ChinaJoy 2012 – A true cultural melting pot

Personally, I started getting serious into China online games sometime in 2008/ 2009. 1 of my earliest game was NetEase’s TianXia 2. Before that, I was just simply observing the China online gaming market as an interested audience. In previous…

[ChinaJoy 2012] Black Gold Online – More game details

In my previous post, I talked about Black Gold Online having action combat. However, there is still the big red target circle around enemies I am seeing around targets. Why would they retain the target circle? It seems the nearest…

[ChinaJoy 2012] Saint Seiya Online – Full game trailer caught on camera

While the game’s official CG trailer was posted previously, everyone on the internet was left scratching their heads on where how the in-game graphics actually looks. Although a couple of screenshots were shown and game details revealed, they weren’t enough…

[ChinaJoy 2012] Blade & Soul – First beta test on 16th August

1 of the 2 games (the other being Diablo III) most feared by their China publisher’s competitors and sending a wave of chilling air through their spines, Tencent Games announced that Blade & Soul will be entering its very first…

[ChinaJoy 2012] Swordsman Online – Game is going “L.I.V.E”

I am really surprised that still, no Closed Beta date was given for Swordsman Online at ChinaJoy 2012. The only information now is that the game will enter beta phase later this year, with the official launch sometime early in…

[ChinaJoy 2012] Age of Dawn – New Diablo III “competitor”

For every big title entering China, there is sure to be a locally-developed “competitor”. For example, Tencent Games’ Blade & Soul will have its hands full competing with NetEase’s Free to Play Dragon Sword. For NetEase’s upcoming Diablo III (not…