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泥中蟠龍's Game愛歌 _ MU Online, 全民奇迹MU, and MU Origin

泥中蟠龍 's Game 愛歌 [A love song for games of the dragon waiting for an opportunity]   MU Online, 全民奇迹 MU, and MU Origin The recent biggest news in the gaming industry seems to be a notable success of MU Origin in the domestic market. It was second on the Top Grossing category list of the Google Play within a week and temporarily took the first place beating Raven (Evilbane in the U.S.) by Netmarble. MU Origin is 全民奇迹 (Jeonmingijeok)-MU developed by TIANMA and published by Kingnet in China. It already proved to be successful, ranking high on top of Chinese mobile game charts for a few months. As the title suggests it, MU Origin is the mobile version of MU Online, the greatest hit by Webzen, which was released more than a decade earlier in Korea. Cutting classes to play MU Online in 2001 is still fresh in my memory. Despite poor grades, the Webzen-produced MMORPG had a big impact on my life; I set up a video game company in 2002 and I'm still working in the g...