After the melee classes of Berserker and Knight were revealed, developer Nsquare recently announced the 2 ranged magic classes, Priest and Wizard. If the previously teased schedule is not wrong (accurate thus far), we will be seeing the Assassin and…
Molten Games – Studio closure confirmed with all employees laid off
Formed last year by several gaming veterans and funded by NCsoft, Molten Games closed on March 24th, a little more than a year after its founding. About 60 employees were affected, with the management giving out severance packages and inviting…
Molten Games – Mass layoffs confirmed for NCsoft-backed studio
Molten Games, which received a “multi-million” investment from NCsoft in 2013, has laid off most of its employees. As of now, there are conflicting reports as some insiders claim that currently, “the whole studio is looking for work“, while others “confirm” that Molten…
MapleStory 2 – First 2 playable classes confirmed by developer
Nsquare, the development team formed by both Nexon and NCsoft, confirmed the first 2 classes for MapleStory 2 earlier. As mentioned in my previous post, the classes are indeed from the Warrior category, with them being Knight (rather than Paladin)…
MapleStory 2 – Possible classes and in-game image teased for sequel
Developed by N Square, the co-development team formed by Nexon and NCsoft, some new info was teased over the previous few weeks. There seems to be 8 classes in development, some of which are reminiscence of the playable ones in…
WildStar – Pre-order packages revealed and launch date confirmed
[Pre-order] Carbine Studios, a subsidiary of Korean giant NCsoft, recently announced the pre-order campaign which will start on 19th March 2014, with the prices at USD 60 for the standard edition and USD 75 for the digital deluxe edition, with…
Blade & Soul – Launch dates revealed for Japan server and new anime trailer
NCsoft Japan held a private “Premier Show” event for Blade & Soul earlier, and announced several new details. First, the “Limited Trial” will start from 13th May to 15th May, followed by the “Open Trail” from 16th to 19th May,…
Blade & Soul – Game popularity spreading to China internet cafes
With Blade & Soul’s popularity still surging in China, Tencent Games released a new video to highlight how it is working with internet cafes around the country to further spread the product. Tencent has an internet cafe management software, hence…
Lineage – Evergreen title gets new 8th class after 14 years of service
Despite failing in the Western market, Lineage is still very much alive in Asian countries such as South Korea, Taiwan and China. In fact, it is still developer NCsoft’s top selling product after 14 years in operations. Earlier today, a…
Blade & Soul – NCsoft to introduce game at special premier show
It hasn’t been long since Blade & Soul Japan was announced, and NCsoft Japan is doing very well in organizing the very first event. Dubbed the “Blade & Soul Premier Show”, it will be a live event taking somewhere in…
Metal Black: Alternative – NCsoft revives game for 2014 beta phase
Back in 2009, NCsoft revealed Metal Black: Alternative at the annual G-Star event. Subsequently, news of the game stopped as NCsoft moved on to “higher priority” products. At yesterday’s financial call, the developer announced that the game will enter Closed…
NCsoft – Lineage leads again as sales breakdown for 2013 revealed
Lineage, which is over a decade old now, continues to lead the sales chart for NCsoft in 2013. According to the latest financial records posted by NCsoft, sales for Lineage 2 more than double Guild Wars 2’s, which is at…
Blade & Soul – NCsoft invites players to Hell in new Season 2 update
Made public yesterday, NCsoft has added the “Hell” map to the Korean server of Blade & Soul. This is a new area where faction PvP and PvE takes place at the same time, with intense combat expected to take place…
Blade & Soul – Important member leaves game development team
After the departure of influential former Art Director, Kim Hyung Tae, another important member for Team Bloodlust announced his leaving. 김호식, or “hosix”, is the game designer and writer who first suggested that an epic storyline is important for Blade & Soul.…