Although the Mystic class just barely arrived in the Korean server of Black Desert, developer PearlAbyss is wasting no time to tease her awakening form. Concept art pieces were revealed on social media, including a really curious piece of art…
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Bless – New trailer showcases major changes in ongoing Rebuild Project
A month ago, Neowiz Bless Studio announced the start of the Rebuild Project, a plan which will radically change the systems and features of its faltering flagship MMORPG, Bless. Recently, the developer released an introduction trailer, and highlighted all the…
Soulworker – Class advancement arriving in anime action MMORPG
Launched in South Korea earlier this year, Soulworker is definitely one of the best looking anime MMORPG titles ever on the PC. After adding more new characters post-launch, developer Lion Games is ready to move on to the next level…
Lost Ark – Smilegate previews new content for second Closed Beta
Korean developer Smilegate is currently busy working on the MMORPG, Lost Ark, and recently revealed new content for the upcoming second Closed Beta phase. The area is several times bigger than the first Closed Beta, and the main feature introduced…
TERA – Bluehole announces new playable class for popular Elin race
Bluehole today announced the addition of a new playable class for the Elin race, which is the Gunner. The combination was first revealed as an April Fool’s joke due to the cannon weapon being bigger than the character herself. The…
Netmarble – Government calls out developer over employee welfare
Following the recent report on employee deaths in Netmarble, the Korean developer recently announced internally it will resolve all late overtime pay issues “immediately”, some cases which are a few years old. Earlier today, several government agencies held a meeting…
NCsoft – Console version of Blade & Soul confirmed during financial call
NCsoft recently revealed its financial results for the second quarter of 2017 (April to June), and posted a declining revenue trend from its PC titles, while mobile games revenue soared thanks to Lineage M in Korea. NCsoft also confirmed during…
Netmarble – Government recognized overwork as cause of employee death
[Source] Last year, 3 employees from Netmarble died due to suspected overwork reasons. Last month, the Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service acknowledged 1 of the employee’s death as work-related, approving the bereaved family’s filing for compensation. He is part of…
Dragon Nest – New spin-off class Oracle Elder enters Korean server
Similar to the other spin-off classes such as Dark Avenger and Silver Hunter, Oracle Elder is based off one of the core classes, in this case Kali. The second specialization class of Oracle, she spins into the middle of battle…
TERA M – Netmarble reveals teaser trailer for new mobile MMORPG
Netmarble today announced released the Korean teaser website and teaser trailer for TERA M, the upcoming mobile game based on TERA, the popular PC MMORPG developed by Bluehole. TERA M shares the same timeline with the PC version, and apparently…
Black Desert – Second awakening system previewed in new game video
Developer Pearl Abyss yesterday revealed the second awakening system for most of its classes. Basically, each class will have one main awakening skill, and now there will be 2 more sub-skills branching out from it. Players must choose 1 of…
Bless – Developer initiates Rebuild Project to improve faltering MMORPG
Once the toast of the online gaming world, Bless has fallen on hard times as the Western server was canceled by Aeria Games, and the domestic Korean servers have merged into just a couple. However, developer Neowiz Bless Studio has…
ArcheAge – New trailer for Korean summer naval arena update
Arriving in the Korean server on 27 July, full details for the naval arena update was slightly delayed, and the trailer was only shown a few hours ago. The location is known as Trapaces, and pits 4 teams of 5…
Pearl Abyss – Black Desert studio purchases game network developer
Pearl Abyss, the studio behind Black Desert, today announced it has bought over Korean game network developer Nettention. Its core product is ProudNet, a middleware which helps game companies build an efficient server with the best possible latency. Current games…