In case you are wondering what this “Rise of the Black Dragon” is about, it is actually Part 1 of a trilogy for Dragon Nest’s 2013 animated movie. Yes, Dragon Nest is getting its own movie in the form of…
[ChinaJoy 2012] Final Fantasy XIV Online – Interview with producer
Final Fantasy XIV’s producer, Naoki Yoshida, is currently at ChinaJoy 2012 talking about the game. To be published under Shanda Games, the China players will get to play the version 2.0 of Final Fantasy XIV, which was revealed 2 days…
[ChinaJoy 2012] Shanda Games reveals several new games
As 1 of China’s top 3 online gaming companies, Shanda Games is against tough competition the next few months, with Tencent Games getting ArcheAge and Blade & Soul and NetEase getting Diablo III. To make sure its market share is…
[ChinaJoy 2012] ArcheAge – New details for Closed Beta 5
Speaking at Tencent Games’ ChinaJoy 2012 media conference, ArcheAge’s producer Mr Kim talked about the changes in the game’s upcoming Closed Beta 5. Other than the core mechanics being optimized, the China-flavored elements will also be added in, although not…
[ChinaJoy 2012] Saint Seiya Online – Brief game details
First off, Perfect World got the license to develop this game from SEGA, unlike the various Saint Seiya online game clones found in China. Revealed sometime early last year, brief game details were revealed at ChinaJoy 2012, along with some…
[ChinaJoy 2012] Dragon Sword – Gameplay footage
With Blade & Soul China coming under Tencent Games, pretty much the other closer competitors have something up their sleeves to sort of “counter” it. China’s No.2 online gaming company, NetEase, came up with the self-developed Dragon Sword as the…
[ChinaJoy 2012] Asura – New Dragonette class introduced
Tencent Games’ answer to counter the incoming Diablo III China, Asura is a self-developed online game which has a storyline based on novel “Legend of Wukong”, which makes a dark twist to classic Journey to the West. The 6th character…
[ChinaJoy 2012] Legend of the Condor Heroes – Game paraded at event
Although announced to the media 2 days ago, Perfect World made sure its latest game, Legend of the Condor Heroes, gets its deserved spotlight at ChinaJoy 2012. Despite not having any demo, the trailer looks good enough for now. No…
Age of Wulin – Jet Li graces game commercial
Going into Open Beta coming 8th August 2012, Age of Wulin China’s developer Suzhou Snail Game spared no expenses in marketing the game to all Chinese players (me included) spread around the globe. 1 of Hollywood and Asia’s top action…
[ChinaJoy 2012] Soul Master going to China, English servers silent
First introduced to the English market back in 2010 under GamesCampus for the North American market, Soul Master was subsequently closed after the beta test phase as the Korean developers made the choice to rework the whole title. Around 2…
Legend of the Condor Heroes – Debut trailer surfaces
First thought to be the big reveal at ChinaJoy 2012 for Perfect World, it remains a mystery to me why so much information is being released for Legend of the Condor Heroes despite Swordsman Online entering its first Closed Beta…
[ChinaJoy 2012] God of Destiny – New “DotA” from the Far East
DotA + Journey to the West. Before you go “WTF”, hold your breath, I am in awe as well. If you are not, you are most probably not a fan of the classic novel. God of Destiny is actually labeled…
[ChinaJoy 2012] Saint Seiya Online – Game merchandise galore
I am personally hyped to see how Saint Seiya Online looks in-game, although there were a couple of teaser screenshots posted a few weeks back. Apparently one outside developer Perfect World Beijing knows what features the game will have other…
Legend of the Condor Heroes – Game officially announced
It seems the Chinese developers are absorbing the bad habits of their English/ Japanese counterparts in announcing their big news just before a major event starts. I am referring to E3 2012, and now this prior to ChinaJoy 2012. Expected…