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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.

Black Desert Mobile – Mystic class arriving in Korean server next week

As the global launch of Black Desert Mobile gets nearer, developer Pearl Abyss announced a new update for the original Korean server. Set to land on 27 November, the new Mystic arrives as an awakened class. A well-trained martial artist…

Black Desert Online – Limited-time campaign with BERSERK anime begins

Kakao Games and Pearl Abyss have announced that in collaboration with Kentaru Muira (Studio Gaga) they are bringing the world of hit-anime Berserk to Black Desert Online. From November 20 until December 6, adventurers can experience the grim fantasy of…

Purple – NCsoft holds media event to officially introduce emulator software

Earlier today, NCsoft held a media event to introduce its brand-new game software, Purple. Announced a few months back, Purple was developed to allow cross-platform play for Lineage 2M between PC and mobile devices, hence removing platform restrictions many other…

T1 – Head coach of most successful League of Legends team ends contract

T1 (formerly SK Telecom Team 1) today announced the end of contract of its long-time head coach, Kim Jeong-gyun “kkOma,” and he is currently exploring other options while T1 management is trying to get him to stay. 2 other first…

Summoners War – The Walking Dead creator hired to strengthen game lore

Earlier this month, Com2uS announced its financial report for the 3rd quarter of 2019 (July to September) and posted drops in overall profits. Still, it is not enough to really affect the mobile games developer and its grand plans for…

G-Star 2019 – Demo gameplay videos to round up the annual event

G-Star 2019 ended yesterday, and even though companies such as Pearl Abyss and Netmarble brought on a great show, I still feel the ripple effect of Nexon and NCsoft missing out on the annual event. Something just feels missing. Nevertheless,…

Path of Exile 2 – Beta for upcoming sequel begins late 2020 at the earliest

Other than Path of Exile Mobile, Grinding Gear Games also announced Path of Exile 2 at the first ExileCon. It was stated that Path of Exile 2 has no scheduled launch date and beta will not begin until late 2020…

Path of Exile Mobile – Popular action MMORPG heads to the mobile platform

A few days back, the first ExileCon was held to celebrate the achievements of Path of Exile, the Free-to-Play MMORPG which many says is more Diablo than Diablo III is. Other than just fluff, New Zealand developer Grinding Gear Games…

Project Arena – New Unreal Engine 4 MMORPG supports PC and mobile cross-platform

Following up on Project Pendion (all these are just temporary names) from NGEL GAMES is Project Arena, an Unreal Engine 4 title currently in development as the first title of NGEL GAMES’s newly-established studio. At first look, Project Arena might…

Power Rangers: Legacy Wars – Chun-Li morphs into a new Ranger in latest update

After Ryu Ranger debut a year ago, it was just a matter of time before the only female Street Fighter character got her own ranger morph in Power Rangers: Legacy Wars. She is none other than Chun-Li, and her ranger…

Project Pendion – Ambitious PC + mobile RTS game prepares for global invasion

Taking a quick break from the big 2 of Pearl Abyss and Netmarble at G-Star 2019, there are also smaller publishers in the public consumer hall, such as NGEL GAMES. Granted, they are focused on South Korea and is just…

KartRider: Drift – Nexon reveals new racing game with PC and Xbox One cross-platform function

Initially thought to be the mobile game Crazy Racing KartRider, we were proven wrong when Nexon announced KartRider: Drift. The latest iteration of the successful kart racing game, KartRider, and building upon its celebrated 15-year history, KartRider: Drift delivers all…

Netmarble – Stage demo videos for A3: Still Alive and Magic: ManaStrike

Netmarble prepared 4 new mobile games for G-Star 2019, and we have covered the stage presentations for 2 of them, Seven Knights Revolution and Second Country: Cross Worlds. Rather than flooding the website with more single-game posts, seen below are…

Second Country: Cross Worlds – More details emerge for mobile MMO set in Ni no Kuni world

Just to confirm with everyone, Second Country: Cross Worlds is indeed a mobile MMORPG sharing the same worldview with Ni no Kuni, although it is neither a sequel nor prequel. The concept of 2 parallel worlds still exists here. A…