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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.

Dragomon Hunter – Closed Beta date and Founder’s Packs announced

[Register now] Aeria Games today announced the Founder’s Packs for Dragomon Hunter, an anime-style MMORPG that pits players and their friends against fearsome and fantastical creatures. Starting right now, five Founder’s Packs are available for purchase, with Closed Beta phase…

G-Star 2015 – Number of booths this year decreases by around 20%

G-Star 2015, South Korea’s premier gaming event, will take place once again at Busan Bexco from 12 to 15 November. Earlier today, the organizing committee announced there will be 2,070 booths this year (business and public halls), a decrease from…

TERA – Taiwan server scheduled to resume operations this November

Immediately after the announcement of TERA Taiwan’s closure back in August, it was revealed the new publisher in the region is MangoT5, a little-known gaming platform under parent company HappyTuk. Today, MangoT5 has started player application for transferring of character data…

Paladins – New trailer showcases gameplay and main objectives

[Game website] First revealed at Gamescom 2015, Paladins is the upcoming team-based shooter from Hi-Rez Studios. You might have heard of the developer, since it is also the maker of a little game known as SMITE. The new trailer reveals…

Kill Me Again – Mobile zombie puzzle RPG launches in over 100 countries

NHN PixelCube, the game development studio owned by NHN Entertainment, announced today that Kill Me Again is now available for Android and iOS devices in approximately 140 countries worldwide with support for over 10 languages. Featuring a thrilling combination of…

Armored Warfare – Public Stress Test phase announced as Open Beta looms

[Register and download] Developer Obsidian Entertainment and publisher My.com have announced that the Armored Warfare Stress Test, open to all gamers, will take place from 24 to 25 September (countdown timer here). Everyone is welcome to join in and get a…

MapleStory 2 – Nexon trying to regain game popularity with new update

Today, Nexon Korea patched MapleStory 2 with new game content, which include the following: Class skills balancing, increasing quest reward EXP by 300%, optimizing the dungeon party matching system, a new Chaos mode for dungeons where the boss monsters have advanced attack…

Kritika: The White Knights – Blood Demon and new content goes live

Global mobile games publisher Gamevil has released version 2.18 update of its mobile action RPG Kritika: The White Knights, now available on iOS and Android devices. Joining the game is a new class known as Blood Demon, an ominous killer who…

Bloodline – Cherry Credits launches beta phase in selected SEA countries

Cherry Credits today announced the start of the Beta Phase for their newest mobile game: Bloodline, available on Google Play for Android device users in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. Bloodline is a mobile role-playing collectible card game with emphasis…

Valve – Details of Dota IP infringe case against China companies revealed

First announced back in May, the details of Valve suing a China developer was made public recently. Valve, citing Lilith Games and publisher Longtu Game infringing on its Dota IP in《刀塔传奇》, one of China’s hottest mobile games, is seeking nearly…

Archlord 2 – Webzen announces the closure of PVP online game

[Official notice] Webzen recently announced the closure of the global server for Archlord 2, an online game which heavily focused on PVP combat. The final day of operation will be 24 November. Archlord 2 has racked up some impressive numbers, including a…

PooPride – Mobile game based on poo found at Tokyo Game Show

Developed by Japan-based studio Dice Creative, PooPride is perhaps the most unique game at Tokyo Game Show 2015. Now available on Android devices, PooPride is described as “a game of chicken, but with poo”. That is not entirely wrong, as…

Echo of Soul – ChangYou announces closure of China game server

After news of the Korean server for Echo of Soul closing down broke, Aeria Games released a notice to assure gamers the English server will not be affected, with new content still being provided by developer Nvius. Recently, it was…

Dragon’s Dogma Online – New class and content revealed for Season 1.1

Other than its console games, Capcom took time at Tokyo Game Show to make an announcement for Dragon’s Dogma Online as well. The cross-platform Free-to-Play title will be getting its Season 1.1 update soon, and the new Element Archer was…