📱 This Week's Mobile Game Highlights: No-Gacha Masterpiece & Massive Engine Upgrades! - 2026.05.09 | Mobile Games

Hello, mobile gamers! It's your eternal Wallet Warrior who can't stop spending! 💸 This week, I've brought a ton of epic new releases and massive update news that will make our wallets jump. Let's dive right in! 🚀

⚔️ A Masterpiece Without Gacha? 'Game of Thrones: Kingsroad'

Listen up, everyone! Netmarble has really sharpened their swords. The new title 'Game of Thrones: Kingsroad' will have a PC early release on May 14, followed by the official mobile launch on May 21 ^[1]. You know what's the most surprising part? They completely removed paid gacha! 😱 Instead, the BM is focused on monthly subscriptions, battle passes, and cosmetic items ^[5]. Being able to acquire gear and grow just by playing the game without spending money, isn't that super generous? Moreover, they boldly removed auto-hunting and insisted on 100% manual action ^[6]. The thrill of fighting while swapping weapons with the dual weapon system is going to be insane ^[5]. The nickname reservation event is also underway, so don't miss it ^[8]!

🐉 Changing Its Heart! 'Blade & Soul Revolution' UE5 Update

The long-running MMORPG 'Blade & Soul Revolution', now in its 8th year of service, has made a huge move! On May 26, the game engine will be completely replaced with 'Unreal Engine 5' ^[2]. Isn't it incredibly rare for a live mobile game to change its entire engine? Not only the graphic quality but the overall play environment will be massively upgraded ^[7]. They're holding an online showcase on their official YouTube at 7 PM on May 13, so those thinking about returning should definitely tune in live ^[2]!

🎮 New Game CBT & Pre-registration News

There's also news for friends thirsty for new games!

Azur Promilia: Nexon's new fantasy RPG 'Azur Promilia' kicks off its domestic CBT on May 15 . They'll be testing cross-play in PC and Android mobile environments, so let's go apply right now!
Into the Dungeon: Reborn: A new bullet hell shooting RPG that supports multi-player. Ahead of its official release in May, pre-registration has started on major markets like Google Play and Apple App Store ^[4]. I'm looking forward to seeing how they captured the thrill of bullet hell shooting on mobile ^[10]!

💳 Attention Spenders! ONE Store 'Web Shop' Opens

Lastly, some tempting news for Wallet Warriors like us! ONE Store is fully launching an external payment platform called 'ONE Web Shop' late this month, drastically lowering the in-app payment fee to 8% ^[3]. This means bypassing the app market fees to buy items directly on the web ^[9]. Game companies can ease their fee burdens, and hopefully, more benefits will return to us users, right? 😎

That's it for this week's news! Hope you all get lucky with your pulls, and I'll be back next week with more fun news! Poof! ✨