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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.

Duke of Mount Deer – A world of infinite possibilities

Before I start, a small introduction about the game if you haven’t read my previous post. Duke of Mount Deer is based on a famous novel by Chinese author, Louis Cha, who also penned various classics including The Return of…

Project R1 – New title from Grandao Espada developer

IMC Games, known globally for its maiden title, Granado Espada (or Sword of the New World), has announced that the developer has join NHN has one of its subsidiary studio and is currently working on a game codename as Project…

Rumor – ArcheAge’s China publisher in doubt

As reported back in September 2010, the China publishing rights for XL Game’s ArcheAge was signed by gaming giant Tencent at a hefty price of USD40mil. Today, various foreign websites are reporting that the news post on on the ArcheAge…

Dragon Nest (KR) – Winds of Change Part 2

I wasn’t sure what to post for Part 2 after Part 1, so I thought I should post this recent interview with the developer, Eyedentity Games.This is not an interview by me, but by Korean premier gaming website, This Is…

TERA Korea – Political system rigged?

As some of you might know, the political system is one of the major endgame content in TERA. The system was implemented recently in the “Awakening” update, but more players are worried rather than being happy about it. Let us take a…

MUX – Revival set to begin in April

Way back in 2009, MUX was first teased in this blog. Developed by China company The9, the game was set to storm the online gaming world in the country. However, the company soon went into deep trouble due to losing…

Darkness and Light – An epic MMO in the making

From the developer of the upcoming martial arts MMO, Age of Wulin, comes Darkness and Light (also known as Savage Horizon). And no, it is not that Darkness and Light from a few years back which eventually got canned. Snail…

Nexon Korea – Husky Express to close in April

I remember when the game first launched back in 2009, there was much hype and anticipation about Husky Express, a casual MMO by Nexon Korea. The female Korean gamers were posting rave reviews, with kids and even the hot-blooded males taking…

Dungeon Keeper World – Debut trailer

If you have been reading my blog, you would have known about an online version of Dungeon Keeper for some time. Recently, the English server (known as Dungeon Keeper Online) was also confirmed, but without a release date. Developed by…

Dragona – English version teaser

As reported back in October last year, Dragona will be having its first English server in The Philippines. The game is currently one of the hottest Free To Play MMO in Korea, with it getting rave reviews. The English server…

The Weekend Journal

Hello everyone, and welcome to this week’s edition of The Weekend Journal. The Japan earthquake and disaster had been on the headlines all week and I am really happy to see big gaming corporations making mega donations (like NCsoft) and…

Eden Eternal (TW) – First impression

As reported a few days back, Aeria Games revealed its latest upcoming MMORPG, Eden Eternal. The game is developed by Taiwanese studio, X-Legend, also the creator of Grand Fantasia and Kitsu Saga. It is known as Finding Neverland Online in…

Dragon Nest (KR) – Sea Dragon defeated, but…

Just a few hours ago, the Korean server for Dragon Nest finally defeated the Sea Dragon and completed the harsh instance. However, it was all done in the Test Server, where the level 50 cap and 2nd job advancements are already in…

Xenocide: Archlord Chronicle CBT in May

As reported earlier, Webzen Korea’s upcoming new MMORPG Xenocide: Archlord Chronicle is currently being developed. The game is a spin-off from the original, Archlord, focusing more intensely on the violent war between the Humans and Orcs, hence a PvP oriented game. According to…