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Industry News | NEXON Latest MMORPG Wars of Prasia to Pre-register in February 2023

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NEXON, a leading player in the world of interactive entertainment software, announced on January 31 that its new cross-platform MMORPG Wars of Prasia will be available for players to pre-register in Korea on February 16. At the same time, the official website is rolled out today as well.  The name of Wars of Prasia is derived from the nation occupied by the elves. To shake off the oppression from elves, an endless battle was undergone. With Project ER debuting to the public, the game allows people to get to know, hoping to enable the siege battle to be available for common players. NEXON noted that Project ER is designed to allow all players to enjoy the fun of siege battles, not just limited to advanced players. A highly immersive storytelling approach, high-quality graphics, and a high degree of freedom of real-time warfare systems are adopted in Wars of Prasia. The game has a large-scale battle with multiple bases, enabling players to occupy strongholds and grow together with gu...

Beginners' Guide | How to Download and Enjoy MIR M Global on Redfinger

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Wemade's new MMORPG MIR M: Vanguard and Vagabond is about to roll out on January 31, 2023, as per the latest official statement. It should be noted that the game will be available across the world excluding Korea and China. MIR M Vanguard & Vagabond tips and tricks can be found in the article to enjoy the game with redfinger cloud phone. As a sequel to The Legend of Mir 2, MIR M: Vanguard and Vagabond allows the modern twist to boast traditional Mir IP. Blockchain technology is added to the Korean version of MIR M, which was already launched in June 2022, gaining great popularity in the sector. The governance token DOGMA and game token DRONE are introduced in MIR M: Vanguard and Vagabond with the support of WEMIX PLAY, a P2E (Play to Earn) gaming platform. Through staking DRONE from the game, players are able to get DOGMA.  3 different classes in MIR M: Vanguard & Vagabond are available for players to choose from, including Warriors, Taoists, and Sorcerers. With employing s...

Beginners' Guide | Latest Overview of Lineage Series Games Development & Gameplay 2023

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Welcome to Lineage world to enjoy MMORPG experiences. Games like Lineage 2: Revolution, Lineage 2M, and Lineage W can be expounded in this article. Let's take a quick look at the development road, gameplay, and the way to enjoy the game with redfinger cloud phone, enabling you to better enjoy adventures. Lineage Series Games' Development Road As a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Netmarble, Lineage 2: Revolution was released in South Korea on November 14, 2016. Later, the game was set to launch in countries like Taiwan, China, on June 14, 2017.  Two years later, Lineage 2M comes to public, which is a role-playing game developed by NCsoft and adapted from the massively multiplayer online role-playing game Lineage II. On November 25, 2019, Lineage 2M, developed by NCSOFT, first rolled out in South Korea while the game is set to be simultaneously released in Taiwan and Japan on March 24, 2021. August 19, 2021, witnessed the official launch of Li...

Redfinger | An Invincible War between NetEase and Tencent in Overseas Gaming Market

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NetEase and Tencent have been competing quite fiercely at home, while this invisible competition still exists abroad. In particular, the two companies have acquired and invested in a large number of console and mobile game makers overseas in recent years. Rebel Wolves, a new studio formed by Konrad Tomaszkiewicz – the former director of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and a number of former CDPR senior employees, announced the recent investment from NetEase. Although the exact amount of the investment has not been disclosed, the deal also includes a minority stake. Rebel Wolves is currently developing a narrative-based dark fantasy RPG on UE5, and Konrad Tomaszkiewicz noted, "The studio will maintain full creative control and ownership of its IP. Additionally, it will continue to operate independently. Funding provided by NetEase was the last missing piece needed to go full throttle. With resources available to build a world-class AAA game, we can now focus on what matters most: developm...

Redfinger | Mobile Gaming Market in Philippines: Status quo, Industry Share & Payment Options

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According to the latest report jointly released by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company, Southeast Asia's digital economy has been growing against the trend of the COVID-19 epidemic. Southeast Asia's digital economy market size reached $174 billion in 2021, and is expected to exceed $360 billion in 2025, and is expected to reach $1 trillion in size by 2030.  In addition, IMF once predicted that Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia would outpace most countries around the world in GDP growth rates from 2022 to 2024. In this sense, let's take a quick look at the market, games, game publishers, and payment methods in the Philippines, so as to grasp the development trend in the mobile gaming sector.  Philippines' Market Status quo Overview It's estimated that the Philippines has a total population of about 106 million with 290,000 square kilometers, reaching about $330.9 billion with regard to GDP in 2019. Due to the large income gap in the nation, there ...

Industry News | New Blockchain MMORPG AVATARA Official Launches Globally

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NXIO announces the launch of AVATARA, a blockchain MMORPG, in 175 countries and regions worldwide, excluding Korea and China, on January 17. As a cross-platform game, AVATARA allows players to develop their own characters, cooperate with others or compete with each other, and support NFT currencies such as NOX and TARA. In addition, the game will include a massive siege battle and a PVP model to fight against players from all over the world, in addition to the common MMORPG exploration, cultivation, adventure and battle. A free trade economy system that allows players to purchase and sell props, characters, and NFTs will be added in AVATARA as well.  AVATAR, the game's NFT, can be summoned through the MINT page, and the rank and appearance is selected randomly. In addition, each AVATAR can be freely transferred within Avatara. In order to maximize the P2E gameplay, both NX3, as well as NXIO have reworked on the AVATARA's in-game ecosystem, together with its framework from begin...

Industry News | Play Together Embraces New Updates to Celebrate New Year 2023

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Play Together, developed by Korean game company HAEGIN in April 2022, has also gained large popularity. Launching for one year, the cumulative global downloads of Play Together have exceeded 100 million. Recently, HAEGIN announced that its mobile social meta-universe game Play Together is embracing new changes for the first time in 2023. An all-new interactive way to have fun awaits on Kaia Island for the new year. And it is time for Snowman and Hailizabeth to leave Kaia Island. To celebrate this new year, Three Cottons (Big Cotton, Little Cotton, and Tiny Cotton) and Meowy have arrived on Kaia Island. Jelly Paw Coins can be obtained through completing special missions with new NPCs, which can be used to trade items available at Tiny Cotton's Make-Believe Mart. The FORCETELLER tent is added in Play Together. Players are able to talk to NPC Aisya to better know the impression from friends, the people who will meet and love, and the possibility to make fortune. As to the way how to p...

Beginners' Guide | Latest Overview of Ragnarok X: Next Generation Development & Gameplay

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Recently, Ragnarok X: Next Generation has been officially rolled out in Korea on January 5, 2023, so as to celebrate Ragnarok's 20th Anniversary. Looking back, this MMORPG has previously been rolled out in other countries as well. Let's take a quick look at the development history, gameplay, and the way to enjoy  Ragnarok X: Next Generation with redfinger cloud phone , enabling you to better enjoy adventures in Ragnarok X: Next Generation.  Ragnarok X: Next Generation's Development History Ways to Level up Characters in Ragnarok X: Next Generation How to Download and Enjoy Ragnarok X: Next Generation with Redfinger Ragnarok X: Next Generation's Development History October 15, 2020 witnessed the official launch of Ragnarok X: Next Generation in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, China. As its first IP MMORPG mobile game, Ragnarok X: Next Generation is developed by Gravity - a developer and publisher of online and mobile games. Since its inception, the game managed to become t...

Industry News | MMORPG Ragnarok X: Next Generation to Officially Launch in Korea 2023

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As a part of the Ragnarok 20th Anniversary, Ragnarok X: Next Generation has been officially rolled out in Korea on January 5, 2023, according to the latest news by Gravity. Looking back, a closed beta test has conducted from October 11 to October 13, 2022. It's estimated that there are more than 1 million players to pre-register the game.   It should be noted that this MMORPG has previously been rolled out in other countries as well. Following its official launch in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, China on October 15, 2020, Ragnarok X: Next Generation managed to rank the top one on the top-grossing chart in Apple App Store and Google Play. June 2021 witnessed the launch of the game in Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines, enabling it to top the list in Apple App Store. At Google Play's Best Games of 2021, Ragnarok X: Next Generation obtained a list of rewards, indicating its IP potential.  There are six classes for adventurers to choose from in Ragnarok X: Next Generati...

Gaming Industry Trend: ACGN-category Games Emerge and Flourish 2023

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   Looking ahead, a list of open-world and strategy category games have merged. ACGN-category games gain popularity based on the overall market performance along with players' expectations.  Throughout the global gaming market, ACGN-category games have enjoyed sound performance to a large extent. In the European and American markets, games like Genshin Impact, Tower of Fantasy, and Goddess of Victory: Nikke are the epitome of the performance, enabling to set off a new round of ACGN-category games trend across the world. Compared with the sluggish gaming industry, the category almost becomes the hope of the sector. Outstanding Performance at Home & Abroad In April, Aether Gazer rolled out with the help of Azur Lane's joint developer. As the first product released in the domestic market in 2022, the game debuted on the top of the iOS free list and App Store Today's Recommendation. What's more, it also rushed all the way to the 10th on the iOS best-seller list.  In ...

Redfinger | Top Grossing Players in Gaming Industry You Should Know 2022

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The global mobile game market enjoys a decline in revenue for the first time in 2022, according to Newzoo. However, there are still a number of games worldwide that achieved success last year. There is no doubt that Tencent's Honor of Kings reigned at the top of the list. After topping $1 billion in revenue for the first time in 2017, the game saw a slight decline in 2018, with annual revenue reaching $1.04 billion. Since then, Honor of Kings has enjoyed consecutive growth in revenue, reaching $1.15 billion in 2019, $1.5 billion in 2020, and $1.76 billion in 2021. Looking back in 2022, the game records a new high of $2.2 billion in revenue. With the holding of e-competitions as well as the launch of an overseas version, Honor of Kings gains more popularity and profits than ever before.  PUBG Mobile ranks second place in the list. It's estimated that the global revenue in 2022 sits at $1.73 billion, including $1.27 billion from China and $460 million from abroad. However, 2022 i...

Redfinger | Looking Back 2022: Redefine Gaming Industry, Embrace New Recognition

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In 2022, the global gaming industry showed a relatively sluggish performance under the influence of multiple objective factors. However, at the same time, the sector also ushered in a new change: governments across the world either issued policies or invested to support the development of the game industry in various ways. In addition, China shows its attitude towards the industry and comes to the discussion. All these prove that games play an essential part in the development of science and technology.  As a matter of fact, comprehensive competition among governments is undergoing, including culture, economy, science, and technology. Amid the fiercer competition, the game industry in 2022 not only leads to a change at the social level but allows governments to embrace a brand-new international competition. Support Gained Following Recession in 2022 According to Gamma data, in October 2022, the gaming sector in China gained profits of 19.768 billion RMB, an 18.10% decline compared ...