Earlier this March, developer XLGAMES (of ArcheAge fame) announced it is crafting a mobile game based on the popular Korean light novel series, “The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor.” Today, it was announced LINE (yes, the messaging app) has acquired the publishing rights for…
ArcheAge – Unknown China studio obtains IP rights for mobile MMORPG
It seems common these days Korean developers are renting out their popular game IPs to Chinese studios for a fee and subsequent royalties. ArcheAge is the latest to join the fold with XLGAMES signing a contract with ZLONGAME, allowing the…
Civilization Online – Game closure announced by developer
Korean developer XLGAMES today announced the closure of its latest online game, Civilization Online, on 7 December. The game was co-developed with 2K Games, and was scheduled to launch in China and Taiwan as well, but the plan has most likely…
ArcheAge – Revelation descends this December with biggest expansion ever
[Game website] Trion Worlds today announced the new expansion for ArcheAge, titled Revelation, will arrive on December 10. Touted as the biggest expansion ever, the new content provides more freedom for players to shape the ever-expanding world of Erenor, with…
ArcheAge Begins – Unreal Engine 4 mobile game is now ready for signup
[Teaser website] First made public in February 2015, global mobile games publisher Gamevil announced it has partnered with XLGAMES to publish a mobile title based on ArcheAge. Developed using Unreal Engine 4, the teaser website for the game, ArcheAge Begins, is finally…
ArcheAge – Game publisher announced for Greater China region
After launching in South Korea, Japan, North America, Europe, and more recently China, ArcheAge was finally announced for Greater China (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau). The publisher is Lager Network Technologies, perhaps one of the smaller gaming companies in the region. Crafted by…
ArcheAge – Developer unleashes a trove of game trailers for update 3.0
Arriving in the Korean server on 13 July, update 3.0 for ArcheAge is MASSIVE, and even that is an understatement. Announced previously, there will be 2 new races added, Warborn and Dwarves. The special racial skill of the former is transforming into…
ArcheAge – New races and region confirmed in new teaser trailer
Last week, Korean developer XLGAMES teased the return of a major character, Orchidna, as perhaps the main antagonist in the upcoming 3.0 content update for ArcheAge. Today, a new teaser trailer was released, confirming the 2 new playable races – Warborn and Dwarves.…
ArcheAge – 2 new playable races revealed in Update 3.0 teaser trailer
Earlier today, developer XLGAMES revealed the teaser trailer for ArcheAge’s upcoming 3.0 content update. Roughly translated as “Orchidna’s Hatred”, no new information was detailed by XLGAMES in words. Orchidna is one of the main characters in the lore of ArcheAge,…
ArcheAge – Ascension update arrives with new player factions and more
[Play now] ArcheAge is giving players more freedom than ever to build and expand with the latest update, Ascension. Ascension introduces the new Player Nation System, allowing adventurers to create their own player-run factions and guilds, a castle upgrade system giving…
ArcheAge – China server enters Open Beta with new localized dungeon
After being in several different tests over the past year in China, including an extended period of non-wipe phases, ArcheAge has finally entered Open Beta last week. Publisher Tencent Games was adamant the game will only be “officially launched” after…
Moonlight Sculptor – New mobile game announced by XLGAMES
Korean developer XLGAMES, known worldwide for its MMORPG ArcheAge, today announced a new mobile game currently in development. The game will be based on the popular Korean light novel series, “The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor.” In publication since 2007, the novel tells…
ArcheAge – Monkey King pet arrives to celebrate Lunar New Year
To celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, developer XLGAMES recently added a new monkey pet into ArchAge for the South Korea server. Though promoted as “The Heavenly Sage”, a godly title for the Chinese Monkey King, apparently it is…
Braves – First look at new mobile game from ArcheAge developer
Braves is technically not XLGAMES’ first mobile title, since the Korean studio did launch an ArcheAge companion mini-game app a few years ago. Still, this is Braves, a new action side-scroll mobile game infused with RPG elements. There are currently just…