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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.

Rockman Online – Game confirmed with developer announced

Rockman, Mega Man… Whatever name you use on this iconic and beloved Capcom character, I think no gamers will be strangers to him. In what I perceive as a “weird” co-op effort, Japan’s Capcom has announced that it will be…

Kingdom Heroes – Closed Beta announced

Aeria Games has just announced that its latest warfare MMORPG, Kingdom Heroes, will go into Closed Beta on 18th May. To be honest, I will normally just brush this game off as one of the many Asian inspired titles. But…

NCsoft to buy casual MMO developer?

It looks like the takeover frenzy within the MMO industry in Korea will not stop anytime soon. Following Webzen’s takeover of NHN Games, Nexon’s purchase of Ndoors and impending purchase of GameHi, it was reported in foreign media that NCsoft…

IAH Games to publish Counter-Strike Online

I will be the first to admit I am not a fan of MMOFPS. Even in single player FPS games, I only enjoyed the original Counter-Strike and Condition Zero. Hence, I did not post this piece of info earlier. But…

Zero – S.U.N Online’s expansion

You might have noticed me posting about Zero previously. After double confirmation, it seems Zero will be an expansion added to the original S.U.N Online. I am not sure of this update will be made available to the English servers,…

Nexon prepares to buy another company

According to foreign reports, Nexon has agreed to the buyout of Korean developer GameHi. While it hasn’t been confirmed, Nexon and GameHi are now in confidential talks and in the process of purchasing the company. An official confirmation will be…

Forsaken World – Floating Fortress + Aerial PvP

Sorry for this late post. With the China server currently still in Closed Beta, the floating guild fortresses were patched into the server last week. Guilds will be able to conquer these fortresses and make one of them theirs. Yes,…

Nexon acquires Ndoors

What a shock this is early in the morning for me. Nexon officially confirmed that the company has signed a deal to acquire Ndoors, a developer of Atlantica and Goonzu in an effort to beef up its RPG lineup. The…

Kung Foo! – Interview with Ms Devin Grayson

Hello folks, please let me explain myself with regards to this interview article. This interview was taken in December 2009, which was last year, and somehow I missed putting it into my blog. Do note that the game, Kung Foo!,…

Legend of Edda – Open Beta

Developed by Eya Soft, the creator of Luna Online, Legend of Edda is one of the latest MMORPG from the company (the other being Project E). The Korean server will officially enter Open Beta from 5th May till 9th May,…

Dragona – Korean Closed Beta announced

Developed by Korean studio, LivePlex, Dragona has announced its first Closed Beta on 13th May 2010. If you have missed it, I have previewed the game a few months back. With the Closed Beta looming, an avalanche of details were…

Battle of the Immortals Interview

Battle of the Immortals is one of Perfect World Entertainment’s upcoming MMORPGs. The striking difference compared with other PWE games will be the graphics and isometric view. Battle of the Immortals is also the first game developed by Perfect World’s…

Dragonica – Explode! 3rd Advancement!

The Taiwanese server of Dragonica Online finally patched its much awaited update today. The update, roughly translated by me to Explode! 3rd Advancement! will feature the new 4th classes, new ultimate skills for each of the new classes, new UI…

LoTR Online – Korea server to close down?

Just days ago, the Korean server of The Lords of the Ring Online announced that the game will stop collecting subscriptions or any payments. While there is no official confirmation about the server’s closing, industry insiders have pin pointed that…