Our latest coverage of Columns.
Kakao Games announced today that Elyon, their upcoming fantasy MMORPG, will be free to play instead of the originally planned buy to play model. The game will also now be launching on October 20, 2021. Anyone who pre-ordered the game will be offered compensation. Despite the change in business models, the game's cash shop will not be altered and this [...]
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Star Vault, developers of Mortal Online 2, needs YOUR help to push their servers to the limit one last time before early access begins on October 26, 2021. A stress test is scheduled to run from September 6 - 12 and it will be open to everyone! All you need to sign up is click here and hit 'REQUEST ACCESS' [...]
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Lineage 2 Aden, NCSoft’s more casual and solo-friendly version of the classic MMORPG, is now live and free-to-play on Windows PC. Aden features gameplay mechanics that make in-game life easier for players who prefer to play alone but still gives them the option to group up should they need help to take on more difficult encounters. “Lineage II Aden is [...]
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Korean developed MMORPG Astellia is shutting down on October 29, 2021. Officially released in the West as a buy-to-play game in September 2019, the game failed to find a footing during its two year run. A free to play version titled Astellia Royale released on Steam earlier this year already seems to be abandoned. There is no method to download [...]
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Nexon unveiled details on 12 new games currently being developed at the company's studios in Seoul, South Korea. The game I found most interesting on this list is Project MOD which is Nexon's attempt at competing with Roblox with their own player made game platform. Check it out below alongside the other games Nexon is working on: Project Magnum (PC [...]
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Global pre-registration for the Korean developed mobile MMORPG Mir 4 opened on July 29, 2021. Developed by WeMade Entertainment, Mir 4 is the latest title in the venerable franchise which got its start back in 2001 with The Legend of Mir 2. The classic isometric MMORPG and its 2004 sequel, The Legend of Mir 3, were among the most popular [...]
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Activision Blizzard is having a rough week. Ever since the State of California filed a lawsuit on July 22 alleging violations of equal pay and fair employment laws amid a 'sexist culture' at the company, Activision Blizzard's stock price has dipped about 6% (from $90 per share to $85). This may not seem like much, but a 6% drop for [...]
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Grand Chase, the free to play 2D MMORPG from that shut down back in 2015, officially relaunched today on Steam and is available globally. Grand Chase first launched in the West in 2008 and was eventually shut down in 2015 after its developer decided to focus on its other title, Elsword Online, instead. Given the huge success of classic servers [...]
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ArenaNet and NCSoft announced today that the third expansion to Guild Wars 2, titled End of Dragons, is launching sometime in February, 2022. Alongside the announcement comes a brand new trailer for the expansion: Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons Expansion TrailerWatch this video on YouTube While all the new features and content for End of Dragons hasn't been revealed [...]
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One of the pioneers of pay to win gaming is at it again. The Evony brand got its start in the 2010s by advertising its browser based strategy game using a series of increasingly sexual banner ads. While the p2w 'strategy' genre has exploded in popularity over the past decade, its heartening to see the original shameless pioneer is still [...]
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