Just a refresher, Final Fantasy XIV is published in South Korea by Eyedentity Mobile (formerly Eyedentity Games), developer of Dragon Nest and owned by a messed-up Chinese company known as Shanda. With the Heavensward expansion arriving next week, Eyedentitty Mobile…
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Overwatch – New shooter continues to increase PC bang market share
After a stellar opening in PC bangs (gaming cafes) in South Korea, Overwatch continues to erode market share from long-time leader, League of Legends. According to Gametrics’ data from yesterday, Overwatch now owns 23.79% of time spent in PC bangs,…
Echo of Soul – New heavyweight publisher announced for Korea
Some months back, Echo of Soul closed in South Korea as then-publisher Hangame decided to cull PC online games and focus more on mobile games. Today, developer Npicsoft announced it has signed a deal with Nzin Corporation, with the latter…
Iron Sight – New online shooter enters Closed Beta next week in Korea
Announced several years ago, Iron Sight will be entering Closed Beta in South Korea from 14 June to 19 June. The first game from developer Wiple Games and publisher by Neowiz Games, Iron Sight is a Free-to-Play first person shooter…
Overwatch – Online shooter debuts at No.2 in Korean PC bang ranking
According to Gametrics, Overwatch debuted on the South Korea PC bang charts at No.2, pushing down the prominent online shooter, Sudden Attack, to No.3. While still trailing League of Legends, Overwatch’s launch caused the popular MOBA to suffer a 10% decrease compared to…
Bless – Server merge next month will see 10 servers become just 2
With the first server merge for Bless happening just in March, it seemed amusing Neowiz is using “for a smoother gameplay experience” as the main reason for the latest server merge, set to happen on 8 June. As written in…
Icarus Online – Brand new Idol class enters the Korean server today
Also known as Riders of Icarus for the English market, the Korean server of Icarus Online added the new race, Shiring, along with its unique class, Idol. As you might have probably guessed, this is a loli-oriented update by developer WeMade…
TERA – Bluehole Studio confirms PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions
According to a recent posting on a jobs board in South Korea, developer Bluehole Studio is currently looking for new staff to port TERA over to consoles, including PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. If you did not know TERA, it is…
Becoming Preta – Action MMORPG now includes VR platform
Originally just another mobile action MMORPG which was set to be published by Nexon, developer Illion decided to go another route with Preta. Now known as Becoming Preta, the game is being enhanced for VR, mobile, PC, console, connected TV…
Lineage Eternal – NCsoft delays Closed Beta for action MMORPG
During its financial announcement for the 1st quarter of 2016, developer NCsoft announced the first Closed Beta phase for Lineage Eternal for South Korea has been moved from early 2016 to the “3rd quarter of 2016”, which is anytime between…
Black Desert – Maehwa class getting her awakening update this week
Now known officially as Maehwa in the Europe and North America server, the female blader class will be having her awakening update in the Korea server tomorrow. Swapping out her usual blade weapon and single-target attacks, Maehwa is now armed…
Smilegate – Founder of once-failing studio is now Korea’s 4th richest man
According to Forbes, the founder of developer Smilegate, Kwon Hyuk-Bin, is now South Korea’s 4th richest man. Kwon Hyuk-Bin currently owns 100% shares of Smilegate Holdings, and his company was once on the edge of closing down. Tencent, China’s biggest…
Project A1 – Nexon teases Unreal Engine 4 MOBA at annual conference
This week, Nexon is holding its annual Nexon Developers Conference in South Korea, where its partners from all over the world attend and share their experiences in games development. While not necessarily the right event to announce a game, Nexon…
Black Desert – Male Blader class awakens with new mighty weapon
Following the awakenings of the previous classes, the Korean server of Black Desert today welcomed the Male Blader into the same group. His new weapon is translated as Mushin (Warrior God) Blade, ditching the bow and arrows, and provides enhancements to…