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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.

League of Immortals – Free gift codes for new mobile MOBA title

[Game download] Featured recently by the iOS App Store, League of Immortals is a new mobile MOBA title which just launched in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, and Malaysia. The game has optimized controls for mobile devices, and also provide stunning graphics…

Final Fantasy XIV – China server celebrating one year anniversary

On 5 September, Shanda Games, will be holding an offline event in Shanghai to celebrate Final Fantasy XIV’s one-year anniversary. Entrance ticket costs around 14.00 USD, and players will be able to purchase merchandise, including T-shirts, toys, and more. A…

Blade & Soul – NCsoft teases several more pets currently in development

Blade & Soul Korea recently got its pet update, right after the China server has gotten them less than two weeks ago. The Korean server will get an exclusive Ghost pet, along with the two boss pets and four penguins. NCsoft also…

Legacy Quest – Gameplay teaser revealed for new Nexon mobile game

[Pre-register] In development by Socialspiel Entertainment and set to be published worldwide by Nexon M Nexon Korea, a gameplay teaser trailer was revealed recently for Legacy Quest, featuring the Drowned Meadows map. A dungeon-crawling action RPG, Legacy Quest features a permanent death system,…

Blitzcrank’s Poro Roundup – Riot reveals limited-time mobile game

From Riot Games, creator of League of Legends (and Teemo… sigh), comes Blitzcrank’s Poro Roundup, a free side-scrolling mini-game, out now for a limited time! Blitzcrank must save his fluffy poro friends from Baron Nashor’s belly. Why? Well, because robots…

Mabinogi Heroes – Episode 4 game update goes live in South Korea

Yesterday, Mabinogi Heroes (or Vindictus) saw the arrival of the Episode 4 game update. Two new bosses were introduced, including s stone gargoyle, and the main antagonist this time, a fallen sun god by the name of Lugh. As seen from…

The Elder Scrolls Online – More staff laid off after “successful” launch

[Source] Things are apparently going from bad to worse at ZeniMax Online Studios, as it has just fired more staff from its customer service team, and referred the matter as “. The developer of The Elder Scrolls Online fired 300 customer…

Chain Dungeons – Mobile puzzle RPG launches in Southeast Asia

Quest Drop today launched the free-to-play dungeon-crawling puzzle mobile RPG, Chain Dungeons, in Southeast Asia. Being one of the third-highest grossing iOS games and the top grossing trivia Android game in Taiwan, the game has been launched in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,…

Asta: The War of Tears and Winds – Global publisher announced

Despite the South Korea server for Asta announcing its closure recently, and the China server (under ChangYou) dead after Closed Beta (the official game website is gone), a surprising news sprung up today in the Korean media. Webzen will apparently be publishing…

Hyper Universe – Nexon reveals new side-scrolling MOBA for South Korea

Announced back at G-Star 2014, Nexon Korea has officially revealed Hyper Universe with a website and basic details. Just to note, Hyper Universe is not developed by Nexon, but a Korean studio called CWAVESOFT. With that aside, the game is…

Bless – Developer teases Closed Beta 3 and major game improvements

Since Closed Beta 2 ended in South Korea, Neowiz Bless Studio, the developer of Bless, kept rather quiet about the game’s progress. Recently, a developer article was posted, assuring gamers Bless is still being improved behind the scenes, and the…

TERA – Publisher announces upcoming closure of Taiwan server

After around three years in the region of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, publisher OMG Digital Entertainment has announced the game’s closure on 18 November. According to the official announcement, an agreement could not be made with developer Bluehole Studio,…

Million Arthur – Game shutting down in Korea and Southeast Asia

After the closure of Million Arthur Japan earlier in March, Korean publisher Eyedentity Mobile has announced it will be shutting down the Korean server as well. All monetary transactions will be stopped from 31 August, before Million Arthur Korea officially closes…

Aion – NCsoft reveals teaser trailer for next major game update

In a surprising twist, NCsoft has released the teaser trailer for Aion’s next major game update at the same time for both South Korea and the English servers. At this point, most are speculating it will be version 5.0, and…