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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.

Victory Command – Military MOBA set for Steam Early Access soon

[Beta register] PlayGrid Games has teamed with globally renowned developer Petroglyph to create Victory Command, a fast-action, military MOBA. Victory Command expands the standard three-lane MOBA formula with RTS controls and tactics in an open-field battle arena that gives players the…

Age of Kungfu – World of Contenders content update arrives next week

[Game website] Age of Kungfu, published by Cubinet Interactive in Southeast Asia, will have its first major patch this May 12, 2015. Named as “World of Contenders”, players will see a wide variety of new features being added, both of PVE and…

Nintendo – Five mobile games to be released by March 2017

If you did not know, Nintendo recently signed a deal with mobile games studio, DeNa, to develop and publish mobile games based on Nintendo’s IP. As the gaming giant prepares for its entry into the $30 billion USD mobile games market, it…

Rohan 2 – Developer confirms game title for Rohan Online sequel

Playwith, formerly known as YNK, today revealed the Korean teaser server for Rohan 2. The sequel to Rohan Online, it will officially be known as “로한:강철의 문장”, or loosely translated to “Rohan: Steel Sentence”. The current teaser site only reveals…

Warhammer 40,000: Dark Nexus Arena – Closed Alpha phase begins

[Game website] Warhammer 40,000: Dark Nexus Arena, the first MOBA to explore the rich Warhammer 40,000 universe, will be entering the much anticipated closed alpha phase on May 8, 2015. Developed by Whitebox Interactive, the Vancouver-based indy game company brings…

Skyforge – Players shall unite to overcome months of invasion

[More details] Today, a brand new developer diary for the upcoming action MMORPG Skyforge was released, touching on the challenging high-level Invasions. Invasions are when gods from other worlds and their massive armies attack the world of Aelion, where Skyforge takes…

Master X Master – New gameplay videos for first MOBA from NCsoft

Master X Master is currently in Closed Beta 2, though everyone with a Korean PlayNC account can apparently play the game now. The first MOBA title from NCsoft, Master X Master is expanding the genre by adding various PVP and PVE…

TERA – Action online title launches on Steam and Gunner class arrives

[Steam page] En Masse Entertainment, a player-driven publisher, is excited to announce that its award-winning action MMO, TERA, will be available on Steam starting today. Since its launch, TERA has amassed over 17 million registered users around the world, built…

Civilization Online – First overseas server announced for Taiwan

Gameflier, one of the biggest online game publisher in Taiwan, has announced acquiring the rights to operate Civilization Online in the country. Developed by Korea’s XLGAMES (known for ArcheAge) together with IP owner 2K Games, this is the first overseas…

Dragon Nest: Labyrinth – Action mobile game announced for Europe

Actoz Soft Europe today announced its first Free-to-Play mobile game for Android and iOS, Dragon Nest: Labyrinth. It will be available in the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store later this summer. A 3D hack ‘n’ slash mobile RPG, Dragon…

King of Wushu – Upcoming martial arts MOBA takes spotlight at event

During the BUILD 2015 developer’s conference last week, representatives from Microsoft showcased the latest advancements in their DirectX technology with DirectX 12. Featured prominently in their presentation was upcoming martial arts MOBA from Snail Games, King of Wushu. The game…

Heroes of Newerth – Garena acquires MOBA development team

[Source] Garena, the number one eSports platform and MOBA publisher in Southeast Asia, has acquired the entire Heroes of Newerth development team and established a brand new studio in the US, Frostburn Studios. Garena is currently the publisher of Heroes…

Guardian Stone – Limited gifts available for soft-launch countries

[Pre-register] TOAST, a leading mobile game developer and publisher, announced that the pre-registration event for Guardian Stone is now live in specific countries. If you live in these countries, you can sign up for exclusive rewards available to early adopters.…

MapleStory 2 – Nexon Korea previews Guild PvP with new video

Players expecting large-scale guild battles will be disappointed, as Nexon Korea today revealed a new video on the Guild PvP system. Available when members hit level 28, the battles are limited to 1 vs 1, 2 vs 2, and 3…