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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.

Lineage 2M – Quick look at starting gameplay on Purple in 4K resolution

Lineage 2M launched in South Korea a couple of days back in South Korea, and perhaps there was more buzz about the Purple software than the game itself. Currently in its beta version, key features such as live-stream are missing,…

Might & Magic Heroes: Era of Chaos – New mobile strategy RPG based on classic IP launches

Ubisoft recently announced the official launch of Might & Magic Heroes: Era of Chaos on iOS and Android devices. Developed by Chinese studio Playcrab, the game brings fantasy universe of Heroes of Might & Magic in a deep strategy gameplay…

Black Desert Mobile – Facebook event begins to celebrate 4 million pre-registrations milestone

Pearl Abyss today announced that Black Desert Mobile, set to launch worldwide on December 11th, has reached 4 million pre-registrations within just two months following its initial reveal. After a limited 2018 launch in East Asia and a soft-launch in…

Path of Exile Mobile – Brief interview with Game Producer of new mobile project

A couple of weeks back, developer Grinding Gear Games held its first fan event ExileCon for its flagship online ARPG, Path of Exile. This year, things got a little spicy with the reveal of Path of Exile 2 and Path of Exile Mobile. Although…

Black Desert Online – New Succession class system arrives next week

Kakao Games and Pearl Abyss have revealed more information about the rollout of an update to the class skill systems of Black Desert Online. Starting next week on December 4, 16 classes will sequentially receive new Succession skills that will…

Path of Exile 2 – Brief interview with co-founder of Grinding Gear Games

A couple of weeks back, developer Grinding Gear Games held its first fan event ExileCon for its flagship online ARPG, Path of Exile. This year, things got a little spicy with the reveal of Path of Exile 2 and Path…

Lost Ark – Quick look at expiring recruitment posts for English server

It has been a few weeks since we talked about the progress of Lost Ark, and we have been getting many requests for regular updates (which is impossible). So here are some of the latest details we found after a…

Battleborn – Hero shooter obliterated by Overwatch will live till Jan 2021

Once touted as developer Gearbox’s “biggest investment” ever, Battleborn stood no chance against Overwatch once it launched within a few weeks of its own release. Things did not improve even after a switch to the Free-to-Play model, and eventually the…

V4 – Nexon announces PC version of Unreal Engine 4 mobile MMORPG

Out of the blue, Nexon today announced that a PC version of V4 (Victory 4) is arriving in South Korea this December. Launched just recently, V4 is one of the few high-graphics mobile MMORPG titles which can hardly run on…

Lineage II: Remastered – Work begins on Unreal Engine 4 renewal project

Following the impending upgrade of Blade & Soul from Unreal Engine 3 to Unreal Engine 4, the internal “upgrade” team has moved on to a new target, Lineage II. According to a new NCsoft job posting for the “L2:Remastered” project,…

Source Contract – New indie mobile action RPG takes the indie stage this week

It is time for our weekly Chinese indie games showcase! While Source Contract is developed by a new team, it has already secured a publisher in China, Wanda Cinemas Games. If you did not know, Wanda Group is the parent…

Re: Zero – INFINITY – Quick look at new anime mobile RPG developed for Chinese market

To be honest, I have not seen a single episode of the anime before, but I have heard good things about Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World along with many memes and GIFs. I would place this game, Re:…

Street Fighter Duel – Mobile game based on classic fighting IP begins pre-registration in China

Tencent Games recently announced the start of pre-registration phase in China for its upcoming mobile game, Street Fighter Duel. Licensed from Japanese IP owner Capcom, there will be a focus on strategic attack and defense in the game. While not…

MARVEL Super War – Closed Beta 2 begins in Southeast Asia on Android platform

NetEase Games and Marvel Entertainment have announced a second beta test period for MARVEL Super War, the free-to-play MOBA heading to mobile devices. From today to December 1st, players on Android devices in India, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and the…