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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.

Dungeon Striker Begins – Action mobile RPG begins Closed Beta soon

Announced in May as Dungeon Strikers: Code M, the official title has been confirmed as Dungeon Striker Begins. Developed by Eyedentity Games (or Eyedentity Mobile), The game will have features of a full online game, including hundreds of PVE dungeons, multiple characters,…

MapleStory – Kinesis job with new playstyle added in Korea test server

[More info] Nexon Korea has kept true to its word of not neglecting MapleStory once the sequel launches. A new job, Kinesis, was added into the test server recently. Not affiliated with any current classes, Kinesis is a mage who…

Super Awesome Quest – Test your skills and flip your way to victory

Developed by Singapore-based Boomzap, Super Awesome Quest is the games studio’s latest mobile game to launch worldwide recently. Follow the adventures of three heroes as they try to earn back their honor, and riches by fighting the hordes of the Undead Army,…

Closers – New character teased with a silent combat preview footage

First announced back in April, publisher Nexon Korea and developer Naddic Games gave the players of Closers a better look at the first character found in Team Wolfdog (the previous characters are in Team Black Lambs). Utilizing a chained double-blade, Nata is…

RaiderZ – Game closure confirmed as Korean developer shuts down

[Source] After both Korea and Europe servers for RaiderZ closed back in 2013, Perfect World was adamant the news would not affect its North America server. With minimal updates, the last server for RaiderZ will finally close on 7 August.…

4Story M – Online game makes short trip to Android devices worldwide

Zemi Interactive, the Korean developer and service provider of the popular online games, 4Story and Travia 2, has announced today that it has launched its first mobile game, 4Story M: Flying Dragon Arrows. Available worldwide now on Google Play (Android…

Firefall – Online shooter is actually still looking to launch in China this year

After years of financial turmoil, Firefall is finally ready to launch in China, with the first Closed Beta starting on 15 July. Originally hiring sports stars such as Nicholas Anelka and Didier Drogba as spokesperson, gone are the days of such…

Soul Worker – New game trailers and details for upcoming Japan server

Hangame (NHN PlayArt) recently announced Soul Worker will be launching later this year in Japan, and that caught everyone by surprise as South Korea developer Lion Games remained very silent after showcasing the game back in 2011. Today, the official…

Marvel Future Fight – Various Ant-Man characters added to mobile RPG

Coinciding with the theatrical release of Marvel’s Ant-Man next week, Netmarble released a major update today to Marvel Future Fight, which will bring Ant-Man and a swarm of other new characters including Giant Man, Wasp and Yellowjacket to the game. The…

Echo of Soul – First content update introduces boss raid and more

[Register now] Echo of Soul has just launched its first major game update, including the game’s very first raid! The brand-new raid pits 10 players against the colossal Dryad, challenging them with rapidly shifting area of damage (AOE) damage zones, constant…

Soul Worker – Korea publisher confirmed and aims for service soon

First announced for Taiwan and Japan, the domestic deal for Soul Worker has finally been confirmed. Developer Lion Games today announced a publishing contract with SEGA Publishing Korea, with the aim of opening the game later this year. I can’t…

Dungeon Fighter Online – Female Slayer is now available in global server

[Game website] Developer Neople recently added the new Female Slayer class to the global server of Dungeon Fighter Online, along with a new max level cap of 85, maps and items. Dominating enemies with her blade and powerful abilities created by…

Soul Worker – First game server to launch in Japan later this year

Announced back in 2011, Soul Worker was always looking to be the anime action online game everyone was waiting for. Since then, news about the game dropped sparingly, with only the contract signing to Japan and Taiwan the most eye-catching…

Dragon’s Dogma Online – Closed Beta phase begins in Japan

I am actually a day late, as Dragon’s Dogma Online started its Closed Beta yesterday in Japan. Other than a central town which can hold up to 100 players, each map is instanced to only the player and his or her…