G-Star 2017 is in full swing, and Blade & Soul, one of the more popular Korean MMORPGs, is featured prominently at the Korean gaming expo. Published by one of the staples in MMORPG gaming, NCSoft, Blade & Soul's mobile game, known as Blade & Soul Revolution, has featured new gameplay at the event. The trailer claims to show off in-game [...]
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Tencent launched a new mobile game today in China in support of president Xi Jinping where players can "Clap" for president Xi Jinping. The faster players tap their screen the more they clap! The game seems to have leaderboards too so there's some competitive element involved. The game was released just in time for the opening of the Community Party [...]
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Just about everyone who follows F2P MMOs knows of the company Nexon. They published Heroes of Incredible Tales, better known as HIT, developed by NAT Games. A fairly popular mobile game, HIT is estimated to earn Nexon about $12,575 in daily revenue, courtesy of Thinkgaming. It comes as little surprise that Nexon has once again contracted studio NAT Games to [...]
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Remember when I said Mobile MMOs would be the next big thing for gaming on the go? Well, we're getting there, folks. Bandai Namco has announced their own Mobile MMORPG to compete in the emerging mobile market - Sword Art Online: Integral Factor. Announced during Tokyo Game Show 2017, SAO: Integral Factor will be available for both iOS and Android. [...]
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Sega announced today that their hit action MMORPG Phantasy Star Online 2 will be launching on Nintendo Switch in Japan. As-is the game is available on PC, Playstation Vita, and PS4. As with other platforms, the Switch version of the game will be free to play. Despite the wide availability of the game in Japan, there's still been zero word [...]
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Originally broken by MMO Culture a while back, Tera M's developers have held a media showcase event in which they talked release schedule, and focused in on some gameplay mechanics. Much like its PC sibling, Tera M will focus in on the traditional MMORPG gameplay of Tank, Healer, and DPS - which many MMORPGs adhere to, such as Final Fantasy [...]
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Folks, this is truly the oddest timeline we're in. It's hard to believe, I know! But we must simply face the facts in front of us. Mobile gaming is taking off, and with Mabinogi Mobile and Tera M in the works. And now, BLEACH is joining the mobile gaming craze. Announced by LINE, BLEACH: Paradise Lost is a - please [...]
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Esprit Games announced today that they have secured the publishing rights for the brightly colored anime MMORPG Ar:piel (why does it have a colon in the name?) in Russia / CIS (central Europe). Prior to the Russian launch Ar:piel was only available through Nexon Korea. No word on whether the Russian version will have IP blocks in place or not, [...]
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Lost Ark has been in development for quite some time, and seems development isn't over yet for the upcoming Korean MMORPG that wants to make it big. Smilegate, developer of Lost Ark, has confirmed that the second Closed Beta for Lost Ark will be announced on August 25th, with some players who have registered having received invitations on August 21st. [...]
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Just last month, Tencent had begun imposing time restrictions on its mega-hit game Arena of Valor (Honor of Kings) in China, thanks to increasing concern from Chinese officials and the general public from recent game-related incidents that had taken place. According to the new time restrictions imposed, children under the age of 13 were only allowed 1 hour of daily [...]
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