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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.

Record of Lodoss War Online – First game screenshots revealed

Based on the classic Japan RPG, Record of Lodoss War franchise and developed by L&K Logic Korea (Red Stone Online), the first screenshots were shown over at the annual Niconico Chokaigi event this past weekend. The publisher is GameOn, which also…

Closers – Korean publisher announced and new logo revealed

While the past several months have been rather quiet for Naddic Games, developer of Closers, today brings a huge news for the company going forward. Nexon Korea has been announced as the publisher for Closers, while the debut test phase…

Black Desert – Debut trailer for Japan server revealed at Niconico event

Earlier today at the annual Niconico Chokaigi event, the Japanese publisher for Black Desert revealed the debut game trailer, which consists of footage from the Korean version together with some new elements. There is currently no schedule nor website available…

WildStar – Developer confirms monthly content patches after launch

[Game website] Launching this June, WildStar’s press event kind of got buried under The Elder Scrolls Online’s official launch when it comes to MMO news. MMOGames.com attended the event, and was able to ask a few questions regarding the upcoming…

Major League Gaming – Permanent eSports arena announced for China

[Source] Most of Major League Gaming’s live events to date have been held in North America, but the eSports league is looking beyond the continent for its first permanent arena. The group has announced that the first-ever MLG Gaming Arena will…

Black Desert – Russian publisher to be officially revealed next month

[Teaser site] The Korean developer of Black Desert, Pearl Abyss, just announced that the Russian publisher for Black Desert will be announced next month, on 14th May. Having been teased for a month now, I am guessing Mail.ru to be…

Three Kingdoms Saga – New card-based RPG comes to Southeast Asia

Walnut Studio announced today its highly anticipated release of a new mobile game title: Three Kingdoms Saga. The release of this real-time strategy mobile game is available in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia with Thailand and Vietnam launch to follow shortly.…

Black Desert – Looking at Closed Beta 2 through the eyes of a Giant

While I am still pretty low level, I thought I should post something about the low level experiences in the Closed Beta 2 phase of Black Desert, currently ongoing in South Korea. After trying out all 4 class, my favourite…

Kingdom Under Fire II – Overseas access for Philippines server delayed

[Game website] As mentioned previously, the Philippines server for Kingdom Under Fire II enters its Closed Beta phase today, allowing users from North America and Europe to enter as well. However, due to technical issues, international access is delayed until…

Tales Runner – Interview with the new publishing team from OGPlanet

[Game website] Tales Runner is making a comeback in the American market, and it is no surprise given the popularity of the previous version which was abruptly closed. OGPlanet is the new publisher, and the original interview article can be seen…

ArcheAge – New beta phase version to be faster than Korean server

Translated as the “Holy Task” test phase, ArcheAge China will once again open its doors to gamers with beta access on 18th May 2014. Tencent Games also revealed via a press release that the game version will be “faster than…

Black Desert – Deepest character customization system ever

Despite having a really busy week, I managed to sneak into Black Desert earlier today to record a couple of videos on the new and improved character customization system found in Closed Beta 2. The level of details is astounding,…

Rise of Incarnates – Free-to-Play online fighting game announced

[Alpha signup] According to official statement, Namco Bandai has claimed that the game is forged by creators of the Tekken and SoulCalibur franchises. I am talking about Rise of Incarnates, a 2vs2 multiplayer PvP game which will be launching Free-to-Play later…

Kingdom Under Fire II – Philippines server begins Closed Beta this week

[Game website] Announced yesterday, the Close Beta phase for Kingdom Under Fire II (Philippines) is slated to launch on April 25, Friday. With regards to players from North America and Europe, they are welcomed to join according to an official…