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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.

Sura Online – New trailers and information

Well, Trailer 2 (HD) isn’t really that new being a few months old, but I only saw it earlier today. Sura Online is the maiden title from Korean developer NSE Entertainment (previously known as Tempest9) and the game design is…

PlanetSide 2 – Official website opens

Just a friendly reminder, PlanetSide 2 “might” be a Pay to Play title similar to its predecessor, but with the current rave of games going Free to Play, nothing is confirm until an official announcement is made. The PlanetSide series…

Dungeon & Fighter – Big update coming

So, you have probably heard about Dungeon & Fighter (Korea) having a big update next week (also known as Dungeon Fighter Online in North America). As usual with Nexon’s games, there will be a huge amount of new content, including…

Ragnarok Online 2 – 2nd Closed Beta starts next week

Personally, I have not seen an online game having its sequel delayed so long after being announced. When Ragnarok II was first revealed to be in development, I think it was way back in 2006. Since then, the game was…

ARA Online – Not aiming to be DNF

You probably missed my previous post about this upcoming new action online game from Korea, but fret not, for I am here to refresh your memories! The maiden project of developer Aquarius Entertainment, ARA Online is a 3D action side-scroller…

Cyphers – Eclipse: Vol.1 update

Cyphers, a Korean action MMO developed by Neople, is hitting its stride in Korea. Ever since going into Open Beta recently, the game has received nothing but positive reviews, once again showing the development prowess of the team behind Nexon’s…

PlanetSide 2 – Countdown begins

Rejoice, fans of PlanetSide! Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) has been keeping quiet about the game’s sequel, originally known as PlanetSide Next, but it seems the game will be renamed as PlanetSide 2, which is in accordance to the China version.…

MapleStory Korea – More info on Legend (Updated)

This post is to add more information about MapleStory Korea’s upcoming big content update, Legend, which was posted a few days ago by me. As you should know, 3 new classes are coming and each adding new gameplay styles to…

The Weekend Journal

There isn’t really much news this week, or rather news which caught my eyes. On top of that, I am getting kind of busy with school assignments and also thinking about some stuff to propose for work. Just curious, if…

Eden Eternal (TW) – Samurai class update

During the server maintenance during the past Wednesday, the new Samurai class was added to Eden Eternal Taiwan, also known as Finding Neverland Online. If you have missed my Facebook post about a week ago, this class will require character…

Firefall – Webzen fights back

The “feud” between Firefall developer Red 5 Studios and Korean MMO company Webzen is becoming sort of a hot topic in the online gaming industry recently. A few days after Red 5 Studios filed a lawsuit against Webzen, the accused…

MapleStory Korea – Legend update

Nexon Korea is at it again. Yeap, new content for MapleStory is here just a few months after Chaos! In the new Legend update, which is separated into 3 parts as well, 3 new adventurers are added. They are Cannon…

Firefall – Red 5 Studios file lawsuit against Webzen

Since early this year, there were many reports about the bad working relationship between Korean online gaming company Webzen and North American developer Red 5 Studios over the licensing rights for Firefall. Today, foreign reports were claiming that Red 5…

Tornado Force – Special Force 2 lands in China

I must admit this is the first time I have heard of this game. How the hell did I missed it when officially announced way back last October? Well, this game is actually Special Force 2. Developed by famed Korean…