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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.

Phantasy Star Online 2 – Episode 3 update announced for late August

Earlier yesterday, SEGA held its annual live event with fans, and once again revealed loads of details for Phantasy Star Online 2’s upcoming content. Episode 3 was announced for late August, in which a new class, 2 new weapons, a…

Black Desert – North America and Europe servers in final negotiations

According to Korean website Inven, developer Pearl Abyss is currently in the “final phase of negotiations” with a potential publisher for Black Desert in North America and Europe. When asked at E3 2014, the representative (below) mentioned that the company…

Tree of Savior – New developer blog touches on weapons and companions

As interest for Tree of Savior heats up. a new regular developer blog was just updated. Crafted by Korean studio IMC Games, the project is headed by Mr Hakkyu Kim, known as the “father of Ragnarok Online” since he was the…

Kingdom Under Fire II – Extended game trailer for E3 2014 released

A few days back, Kingdom Under Fire II was 1 of the few highlighted games over at Sony’s E3 2014 PlayStation 4 press conference. A new trailer was shown, and today the extended version was made available. Despite being edited,…

Arena of Fate – Crytek aims to let players focus on tactics in new MOBA

Announced a couple of weeks ago, various media outlets had a chance to try out Arena of Fate over at E3 2014. Developed by Crytek, Arena of Fate is a 5 vs 5 MOBA which is aiming to remove toxic…

Webzen – Korean developer teases 2 new in-development online games

In an announcement earlier, Webzen Korea revealed some of its recent business plans and investments. Other than MU2 currently being developed, 2 more self-developed games were teased. First, The Flag One (TFO) seems to be a massive PvP-based game set…

Lineage– NCsoft introduces the new Warrior class to evergreen game

After 6 long years, developer NCsoft finally added a new class to Lineage Korea, the Warrior. A rather old-school class, the Warrior wields 2 one-handed weapons, including swords and axes. The highlight of the Warrior is the supposed hack-and-slash mechanic specially…

Mabinogi Heroes – Sword Art Online costumes invade Korean server

I can’t remember if the Japanese server already did this, but the Korean server of Mabinogi Heroes got its latest cash costume update earlier today, which features the still-popular Sword Art Online. The promotion apparently lasts a month, with each…

The Elder Scrolls Online – Around 300 customer service staff released

[Source] According to MMO Games, around 300 customer service staff under ZeniMax Online Studios, developer of The Elder Scrolls Online, were let go over the past few weeks. Based in Galway, Ireland, the location is supposedly the main customer service…

World of Tanks Blitz – Worldwide release date announced

[Press release] Wargaming today revealed the release date for the mobile free-to-play MMO action title World of Tanks Blitz. The game will go live worldwide on June 26 exclusively for iOS tablets (iPad 2 and newer) and smartphones (iPhone 4S and newer).…

A Realm Reborn – New classes and same gender marriage confirmed

Announced via livestream, A Realm Reborn producer Naoki Yoshida confirmed 2 new classes in the upcoming Patch 2.4, Rogue and Ninja. Also announced is the ability for two characters to marry regardless of race, nation or gender. This is rather…

Skyforge – Ascension Atlas system to aid players in becoming gods

[Beta signup] 1 of the few MMORPGs to be shown at E3 2014, a new trailer was just released for Skyforge, touching on the path to become a true digital god. Known as the Ascension Atlas, it is a system…

The Crew – Upcoming next-gen racer entering Closed Beta next month

[Beta signup] While gamers are busy hacking in Watch_Dogs and drooling at The Division (that’s me), Ubisoft is actually releasing a new next-gen multi-player race this November, The Crew. Different from most racers, The Crew features a massive open world,…

The Division – Impressive gameplay demo shown by Microsoft at E3 2014

Though heavily scripted, the E3 2014 demo for Tom Clancy’s The Division is nicely voiced by supposed gamers fighting together in snowy New York. Developed using Snowdrop Engine, it seems players will get a personal “safehouse”. Due 2015, there will…