The China server for Blade & Soul, published by Tencent Games, recently saw its biggest update of the year, which included new playable classes added to certain races among many other new features. Not willing to be outdone by competitor’s massive Dragon…
WildStar – China publisher confirmed with beta starting this August
NCsoft recently announced WildStar, the first online game from Carbine Studios, is heading to China. The publisher was revealed as Giant Interactive, and the first beta will begin this August. Localization of the game is near its end, which means…
Blade & Soul – Free-to-Play model confirmed with Premium Membership
Since being announced back in May, gamers have been curious about the business model for Blade & Soul. NCsoft today revealed that Blade & Soul English will be Free-to-Play, with a monthly Premium Membership plan. There will be no power…
Lineage Eternal – Focus Group Test begins today in South Korea
According to NCsoft, a small group of testers has been enrolled into the Focus Group Test (FGT) for Lineage Eternal. It starts today till 26 June, held at Pangyo Ncsoft R&D Center. The group consists of students from Sogang University’s Game Education…
Blade & Soul – China server adds new playable classes to existing races
Tencent Games, the publisher for Blade & Soul China, recently announced a new update which will see three races getting new playable classes. The Lyn race will be getting the Warlock class, the Yun race will get the Kung Fu…
WildStar – NCsoft announce Free-to-Play change coming this fall
[Game website] NCsoft and Carbine Studios are “excited” to announce that WildStar, one of the “most critically-acclaimed” MMOs of 2014, will become Free-to-Play this fall. As this transition takes place, Carbine is committed to ensuring that WildStar will remain AAA,…
Blade & Soul – Official panda Lyn figurines now on sale in China
Tencent Games, the publisher of Blade & Soul in China, has started selling panda Lyn figurines online. They should sell like hotcakes given Blade & Soul’s high popularity in the country. For USD 25.00 a pop, one should not anticipate…
Blade & Soul – Watch the first livestream for highly anticipated game
[Game website] After re-announcing Blade & Soul for the English market with a winter launch scheduled, the team over at NC West wasted no time in organizing a livestream to share details with the gamers. We might never know the…
Blade & Soul – North America and Europe servers launching this winter
[Game website] NCsoft has announced that Blade & Soul will launch in Europe and North America this winter. The game unlike any other, set in an Asian, mythological world where fast-paced combat collides with the visual beauty of a martial arts…
Blade & Soul – Exclusive Hello Kitty event begins in Taiwan server
A little info, Hello Kitty is really popular in Taiwan and Hong Kong, perhaps even more than its homeland of Japan. With that, the NC Taiwan has started a limited Hello Kitty event with Sanrio for Blade & Soul. Players can…
Project HON – NCsoft shuts down development of Unreal Engine 4 game
NCsoft, which recently revealed its financials for Q1 2015, has officially ceased the development of Project HON. Developed using Unreal Engine 4, Project HON was first showcased at G-Star 2014 as a PVP-intense mecha shooter, with a mobile version allowing cross-platform…
NCsoft – Latest financial results paint grim picture for declining WildStar
NCsoft has just released its financial results for the first quarter of 2015, and things are not looking too rosy for the English-only online game, WildStar. Basically, sales of the game plunged more than 50% compared to the previous quarter,…
Master X Master – New gameplay videos for first MOBA from NCsoft
Master X Master is currently in Closed Beta 2, though everyone with a Korean PlayNC account can apparently play the game now. The first MOBA title from NCsoft, Master X Master is expanding the genre by adding various PVP and PVE…
Lineage II – Classic server seeking votes for official Europe launch
[Game website] European publisher 4Game is seeking to open a classic Lineage II server, and is looking for votes to see if the gamers want such an event to happen. While the current Lineage II celebrates its 11th anniversary, it…