Final Fantasy Grandmasters – New mobile game based on franchise

Recently, Square Enix announced yet another mobile game under the Final Fantasy series, titled Final Fantasy Grandmasters. Developed in conjunction with Japanese studio Crooz Inc., Grandmasters is an online RPG that shares the characters and world setting of Final Fantasy XI. The game…

HEX: Shards of Fate – Perfect World announces new card game for China

Having teased the game for a week now, Perfect World China finally revealed its new online game, HEX: Shards of Fate. The online card game scene is currently dominated by Hearthstone (who else) in China, and it seems Perfect World…

StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void – Story ends as Closed Beta gets near

Blizzard announced that StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void will enter Closed Beta in two weeks, which is an earlier start than scheduled. However, it was announced that the Closed Beta will last longer to iron out bugs in the…

Tencent – Record year for IT giant in 2014 with USD 4 billion profits

When I first started researching the China market, a colleague joked with me about Tencent, claiming the company might just worth ten cents since it is from China. Today, Tencent announced that its profits increased 53% in 2014 from 2013 (year…

Shadow Realms – A look at what might have been for cancelled game

[Source] Electronic Arts (EA) cancelled Shadow Realms back last month, with the game apparently over the halfway point in development. Earlier, games website Unseen 64 did an article and video on what Shadow Realms could have been, what content was…