Aion 4.0 – Popular singer IU confirmed as spokesperson

South Korea’s favorite “daughter”, K-Pop idol IU, has been confirmed as Aion 4.0′s spokesperson. It is certainly not a surprise, seeing how NCsoft signed a contract a couple of years back to use certain artistes for game promotion, with Wonder…

DragonSaga – Game website goes live

[Game website] Dragonica is back in the SEA region, now known as the updated DragonSaga! Developed by Gravity Games, the publisher will be NHN Singapore, making it a co-op effort between 2 Korean MMO stewards. From what I was told,…

Mortal Online – Sandbox MMORPG goes Free to Play

As the Free to Play conversion movement increases its steps in North America, Mortal Online is the latest to follow the trend. Granted, most developers are still sticking to the “Freemium” model, where major features are locked from F2P players,…

MapleStory: Unlimited – Classes for winter update revealed

As you can see, MapleStory has gotten a fancy new sub-title for its Winter update, Unlimited. 2 new classes were teased a few days ago. First, the Demon Avenger class, which is a new one despite looking a little similar…

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn – New trailer for revamped starter zone

Square Enix is really taking much effort in previewing FFXIV: A Realm Reborn, with the strong aim and mission not to repeat the early failures. In part 2 of the trailer, players have a deeper look into The Black Shroud,…

Marvel Heroes – Doctor Doom is the initial big baddy

Marvel Heroes, once known as Marvel Universe, has revealed that Doctor Doom is the big baddy of the initial main storyline in its new developer diary video. Fans of the Marvel universe will no doubt be upset at the fact…

Cyphers – 4 brand new characters coming for winter update

As winter arrives, it is not only a festive season but a good period as well for Nexon’s gamers in Korea. Anually, without fail, all the core Nexon titles will be getting some meaty new content. Cyphers is no exception,…

City of Heroes – SOS call sent to Disney Interactive

[Press Release] When NCsoft announced the closure of its North America studio, Paragon Studio, it was inevitable that City of Heroes will be following suit as well. It happened, but the stunned players immediately formed a group and tried to…

League of Legends – Riot Games allegedly banning private casting

As Season 3 for League of Legends is arriving, there are several new changes to the game rules itself. But those changes were apparently extended to private casting (giving personal comments LIVE while matches are running), with popular caster Wombat…

The Magic Sword Online – Clans of the game revealed

The Magic Sword Online was revealed over the weekend at Tencent Games Carnival 2012, with several famous personality from the Chinese film industry acting as the game’s consultants. While little information was shown, I managed to source out some confirmed…

The Legend of Tibet – Journey to a mysterious realm

NetEase is China’s 2nd biggest online gaming company, and also the proxy publisher for Blizzard’s games such as Starcraft 2 and World of Warcraft. However, Diablo 3 has yet to be launched in China, with several hurdles on the way.…

Dragon Nest – Desert Dragon arrival marks new era

Today marks the day Nexon steps down as Dragon Nest Korea’s publisher, with the new publisher being Actoz Soft. Together with Dragon Nest’s developer, Eyedentity Games, both are subsidiary companies of China’s Shanda Games after acquisition. Actoz Soft is intending…

Devilian – Hack & slash MMO inspired by Diablo II

In development for over 3 years now, Devilian is developed by Korean studio Ginno Games, and the hack & slash title will be published by NHN through its Hangame portal. During the press conference, representatives from Ginno did not hesitate…

Cabal II: The Neoforce Era – PvP content is king

Cabal II has been very quiet since going into Open Beta a couple of weeks back, and Korean website ThisIsGame.com has published a new interview with developer ESTsoft to have some questions answered, including what the future holds. Note that…