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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.

Dragon Ball: War of the Strongest – Quick look at new mobile MMORPG launched recently in China

This week’s game introduction is not a Chinese indie title, but one based on the hugely popular IP, Dragon Ball. Developed by Giant Interactive, one of China’s games supremo, Dragon Ball: War of the Strongest recently launched under publisher Tencent…

Dragon Hound – Nexon confirms its has stopped development for PC MMO

First announced at G-Star 2018, Dragon Hound was one of the few PC games which Korean gaming giant Nexon was working. Developed by devCat, the team behind Mabinogi, work has officially stopped for the Unreal Engine 4 title. This has…

Pearl Abyss – Crimson Desert and more announced by Black Desert developer

Black Desert Online developer Pearl Abyss today announced the official names for its upcoming games, with their trailers to debut during G-Star 2019. As of now, there is still little details known about them, so stay tuned for Korea’s largest…

Magic: ManaStrike – New details arrive for real-time combat mobile card game

Netmarble Corp today announced new details for Magic: ManaStrike, its first-ever game for the widely-popular Wizards of the Coast franchise, Magic: The Gathering. Developed under license exclusively by Netmarble Monster (EvilBane), Magic: ManaStrike is a mobile synchronous (real-time online) combat…

Vainglory – Developer ditches struggling MOBA title and gets funded for second title

It was announced recently that developer Super Evil Megacorp has received a funding of USD 10.5 million to work on its second game, Project Spellfire. The team behind MOBA title Vainglory will aim to launch it in 2020. Despite Vainglory…

The Great Merchant M – Mobile MMORPG based on classic PC title will be showcased at G-Star

First announced in April this year, the mobile version of the classic MMORPG The Great Merchant was showcased to the Korean media yesterday. Titled “Gersang M”, which roughly translates to The Great Merchant M, it is actually published by RPG…

Lost Ark – 16th playable class announced for popular MMORPG

Despite contrary belief, Lost Ark is not yet “dead”/ About 4 months after the arrival of the Assassin class, Lost Ark is ready to once again introduce a new hero into the game. Coming under the Warrior category is Holy…

Rush Wars – Supercell is shutting down its new soft-launch mobile game

Finnish developer Supercell recently announced the closure of Rush Wars, its latest mobile game which entered soft launch just this August. According to the maker of Clash of Clans, Rush Wars is shutting down due to player feedback, stating that…

MARVEL Realm of Champions – First house preview highlights Patriot Garrison

First announced back in October, Marvel Realm of Champions is an upcoming mobile title by Kabam where players will align with Marvel-inspired factions known as “Houses” and team up with friends for real-time action arena combat against enemies and other…

Warframe – 42nd Warframe arrives in The Old Blood update

[Play free now] Issuing in its biggest update for 2019, developer and publisher Digital Extremes gives Warframe players the powerful The Old Blood update today on PC. The Old Blood commands players’ attention by introducing their immortal foe the Kuva…

Citadel: Forged With Fire – Sandbox online RPG launches worldwide on Steam and consoles

[Buy now on Steam] From the creators of horror sensation Slender: The Arrival and action-adventure Valley, comes magical open-world RPG Citadel: Forged With Fire, available now in retail and digital stores for PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, and…

Might & Magic Heroes: Era of Chaos – Pre-registration now live for new mobile strategy RPG

Ubisoft today announced that pre-registration is now open for its upcoming Free-to-Play mobile game, Might & Magic Heroes: Era of Chaos. Creating an experience built from the ground up for mobile, the game invites players to build an army of…

Diablo IV – Final game details from developer panel at BlizzCon 2019

After the Diablo IV announcement came a special “Unveiled” panel, where new features of the game was introduced quite briefly during the first day of BlizzCon. On the second day, a new developer panel titled “Diablo IV: Systems & Features”…

Girl Gun Cafe 2 – Quick look at new mobile team shooter focused on girls and guns

To be honest, I am not sure if this is an indie mobile game since the developer team is basically named “Girl Gun Cafe Production Team”, and it might be an internal group under Chinese games heavyweight Seasun. But no…