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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.

Time Defenders – New tower defense + RPG mobile game enters pre-registration in Japan

First announced back in March, Time Defenders is a strategy mobile title from Korean developer Vespa Inc, more well-known for being the creator of mobile RPG King’s Raid. While Time Defenders uses the same anime-style of design, the genre this…

KonoSuba: Fantastic Days – Global pre-registration begins for Nexon’s new mobile anime RPG

Last weekend at Anime Expo Lite 2021, leading game publisher Nexon revealed an exclusive trailer for the new free-to-play mobile RPG KonoSuba: Fantastic Days, announcing that pre-registration is live as of today! Fans interested in pre-registering can visit konosuba.nexon.com starting…

Project HP – Nexon announces Korean Alpha test for new PC PVP title

First teased in 2020 and then confirmed earlier this year in March, Nexon officially revealed more details for Project HP yesterday. This PC title is led by the former game director of Mabinogi Heroes and Durango, otherwise known as Vindictus…

Brave Frontier ReXONA – Developer announces new game for mobile RPG series

After the original Brave Frontier and the flop which is Brave Frontier 2, Japanese developer Alim yesterday announced a new entry in the series, Brave Frontier ReXONA! The game looks almost totally different from the previous 2 titles, as it…

MARVEL Future Revolution – Quick interview with developer Netmarble on new mobile RPG

In case you missed the news, Netmarble recently started the global pre-registration phase for MARVEL Future Revolution. Touted as the “first open world RPG” on the mobile platform using the MARVEL IP, the story begins as numerous Earths converge in…

Frozen Flame – Steam demo now live for new open world survival MMO

[Download demo] New Russian developer Dreamside Interactive has revealed the first features to arrive in the upcoming award-winning fantasy MMO, Frozen Flame. Currently available for pre-order, which includes closed beta access, Frozen Flame is an open-world survival fantasy RPG. In…

Ragnarok X: Next Generation – RPG features to create your own unique build

Ragnarok X: Next Generation is a mobile MMORPG which has been hyped since its launch in China a year ago, and now finally launched in Southeast Asia last month. Publisher Nuverse might be a new name to most, but it…

Hound13 – Korean studio receives massive investment from Garena

Korean developer Hound13, known for its first mobile action RPG titled Hundred Soul, yesterday announced it has received a major investment of more than USD 17.5 million from Southeast Asia games company, Garena. Other than publishing League of Legends in…

MARVEL Future Revolution – Global pre-registration begins for new open world RPG

Global mobile game publisher Netmarble Corp. and Marvel Entertainment have announced global pre-registration is now live for MARVEL Future Revolution. Starring an array of world-famous characters and featuring an original storyline and AAA-quality 3D graphics, MARVEL Future Revolution will immerse…

Echoes of Mana – Square Enix announces new Free-to-Play mobile RPG for 2022

The MANA series of JRPG titles, also known as Seiken Densetsu (聖剣伝説), recently celebrated its 30th anniversary with a slew of new titles in development. Among them is of course a mobile title, Echoes of Mana, a Free-to-Play action RPG…

RF Online – Netmarble reveals which internal team is working on new mobile MMO

Back in September 2020, it was confirmed that Netmarble has acquired the rights to the “RF Online” IP from original owner CCR. It means that as the new owner, Netmarble could now expand on the RF Online lore. Recently, it…

Mashin Hero Wataru – Chinese studio destroys classic anime IP with subpar mobile game

Over the past couple of years, Chinese developer have been licensing Japanese IPs to make into mobile games for the local market, even if the IP itself is quite obscure there. Mashin Hero Wataru is not one of those IP,…

Gate of Nightmares – 19 character designs from Fairy Tail creator revealed for upcoming mobile RPG

First announced back in April 2021, Gate of Nightmares is an upcoming mobile RPG in development by Square Enix with character designs done by Hiro Mashima, the man behind Fairy Tail and Edens Zero. This project has since garnered much attention…

Kingshunt – Steam Open Beta begins for tower defense and melee combat hybrid game

[Play on Steam] Developer Vaki Games has launched the Steam Open Beta for the highly-anticipated fantasy medieval combat game Kingshunt following today’s AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution event reveal. Kingshunt is an online third-person multiplayer PvP title that blends components of…