“The Future of Lost Ark” Podcast Thoughts
First things first, I am no longer heavily invested/engaged when it comes to playing Lost Ark (and nothing in this April 2023 community letter nor what was mostly not covered…
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…
LOST ARK – Raid Completion Ticket
The Inven boards for Lost Ark seem to be on fire after the recent update also included a new cash shop item; a raid completion ticket (which comes straight out…
What Do I Think About the New Level 50 Boosts in LOST ARK?
A recent update introduced the above cash shop item which allows boosting a character to the current max level (50). The "royal" gem currency itself is purchased via real money…