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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.

Luna Online developer under police investigation

According to foreign reports, Luna Online’s developer, Eyasoft, is currently under police investigation. The charge? Real items were included in the game’s version of gashapon, the Lucky Boxes, where players will randomly obtain an item after opening it in the…

[E3 2010] 81 Keys aiming for English market

Developed by Taiwanese studio and publisher, Wayi International Digital Entertainment, 81 Keys will be one of the many Asian MMORPGs brought to this year’s E3 convention. It looks like a Japanese developed title, but it really is made in Taiwan…

[E3 2010] X.A.O.C – New game trailer revealed for E3 2010

E3 is starting in less than 2days’ time, and this year’s convention will have 3 primary focus: Motion sensor gadgets, 3D gaming the the surprise attraction, MMOs. As far as I remembered, E3 has always been “the” convention to showcase…

ArcheAge reveals 2 screenshots

If you have missed out on the game in my previous posts, allow me to explain. ArcheAge is a new MMORPG from a new studio, XL Games. The studio is founded by Jake Song. creator of NCsoft’s Lineage. ArcheAge is…

Swordman Online – First clan preview trailer

I usually will try to separate out information on a similar game apart on different days, but since there is a lack of interesting news which caught my eyes, I shall force myself to break this stubborn “rule” of mine.…

Swordman Online – Short Q&A session for highly anticipated game

With Perfect World’s recent revealing of its new game, Swordman Online, there seems to be many rumors floating around the Internet. The game, based on the classic Chinese martial arts novel, The Proud Wandering Swordsman, has proven to be quite…

RaiderZ – Interview with the developer

If you have missed my previous posts on RaiderZ, please click here. Do note that this is a translated interview based on an actual interview done by the Korean media with the developer. Developers by the creator of GunZ, Maiet…

SpongeBob SquarePants MMO due 2011

Just hours ago, a SpongeBob SquarePants casual MMO was confirmed and it will be published in 2011. It will be a joint venture between MTV Networks Asia and GigaMedia, a developer headquartered in Hong Kong with offices around Asia. While…

9you’s upcoming MMORPGs

9you, a China developer, is prepping up their inventory with some rather spectacular looking MMORPGs. For now, the developer is better known for the turn-base MMO, Monster Forest SEA, in the English market. If I remember correctly, the Unreal Engine…

Wemade buys over Silkroad Online developer

Just 2 days back, Wemade signed an agreement to buy over Joymax CEO’s and 3 other important board members’ shares, which is around 25.8%. With this, Wemade has taken control of a company best known for its multi-language MMO hit,…

Project C – Mysterious online game now known as X.A.O.C

Project C, created by Taiwanese developer Winking Entertainment and revealed sometime back, has officially changed its name to XAOC. And no, there is no explanation of the game name after a brief search, so I have no idea what it…

Forsaken World – Current Boss List

It has been sometime since I posted anything on Forsaken World, but its mostly due to the facts most of the features are already smoked out by me, and from then on, there might be lots of changes during the…

Journey to the West Online to reach English shores

Wow, this is really a piece of unexpected news. According to foreign reports, China developer Linekong’s Journey to the West Online will be translated into 7 languages, including English, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Bahasa Indonesia, Thai and Hindi. The game will…

Swordman Online – New info + 2 Gameplay trailers

The website for Perfect World (Beijing)’s latest MMORPG, Swordman Online, has just opened. Along with the new website, which was designed ala Forsaken World’s website style, came the first batch of official information about the game. What can players expect…