NetDragon, the developer for the upcoming Chinese online shooter, Transformers Online, announced that the game will see its first Closed Beta phase begin soon in August. The game will be a third person shooter (TPS) with RPG elements and infused…
Kingdom Under Fire Online – Under fire in Korea
Korean MMO developer, Dragonfly, is most well known for its online shooter titles, including Special Force and Karma Online. With Kingdom Under Fire Online, the company has basically added a new genre, called AOS (Aeon of Strife), into its stable.…
Rusty Hearts – Closed Beta begins July 27
Perfect World Entertainment Inc is gearing up to begin Closed Beta Testing (CBT) for Rusty Hearts . The ultimate hack and slash dungeon-crawler and multiplayer online game adds new elements to Perfect World Entertainment’s existing diversified game portfolio by offering…
R2 Online – 2 thumbs down
I don’t think I really did slam many online games before, but R2 Online’s User Test phase will rank at Number 2 in my list for 2011 (first being Waren Story’s Alpha Test). Yes, R2 Online is still only in…
Dragon Nest EU – A small update
While the service for Dragon Nest North America just started Closed Beta recently and the SEA server aiming to start theirs next month, there is an almighty hole of darkness and worries for the supposed European server. Here is a…
Dragonica Japan – New Origin first look
I hate it when game publishers and websites pull such a stunt after I had a tiring day at work. Dragonica Japan will be updated with the New Origin patch in a matter of hours, and once again the biggest…
Mabinogi Heroes – Chapter 9 gets updated again
The updates for Mabinogi Heroes, one of Nexon Korea’s best online titles, is getting an update… again! With Chapter 10 and Kai the Archer looming, the developers decided to patch new content before the big one comes. In the Song…
ARA Online – Teaser footage revealed
ARA Online was actually announced last week, but I didn’t want to post about it as there was only 1 character art and no trailers or screenshots were in sight. Developed by Korean studio Aquarius, ARA Online is a 3D…
Duke of Mount Deer Online – First impression
Before I begin, please be informed that this is just a small preview, with me barely scratching the core content even at level 40. Duke of Mount Deer Online is based on Louis Cha’s final martial arts novel, developed for…
Rusty Hearts (KR) – 4th character teased
Rusty Hearts North America will be going into Closed Beta soon, and the Korean server today teased about the upcoming 4th character (shown above), the gun-slinging Natasha. From the teaser video below, it seems that she will be able to…
The Weekend Journal
Hello folks, how was your week? Mine started off slow but suddenly picked up speed near the end of the week… phew. I am working on the small preview for ChangYou’s multi-million MMORPG, Duke of Mount Deer Online and it…
Duke of Mount Deer – Development costs breakdown
In order not to overshot the frame size, the game’s title has been cut short from the full name, “The Duke of Mount Deer Online”. Developed by Chinese MMO giant ChangYou over a period of 4 years, “industry veterans” have…
Firefall – Webzen admits lack of funds
For the past few months, I have been posting about the saga between Red 5 Studios and Korean MMO company Webzen over the publishing rights for Firefall. Today, Webzen finally admitted that the company has ran into serious financial problems…
TERA Korea begins paid services
TERA Korea, published by MMO giant Hangame, has officially revealed its paid services program. The system works pretty much like World of Warcraft’s, where players pay an extra fee to customize some of their characters’ features. There are 4 option…