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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.

Giga Slave

On 12th February 2010, Korean developer GNi Soft announced the Closed Beta Registration phase for their latest MMO, Giga Slave. The registration run will start from today till the 18th. Giga Slave is developed via a joint effort from both…

TERA Online – CB3 teased?

On 12th February 2010, TERA released a brand new teaser video on its official website, possibly teasing that the 3rd Closed Beta is near. Included in the short trailer was a glimpse at the development process of the game, the…

Forsaken World – Features Pt 2

It has been almost a week since I posted the first 3 features of Forsaken World, Perfect World Entertainment’s new 2010 MMORPG. The Chinese Closed Beta is due to be announced soon after a countrywide (China) tour to increase the…

Diablo 3 – Female monk confirmed

And yes, Blizzard confirmed the final design for the female monk on Diablo 3’s official website. Will the design somewhat obstruct Blizzard’s efforts to get the game into censorship-mad China ? I mean, I wonder how are they going to…

NCsoft – BnS, GW2 on consoles?

On 9th February 2010, Kim Taek-jin, CEO and founder of Korean MMO giant NCsoft, announced over a phone conference that console versions of Blade & Soul and Guild Wars 2 are in development. He stressed that the games are not…

Hunter Blade – Website goes online

If you have not read about this game, Hunter Blade is a MMORPG developed by a China studio. The game has had its conflict with Capcom’s Monster Hunter Online, but apparently nothing was made of out the claims. While Monster…

Diablo 3 – Female monk designs

Just saw these early designs of Diablo 3’s female monk character (not confirmed designs) while surfing around on the Internet and found then really interesting. I was half expecting a bald lady as the initial template of the character, no…

Project 9 – New trailers

Project 9, if you have not already read, is Gpotato Europe’s new MMORPG. The game has yet to be officially released in China and Taiwan, so I am personally still quite surprised why, and how, Gpotato Europe decided to sign…

Nexon – Sequels on track

On 5th February 2010, Nexon opened a New Year Press Conference to highlight the year of 2009’s financial earnings and the road ahead for 2010. With a great financial record to show the industry, Nexon’s earnings in Japan and Europe…

Forsaken World – Features Part 1

Ok, I have said before that I will most probably be too lazy to translate the game’s features, but here I am with Part 1… Let’s move on. Forsaken World is Perfect World Entertainment’s 2010 blockbuster MMORPG, with developers from…

Tunnelers – F2P Action Shooter

I was browsing through the Internet when I came across this interesting looking game. Since I have not heard of it before, I thought I will share it with you guys. And finally, an indie MMO which is not a…

Dragon Oath 2 teased

For those who have not heard of Dragon Oath, its a martial arts MMORPG which was released not long ago in the English market. The game has quite some content and Chinese mythology, so be sure to check the game…

Forsaken World – Classes

In this post on Forsaken World, Perfect World Entertainment’s new MMORPG, we will take a brief look at the available classes in the game. There are a total of 8 classes, with some restricted to certain races. The classes are…

Luna Online – New Devil Race

Luna Online (Korea) has just announced a big expansion and a name change to Luna Plus. With this expansion, a new race, directly translated as the Devil race, is added to the game. Also included are new maps (including low-mid…