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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.

Firefall – 2 interviews from DigiChina Expo

Firefall, developed by North America’s Red 5 Studios and heavily invested by China’s The9, is currently being exhibited at DigiChina Expo 2010 in Beijing. Since it is one of the most anticipated title at the expo, and not to mention…

Perfect World reveals Legend of Martial Arts

I might be late on this news, but pardon me as I have had a busy past few days. Originally known as Kung Foo!, the game will now be officially known as Legend of Martial Arts. The game first went…

Firefall aiming for global Closed Beta

Firefall, an upcoming MMO currently developed by Red 5 Studios, is currently being showcased at the 8th DigiChina Expo in Beijing. China developer, The9, is one of the major investors in the game and anticipation for the game has been…

Forsaken World (CN) Open Beta – A short preview 2

Well, I had an hour or so to spare, so I thought I will just try playing the Kindred race with the rather unique Vampire class. The Vampire class is distinguished by its various spells and skills to manipulate the…

Continent of the Ninth (C9) reveals advance classes

Continent of the Ninth (C9), recently bought over by an awakened Webzen, has just revealed advanced classes for 2 of their current available classes. The female Shaman will be getting an upgrade to Ripperless, while the male Hunter will be…

Atlantica Online reveals 3 Kingdoms expansion

Ndoors Interactive, the developer for Atlantica Online, has just revealed the game’s next expansion, Three Kingdoms (or Romance of the Three Kingdoms). Similar to the previous expansions, there will be various new characters players can recruit, and also a new…

Perfect World International 2012

Just today, Perfect World Beijing has teased players of what to expect for Perfect World International’s next content update. For the Chinese server, it is currently simply known as PWI: 2012. And here is the storyline. During the year 2012…

Forsaken World (CN) Open Beta – A short preview

Well, Forsaken World (CN) went into its Public Open Beta mode this afternoon (GMT+8) and I was unable to play in the office due to some technical error. I was forced to endure the whole day trying to fix the…

[G*Star 2010] Puzzle Bobble Online to be revealed

Wow, it seems there is a current influx of teasers and news as G*Star 2010 draws closer in November. Korean MMO powerhouse, Neowiz Games, which recently announced Rockman Online and its intention to enter the North American market, has teased…

[G*Star 2010] Cabal 2 officially announced

Yes, Cabal Online fans, ESTsoft, the developer, has just officially announced Cabal Online 2 as their next upcoming MMORPG. The game will be the first MMORPG to be developed using the latest Cry Engine 3, also used to develop the…

Before entering Forsaken World…

Hello all, and this is yours truly, cinderboy. In less than 3 hours, the Public Open Beta for Forsaken World (CN) will be opening its doors for all anxious adventurers who were not able to get into the Founder’s Open…

Neowiz to publish Seven Souls in North America

According to foreign reports, Neowiz Games has acquired the rights to publish Seven Souls Online in the North America territory. The game is currently know as Martial Empires in Europe, serviced by Gamigo. Just a few months back, the game’s…

TERA developer invests in 2 studios

According to a report from Yahoo Korea, Bluehole Studio, developer of the upcoming Pay-to-Play MMORPG epic, TERA, has flexed its financial muscles and invested in 2 smaller Korean gaming studios. Bluehole Studio, after injections of funds from various investors since…

Gameforge gains North America rights for new MMO

At this year’s ChinaJoy, German gaming company, Gameforge, announced the rights to publish 佣兵天下 (Warrior King) in Europe, servicing over 40 countries. The game is developd by China MMO studio, Linekong. Just hours ago, Gameforge announced that it has captured the…