The Korean developer X-Legend has announced the sequel to its MMORPG Aura Kingdom. However, it will not be available on PC, but on mobile platforms, continuing a trend.
What is Aura Kingdom? Aura Kingdom is an anime-style MMORPG where players take on the role of an “Envoy of Gaia” to defend the world against demonic hordes. The game features a tab-targeting combat system and offers a large variety of different classes to experiment with in combat.
In Asia, the MMORPG has a large fan community, while here it is rather unknown with approximately 300 daily players on Steam.
What’s new? In Taiwan, the Taipei Game Show is approaching, where Asian developers will present their new games. The developer X-Legend has already announced in advance that the second part of their game Aura Kingdom will be officially presented for the first time at the event.
The new MMORPG is said to have its own story that is related to the first part. It has a similar anime style, is set in a medieval fantasy environment, and is being developed for mobile platforms. More information will be available next week at the convention in Taipei.
Why mobile? Aura Kingdom is by no means the only MMORPG whose sequel is exclusively released for mobile platforms. Many Korean games are following this trend. They include big names like:
The reason for this is the strong shift within the gaming market. According to Newzoo, mobile games dominated in 2018 with over 50% of all revenue surpassing consoles and PCs. For developers, this statistic means that there is big money to be made in mobile gaming, and they are adapting to this trend accordingly.
Especially in Asian countries, mobile gaming has grown tremendously in recent years. In countries like China, mobile internet prices are also very low, which definitely supports the trend.
Western developers and hardware manufacturers are also setting their sights on the mobile market:
Asus sees the future in mobile gaming and is therefore changing its strategy
