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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.

MU Legend – Webzen launches Korean server to much fanfare

Webzen, a global publisher and developer of games, today announced the official launch of the highly-anticipated PC MMORPG, MU Legend, in South Korea. The sequel to the global phenomenon MU Online, MU Legend features fluid and impactful hack n’ slash…

Sword of Shadows – Snail Games launches new wuxia mobile game

Snail Games today announced the global launch of its latest mobile action RPG, Sword of Shadows. The martial arts title is now available for iOS and Android devices (excluding Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Vietnam). Powered by the 2nd…

Blade & Soul – Secrets of the Stratus expansion arriving next month

[Play free now] NCsoft West today announced that Blade & Soul will be getting a massive new expansion, Secret of the Stratus, this April in NA and EU. Moving forward, NCsoft West announced it will offer larger and more ambitious expansions…

Rebellious Million Arthur – NetEase teases third mobile game in series

Co-developed by China’s second largest game company, NetEase, and original IP owner Square Enix, Rebellious Million Arthur (non-official translation) was teased recently. Set to launch in China by NetEase, the genre will be shifted from turn-based combat to real-time active combat.…

Elsword: Shadow of Luna – New action mobile game enters beta

Just a couple of months after Nexon launched Elsword Slash in South Korea, the publisher is now preparing to launch yet another mobile game based on Elsword, titled Elsword: Shadow of Luna. Developed by KOG, Elsword: Shadow of Luna is currently…

LawBreakers – Quick look at Closed Beta 1 of Unreal Engine 4 shooter

[Game website] Over the weekend, developer Boss Key Productions and publisher Nexon held the first Closed Beta test for LawBreakers. Powered by Unreal Engine 4, LawBreakers is a team-based online shooter featuring 2 opposing factions, Law and Breaker, each with…

Grand Fantasia Mobile – Brief look at starting gameplay experience

Launching in Taiwan a few weeks back, I gave Grand Fantasia Mobile a quick spin. Developed by X-Legend Entertainment, the creator of PC online games such as Grand Fantasia and Aura Kingdom, the game is a team-based action RPG at…

Call of Duty – Chinese studio to work on mobile game based on IP

Chinese Universe Publishing and Media, a huge company with investments in various industries, today announced that its game development and publishing subsidiary, ELEX, has signed a contract with Activision Blizzard to develop a mobile game based on the Call of Duty…

Kingdom Under Fire II – Publisher for Russia region announced

Korean studio Blueside today announced it has signed a contract with Innova Systems to launch Kingdom Under Fire II in Russia under its 4Game platform. The game is scheduled to launch in the 3rd quarter this year. The Russian online…

Nexon Red – Studio rebrands to prepare for upcoming game launch

Formerly known as Well Games, the indie Korean developer was bought over by Nexon GT (itself a subsidiary of Nexon) in May 2016. Its only mobile game, Special Soldier, was one of the top mobile games in its native South…

Sword of Shadows – Pre-register now for upcoming wuxia mobile MMORPG

[Pre-register now] Snail Games, developer of the popular PC MMORPG Age of Wushu, is preparing to launch its new wuxia mobile RPG, Sword of Shadows, on 22 March worldwide. Currently in its Closed Beta phase, Sword of Shadows is actually…

Armored Warfare – More details on Tanks Reloaded expansion revealed

[Play free now] Global publisher My.com (and now the game’s developer) today unveiled more information about the next expansion for its tank MMO Armored Warfare – Tanks Reloaded. Tanks Reloaded, the expansion formerly known as update 0.19, expands upon the…

Rurouni Kenshin: Kengekikenran – Quick look at new mobile slasher

As an anime fan since young, I felt obliged to give the new Japanese mobile game from Bandai Namco Entertainment a spin. I am talking about Rurouni Kenshin: Kengekikenran, which launched recently in Japan. Based on the original manga’s storyline,…

Warface – Major game update has arrived under new global publisher

[Play now] My.com, global publisher of the popular Free-to-Play online shooter Warface, has announced that the new update, Icebreaker, is launching today. Icebreaker represents the turning point in the storyline as ‘Blackwood’ takes the battle to the players and the…