X-Legend Entertainment, the Taiwan developer behind PC MMORPG titles such as Aura Kingdom, does not have a stellar record in the mobile games department despite having launched over 5 of them in recent years. Perhaps the recent Laplace M, published…
Soulworker ZERO – Mobile version of anime MMORPG enters Closed Beta in Korea
Little-known Korean publisher Aprogen Healthcare & Games Inc. recently announced the Closed Beta phase for its new mobile action RPG, Soulworker ZERO. Aprogen Healthcare & Games Inc., as its name suggests, actually has a business in biomedical technology and even…
Lost Ark – Lance Master class announced for popular action MMORPG
Smilegate today announced the first new class for Lost Ark since its Korean launch, Lance Master. A highlight of Lance Master is the ability to switch between 2 different combat stances, Ambush (for wide area attacks) and Intensive (high damage).…
Hearthstone – Blizzard Korea partners with Dunkin’ to promote latest game expansion
[Play free now] Blizzard Entertainment recently launched the “Rise of Shadows” expansion for its widely popular digital card game, Hearthstone, and Blizzard Korea had a rather unique marketing campaign to celebrate the occasion. Working with Dunkin’ Donuts (now known as…
Lost Ark – Rumors on mobile version and Unreal Engine 4 upgrade surface
Lost Ark has been very successful for developer Smilegate since it launched a few months ago in South Korea, and various media websites in Asia have claimed that the ongoing hiring for an unnamed mobile “New Project” is for the…
Remnant: From the Ashes – Launch date announced for new action shooter
[Game website] Perfect World Entertainment and developer Gunfire Games today announced Remnant: From the Ashes launches on August 20, 2019 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Steam. Developed by Gunfire Games, Remnant: From the Ashes is a third-person survival-action shooter…
The Great Merchant Mobile – Classic MMORPG heading to mobile platforms under new studio
First launched for South Korea in 2002 by developer HQTeam (which later merged with the now-defunct Joyon Entertainment), The Great Merchant is a unique MMORPG which is now owned and operated by AK Interactive. While there is PVE content, a…
Skyforge – New Horizons update lands with largest in-game map ever
[Play free now] Continuing the events of previous expansions, Skyforge takes players of the award-winning MMO to an entirely new planet called Terra. As players expand to “New Horizons” and visit this exotic planet, they will quickly discover that the…
Neowiz Bless Studio – Bless developer to dissolve and merge with parent company
Neowiz Bless Studio, an independent subsidiary of Korean games company Neowiz, will merge with its parent company by 19 June 2019. Once having over 200 employees, its PC MMORPG Bless did not perform really well in South Korea or other…
Pearl Abyss – Black Desert developer announces $1 Billion gross sales milestone
[Company website] Pearl Abyss today announced that its open-world action MMORPG franchise Black Desert has surpassed 1 billion USD in gross sales in four years after its initial release. The critically-acclaimed game, which has launched on PC, mobile (in Asia)…
Vespa – King’s Raid developer acquires new studio for global expansion
Vespa, the Korean developer which rose to prominence in recent years due to the global success of mobile RPG King’s Raid, has purchased fellow Korean studio Cocoon Games. Founded in 2013, Cocoon Games made a couple of mobile strategy games,…
TERA Origin – Netmarble announces “new” mobile MMORPG for Japan market
Netmarble today announced TERA Origin, touted as a “completely new” mobile MMORPG developed specifically for the Japanese market. This “new” game is developed by Squall, an internal team at Krafton (formerly Bluehole) which made TERA M. If you did not…
Monster Hunter Online – Tencent announces closure of China-exclusive MMORPG
First entering beta phase in 2015 and exclusive to the China gaming community, Tencent Games today announced the closure of Monster Hunter Online. Crafted using CryEngine with IP owner Capcom, payments and new registrations for the game have been disabled…
CryoFall – New online sci-fi survival RPG enters Steam Early Access
[Steam Early Access] CryoFall, a new multiplayer survival RPG from publisher Daedalic Entertainment and developer AtomicTorch Studio, recently entered Steam Early Access. This unique sci-fi game challenges players to survive on a harsh, alien planet with a variety of official…