The Weekend Journal

So, I got some help to briefly redesign my small blog and was down for a few days. I am glad to receive several emails asking me what happened to my blog and access was restricted. I apologize as well…

[ChinaJoy 2011] Crytek speaks on Warface

Warface is a new MMOFPS developed by Crytek Seoul using their latest engine, CryEngine 3, which wa sused to power Crysis 2. The unique thing about this project is that Warface is built to cater for the Asian crowd, at…

[ChinaJoy 2011] Final Combat media conference

By now some of you would have heard of Final Combat, China company Xunlei’s new online shooter. The past few videos have drawn various criticism with regards to glaring similarities with a fan favorite shooter, Team Fortress 2, but the…

[ChinaJoy 2011] Firefall to launch in December

According to an interview by Tencent Games with Red 5 Studio’s CEO, Mark Kern, the Firefall Beta for North America will being this December. Updated: The game will LAUNCH in December, not begin the beta test phase. He also stated…

[ChinaJoy 2011] Saint Seiya 25th anniversary

Well, even though Perfect World had Saint Seiya Online at ChinaJoy 2011, there wasn’t any playable demo available or anything to do with the game. The showcase is more of celebrating the franchise’s 25th anniversary, cosplay and selling some merchandise.…

[ChinaJoy 2011] ArcheAge reveals new posters

Over the months, XL Games’ founder and CEO Jake Song had been proclaiming why his latest MMO title, ArcheAge, is considered a third generation online game, taking a step ahead of current favorites including World of Warcraft and Aion. Earlier,…

[ChinaJoy 2011] Transformers Online screenshots

As mentioned in my previous posts on the game (link), Transformers Online, developed by NetDragon, will only be available for the Asia region. This is due to Jagex, the creator of Runescape, having the rights to develop a Transformers MMO…

[ChinaJoy 2011] Firefall – New class announced

Previously, it was mentioned that Red 5 Studios will be revealing the 4th class in Firefall at this year’s ChinaJoy convention. The new class (or battleframe) will be the Engineer, while information at this time is still not available. Mark…

[ChinaJoy 2011] ArcheAge China being localized

As most of you would have known by now, ArcheAge China is being published by Tencent Games. Jake Song, the founder of XL Games, gave an interview on some details for the server. To summarize, with regards to the amount…

[ChinaJoy 2011] The Penguins War trailer

Perhaps one of the weirdest title yet to be revealed at ChinaJoy 2011, this is Snail Game’s first online third person shooter (MMOTPS), The Penguins War. Perhaps a title to test the viability of MMOTPS in China, which is currently…

[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] Jake Song’s view on MMO generations

Well, I know I have been reporting too much about Jake Song and his visions for the future of online gaming, but I can’t help but to admire the man and his goal sometimes. During his speech at the China…

[ChinaJoy 2011] A closer look at Red 5 Studios’ booth

In my previous post (link), the million dollar status was the main focus. Since 2 of the Chinese websites I frequent has nothing but good words for Red 5 Studios’ booth, let me now post more pictures taken at the…

[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,…