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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.

Dragon Slayer – New playable class revealed for anime-style online game

Known as Dragomon Hunter for the English server, a new class was recently announced for X-Legend’s Dragon Slayer. Known as Sniper, the 2 choices of weapons are bow (Sharpshooter) and boomerang (Hunter). While Sharpshooter is focused on long range burst DPS,…

Blade & Soul – NCsoft announces launch date and eSports ambitions

[Game website] NCsoft West announced today that its highly anticipated MMO, Blade & Soul, is set to launch in Europe and North America on 19 January, 2016, at 06:00 CET (05:00 UTC). Ahead of the official launch, Name Reservation will…

Action Puzzle Town – Casual game soft-launches in selected countries

Com2uS, the company behind global sensation mobile RPG Summoners War, has today soft-launched its new mobile puzzle, Action Puzzle Town, in the following countries on Google Play: Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Turkey and Iceland. It is…

Grand Chase – Netmarble announces PC version closure next month

While not successful in Southeast Asia, Grand Chase gained popularity in regions such as North America and Europe, and being labeled as Brazil’s “national game”. However, due to declining revenues in South Korea, publisher Netmarble has announced Grand Chase is shutting down on…

Chromatic Souls – Gamevil launches self-developed mobile RPG worldwide

Mobile gaming powerhouse Gamevil has launched a new mobile game! Developed in-house at Gamevil, Chromatic Souls has officially launched worldwide on the App Store and Google Play. Chromatic Souls is a turn-based adventure RPG filled with challenging single-player adventures and…

Skyforge – New content update War’s Onset arriving early next month

[Play now] Developers Allods Team, Obsidian and publisher My.com have announced the next major update for Skyforge, titled War’s Onset, will introduce a massive amount of PvP content when it arrives on 2 December. The update includes Pantheon Wars, which…

Paladins – Gameplay videos for all current Closed Beta champions

[Register account] Developed by Hi-Rez Studios of SMITE fame, Paladins is a new team-based shooter which recently entered the Limited Closed Beta phase. I obtained a Closed Beta key, and decided to give it a try. I was skeptical about the…

World of Tanks – Update 9.12 rolling out worldwide with new content

[Play now] Update 9.12 for World of Tanks has gone live in North America and Europe, with Asia to follow on November 19. This new update features a new game mode, adds an exclusive map, reworked, high definition vehicles and…

Legend of DOTA – Blizzard and Valve continue to pursue claims in China

First made public in May this year, Blizzard Entertainment and Valve launched a lawsuit against China developer Llith Games and publisher Longtu Games for copyright and trademark infringements in character designs found in the mobile game, Legend of DOTA. The heavyweight claimants…

Paladins – Closed Beta phase begins for new team-based online shooter

[Register now] Hi-Rez Studios, creators of the hit action game SMITE, have released Paladins, a new team-based, first-person shooter, into Closed Beta on PC. Paladins combines a competitive online action experience with a collectible card progression system, giving players tactical…

Neverwinter – Perfect World launches 8th game expansion Underdark

[Play now] Perfect World Entertainment today launched, Underdark, the eighth expansion for action MMORPG Neverwinter. Set in the Dungeons & Dragons’ Forgotten Realms universe, players will join forces with Drizzt Do’Urden and his companions to battle demonic forces erupting from…

Kingdom Under Fire II – Elusive online game appeared at G-Star 2015

A few years back, Kingdom Under Fire II was one of the hottest online game everyone talked about. A mixture of non-target action and real time strategy elements, insane graphics, and 10,000 actual units in one screen were just some…

Black Desert Online – Pre-order packages now on sale with CBT access

[Pre-order] Following the confirmation of IP block for certain regions, publisher Daum Games Europe today announced the sale of pre-order packages for Black Desert Online. Only 2 of the 3 packs will give Closed Beta access, with the most expensive…

Elite Lord of Alliance – Webzen begins Open Beta for action MMO

[Play now] After a few weeks of testing and bug fixing, Webzen has officially launched Elite Lord of Alliance (ELOA) into the Open Beta phase. ELOA is an anime-inspired triple-action hack ‘n’ slash MMORPG, with familiar action RPG controls and…