About a month ago, I had the privilege of “owning” a shiny new laptop. Yeah, go ahead and click that if you want to see how good it looks and how powerful it is. Anyway, being a gamer at heart, I didn’t use it for mundane tasks, such as writing stories for blogs and gaming […]
Our friends in Level Up! Games, an online game publisher in the Philippines, has good news for FlyFFers—Fly For Fun Version 10, more popularly known as Volcane Legends, is now up and running.
Here’s a quick rundown from Mon Macutay, better known as the infamous GM Tristan:
Named after one of the new dungeons in the update, […]
A little introduction, please. Very well. Every Thursday, I will strive to post a list of Top Ten “anythings” related to Asian MMOs, from the games themselves to gaming quirks. I’ll start off with this handy list of Top 10 Most Expected Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games from the land of my ancestors, China.
1. Chinese […]
If there’s one thing that Westerners should watch out for when playing massively multiplayer online games made and based in Asia, it’s the attitude of some players. Before I begin this ghastly tale, however, let me point out that I’m not out to bash the heads in of the different races, nationalities and cultures of […]
This just in: The online games industry of China has finally broken the dominance of Western and Korean MMOs in its home turf—at least, according to the country’s vice director of national press and publications administration.
I won’t bore you with much details. I’ll just let this article I found tell you the story (don’t mind […]
Awwww, dead again. Here I am, in front of the computer, staring up the skirt of my dead Level 77 monster summoner who is, at the moment, lying lifeless on the ground after receiving what seemed like a thousand bites from a fanged bunny in a span of a second.
How did this happen and what […]
Here’s old news that’s still relevant today: Korean MMOs are losing out in China. According to a 2005 story, a report found “persistent world titles created in Korea” were beginning to lose ground as the Chinese market boomed.
A summary of the report:
The latest Korean IT Industry Promotion Agency newsletter cites figures suggesting that in 2003 […]
From several previews scattered all over the worldwide web, Kingdom of Warriors, billed as one of the most anticipated MMORPGs in Asia, seems like a clone of other, already successful online games from China. At first glance, the game screams “Nothing new here, move on!” and presents nothing except gorgeous graphics to reel in gamers […]
In my desire to come up with a dandy post for this blog, I came across a forum post at MMOsite titled “Asian MMORPGs versus Western MMORPGs.” Written by a Western bloke, it starts off with a short analysis pointing out a “clear cultural clash” whenever Asian-made online games cross over to the Western world […]
After getting a taste of a good massively multiplayer online role-playing game like China-made Perfect World in the Philippines, I’m starting to wonder what my “brothers and sisters” back in the mainland are cooking up for the neighborhood and other MMO-crazy Asian countries.
A well-placed clicks have done the trick. Aha! Apparently, the folks down in […]
Craving for a taste of Asia? Buckle up then as MMOtaku takes you on a ride through different virtual worlds through news, walkthroughs, previews, highlights, gossip, rants and raves about our favorite Asian-made MMOs.
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