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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.

Hellgate: Tokyo adds new feature

Hellgate: London, which was upgrade to Hellgate: Tokyo by Korean developer, Hanbitsoft, has just announced a new feature which will soon to be added into the Korean servers. It is called “Defence Mode”. and will Players will need to team…

Ragnarok 2 disappoints again

As you all might have read, Ragnarok 2: Legend of the Second, a revamped version of the original Ragnarok 2, went into its first Stress test recently. After reading many reports and reviews from both Korean and Chinese gamers, it…

Square Enix to publish Wakfu in North America

Ankama, DOFUS game creator, announced on 3rd September with regards to its alliance with Japanese gaming giant, Square Enix. Square Enix will be the publisher of Wakfu in North America, servicing the Windows, Mac and Linux platforms.. Based on a…

Red 5 Studios reveals Firefall

A few days back, I posted about Webzen revealing Red 5 Studios’ new MMO, Project T, at this year’s PAX 2010. Well, the game has now been revealed to be a Free to Play MMO named Firefall. Former lead designer…

Some changes to the blog

Hello folks, it may seem like I was missing-in-action over the past few days, but I was actually busy setting up and coding the blog’s new layout with an expert. Many thanks to Anshul Dudeja, who was really helpful in…

Path of Exile – New Zealand studio reveals debut MMO title

Seeking to break into the Free to Play MMO market, New Zealand studio Grinding Gear Games has revealed their maiden MMO title, Path of Exile. As described on the official website, Path of Exile is a free online-only action role-playing…

ArcheAge’s China rights sold for USD40mil

According to foreign reports, the rights for upcoming MMORPG epic, ArcheAge, has been sold to China MMO giant, Tencent Games for a reported price of USD40mil. Last year, another China MMO bigwig, Shanda Games, bought the rights for Aion from…

Webzen to unveil Project T at PAX 2010

According to foreign reports, the now fully revived MMO publisher and developer, Webzen, will unveil their latest MMO, Project T, at the upcoming PAX 2010. Project T has been in development by Red 5 Studios since 2006, and part of…

Eyasoft reveals Project D’Light

Developed by Digital Garden, a studio under Korean developer Eyasoft, Project D’light was just revealed recently. Eyasoft is no doubt riding high now, with many of its MMORPGs being brought over to the market, including LUNA Online, Titan Online and…

PWE reveals Battle of the Immortals expansion

Well, it seems Perfect World Entertainment is really quick to have revealed this teaser video. Following the announcement by Perfect World Beijing of the China server’s re-branding to BoI2, PWE’s staff has confirmed days ago it will be a mega…

LOCO going global

If you do not know, LOCO actually stands for Land of Chaos Online, and in my opinion, a very nicely designed 3D MMO with some similar mechanics to the hit Defense of the Ancients (DoTA) from Blizzard Entertainment’s Warcraft 3.…

Forsaken World – Pets & PK

As most gamers anticipating Forsaken World knows, the game will feature tons of different pets to tame and utilize. But what do the pets really do to help? Well, each pet can equip a maximum of 8 skills (I suspect…

Battle of the Immortals 2 – New world map

Once again, for all those rumor mongers out there, Battle of the Immortals (China server) will only be upgrading to BoI2, not a totally new server. This has also been confirmed for the English server by the PWE staff. The…

NHN Corp to buy Dragon Nest developer?

According to a foreign media report, NHN Corporation, which has recently sold off NHN Games to Webzen (NHN Games was a subsidiary of NHN Corp), is looking to buy Korean MMO developer, Eyedentity Games. The studio left its mark in…