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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.

Transformers Online – First look at Unreal Engine 4 team shooter

Tencent, China’s biggest tech company (and the owner of Riot Games and Supercell), announced Transformers Online a couple of weeks back. With no mention if it is an internal-developed game, the Unreal Engine 4 team-based shooter quickly entered its first…

LawBreakers – Steam activation keys up for grabs for Alpha weekend

Developed by Boss Key Studios using Unreal Engine 4, LawBreakers has been in several Alpha tests over the past few months. The studio has teamed up with publisher Nexon to launch the game worldwide on Steam, which is great news seeing…

Zone4 – Asiasoft launching old-school arcade brawler in SEA next week

[Game website] Launched overseas years ago, it seems the term “better late than never” has a very real meaning here. An old-school arcade brawler published by Asiasoft, the official launch for Zone4 will take place on 8th August, Monday, at…

Lost Ark – Smilegate reveals playable content for first ever Closed Beta

One of the hottest PC online game players are anticipating would be Lost Ark, developed by Korean studio Smilegate. The developer is also well-known for making the world’s top Free-to-Play online shooter, CrossFire. After glancing through the new Closed Beta…

Chronoblade – Netmarble to publish mobile action RPG for global market

[Pre-register now] Originally developed as a Facebook web game years ago, Chronoblade will be re-launched soon as a mobile game. A side-scroll action MMORPG, Netmarble will be taking the publishing lead for the global version after working with developer nWay on the…

LawBreakers – Weekly spotlight focuses on the destructive Titan role

[Alpha register] To be published by Nexon later this year, this week’s spotlight for LawBreakers is on the Titan role. With high health, massive physical power and a set of deadly weapons, destruction is the only outcome after an encounter with a…

Dragon Nest Mobile – Gameplay footage from ChinaJoy 2016

Announced in June, Dragon Nest Mobile was playable at the booth of publisher Shanda Games over at ChinaJoy 2016. Co-developed with Korean studio Eyedentity Mobile (now owned by Shanda), Dragon Nest Mobile tries to be as similar to the PC…

Ragnarok Mobile – Guild wars confirmed to be in mobile MMORPG

Chinese developer Xindong took part in ChinaJoy 2016 with its highly-anticipated mobile MMORPG, Ragnarok Mobile. Officially licensed from Gravity, the game is touted as a “faithful” port from the PC version, optimized for mobile devices with brand new features. What’s…

Snail Games – VP chats with media on Age of Wushu 2 and Dark and Light

As it turned out, Snail Games did not officially reveal Age of Wushu 2 at ChinaJoy 2016, but just announce the new teaser website. No game trailer, no screenshots, nada. Other than the official producer interview last week, the Chinese media…

Final Fantasy Type-0 Online – New mobile RPG showcased at ChinaJoy

Just to recap, Final Fantasy Type-0 is an upcoming mobile RPG based on the Final Fantasy Agito world. So why is the game over at ChinaJoy 2016? As announced last year, Final Fantasy Type-0 is actually being developed by Perfect…

Dark and Light – New game trailer for ambitious sandbox MMORPG

Also known as Savage Horizon, developer Snail Games recently revealed the latest trailer for Dark and Light, its massive sandbox MMORPG. Since acquiring the rights to the game back in 2008, there has been much hype over the announced features,…

Closers – Tina gets advancement to full member of Team Wolfdog

Just a week after being added to the roster, Tina has already been given her advancement update! I am talking about the latest character for Closers, developed by Naddic Games and published in Korea by Nexon. An android, she is…

Legend of Mir – New Unreal Engine 4 mobile MMORPG revealed at ChinaJoy

Legend of Mir is considered as a legendary series in South Korea and China, and Chinese games publisher Shanda got its big start with the game many years ago. The PC MMORPG is still churning insane cash despite its dated…

Transformers Online – New demo game footage from ChinaJoy 2016

Following the reveal of Transformers Online a couple of days back, ChinaJoy has since opened its doors to the public. More camera footage of the Unreal Engine 4 game were released, and it seems both Autobots and Decepticons are able to…