Nexon, based in Seoul and makers of the popular MapleStory MMO, is reportedly in talks with South Korean MMO developer JCE, best known for its Freestyle series of sports games. Nexon would acquire a 35.44% stake in JCE were it to purchase shares from the company’s current largest...

NC Soft West, the makers of Lineage 2, have announced that the game will adopt a hybrid revenue model to “feature an order of magnitude greater than those of a conventional subscription model, and creates a new way to play.” To add to this, the developers have partnered with...

The latest TERA Producer’s Letter from En Masse Entertainment’s Chris Hager has revealed new information about the testing schedule planned for North America.  Some bullet point  highlights: Bluehole Studio execs were recently in town to work with En Masse to set up the...

The newest Rift LIVE Event has begun today, October 12.  The Ashes of History event pits players against the slaves of Laethys and Maelforge (aka Wanton and Golden Maw) and sees an increase in fire and earth rifts across Telara. Ashes of History will feature new daily quests, new rifts...

Mass Effect 3 Exec Producer Casey Hudson says that cooperative online missions will be a feature of the next edition of the ME series.  This moves the popular XBox game into MMO territory when the next game comes out in March of 2012. Full details are said to be forthcoming in the...

Zemi Interactive has announced the new October event in 4Story, “Revealing the Holes.”  This event continues the storyline started in the earlier “Awakening the Demons” event. The development team at Zemi says that monsters will begin spawning in the low-level...

The Prime: battle for Dominus site has updated to give more information about the professions (craft) players can choose from.  The game is still working towards launch, but these details give a better insight into the focus of the MMO. Professions listed...

The TERA EU forums are showing a post from developers teasing that the alpha stage of the game’s development is coming soon.  Developers say that testing will initially be internal and small, but will expand and go to the public in a limited way after that. They’ll begin...

Troy Online will be launching its large scale war system on Saturday, October 15.  This new system allows players to participate in an Invasion War feature.  This allows players to attack opposing cities in an effort to destroy holy relics within.  Winners receive buffs, including...

Fallen Earth will go Free to Play (F2P) on Wednesday, October 12, GamersFirst has announced.  The transition will complete this week and players will be able to enter the new game setup on Wednesday. This will also see the World Events System go live, giving players the opportunity to...

The EU Knights Online server will enter closed beta tomorrow, October 11.  To celebrate the kickoff, the game’s developers are holding contests in which winners can take home great prizes like an iPad2 and an iPod Touch. The giveaway is a drawing for those who introduce their...

Final Fantasy XIV has published the full transcript and video of the Letter from the Producer LIVE event that took place last week.  The discussion was over 90 minutes long and covered a lot of ground.  Topics went from the simplification of party formation systems to whether female...