KOG Games' HeroWarz Went Away Just A Month Into Its Dramatic "Pause"

Jason Winter
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Remember HeroWarz? That was KOG Games' hack-and-slash RPG that launched in July 2016 and then -- presumably when the response wasn't what KOG hoped for -- didn't shut down, but "paused" in March 2017. The intent, according to the FAQ for the game, was for it to come back in early 2018, but here we are in September, and ... well ...

If you try going to the game's old URL, herowarz.koggames.com, you instead get the main page for Elsword. The Twitter account for the game still exists, and actually had this to say, back in April of 2017:

Just in case that goes away someday, too, the message is:

Our website and forums will be taken down on April 26th. Please read for further information.

It's followed by a link to the now-defunct HeroWarz site. The game's Korean servers apparently also shut down last year.

Because of most of the primary information sources being gone, I'm mostly working off what was reported on our site and elsewhere, where we stated that KOG Games made "vague statements about 'compensation'" for players who had invested in HeroWarz. We're guessing that never happened. In fact, I called the move a "major setback that damages player confidence in the game’s future prospects." Hope you didn't spend too much!

Sure, it's old-ish news, but a dramatic title like "The Pause of HeroWarz" was something that stuck with me, and maybe it did with you too, even if we did quickly forget about the game itself. I'm pretty sure we even talked about it on the Free-To-Play Cast. In any case, guessing that it wouldn't come back wasn't exactly the toughest prediction I've ever made.

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In this article: Elsword, KOG Games, Herowarz.

About the Author

Jason Winter
Jason Winter, News Editor

Jason Winter is a veteran gaming journalist, he brings a wide range of experience to MMOBomb, including two years with Beckett Media where he served as the editor of the leading gaming magazine Massive Online Gamer. He has also written professionally for several gaming websites.

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Discussion (7)

Kear 5 years ago
This was one of the games I actually loved playing and of course, it got taken away from me.

omar 5 years ago
@MMOBOMB the post is useless since all what you said we already know and its just waste of time

rickshaw 5 years ago
No really cares do they its a happening thing all the time I been watching this site for years for silk road browser ---- this has been coming for years and years

P.S. MMOBOMB
Can ya please make more videos on new game plays thanks
I'm pretty sure a lot of vistors look for them and would watch them if they more prolific.
thx for keeping us updated everyday cheers.

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Deathloche 5 years ago
RIP

Anon 5 years ago
So glad they decided to IP Block the game to everyone outside of NA so I was unable to waste any of my time on it before the shutdown.

Astailer 5 years ago
Kog games has done really horrible thing to player who support them. no joke!


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