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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.

Call of Duty Online – New Zombie Defense mode introduced

Despite being introduced for around a year now, the China-exclusive Call of Duty Online is still in Closed Beta mode. Yesterday, a new Zombie Defense mode was introduced for the next test phase, and it is really a PvE survival…

MapleStory – 6th hero character to debut in massive You & I update

[Source] It is winter again, and MapleStory Korea (KMS) will once again get its massive annual content update. Titled as “You & I update”, a new 6th hero will appear, although it seems that he was wiped from the memories…

ArcheAge – XLGAMES taking action against staff who leaked game details

Yesterday, developer XLGAMES posted on ArcheAge Korea’s website, stating that action is being taken over a staff who leaked confidential information pertaining to ArcheAge. The leak was discovered after some large guilds began hoarding certain items and the community voiced…

Naruto Online – Debut test phase begins next week in China

Naruto Online was first announced this time last year, and it is finally ready for its debut test phase on 5th December. Developed by Namco Bandai, CyberConnect2 and Tencent Games, Naruto Online is a China-exclusive browser title. As seen previously…

Blade & Soul – 120 servers not enough to handle official launch

NCsoft’ Blade & Soul launched a few hours ago in China, with Tencent Games wasting no dollars on live events, online campaigns with almost every gaming news outlet, and even a Blade & Soul-themed internet cafe. South Korea’s Girls’ Generation…

Gloria Victis – A journey through medieval Europe interview

[Facebook page] There aren’t really many full 3D and Free-to-Play online games I can think of which fully relates to actual history and the particular time’s culture. Enter Gloria Victis, an upcoming MMORPG focused on a time where swords and…

Granado Espada: Infinity – Japan server teases new major game update

The Japan server for Granado Espada is apparently new content update and more live events due to its immense popularity in the country, and the new “Infinity” update was teased earlier. While details are short now, everything will be explained…

Blade & Soul – Fragmented Labyrinth added in new content update

Added earlier today in the Korean server, Fragmented Labyrinth is the latest dungeon to grace Blade & Soul. The highlight of this dungeon is to choose the correct door out of various to enter after each area. There is only…

Molten Games – First screenshot for Unreal Engine online game revealed

Molten Games, which received a “multi-million” investment from NCsoft earlier this year, earlier revealed the very first screenshot of its debut title, currently known as “Blunderbuss”. Crafted using Unreal Engine (version unknown), Blunderbuss is a core MMORPG scheduled for summer…

Hero of the Obelisk – Open Beta for English server begins this week

[Game website] Also known as Dungeon Hero in South Korea, the English Europe server for Hero of the Obelisk will be hitting Open Beta on 28th November, 15:00 EST. To find out the what the current EST time is, please click…

Aura Kingdom – Schedule announced for upcoming anime online game

[Game website] Also known as Fantasy Frontier in its native Taiwan, Aura Kingdom’s beta and launch schedules were finally announced by Aeria Games. Developed by X-Legend, the studio behind titles such as Eden Eternal and Spirit Tales, the game is…

Neverwinter – New Hunter Ranger class to be playable early next month

[Register] When being a Hunter or Ranger doesn’t seem to be enough in online games, why not play as a Hunter Ranger? Neverwinter will be making its latest class available on 5th December as part of the game’s continuing content…

Wakfu Asia – Free-to-Play version begins Closed Beta phase

[Game website] Following the successful runs in North America and Europe, Ankama has brought over its flagship turn-based MMORPG, Wakfu, to the Asia Pacific region! The Closed Beta phase will be a pretty short one, beginning from now till 3rd…

World of Tanks – New branches for Japanese tanks in update 8.10

[Press release] Wargaming, the leading free-to-play MMO developer and publisher, today announced the first details for Update 8.10 for its massively popular free-to-play MMO action World of Tanks. The upcoming update will add two branches of Japanese tanks into the…