According to reports from the Korean media, Smilegate RPG announced a massive 448% increase in sales revenue for the year of 2019 (compared to 2018) due to the success of its PC MMORPG, Lost Ark. The sum comes to around…
Lost Ark – New massive 8-player underwater dungeon arrives in Korean server
Smilegate today added the latest content update to Lost Ark, Gate of Paradise. An new massive underwater dungeon, Gate of Paradise requires 8 players to enter. They will have to conquer 3 smaller inner dungeons, with a total of 7…
CrossFire – Former Fast & Furious producer leading film project
Smilegate today announced that it has signed a partnership deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment for a film based on its popular online military FPS, CrossFire. Tencent Pictures from China is co-producing and investing in this CrossFire film project. If you…
CrossFire – Smilegate announce the closure of online military FPS in South Korea
Games developer Smilegate recently announced the closure of its online FPS, CrossFire, in its home country of South Korea. CrossFire is the stuff of legends, helping a near-bankrupt Smilegate overturn its fortunes years ago by letting Tencent publish the game…
Lost Ark – Season 2 “With All RPG Fans” and new content announced
South Korean developer Smilegate recently held a community and media event to celebrate the 1st anniversary of its hit MMORPG, Lost Ark. Titled “Luteran New Year’s Appreciation Festival,” the development team is at the event as well talking about huge…
CrossFire ZERO – Smilegate announces new PC battle royale for Southeast Asia
[Pre-register] Korean developer Smilegate recently announced a new PC battle royale, CrossFire ZERO, based on the popular CrossFire online shooter IP. However, CrossFire ZERO is only slated for Southeast Asia market at this time. According to the teaser trailer combat…
SoulWorker – Ephnel the Bombing Spear arrives in Korean server of action MMORPG
Developer Lion Games and publisher Smilegate today announced the arrival of its 8th playable character in the Korean version of SoulWorker, Ephnel the Bombing Spear. Initially discarded as a failed human experiment, her codename was F-N.el, meaning Failed Number EL.…
Lost Ark – Quick look at expiring recruitment posts for English server
It has been a few weeks since we talked about the progress of Lost Ark, and we have been getting many requests for regular updates (which is impossible). So here are some of the latest details we found after a…
Lost Ark – 16th playable class announced for popular MMORPG
Despite contrary belief, Lost Ark is not yet “dead”/ About 4 months after the arrival of the Assassin class, Lost Ark is ready to once again introduce a new hero into the game. Coming under the Warrior category is Holy…
Korean Game Awards 2019 – Only 1 PC game is nominated for annual award
With the whole gaming industry shifting away from PC games, it is no surprise that only 1 was nominated for the annual Korean Game Awards. As the title revealed, Lost Ark is the game, and we do have a funny…
Smilegate – Employee union held demonstration to call for better work protection
Last week, following the demonstration by Nexon employee union Starting Point, a group of employees from fellow Korean developer Smilegate staged a demonstration as well calling for more “stable work practices.” In case you have forgotten, Smilegate is the developer…
Lost Ark – Assassin class arriving in Korean server later this month
First teased by developer Smilegate earlier this month, it was announced today that the new Assassin class will arrive in the Korean server of Lost Ark on 31 July 2019. It will be the 5th main class along with Warrior,…
Lost Ark – Japan server announced along with teaser for new class
Japanese games publisher GameOn today announced it has signed a publishing contract with Korean developer Smilegate to launch Lost Ark in the land of the rising sun. The signing ceremony took part at the Smilegate campus located in Pangyo, Seongnam.…
Lost Ark – New continent arrives next week for Episode 2 update
Since launching earlier this year in South Korea, Lost Ark has received regular patches and content updates from developer Smilegate. Next week, the biggest update yet is set to arrive in the form of Episode 2: The Great Pioneer. The…