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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.

Black Desert SEA – Drakania class arriving with Mountain of Eternal Winter next month

[Game website] As announced over the weekend during the CalpheON Episode 2 Livestream, a new playable class known as Drakania and the new region known as Mountain of Eternal Winter is arriving in all regional PC versions of Black Desert…

Shining Force: Heroes of Light and Darkness – Vespa confirms development has stopped

Officially announced to the public in August 2021, Korean developer Vespa last week announced the suspension of development for its new mobile RPG, Shining Force: Heroes of Light and Darkness. The main reason provided by the CEO of Vespa is…

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax – New 2D anime fighting game welcomes players to a new world

If you are jaded by the recent MMO launches on mobile or PC platforms, perhaps it is time to take a break and try out the fighting genre! Atlus and SEGA recently launched Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, an action 2D…

Dragon Blaze 2: Knights of Veda – Developer provides update for dark fantasy online RPG

Dragon Blaze 2: Knights of Veda was first announced last March, and subsequently developer FLINT has gone back to development mode. Yesterday, a year after the game’s reveal, more details were provided to the Korean media about this upcoming mobile…

Aether Gazer – Quick look at CBT phase of new mobile action RPG from Azur Lane developer

Aether Gazer (深空之眼) is a new mobile action RPG which has gone through a few Closed Beta tests in China now. For more context, this is the latest game from China-based developer Yongshi, also the team behind the widely popular…

Arknights: Endfield – New PC + mobile RPG based on Arknights is in early development

First teased 2 days ago, Shanghai developer Hypergryph today unveiled its new title, Arknights: Endfield. This is a 3D real-time RPG with strategic elements that takes players on a mysterious journey to defend the catastrophes and make the new world…

Throne and Liberty – NCsoft reveals more details for MMORPG formerly known as Project TL

Earlier today, NCsoft officially acknowledged the former Project TL as Throne and Liberty, its final game title. A MMORPG which has been in development for a very, very long time, it seems that the team is pushing hard for Throne…

Time Defenders – Pre-registration for new tower defense RPG from King’s Raid studio begins

Time Defenders is a new mobile game which combines elements of RPG and tower defense into one, developed by developer Vespa which made the popular King’s Raid. Unfortunately, Time Defender was citied as one of the reasons why Vespa is…

Arknights: Endfield – Developer teases new project based on popular tower defense game

Hypergryph, the developer behind the popular Arknights mobile game, today teased a new project set in the same world, Arknights: Endfield. The teaser website is still on countdown, with details of the game to be announced at the end. For…

Tower of Fantasy – PC and mobile launch for new MMORPG confirmed for 2022

In case you did not know, Tower of Fantasy is a fantasy sci-fi MMORPG developed by China-based Hotta Studio, which apparently is a team under Perfect World (or known as Wanmei). As Perfect World has already sold its western business…

Yulgang Global – Pre-registration for Play-to-Earn mobile MMORPG begins

First revealed about 2 months ago, the pre-registration phase for Yulgang Global finally started last week. It is being touted as the first Yulgang game to have Play-to-Earn features supported by the blockchain platform, WEMIX. The currency used is named…

ArcheWorld – Pre-registration begins for blockchain MMORPG based on ArcheAge

While we dread reporting about any NFT projects these days due to the clear cash-grab attempts from developers and publishers, we had to post something up when it relates to a popular IP. First announced last month, ArcheWorld is confirmed…

Ares: Rise of Guardians – Kakao Games teases MMORPG with power suits and aerial combat

After weeks of just NFT and blockchain news, Kakao Games finally broke the deadlock with a proper new game announcement, Ares: Rise of Guardians. This new sci-fi MMORPG is currently in development by new Korean studio Second Dive, and no…

Nexon – Company founder passes away aged 54 in Hawaii

[Source] In the midst of all the nonsense metaverse and NFT news, we at MMO Culture are sad to inform gamers about the passing of Mr Kim Jung-ju, the visionary founder of Korea’s largest gaming company, Nexon. It was noted…