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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.

Sudden Attack 2 – New maps and playable characters introduced

Announced recently and entering Alpha phase in South Korea on 24th July, developer Nexon GT revealed several screenshots of the new maps and images of the playable new characters. Crafted by Unreal Engine 3, the Alpha client will reportedly contain 3…

MapleStory 2 – New world view trailer visits familiar maps and new locations

If you have not already known, MapleStory 2‘s storyline actually takes place long before MapleStory’s. A new developer trailer was recently revealed, with a closer look at Victoria Island which includes maps such as Kerning City, Henesys, Perion and Ellinia.…

ChangYou – Going against the flow in the mobile-dominated games market

As 1 of the top 5 biggest online games companies, ChangYou is pushing hard against the flow in the current games market. Dominated by mobile games of all types, ChangYou is instead focused on its core MMORPG business, announcing around…

Kingdom Under Fire II – Strategy and action MMO confirmed for China

Revealed earlier this year, ChangYou showcased Kingdom Under Fire II as 1 of its upcoming games in China, with testing to begin later this year. A unique blend of MMORTS and non-target action MMO elements, the game is developed by Blueside,…

Bless – ChangYou officially confirmed as China publisher at media event

First revealed last year, similar to Project Black Sheep, ChangYou officially announced Bless as 1 of its upcoming games in China. Dubbed as a next-generation MMORPG along with its seamless world (no loading across regions), ChangYou is confident Bless will…

Project Black Sheep – China server announced with new trailer

First revealed last year, the China server for Project Black Sheep was officially announced in ChangYou’s annual Game+ conference. 1 of the biggest games developer and publisher in China, ChangYou snapped the game up despite still being in development, with…

Age of Wushu – Warrior’s Ascension update arriving later this month

[Game website] Announced earlier today, the next major expansion of Age of Wushu, Warrior’s Ascension, will be released on July 31st, 2014! The new expansion will deliver loads of new features, including the Beta test of the Sky Ladder, and also…

Mabinogi Heroes – 9th playable character teased in latest trailer

Nexon Korea just revealed a new teaser trailer for Arisha, the upcoming 9th playable character for Mabinogi Heroes. It is currently unknown what her attack style is, but I am guessing along the lines of magic caster, though the armor…

King of Wushu – More game details for upcoming Age of Wushu MOBA

While technically not a MOBA based on Age of Wushu, the setting is in the same wuxia world and also developed by Snail Game. Announced some weeks back, the mysterious 3D MOBA title has garnered attention from players all over…

Dragon Nest – New character Lencea enters the nest in Korean server

Earlier today, the latest character class, Lencea, was added to the official Korean server. From what I am reading of her skills, she is quite the party player with her buffs and a range of AOE attacks. Lencea class advances from…

Gigantic – New free-to-play title inspired by the MOBA genre

[Game website] Originally a mobile games studio, Motiga emerged from its 2-year silence and announced Gigantic, a free-to-play online game inspired by MOBA design. Motiga was co-founded by Chris Chung, former CEO of NCsoft West, with funds from Asian giants NetEase and SmileGate.…

Neverwinter: Tyranny of Dragons – Official trailer for upcoming update

[Game website] First announced back in May, the new content expansion for Neverwinter, Tyranny of Dragons, will be landing on 14th August. Perhaps the most anticipated feature will be the brand new playable class, Scourge Warlock, which is apparently a…

Dragon Slayer – More gameplay details as first Alpha phase nears

With the Alpha phase starting in less than 2 days, Taiwanese developer X-Legend Entertainment has revealed more gameplay information for Dragon Slayer, its flagship online game for 2014. Somewhat referred as the cute and chibi version of Monster Hunter, no…

Tree of Savior – New developer blog reveals more interesting classes

Posted last week in Korean, developer IMC Games revealed more interesting and rather unique classes in Tree of Savior to the eager public. As mentioned earlier, Tree of Savior will have a total of around 80 classes, with more to…