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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.

ANVIL – Sci-fi action game finds global distribution partner and taking part in E3 2021

First announced back in January, Korean developer Action Square has found a global distribution partner in the massive telecoms company SK Telecom for its Xbox and PC title, ANVIL. Taking part in E3 2021 held in Los Angeles later this…

Harry Potter: Magic Awakened – Wizarding game coming to mobile and PC gamers in Southeast Asia

NetEase Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, a new game for iOS and Android mobile devices and the PC platform that invites players to experience the wizarding world, coming to Japan, South Korea, and…

Palia – Former staff from Riot Games announce new MMO community simulation game

Singularity 6, a new studio founded by 2 former Riot Games staff back in 2018, recently announced its first game, Palia, for the PC platform. Palia is described as a “massively-multiplayer community simulation game set in a brand new high…

Neverwinter – Bard arriving as first new class since 2016

[Steam download] Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios recently revealed that an all-new class, the adventurous and multiskilled Bard class, will be added to Neverwinter in its next major module launching later this year. The Bard will be the first…

V Rising – First look at new PC open-world vampire survival game

Stunlock Studios, the team behind Battlerite, today have published a Dev Update Q&A, for their open-world vampire survival game, V Rising, coming to PC on Steam with the Beta planned later this year. While the Beta version is coming soon,…

ODIN: Valhalla Rising – Kakao Games announce MMORPG launch date for South Korea

First announced back in October 2019 as Project ODIN, developer Lionheart Studio and publisher Kakao Games recently held an online virtual showcase event to announce the official launch date of ODIN: Valhalla Rising in South Korea – 29 June 2021.…

Black Desert Online – First co-op dungeon Atoraxxion announced for both PC and console versions

Pearl Abyss today announced that Atoraxxion, the game’s first co-op dungeon, will launch later this summer on both Black Desert Online and Black Desert Console. The dungeon will be released in four themed parts — the first, Vahmalkea, will be…

VALORANT – Riot Games officially announce mobile version of 5 vs 5 tactical shooter

Riot Games today celebrates the 1st anniversary of VALORANT, announcing an average of more than 14 million PC players from around the world logging on each month to play the Free-To-Play FPS video game that launched solely on the PC…

Neowiz – Unreal Engine 4 game based on Alliance of Valiant Arms (A.V.A) revealed in job postings

Korean games publisher and developer, Neowiz, currently posted job listings looking for new employees to join some of its new projects, which include a new anime-style mobile RPG, while also attempting to revive the Alliance of Valiant Arms (A.V.A) with…

Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis – SEGA confirms official global launch for new version of MMORPG

[Game website] SEGA today officially announced the global launch of Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis, which will take place after the maintenance on June 9, 2021 (Wednesday US time)! Due to the massive number of changes, the maintenance period…

Bless Mobile – Korean server of mobile MMORPG shutting down this June

About 15 months since the official launch, publisher Joycity has announced the closure of Bless Mobile in South Korea. Powered by Unreal Engine 4 and developed by ThinkFun, a subsidiary of Joycity, the reason given for the closure is a…

The Rising of the Shield Hero RISE – Brief starting gameplay from Taiwan server

The Rising of the Shield Hero had an amazing anime run, and it is currently slated for Season 2 later this year (no date yet). Based on a light novel, it is no surprise that a couple of mobile games…

Project Windless – KRAFTON recruits Star Wars and The Avengers concept artist for new game

KRAFTON, the Korean outfit looking after games such as PUBG and TERA, recently announced Project Windless, which is the company’s plans to develop a game and larger multimedia franchise based on the Korean fantasy novel, The Bird That Drinks Tears.…

Farlight 84 – Closed Beta for new PC + Mobile online shooter announced for select regions

Lilith Games, the award-winning mobile games studio responsible for titles including AFK Arena, Rise of Kingdoms, and Warpath, recently revealed new details for their upcoming Unreal Engine 4 third-person shooter, Farlight 84. Launching early next year (2022), HUNT is the…