With Asker, Project Black Sheep, yet another MMO in Korea is closing its doors.
We have occasionally reported on Asker, a relatively new Korean MMO with a strong action emphasis. The game was introduced as Project Black Sheep in 2013.
According to 2p, the game is already finished. It is set to close in Korea next month, with no plans for a Western release. Asker launched in Korea in August 2015 in an open beta and has reportedly remained below expectations from the beginning. The maximum it ever achieved was a 50th place in the charts, according to 2p.
Asker was marketed in Korea as a “Ultimate Action MMO”, the MMO version of Devil May Cry – apparently, that didn’t help.
At the moment, many experts are talking about an MMO extinction in Korea. Publishers are withdrawing from the PC market, pushing into mobile. Numerous MMOs from the second and third tiers are being left behind.
