Korean developer Pearl Abyss is back at its break-neck pace of content update, as the awakening mode of the newest character, Lahn, has arrived in the local server. Now wielding dual swords (we think they are cursed) linked together by…
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NCsoft – Former Blade & Soul producer under investigation for insider trading
The former head honcho of Blade & Soul, Bae Jae Hyun, is currently under investigation by the Financial Services Commission, South Korea’s top financial regulator, under suspicion of insider trading. This illegal action reportedly took place last year, when Bae…
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – A brief tour of the new PUBG Seoul headquarters
BY now, gamers all around the world would have played, tried, or heard of the game known as PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, otherwise known as PUBG. The game recently entered version 1.0, and hit 3 million concurrent players (number of players online…
Aion – Korean server switching to Free-to-Play model in January
According to news outlets in South Korea, the Korean server of Aion will finally convert to a from the monthly subscription business model to Free-to-Play model with cash item shop. This change, which takes place around the time of Aion’s…
Kritika – New class advancement arrives for Noblia class
About to celebrate its 5th anniversary, Kritika is one of the few F2P online games from South Korea which still has a global following. For its winter update, a new class advancement just landed in the Korean server for Noblia,…
TERA – Class awakening system enters Korean server
If you did not already know, TERA is currently published by Nexon in South Korea. As one of the core games, it is expected to have a massive winter update, with the first part starting yesterday. The 7 playable classes…
Black Desert – Full combat trailer for new character class revealed
Known as Lahn with no class name attached, this new female character for Black Desert is arriving Thursday in South Korea. After the teaser trailer shown at the annual Black Desert Festa event to celebrate Black Desert’s 3rd anniversary, developer…
MapleStory – New playable character arriving with winter update
Nexon Korea recently released a new teaser video for Ark, the name of the upcoming winter update and also the name of the new class, Ark. According to fansite Orange Mushroom, Ark is a member of Grandis’ High Lef race…
ArcheAge – Developer announces new remastered version for early 2018
Korean developer XLGAMES might have fallen off the radar in most of 2017, but today the studio announced a new remastered version of ArcheAge is arriving in January. Based on 5 years of experience operating ArcheAge, this remastered version will…
Pearl Abyss – Studio founder teases 2 upcoming titles in development
In October, Korean gaming website Inven held a long interview with Dae Il Kim, the founder and chairperson of developer Pearl Abyss. You might have heard of a MMORPG known as Black Desert from the studio. During the interview, Dae…
League of Legends – Faker Edition ROG laptop bundle goes on sale in South Korea
Wishing you cold somehow play at the level of world champions in League of Legends? Fret not, as Asus has teamed up with multiple-time League of Legends world champions SK Telecom Team 1 to release a special laptop bundle, featuring…
Black Desert – New female character teased at game anniversary event
Black Desert is celebrating its 3rd anniversary today, and at the annual live event known as “Black Desert Festa”, a new character was teased. Her name is Ran, and no specific class is currently mentioned. Though from the teaser trailer,…
Ascent: Infinite Realm – Gameplay footage from G-Star 2017 livestream
Over at G-Star 2017, developer Bluehole invited a popular local streamer to stream footage of its latest PC online game, Ascent: Infinite Realm (A:IR), from the event floor. The studio behind TERA and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds showed off an early build,…
KurtzPel – New tutorial trailer highlights basic combat controls for action MMORPG
Over at G-Star 2017, developer KOG of Elsword and Grand Chase fame is busy showcasing its latest PC action MMORPG, KurtzPel, to the curious audience and media. A new trailer was just released, explaining the basic combat system of this…