G-Star 2013 officially ended yesterday in Busan, South Korea after 4 days of games and more games. With the online gaming industry facing immense pressure from its government, this might even be the final time we will be seeing a…
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Wild Buster – Space adventure to begin Closed Beta early next year
Introduced last year, Wild Buster is primed for Closed Beta early next year by developer Star Ducks. An isometric action RPG, the game plays and looks somewhat similar to a “Diablo in space”, with 2 factions (Guardians and Abandon), 24…
Legend of Fighters – New game trailer for action side-scroller
With Closed Beta 1 ending recently in South Korea, developer GalaxyGate packed up their goods and headed to G-Star 2013 to showcase Legend of Fighters to potential business partners. An action side-scroller, the combat mechanics might to very familiar to…
Arena1 – A new competitive action fantasy game for web browsers
Powered by the versatile Unity Engine and hidden at the G-Star business hall, Arena1 is apparently the first product from developer Wooriline. Arena1 is a browser-based competitive MMORPG, with teams of 8 fighting to plant their flags in the enemy’s…
Kingdom Under Fire II – Latest game trailer recorded using English client
[Official Facebook page] The developer of Kingdom Under Fire II, Blueside, emailed me this awesome G-Star 2013 trailer earlier, where the English client was used. The new trailer showcases Shining Spring, 1 of the 3-man co-op missions found in the…
ElForest – East Interactive reveals new title inspired by Journey to the West
Founded by a group of developers who used to work on Dragonica/ DragonSaga, East Interactive recently revealed its first online title, ElForest. The game takes the majority of its references and design based on Journey to the West, in particular the…
Living After War – Post-nuclear war online game seeking a revival
Scheduled to launch for the English market a couple of years back even before there is a Korean server, Living After War soon went off the radar. Over at G-Star 2013，it seems the developer is promoting the post-nuclear war online…
Project A – Debut game trailer showcases core summoning feature
Revealed last year, Project A is the latest MMORPG to be developed by Barunson Games, creator of titles such as Last Chaos (not Dragonica/ DragonSaga). With no official name currently, the game’s main feature will be the Jinn system, where…
Wolfknights – New game video revealed for G-Star 2013
After opening registration for overseas gamers yesterday, developer IMC Games revealed a new video for G-Star 2013, the first video in fact for the game. Featuring an epic battle between 3 warring factions, the game somewhat reminds me of the…
Tree of Savior – First game details revealed for spiritual RO sequel
First known as Project R1, Tree of Savior is currently in development by IMC Games, founded by the “father of Ragnarok Online”, Mr Hakkyu Kim. The first game trailer is here! As you can see, Tree of Savior retains…
Peria Chronicles – Lengthy trailer touches on crafting the perfect world
If 3 game trailers aren’t enough, you add a 4th! This is what Nexon has done, with the lengthy introduction trailer previewing Peria Chronicles’ crafting system. Other than shaping the land, players may also mix and match different materials to…
Kingdom Under Fire II – Massive gameplay video from G-Star 2013
Korea’s top gaming website, ThisIsGame, uploaded a new gameplay video taken over at G-Star 2013 earlier. While there seems to be no new trailers, the video is nonetheless awesome! Kingdom Under Fire II will be launching in several regions next…
Revelation – China’s No.2 reveals new oriental MMORPG at G-Star 2013
NetEase, China’s No.2 online games company in terms of market share, chose G-Star (business section) to reveal its latest MMORPG, Revelation. There are no details now except a trailer, with the company looking to expand overseas for the first time…
Wolfknights – New faction-based PvP title opens global registration option
Wolfknights is the latest MMORPG developed by South Korean Studio IMC Games, which also created Granado Espada. The game plays differently from others, as there will be a “reset” after 1 of the 3 factions wins the all-out war. A…