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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.

Tree of Savior Mobile Remake – First trailer revealed for mobile MMORPG

As announced several months back, developer IMC Games and publisher Nexon are working on the mobile version of Tree of Savior. The game will share the same design style and world view as its PC elder sibling, including the starting…

Seventh Rebirth – Gameplay preview of new mobile RPG by GungHo

Announced last week, Seventh Rebirth is the upcoming mobile RPG developed by GungHo, the studio behind Puzzle & Dragons. While still earning millions, revenue for GungHo has been sliding down since 2015. According to Asian media, the studio is confident…

NCsoft – Gaming giant reveals several new mobile games at media event

Originally thought to be an event just for Linage: Red Knights, developer and gaming giant NCsoft turned it into a mini games announcement event of sorts. NCsoft announced its widely-hyped mobile game, Lineage: Red Knights, will launch in South Korea…

MU Legend – Quick look at Unreal Engine sequel to classic MMORPG

[Game website] I did not manage to immerse in MU Online back in the days, as I was really occupied with school and the only action RPG I played was the Diablo series (sorry Path of Exile). Announced years ago,…

Black Desert Online – Tamer class awakens in new content update

[Game website] This week, the gift of Awakening is bestowed upon the Tamer, a sword-wielding melee class that fights side by side with the black wolf Heilang. Tamers across the world of Black Desert can now swap to the new…

Webzen – Global games publisher confirms 2 games for G-Star 2016

Publisher and developer Webzen today held a media conference, highlighting its plans for next month’s G-Star event. Webzen will just have 2 games at G-Star, with mobile game Azera: Iron Heart and MU Legend leading the company’s front. Azera: Iron…

TERA – Spellbound update revamps Sorcerer and introduces new content

[Play free now] En Masse Entertainment today released the “Spellbound” update for its action online game, TERA, which overhauls for one of the game’s original classes, the Sorcerer. Upgrades for the magic-wielding Sorcerer includes new skills and mechanics, plus flashy new skill animations This will be…

Gameforge – European publisher quits mobile gaming and lays off staff

[Source] Gameforge, the European publisher of Aion and TERA, announced it has moved away from mobile games after performing less successful in the market than expected. Around 90 employees, one-fifth of the total staff, were apparently let go. CEO Alexander Rösner claims…

Soul Reverse Zero – SEGA starting original IP with new mobile game

Last week, SEGA Japan announced its latest in-development mobile game, Soul Reverse Zero, with a launch scheduled for next month (November). It was also revealed Soul Reverse Zero is the first product in the “Soul Reverse” series, an original IP…

MU Legend – Pre-download ready for upcoming global Closed Beta test

[Pre-download now] Global games developer and publisher Webzen today announced that pre-download is now available for MU Legend’s upcoming first global Closed Beta test. Webzen has mentioned that all the systems are ready for tomorrow, October 25th, 2016 (UTC), to…

Cloud Pirates – Closed Beta preview of new team-based aerial brawler

[Beta register] While studios are scrambling to release team-based shooters after the initial success of games such as Overwatch and Paladins, developer Allods Team (Skyforge) and global publisher My.com have slightly different things in mind in the form of Cloud Pirates.…

Knight Slinger – New mobile slingshot RPG soft-launches in selected regions

Global mobile games publisher Gamevil recently soft-launched its latest title, Knight Slinger, which is a slight departure from its mainly turn-based RPG lineup of games. Developed by Korean studio COCOONBEAT, players actually slingshot their team of characters across the screen…

Valiant Force – Official SEA launch announced for mobile strategy RPG

[Pre-register now] As confirmed recently on the Valiant Force Facebook page, the highly-anticipated mobile strategy RPG will launch on November 1 in the SEA region, including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Developed by Singapore-based studio XII Braves and published…

Closers – 3rd class advancement feature arrives for action MMORPG

It seems Closers is still doing very well for Nexon Korea as the gaming titan axed an action MMORPG recently. The leader of Team Black Lambs, Seha Lee, was granted his 3rd class advancement yesterday, also known as “awakening”. Only one powerful skill…