cinderboy
9171 Articles134 Comments

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.

Cyphers – First 3D MOBA game from Nexon is shutting down in China

A popular MOBA in South Korea, Cyphers will unfortunately shut down in China on 3 September. Tiancity, the default China publisher for Nexon games (after the big titles are signed by Tencent etc), has claimed that the closure is due to…

Heroes of the Storm – Preview trailers for Eternal Conflict game map

[Game website] Heroes of the Storm recently launched worldwide, and in the launch livestream event. developer Blizzard Entertainment revealed a new game map, Eternal Conflict, based on Diablo III. There is no press release detailing what the core objectives are, but seen…

Thumb Empires – New mobile strategy game arriving this summer

[Facebook page] Promised to be hotter than summer, one of the top strategy games in China is arriving in English! Enter Thumb Empires, published by 4399en, which is aiming to take over mobile devices soon. Different from other war games, Thumb Empires boasts several…

Dragon’s Dogma Online – Capcom launching game this August in Japan

After a couple of beta test phases, Capcom announced recently that Dragon’s Dogma Online will officially launch in Japan on 31 August, with headstart access beginning on 27 August for those who pre-order the Limited Edition. Spanning three platforms (PlayStation…

R.O.H.A.N. II – Developer reveals English press release for 2016 launch

Playwith, an online PC game developer based in South Korea, recently revealed and announced the official title name of its new project, “R.O.H.A.N. II”, a game described as the true sequel to R.O.H.A.N: Blood Feud (http://rohan.playrohan.com), a world acclaimed mega…

Skyforge – Control the power of gravity with the new Kinetic class

[Beta register] Obsidian Entertainment and Allods Team have revealed the latest class in Skyforge, the master of gravity, the Kinetic. The Kinetic class controls the laws of physics to do amazing feats on the battlefield. Kinetics are capable using gravity…

Crusaders Quest – Challenge Tower of Manacar with new legendary heroes

TOAST, the publishing brand of NHN Entertainment, recently released yet another content patch for Crusaders Quest, its globally popular mobile RPG. With Soltar’s Legendary Weapons held by Crusaders in the previous update, it’s time to meet new Legendary Heroes! Introducing the indomitable Rochefort,…

Mabinogi Heroes – Taiwan server is shutting down this August

After three years, Taiwan publisher Beanfun (Gamania) today announced the closure of Mabinogi Heroes on 11 August. The reason given was due to the contract signed with Nexon Korea expiring. Beanfun tried to preserve player data, but it was not…

Kritika – New character Eclair arriving next week in South Korea server

It has been some time since Kritika saw a new character, and it the latest character, Eclair, was teased starting last month. Confirmed for arrival on 11 June in South Korea, Eclair depicts a typical high school girl concept, although she…

Star Wars: Uprising – New mobile game will link to upcoming movie

[Pre-register] Kabam, in collaboration with The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm, today announced the development of Star Wars: Uprising, the first mobile game to take place after Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi and before Star Wars: The…

WAKFU Raiders – Popular online game heads to mobile devices

[Pre-register] gumi and Ankama are proud to announce its upcoming mobile game, WAKFU Raiders, which is slated to arrive this summer on iOS and Android platforms. The mobile RPG is being developed and distributed by gumi using the rich WAKFU universe…

Battleborn – 2K Games reveal a new badass game trailer for E3 2015

[Game website] With E3 2015 coming soon, 2K Games just revealed a new trailer for Battleborn, an upcoming online shooter for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC. Developed by Gearbox Software (Borderlands series), the game tells a story of…

Tree of Savior – Indonesia server officially teased by local publisher

[Source] Indonesian gaming website, VGI, reported that Tree of Savior will be arriving in Indonesia. The publisher will be Gemscool, perhaps the largest gaming company in the country. While not confirmed, the teaser website does features the familiar tree, along…

Heroes Saga – Superheroes enter Android devices in Southeast Asia

Heroes Saga, a Free-to-Play mobile game, has entered Open Beta in Southeast Asia! The game is based on popular characters from all over the world, including Son Goku from Dragon Ball, Luffy from One Piece, Zeus from… Mount Olympus, and more.…