Daum Games recently announced the Part 2 update for the new Valencia region, where player kill (PK) rules will be now more relaxed in the area. With a “lawless” concept, NPC guards will no longer attack PK-ers, although killed players…
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Arpiel – Nexon launching new online game this week in South Korea
With Nexon due to launch Tree of Saviour in December, another game under South Korea’s biggest publisher would be launching first. As announced earlier this month, Arpiel will be launching on 3 December in Nexon’s home market. Other than the recent…
Kritika – Nobleria goes critical with several destructive weapons
Announced a few weeks ago, Kritika will be getting a new character known as Nobleria next month in Korea. The full introduction trailer was revealed yesterday, and showcases Nobleria’s wide range of weapons. They should technically be skill effects, but nontheless,…
Arpiel – Nexon reveals opening trailer for upcoming short anime series
Just before G-Star 2015 started, Nexon announced it is entering the anime/ cartoon business with 3 of its online games, including Arpiel, Closers, and Elsword. Today, the teaser trailer for the Arpiel anime series was revealed. The studio behind the animation…
Civilization Online – Open Beta in South Korea begins next week
After a brief pre-Open Beta phase, developer XLGAMES announced Civilization Online will enter the official Open Beta phase on 2 December in South Korea. Based on the popular Civilization series of games created by Sid Meier, Civilization Online is the…
Blade & Soul – Live stage musical is now available on YouTube
On 13 November, NCsoft held the finals of its Blade & Soul World Championship. On the same day, a live stage musical was performed as well, which tells the story of Blade & Soul’s iconic female villainess, Jin Seo-Yeon. Many familiar…
Grand Chase – Netmarble announces PC version closure next month
While not successful in Southeast Asia, Grand Chase gained popularity in regions such as North America and Europe, and being labeled as Brazil’s “national game”. However, due to declining revenues in South Korea, publisher Netmarble has announced Grand Chase is shutting down on…
Kingdom Under Fire II – Elusive online game appeared at G-Star 2015
A few years back, Kingdom Under Fire II was one of the hottest online game everyone talked about. A mixture of non-target action and real time strategy elements, insane graphics, and 10,000 actual units in one screen were just some…
Black Desert – Sorceress awakening weapon arriving this week
Following the Warrior getting his awakening weapon (greatsword), next up is the Sorceress. Arriving in 2 days in the Korean server, she will be getting her awakening weapon, a scythe. While technically already a short and mid-range combatant, the Sorceress now…
Kritika – New character and class announced for action online game
Earlier today, a teaser trailer for Kritika’s new character, Nobleria, was revealed for both China and South Korea servers. According to the game storyline, this extremely smart and rich missus is apparently from another dimension. Her first basic class is known…
Operation7 II – Launch schedule announced for online shooter
Most gamers would not have heard of Operation7, since it was only popular in certain parts of Europe and very, very popular in South America. Over at G-Star 2015, developer Park ESM announced the new PlayStation 4 version, Operation7: Revolution,…
War Rage – NetEase showcasing massive PVP war game at G-Star
NetEase is China’s second biggest games publisher and developer in China (after Tencent), and it has brought a surprise game over to G-Star 2015 in South Korea. Titled War Rage, the game is developed by an in-house CHAOS engine with…
Need For Speed EDGE – Closed Beta for Korea-exclusive racer confirmed
Since working with Electronic Arts on the highly-successful FIFA Online 3 in South Korea, Nexon has announced a Free-to-Play version of Titanfall as part of the ongoing collaboration. Need For Speed EDGE will arrive first, with Closed Beta starting on 26…
Lost Ark – Developer Smilegate hidden from public eyes at G-Star
G-Star 2015 has been quite a surprise thus far, as none of the 3 highly-anticipated quarter-view action online games are in the public halls. I am talking about Lost Ark, Lineage Eternal, and the elusive MU2 from Webzen. Smilegate, developer of…