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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.

Soul Worker – GARNiDELiA revealed as performers for theme song

With the Open Beta and launch dates announced a couple of days ago, publisher Hangame Japan yesterday revealed popular duo GARNiDELiA will be performing the theme song for Soul Worker, titled “Burning Soul”. The full song will be released next…

Laplace – Quick look at new fantasy online game from X-Legend

Developed by Taiwanese studio X-Legend Entertainment, I have covered Laplace since it was first announced a few months back. You may recognize X-Legend as the makers of online games such as Eden Eternal, Aura Kingdom, and more recently, Dragomon Hunter.…

Soul Worker – Open Beta and launch date revealed for anime MMORPG

First announced for Japan in August 2012, Hangame yesterday announced Soul Worker will finally enter Open Beta on 30 March, followed by an official launch on 6 April just one week later. To think it has been over 3 years…

Heroes of the Storm – Harvard University team kicked for cheating

[Source] While Harvard University is one of the top institutes of learning in the world, the latest incident reminded us the students there are just human as well. According to an official post, “Team Ambush have violated several tournament rules.”…

Rising Fire – Tencent reveals new Unreal Engine sci-fi RPG shooter

First teased a couple of days back, Tencent today revealed the identity of the mysterious sci-fi shooter at its annual UP conference. Titled Rising Fire, it is developed by Yingpei Games, the China studio of Epic Games (developer of Unreal…

Contra Mobile – Tencent and Konami revives classic shooter for mobile

I remember playing one of the many Contra consoles games long ago on SEGA Genesis, and it became the first ever 2D side-scroll shooter I have ever played. After a few lacklustre sequels in the past decade, Tencent and Konami…

MapleStory 2 – China server enters first beta phase next month

Late last year, Tencent Games was announcedĀ as the publisher for MapleStory 2 in China. At the annual Tencent UP event yesterday, it was revealed the first beta test phase will begin next month. Now boastingĀ full 3D voxel graphics, isometric view,…

4:33 Creative Lab – 3 new mobile games announced for English market

4:33 Creative Lab, a mobile games publisher based in South Korea and invested by several top gaming companies, recently announced 3 new titles which will launch for the English market this year. Showcased at last week’s Game Developers Conference (GDC),…

Bless – Capital Wars PVP mode landing in upcoming update

Following the massive server merge earlier this month, Unreal Engine masterpiece Bless will be getting a new RvR mode in tomorrow’s update. Basically, there is a defending faction, with the attacking faction aiming to destroy various structures and take total…

League of Legends – Official theme song for China server revealed

Today is the start of the annual Tencent UP conference, and even before that began, the official theme song for League of Legends China was revealed yesterday. Performed by Jay Chou, a League of Legends fanatic and darling celebrity of…

Armored Warfare – Update 0.14 arrives with new tank and more

[Play free now] Developer Obsidian Entertainment and global publisher My.com present the newest addition to Armored Warfare – Update 0.14. Today, players can compete or co-operate on new maps, share, and relive their battles through the added replays feature and…

Pocket MapleStory SEA – Asiasoft launches MapleStory mobile game

Over 30,000 players have their wishes fulfilled today, as Playpark launches Pocket MapleStorySEA on Google Play and the App Store, enabling them to play the iconic MMO on the go. Pre-registered players can look forward to getting their early bird…

Black Desert – Valkyrie awakening descends upon Korean server today

Following in the footsteps of earlier classes in getting their awakening forms,Ā the Valkyrie is next on the list for the Korean server of Black Desert. Arriving later today, the awakened Valkyrie gains more attack power and area attacks with her…

Soul Worker – Open Beta for Japan server to be announced soon

Hangame, publisher of Soul Worker in Japan, recently announced it will reveal the Open Beta date for the anime action MMORPG “soon”. Earlier yesterday, the 2nd episode of the official Soul Worker animation was also made available to the public.…