Netmarble, the developer and publisher of the highly successful mobile MMORPG Lineage 2: Revolution, announced today that it is gearing up to raise upwards of 2.7 trillion Korean Won, or $2.4 billion, via an initial public offering. According to Gamesindustry.biz, granted it can manage to raise the money, it would then hold the title of South Korea's second largest IPO, [...]
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As Kingdom Under Fire 2 is "the most expensive Korean MMO ever created" and part of a franchise that began 16 years ago with the release of Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes, it's unsurprising that Blueside would want to do as much as they can with the franchise in the time leading up to the game's release. According [...]
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Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ launched on mobile about a year ago as a spin-off that helps to bridge the gap between Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and Kingdom Hearts III and covers some of "the earliest parts of the series' epic history" along the way. The game lets players create their own Keyblade-wielding character and set out on [...]
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You may remember FLAME VS BLAZE from when Square Enix first announced it last year. At the time, the mobile 3v3 MOBA was expected to go live in Japan sometime during "winter 2016," with a North American release following closely behind. At the time, the game was also known by the name "FLAME x BLAZE," its official name in Japan, [...]
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Mobile action game Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed has soft launched in four countries for iOS and Android devices. If you happen to live in Indonesia, the Philippines, Canada, or Australia, head to the app store to test just how true the mobile DW game is to the series. You wont be auto-fighting in Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed. It's true to its [...]
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Last week, Cygames announced that Shadowverse will be getting a fourth expansion called "Tempest of the Gods" sometime in the near future. The expansion will introduce 1-4 new cards, which will include two Legendaries per class and literal "god-tier cards" like Zeus. Over the course of the first week, the company revealed 17 cards, with evolved form included for those [...]
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NetEase's mobile RPG Onmyoji is insanely popular. It has topped app store charts in multiple countries, including the Top Free games charts and Top Grossing games charts. It was also confirmed to be headed West this past January. As with many major gaming franchises these days, Onmyoji will be getting an officially-licensed movie. The movie will be created by Huayi [...]
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Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed's global launch appears to be drawing ever nearer, as Nexon opened pre-registration for the game earlier today. Those who pre-register through the official website will be granted "$29.99 worth of in-game bonus items," including 1,000 Ingots, 200,000 Coins, an "AP Baozi (L)," and a "3-Star Wang Yuanji (Wood)." Those who pre-register through Google Play will receive an [...]
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60-year-old Jiansheng Chen, was shot and killed by a security guard while playing Pokemon Go at their neighborhood clubhouse in Chesapeake, last January. The security guard, 21-year-old Jonathan Cromwell, was charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm, and was denied bond earlier this week. According to the Commonwealth’s Attorney, Chen was driving a van and turning into the [...]
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While there had been word that Lineage 2: Revolution might one day be released worldwide before now, according to Droid Gamers, Netmarble announced yesterday at GDC 2017 that it would be launching the game globally at some point in the future. The game originally launched in South Korea on December 14, 2016 and went on to earn over $41 million [...]
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