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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.

HeroesGo – Closed Beta announced as a stunning success

[Game website] Developed by ESTsoft, the Korean studio which created Cabal Online 1 and 2, HeroesGo ended its Closed Beta phase recently, with the North American office announcing that “closed beta testing for HeroesGo was nothing short of a stunning…

Blade & Soul – New areas preview for White Blue Mountain Range

Announced a couple of weeks ago, it seems that the While Blue Mountain Range will finally be updated into the Korean server soon. Blade & Soul’s biggest content update so far thus far, various new areas will be added, including…

MAZE: The Treasure Hunters – Action thriller game heading for Thailand

Announced a couple of hours ago, Thailand publisher, Goldensoft Interactive, has signed MAZE: The Treasure Hunters and War Rock from Korean developer, Dream Execution. MAZE is currently still in development, with Nexon as the Korean publisher and ChangYou as the China publisher.…

Blade & Soul – Cash shop preview stuns players with low prices

Closed Beta 3 for Blade & Soul China started a couple of hours ago, and publisher Tencent Games included the cash shop in the latest client version. A sneak peek at the prices revealed that the cheapest item costs 1.80…

Wild Buster – New video displays PvP and robot duck boss battle

Wild Buster is the debut title for Star Ducks Studio, and it is currently scheduled for Closed beta later this year. An isometric sci-fi action MMORPG, the latest video shows PvP action and… a robot duck boss.   Players will…

Blade & Soul: Attack on Chicken – New video cooking up a fowl storm

An avid Korean fan of both Japanese anime and Blade & Soul, apparently named Magus, decided to mix his 2 current love together into a game video. And yes, the result is as seen below.   Care to guess which…

World of Warcraft – Pre-orders for limited mahjong set begins

I am not sure if this item was offered before, but the publisher for World of Warcraft China, NetEase, has began pre-orders for the limited edition mahjong set. If you are not sure about mahjong, you can read more about…

Monster Hunter Online – New stunning CG trailer revealed

Announced last month, Monster Hunter Online is a brand new MMORPG developed exclusively for China using CryEngine 3. And no, this is not the direct upgraded version of Monster Hunter Frontier, currently operating in Japan. The new CG trailer was…

Icarus – Aerial mounted combat gameplay videos from Korean server

Icarus is Korean online games publisher and developer WeMade Entertainment’s latest title, crafted lovingly by CryEngine 3. Delayed for several years, it is currently in Closed Beta 1 over at Korea, and here are a couple of gameplay videos.  …

RIFT China – Local media reports game now struggling for players

Well, I am personally not surprised at this news. Following the demise of RIFT Korea, the various gaming media outlets in China are all reporting on how RIFT China is currently struggling for players less than 2 months after launch.…

Dragon’s Prophet – Taiwan server enters Open Beta this coming week

In a blink of an eye, Dragon’s Prophet Taiwan will be entering the Open Beta phase this coming Wednesday, 8th May. It seems not so long ago that the game was first announced, perhaps we are all jaded by the…

Lost Saga – US server launches with dynamic new content

[Press release] WeMade Entertainment USA, the US-based publishing arm of leading online game company WeMade Entertainment, today announced the commercial launch of the popular PC fighting MMO, LOST SAGA. Note: Lost Saga USA is IP blocked except for North America and…

World of Tanks Blitz – Update on game and interview with Chris Taylor

[Press release] Wargaming is happy to give behind-the-scenes look at the making of World of Tanks Blitz. Its gameplay footage, followed by interviews with developers, has been sneak peaked during company’s monthly infotainment show Wargaming TV News Block. Built for…

Blast Breaker Online – New video preview for action side-scroller

Southeast Asia is not particularly known for its online games development scene, with majority of the titles coming out from Taiwan, South Korea, China and Japan. Based in Thailand, Unext Digitials Plus is here to buck the trend, with Blast Breaker…