With the Chinese Lunar New Year right at our doorstep, the China server for Dragon Nest recently added a dragon-themed content update. The Red Dragon (Crimson Dragon sounds cooler) has descended, along with an awesome 2-player Dragon mount. To celebrate…
Zynga – China studio reportedly closes down as gaming giant falls
While the mobile games business in China is booming, and looks set to continue as more people gets access to smartphones, Zynga reportedly has closed down its Beijing office. The office opened in the May of 2010, following the purchase…
Tencent – Final design for new $300 million global headquarters revealed
Tencent Holdings, most well-known for its Tencent Games department, recently revealed the final design for its new $300 million global headquarters. Situated in Nanshan Hi-Tech Park, Shenzhen, China, the building will occupy a massive 18,650 square meters. Part of the design…
Angry Birds – China developer obtains development rights for popular IP
While Angry Birds and many of its spawns have been launched in China, this is the first time Rovio Entertainment has allowed a Chinese developer to make games based on the Angry Birds IP. Kalends (also known as Kunlun), has…
Firefall – Developer greets China players with ridiculous video
Firefall China was in limbo for several years, and plans to launch the game in Southeast Asia and South Korea has came to naught. After events of last year (see below), Firefall China is ready to launch, and it was…
Diablo III – China server to begin Technical Test after Lunar New Year
While the global gamers have been enjoying Diablo III for a number of years now, the China server was always held in limbo for the same amount of time due to several game issues with the China censor board. Publisher…
Borderlands Online – Technical Test begins with debut game trailer
First teased back in December, Borderlands Online will be entering its Technical Test in China starting today. An exclusive game for the wrold’s largest gaming market, Borderlands Online is re-designed to be an instance-based online shooter, a far cry from…
Borderlands Online – New official game details emerge from China
Announced back in December, Shanda Games recently revealed more details for its upcoming online shooter, Borderlands Online. An officially-licensed PC online shooter, Borderlands Online will begin its Technical Test from 23rd to 27th January. The storyline stays pretty much the…
King of Wushu – New introduction videos for playable characters
Announced last month for PlayStation 4 (and also coming for PC), developer Snail Games has introduced three new character videos over the past few weeks for King of Wushu. An upcoming 3D action MOBA crafted by CryEngine, King of Wushu…
Blade & Soul – China server to get Warlock class later this month
Talk about being fast, the China server of Blade & Soul, under the mighty Tencent Games, will be getting the new Warlock class on 22nd January. This will just be around 1 month since the Warlock landed on the Korean…
Call of Duty Online – Full trailer starring Chris Evans now available
Currently in development by Raven Software, the China-exclusive Call of Duty Online just got its latest game trailer to celebrate the upcoming test phase. Publisher Tencent Games secured Chris Evans, well-known as Captain America, to be the spokesperson for this trailer,…
Monster Hunter Online – Tencent Games reveals benchmark program
Tencent Games, together with partners Crytek and Nvidia, recently announced the debut of the benchmark program for its China-exclusive MMORPG, Monster Hunter Online. Crafted using CryEngine, the next test phase for Monster Hunter Online has yet to be announced. The…
Call of Duty Online – Tencent nabs Chris Evans as game spokesperson
China’s biggest games company, Tencent Games, recently announced the no-limit test phase for Call of Duty Online, scheduled to start on 11th January 2015. The China-exclusive Call of Duty game also nabbed “Captain America”, Chris Evans, as the new spokesperson,…
WildStar – Chinese media claims sci-fi MMO is heading to China next year
According to several reports from the Chinese gaming media, WildStar is heading to China, with the publisher being Giant Interactive. This was disclosed in an interview with the developer and publisher’s president, Mr Xuefeng Ji, who said that WildStar is…