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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.

Fall Guys – Epic Games acquires studio behind hit game

Epic Games today announced that it has acquired Tonic Games Group, the studio behind the global sensation Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. To some extension, Tencent Games now owns Fall Guys since it is the majority shareholder of Epic Games, the…

Trickster M – NCSOFT announces Korean launch date for new mobile MMORPG

After being announced in July last year, NCSOFT finally announced a launch date for Trickster M in South Korea – 26 March 2021. Trickster M is developed by NTREEV SOFT, the original studio which made Trickster Online and now a…

PUBG: New State – New mobile battle royale from original PUBG team announced

KRAFTON today officially announced PUBG: New State, a new mobile battle royale in the PUBG universe. In case you did not know, PUBG Mobile is developed by Chinese gaming giant Tencent, while PUBG: New State is developed by the same…

miHoYo – Rare speech given by co-founder of Genshin Impact studio

A few days ago, the elusive co-founder and CEO of Chinese developer miHoYo, Mr Cai Haoyu, attended a Zoom conference organized by the alumni club of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and talked about his company, most recently in the spotlight…

Anthem – BioWare says “Game development is hard” and cancels game

Following tons of promises about rebooting Anthem with new content, upgraded features and renaming to Anthem NEXT, developer BioWare today officially announced the cancelation of Anthem. Owned by the merciless studio-killer known as Electronic Arts (EA), majority of the blame…

MapleStory – Taiwan server adds new exclusive class Mo Xuan

The Taiwan server of MapleStory, published by Gamania, today added a new class into the game, Mo Xuan. According to reports, Mo Xuan is an “overseas exclusive” class, which means it will not be included in the Korean server. Mo…

Riot Games – Recruitment page for League of Legends MMORPG is now live

[Recruitment Page] First announced last year in December, developer Riot Games has officially created a recruitment page for its MMORPG project based on League of Legends and its world, Runeterra. According to the original art available now, players will definitely…

BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War – Quick look at new Japanese mobile RPG based on fighting game IP

In an effort to expand the RPG and story-telling side of the business, fighting games messiah Arc System Works commissioned local Japanese studio Linked Brain to develop BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War for the mobile platform. Based on the super popular…

Gran Saga – First post-launch seasonal mode and new character added

Developer NPIXEL recently added a new seasonal game mode for Gran Saga, known as Altar of Seal. Basically, it is a boss raid where players fight monsters sealed here long ago by ancient civilizations for causing mass destructions. Players will…

Stars Wars: Hunters – Competitive arena combat game announced for mobile and Nintendo Switch

Zynga and Lucasfilm Games recently announced a new cross-platform title, Star Wars: Heroes, set to launch on Nintendo Switch and mobile platforms later this year. Star Wars: Hunters is described as a competitive arena combat game which will bring players…

Magic: Legends – Preview of Equipment system in upcoming online action RPG

Developer of Magic: Legends, Cryptic Studios, recently detailed how the Equipment system was added after early player feedback from Closed Alpha. Equipment brings another rewarding experience for player progression on top of the game’s deep deck-building mechanics. Magic: Legends begins…

New World – Struggling game developer Amazon Games confirms new launch date for MMO

Amazon Games recently announced a new global launch date for its PC MMO, New World. After 2 delays, the apparent confirmed launch date takes place on 31 August 2021, with Closed Beta starting on 20 July 2021. Players who pre-order…

Pokémon UNITE – First MOBA based on Pokémon to have beta test in Canada next month

The Pokemon Company, publisher of the upcoming Nintendo Switch and mobile MOBA, Pokémon UNITE, today announced that the English version will enter its first beta test phase in March. However, this is limited to just gamers in Canada on the…

BlueStacks 5 – Beta launches with 40% faster setup speed than previous version

BlueStacks, the pioneer of Android gaming on PC and the world’s leading mobile gaming platform, today launched its biggest update ever – BlueStacks 5 (Beta), a powerhouse of speed and performance. It is a complete rewrite of the product, internally…