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MMO Cartographer: Elyon, dead game walking
It would be reasonable to wonder why I am bothering to write about my experiences in Elyon, a game that Kakao has long since...
ArcheAge 2 confirms PC and console versions, action combat, and non-linear progression
In case the earlier gameplay video from ArcheAge 2 wasn't already a clue, the developing MMORPG will have a pretty wide open space and...
MMO veteran Scott Hartsman discusses why overseas game publishing is so messy
All right, so Blizzard and Netease are no longer working together for publishing the former studio's games in China. That's significant, but it should...
ArcheAge 2 teaser introduces you to a vibrant world that needs smashing
Your peepers deserve a treat today, so slap them on the brand-new teaser video that just dropped for ArcheAge 2. XLGAMES' sequel to the...
ArcheAge kicks off its Gweonid Lantern Festival for the month of November
According to Wikipedia, most lantern festivals in East Asia typically signify the first full moon of the lunar year, but they can also be...
Kakao wants to know if you want even more ArcheAge fresh start servers
The fresh start servers in ArcheAge Unchained have, by all accounts, gone over pretty well with players, which has gotten Kakao Games thinking about...
Kakao Q3 2022: Revenue down, pipeline packed with ArcheAge War, Ares, Odin Valhalla Rising, Dysterra
Kakao Games released Q3 financials this morning, and it's packed with good and bad news. Let's do the bad first: Revenue is down by...
Kakao Games’ sci-fi MMO Ares Rise of Guardians releases flashy class and gameplay preview trailers
Does anyone remember Ares: Rise of Guardians? This sci-fi MMO from publisher Kakao Games and developer SecondDive was first mentioned in investor reports from...
ArcheAge’s latest patches add a lucky draw machine, a ghost, and a lineup of bug fixes
It's another week in both ArcheAge and ArcheAge Unchained, but there isn't a whole lot of big news coming out of either MMO's patch...
Kakao’s sci-fi survival FPS Dysterra will enter early access on November 23
Over the better part of the past year, we've been keeping tabs on Dysterra, a sci-fi post-apocalyptic survival FPS published by Kakao Games and...
ArcheAge kicks off a broom race and shares some results from its fresh start player survey
Flying brooms and Halloween go together like candy and Halloween, so it makes some sense that ArcheAge would have something involving flying brooms in...
Record-setting data center fire disrupts some of Kakao’s online games (and its stock value)
Most of our readers aren't in South Korea or reading South Korean news, so the huge story there about a data center fire in...
Odin Valhalla Rising’s Lionheart Studio retracts IPO listing plans over valuation issues and market fatigue
Earlier this month we reported on Odin: Valhalla Rising developer Lionheart Studio's plans to list its IPO on the Korean KOSDAQ stock exchange, which...
ArcheAge War gets a brief teaser trailer as ArcheAge kicks off its Hallowtide event
Usually a teaser trailer is meant to offer... well, a tease. Perhaps a taste of what to expect. In the case of XLGames' upcoming...
Odin Valhalla Rising dev Lionheart Studio unveils its plans for additional MMO projects
Remember Odin: Valhalla Rising? If the game's title didn't already clue you in, it's an upcoming Nordic myth-themed MMORPG from developer Lionheart Studio and...
ArcheAge War gets an age rating for 18+ players in South Korea
Are you hyped for ArcheAge War? No, apparently not; you're asking if that's a specific war happening in ArcheAge. This is kind of understandable...
ArcheAge celebrates autumn event, surveys fresh start players on bots and boosts
The autumn season has arrived to our half of the hemisphere, meaning that in-game holidays are not too far behind, much like the harvest...
ArcheAge’s newest patch temporarily raises earnings and drop rates, adds a new buff to a faction statue
It's never a good feeling when your faction in ArcheAge doesn't have enough members in it, but maybe a change to a statue will...
ArcheAge adds new seasonal reward track, runs a defense raid event
Kakao pushed out kitchen sink-style patches for the two versions of ArcheAge this week. Both received roughly the same adjustments, as the studio is...
PSA: ArcheAge Unchained’s fresh start servers will begin a land rush on September 24
This bulletin will probably end up being old news to players of ArcheAge Unchained who have been following along with the schedule of events...
