kakao
Massively OP Podcast Episode 346: Endwalker, ArcheAge, Lost Ark, and New World
Justin and Bree discuss FFXIV's Endwalker delay, WoW's financials and player council, ArcheAge's new publisher, Gamigo's new MMORPG, Lost Ark's beta, New World's state, DDO update 51, Elder Scrolls Online's Deadlands, Harry Potter Wizard Unite's sunset, and Crowfall's freemium update, with adventures in LOTRO, Fallen Earth, City of Heroes, and Star Wars Galaxies, plus a mailbag topic on worry about the future of the genre.
Desert Oasis: Unearthing the origin story of Black Desert studio Pearl Abyss
On our side of the pond, the exploits of various popular video game companies and their founding are well documented. But when it comes...
Gamigo is teasing one of its promised pipeline games – and it’s an MMORPG
Earlier this year, when Gamigo laid off a large chunk of the RIFT developer team, the studio told us that it had "numerous new...
Kakao is taking over publishing ArcheAge in the west from Gamigo
It's the end of an era: The Western version of ArcheAge is getting a new publisher. Come December, Kakao will be running the game...
Black Desert PC gives players a manor to rent, Black Desert Mobile holds a contest for the Sage class’ arrival
"Yo, MTV, welcome to Serendia. This is my crib," is something players of Black Desert on PC could possibly say with this week's patch,...
Battle Bards Episode 203: The music of mobile MMOs
For this week’s episode, the Battle Bards turn their attention to an oft-neglected realm of MMO music — that of mobile titles. Will Steff...
One Shots: The mysterious allure of fire
I've often been in awe of the simple power of a fireplace or bonfire in how it fascinates everyone who comes near it. We,...
Black Desert Console discusses upcoming content updates, class reboots, and guild raid boss arrivals
Those who prefer to get their Black Desert fix on consoles might be looking over at the updates arriving to PC players with a...
First Impressions: Elyon continues to blend in with the MMORPG gaming furniture
After about 30 or so levels and an entirely different class, I can pretty much say with a fair bit of confidence that my...
Black Desert unleashes a giant robot fight on PC and various Halloween events for mobile and console
Do you dig giant robots? Then you're probably going to dig on Black Desert's latest event, which features a battle against Marni's latest creation,...
Elyon’s weekly patch adds closed beta rewards, Halloween deco and furniture
Elyon is just a week out of the gate and still trucking along, as evidenced by today's patch. Kakao has fixed mana awakening nodes,...
Elyon temporarily shuts down world quests in order to mitigate server lag
While there's plenty of questing to be had in Elyon, as of yesterday there's one less type of quest on offer: the World Quest....
Black Desert PC revamps Node Wars while Black Desert console opens its Season+ server
This week in Black Desert is bringing some pretty important updates to both the PC and console versions of the MMORPG. We'll begin with...
Krafton’s Elyon officially launches in the west today, F2P under Kakao’s banners
It's not every year that we get a whole bunch of MMORPG launches, but Elyon will help make 2021 a special year by adding...
Elyon’s headstart is live this morning, Kakao elaborates on the Luminus system
With Elyon's free-to-play launch date quickly looming on the horizon and its headstart live as of this morning, Kakao Games is eager to drum...
Black Desert Mobile adds a powerful new totem and Black Desert PC kicks off multiple Halloween events
If it's Thursday, it's another bundle of Black Desert news. We'll begin with the latest update to Black Desert Mobile, which added the Primal...
Elyon pre-downloading has begun, character creation is set for October 14
Yesterday, Elyon raised a few eyebrows when Krafton and Kakao announced that pre-download and character creation plans had "hit a bit of a snag"...
Elyon delays pre-download and character creation, says launch and headstart are ‘on course’
Elyon surprised everyone last month when it diverted from its September launch to an October 20th launch, with a change-up for its business model...
Elyon posts its soundtrack ahead of launch for your listening pleasure
Will October turn into the Month of Elyon? No doubt that Kakao dearly hopes so as the MMO nears its headstart and launch dates....
Black Desert PC adds the next part of Atoraxxion, opens class reboot forums, and kicks off an autumn event
If you're among those who are enjoying the fact that Black Desert has dungeon content and you're a player of the PC version, then...