Earlier today, Tencent Games announced a new game based on NCsoft’s Blade & Soul IP, Hongmoon Rising. Co-developed between the 2 companies, Blade & Soul: Hongmoon Rising is reported as a “multi-platform” title, with PC and mobile versions heavily speculated.…
Dragon Nest – Quick video preview of new Heretic class attack animations
Following news of the upcoming Dragon Nest Mobile in China, the first preview of the new Heretic class (some say Dark Priest) was made public. Revealed just a few days back, the video is showing off the Heretic’s attack animations. This…
Legend of Titan – Overwatch clone developer claims innocence
A few weeks back, screenshots and a gameplay video leaked online, showing a clone of popular team-based shooter, Overwatch. The culprit is identified as a developer from China, showcasing the game as “Legend of Titan” at a local game conference.…
Final Fantasy XIV – New costume set exclusive to China server revealed
Publisher Shanda Games recently announced a new costume set for Final Fantasy XIV, which is touted to be exclusive to the China server. Roughly translated as the “High Deity” set, it includes the costume, 2 emotes, a cloud mount, and…
TERA – Kunlun Games and Bluehole confirms closure of China server
Publisher Kunlun Games and developer Bluehole Studio recently announced the closure of TERA China. No specific reason was given although the publishing contract was just halfway through. Shutting down on 18 August, Kunlun has not been actively promoting TERA since official…
Legend of the Condor Heroes: Zero – Action MMORPG closing in China
Perfect World announced it is shutting down its Chinese MMORPG, Legend of the Condor Heroes: Zero. It is a rare move for the developer to shut a game down, especially one which is self-developed. An action MMORPG based on the wuxia…
Phantom Assault – Perfect World reveals its first Chinese online shooter
An interesting fact, Perfect World China has never published nor develop a shooter game for its domestic market since its founding in 2004. Today, the company announced its first ever Chinese online shooter, roughly translated as Phantom Assault. The game…
RF Online 2 – Locojoy claims to have acquired China publishing rights
According to a recent article in the Chinese media, Beijing-based games company Locojoy has secured the publishing rights for RF Online 2 in China. The deal includes the PC Online version, and also the future Xbox One, Steam, and mobile platforms release. If…
Ragnarok Mobile – Video recap for offline Coffee Test in Shanghai
In the mid of April, Chinese developer Xindong held an offline “Coffee Test” and showcased Ragnarok Mobile to a selected group of old-time Ragnarok Online gamers in the city of Shanghai. Officially licensed from Gravity, this is apparently the first…
Tencent – China giant set to pay billions for majority stake in Supercell
[Source] Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings is in talks with SoftBank to buy its majority stake in Supercell, the Finland-based developer of some of the world’s most popular mobile games, according to people briefed on the discussions. Tencent’s talks with SoftBank are still…
Legend of Titan – Internet rages over mobile clone of Overwatch
As you might have read over the past day, the first clone of Blizzard’s upcoming online team shooter, Overwatch, has surfaced in China (no surprises), loosely translated as “Legend of Titan.” A mobile game, it was first shown at the…
League of Legends – Popular MOBA arriving on new console in China
Last week, Tencent, Intel and Haier jointly unveiled the Tencent Games Platform (TGP) BOX. Known as “Blade”, the hardware was manufactured by Haier, chips provided by Intel, with Tencent supplying the games. The launch titles are all operated by Tecent,…
Legend of DOTA – Valve and Blizzard reach truce with Chinese companies
Back in November last year, Valve and Blizzard stated their intent to continue purusing a legal victory over Chinese companies Longtu Games and Lilith Games over the copyright infringement found in the mobile game, Legend of DOTA. Yesterday, Longtu Games claimed a…
Forsaken World – 11th playable class enters China server later this month
Forsaken World has been around for sometime, and for even longer in its homeland of China. Developer Perfect World recently confirmed a major expansion, Source of Chaos, will be arriving on 19 May for the China server, with the main…