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Archive for the ‘MMO Action’ Category

May 28th, 2008

Cabal Online: Combo system rocks!

Hell, yeah, you got me there, e-Games and ESTsoft! I totally dig the combo system of Cabal Online. Truly, it adds a whole new dimension to MMORPG combat, which has become dry of late because of its point-click-press F or number key for skill nature.
Here’s the lowdown on the Cabal Online combo system:
The system, or […]

By Joel -- 2 comments

May 27th, 2008

Cabal Online Philippines: First foray

Cabal Online is finally in open beta in the Philippines, thanks to the efforts of IP e-Games (although I’ll be the first one to point out that other games of the local online games publisher are starting to suffer).
I failed to make it to the first day of the open beta because I was still […]

By Joel -- 3 comments

April 30th, 2008

Age of Armor videos: Watch ‘em to fire up your loins

That is if you’re the type of MMORPG player who goes for robot themes. Well, if you haven’t already watched the trailer after reading my previous post, then sit back, clamp on your seatbelt, and get ready for the ride of your life.

Arrrgh! Gimme access already!
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March 28th, 2008

Philippines braces for Cabal Online

The jig is up. After weeks of speculation, the Philippine MMORPG market finally knows which online game publisher is bringing in Cabal. Here’s the official announcement:
E-Games Philippines, known as “the company that revolutionized the free-to-play model in local online gaming,” is proud to introduce this world-renowned, action-packed MMORPG to the gaming market.
Yup! You heard that […]

By Joel -- 15 comments

February 28th, 2008

Lunia hits North America MMORPG market

Yes, another Asian-made massively multiplayer online role-playing game has entered the world video gaming market. CDC Games, a business unit of the CDC Corporation and pioneer of the free-to-play, pay for merchandise model for online games in China, has just announced the launch in North America of Lunia, an MMORPG based on popular manga-style comic […]

By Joel -- 0 comments

February 10th, 2008

A taste of infinity … online

Here’s another Korean-made massively multiplayer online game that has reached Western shores. Infinity Online is a free-to-play action MMOG from Windysoft. It’s considered as an “action” MMOG because its plays like a shooter … yes, just like Rakion: Chaos Force.
Okay, before I shoot my mouth off and tell you that it’s a Rakion clone, take […]

By Joel -- 1 comment

February 3rd, 2008

WTF is Kungfu Kids Online?

Pardon the language. I just thought it very appropriate for the question since I couldn’t find any reference to this new massively multiplayer online game that has just entered open beta phase in China.
The only reference on Google (and any other search engine for that matter) to the combination of words “Kungfu Kids” are about […]

By Joel -- 1 comment

January 20th, 2008

Mabinogi: Taking an idea and making it better

While searching for new MMORPGs to play a few months back I came across a game called Mabinogi. What I saw was a 2D game with a lot of promise. Fortunately, I was able to recover the handful of screenshots I got.

Here’s the clincher: Unbeknownst to so-so players like me who stick to one game […]

By Joel -- 2 comments

January 6th, 2008

Counter-Strike Online to give other online shooters a run for their money?

Better late than never, I always say. Counter-Strike Online, the latest incarnation of the highly popular mod to the Half-Life franchise, has just enjoyed a successful three-day closed beta test, developers Nexon of South Korea and Valve of North America recently told Game Watch.
At least 170,000 South Korean Counter-Strike players, most of whom have already […]

By Joel -- 0 comments

January 5th, 2008

Gundam Mobile Suits ready to pounce on China

Are you a Gundam fanatic living in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau? If you are, you may want to tune in to 9you for news regarding the upcoming launch of SD Gundam Capsule Fighter Online.
Yes, the Shanghai-based online game publisher has obtained the rights to operate the online casual action game from Bandai Korea, […]

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