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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 – Updated dungeon and summer activities arrive this week

[Play free now] En Masse Entertainment today released Dragonsire’s Revenge, the latest free content update for its hit action online game, TERA. Dragonsire’s Revenge heralds the return of updated high-end content for max level players as well as sun, sand,…

Dirty Bomb – First new mercenary added after separating from Nexon

[Steam page] Back in February, developer Splash Damage took back publishing rights from Nexon for their hit Free-to-Play shooter, Dirty Bomb, regaining control over the game in the hopes of supporting and growing it for fans. The latest update, Shell…

Dynasty Warriors: The Movie – Filming for live action movie begins

From time to time, the team at MMO Culture might stumble upon news unrelated to multiplayer or online gaming, but would still like to share with the masses. According to various accounts on Sina Weibo and the local entertainment media…

Riders of Icarus – Nexon launches new fantasy MMORPG in the West

[Game website] Nexon America and WeMade Entertainment today announced the official launch of the action-adventure MMORPG, Riders of Icarus. As a Rider with legendary combat abilities, players will master the skills of aerial combat with other heroes to fight through…

Riot Games – League of Legends studio sues Mobile Legends developer

[Source] Riot Games, the Tencent-owned studio behind League of Legends, has filed a lawsuit against Shanghai Moontoon Technology, developer of hit mobile game, Mobile Legends. The lawsuit was recently filed in Los Angeles, California, and claimed Moonton has “knowingly infringed on…

Warframe – Massive open zones to explore in Plains of Eidolon update

[Play free now] Game developer and publisher Digital Extremes held its annual TennoCon player event in London this past weekend for Warframe, and announced its plan to introduce Landscapes in the upcoming game update, Plains of Eidolon. The studio confirmed…

LINE Games – New games subsidiary officially announced by LINE Corp

LINE is known to most users as a mobile chat app which took digital stickers to the next level. While it has published some mobile games, there was no official games department under LINE. Recently, the formation of LINE Games…

Mabinogi Mobile – Nexon announces new mobile MMORPG at player event

Over the weekend, Nexon Korea held an event to reveal details about Mabinogi’s upcoming update “Ring of Destruction”, which introduces the new Chain Blade weapon among other new features. Mabinogi Mobile was also announced! The game is described as a…

Toykart – Casual mobile racing game launching soon in SEA region

[Pre-register now] Developed by Korean studio Axiasoft, Toykart is a new casual mobile racing game set to launch under PlayPark in Southeast Asia later this month. From what we have seen, Toykart is arguably the closest mobile game to Mario…

Breakaway – Amazon takes new competitive brawler to the high seas

[Alpha signup] First announced back in September last year, Breakaway is one of the several online PC games which Amazon Game Studios started to develop since its formation. Featuring a core 4 vs 4 competitive brawler, an exhibition match was…

GREE – Japanese developer shuts down all Western offices and studios

[Source] According to reports, Japanese developer GREE has closed all its Western offices and studios, at the same time laying off all employees in them. The locations affected include Melbourne (Australia), San Francisco (USA), and Berlin (Germany). According to GREE,…

Overwatch – Teams have paid USD 20 million to secure league spot

[Source] Following a report in May where teams are dropping out of the upcoming Overwatch League due to cost issues, it was recently rumored at least 2 teams have paid USD 20 million to secure a franchise spot in Activision…

Triple S – Global publisher confirmed for mobile side-scroll action title

According to reports, Korea-based global mobile games publisher 4:33 Creative Lab has obtained the global rights to Triple S, formerly known as Project TF. The mobile side-scroll action title was first revealed early this year, developed by new Korean outfit Trance…

Monster Hunter: World – Gameplay trailer looks at new Ancient Forest

After the recent developer interview video, Capcom has followed up with yet another trailer for Monster Hunter: World! This new gameplay video takes a deeper look at how quests unfolds as players set off on their journey to defeat the…