Currently only available for China, Call of Duty Online will begin its official Alpha test phase tomorrow. While majority of the elements are from the Modern Warfare series, exclusive content is also promised. Check out the trailer below! All hope is…
The Legend of Tibet – Official beta test phase to begin in July
With Diablo III somehow still not available in China, NetEase, Blizzard’s long-time partner in the country, decided to pull out its own self-developed title, The Legend of Tibet. As you can imagine, the feel and look of the game is…
The Magic Sword Online – Some early game features from the press
After reading my previous posts on The Magic Sword Online, folks were saying how the game will be “complete” with Age of Wushu’s tons of features together with its more “actiony” combat. Here are some brief descriptions of the features…
Guild Wars 2 – China publisher giving out exclusive physical medals
Guild Wars 2 China will be entering its very first test phase on 2nd May, and only a handful will be selected. For players who are present throughout all test phases till launch, they will be awarded with a limited…
Dragon Nest 2 – CEO confirms sequel in early development stage
According to a Senior Vice President of Shanda Games, Donghai Qian, the sequel for Dragon Nest is currently in its early development stage. Speaking to reporters at the 17173.com awards event in China, he mentioned that Dragon Nest 2 will not…
ArcheAge – Jake Song hints at possible F2P business model
Attending the recent 17173.com awards ceremony in China, the founder of XLGAMES and ArcheAge candidly talked about the business model ArcheAge China may use. He said that Free-to-Play is a possibility as the business model suits China better. Of course,…
The Magic Sword Online – New martial arts title out to impress
It seems like every major MMORPG developer in China is working on a “next-gen” martial arts title currently, and Tencent Games is certainly not satisfied with just Blade & Soul. The Magic Sword Online (天涯明月刀) is the company’s upcoming trump…
The9 – Firefall owner posts massive financial loss for 2nd half 2012
The9, the China-based online gaming company which saved Red 5 Studios from closing down years back, just revealed that it recorded a whopping $45,700,000 USD loss for 2nd half 2012. The company still has its rich owner as backup, and…
Master of Meteor Blades – Martial arts PvP satisfaction guaranteed
There are quite a number of martial arts, or wuxia, online games coming out in China, and the one which stands out most currently is Master of Meteor Blades. Developed using an internal engine by KongZhong, the game will not…
Guild Wars 2 – China server to enter debut test phase soon
Nothing really new here, since the English server has been live for some months now.The China server will enter its debut test phase on 2nd May, with publisher being KongZhong, famous in the country for hosting Wargaming’s World of Tanks…
Tencent Games – Roundup of the other major news from annual event
The annual product announcement event just ended for China’s biggest online gaming company, Tencent Games, and the most prominent titles include Naruto Online and Monster Hunter Online. Below are just a few of the other major titles to round up…
Monster Hunter Online – Debut trailer highlights unity is strength
The birth child of the collaboration between Tencent Games and Capcom, below is the first look at Monster Hunter Online, all using in-game assets. This CryEngine 3 masterpiece will enter its first beta phase in June. Yoshinori Ono, the…
Naruto Online – Official turn-based browser game revealed
The reveal of Naruto Online being a turn-based browser game might disappoint gamers, but then again it is the first licensed Naruto game to go online. Naruto Online will feature the Five Great Shinobi Countries as the available factions:…
Monster Hunter Online – Tencent confirms CryEngine 3 masterpiece
As stated in the heading, Tencent Games and Capcom officially revealed the new Monster Hunter Online, a totally new MMORPG crafted using CryEngine 3. This is apparently not a visual upgrade of Monster Hunter Frontier, which launched quite a number…