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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.

Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds – TERA dev announces new PVP game

[Game website] Bluehole, developer of the highly-popular action MMORPG, TERA, today announced it is collaborating with Playerunknown, creator of the fan-favorite “Battle Royale” game modes for ARMA 3 and H1Z1, to develop a new standalone Battle Royale game. The open…

Revelation Online – Brief look at the seamless open world in the game

[Beta register] Publisher My.com and developer NetEase today released a new video for Revelation Online. Entirely composed of in-game footage, this new trailer shows Revelation Online’s seamless open world. Following up last week’s lore reveal that set the backstory to Nuanor,…

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius – Fantasy mobile RPG now available worldwide

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is now available in the US and worldwide after the initial soft-launch period. The Free-to-Play game (with in-app purchases) fuses the epic features of all Final Fantasy titles, including captivating story, strategic turn-based gameplay and the…

Black Desert – New trailer celebrates game updates since Open Beta

Launched back in late 2014, Black Desert has somewhat been a revelation in the online games market, be it graphics, story, action combat, or the rich features. Developer PearlAbyss recently released a new game trailer, highlighting the game’s progress since…

ArcheAge – Developer unleashes a trove of game trailers for update 3.0

Arriving in the Korean server on 13 July, update 3.0 for ArcheAge is MASSIVE, and even that is an understatement. Announced previously, there will be 2 new races added, Warborn and Dwarves. The special racial skill of the former is transforming into…

Audition Mobile – Debut test phase begins next month in China

Officially licensed from Korean IP owner T3 Entertainment, Audition Mobile is developed in China by 9You and published by NetEase. One of the most popular PC casual game in the country, fans will be glad to see the features ported…

Sudden Attack 2 – Take a quick look inside the development studio

As Nexon Korea prepares to launch Sudden Attack 2 on 6 July, Nexon Japan is also gearing up for the game’s Closed Beta phase. Developed by Nexon GT using Unreal Engine 3, Japanese model Machi Kiyose (who was part of…

Sudden Attack 2 – New promo game trailer before big launch next week

Launching on 6 July in Korea, developer and publisher Nexon today revealed a new trailer for Sudden Attack 2. The trailer plot is about a female spy seeking help from her headquarters, but was eventually captured before switching to actual gameplay…

Webzen – Beat the summer heat with free digital items in any Webzen title

Webzen, a global developer and publisher of free-to-play games, has launched a summer event titled “Games of Webzen” on its global game portal, Webzen.com. To celebrate the arrival of summer, the WEBZEN team has kicked off many in-game events for…

Special Force Mobile – 4:33 begins Closed Beta registration in Korea

Known worldwide for the PC versions of the game, including Special Force 2 (under Asiasoft) and S.K.I.L.L (under Gameforge), developer Dragonfly and publisher 4:33 Creative Lab recently announced the start of registration for Special Force Mobile in South Korea. Back…

MapleStory – 5th job advancement confirmed for level 200 at Nexon event

Earlier today, Nexon held a live event known as “MapleStory Hi-Five” in the Nexon E-Sports Stadium. Limited to just a small group of MapleStory fans, it was an open secret the 5th job advancement would be announced, and indeed it…

Aima – RuneBlader is the newest class to join side-scroll action MMORPG

Just to recap, Aima is a side-scroll action MMORPG developed by KOG (Elsword), and it is published in Korean by Nexon. Last week, the RuneBlader was introduced into the game. Equipped with a sword for melee attacks and magic spells…

Dynasty Warriors Mobile – More details and CG trailer revealed

Licensed with Koei Tecmo, Perfect World is gearing up to launch Dynasty Warriors Mobile in China and the Western region. Announced for E3 2016, I recently spotted the CG trailer on the Chinese video sites, which can be seen below. According…

Soul Worker – Japan server welcomes new character update next month

A couple of months after officially launching in Japan, publisher Hangame Japan revealed the 5th character who will be joining on 6 July, Jin Seipatsu. Armed with a pair of “Spirit Fists”, he has a leader type of characteristic and…