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Cel-shaded Street Gears goes international, coming to Europe in June

By Spencer . May 20, 2008 . 10:22am

I mentioned Street Gears, a Korean developed on-inline racing game for PCs, a few times on Siliconera and previously it was only for PC users in Asia. However, it’s coming out in English, at least in Europe. Gala Networks Europe,…

Post 11832

NiGHTS dreams of Sega Splash Golf

By Spencer . April 9, 2008 . 9:17am

Will Sonic be the only cameo in Sega’s casual golf game? No way. Other family friendly Sega characters take weekend jobs as caddies like NiGHTS and Opa-Opa (i.e. the ship from Fantasy Zone).   The concept art hints Tails, Ulala and…

Post 11593

Street Gears skates into beta, still no Jet Grind Radio Online

By Spencer . April 2, 2008 . 11:57am

It seems like forever since I mentioned Street Gears, which caught my attention last year mostly because Jet Set Radio has a fond place in my heart. While the graphics are eyecatching the gameplay is a far cry from an…

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Cash-op MMORPGs for consoles, Angel Love Online ready this summer

By Spencer . March 31, 2008 . 3:58am

There are comparably few active console MMORPGs. Currently the PlayStation 3 has none. Not for long, though! Q Entertainment is almost ready to launch a conversion of Angel Love Online, an active PC MMORPG, originally created by UserJoy Technology in…

Post 11387

Ys online in South Korea, fueled by microtransactions

By Spencer . March 26, 2008 . 4:04pm

Nihon Falcom announced Ys Online around five years ago and most people probably forgot about it. The good news is Ys Online did not silently fade away. Nihon Falcom’s MMORPG is out in South Korea with 500,000 registered accounts since…

Post 10612

Sonic goes golfing… again

By Spencer . March 3, 2008 . 12:50pm

Except the famous blue hedgehog doesn’t chip in Sega Splash Golf. He acts as a mascot who gives tips and chases the ball in Sega’s PangYa like PC golfing game. The online game lets players control Rusk, an energetic boy who…

Post 10449

Watch – and talk about Dragon Ball Online

By Spencer . February 27, 2008 . 1:51pm

Around six months past the initial announcement we’re getting a look at the Dragon Ball MMO. The promotional video is eye catching, but it doesn’t show much in terms of gameplay.       So… we travel through time in…

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Micro-transactions vs. subscriptions in MMOs: A debate that practically lead to a fistfight

By Geoffrey . February 22, 2008 . 7:09am

Most of the panels at the GDC have been fairly civil, but on Thursday there was a brawl (of words, not of Nintendo characters).   Jack Emmert, CCO of MMO producer Cryptic Entertainment, took the offensive against Min Kim, Director…

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Xenjo Online, Taiwan’s Xbox 360 MMO

By Spencer . January 28, 2008 . 12:57pm

Soft-World, the company who published World of Warcraft in Taiwan, is developing another microtransaction supported virtual world. However, Xenjo Online is notable because it’s the company’s first cross platform MMO. On top of the PC version set to come out…

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Nexon brings Mabinogi to the USA, jump into the closed beta

By Spencer . January 17, 2008 . 10:00am

When I think of Nexon Kart Racer and Maple Story come up first. Mabinogi is one of their lesser known projects in North America, but that’s about to change. On January 30, Nexon is starting a closed beta to give US…

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Perfect cameo? Street Fighter characters appear in Perfect KO

By Spencer . December 4, 2007 . 11:23am

In an odd decision, Capcom is offering two stars from Street Fighter into an online Korean brawler. Their most iconic Street Fighter character, Ryu, will not be in Perfect KO. Chun Li and Ken will. There aren’t any videos of…

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7-Eleven and other retailers set up shop inside MapleStory

By Spencer . December 4, 2007 . 10:55am

Nexon is taking a step towards bringing corporate America into MapleStory. In the future 7-Eleven and other “mega store partners” will be integrated inside the MMO with “themed quests”. Players who try the adverquests may be rewarded with a virtual…

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