Just a reminder, this game is officially signed with the Japanese IP owners, and it is a browser game. Yes, as announced a few months back, Naruto Online is a turn-based game, which left many fans in awe (negative awe).…
Legend of the Condor Heroes: Zero – New game trailers for ChinaJoy 2013
As Perfect World’s first self-developed non-target action MMORPG, Legend of the Condor Heroes: Zero will be the company’s highlight at ChinaJoy 2013, which begins today. Adapted from the famous novel by Louis Cha, the latest trailer depicts the in-game combat. …
FIFA Online 3 – Franchise kicks its way to China as publisher revealed
With ChinaJoy officially starting tomorrow, today marks the beginning of the show for trade visitors and the media. Spotted in the halls was FIFA Online 3, which is hugely popular in South Korea now. The publisher is none other than…
Black Gold Online – Interesting business model announced
Developed by Snail Game, creators of Age of Wushu, Black Gold Online will be entering Open Beta in the coming months in China. The business model was recently announced, and it is a rather weird one to understand. There is…
Age of Wushu – Video preview of forced castration by Rootless Clan
Mentioned in my previous post, some reader were at disbelieve at how the Rootless Clan is able to forcefully castrate another male character in Age of Wushu. At a recent fan event in China, developer Snail Game had a demo…
Age of Wushu – Sneak peek at the new Peach Blossom Island faction
While there is really an island in China with the same name, the one described in Louis Cha’s novels is slightly different. Famous due to Guo Jing, the father figure for one-armed hero Yang Guo in Return of the Condor…
TERA China – Game scheduled for debut test later this October
China online games publisher and developer, Kunlun Games (or Kalends) announced in a media conference earlier today that TERA China will be heading for its debut test phase in October. While reports claim the licensing fee is 40 million USD,…
Shanda Games – Company unleashes the police on new development studio
China online games publisher and developer, Shanda Games, did the rather unthinkable a few days back when it lodge a police report against a new and much smaller development studio on the basis of IP infringement. You see, the new…
Master of Meteor Blades – Preparing for ChinaJoy and new test phase
While most China online games lack any sort of “innovation”, publisher KongZhong, famous for World of Tanks in the country, is aiming to break the mold with Master of Meteor Blades. Essentially a room-based PvP title, players do not…
Age of Wushu – New trailers display upgraded weather and water effects
Previewed earlier, the weather upgrade system will be arriving in the China server on 8th August. Below are 2 more trailers highlighting the changes, with the first focused on a thunderstorm, 1 of the several effects. These weather changes are…
Moonlight Blade – New trailer displays day and night system
Formerly translated as “The Magic Sword Online“, the action MMORPG has finally gotten an official English name, Moonlight Blade. Developed in-house by China’s biggest internet company, Tencent, the latest trailer displays the game’s “live” day and night system. Not…
Age of Wushu – A brief introduction to the unorthodox Rootless Clan
Mentioned in some earlier posts, Rootless Clan is 1 of the new special factions/ schools coming to Age of Wushu in China. Why “rootless”? Well, majority of the clan members are eunuchs serving in the palace, with a handful of…
Ragnarok Online: Prequel – Popular franchise reborn as browser MMO
First off, Ragnarok Online: Prequel is developed by China studio, Dream², 1 of the best browser MMORPG developers in the country. The Ragnarok IP is also officially licensed from Gravity, so this is not just another knockoff which China is famous…
Ragnarok Online – Game going F2P with no cash shop in China
Launching a couple of months back to with a P2P business model, China publisher Kunlun Games announced earlier that Ragnarok Online China will go Free-to-Play on 18th July, with no cash shop system as well. Basically, a truly free game.…