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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.

Fantasy Frontier – First impression of the new online title Part 2

After starting with the basics in the first article yesterday for Fantasy Frontier, I am going to touch more on combat (which is still basics actually) and some other stuff in Part 2 of the article. Fantasy Frontier will be…

The Division – New Tom Clancy MMO-esque title announced for PC

First revealed back in June at E3 2013, Ubisoft did not announce the PC version for The Division, despite the game’s persistent online nature. The PC version was officially announced today, in what Ubisoft claims as they have been “listening…

Dungeon Striker – New Mystic class teased for upcoming content update

While no specific date was given, Eyedentity Games did schedule the new class to be added by October. I am talking about Mystic, the new martial arts class for Dungeon Striker. This awesome class’ attack speed increases when more combos…

Fantasy Frontier – First impression of the new online title Part 1

I started playing Fantasy Frontier during this past weekend on a casual basis, and I really enjoyed the smooth gameplay. Heck, I have already spent 50 bucks on the cash shop! So, without further a due, Part 1 of my…

WildStar – Business model announced for new NCsoft game

[Game website] WildStar, the upcoming game from Carbine Studios and NCsoft, has just announced its “hybrid” business model to the public. It is a mixture of monthly payment and sort of Free-to-Play, but only if you are spending enough time…

Aion 4.5 – New Aethertech class to arrive in Korea next week

Perhaps the most anticipated class in Aion thus far, Aethertech will be landing in the official Korean server on 28th August, after spending some time in the test server. This new class is the main attraction of version 4.5, which…

Concerto Gate 2 – Classic Square Enix online game revives in Taiwan

While Concerto Gate is actually signed for Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong, the publisher is actually located in Hong Kong. Once a much-anticipated title in the English market which never saw the light, this turn-based classic will be getting the…

Crack Shot Online – Slaying aliens while traveling through time

A new online FPS was revealed in Korea recently, titled Crack Shot Online and developed by Studio9. In a nutshell, players assume the role of a special force member, traveling through different time and eras to”solve” issues caused by dimensional…

Kritika – New trailer highlights PvP modes for extreme action title

The new PvP modes were added to Kritika a couple of days back, and from the trailer it shows the first 2 modes, the rather normal team fights and capture the flag maps. According to players, PvP is currently very…

Age of Storm – Super cosplay team SPCats recaps game launch event

Probably 1 of the most well-known cosplay team in the gaming world right now, Korean cosplay team SPCats was part of the recent launch event for Kingdom Under Fire: Age of Storm. Developed by Dragon fly and Neowiz, the game…

Guild Wars 2 – Core development members introduced to China gamers

A new micro-site went life a few hours back for Guild Wars 2 China, introducing a couple of the core ArenaNet members to the China gamers. Be warned, the site is Flash-heavy, or you can simply view the footage I…

Black Desert – Weekly theme focusing on NPCs and town environment

Last week’s Black Desert theme was more of a series of artwork depicting the game’s lore, which I lazily skipped… Moving on, this week is all about NPCs and the environment in and around the main town, or rather the…

Black Gold Online – Controversial payment system in English server too

[Source] After being revealed last month for the China server, the new payment model got tons of flak from players in the gaming community. Today, Snail Games USA announced the same system for the upcoming English server as well. Thanks…

Guardians of Middle-Earth – Lord of the Rings MOBA announced for PC

[Game website] Initially just launching for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Guardians of Middle-Earth will be released for the PC system on 29th August through the Steam platform. A MOBA based on the lore of The Lord of the Rings, all…