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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.

Bounty Hounds Online – English server surfaces from nowhere

(Source) A sharp-eyed OnRPG member discovered this piece of news, which you can see at the source. Bounty Hounds Online, first revealed by Taiwanese developer XPEC way back in 2009, apparently has an English version secured with European MMO publisher, InnoGames.  …

Legend of Galasia – Closed Beta begins 16th May

New MMO publisher, CilyGame, officially announced the Closed Beta date for its first MMO, Legend of Galasia to start on 16th May. Not much is known about CilyGame other than it is based in Malaysia, Southeast Asia (SEA). The game…

Rusty Hearts – Inspired by manga and anime

Rusty Hearts, which went into Open Beta recently in Korea, will be published later this year by MMO company, Perfect World Entertainment for the North American English version. A hack-and-clash action multiplayer game, it will be the first MMORPG not…

Eden Eternal (TW) – New class teased

To all those who have followed my posts about Eden Eternal, you must have been made clear about how the class system works now. If not, please read my previous posts about the game! Taiwanese developer, X-Legend, has released the…

Alt1 Games prepares Troy Online for Closed Beta

(Source) Fresh off the closed beta of Waren Story, ALT1 Games USA will be releasing the closed beta of its new game, Troy. Troy takes place in an alternate, timeless dimension in which players are sent to continue the Trojan…

Aion gears up for 2.5 update

(Source) The Aion 2.5 update, Empyrean Calling, will be available for download for the player test server (PTS) today, May 5, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. PDT. We are also excited to announce that Empyrean Calling will be going Live on…

Eden Eternal Interview – More than just cute looks

Aeria Games, one of North America’s top MMO publishers. Recently announced its latest MMO in its stable, Eden Eternal. Developed by the creators of Grand Fantasia and Kitsu Saga, Eden Eternal’s main feature is to allow each character to access…

Project Mercury – Korean Closed Beta coming

To be honest, I am not sure if it is Mercury Project or Project Mercury, but it sounds nice either way. Developed by Korean studio Plutogames and published by ChoiRock Games (formerly Sonov Entertainment), Project Mercury was first posted in…

Dragon Nest Global – Closed Beta in July

Dragon Nest Global, published by Shanda Games International, has announced that the game will go into its Closed Beta phase 2 months from no, in July 2011. This announcement comes after hitting 10,000 “likes” on the game’s official Facebook page.…

Dragona Global Interview – The Age of Dragons descends

Dragona is an upcoming MMORPG based on the mythical dragons. Developed in Korea, Gameclub Philippines will be hosting the Global server for the English market. In an age where dragons occupy the lands, massive wars breaking loose and sinister conspiracies…

Phantasy Star Online 2 – Alpha application begins for Japan

This news might be 2 days old, but pardon me as I forgot about it. Phantasy Star Online, developed by Sega, is currently accepting applications for the Alpha version of the game. As you might have seen in the heading,…

NCsoft Korea adds music player into games

NCsoft Korea has teamed up with an online music company, 24hz, to provide players with in-game music without having to switch screens. The new feature will first be implemented on 3rd May onwards in Lineage 1 and Lineage 2 before…

Blade & Soul – Closed Beta 2 starts in August

The first Closed Beta phase for NCsoft’s upcoming mega MMO, Blade & Soul, ended just a few hours ago. According to an official announcement by NCsoft, the next phase will happen later this year in August. The announcement also revealed…

The Weekend Journal

To start off this post, I will like to clarify something again. There are a few rumor mongers saying that I am paid big bucks to help promote games. To kill the rumor off, I am not being paid any…