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Your average online gamer who is bilingual in Chinese and English, although he does try to play Japanese and Korean games sometimes. Online gaming since 1999, and has worked in the online gaming and mobile gaming industry (Journalist, Game Master, Community Manager, Operations Manager) since 2008.

TERA – Arsenal update arrives with new endgame dungeons

[Play free now] En Masse Entertainment today released the latest content update for their flagship action online game, TERA. Titled “Arsenal”, the update expands the end-game content with two new dungeons for max-level players, a complete overhaul of how players…

God Eater Resonant Ops – New mobile game based on popular console series revealed

After the lackluster God Eater Online, Bandai Namco is ready to dive into another mobile game for the God Eater franchise, this time known as God Eater Resonant Ops. According to the description, the story takes place 4 years after…

Arena of Valor – Garena prepares to launch mobile MOBA in remaining SEA countries

[Facebook page] After launching separate servers in Indonesia and Thailand, Garena is finally preparing to launch Arena of Valor (AOV) in the remaining Southeast Asia countries, mainly Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines, which will share a server. Known as 王者荣耀,…

Black Desert – Photos from the first Oasis Festival in Taiwan

A fan event which started in South Korea, developer Pearl Abyss recently held the first Oasis Festival for Black Desert in Taiwan. Organized to get closer to the Black Desert community, representatives from both Korean headquarters and Taiwan office of…

Crystal of Re:union – Strategy mobile MMO now available in Southeast Asia and Oceania regions

Global mobile games developer and publisher gumi today announced the launch of its latest strategic mobile MMO, Crystal of Re:union, on Google Play and App Store for gamers in Southeast Asia and Oceania regions. A highly strategic kingdom building fantasy…

Bullet Strike: Battlegrounds – Battle royale mobile game begins pre-registration in selected countries

[Google Play pre-register] If you happen to miss out on the article title, pre-registration for Bullet Strike: Battlegrounds is limited to some countries and a full list was not provided. In-development by Vietnamese studio Horus Entertainment, Bullet Strike: Battlegrounds is a battle…

Dragon Project – New co-op mobile action RPG launches worldwide

goGame, a subsidiary of SEGA based in Southeast Asia, recently announced the global launch of its new co-op mobile action RPG, Dragon Project. Crafted by Colopl, the studio behind White Cat Project (Colopl Rune Story), Dragon Project has a more…

Granblue Fantasy – Collaboration with McDonald’s Japan announced

If you did not know, Granblue Fantasy is still one of the top mobile games in Japan, helped by its additional Google Chrome version and collaborations with famous IP. The latest of such campaign sees developer Cygames teaming up with…

Hawken – Mecha MMO is shutting down early next year

With promises of a big-screen movie and live-action web series, Hawken was set to become a huge IP alongside the Unreal Engine 3 mecha MMO running on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC. Kept up and running by developer…

Hyper Universe – Steam Early Access now open to worldwide audience

[Steam Early Access] Previously when Nexon America launched its new 2D side-scrolling MOBA, Hyper Universe, many regions were blocked from accessing the game. Back on 20 September, Nexon America silently reversed this horrendous decision, and currently Hyper Universe is available…

Honor of Kings – Limited edition smartphone sold out in minutes

Also known as Realm of Valor (ROV) and Arena of Valor (AOV) in different overseas markets, Honor of Kings (王者荣耀) has been the top downloaded and grossing mobile game n China for the past year. Over the weekend, mobile phone…

Bless – Japan server enters Closed Beta 2 later this month

With the South Korean server in the middle of a major overhaul, and the English server cancelled (though it is planned to return), the Japan server of Bless is facing more positive news. Announced recently, publisher GameOn (subsidiary of Neowiz…

Soukou Musume – DMM Games and Level-5 team up on new franchise based on LBX series

Translated as “Armored Girls”, DMM Games and Japanese developer Level-5 recently held a media conference to announce Soukou Musume, a new IP which both companies have teamed up to work on. The background story is actually based on a previous…

Closers – Character spotlight begins with spellcaster Sylvi

[Beta register] En Masse Entertainment recently revealed the next set of game trailers detailing the cast of their upcoming episodic anime action MMORPG, Closers. The spotlight  is now on Sylvi, the Black Lamb’s resident Caster class character and leader of…