Nexon partner with Zynga designer's SecretNewCo

Nexon partner with Zynga designer's SecretNewCo:
Acquires minority stake in Brian Reynold's new venture

The Psychology Behind Steam Trading Cards

The Psychology Behind Steam Trading Cards:
How your mind processes a trading card system and the mental tricks at play in Valve's latest addition to its digital marketplace

Age of Storm Unveiled New Hero "Yuria" Based on Cosplay Goddess

Age of Storm Unveiled New Hero "Yuria" Based on Cosplay Goddess:
Korean game company Pmang and developer Dragonfly today have announced a brand new female hero "Yuria" for their AOS MMO Age of Storm:

Korean News and Beta Test Announcements

• Entermate action RPG “Kingdom Fighters” releases game video and guide, CBT starts on July 18.
• Blue Hole Studio signs China contract with KunLun for MMORPG “Tera,” 1st China test slated for October, official service to start in early 2014.

General: Selling in Free to Play Games II

General: Selling in Free to Play Games II:
The free to play MMO market is a growing one and one that is still flexing its muscles and suffering from growing pains. In our latest Free Zone column, we

Fallen Earth Monthly Update: Dome Edition | Ten Ton Hammer

Fallen Earth Monthly Update: Dome Edition | Ten Ton Hammer:
Fallen Earth devs offer an update on the Territory Control changes and new Dome content.

If you've got a PC and a few free minutes, check out the lovely music game Shrug Song.

If you've got a PC and a few free minutes, check out the lovely music game Shrug Song.:
If you've got a PC and a few free minutes, check out the lovely music game Shrug Song. It's a free appetizer for a bigger, in-development adventure game called

Closed Beta for TalesRunner Pacific Announced

Closed Beta for TalesRunner Pacific Announced:
As an exciting racing game suitable for gamers of all ages, TalesRunner is definitely a welcome title in a market currently filled with endless, grinding

Hands-on with Ittle Dew

Hands-on with Ittle Dew:
You may think you've seen Ittle Dew before: the green-robed, blonde-haired heroine seems directly linked to Nintendo's adventure star and even

Eternal Descent: Heavy Metal Heroes Heading to Android

Eternal Descent: Heavy Metal Heroes Heading to Android:
Eternal Descent: Heavy Metal Heroes is a game slated for release soon onto iOS with Android, PC and consoles getting a copy of the game next year. This

Novus Aeterno: New Video Shows Game Play

Novus Aeterno: New Video Shows Game Play:
For the first time, fans of Novus Aeterno can check out some game play footage thanks to the release of a brand new video the team has released on

Dunk Dreams Preview

Dunk Dreams Preview:
It's not very often that you see a mobile game combine two vastly different genres such as basketball and role playing, but Dunk Dreams is looking to prove that selecting attributes for a rookie

Mutants: Genetic Gladiators Review

Mutants: Genetic Gladiators Review:
Mutants: Genetic Gladiators takes place in a future where science has advanced so thoroughly that we can clone and breed humanoid creatures right down to

A guide to alpha funding from Project Zomboid's Chris Simpson

A guide to alpha funding from Project Zomboid's Chris Simpson:
Minecraft proved that players will pay to be in your alpha. But how does the process actually work? Successful alpha-funded project Project Zomboid dev Chris

Layton Brothers: Mystery Room passes one million downloads

Layton Brothers: Mystery Room passes one million downloads:
Professor Layton spin-off adventure game passes one million downloads; additional cases available for purchase. Professor Layton adventure spin-off

European devs heavily favoring mobile, PC over consoles, GDC survey says

European devs heavily favoring mobile, PC over consoles, GDC survey says:
European game developers are jumping into the mobile and PC bandwagon more quickly than their North American counterparts, says an industry survey

Blog: Community management tips for dealing with negative posts

Blog: Community management tips for dealing with negative posts:
Sometimes they're trolls -- but sometimes they just want somebody to listen to them. How do you figure out which, and then deal with the negative

Madden NFL 25 Pimps GMC's Rides

Madden NFL 25 Pimps GMC's Rides:
After the Super Bowl, the MVP is usually presented with some car and if he's a pitchman for another auto maker, it can be kind of awkwardly funny. But in

Dress Up as the Most Evil Spider-Man This August in Marvel Heroes

Dress Up as the Most Evil Spider-Man This August in Marvel Heroes:
Sure, there are already lots of alt-outfits for Spider-Man in Gazillion Entertainment’s click-battle MMO. But this one is Superior.Read more...

Closing Date for Current CBT in Blade and Soul China Server

Closing Date for Current CBT in Blade and Soul China Server:
Two months have passed since the start of 3rd Close Beta Testing of Blade and Soul China. The current Close Beta Test will officially come to a close by 21st of

Former Lineage II/TERA dev starts new game studio

Former Lineage II/TERA dev starts new game studio:
Filed under: Lineage 2, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, TERA What do you do when your parent company wants to focus on mobile gaming and you

SimCity leads depart EA to found independent studio

SimCity leads depart EA to found independent studio:
17-year SimCity veteran Ocean Quigley has announced today over Twitter that he and fellow alums Andrew Willmott and Dan Moskowitz have departed EA to

Kakao celebrates social games first anniversary, makes $311 million in first half of 2013

Kakao celebrates social games first anniversary, makes $311 million in first half of 2013:
KakaoTalk has gained a lot of traction not just as a messaging application, but as a social games platform as well. Since launching its social games service at the

For Infinity Blade, a free promotion raises all ships

For Infinity Blade, a free promotion raises all ships:
After taking part in a free promotion through Apple's iTunes App Store, Chair Entertainment and Epic Games saw downloads go up not just for participating

PlanetSide 2 gets sexy implants with GU13

PlanetSide 2 gets sexy implants with GU13:
Filed under: Patches, Previews, Free-to-Play, MMOFPS, PlanetSide 2 PlanetSide 2 is gearing up for game update 13, which is tentatively scheduled for a July

Neverwinter: Fury of the Feywild to be Released August 22nd

Neverwinter: Fury of the Feywild to be Released August 22nd:
Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios have announced that the first module, Fury of the Feywild, will be released on August 22nd and will be free

Dragon Nest (Web) Releases Side-scroller Trailer

Dragon Nest (Web) Releases Side-scroller Trailer:
The web version of Dragon Nest was scheduled to be lauched this year, recently Shanda Games released a new trailer for Dragon Nest brower game.

Tiny Thief Review

Tiny Thief Review:
How deep are your pockets? Hopefully deep enough to hide all the little toys and trinkets you'll have snagged by the end of this game! Tiny Thief is the second title

Q& A: What you need to know about user acquisition, according to Gree

Q& A: What you need to know about user acquisition, according to Gree:
Gree is one of the biggest mobile video game companies around. Sho Masuda passes on the knowledge he's gathered as Gree's user acquisition VP. ...

ArcheAge (JP) Will Be Officially Launched on July 23

ArcheAge (JP) Will Be Officially Launched on July 23:
After several months of events and test phases, publisher GameOn announced that ArcheAge Japan will be launching on 23rd July 2013. Developer XLGAMES'

Goichi Suda's side-scrolling shooter Sine Mora, co-developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and Digital

Goichi Suda's side-scrolling shooter Sine Mora, co-developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and Digital:
Goichi Suda's side-scrolling shooter Sine Mora, co-developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and Digital Reality, is now out on iOS. The game will also be

Guild Wars 2: Cutthroat Politics Update Detailed by ArenaNet

Guild Wars 2: Cutthroat Politics Update Detailed by ArenaNet:
We found out about the Evon Gnashblade and Ellen Kiel political match-up last week via some viral press teasers, but today ArenaNet is pulling back the curtain

Curious as to how much money professional gamers make?

Curious as to how much money professional gamers make?:
Curious as to how much money professional gamers make? Business Insider lists the earnings of some of the top-paid pro gamers in the world—these

Kartuga Shutting Down July 31st | Ten Ton Hammer

Kartuga Shutting Down July 31st | Ten Ton Hammer:
InnoGames and Ticking Bomb Games disband partnership and discontinue development for pirate strategy game Kartuga.

Mabinogi: Saga Iria #3 Now Live

Mabinogi: Saga Iria #3 Now Live:
Mabinogi players will want to check into the game to find out the latest in The Saga: Iria now that part three is officially live. The new content picks up from the

Path of Exile: Twitch Streaming Now Integrated

Path of Exile: Twitch Streaming Now Integrated:
Path of Exile players with a bent for live streaming will be happy to hear that live streaming of the game via Twitch.tv is now an integrated part of PoE.

BioWare teases SWTOR's 2.4 PvE and PvP content

BioWare teases SWTOR's 2.4 PvE and PvP content:
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, Patches, PvP, News Items, PvE, Free-to-Play, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Dungeons BioWare senior

EverQuest’s Heart of Fear Update Now Live | Ten Ton Hammer

EverQuest’s Heart of Fear Update Now Live | Ten Ton Hammer:
The long-running storyline that began with EverQuest’s House of Thule expansion comes to its epic conclusion.