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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.

Arpiel – Nexon reveals opening trailer for upcoming short anime series

Just before G-Star 2015 started, Nexon announced it is entering the anime/ cartoon business with 3 of its online games, including Arpiel, Closers, and Elsword. Today, the teaser trailer for the Arpiel anime series was revealed. The studio behind the animation…

HeroWarz – KOG reveals anime trailer for upcoming action MMO

Announced back in October, KOG Games today revealed a new anime trailer for HeroWarz. With an isometric view, HeroWarz is an online PC game that allows players to choose from different characters to play, each with unique abilities and skills.…

Summoners War – Pre-register page for Rift of Worlds update goes live

[Pre-register] Global mobile games publisher and developer, Com2us, has announced a major update to Summoners War set to be released next month. The new update includes the opening of the Rift of Worlds feature. Summoners War first teased Rift of…

CrossFire 2 – China publisher paying USD 500 million to sign game sequel

CrossFire is China’s biggest Free-to-Play video game in history, helping publisher Tencent Games to record earnings every year. CrossFire also helped turned South Korea developer Smilegate into a major studio, right from the brink of closure (if the game failed…

Devilian – Open Beta and Launch dates revealed by Trion Worlds

[Game website] Trion Worlds today revealed the Open Beta, Head Start and Launch dates for its new action MMORPG, Devilian. Starting Wednesday, 2 Dec at 6pm GMT, everyone will get a chance to try out Devilian during Open Beta. For those…

Civilization Online – Open Beta in South Korea begins next week

After a brief pre-Open Beta phase, developer XLGAMES announced Civilization Online will enter the official Open Beta phase on 2 December in South Korea. Based on the popular Civilization series of games created by Sid Meier, Civilization Online is the…

Kai-ri-sei Million Arthur – RPG sequel launches in Singapore and Malaysia

Eyedentity Mobile is pleased to announce that Kai-ri-sei Million Arthur, already enjoyed by 12 million gamers worldwide, is now officially released in Singapore and Malaysia on Google Play and App Store. A mobile strategy battle RPG, Kai-ri-sei Million Arthur is…

Dogma: Eternal Night – Kickstarter campaign begins for horror MMORPG

[Kickstart page] Prelude Games Factory, a developer from Russia, has launched the Kickstarter camapign for its debut title, Dogma: Eternal Night. The funding goal is $100,000, and this will be used to cover expenses such as development, art source, backer…

Elite Lord of Alliance – Items giveaway event for official launch

[Register now] Webzen today announced the official commercial release of its triple-action hack ‘n’ slash MMORPG, ELOA: Elite Lord of Alliance, marking the end of the Open Beta phase. ELOA: Elite Lord of Alliance is an anime-inspired triple-action hack ‘n’…

World of Warships – New developer diary focuses on sound effects

[Play now] Hundreds of crafted sounds constitute the vast audio of World of Warships. The latest Developer Diary goes behind the scenes to discover how the soundtrack for the game was created in the St. Petersburg studio. From every shell fired, ship damaged,…

TalesWeaver – Overlord invades Japan server of classic online game

I believe this is the first time Overlord, the extremely popular anime which finished its first season recently, has worked with an online game in Japan. Enter Nexon Japan, which started a collaboration between TalesWeaver and Overlord last week. Developed by…

Blade & Soul – Live stage musical is now available on YouTube

On 13 November, NCsoft held the finals of its Blade & Soul World Championship. On the same day, a live stage musical was performed as well, which tells the story of Blade & Soul’s iconic female villainess, Jin Seo-Yeon. Many familiar…

Summoners War – Com2uS holding big “The Next Stage” livestream event

Mobile gaming giant Com2uS has announced it will be holding a livestream event on YouTube tomorrow, titled “The Next Stage”, for its worldwide popular mobile game, Summoners War. During the livestream, new and old gamers of Summoners War will be…

Mabinogi Duel – Nexon launches tactical mobile card game worldwide

Nexon today announced its Korean subsidiary, Nexon Korea, has released the strategic mobile trading card game (TCG), Mabinogi Duel, which is now available on iOS and Android devices in 153 countries, including the US. In Mabinogi Duel, player go head-to-head…