With Tencent having secured the competitve MOBA scene in China with titles such as League of Legends, Smite and a couple of other self-develop titles, NetEase is playing the chasing game by announcing its 4th MOBA title, Wild Fire. It…
Age of Wushu – First screenshots for upcoming new clans in China server
The first 2 of 8 upcoming new clans (or schools) are arriving in the China server of Age of Wushu on 29th September, and the developer has released some screenshots about each’s clan environment. The Ancient Tomb Sect should be…
Call of Duty Online – New PvE mode added as shooter enters final test
Having been in limited beta phases for more than a year, Call of Duty Online recently began its final test phase in China. Formerly developed by Activision Shanghai, before transferring to Raven Software in North America, a new PvE mode…
Age of Wushu – Exclusive clan leader weapons and new clans arriving
Otherwise known as schools in the English servers, developer Snail Games recently introduced the clan leader weapons to the China server. Each clan will have one (more in the future I guess), and each weapon was used by a clan leader.…
Aion: The Tower of Eternity – China server finally goes free-to-play
Following the recent launch of Final Fantasy XIV in China, publisher Shanda Games quickly converted Aion: The Tower of Eternity to a free-to-play model on 29th August 2014. Shanda Games claimed the move is to lower the entry barrier and…
Firefall – China server signed for 5 years in a deal worth USD 160 mil
While it was understood that the China server’s rights were sold by The9 to Qihoo 360 weeks ago, the main details were announced just hours earlier. The contract term is 5 years, with the payables worth at least US$160 million,…
Final Fantasy XIV – Game launches with over 30 servers in China
Final Fantasy XIV launched around 15 hours ago in China, with Shanda Games as publisher. The game currently has over 30 servers (34 at launch), with several added over the course of the day. Character creation is closed for some…
King of Wushu – New screenshots and plans for global server
Announced during ChinaJoy and developed using CryEngine, Snail Games is aiming to allow players from different countries, using different language versions and platforms to connect in a single global server for King of Wushu. The game is currently announced for…
Final Fantasy XIV – Publisher reveals pricing for time-based model
The China publisher for Final Fantasy XIV, Shanda Games, recently announced the pricing model for the game in China. First, the early birds special, where the 39 CNY (6.33 USD) package will get players 65 hours of game time, with extra…
TERA China – Publisher reveals concurrent players for launch day
2 days back on 6th August, TERA China entered its Open Beta phase, with no more account restrictions. According to publisher Kalends (or Kunlun), the first day saw over 200,000 online at the same time (or concurrent users). TERA China…
Age of Wushu – First part of mega content update going live today
As some of you might have known, the China server for Age of Wushu is getting the first part of the mega content update later today, 8th August. Known as 侠客行, the new region known as Jianghu will be introduced,…
Final Fantasy XIV – Open Beta for China server to begin this month
After months of online and offline events around China, Shanda Games will finally be launching Open Beta for Final Fantasy XIV on 25th August. Mr Zhang Xiangdong, Shanda Games CEO and Mr Naoki Yoshida, Director and Producer for Final Fantasy…
Journey to the West – Stephen Chow directing upcoming new game
Working in tandem with Chinese web and mobile games developer, Gamewave Interactive, it was recently announced that a Journey to the West game led by acclaimed Hong Kong actor Stephen Chow will be available later this year. A teaser preview…
King of Wushu – First look at wuxia MOBA crafted using CryEngine
Arriving in the near future for the PC and Xbox One, King of Wushu is a new wuxia MOBA crafted using CryEngine. Developed by the makers of Age of Wushu (or Age of Wulin), the very first game footage can…