Our latest coverage of Lost Ark.
Lost Ark's Closed Beta sign-up page went live today, but unless you live in South Korea, it won't mean much to you, as the website has an IP block in place and you would need an I-pin or Korean cell phone in order to sign up anyways. Arguably more importantly is the set of features that have been confirmed for [...]
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According to Steparu, users poking around Lost Ark's teaser website may have uncovered upwards of ten of the game's classes. Lost Ark will reportedly have 18 classes and three "starting characters," but it is unknown at this time which classes will fall under which category. The classes that may have been uncovered are referred to as Bard, Battle Master, Berserker, [...]
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After months of speculation it's finally happening. Lost Ark will be holding a closed beta on August 24th—hopefuls can sign-up starting August 3rd. The test will be limited to around 9000 users according to Steparu, and you have to be a South Korean resident to participate. But it's progress. The beta doesn't come as too much of a surprise. The [...]
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According to Steparu, Lost Ark is getting a new teaser site on July 28th. An image that states as much has been making the rounds on Korean media sites. It is rumored that, alongside the updated website, Smilegate will be announcing an upcoming Beta. Steparu notes that Tencent is showing the Chinese version of the game at ChinaJoy and the [...]
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We haven't heard anything from Lost Ark since November of last year when Smilegate announced that the Chinese Closed Beta would take place sometime this year. Oddly enough, though, the latest NVIDIA Driver—version 368.69—has an SLI profile for Lost Ark included. It is not yet known if this is a sign that the game may be entering public testing phases [...]
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The new year is barely a month old and the 2016 MMO line-up continues to grow. It's easy to get whirled away on the hype-train express in eager anticipation of an upcoming title. I was amped for WildStar, spoon-fed excitement by online communities and gossip from friends telling me that World of Warcraft's killer was about to be unleashed. Hype rarely lives up [...]
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At Tencent Games Carnival development studio Smilegate announced that Lost Ark's first Chinese CBT will begin some time in the first half of 2016. The testing phase will follow shortly after Korea's first closed beta test. No announcement regarding a Western release, yet. Lost Ark is an action MMORPG with gorgeous visuals, stylized combat, and dynamic environments. Boasting eighteen classes, players will [...]
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Korean Developer Smilegate has released Focus Group Test Footage for their upcoming 3D Fantasy MMORPG, Lost Ark. The footage seems to be taken from August, 2015 and features footage from a Berserker Class Test, a Battlemaster Class Test, and a "Cube Mode" Test. The video shows off stunning environmentals and impactful particle effects, truly showing off the artistic prowess of [...]
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