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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.

Firefall (CN) – The ultimate marketing campaign

To me, this is indeed the ultimate marketing campaign an online game, or any games, will have in the somewhat soccer fanatic country of China. Nicolas Anelka, perhaps one of the most famous Frenchman to grace the English Premier League…

ArcheAge CBT4 – Night view and more

My 2nd day in ArcheAge was actually quite a frustrating one, given the lack of knowledge about the Korean language. But still, the years of online gaming managed to get me through various interactive quests after a short while, including…

ArcheAge CBT4 – The first experience

So, I logged into ArcheAge for the very first time (beyond the character customization section) earlier today, and although I did not have much time, decided to give it a short spin.I chose the Ferres, simply because I thought it…

ArcheAge CBT4 – Character creation footage

I may not have time this weekend to play the game, but nonetheless I managed to squeeze out an hour to have a quick look at the various races available. I know, some of you have seen these much earlier,…

Rusty Hearts (KR) – 7th character teased

Edgar Grosvenor (loosely translated) is his name, and charming the ladies is his game. Introducing the 7th character for Rusty Hearts, Edgar is sort of a bishounen (Japanese for pretty boy) who specializes in ranged destructive magic attacks.

ArcheAge (KR) – Closed Beta 4 schedule

So, Closed Beta 4 for ArcheAge begins in less than 24hours~! While this phase might last 80 days as reported earlier (link), there are still selected time slots during which the servers will be open. For one, Tuesdays will be…

Project D (KR) – Development video released

Before I start, do read the previous post about this game, Project D (link). The game is currently not in development due to some structural changes within the original developer, Actoz Soft (of LaTale fame) and apparently the lacking financial…

ArcheAge (KR) – New combat trailer

It is more like a teaser trailer for what players can expect in the upcoming Closed Beta 4. Wait, I think Closed Beta 4 begins tomorrow, right? Oh well. So, you can see the castle siege, the gliders, eye-catching spells…

Firefall Asia – The man behind the record deal

Just last week, Red 5 Studios confirmed a USD 23 million and record-breaking deal with Garena for Firefall in 7 Asian countries, spanning a total of 6 years. Not much was written about the man behind the deal, Mr Tony…

ArcheAge (KR) – On course for Closed Beta 4

To cause further mental damage among players who aren’t able to play the upcoming 80 days Closed Beta 4, XLGAMES released a new trailer today to signal the phase’s impending arrival. In the trailer, various groups can be seen sailing…

DragonSoul – The best MMO I played today

(Official website) DragonSoul is a new oriental online game published by Neonga, which sort of a new player in the MMO industry. DragonSoul itself is developed in China by Giant Interactive, one of the big 5 gaming companies in the…

Eternal Blade – Trailer for new Gala-Net game debuts

I am guessing gPotato is more well-known in the West as a MMO publisher, but not many knows that its parent company, Gala-Net, actually has development studios (Gala-Lab) in Japan and Korea. 2 of the more famous games from the…

Star Wars : The Old Republic – My personal opinions

So, having played just a little while over the weekend, I decided to post a few thoughts about what I feel with regards to Star Wars: The Old Republic. As you can see, the game is not using any of…

Firefall – Media confirms record multi-million deal for SEA server

It has been confirmed that Garena signed the rights for Firefall Southeast Asia after signing a contract with Red 5 Studios and The9. First posted as a rumor a couple of weeks back, the deal is said to be worth around USD 23,000,000,…