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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.

Legend of Fighters – Closed Beta 2 for action game to begin this week

Officially revealed just last month, Legend of Fighters is already heading to its 2nd Closed Beta later this week in South Korea. Developed by GalaxyGate (Rosh Online), the game is an action side-scroller with various other MMO features fused within.…

Grand Chase Allstar – Another online title makes mobile transition

While Grand Chase is known as a side-scroll action game, it has become a turn-based title for mobile platforms. Known as Grand Chase Allstar, players choose between 2 factions at the beginning, with the monster card system playing an important…

Age of Wushu – Game trailer for the 8 new Forbidden Grounds instances

[Game website] After the recent Ultimate Scrolls update for Age of Wushu, a new trailer was just released, touching on the Forbidden Grounds. There is 1 in each school, making a total of 8, where secrets of schools, their treasures,…

Play MapleStory – Nexon opens physical MapleStory theme park

Well, it really isn’t a theme park like Disneyland, but rather just a rented hall. Named as “Play MapleStory”, this event consists primarily of MapleStory locations and monsters brought to “life”, and will last from 20th December till 9th February…

Counter-Strike Online 2 – Big City map to go live later this week

After being tested for several months, the new Big City map for Counter-Strike Online 2 will go live in Korea on 28th November, just 3 days from now. Described as a “GTA” style map by the developer Nexon, the map…

Heroes of the Storm – Stage presentation demo from BlizzCon

[Game website] BlizzCon 2013 ended a couple of weeks ago, and the development team played 2 rounds of Heroes of the Storm on a stage event. Preferring to call it a “heroes brawler” rather than a MOBA, these are just…

Legend of the Condor Heroes: Zero – New trailer on fluid animations

Since ChinaJoy 2013, there have been little to no news about Legend of the Condor Heroes: Zero, Perfect World China’s flagship title for 2014. Last week, a new trailer detailing the self-developed ARK Engine was posted, highlighting the “dynamic fluid”…

Memory of Aria – New game invites players to travel through time

Just revealed recently after being announced some 6 years ago, Memory of Aria is the first online game from Korean developer Curoa. According to the introduction, players will travel to the past and future to change the course of history.…

Wakfu Asia – Free-to-Play version lands on Asia Pacific region

[Game website] Wakfu, 1 of the most successful turn-based MMORPG in the Western market, has finally reached the shores of Asia. Not only is it the first official English client for the Asia Pacific (Southeast Asia,Australia, New Zealand) region, it…

Phantasy Star Online 2 – New game cinematic for upcoming update

SEGA is still continuing its regular game updates for Phantasy Star Online 2 in Japan, and the upcoming one will see a new defense mode where 12 players fight to destroy waves of monsters. The new opening cinematic showcases what…

ArcheAge – XLGAMES reveals teaser trailer for upcoming content update

ArcheAge Korea will be getting a new content update in January next year, although no exact content nor date were given. XLGAMES, however, previewed what might be coming in a new teaser trailer.   The game will also be getting…

ArcheAge – Trion provides updates in new interview with CEO

[Source] Gamers were left flabbergasted at the silence surrounding ArcheAge’s North America server, particularly since publisher Trion Worlds decided to launch a voxel game, Trove, instead. A new internal interview posted online provides seeks to assure gamers ArcheAge is still…

Black Gold Online – New trailer showcasing total PvP warfare

It has been some time since I touched on Black Gold Online after slamming the initial China CBT phase some months back. While the game is undergoing re-tooling there, a new trailer was shown for the upcoming English server, featuring…

Blade & Soul – Open Beta date for China server finally announced

Made public earlier today, Blade & Soul China will be entering its full Open Beta phase on 28th November, exactly 1 week from now. The new client will feature a max level cap increment from 40 to 45, with new…