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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.

XERA: Survival – Early Access begins for open world PVE and PVP online shooter

[Steam page] Independent studio Spotted Kiwi recently announced that following a successful five-month Open Alpha with over 10,000 active participants, its debut multiplayer game XERA: Survival is out now on Steam Early Access. XERA: Survival is an action-focused looter-shooter, designed…

Kingdom – Mobile game based on popular Netflix zombie series in development

Com2uS recently announced it has acquired the IP rights for its studio Day7 to develop a mobile game based on the popular Netflix zombie thriller series, Kingdom. The IP rights actually belongs to production company AStory, not Netflix. With Day7…

MapleStory 2 – Awakening update brings Striker class and more new content

[Steam page] Nexon today announced it has rolled out the highly-anticipated “Awakening” update for its popular MMORPG, MapleStory 2. This massive content update gives players the new melee-focused Striker class, increases the max level cap, adds a second job rank…

SINoALICE – Nexon announces global launch date for dark fantasy mobile RPG

[Pre-register now] Yesterday, Nexon Korea held a media conference with Japanese partners Square Enix and Pokelabo to announce that the global version of SINoALICE will launch on 18 July 2019, excluding regions such as China, Taiwan, and Japan. During the…

Overhit – Unreal Engine 4 mobile RPG launches worldwide

Countless unique heroes from across time and space enlist for battle in Overhit, the highly-anticipated turn-based action RPG developed by NAT Games and published by Nexon. Beginning today, mobile players worldwide can download and dive into Overhit for free on…

TERA Classic – Mobile MMORPG set to launch in South Korea this summer

Officially announced earlier this year, TERA Classic is an upcoming mobile MMORPG set to be published in South Korea by Kakao Games. Do note that this is different from TERA M under Netmarble. Along with the teaser website, Kakao Games…

Nyou – New PC MMORPG studio nabs over $8 million from Series B funding

South Korean startup developer Nyou today announced it has obtained 9.8 billion Korean Won (around 8.3 million USD) of investment from its Series B round, led by a number of different companies including Maple Investment Partners and Kakao Ventures, which…

Dungeon Rush: Rebirth – Quick look at new dark fantasy mobile idle RPG

Dungeon Rush: Rebirth is an upcoming idle mobile RPG developed by Chengdu-based studio DHGames. With over 100 million downloads worldwide for their 15 mobile titles, the team has decided to take a stake in the growing idle games genre. While…

Mobile Legends: Adventure – Quick look at soft-launch version of new idle RPG

In an effort to expand its popular Mobile Legends: Bang Bang IP, Chinese studio Moonton recently soft-launched a new mobile idle RPG in the same universe, titled Mobile Legends: Adventure. If you did not know, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang has…

Pokémon Masters – New Pokémon mobile game by DeNA revealed

Earlier this month, Japanese developer DeNA announced it was working with The Pokémon Company to create a new mobile game using the Pokémon IP. Today, it was revealed that the game is titled Pokémon Masters, featuring the series’ famous Trainers…

Blade & Soul – Korean server begins pre-registration phase for new Archer class

NCsoft today announced the start of pre-registration for Archer, the 12th class of Blade & Soul. Arriving in the Korean server on June 12, the Archer uses the bow and arrow to aim at enemies from afar, dealing massive damage…

MARVEL Super War – First look at Closed Beta phase of new mobile MOBA

As announced yesterday, the Closed Beta phase of MARVEL Super War started in just a few selected countries in Asia, including Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, and India. Although there will be a data wipe when Closed Beta ends on June…

Dauntless – Co-op action RPG surpasses 6 million players in first week of console launch

[Play free now] Independent game developer Phoenix Labs announced that Dauntless, the recently released Free-to-Play co-op action RPG, surpassed 6 million players within its first week – doubling its player count since the Open Beta phase started on PC. Phoenix…

Super Mecha Champions – NetEase launches mobile anime mecha shooter in Southeast Asia

NetEase Games today announced the official Southeast Asia launch of its new anime-style mobile mecha shooter, Super Mecha Champions. The fast-pace third person shooter offers a colorful and vibrant battlefield where a variety of mechas and futuristic weapons clash. Another…