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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.

Awakening Automata – Closed Beta preview of new Chinese mobile action RPG

In recent months, there has been an increase of high-quality indie mobile action titles from China, perhaps spurred by the success of Honkai Impact 3. We have seen action RPG titles such as Source Contract, Punishing: Gray Raven and VGAME,…

Travelers In The Sky – Preview of new anime-style mobile RPG from China

It has been some time since we take a look at some upcoming indie mobile games from China, and we are not sure if Travelers In The Sky fit that bill. You see, it already has a big publisher in…

Aura Kingdom 2 – Quick gameplay preview of upcoming global English server

As first reported last month, Taiwanese developer X-Legend Entertainment is preparing for the global launch of Aura Kingdom 2. The team here at MMO Culture was able to test out the game on a PC client (not sure if it…

Shadow Arena – Hero spotlight on Jordine Ducas

Pearl Abyss recently released the first hero spotlight video for their upcoming MMO brawler, Shadow Arena, focusing on Jordine Ducas. In the video, you can see his various skills and combos for this swordsman prodigy. To summarize, Jordine Ducas is…

Hunter’s Arena: Legends – Final Closed Beta keys up for grabs for MOBA + Battle Royale hybrid PVP title

Following the resounding success of the previous Closed Beta phase for Hunter’s Arena: Legends, South Korean developer Mantisco recently announced details for Closed Beta 2! This will be the final test before the official global launch on Steam. For Closed…

One Punch Man: The Strongest – Pre-registration phase begins in Southeast Asia

The first officially authorized mobile game based on the popular One-Punch Man anime and manga is arriving soon! The pre-registration phase for One Punch Man: The Strongest has now started and players can expect many activities and rewards on the…

Smilegate RPG – Studio ramps up on development of Lost Ark Mobile

According to reports from the Korean media, Smilegate RPG announced a massive 448% increase in sales revenue for the year of 2019 (compared to 2018) due to the success of its PC MMORPG, Lost Ark. The sum comes to around…

Skyforge – Popular sci-fi MMORPG celebrates 5th year with tons of new content

[Play free] Global publisher MY.GAMES is proud to release the Fifth Anniversary expansion for its popular sci-fi MMO, Skyforge! Celebrations are in order and players are treated with a massive content update introducing festive events as well as new content…

Shadow Arena – Limited number of Final Beta Test keys available for global community

Renowned games developer Pearl Abyss recently announced that the final phase of beta testing for its new MMO brawler, Shadow Arena, will begin worldwide on 17 April. What’s more, players who participate in the Shadow Arena beta testing will receive…

MU Archangel – Closed Beta phase announced for South Korea

First revealed by Webzen a few weeks ago, it was announced today that registration for the first Closed Beta of MU Archangel has started in South Korea. Only 5,000 Android users will be selected for this test phase held later…

Elyon – Product Director talks briefly about massive game design changes

Last week, it was announced that Ascent: Infinite Realm (A:IR) is changing its name to Elyon to better reflect the new direction the PC MMORPG is heading. Developed by Bluehole, a team under the KRAFTON brand, this took many by…

Granado Espada M – Official logo for upcoming mobile MMORPG revealed

First announced in November 2019, Korean developer Hanbitsoft today revealed the official logo for its upcoming mobile MMORPG, Granado Espada M. As you might have guessed, this is the mobile version of the evergreen PC MMORPG, Granado Espada (or Sword…

Blade & Soul Revolution – First 90 minutes of gameplay before English server launches

With the English server of Blade & Soul Revolution being prepared for launch at this time, we have received some requests to showcase how the game actually plays like. There are now 3 versions of Blade & Soul Revolution running,…

Devil May Cry Mobile – New game trailer highlights Agni & Rudra

China-based developer Yunchang Game today released a new developer blog for the highly anticipated mobile action RPG, Devil May Cry Mobile. Officially licensed from Capcom, the blog highlighted the weapons Agni & Rudra along with some actual in-game action with…