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Nexon’s upcoming mobile title Spiritwish enters closed beta in South Korea, shows off gameplay footage
The folks at Nexon Korea's internal NEON Studio are apparently working on a new mobile MMO called Spiritwish. Currently in closed beta testing in...
TERA adds a new class option for Elin in Korea
Most of the classes added to TERA after its launch have been restricted to certain races and genders, but the latest update for the...
Nexon rolls out a flexible work schedule similar to Netmarble’s to reduce employee overwork
No company wants to be in the news by overworking its employees to death; that usually looks bad. (Due to it being bad.) Netmarble...
PUBG Corp sues Netease for cloning PUBG in Knives Out and Rules of Survival
Let the battle royale lawsuits begin! TorrentFreak caught wind of a new lawsuit in California that ought to set all the cloners on edge:...
Bluehole’s Ascent: Infinite Realm prepares for its first beta on December 13th
Let's get the bad news out of the way right out of the gate. The first beta for Ascent: Infinite Realm (the next game...
Korean mobile MMO Royal Blood kicks off its closed beta on September 25
What is the new mobile MMO Royal Blood all about? We honestly can't tell you, unless the entire game is about fighting a bunch...
Netmarble under scrutiny by government agencies in the wake of a crunch-mode death
You probably remember the sad news about a Netmarble employee who was, essentially, worked straight to death. That's the bad news. The good news...
Check out a trailer for ArcheAge’s upcoming naval arena
Battle on the high seas! Cannons firing, seas foaming, decks wet, local slang dialect nearly incomprehensible! If that all sounds like fun times to...
No, exploitative gacha mechanics are not a good idea for western devs
We've been talking about exploitative gacha games and related business models on Massively OP for a long time, most recently and notably in depth earlier...
Echo of Soul is heading to China (again)
Good news, Echo of Soul fans in China: The game is coming back. (It's not coming back in North America, it never left. It's...
Blizzard is changing Battle.net accounts in Korea to combat Overwatch cheating
The business model for Overwatch in Korea is very different than it is here in the USA, which means that there will be at...
Black Desert Online’s Dark Knight is coming soon in Korea
Players of Black Desert Online's Korean version will get to start enjoying the Dark Knight on December 15th, but those of us over here...
The Hyper Universe open beta starts today in South Korea
The Hyper Universe open beta is starting... in Korea. It's not localized yet. Fortunately for you, if you've got a big urge to check...
Marvel Heroes super jumps over to South Korea
Marvel Heroes has gone live today... in South Korea.
Gazillion announced this morning that it's teamed up with Taiwanese cloud-gaming tech firm Ubitus, Inc. for...
Check out the picture of Lost Ark’s beta endgame
What are you going to do once you hit the level cap in Lost Ark? Sure, get gear and do stuff, but what gear...
Players dig up details on Lost Ark’s classes
We know that many of you are following the development and testing of the gorgeous MMOARPG Lost Ark, hoping that the Korean beta will...
Soul Ark is being developed based on original Ragnarok fiction
Were you aware that Ragnarok Online was based off of pre-existing fiction? Because it totally was. You can read about it, if you're so...
Check out the Ninja Awakening for the Korean version of Black Desert Online
The Korean version of Black Desert Online is going to issue a wake-up call to Ninjas very soon. It's the next class to get...
Marvel Heroes treks to Asia, new platforms this summer
Gazillion announced this morning that it's partnering with cloud-streaming service Ubitus to launch Marvel Heroes in South Korea and Japan this summer with China...
Webzen’s MU Legend is definitely launching in the west
If you've been wondering why Webzen has been hyping MU Legend over here when it's ostensibly heading into closed beta only in Korea, wonder...
