This Asian Games 2018 is the official debut of Esports at a mainstream sporting event, running from August 26th to September 1st, the five day demonstration event showcases top Asian Esports talents representing their country in the industry's most popular games. Games that were chosen for the much hyped event include Arena of Valor, Clash Royale, Hearthstone, League of Legends, [...]
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Amidst an ongoing government shake up, China's content regulators have inadvertently put the approval of new games on indefinite hold until further notice. Home to what is the biggest market in the gaming industry, China's freeze on new games is not only affecting local industry players, but causing headaches for overseas publishers as well. While there has been no official [...]
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In December of 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) proposed a new controversial addition to its official mental health classification guide. For its upcoming revision in May 2018, the WHO will be looking to add the term "gaming disorder" to its International Classification of Diseases (ICD). The inclusion of a "gaming disorder" label as a mental health issue is currently [...]
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Fans of Aion who are always looking towards the future, always hungry to see what next big thing is on the horizon, will be delighted to know that Aion KR is going into their 6.0 Update on January 17th, 2018. We missed this post on the Gameforge Aion forums over the holidays, but user Kelekelio has written up a detailed [...]
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While Aion has been free-to-play in the West for a long time now, the Korean servers of Aion stuck hard to a subscription-based service, a la World of Warcraft, or Final Fantasy XIV. However, starting on January 17th, 2018, the REFLY update will come to Aion, bringing with it balancing, new PvE and PvP, a new server, and a Free-to-Play [...]
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Class awakenings are common in Eastern MMORPGs, where developers often look to the system as a way to buff classes and give them new skills to play with. At the same time, it also gives players a goal to strive towards, and ultimately rewards them with a stronger character. TERA has just received class awakened, and MMO Culture reports that [...]
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Several sources covering the Chinese gaming market bring us a very interesting story this morning. A new PC title called Teemo's Adventure has been approved for sale in China. The official statement, screencapped by Mr. Ahmad, lists Riot Games and Tencent as the developer/publisher. Teemo is one of the most iconic champions in League of Legends. While there has been [...]
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Black Desert Online has released a new combat trailer for their upcoming character, known as Lahn. Using a large crescent scythe, Lahn is expected to slice her way into Black Desert this Thursday, December 21st (information by way of MMOCulture). Following the standard gap between Black Desert Online's Korean servers, and their Western ones, Lahn is expected to come to [...]
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A new third person MOBA with a sci-fi setting called The Day Online has entered closed beta testing in its home market of Korea. Players from across the world can join the beta test, but will need a Korean ID in order to create an account. The Day Online is developed by Reloaded Studios and looks far more action packed [...]
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Vindictus Korea has announced the Second Weapon for Arisha, previously known as their Spellblade character. Wielding a magical focus of energy, coupled with a deadly blade, Arisha imbues her sword with magic for large amounts of damage. And now, Arisha will be trading her spellblade in for a whip. I can already see the "Step on me, please" jokes coming [...]
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