Korean indie developer Jandisoft today released a game trailer for its current project, Mad World, a cross-platform MMORPG. Crafted using HTML5 technology, Mad World’s story revolves around humans and their will to survive in a post-apocalyptic fantasy world ravaged by…
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LINE Games – New games subsidiary officially announced by LINE Corp
LINE is known to most users as a mobile chat app which took digital stickers to the next level. While it has published some mobile games, there was no official games department under LINE. Recently, the formation of LINE Games…
Mabinogi Heroes – Miri the Dragon Knight descends upon Korean server
First announced last month as the 12th playable character in Mabinogi Heroes, Miri has finally entered the Korean server this past week. Wielding a gigantic weapon known as “Drake”, it was also revealed she has a Dragon Knight form which…
Lost Ark – Major improvements revealed for upcoming Closed Beta 2
Crafted by Smilegate using Unreal Engine 3, Lost Ark is a highly-anticipated PC MMORPG around the world since it was first revealed. For the first time since the first Closed Beta held last August in South Korea, Smilegate broke its…
Black Desert – Preview trailer showcases landscape of new region
As summer arrives, developer Pearl Abyss is gearing up for the massive update for the Korean server of Black Desert, Kamasylvia Part 2. With a whole new region and town to explore, a new preview trailer has been revealed following…
Marvel End Time Arena – Marvel universe MOBA launching this week
Back in 2014, Marvel and Korean developer Smilegate suspended development of a MOBA game, Project Pentakill, based on characters from the Marvel universe. While I did not know when the project was restarted, it is now known as Marvel End…
MapleStory – New Cadena class arriving for summer update
Over the weekend, Nexon Korea announced the summer update for its top MMORPG, MapleStory. Titled NOVA, the update will also see the introduction of a brand new class, Cadena! Similar to most major updates for games under Nexon, NOVA will…
Black Desert – Massive summer update teased in new preview trailer
Developer Pearl Abyss, which has been churning out quality updates for Black Desert almost non-stop, recently previewed upcoming new content through the “Amazing Adventures” teaser trailer. Starting from 15 June and for 2 months, new content such as Kamasylvia Part…
Nexon – Global contract signed with new studio for UE 4 mobile MMORPG
Nexon Korea has been signing and investing in tons of studios over the past 24 months, and the latest to benefit is Moai Games. Located in South Korea, this new studio received funding from K Cube Ventures and Partners Investment…
Pearl Abyss – Black Desert studio prepares for IPO in South Korea
According to local reports, game developer Pearl Abyss has started procedures to be listed on KOSDAQ, a trading board of Korea Exchange (KRX) in its native South Korea. Its maiden game, Black Desert, is currently serviced in multiple regions worldwide…
Blade & Soul – New Maestro class arriving in Korean server next month
NCsoft recently announced the official name for the upcoming new dual-pistol class in Blade & Soul, Maestro. Teased late last year, the Maestro will be debuting in the Korean test server of Blade & Soul next week on 2 June,…
Black Desert – Striker awakening update arrives in Korean server
Players of Black Desert in South Korea will welcome the awakening update for the Striker class later today. The new awakened “weapon” is actually an outer coating or armor, roughly translated as “Transmissive Armor”. This new “weapon” greatly increasing his physical damage…
Blizzard – South Korea office to have rival Riot Games as neighbour
Blizzard Korea will be moving to its new office within Parnas Tower over the next few months to accommodate its aggressive expansion. Located above Samseong Station within the affluent Gangnam area, Blizzard will have rivals Riot Games as coincidental same-tower…
Mabinogi Heroes – Nexon reveals 12th character in action MMORPG
This past weekend, Nexon held a media event to reveal the massive summer update for its action MMORPG, Mabinogi Heroes. Other than new storyline and tons of system improvements, the most important content is none other than the reveal of…