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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.

Kakao Games – New title from Crusaders Quest developer signed by gaming giant

Korean gaming giant Kakao Games today announced it has signed a global publishing contract with local developer LoadComplete for its latest mobile RPG, Goddess Order. In case you need a refresher, Loadcomplete is the studio which made Crusaders Quest, a…

ODIN: Valhalla Rising – New game trailer showcases landscape of different regions as an explorer

Kakao Games and developer Lionheart Studio released a new trailer for ODIN: Valhalla Rising yesterday, in which the team takes players through a quick trip to the various main areas which players can explore. These consists of the legendary world…

Gravity – Ragnarok developer responds to community after protests hit local news outlets

Yesterday, frustrated gamers of Ragnarok Origin in South Korea rented a vehicle with a large LED sign and parked it in front of developer Gravity’s office building to protest. Apparently, Gravity has not been pro-active in listening to community feedback…

Blade & Soul 2 – NCSOFT announces pre-registration date for Korean server

In all honesty, we haven’t really gotten much information from NCSOFT since Blade & Soul 2 was first announced back in 2018, including features and actual gameplay. Earlier today, it was revealed that pre-registration for the mobile MMORPG sequel will…

Com2uS – Global games giant acquires Kritika and Lunia studio All-M

Com2uS today announced it has acquired about 57% of the shares of developer All-M, the studio which made games such as Kritika Online. All-M’s little-known subsidiary FunFlow is also part of the deal. Henceforth, Com2uS will take over the management…

Nexon – Gaming giant significantly increases the starting salary of new employees

Nexon today announced that it will reorganize its salary system significantly to “strengthen global competitiveness through the company’s continuous growth strategy and securing outstanding talent.” Starting this year, the annual salary of new employees will be increased to 50 million…

Lost Ark – Gunslinger class arrives in Korean server of popular MMORPG

Last week, Smilegate added yet another new class to their insanely successful PC MMORPG, Lost Ark. The 5th class under the Hunter category, the Gunslinger is also the first female character here. She is based off her fellow Hunter, Devil…

The Day Before – New open-world survival MMO announced for PC

Russian developer Fntastic and publisher Mytona recently announced their new PC MMO title, The Day Before. According to the official description, The Day Before is an open-world MMO survival set in a deadly, post-pandemic America overrun by flesh-hungry infected and…

Elyon – First new class for sci-fi fantasy MMORPG announced for Korean server

Developed by the team which made TERA, the first new post-launch class for Elyon is arriving on 3 February early next month. The overall 6th class of the PC MMORPG, Slayer introduces a new combat style with the great sword…

Magic: Legends – Explore the MTG multiverse in upcoming PC Open Beta phase

Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios today announced that Magic: Legends will enter PC Open Beta on March 23, 2021. Players will soon experience the thrill of becoming a Planeswalker in the Free-to-Play, persistent world, action RPG based on Wizards…

Blue Archive – Japan launch date announced by Yostar for new anime waifu mobile RPG

Publisher Yostar Inc (of Arknights fame) recently announced the Japanese launch date for Blue Archive, which is confirmed for 4 February 2021. An anime waifu mobile RPG developed by Korean developer NAT Games (Overhit, V4), Blue Archive features 4 different…

NCSOFT – Korean developer is stopping employees who worked excessive hours from entering

According to new reports from South Korea, developer NCSOFT has taken the drastic measure of blocking employees who worked too many hours from entering the office. This is known as the “Gate Off” protocol, and the maximum time an employee…

Dark Tide: Deep Sea Awakening – Quick look at naval-based waifu mobile RPG launched in Taiwan

Loosely translated as Dark Tide: Deep Sea Awakening, this anime-style waifu gacha mobile RPG actually launched in Taiwan last October. Yes, we do missed out on games sometimes. We decided to give it a try after the recent major update,…

Overprime – Netmarble acquires team working on improved version of MOBA Paragon

It was announced today that global gaming giant Netmarble has acquired Team Soul Eve, the small group of indie developers which had been working on OverPrime. If you did not know, OverPrime is an effort to continue the legacy of…