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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.

MapleStory 2 – Nexon Korea announces July launch for sequel

[Source] In a media conference held earlier today in South Korea, Nexon announced MapleStory 2 will be launching on 7 July local time, at 7:00PM (7-7-7 is deliberate). Note that this is just for South Korea, not a global release.…

Games of Glory – Sci-fi MOBA game is now available on Steam

[Steam website] French/Swedish developer Lightbulb Crew announced that their long-awaited MOBA-Shooter style game, Games of Glory, has now launched on Steam and is available starting today. To kick of the launch, Lightbulb Crew has released an all-new trailer featuring some…

Black Desert – Developer reveals the new Wizard and Witch classes

The two new classes, Wizard and Witch, were actually previewed some time back, and developer PearlAbyss and publisher Daum Games officially revealed the pair today. Armed with an array of devastating area-of-effect elemental skills, these two classes are beasts when…

Actoz Games – Official press release for Dragon Nest 2 and more

After their mobile strategy conference held in South Korea on May 28th, Actoz Games (subsidiary of Shanda from China) revealed their new mobile game lineup. Actoz Games have a vision of expanding into mobile games and have announced their lineup for…

WildStar – NCsoft announce Free-to-Play change coming this fall

[Game website] NCsoft and Carbine Studios are “excited” to announce that WildStar, one of the “most critically-acclaimed” MMOs of 2014, will become Free-to-Play this fall. As this transition takes place, Carbine is committed to ensuring that WildStar will remain AAA,…

Blade & Soul – Official panda Lyn figurines now on sale in China

Tencent Games, the publisher of Blade & Soul in China, has started selling panda Lyn figurines online. They should sell like hotcakes given Blade & Soul’s high popularity in the country. For USD 25.00 a pop, one should not anticipate…

Angel Stone – Pre-register now for hack and slash mobile game

[Pre-register] Korean mobile developer Fincon, creators of RPG “Hello Hero”, are back again to show off the gameplay trailer for their summer 2015 release, Angel Stone. Fincon invites you to witness the rise of the Resistance, humanity’s last line of defense…

Armored Warfare – Early Access begins with over 1 million applicants

[Game website] Obsidian Entertainment and My.com are pleased to announce that more than 1 million gamers have signed up for the Early Access Tests for Armored Warfare, the upcoming tank multiplayer action game, which begins today. The First Early access test will…

Fantasy Frontier – Developer previews new shuriken weapon

[English server] X-Legend Entertainment, the Taiwanese developer behind Fantasy Frontier, recently posted a road map update for the game. The new weapon, shuriken, was showcased for the very first time. A speedy and ranged weapon, characters wielding the shuriken also aid…

Dota 2 – Two Korean teams heading to Singapore for reduced latency

[Source] Two Dota 2 teams from Korea will be spending more than $13,000 to come to Singapore for a few days, just so they can reduce their gaming lag by one tenth of a second. The 11 members from MVP.Hot6ix…

Dragon Nest II: Legend – Game sequel for mobile devices revealed

Earlier today, South Korean publisher Actoz Soft and developer Eyedentity Games, both subsidiaries of China’s Shanda Games, announced several new mobile games for its 2015 global strategy. Announced first was Dragon Nest II: Legend, which takes place 500 years before…

Dungeon Trackers – New fantasy card game launches worldwide

Joycity’s new mobile RPG, Dungeon Trackers, is now available for download on the App Store and Google Play. Dungeon Trackers is a combination of card collecting and tactical RPG with a fantasy-themed storyline. The tactics-oriented battles are reminiscent of classic…

Heroes of the Storm – Maxim Korea models promote new hero brawler

[Game website] Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard Entertainment’s hero brawler, recently entered Open Beta worldwide. With an official launch coming next week, Blizzard Korea has roped in the help of three gorgeous models from Maxim Korea to promote the game.…

God Slayer – Quick look at first test phase for CryEngine action MMORPG

God Slayer is the latest online game by China developer and publisher, ChangYou, and was actually announced way back in 2012. Touted as the “first China MMORPG developed using CryEngine” back then, God Slayer is currently having its first test…