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ArcheAge S: Strait of Freedom Gets Developer Documentary Video
Kakao Games and XL Games have released a behind-the-scenes developer documentary video for MMORPG ArcheAge S: Strait of Freedom . The seventeen-minute video, in Korean with English subtitles available, features insights from various members of the development team about the ideas…
ArcheAge S Strait of Freedom discusses its sandboxy game loops, design choices, and monetization
We still have quite a bit of time before ArcheAge S: Strait of Freedom arrives in the second quarter of next year, but that just means there’s lots of time for XL Games to break down what the MMORPG is all about, and that’s begun with a video that covers its overall design, from…
ArcheAge S Kills Fixed Classes and Crafting-Only Gear after the Original’s Economy Collapsed Under Scarcity and Pay-to-Win
Following last month's announcement, Kakao Games has made good on its promise to unveil ArcheAge S: Strait of Freedom, which it billed as a true sequel to 2013's MMORPG ArcheAge. As you might recall, ArcheAge 2 was announced a few years ago, but it later morphed into Chronicles,…
Betawatch: Monsters & Memories plunges testers into The Deep, Loftia begins pre-registrations, and ArcheAge S is on its way next year
Good news, fans! It turns out that ahead of its early access, Monsters & Memories already has the two things it needs most (memories and monsters, obviously) and so it is now plunging its players into The Deep. What’s The Deep? It’s where you’re going in Monsters & Memories, obvi…
XL Games sells off most of the ArcheAge property to Kakao Games-owned entity
Earlier we had wondered aloud how ArcheAge Chronicles and ArcheAge S: Strait of Freedom could happen at the same time. Well, as it turns out, there appears to be a business-related reason for that: XL Games has sold most of the IP to Kakao Games in a deal totaling 39.2B KRW, or n…
ArcheAge S: Strait of Freedom Announced for Next Year
Kakao Games and XL Games have announced MMORPG ArcheAge S: Strait of Freedom . The latest title in the ArcheAge series, the game is planned for worldwide release on PC in Q2 2027. Project director Kyung-tae Kim previously served as the lead game designer and producer on the origi…
ArcheAge S Strait of Freedom plots a second quarter 2027 release window and gameplay preview this month
Last month was when we first heard about Kakao’s and XL Games’ plans to launch ArcheAge S: Strait of Freedom, an in-development version of the sandbox that promised to both bring a new experience for fans while preserving the original’s identity. At the time, all we knew for cert…
ArcheAge Chronicles is Getting a Network Test This Month
ArcheAge Chronicles is getting a network test later this month to test out server infrastructure and stability.
ArcheAge Chronicles Introduces the Warrior Class and the Paths You Can Choose to Play
ArcheAge Chronicles, which recently had its first developer Q&A, is now introducing the Warrior, and multiple paths you can choose from, in a new class introduction.