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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.

HUNT – Crytek USA reveals debut title and ready for testing at E3 2014

[Beta signup] The debut title for Crytek USA, HUNT: Horrors of the Gilded Age is a third person shooter action game where up to 4 players team-up and battle against an army of bloodthirsty creatures and hunt down horrific bosses. Crytek will publish the…

Legend of Fighters – Game closing after a few months of service

While uncommon in South Korea even if the market is competitive, Legend of Fighters’ closure was announced recently, just a few months after launching its commercial service earlier this year. Legend of Fighters will shut its doors on 18th June. Developer GalaxyGate,…

War Thunder – PlayStation 4 and PC cross-platform system arriving

[Play now] According to the latest press release for War Thunder, the highly-anticipated and ultra-competitive Cross Platform gameplay feature will be released in North and South America this Tuesday, June 3rd (Wednesday night in Europe). The complete cross platform War…

Webzen – New game portal arrives after gPotato and Webzen merger

WEBZEN, a global leader in free-to-play MMORPGs, announces the official launch of www.webzen.com, a brand new, global game portal. The three game portals WEBZEN.com, gPotato.eu and gPotato.com, have come together to offer the ultimate free MMO experience. This new, dynamic and intuitive…

Fantasy Frontier – Strongest dragon boss descends upon the game

The waves of content updates for Fantasy Frontier, also known as Aura Kingdom in the English market, continued last week with the addition of 2 new level 70 maps (Silent Ice Field and Meteor Highland). Of course, these maps are filled…

Magicka: Wizard Wars – Slay fellow wizards in the Open Beta phase

[Steam page] The Open Beta phase for Magicka: Wizard Wars, the spellcasting action player-vs-player (PvP) game where misspelling is deadly, has started. Anybody can download and play and try their hand at the elementary arcane arts in 4-on-4 combat and…

Monster Hunter Online – New test phase begins with exclusive monster

After going off the radar for a couple of months, Monster Hunter Online started its Extreme Test Phase in China yesterday. Co-developed by Capcom and Tencent Games using CryEngine, several new features were added along with a list of over…

Tree of Savior – New details on game combat and communications

Before reading, do note that Tree of Savior is still in development and features might change drastically. Developer IMC Games, led by the “father of Ragnarok Online”, Mr Hakkyu Kim, released yet another Q&A article earlier today, highlighting details on…

Happy Wars – Popular Xbox 360 game begins Steam Early Access phase

[Steam page] Developed by Japanese studio, Toylogic, Happy Wars is now available for the PC platform via Steam. Currently in its Early Access phase, Happy Wars is a Free-to-Play team-based online game which features 15 vs 15 combat. I was…

Mirror War – Classic flight shooter begins Japan invasion next month

A classic arcade-style flight shooter which I have not seen too much of in the Free-to-Play MMO market, Mirror War is entering Japan on 12th June to mark the beginning of the first beta phase. Developed by South Korea studio,…

Bluehole Studio – First artwork for mysterious TERA sequel revealed

Over at Nexon Developers Conference 2014, developer Bluehole Studio revealed the first artwork for the ongoing TERA sequel, which can be seen below. First announced last year, the artwork shows a man in a rather modern jacker, but holding a…

Mythic Entertainment – EA shuts down Warhammer Online studio

Revealed recently, EA confirmed the closure of Mythic Entertainment to Kotaku, with no official announcement made on the studio’s website. Mythic Entertainment is known for developing titles such as the classic Dark Age of Camelot, and more recently, Warhammer Online. After being…

Civilization Online – Gameplay videos from Closed Beta 1

Developed by XLGAMES using CryEngine, the Closed Beta 1 phase for Civilization Online is currently ongoing in South Korea. Needless to say, the game is an official product from owner 2K Games, and currently an Asia-exclusive title. Here are 2…

BattleCry – Bethesda announces new team PvP game from new studio

[Game website] Bethesda  recently announced a new team-based PvP  (and Free-to-Play) title, BattleCry, developed by its new team, BattleCry Studios. While it looked somewhat like a Team Fortress 2 clone at first, BattleCry is a somewhat bigger with a 32-man capacity.  …