Hearthstone – Blizzard wins legal case against copycat game in China

While not many folks in the gaming industry have faith in China’s legal system when it comes to IP rights, they can be heartened to know that Blizzard Entertainment and publisher NetEase won a legal battle against a local developer…

World of Warcraft – Playing fee increases for the first time in a decade

For those who did not know, World of Warcraft China is still using a Pay to Play business model, contrary to the popular Free to Play one. Publisher NetEase announced earlier today that the hourly fee will now be 30…

Wild Fire – NetEase boosting eSports initiative with new 3D MOBA

With Tencent having secured the competitve MOBA scene in China with titles such as League of Legends, Smite and a couple of other self-develop titles, NetEase is playing the chasing game by announcing its 4th MOBA title, Wild Fire. It…

Diablo III – NetEase confirms China version after over 2 years of delay

China gamers rejoiced over the internet as the China version of Diablo III was finally confirmed late on Sunday night. The news was apparently announced at a Hearthstone China event, and later posted on Weibo by a NetEase top executive,…

Legend of Crouching Dragon – Parties failed to reach agreement

As reported earlier this year, Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase (Blizzard’s partner in China) filed a lawsuit against the developer of Legend of Crouching Dragon, on the basis that the game has infringed the intellectual property of  Hearthstone, a card game…

Revelation – New combat footage showcases 3 of the playable classes

With the debut test phase starting in a couple of days in China, developer NetEase recently released videos showcasing in-game combat of 3 of the playable classes (video merged below). While not sporting a full non-target action combat system, the overall…

Revelation – Final class announced as debut test phase begins next week

The final playable class for Revelation’s debut test phase was announced recently, named as 圣堂, or loosely along the lines of Paladin. You can probably see from the trailer below, the Paladin is a heavily-armoured class acting as the game’s…

Revelation – Gunslinger announced as 4th playable character class

Despite being the ultimate mix-up of TERA, Aion and Blade & Soul, Revelation has gotten some positive feedback from the China gaming community. The latest class revealed was Yan Tian, or just Gunslinger ignoring the direct translation. Other than pistols,…

Revelation – Sword Dancer enters the battle with ranged and melee skills

This class was revealed before the Summoner, hence forgive me for begin late. Known as Yu Xu (Sword Dancer sounds nice), she plays somewhat similar to the Sword Master class in Blade & Soul, utilizing both ranged and melee sword…

Revelation – Summoner class revealed as debut test phase nears

Developed by China’s 2nd biggest MMO company, NetEase, the 2nd class for Revelation was announced recently as the Summoner (or Ling Long). Crafted using an in-house engine, it is obvious NetEase took several Korean games as templates. Aion, Blade &…

Revelation – Light Blade class announced with new trailer

While the focus is still primarily on South Korea in terms of Free-to-Play games, China’s development scene is slowly but surely catching up. Created by China’s 2nd largest online games company, NetEase, the first class for Revelation was revealed recently,…

Revelation – Debut test phase scheduled to begin next month

While China’s no.2 online gaming company, NetEase, barely exports its self-developed game out of China, Revelation is definitely a game which is set to capture eyeballs. First announced at G-Star 2013, the game is scheduled to enter its first test…

Legend of Crouching Dragon – Blizzard and Netease files court case

[Source] After being somewhat of a sensation in the Western world given the little time taken to “duplicate” Hearthstone, the developer of Chinese mobile game (no Legend of Crouching Dragon is now being sued by Blizzard Entertainment and its long…

Revelation – NetEase looks to Korea for inspiration in latest MMORPG

First revealed at G-Star 2013 last month, China’s no.2 gaming company, NetEase, has revealed 2 new trailers over the past weeks for Revelation, its latest MMORPG. Touted as a “dual flight” system, the first trailer shows precisely how gliding and…