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MMO updates


Nexon buys into Luna Online developer

Posted: 27 May 2011 03:23 AM PDT


Korean MMO giant, Nexon, has announced acquiring 20% of developer Eyasoft's stocks. Eyasoft is well-known for various of it online game titles, including Mo Xiang Online (or Titan Online), Luna Online, Legend of Edda and Iris Online. Earlier in this year, Eyasoft stopped all its game services in Korea citing a "temporary break" without affect the English services of its games.

Eyasoft, which started out brightly, is believed to have make huge losses last year after a drastic drop in sales figures. The Korean services for Luna Online, Legend of Edda and Iris Online will officially be closed on 1st June next month, leading to a possible situation where the English services will not be getting anymore content updates.


The injection of cash by Nexon will help the company continue to develop their games. Nexon will also acquire the rights for 2 of Eyasoft's upcoming games which are still in development, one being a martial arts MMO and the other a war-based MMO based on ancient Korea.

Rumor - Red 5 Studios and Webzen going to court

Posted: 27 May 2011 03:50 AM PDT


According to foreign reports, Red 5 Studios and Webzen are going to court over the publishing rights for Red 5's maiden online game, Firefall. Although I posted about the major unrest about the 2 companies before, let me summarize again. Korean developer and publisher, Webzen, first got the global publishing rights for Firefall (except North America and Europe) some time ago.


However, not much was done by Webzen and no proposals were discussed with Red 5 Studios about their plans to market the game even till now. In recent months, Red 5 Studios got back the global rights from Webzen according to some clauses signed in the contract leaving only the rights for Korea and Asia to Webzen. Webzen, on the other hand, claimed that Red 5 Studio's founder Mark Kern did not visit the company's executives when in Korea, instead heading to meet the Firefall team based there, thus showing a sign of disrespect. An interesting point to note, Webzen did not attend PAX East 2011 when invited. Other than a Korean website for Red 5 Studios, there is nothing visible about Firefall now in the region.

MMORPG News

MMORPG News


Guild Wars 2: Engineer FAQ

Posted: 27 May 2011 08:10 AM PDT

The Arena.Net blog has been updated with a new FAQ about the recently revealed Guild Wars 2 character class, the Engineer. The team answers questions including whether or not the Engineer is best suited to a healing role and how exactly a Sylvari fits as a tech-heavy boom master.

EVE Online: Give Me Monocles or Give Me Death!

Posted: 27 May 2011 08:05 AM PDT

The EVE Online dev blog title was too good to pass up and features information about how exactly in-game sales of vanity items will work. CCP Zulu also indicates that the team is going to be watching PLEX prices very closely to maintain the economic balance.

The Secret World: Ragnar Tørnquist Interview & Exclusive Video Diary

Posted: 26 May 2011 03:30 PM PDT

MMORPG.com Lead Writer recently cornered Funcom's Ragnar Tørnquist to talk about The Secret World. As the floodgates are beginning to squeak open on all things TSW, Bill and Ragnar discussed topics ranging from the "Everything is True" campaign to dynamic content. It's a must-read for any fan of The Secret World and you surely won't want to miss our exclusive video diary featuring Story & Missions. Let us know what you're thinking in the comments below.

General: Messing with the Holy Trinity

Posted: 26 May 2011 03:04 PM PDT

The Holy Trinity is that curious mix of tank, healer and DPS specialist that exists in most MMOs today. In her latest Player Perspectives column, Isabelle Parsley takes a look at the Holy Trinity and opines that the concept itself may soon be on the way out. Check out Player Perspectives and then add your thoughts to the mix.

ArcheAge: Closed Beta 3 Impressions

Posted: 26 May 2011 02:52 PM PDT

MMORPG.com Lead Writer Bill Murphy has been spending the wee hours of the morning playing in the Korean closed beta of ArcheAge. He's got some closed beta impressions to share as the game nears release in Korea. Check out Bill's thoughts on ArcheAge Closed Beta 3. Leave us a comment or two when you're finished.

MMOGaming News

MMOGaming News


No More Fatigue System in DFO, You Get Extra Bonus for Playing Longer

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Whether you like it or not, you won't see Fatigue Point system in Dungeon Fighter Online any longer in this summer when the Act X Rebirth is released.

Special Force Players' Carnival: Two Awesome Events Held

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There will be two events for Special Force players in the Singapore Server.

Zero Online New Crisis Arises: The Andromeda Crisis

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With the launch of the new Zero Online expansion, The Andromeda Crisis, players will be able to experience brand new units and weapons that were developed and mastered by the magnificent beings from the Andromeda galaxy!

Were You Ninjaed in Rift?

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A ninja is a player who takes loot to which he or she is not entitled in the game. Ninjaing exists in many MMOs, WOW in particular. Since the release of Rift, tons of players have been attracted from other games. Consequently, ninjaing happens without stop. Just take an example, a player's post is shown below

[Topic] About the Player Housing

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I personally glad that Trion is bringing their original creative features into this wonderful game.

End Of Nations - A MMO That Will Change Strategy Gaming Forever

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End of Nations features the traditional RTS gameplay elements: strategies, tactics, unit controls and abilities. But what makes the developers proud of their game is the massive and socialized world of the game.

ArenaNet Explains the Engineer in Guild Wars 2

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Engineer, Guild Wars 2's latest revealed profession, has aroused many discussions among the communities. Many players have questioned that whether the multi-purpose, mechanically minded profession would be suitable in a classic fantasy game. ArenaNet hears your voices and a new FAQ regarding engineer is posted in the blog answering questions that fans have doubted.

Dragon Nest - Zombie Mode Surviving Guide

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If you had played CN server or KR server, you would have enjoyed the Zombie mode of Dragon Nest. For surviving Zombie mode, here we got 9 blindages to hide for human.

gamigo: Black Prophecy North American Servers Stress Testing Live!

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gamigo, announced today that it began stress-testing the North American servers for its highly-anticipated MMOG, Black Prophecy (http://blackprophecy.com/) on Thursday, May 26th. gamigo is inviting all players who were part of the recent closed beta to login and help stress test the servers starting Thursday, May 26th through Sunday, May 29th.

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