A few days back, the development team from Perfect World’s long awaited martial arts MMO, Swordsman Online (笑傲江湖 Online) were guests in the forum of gaming website, 17173.com. As expected, some questions were asked and new details were given generously.…
Guild Wars 2 – China publisher confirmed, gamers rejoice
It started just as a rumor a couple of days ago, with the China gaming community pointing out that the Chinese domain for Guild Wars 2 was registered. Today, it was confirmed that the hit MMORPG will be heading to…
Swordsman Online – More on combat skills
Announced since 2010 with trailers and screenshots, Perfect World’s Swordsman Online has yet to be given a Closed Beta date in China, although all fingers are pointing towards end 2012. 1 of the most anticipated locally-developed martial arts MMORPG in…
Three Kingdoms Brawler – Game closure signals another turn for The9
2 years ago, Chinese MMO publisher The9 was on the brink of closure after World of Wacraft China shifted hands to NetEase. Determined not to repeat the same mistakes, several development studios were being setup, and Three Kingdoms Brawler was…
Call of Duty Online – Interview with China producer
While technically, Activision Blizzard is the core developer for Call of Duty Online (only for China now), publisher Tencent Games will have a huge say as well, given the rumors of how the former was paid a record, undisclosed amount…
Blade & Soul – “Activation keys” selling for sky high prices
With the “First Impression” test phase coming up for Blade & Soul China on 16th August, online e-shops are selling activation codes for the game. No surprise there, but didn’t Tencent Games announced that there will be no keys? It…
Xuanyuan Sword Online – Taiwan’s “Final Fantasy” goes MMO
First teased in earlier in May this year in a new games announcement conference, Codename X7 was the only product by China MMO developer ChangYou without an official name. Yesterday, Codename X7 was revealed to be Xuanyuan Sword “7″ Online. …
PlanetSide 2 – Advertising fee paid to Didier Drogba revealed
Back in June, Chelsea legend Didier Drogba left the club and officially signed for China’s Shanghai Shenhua, which was owned by MMO publisher/ developer The9’s CEO. Roped in to promote the upcoming PlanetSide 2 as well, the fee paid to…
Soul Slasher – Perhaps the worst action side-scroller so far
These days, I don’t usually slam games that much (except Diablo III recently), and personally I felt I am getting more receptive about bad quality stuff. But when a game is marketed and developed as a full action side-scroller, the…
Hawken – China publisher announced for Unreal 3 mech shooter
Initially starting out as a project by a team of 4, Hawken has seen much business improvements and media exposure over the past few years. Developed by Unreal Engine 3,this futuristic steel behemoth of a game not only has a…
Blade & Soul – No activation keys for debut test phase
This is something rarely used in the Asian market. For Blade & Soul China’s upcoming debut test phase on 16th August, publisher Tencent Games announced that there will be no beta keys given out. Tencent account holders will only have…
ChinaJoy 2012 – Perfect World Booth babes
My favorite company for its games and booth babes since 2010, Perfect World has not let me down again. Look, while other companies have 1 or 2 really gorgeous looking models, Perfect World’s selection made sure beauty is not just…
ChinaJoy 2012 – Booth babes Part 2
And here we are, Part 2 of the ChinaJoy 2012 booth babes. Do note that these are some of the ones I deem “better”, so hopefully you trust my judgement. Booth babes have always been 1 of the major attractions…
ChinaJoy 2012 – Booth babes Part 1
Some folks go to game shows such as ChinaJoy for the latest gaming news or to try the latest games. For others, they are there for the hundreds of booth babes clad in eye-catching uniforms. Heck, one guy tried to…