South Korean developer Mantisco recently made a huge announcement regarding the Closed Beta test schedule for its first game, Hunter’s Arena: Legends! Steam players in select regions around the world today can get ready to rumble in Hunter’s Arena: Legends,…
Diablo Immortal – Beloved game developer gives an update on upcoming mobile title
There hasn’t been any official news from Blizzard nor NetEase on Diablo Immortal since BlizzCon 2019 in November, but today the world’s most beloved game developer right now gave us an update on its first mobile title. According to a…
Warcraft III: Reforged – Blizzard president blames community for expecting too much
Look, I know that I have trashed Warcraft III: Reforged on social media for the past week, and many Youtube content creators have made videos about this, but nothing really beats the boss coming out and saying some shit stuff.…
Nexon – Korean gaming giant agrees wage hike for employees after labor union negotiations
After a tumultuous year for Nexon Korea which saw a major restructuring and employees going on strike over the company’s treatment, there is finally a piece of good news. Well, for the Nexon employees at least. The Korea Herald is…
V4 – Nexon Thailand hints at global launch of Unreal Engine 4 MMORPG
Following the reveal of Re: Tree of Savior by Nexon Thailand, the Southeast Asia branch of gaming giant Nexon also announced a 2020 launch for V4, the Unreal Engine 4 MMORPG. Nexon Thailand usually launches games with the same global…
Re: Tree of Savior – Nexon Thailand reveals new title for upcoming mobile MMORPG
Following the announcement that Nexon Thailand is shutting down the local Thai language server of MapleStory, the Southeast Asia subsidiary of Korean gaming giant Nexon followed up with a road-map of its 2020 titles. Among those was Re: Tree of…
Diablo IV – Former Gears of War boss to lead Diablo franchise
Rod Ferguson, the former boss of The Coalition, the studio tasked by Microsoft to handle the Gears of War franchise, is heading to Blizzard Entertainment to head up the Diablo franchise. The Coalition has launched three Gears of War titles…
Dragon Quest Tact – Square Enix reveals new tactical mobile RPG for Japan market
Square Enix today announced yet another new mobile title in Japan, Dragon Quest Tact. “Tact” is the simplified word for “Tactics” if you did not already know. The game, developed by Aiming Inc, uses monsters from the lore of Dragon…
Tree of Savior – Global version begins pre-registration for upcoming New Server
It has been quite some time since we heard anything about Tree of Savior, but in reality the game has always been updated frequently with new content by developer IMC Games. A new server, literally called New Server, will soon…
Counterside – Brief look at Nexon Korea’s first mobile title for 2020
Yesterday, Nexon launched its first mobile game of the year in South Korea, Counterside. Categorized as an “urban fantasy” RPG, we did not exactly know how the actual gameplay will be like before trying it out. In a short summary,…
Devil Hunter: Eternal War – Fight epic battles and become the supreme hunter
Century Game, the publisher behind King of Avalon and Guns of Glory, has announced its new 3D fantasy MMORPG, Devil Hunter: Eternal War, will have players hunting devils to achieve immortality on mobile devices at the end of March. In…
Inuyasha Revive Story – Quick look at beta test gameplay of new mobile RPG
Here at MMO Culture, we have previously tried 2 other Inuyasha mobile games, including Inuyasha Awakening and Inuyasha: War of Naruku. A new one entered beta testing recently, titled Inuyasha: Revive Story. Although the game is in Japanese language, the…
CrossFire – Smilegate announce the closure of online military FPS in South Korea
Games developer Smilegate recently announced the closure of its online FPS, CrossFire, in its home country of South Korea. CrossFire is the stuff of legends, helping a near-bankrupt Smilegate overturn its fortunes years ago by letting Tencent publish the game…
Black Desert – Pearl Abyss recaps recent worldwide community events
Over the past few months, Pearl Abyss held user conferences in Taiwan and Thailand to further develop its close ties with overseas Adventurers of Black Desert, the game currently enjoyed by 10 million users in 150 countries worldwide. Voice of…