One of the many upcoming self-developed online games by China powerhouse Tencent, Asura has been confirmed to be hitting its first official Closed Beta phase in March next month. Based on the elements found in the classic novel, Journey to…
Black Gold Online – Alpha trailer emerges from the dark
If you have followed my blog, you would have read about Black Gold Online some time back. The next online title coming from Age of Wulin’s developer, Snail Game Suzhou, Black Gold Online is a steampunk MMORPG which pits 2…
Warface China – A deeper look into the game
Earlier, I posted briefly about what players can expect for Warface, Crytek’s free to play online shooter developed using CryEngine 3. Currently in 1 of the many early beta phases in China, many features are apparently still lacking. For example,…
Final Combat – Content update brings new boss mode
Final Combat, a game most would love to hate due to its similarity to other shooters out there and the perception that Chinese games are bad. But if you read my previous post, you would have known that the producer…
Warface China – My first try at the game
After being tormented previously by the buggy launcher, a fix was found and I was able to get into the Closed Beta phase for Warface. Developed by Crytek Korea using CryEngine 3, Warface is the first online title from the…
Final Combat – Brief look at Closed Beta
You probably would have read about this game or seen the trailers I uploaded sometime back which bears close resemblance with Team Fortress 2. Leading the development of Final Combat, a China online shooter, is producer Troy Horton, who was…
Swordsman Online – Some basic combat notes
Well, it has been some time since I posted anything about Perfect World’s upcoming martial arts MMORPG, Swordsman Online. Along with Age of Wulin and Butterfly Sword Online, it is the Big 3 martial arts MMO anticipated by gamers in…
[TGC 2011] Blade & Soul – Community Q&A
The developers for NCsoft’s Blade & Soul are in Shanghai, China for Tencent Games Carnival, and in a really awesome gesture, held an online Q&A with the fans. Of course, not all questions were answered, but some really interesting info…
[TGC 2011] Blade & Soul – Brief interview
Well, I am a little bit disappointed as no new information about Blade & Soul was leaked over at Tencent Games Carnival 2011, but nevertheless the official announcement of the Chinese server still thrilled me for months. Over at the…
[TGC 2011] Asura – New class revealed
A self-developed online game by one of Tencent’s studios, a new class was announced for Asura over at Tencent Games Carnival. Loosely translated as Deity Warrior, it looks like this class is a jack of all trades, being able to…
[TGC 2011] ArcheAge, Blade & Soul set for 2012
Let me get one thing clear first, there isn’t any surprise announcement over at Tencent Games Carnival for either ArcheAge or Blade & Soul except both games will enter beta in 2012. Yes, bummer. But a couple of trailers were…
[TGC 2011] Blade & Soul – The various game merchandise
As posted earlier (link), Tencent Games will be officially revealing Blade & Soul China at Tencent Games Carnival. Staying true to Asian practices of having game merchandises compared to the Western market, here are some of them attendees can expect…
[TGC 2011] Blade & Soul – Official reveal imminent
China’s biggest online gaming company, Tencent Games, will be holding its very own event, Tencent Games Carnival, come 19 November. Among the 2 most anticipated titles in the country other than ArcheAge China (link) would be Blade & Soul. The…
Butterfly Sword Online – Invitational Beta 2 roundup
Closed Beta 2 for Butterfly Sword Online ended over this past Sunday, with me not really able to try out many new features. But there is something most people will be most concerned about, which is combat. Mentioned in my…