Actually, the schedule for ArcheAge 2 was set: The big reveal of the new MMORPG from Kakao Games is supposed to take place at gamescom 2024. The launch is planned for 2025. However, with the latest financial report, the publisher announces a delay.
What does the new schedule for ArcheAge 2 look like? While in May 2024 it was still said that the new MMORPG from Kakao Games was set to be released in 2025, there has been a small but important adjustment in the publisher’s most recent financial report for the second quarter of the current fiscal year (via kakaogamescorp.com):
- The global release of ArcheAge 2 is expected to occur sometime in the fiscal year 2025, meaning by March 2026.
- The delay also affects the reveal of the MMORPG announced for November 2023 at gamescom 2024. Apparently, ArcheAge 2 is now set to be introduced only in mid-2025. The first beta tests are planned for the second half of 2025.
What do I need to know about ArcheAge 2? The successor to ArcheAge is set to be a “next-generation AAA MMORPG” that will focus much more on western players while also including consoles. The developers promise story-based PvE content, challenges for solo players as well as small groups, guild wars, and battles over trade routes.
There isn’t too much info available about ArcheAge 2 yet – the current trailer shows little:
Chrono Odyssey still on track
What else does the financial report reveal? Unlike ArcheAge 2, the second ambitious MMORPG from Kakao Games, which is set to be released for PC and consoles, is still on track. The publisher has even narrowed down the launch to the third quarter of 2025.
Some of the other major releases from the Korean publisher in the coming years include:
- Stormgate – Kakao Games is managing the Korean launch (planned for Q3 2024)
- Path of Exile 2 – Kakao Games is managing the Korean launch (planned for Q4 2024)
- Project Q – MMORPG for PC and Mobile (Korea release in Q3 2025)
- Ares: Rise of Guardians – MMORPG for PC and Mobile (release in Q3 2025)
- Project S – Looter-Shooter for PC and Console (release in fiscal year 2025)
- The Swordmaster’s Youngest Son – Action-RPG for PC and Console (release in fiscal year 2026)
How is Kakao Games doing financially? The second quarter of 2024 was a tough one for Kakao Games. Revenue declined both compared to Q2 2023 and the previous quarter – by 13.1 and 4.3 percent, respectively. Operating profits even fell by 89 and 77 percent.
While revenues from PC games increased slightly, mobile revenues were far from the figures of previous quarters. Nevertheless, mobile remains by far the most important pillar for the publisher.
Square Enix is also laying its cards on the table in its latest financial report. The report revealed that blockbusters like Final Fantasy XVI and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth are only generating weak operating revenues: An MMORPG is currently ensuring that one of the largest publishers in the world remains profitable
