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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.

Elsword – Korean server welcomes Dungeon Fighter Online character

In a cross-brand promotion, the Female Gunner from Dungeon Fighter Online was added as a playable character in Elsword today in the Korean server. Given the name Rose, players are able to switch between 4 different gun weapons with a…

Nine Hearts – Gamevil soft launches new RPG in 8 countries on Android

Gamevil recently soft launched their newest RPG, Nine Hearts, to select countries (see below). Nine Hearts adds to Gamevil’s extensiv mobile games portfolio and continues to lead the pack in this genre. With several more mobile games planned for 2016,…

Blade & Soul – Cosmetic wings set to launch in China server this month

Blade & Soul will soon get its own cosmetic wings in the China server’s cash shop. While it was mentioned these wings would not turn the tide in battle, they still do give passive bonuses. The first 2 wings apparently…

World of Tanks Blitz – Mobile game storms into all Windows 10 devices

[Play now] World of Tanks Blitz has arrived on Windows 10! Tankers across the world can now jump into quick skirmishes on any Windows 10 device – mobiles, tablets and PCs alike. Optimized for Windows 10, players can battle each other…

Closers – New character Harpy is kicking her way into action MMORPG

Part of Nexon’s massive winter update for its core games in Korea, a new character known as Harpy was teased earlier today. From her uniform, it is safe to assume Harpy is part of Team Black Lamb. Harpy’s unique characteristic…

Riot Games – League of Legends dev is now 100% owned by Tencent

[Source] Revealed recently in a company blog post, League of Legends developer Riot Games is now wholly owned by China internet giant Tencent. It reads “our majority investor, Tencent, recently purchased the remaining equity of Riot Games,” which could not…

Skyforge – New Usuni Valley region opens up to players of high prestige

[Play now] Developers Allods Team, Obsidian Entertainment and publisher My.com have opened a new region in Skyforge for players to explore. Usuni Valley is the latest of continuous content updates to Skyforge’s ever expanding gaming world, which will offer a…

Destiny Child – Game trailer for highly anticipated mobile game debuts

As the first project by Kim Hyung Tae, the former Art Director of Blade & Soul, Destiny Child has gotten much attention and curious onlookers in South Korea. Earlier today, at a media conference, the first game trailer for Destiny Child…

Mabinogi Heroes – Delia showcases her skills in new game trailer

Nexon is starting the winter update for Mabinogi Heroes, and a new trailer was shown for upcoming character, Delia. Wielding a gigantic greatsword, she is designed for a “pure” melee experience, using the greatsword (or claymore etc etc) to both…

Borderlands Online – Shanda Games confirms online shooter is no more

Following the closure of 2K Games China, which was working on Borderlands Online, would-be publisher Shanda Games remained silent on the issue with no updates. Earlier today, a Shanda Games representative finally acknowledged the demise of Borderlands Online, though he…

Destiny Child – Former Blade & Soul Art Director featured in game trailer

There is no Beyonce here for a reunion, but a new trailer for Destiny Child was recently shown. Developed by South Korea developer Next, Kim Hyung Tae is also working on the mobile game. You might know him as an…

Black Desert – Giant cannon awakening update arriving this week

As announced back in September, all the classes in Black Desert are getting new weapons through “awakening”. The Giant class has the most interesting hand cannon weapon, allowing the melee brawler to perform short range AOE attacks, and even some…

Tree of Savior – Singapore and Malaysia gamers have 2 server choices

[Source] Developer IMC Games today clarified the supposed SEA server for Tree of Savior. Players from Singapore and Malaysia would have 2 server choices: Either play the international English server on Steam, or play the English server provided by Indonesia publisher…

Luna Plus – Improved version of anime MMORPG confirmed for Steam

[Source] Back in October, North American publisher Suba Games first acknowledged it is looking to revive Luna Plus, and even claimed “the developers have gone back and redone some of the game” due to players’ negative feedback. I am not…