Hailed as 1 of the biggest martial arts MMORPG to hit China next year, Butterfly Sword Online did not have a good year. Its developer and publisher, 9you, oversaw executive departures, closure of games and retrenching of development teams as…
Assault Fire – Mecha Storm update
Last month, I did a small preview of this game with some in-game videos, and this time round I am back with a new update on Assault Fire. Developed using the Unreal 3 Engine by China’s biggest online gaming company,…
Soul Slasher – 3D hack and slash goodness
As one of China’s top 3 online gaming companies, NetEase is not easing on its progress despite trailing behind bigger competition like Tencent Games. Recently in the news for all the right reasons, it has teased 2 new self-developed online…
Martial Soul Online – Combat is the key ingredient
Netease, China’s 2nd largest online gaming company has revealed its latest title, translated as Martial Soul Online, which looks like one of Blizzard’s upcoming game. Martial Soul Online is said to be in development for the past 3 years though,…
Legend of Wukong – Game trailer released
First teased just a few days back (link), Wukong, or Legend of Wukong, is a new online game developed by China MMO company Baiyou. As the title states, it is loosely based on Journey to the West. The game is…
Assault Fire – Alpha phase preview
It has been a few weeks since I played any China games, and I decided to revisit a game which is currently still in the Alpha phase. This is one of the rare China online games I managed to get,…
Era Zero – Technology against magic
This is a story about perseverance and one company which was seemingly on it way down barely a 2 years ago. China MMO developer and publisher, The9, was at risk of going down after losing the rights for World of…
Legend of Wukong – A Journey back to the West
From China developer Baiyou, this is the studio’s latest mythical fantasy MMORPG, Legend of Wukong. As you can guess from the name, the storyline will revolve around the storyline of Journey to the West and its protagonist, Sun Wukong or…
Infinite Worlds – Game getting much attention from the industry
If you have followed by blog, you would have read about Infinite Worlds, an upcoming MMORPG from China. Is it a fantasy game? A sci-fi game? A martial arts game? Well, it is in fact all of these genres within…
[ChinaJoy 2011] Asura – New class revealed
Well, I do know this game looks alot like Blizzard’s Diablo, but I am still intrigued by the fact that Tencent Games developed the game loosely based on Chinese classic Journey to the West. The 4th class was revealed earlier…
[ChinaJoy 2011] Snail Game – Investment worth USD 80 million signed
Snail Game, developer of the much anticipated martial arts MMORPG, Age of Wulin, signed a deal worth USD 80 million with Russian gaming company Mental Game earlier today. This deal will see Mental Game acquiring Snail Game’s various MMO titles,…
[ChinaJoy 2011] Black Gold Online – Game preview Part 2
As mentioned in my previous post, Black Gold Online is a new steampunk MMORPG developed by Russian studio Mental Games and China’s Snail Game (Age of Wulin fame). I was surfing around the internet on my daily routine when I…
[ChinaJoy 2011] Infinite Worlds – Preview of the game
I introduced this online game a few months back, and it will be making an appearance at ChinaJoy 2011. Developed by China’s Quyou Game, Infinite Worlds Online is a game where different worlds clashed with each other. There are currently…
[ChinaJoy 2011] Black Gold Online – Game preview Part 1
Snail Game, one of the emerging online games developer from China, is not just resting its laurels on the upcoming release of Age of Wulin worldwide. Introducing Black Gold Online, one of the most mysterious title for ChinaJoy 2011 but…