LOST ARK To Launch As A Free to Play Title This Fall
As expected, Amazon Games will be launching Lost Ark in the west this fall. Last summer, Smilegate RPG had signed a publishing agreement with the company (but did not specify…
LOST ARK Japan to launch on September 23rd
Japanese publisher GameOn (Pmang portal) announced the Japanese server will go live on September 23rd. The game client is available for download (early character creation will be available today Japan…
Amazon Games Signs Publishing Agreement with Smilegate RPG
https://www.amazongames.com/en-us/news/articles/amazon-games-enters-publishing-agreement-with-smilegate-rpgThis is an exclusive publishing agreement for the North American and European regions. The press release mentions they are collaborating on releasing an unnamed game next year.Smilegate RPG's only title…
Smilegate RPG IPO Faces Delay
Amidst Smilegate RPG's bid to take the company public, formalizing its initial public offering (IPO) has faced delays due to a slower than expected expansion overseas (which is key to…
My.com to Compete with Steam and Epic Games Store
Mail.ru, the parent company of My.com (which is the global publishing subsidiary) announced their strategy for the now re-branded My.com; My.Games. Mail.ru is the same company that negotiated a publishing…
Smilegate RPG Signs Japanese Publishing Contract for LOST ARK
In a clear telegraph that Smilegate RPG is focusing on launching in the major Eurasian countries (east of the main European countries which tends to be negotiated as part of…
LOST ARK OBT – Episode 2 Yorn Continent Preview
Smilegate RPG released a trailer showing off a preview of the upcoming content update for Episode 2 which includes the Yorn continent, new dungeons (which also reuses some cinematic dungeons…
Microsoft Partnering with Smilegate for CrossFire X
CrossFire X is a follow on to Smilegate's 2007 release of CrossFire which has remained popular in Asia (Smilegate's partnership with Tencent Games in China proved very fruitful for the…