Teased last week, popular Taiwanese singer Jam Hsiao (萧敬腾) yesterday announced the formation of this own esports organization, The Jams. Supported by Hong Kong-based investment holding company China Digital Culture Group, Jam Hsiao promised a minimal annual salary of NTD…
League of Legends – Hong Kong actor forms new Taiwan League of Legends team
Hong Kong actor and singer Shawn Yue (余文乐) today announced he has formed an esports organization in Taiwan, under the name MAD TEAM. Other than MAD TEAM Arena of Valor, the most popular mobile game in Taiwan, MAD TEAM League…
Black Desert – Photos from the first Oasis Festival in Taiwan
A fan event which started in South Korea, developer Pearl Abyss recently held the first Oasis Festival for Black Desert in Taiwan. Organized to get closer to the Black Desert community, representatives from both Korean headquarters and Taiwan office of…
Black Desert – 2 corrupt employees caught and punished in Taiwan server
PearlAbyss Taiwan recently announced it has punished 2 employees who were found to be breaking the rules in the action MMORPG, Black Desert. Two staff used their personal accounts to enter the game during maintenance, and one of them purchased…
ArcheAge – Publisher for Taiwan server changes after months of silence
Back in July 2016, it was announced that XLGAMES and Taiwanese publisher Lager Network Technologies, a small local publisher, has signed a contract for ArcheAge covering the Greater China region (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau). There was even a fan meeting…
Kingdom Under Fire II – 5th playable class announced at Taiwan event
Kingdom Under Fire II launched in Taiwan a few weeks ago, and recently a media event was held to showcase upcoming content for the game. Developed by Blueside using the in-house Blueside Engine 3, the new playable class is confirmed…
Black Desert – Taiwan server to receive all 12 awakenings in 1 update
The Taiwan server of Black Desert, published by the local subsidiary of developer Pearl Abyss, today announced a major patch arriving on 22 June. In this patch, the awakening system will be available for all 12 playable classes at the…
League of Legends – Chinese legend Tabe joins LMS team as coach
A prominent figure of the League of Legends scene before his retirement, it was recently announced that Tabe has joined LMS team, Hong Kong eSports (HKES), in a coaching position. Tabe played for big Chinese teams including Invictus Gaming and…
Blizzard – First dedicated eSports arena opens today in Taiwan
Blizzard chose Taiwan as the first place to open its own eSports arena, Blizzard eStadium, and the location today held its opening ceremony. Graced by CEO and co-founder, Mike Morhaime, the eStadium is mentioned to be 500 square meters large with…
Blizzard – First eSports arena set to open doors in Taiwan next week
While Blizzard is pretty active in eSports with its games such as Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and most recently Overwatch, the developer hasn’t got its own eSports arena. That is set to change, as it was revealed that Blizzard’s first…
Ragnarok Online – Original manhwa creator visits Taipei Game Show
If you did not know, Ragnarok Online was based on the popular Korean manhwa created by Lee Myung-jin, a legendary figure. This weekend, at the invitation of Gravity and its Taiwan subsidiary, Lee Myung-jin visited the Ragnarok Online booth at…
Black Desert – Pearl Abyss talks about 2nd awakening and mobile game
In what was seen as a surprise move, Black Desert developer Pearl Abyss started a subsidiary in Taiwan and decided to self-publish in the Great China region (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau), rather than finding a big local publisher. As Black…
Black Desert Online – Taiwanese server set to launch later this month
With lofty ambitions to succeed in Taiwan, Korean developer Pearl Abyss decided to open its own local subsidiary last year to self-publish Black Desert Online in the Greater China region (including Hong Kong and Macau). As the official launch gets closer,…
Fantasy Frontier – X-Legend introduces new Magic Lancer class
Fantasy Frontier, the original Taiwan server of Aeria Games’ Aura Kingdom, today released the 15th playable class, Magic Lancer. This unique class is able to tap into the powers of the elements, including Fire, Darkness, Ice, and Thunder. Whenever a skill…