Japanese News and Beta Test Announcements

• Square Enix starts service of their new browser game "Genjyuu Shinwa Arudina" next month.
• Capcom announces Monster Hunter for iOS.
• Capcom announces CROSS x BEATS for iOS.
• Aeria updated the status of its share repurchase program.
• Players are migrating from pay to win games towards games that are focused on completing character sets.
• Yuke's income increased by 105% compared to last year.
• Shingeki no Kyohyo attracts people’s attention.

Korean News and Beta Test Announcements

• Eyasoft MMORPG “Legend of Edda” starts service via Panggame.
• Gameprix action RPG and MOBA “Divine Soul” enters Brazil market via publisher BoaCompra, starts service early next month.
• Dragonfly mobile FPS “Special Force First Mission” releases teaser video prior to autumn release.
• NHN Entertainment football simulation game “Football Day” holds 2nd CBT from September 8 to 28, start of open service at the end of the year.
• Gamewave web MMORPG “Guryongjeon” opens official homepage, holds open CBT from September 12 to 14.
• Webzen MMORPG “Arch Lord 2” starts Naver Game channeling service.
• Antic Gameworld web game “Jungwoneul Beda” starts official service today.
• SG Internet “Gods & Hero” holds open CBT from September 10 to 12 via official homepage and Daum channeling service.
• Nvius MMORPG “EOS” enters open service on September 11.
• Uniana action MORPG “LAF” launched, open beta service on September 25.
• YJ Network strategy action RPG “God’s Move” reveals teaser site.
• Kunlun mobile 3D MMORPG “Legend of King” holds CBT from September 11 to 16.

Facebook’s Mobile Aspirations

Facebook’s Mobile Aspirations:
At the end of July Facebook announced that it was jumping further into the business of mobile games with a pilot program pragmatically titled Mobile Games Publishing. Despite the wording, Facebook won’t actually be funding titles or actively participating in their development. Mobile Games Publishing is more accurately described as a program to further access to new mobile promotional channels that the social network has been readying.

GDC China adds PvZ2, Kabam talks; releases session schedule

GDC China adds PvZ2, Kabam talks; releases session schedule:
Newly-announced talks for the upcoming GDC China include Kabam devs speaking about making games for

Building games for HTML5, not with HTML5

Building games for HTML5, not with HTML5:
"Rather than trying to emulate native mobile games with HTML5, we as developers need to develop games specifically for HTML5 - taking advantage

MMObility: Motion Twin's Mush conjures delightfully paranoid gameplay

MMObility: Motion Twin's Mush conjures delightfully paranoid gameplay:
Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Game Mechanics, New Titles, Previews, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Browser, Mobile,

Dragon's Prophet: Inartia Rising

Dragon's Prophet: Inartia Rising:
Dragon's Prophet will be expanding soon with a new landmass called "Inartia" and some features that are sure to please players in big ways. We spoke with the DP team at PAX Prime and have a

Watch Dogs’ Mobile App Wants You to Disrupt Console Players’ Games

Watch Dogs’ Mobile App Wants You to Disrupt Console Players’ Games:
Hey, that Aiden Pearce guy. The jerk who keeps pulling his turtleneck over his mouth, breaking into systems and

Xbox One SmartGlass support detailed

Xbox One SmartGlass support detailed:
Microsoft says new app will be faster and more feature-rich than Xbox 360 counterpart. The new SmartGlass application for the Xbox One will be faster

Metal Reaper Online(KR) Now is During 2nd Closed Beta

Metal Reaper Online(KR) Now is During 2nd Closed Beta:
Developed by N2 Games, and published by Sesi Soft, the Korean MMO Metal Reaper Online currently is during the second closed beta which is from Sep

Myrina(Pirate Fleet) Kick Off CBT Tomorrow Along With a Game Feature Video Released

Myrina(Pirate Fleet) Kick Off CBT Tomorrow Along With a Game Feature Video Released:
The pirate-themed MMO - Myrina, also called Pirate Fleet in Hong Kong, has announced Closed Beta date with more

Wings Over Atreia: Aion's birthday bash delivers daily presents

Wings Over Atreia: Aion's birthday bash delivers daily presents:
Filed under: Fantasy, Aion, Events (In-Game), Opinion, Free-to-Play, Wings Over Atreia, Anniversaries If you had the

Stick and Rudder: On Star Citizen's cash shop

Stick and Rudder: On Star Citizen's cash shop:
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Business Models, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Sandbox, Crowdfunding, Stick and Rudder, Star Citizen, Buy-to-Play

Is That A Cutlass In Your Pocket, Or Is It Assassin's Creed: Pirates

Is That A Cutlass In Your Pocket, Or Is It Assassin's Creed: Pirates:
Alongside the playable demos at last week's Ubisoft press day stood a lone television looping a trailer for something

New Rayman, Rabbids mobile games revealed

New Rayman, Rabbids mobile games revealed:
Ubisoft confirms Rayman Fiesta Run and Rabbids Big Bang coming to mobile devices this fall. New Rayman and Rabbids mobile games are in the works,

Trials Frontier is free-to-play

Trials Frontier is free-to-play:
Upcoming mobile and tablet Trials game will be free-to-play, developer confirms. RedLynx's upcoming mobile Trials game, Trials Frontier, will be a free-to-play game, the developer has announced.

EndWar Returns As A Surprisingly Fun Tower-Defense Game

EndWar Returns As A Surprisingly Fun Tower-Defense Game:
Of the following facts, I'm not sure what's more surprising: Tom Clancy's EndWar, the decidedly odd, voice-controlled

Diablo Style Korean MMO Devilian Kicks Off Second Closed Beta

Diablo Style Korean MMO Devilian Kicks Off Second Closed Beta:
Developed by GinnoGames from NHN and run by Hangame, the Hack N Slash Diablo style like MORPG Devilian has

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Development Roadmap Outlined | Ten Ton Hammer

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Development Roadmap Outlined | Ten Ton Hammer:
The Vanguard team reveals their plans for future development, starting with a big performance update.

EVE Evolved: Fitting Heavy Assault Cruisers in Odyssey 1.1

EVE Evolved: Fitting Heavy Assault Cruisers in Odyssey 1.1:
Filed under: Sci-Fi, EVE Online, Classes, Expansions, Game Mechanics, Patches, PvP, Opinion, Hands-On, EVE Evolved, Guides, Sandbox The Odyssey 1.1 patch

OGPlanet Is Teasing the Upcoming Online Shooter Dizzel

OGPlanet Is Teasing the Upcoming Online Shooter Dizzel:
OGPlanet is teasing an upcoming mysterious new game at its forum and leaving the hints that the name contains

Trion offers up unique RIFT/Defiance crossover loot for new buyers

Trion offers up unique RIFT/Defiance crossover loot for new buyers:
Filed under: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, News Items, Free-to-Play, Consoles, MMOFPS, RIFT, Promotions, Defiance, MMORPG, Buy-to-

Lord of the Rings Online: Helm's Deep Preview

Lord of the Rings Online: Helm's Deep Preview:
Turbine is continuing the player journey into Middle-earth with the Lord of the Rings Online expansion "Helm's Deep". We recently had the opportunity to find out

Massively Exclusive: En Masse talks TERA's Dungeon Assault

Massively Exclusive: En Masse talks TERA's Dungeon Assault:
Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, Trailers, Interviews, PvP, PvE, Free-to-Play, TERA, Dungeons, MMORPG TERA: Rising's new Dungeon Assault content

The Soapbox: The case against The Elder Scrolls Online's subscription model

The Soapbox: The case against The Elder Scrolls Online's subscription model:
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, MMO Industry, New Titles, PvE, Opinion, Consoles, The Soapbox, The Elder

GREE dishes on their success with live events in Modern War

GREE dishes on their success with live events in Modern War:
As the gaming industry as a whole begins to move more and more into the field of free-to-play games and experiences, one of the most successful

General: The Future of Online Games

General: The Future of Online Games:
During PAX Prime, we held our annual Future of Online Games panel. The panelists were from all over the industry, and our own Managing Editor took a few

American Express: League Of Legends offers real sports opportunities

American Express: League Of Legends offers real sports opportunities:
As important a partnership as the "US Open or LA Kings," says first blue chip company to enter the eSports arena

Why IPhones With Bigger Screens Make Sense For Apple

Why IPhones With Bigger Screens Make Sense For Apple:
Apple is reportedly investigating future generations of ithe Phone with screens as big as six inches across. This is a hot rumor just a week ahead of Apple's 2013

Goodgame Studios opens offices in Japan and Korea

Goodgame Studios opens offices in Japan and Korea:
Booming German casual company seeks growth in Asian markets

The Secret World's new outfit a deal for impulse buyers only

The Secret World's new outfit a deal for impulse buyers only:
Filed under: Horror, Real-Life, Events (In-Game), MMO Industry, News Items, The Secret World, Buy-to-Play So, we already know about The Secret World's new

Scarlet Blade Kick Off Closed Beta on Oct 10th in Japan

Scarlet Blade Kick Off Closed Beta on Oct 10th in Japan:
Published by Nexon, Scarlet Blade finally will kick off closed beta on Oct, 10th in Japan. As we know, Japan is the birthplace of indoorsman, which is called

Kingdom Under Fire II Videos and Screenshots From Indonesia Game Show

Kingdom Under Fire II Videos and Screenshots From Indonesia Game Show:
MMOCulture shared Kingdome Under Fire II's latest screenshots and videos from Indonesia Game Show 2013 in the

Perfect World Entertainment to start developing and publishing mobile games

Perfect World Entertainment to start developing and publishing mobile games:
Even if you've somehow never heard of Perfect World Entertainment before, the chances are pretty good that you've

Perfect World aiming for 20% success ratio in mobile

Perfect World aiming for 20% success ratio in mobile:
GM Fabien-Pierre Nicolas details strategy for free-to-play PC publisher's big push into phones and tablets

iOS 7 Arrives September 18, Followed By A Flood Of Game Controllers

iOS 7 Arrives September 18, Followed By A Flood Of Game Controllers:
Announced today at Apple's special event in California, the eagerly-anticipated iO7 update rolls out free to most iOS devices

Apple unveils 64-bit iPhone 5S

Apple unveils 64-bit iPhone 5S:
New smartphone billed at double the speed of predecessor; iPhone 5C brings lower cost colorful plastic line

Lost Continent: On the 'failure' of ArcheAge

Lost Continent: On the 'failure' of ArcheAge:
Filed under: Fantasy, Business Models, Culture, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, ArcheAge, Sandbox, Lost Continent This week's

The Elder Scrolls Online to have 16 regular dungeons, 6 master dungeons at launch

The Elder Scrolls Online to have 16 regular dungeons, 6 master dungeons at launch:
With every MMORPG, there's always concern among players that there won't be enough end game content following...

Guild Wars 2's next update: Tequatl Rising

Guild Wars 2's next update: Tequatl Rising:
ArenaNet has officially unveiled the next content update for Guild Wars 2, titled Tequatl Rising. Scheduled to go live on...

Layoffs At BioShock Developer Irrational Games

Layoffs At BioShock Developer Irrational Games:
Irrational Games laid off a small number of employees this week, Kotaku has learned.Read more...

Granado Espada Online: Bristia Season 2: Renauld’s Underworld Detailed

Granado Espada Online: Bristia Season 2: Renauld’s Underworld Detailed:
Redbana has sent word about events upcoming during the month of September in Granado Espada Online.

This Is Probably Not The Star Wars Game You Were Looking For

This Is Probably Not The Star Wars Game You Were Looking For:
Star Wars: Force Collection is pretty sad. Read more...

StarCraft champion joins startup studio

StarCraft champion joins startup studio:
Sean "Day9" Plott joins Silicon Valley startup Artillery to work on competitive multiplayer RTS that will be free at launch. StarCraft champion and web TV

League of Legends poaches EVE Online lead designer

League of Legends poaches EVE Online lead designer:
Filed under: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, MMO Industry, Free-to-Play, Sandbox It's EVE Online's loss and League of Legends' gain as Kristoffer Touborg said that he's

Halo developer joins EA Visceral

Halo developer joins EA Visceral:
Former 343 Industries project lead designer Scott Warner lands at Dead Space studio working on unannounced game. Halo 4 project lead designer

John Schappert surfaces with Shiver Entertainment

John Schappert surfaces with Shiver Entertainment:
Ex-Zynga exec launches new PC/mobile studio in Florida with backing from Nexon

Sony, Activision, Warner sign up for Brasil Game Show 2013

Sony, Activision, Warner sign up for Brasil Game Show 2013:
Trade only day added to Sao Paulo event; 150,000 consumers expected

World of Tanks: Soviet Tanks Rumble Into Game

World of Tanks: Soviet Tanks Rumble Into Game:
Wargaming has announced that the World of Tanks v8.8 patch will be rolling out this week. EU players can check it out on September 11th. NA players on

Elsword: Bigger, Badder Baddies! New Field Bosses

Elsword: Bigger, Badder Baddies! New Field Bosses:
Kill3rCombo introduced nine new menacing Field Boss Monsters that bring greater challenges to the Fields of Battle than ever before. The Fields of Battle,

Capcom predicting "severe contraction" of packaged market

Capcom predicting "severe contraction" of packaged market:
Resident Evil publisher expecting traditional physical goods market to shrink by $5.3 billion by 2017; company

Capcom looks toward big changes after difficult FY13

Capcom looks toward big changes after difficult FY13:
Mobile growth, DLC and an end to outsourcing all on the agenda as Capcom struggles to move with the times

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel Free to Subscribers

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel Free to Subscribers:
Beginning Thursday, September 12th, subscribers to Star Wars: The Old Republic will receive the first expansion,

Blade & Soul's Tower of Mushin dungeon gets new floors, bosses

Blade & Soul's Tower of Mushin dungeon gets new floors, bosses:
Filed under: Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, PvE, Blade & Soul,

Wizard101: 5 Year Anniversary Celebration Giveaway!

Wizard101: 5 Year Anniversary Celebration Giveaway!:
MMORPG.com has joined with KingsIsle Entertainment to celebrate the 5th anniversary of Wizard101 - the family friendly MMORPG that is fun for everyone!