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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.

Lineage II (JP) prepares for Goddess of Destruction

I am too lazy to find out about the other servers, but I guess you might have read Linage II North America (link) will be going Free to Play (no VIP member stuff, totally free) with the upcoming Goddess of…

Aion 3.0 : The Promised Land (KR) – Official trailer

So, most of the Aion fans would have read alot about the mega update coming to the Korea server in a week’s time. The update, Version 3.0, is called Promised Land (I added the “the”), and true to its motif,…

Ragnarok Online 2 – Limited Edition Test announced

Just when I, along with the rest of the world thought Gravity finally buried Ragnarok II, the company announced today a new beta phase for the title. Delayed for around 2 to 3 years now, the game is starting to…

[TGC 2011] ArcheAge (CN) – Preparing for the big day

As reported earlier (link), ArcheAge China will be playable at Tencent Games Festival, with a never-played-before PvP mode shown to the public for the very first time as well as established gaming guilds having a PvP tournament there as well.…

Blacklight Retribution – Developer Diary 3

(Closed Beta signup) The Closed Beta phase for Perfect World Entertainment’s very first online shooter, Blacklight Retribution, is going on now and a third developer diary was released earlier as well. In this video, weapons, equipments, armors, mechas and all…

Aeria Games introduces Repulse

(Beta signup) Remember Genesis AD, the sci-fi online shooter under Ijji Games? Well, the title mysteriously went off the game list and now, it has been re-branded as Repulse with Aeria Games publishing the title. I still remember Ijji having…

Unveiled : The Supernatural (KR) – New details

I have seen how people are getting about the latest Korean MMORPG revealed, Unveiled : The Supernatural (link), a rare horror-themed game which is the maiden title of Maverick Studios. A tiny message chat with one of the studio’s staff…

RaiderZ (EU) – Teaser website opens

(Teaser website) Over the past few years, English speaking territories, other than North America, were lamenting the lack of online games being brought over. These include Southeast Asia and to a larger extent, Europe. Well, one of the hottest action…

Gladius : Spectacles of Blood (KR) – Game trailers

A few days back (link), I posted about this new arena styled PvP title with a massive Roman vibe, Gladius. There is also an English website detailing the game’s features, which you can find in the link above. For those…

Power Rangers Online – Screenshots galore

Well, after the online gaming world shook from its very core upon the announcement of Power Rangers Online, it is time to accept the reality of the game’s existence. The very first Closed Beta phase is going on right now,…

[G*Star 2011 Preview] Ghosts ‘n Goblins Online – Closed Beta dated

Affectionately known as “Demon Realm Village” in Asia regions such as China, Korea and Japan, CJ E&M announced that Ghosts’ n Goblins Online’s Closed Beta 1 will begin from 24th November until the 27th, which is a couple of weeks…

Cabal II (KR) – New trailer surfaces

(Thanks to DboFreak for the info) With ESTsoft’s much discussed MMORPG, Cabal II, set to begin Closed Beta tomorrow, a new teaser trailer was posted online to fuel gamers’ anticipation levels. The predecessor had much success on a global scale,…

[G*Star 2011 Preview] Archlord II – 2 screenshots

I know, it is that stunt Asian online gaming companies pulled again when they decided to use a CG trailer as their new games’ debut trailer, which is the case for Webzen’s Archlord II. But to appease the crowd, I…

Butterfly Sword Online – Invitational Beta 2 roundup

Closed Beta 2 for Butterfly Sword Online ended over this past Sunday, with me not really able to try out many new features. But there is something most people will be most concerned about, which is combat. Mentioned in my…