailer displays gorgeous landscape in Closed Beta 2
With Closed Beta 2 beginning tomorrow for the lucky players with access (foreign media access starts a day later), a new world view trailer for Black Desert was released earlier. Party skills, a much faster action combat, castle siege, deep NPC…
Phantasy Star Online 2 – Brief interview with publishing team
[Game website] The first English server for Phantasy Star Online 2 ended recently, with the publisher being Asiasoft. Despite being restricted to SEA region only, the excitement can be felt worldwide. I had a brief interview with the publishing team…
Revelation – New combat footage showcases 3 of the playable classes
With the debut test phase starting in a couple of days in China, developer NetEase recently released videos showcasing in-game combat of 3 of the playable classes (video merged below). While not sporting a full non-target action combat system, the overall…
Skyforge – First Q&A reveals level system and switching of classes
[Beta signup] Jointly developed by Allods Team in collaboration with Obsidian Entertainment, Skyforge is an upcoming sci-fi MMORPG where ancient mysteries live side by side with cutting-edge technologies with 10-15 classes planned at launch. Seen below is the first community Q&A details. …
Atlantica Online – Empires of Gold update sees new areas and hero class
[Game website] With the Empires of Gold update, Nexon America has added new dungeons, a new mercenary and a new class to Atlantica Online, its 3D massively multiplayer online roleplaying game set in an alternate history Earth. Players journeying in-game to Mesoamerica, the land…
Revelation – Final class announced as debut test phase begins next week
The final playable class for Revelation’s debut test phase was announced recently, named as 圣堂, or loosely along the lines of Paladin. You can probably see from the trailer below, the Paladin is a heavily-armoured class acting as the game’s…
Neverwinter – Curse of Icewind Dale content update arriving next month
[Register now] Earlier today, Perfect World Entertainment announced that Curse of Icewind Dale, the third free content expansion for Neverwinter, will go live on May 13, 2014. New features will include two new adventure zones, Dwarven Valley and Icewind Pass, and…
Argo Online – Closed Beta phase now in progress for steampunk title
[Game website] As reported several month back, Argo Online has made a swift return to the English market, now under European publisher Game-Masters. The game features huge guild housing, a Castle Wars siege system, a unique TPS mode, and the…
MapleStory 2 – New teaser trailer posted for upcoming sequel
A new teaser trailer was recently posted for MapleStory 2, which actually features some of the monster art images revealed thus far for the sequel. It is developed by Nsquare (a team formed by NCsoft and Nexon), and expected to…