NetEase is China’s 2nd biggest online gaming company, and also the proxy publisher for Blizzard’s games such as Starcraft 2 and World of Warcraft. However, Diablo 3 has yet to be launched in China, with several hurdles on the way.…
300 Heroes – Manga, Disney and more reports for war
As I teased on my Facebook page a couple of days back, I was playing in the Alpha phase of a new China-developed MOBA, where manga characters such as Luffy, Usopp, Ultraman, Saber and even Disney ones such as Wall-E…
Swordsman Online – New interview with product lead
I hesitated to post this article, purely because of the low-resolution video which irked me immensely. But still, I decided to go ahead, with the video below showing 3 different instanced dungeons from Swordsman Online, each with different plots, mechanics…
Swordsman Online – New footage shows off 6 clans’ combat
The special coverage for Perfect World’s Swordsman Online by Chinese gaming website 17173.com continues today, with focus on combat. 6 clans are in focus here, and I actually merged all 6 videos together to make the whole thing more epic.…
Swordsman Online – New game engine replaces the old
Still mentioned as the Angelica III Engine, Perfect World has given it a rather heavy upgrade which changed Swordsman Online from a static isometric Diablo-like MMORPG to a full 3D one. The changes no doubt caused the massive delay in…
Swordsman Online – Sneak preview of North Hengshan Sect combat
Perfect World’s upcoming martial arts MMORPG, Swordsman Online, officially begins its “Vanguard Testing” phase over at its Beijing headquarters, with only a handful of players selected. The last time we saw a video on the game, the camera was pretty…
RIFT China – Protesters claiming unpaid wages
While RIFT celebrates its mega expansion in North America, the game is not doing too well in Asia, first Korea and now China. According to today’s local news, the 3rd party group which translated the game claimed publisher Shanda Games…
Neverwinter – The races and classes of the game
[English website] I was informed that in my previous post about Neverwinter China, the image posted was one not seen by the English community thus far. below are a couple of screens from the teaser China website, detailing the races,…
Perfect World – Preparing its first 2 foreign games in China
Perfect World Beijing, or Wanmei, all along has only publish its self-developed client online titles on its platform in China. But with the tastes of gamers greatly widen these days, the North America subsidiary was the first to begin importing…
Call of Duty Online – Chinese media pays a visit to Activision Shanghai
Yesterday, Activision Shanghai invited a small group of the media to its office, and the aim was to be treated to Call of Duty Online’s preview. A couple of game details were explained, including gameplay modes and features. Below is…
Daybreak – First impression of the new action MMORPG
So, after China developer announced Daybreak as an action MMORPG, playable on both browser and client, and signed contracts to publish the game worldwide, I couldn’t wait to give the game a try in the Chinese server. Yes, it is…
Swordsman Online – New Focus Group Test begins mid-November
It has been nearly 3 years since Swordsman Online was first announced, and the game has gone through a couple of invite-only tests at its Beijing headquarters. The new FGT phase begins on 17th November, and will feature all 10…
Forsaken World – Wolf race disappoints with uninspired design
I have always been a big fan of Perfect World, till the point that it was my dream company to work in when I first stepped into the MMO industry given its self-development and self-publish business model. But after playing…
Asura – 6 classes’ trailers gather as Closed Beta phase looms
If you missed out on this game, Asura is a China-developed MMORPG launching in a few months’ time, with a single-player version as well, with some different elements compared to the MMO version. Created by Quantum Studios of Tencent Games,…