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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.

Gigantic – Team hero shooter enters Open Beta phase on Arc platform

[Game website] Perfect World Entertainment and Motiga today announced that Gigantic, the Free-To-Play strategic hero shooter, launches on Arc, Steam, Xbox One, and Windows 10 next month on July 20. Gigantic’s Open Beta phase has also been expanded to the…

Astral Crown – New X-Legend mobile game enters Closed Beta in Taiwan

Taiwanese developer X-Legend Entertainment has found immense success for its PC online games such as Aura Kingdom, none of its mobile games have yet to take the world by storm. The studio will be hoping to change its luck with…

Master X Master – NCsoft launches MOBA for Western gamers today

[Play free now] Master X Master (MXM), the Action RPG/MOBA from NCSOFT is launching in North America and Europe beginning today. The fresh take on the genre offers a game-changing mechanic where players are able to switch playable Masters at…

Lineage M – Mobile MMORPG based on classic IP surges to top charts

NCsoft recently launched Lineage M in South Korea, a handheld remake of its most profitable and popular game, the PC MMORPG known as Lineage. According to App Annie, Lineage M is currently the overall top downloaded and grossing app on…

Black Desert Online – Striker class awakening update goes live today

[Game website] Kakao Games and Pearl Abyss today announced that the Striker class, which joined Black Desert Onlineā€™s roster last month, will have its Awakening update available after the scheduled maintenance today, June 21. The Striker reaches a new level…

Black Desert – Publisher for China finally revealed for action MMORPG

Given the impressive mechanic and statistics for Black Desert in the various regions, one would have thought China’s largest game publishers would have signed the game for the domestic market. Turns out, it was only earlier today that developer Pearl…

Marvel End Time Arena – Marvel universe MOBA launching this week

Back in 2014, Marvel and Korean developer Smilegate suspended development of a MOBA game, Project Pentakill, based on characters from the Marvel universe. While I did not know when the project was restarted, it is now known as Marvel End…

MapleStory – New Cadena class arriving for summer update

Over the weekend, Nexon Korea announced the summer update for its top MMORPG, MapleStory. Titled NOVA, the update will also see the introduction of a brand new class, Cadena! Similar to most major updates for games under Nexon, NOVA will…

Bless – Korean developer reaffirms ambitions for potential Western server

Recently, Aeria Games and the Korean media confirmed the contract termination for the North America and Europe server of Bless, the Unreal Engine 3 masterpiece developed by Neowiz Bless Studio. Since then, the development team has decided to give an…

Conqueror’s Blade – NetEase showcases new war MMO at E3 2017

Originally known as War Rage, Chinese developer NetEase renamed its latest war-themed MMO as Conqueror’s Blade, and showcased an English demo version over at E3 2017. If you did not know, NetEase is China’s 2nd largest gaming company, and owns…

Durango – Nexon present at E3 2017 with new sandbox MMO mobile game

[Game website] A new game trailer for Durango, the open-world sandbox MMORPG set in a primitive alternate universe inhabited by dinosaurs, has debuted at E3 2017. Beginning with a heart-pounding dinosaur attack on a commuter train, the trailer showcases the…

Monster Hunter: World – New co-op adventure confirmed for Windows PC

Over at E3 2017 earlier today, Japanese developer Capcom announced Monster Hunter World, launching early 2018 for consoles and at a later date for PC. Monster Hunter: World introduces a living, breathing ecosystem in which players take on the role…

South Park: Phone Destroyer – Princess Kenny is here to save us

Today at the annual E3, Ubisoft and South Park Digital Studios announced South Park: Phone Destroyer, a new Free-to-Play mobile game which combines real-time combat with traditional trading card collecting. Developed by Ubisoft studio RedLynx, in collaboration with South Park…

Anthem – EA takes on Destiny with open-world futuristic team shooter

[Game website] Activision Blizzard has committed up to USD 500 million back in 2014 to make sure Destiny is the supreme next-gen franchise. Which other company would dare take the giants on, other than Electronic Arts (EA)? Anthem was revealed…