[Steam page] After being shut down by Webzen back in October last year, ASTA is being revived later this month! Set to re-launch on Steam on 26 April, the new publisher is Move Games, a little-known Korean company which is…
Webzen – Global publisher announces closure of 2 new online games
Webzen yesterday announced the closure of its 2 new online games, ASTA and ELOA, much to the surprise of many. The global publisher was at least forthcoming in its explanation, admitting that there weren’t enough players to support the games…
ASTA – First expansion arriving soon with new region and level cap
[Play now] Webzen, today announced that the first major content expansion for its Asian fantasy MMORPG, ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds, will be available later this month. ASTA is an Asian-themed fantasy MMORPG with several races, classes and characters,…
Webzen – Celebrate the 7th anniversary with free game items
Webzen, a global publisher and developer of Free-to-Play games, today celebrates its global game portal’s 7th anniversary! Webzen has certainly come a long way, and I still remember the period where the company was silent for months. MMO Culture and…
ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds – New MMORPG launches next month
[Register now] Webzen is pleased to announce that the Open Beta for its new Asian fantasy MMORPG, ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds, will begin on the 2nd of March, 2016 (UTC). ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds…
ASTA – Webzen starts Initial Beta Test for CryEngine online game
[Beta signup] Around one month after Webzen announced ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds, the Initial Beta Test has finally started! Powered by CryEngine and developed by Polygon Games, ASTA was once touted as the “World of Warcraft of Asia”.…
ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds – Interview with publisher Webzen
[Beta signup] Developed using CryEngine, ASTA got much attention when first announced in South Korea, being touted as the “Asian World of Warcraft”. However, the game was thought to be gone forever with the closure of the Korean server announced in…
ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds – Webzen beings beta test next month
[Game website] Webzen, a global developer and publisher of online games, today announced that the upcoming Asian fantasy MMORPG, ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds, will soon begin a public Initial Beta Test starting on 3 November 2015. With…
Asta: The War of Tears and Winds – Global publisher announced
Despite the South Korea server for Asta announcing its closure recently, and the China server (under ChangYou) dead after Closed Beta (the official game website is gone), a surprising news sprung up today in the Korean media. Webzen will apparently be publishing…
Asta: The War of Tears and Winds – Game is shutting down next month
Hyped in South Korea as the “Asian World of Warcraft” and featured by Crytek in various highlight reels, the CryEngine-powered Asta is shutting down in South Korea on 23 August. Published by NHN, which is shifting to mobile games, Asta went really…
Asta: The War of Tears and Winds – Publisher for China region revealed
Powered by CryEngine, the China publisher for Asta: The War of Tears and Winds was revealed to be ChangYou. ChangYou is rather ambitious these days, signing new and still in-development Korean games such as Bless, Project Black Sheep, and Kingdom Under Fire…
Asta: The War of Tears and Winds – New playable race to provide loli flair
Having launched in South Korea for a few months now, details for the final part of the first content update were released, introducing a brand new race, the Raksasa. Arriving on 19th November, the race apparently is the “loli” one…
Asta: The War of Tears and Winds – Trailer for new endgame content
Crafted using CryEngine 3 for about 5 years, Asta entered Open Beta just last month in Korea. Recently, publisher NHN Entertainment announced a new content update for the “Asian WoW”, with promises of minor content update each month up till…
Asta: The War of Tears and Winds – Open Beta gameplay videos
After years in development, Asta:: The War of Tears and Winds finally entered Open Beta in Korea yesterday. Coined as the “Asian World of Warcraft”, the game merges myths, legends and folklore from several Asian countries into the storyline and…