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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.

Echo of Soul – Hangame announces server closure in South Korea

Yesterday, publisher Hangame announced the closure of Echo of Soul in South Korea. While Hangame is switching to publish mobile games instead of PC games, the reason provided in the official announcement was “unable to provide satisfactory content for the…

Mabinogi Duel – Mobile card game soft-launches in selected countries

[Game website] Nexon Korea today announced the soft-launch for its mobile trading card game (TCG), Mabinogi Duel, on iOS and Android for players in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Malaysia. Based on Mabinogi, the game offers a strategic…

ArcheAge – Trion Worlds launches Heroes Awaken game update

[Game website] Published by Trion Worlds, ArcheAge has just received update 2.0: Heroes Awaken, which allows players to become a Hero via the brand new Hero System, lead their Guilds to war, upgrade their houses to specialize in crafting proficiency…

MapleStory 2 – Nexon reveals basic game data for popular sequel

Launching around 2 months ago, MapleStory 2 is Nexon Korea’s flagship product for 2015. With much effort placed on the game, including cash prizes for reporting bugs, MapleStory 2 was bound to have big numbers in terms of players and revenue.…

Cabal: Another Epic – Nexon gets global rights for Cabal mobile game

Announced earlier today, Nexon has signed a global publishing contract (excluding China and Taiwan) for Cabal: Another Epic, the current name for a mobile game based on Cabal. Developed by IP owner ESTsoft, it was mentioned the team-based strategy (not…

Tree of Savior – Japan server releases new trailer on playable classes

Nexon, publisher of Tree of Savior in Japan (and South Korea), recently released a new trailer for the game. Featuring the 4 starter classes, the trailer goes on to visually explain their roles and some of the skills. Closed Beta 1…

Phantom of the Kill – gumi reveals English trailer for new mobile RPG

Today, gumi revealed a brand new trailer and screenshots for Phantom of the Kill, the upcoming strategy RPG from the publisher of mobile game Brave Frontier. Set in a fantastic and futuristic world, where legendary weapons are manifested as powerful warriors…

Dragomon Hunter – Meet the creatures players have to tame

[Register now] A few weeks ago, players have already met the classes of Dragomon Hunter, and now it’s time to meet the monsters they’ll battle and tame! Aeria Games has just unveiled a new video that showcases a small selection…

Heroes of Incredible Tales – First look at Unreal Engine 4 mobile RPG

Two years ago, I reported about a new Korean studio, NAT Games, as one of the first to be developing a mobile game using Unreal Engine 4. Recently, it was revealed Nexon Korea will be publishing the game, Heroes of Incredible…

Hyper Universe – Gameplay videos from debut test for side-scroll MOBA

Published by Nexon in South Korea, Hyper Universe recently entered its debut test phase. A side-scrolling MOBA, designs for the characters are gathered from all over the world, though some look too familiar for comfort. No matter, the game seems…

Armored Warfare – New Lost Island map now available in Early Access

[Game website] Developer Obsidian Entertainment and publisher My.com have introduced the new Lost Island map available for play in the current Early Access for Armored Warfare. Lost Islands pits players against each other for control of an idyllic tropical island…

Final Fire – Military tank online game begins public Closed Beta in China

Even though World of Tanks is popular in China in the last few years, there hasn’t really been a competitor of the same genre over there, until recently that is. Developed by Shenzhen ZQGame, Final Fire is a military tank-based online…

Exos Saga – Pre-sign up begins for new mobile RPG in Southeast Asia

[Pre-sign up] Eyedentity Mobile announced the start of Pre-Sign Up for their upcoming RPG mobile game, Exos Saga. Gamers in Southeast Asia can pre-sign up via this page and will receive Pre-Sign Up package (S Grade Scarlet, Medium Exp Scroll,…

Pokémon GO – New mobile game and Pokémon wearable coming 2016

The Pokémon Company, Niantic, and Nintendo today announced their collaboration on a new project for mobile devices known as Pokémon GO. This ground-breaking mobile game will encourage fans to search far and wide in the real world to discover Pokémon. Pokémon…