The publisher for Black Desert China was finally revealed 2 weeks ago to be Snail Games, a decision which definitely shocked many gamers. With the dust settled, local gaming media attempted to seek out answers from both Snail Games and…
Transformers Online – Online team shooter launches exclusively in China
With the arrival of the latest Transformers movie The Last Knight in China last week, Tencent Games took the opportunity to launch Transformers Online into the Open Beta phase at the same time. The online team shooter is exclusive to…
Black Desert – Publisher for China finally revealed for action MMORPG
Given the impressive mechanic and statistics for Black Desert in the various regions, one would have thought China’s largest game publishers would have signed the game for the domestic market. Turns out, it was only earlier today that developer Pearl…
Overwatch – Blizzard skirts around new loot law by selling currency
A couple of weeks ago, the Chinese government installed a law where game companies have to publicly list out the percentage drop rate of each item in digital “random boxes”. Overwatch was definitely affected, and Blizzard recently found a way…
Age of Wushu 2 – How factions fit into the sandbox martial arts world
Over the past few months, Chinese developer Snail Games had released bits and parts of the game features found in the upcoming sandbox survival martial arts game, Age of Wushu 2. Powered by Unreal Engine 4, Snail Games recently touched…
League of Legends – QG Reapers acquired by multi-billion company
Chinese multi-billion e-commerce company, JD.com, announced it has acquired the League of Legends team, QG Reapers. The team will now be known as JD Gaming (JDG), debuting a new logo with a devil-like mascot. JD.com also acquired NON from the…
Tencent – Gaming giant is building a massive eSports town in China
Chinese gaming giant Tencent recently agreed to build an eSports town in the city of Wuhu, China. Tentatively known as “Tencent eSports Town”, the area will consist of a eSports theme park, an eSports university, a cultural creative park, a…
The King of Fighters – SNK reveals new games and projects for China
Japanese games developer SNK recently held an impressive press media event in Park Hyatt Beijing Hotel, China, sharing new details about its projects for The King of Fighters IP. These projects are mainly aimed at the massive China market, including new…
Contra – Concept poster and teaser trailer revealed for live-action movie
According to the latest media reports from China, a live-action movie based on Konami’s classic IP, Contra, is currently in the works and scheduled to screen in 2019. The production companies released a teaser poster and video recently, though emphasizing…
League of Legends – Major overhaul for China esports league announced
Posted earlier today on the verified competitive League of Legends Weibo account (largest social media platform in China) and official website, Tencent Games and Riot Games announced a couple of major changes starting from the LPL summer split, which begins in a…
Echo of Soul – Fantasy MMORPG returns to China for another shot
Echo of Soul, now owned by a manhwa (Korean manga) corporation known as Mr Blue, has been signed to the China market by a little-known publisher known as Hoga. The fantasy MMORPG was first in China under ChangYou, but things did…
League of Legends – Jay Chou opens luxury internet gaming cafe in China
Asian superstar Jay Chou has opened a luxury internet gaming cafe in Shenzhen, China. The popular singer is known for his passion for League of Legends and is the owner of LMS squad J Team. The internet cafe is 1,7000…
Revelation Online – Animated series begins airing in China later this month
[Play free now] Recently launching for the English global market, Revelation Online is developed by China’s 2nd biggest gaming company, NetEase. Known as Tianyu in China, the game is currently NetEase’s flagship PC title, hence an animated series is being…
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – Competitive shooter arrives in China
While Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has been in the market for several years and is now one of the premium eSports titles, it was not only until recently that the competitive shooter game got approved in China. The Chinese publisher for…