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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.

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Awoken – Preview site for patch 2.1 is now up

[Teaser site] After months of teasing, Square Enix finally revealed the teaser site for Final Fantasy XIV’s upcoming patch 2.1, A Realm Awoken. There are a number of main features, including housing, Crystal Tower, and the much anticipated PvP arena.…

Mabinogi Heroes – Season 2 ends with upcoming winter content update

Mabinogi Heroes (or Vindictus) will be getting its annual winter content update, and this time round Episode 4 marks the end of the Season 2 storyline. The final update, loosely translated as “Paradise of Unbelievers”, will feature around 6 new…

Legend of the Condor Heroes: Zero – Trailers for first 2 classes and more

Currently in a very limited test phase, Legend of the Condor Heroes: Zero is Perfect World’s first self-developed open world action MMORPG. The development team is serious about making sure the combat system is top-notch, and currently the client is…

The Brave Adventure – Explore the great civilizations in new action game

Announced last week at Tencent Games Carnival 2013, The Brave Adventure (loosely translated) is Tencent’s latest adventure action MMO, developed by Pixel Soft. The game is mostly instanced-based, which brings players to ancient civilizations located around the world.   The…

Black Gold Online – Chambers of Greed to see PvE and PvP action

[Game website] Despite still in the beta phase over in its native China, Snail Game is pushing on with introducing Black Gold Online to the English gamers. Today, a new “Chambers of Greed” is being previewed, where the entry point…

MapleStory 2 – Different team working on MapleStory sequel

A short piece of news, the development team for MapleStory recently revealed that the team working on MapleStory 2 is a totally different one. Both games will be developed parallel to each other with no “clashes”. Both games will tread…

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Awoken – Yoshi-P talks 2.1 and Steam platform

[Source] Also known as version 2.1, A Realm Awoken will see tons of new content added to the world of Final Fantasy XIV. Japanese game website Famitsu had an exclusive interview with the ever-casual Yoshi-P recently, and he apparently confirmed…

CrossFire 2 – Smilegate reveals development for sequel has started

[Korean source] According to an article from South Korea, Smilegate has revealed that CrossFire 2 is currently in development. The project started just this summer, and currently is looking to fill the team up with development staff. Smilegate is also…

Mirror War – Thailand publisher announced for online arcade shooter

Revealed earlier today, Mirror War will once again be expanding into the Southeast Asia market (after Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia), this time landing on Thailand. The publisher will be SkyMate, apparently a new online games publisher in the country led…

ArcheAge – XLGAMES reveals teaser trailer for upcoming 1.0 update

As mentioned earlier, ArcheAge Korea will be getting a major update in January 2014, with new content and a cash shop revamp in the works. XLGAMES just revealed a new teaser trailer filled with more questions than answers, and we…

The Elder Scrolls Online – Character progression highlighted in new video

[Game website] A new developer video was just released to showcase character progression in The Elder Scrolls Online. I am not really sure what to take out of it, but I am impressed by how ZeniMax managed to come up…

Aura Kingdom – Founder Packages revealed with exclusive pet and mount

[Buy now] Also known as Fantasy Frontier in its native Taiwan, Aura Kingdom is getting ready for beta by releasing the Founder Packages. Publisher Aeria Games also included a exclusive pet and mount (for the highest tier), and also a…

Counter-Strike Online 2 – 3rd faction appears in latest content update

Counter-Strike Online 2 entered Open Beta late last month in South Korea, with developer and publisher Nexon holding several events. In the latest update, a 3rd faction loosely translated as “Masked Red Apes” appeared as part of the Big City…

Winning Eleven Online 2014 – First gameplay trailer revealed

Co-developed by Japanese IP owner Konami and South Korea’s NHN Entertainment, the first gameplay trailer for Winning Eleven Online 2014 was revealed earlier today. Built using the latest engine and enhancing features found in the single-player series, there is currently…