The China businessmen are really busy these days, with locations such as a World of Warcraft theme park and more sprouting out. This time, it is a League of Legends themed restaurant located in Chongqing, China. I have no idea…
Chaos Online – A brief look at the MOBA making waves in Asia
Chaos Online was first launched in Korea and China last year, before the Japan server was confirmed a few weeks back. The first English server is also in the works, and I will touch on that later. Chaos Online is…
PlanetSide 2 – China publisher launches sexy new campaign
PlanetSide 2, published by The9 in China, recently launched an eye-catching campaign to remind gamers of its existence. The9, if you remember, is also the big boss of North American developer Red 5 Studios (of Firefall fame). PlanetSide 2 China…
Saint Seiya Online – First look at debut test phase
Well, I did not manage to get into the first test phase, but the Chinese media did. Perfect World’s Saint Seiya Online is finally available for the lucky public with keys to test play, and seen in this post are…
Naruto Online – Tencent Games strikes deal with Shueisha
Tencent Games, the biggest online gaming company in China, has announced a ground-breaking deal with Japanese manga publisher Shueisha and games developer Namco Bandai for the rights of developing Naruto into a full-fledged browser MMORPG. Yes, the game is a…
Saint Seiya Online – Leaked gameplay footage spotted in the wild
Following the leaked character creation footage just 3 days back, an actual leaked gameplay footage was apparently found online. It shows fights with several Gold Saints, and I am curious what the open world will be like since all materials…
Rusty Hearts – 2 new character classes confirmed via interview
While the China server is just preparing for the beta phase, the Chinese media got an exclusive interview with the Korean developer of Rusty Hearts. According to the article, the China server will be the first to receive a male…
Saint Seiya Online – Character creation footage leaked
Special thanks to Sabin for emailing me this, a leaked footage for Perfect World’s Saint Seiya Online was uploaded online a couple of days back. It was presumably taken at an offline private event, much like a Focus Group Test…
Swordsman Online – Preview trailer for new drama series appears
While the game itself has yet to even enter Closed Beta in China, the new drama series will apparently start airing in March. Although both works are based on the classic novel penned by Louis Cha (Jin Yong), information is…
Infinity Hero – New trailer as game nears Alpha Test
Developed in China by a new studio, Infinity Hero is a new take on the MOBA genre, apparently with more focus on the PvE aspects at this moment. With PvE maps similar to those found in the Torchlight and Diablo…
Snail Game – Ambitious developer lays out future plans
At last night’s Snail Game Product Launch 2013 event, developer Snail Game announced several new titles, but I will just focus on the core MMO ones in this post (browser, social and music games aren’t interesting me). First of…
Dragon Sword – New trailer focuses on action combat technology
Revealed earlier last year, Dragon Sword is a new non-target action MMORPG slated to be released this year. Developed by China’s 2nd largest online gaming company, NetEase, an in-house engine is utilized rather than the more famous ones such as…
Savage Horizon – Rumored to be officially unveiled next week
First reported back in 2011, Savage Horizon (previously known as Darkness and Light) is the first true sandbox MMORPG in recent years to be announced from a China-based developer. Snail Game, currently well-known for Age of Wushu, it the studio…
Age of Wushu – Nine Swords of Dugu debuts in China server
Well, not all 9 parts are released yet from what I know, and getting even 1 part of the skill means you must be the best at something and stand out from the thousands of gamers in each server. Probably…