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…

Call of Duty Online – Hint of launch beyond China

About a month ago, Call of Duty Online was finally revealed and announced as an “exclusive” for the China market, with the country’s biggest operator Tencent Games snagging the publishing rights. A mix-and-mash of various Call of Duty games, the…

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] 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] Sura Online – New combat trailer

Revealed last year, Sura Online (not to be mistaken with Asura) is 1 of the 2 upcoming online games which is seen as a “counter” against Diablo III China, which is set to launch soon. Developed by Korean studio NSE…

[ChinaJoy 2012] ArcheAge – New details for Closed Beta 5

Speaking at Tencent Games’ ChinaJoy 2012 media conference, ArcheAge’s producer Mr Kim talked about the changes in the game’s upcoming Closed Beta 5. Other than the core mechanics being optimized, the China-flavored elements will also be added in, although not…

[ChinaJoy 2012] Asura – New Dragonette class introduced

Tencent Games’ answer to counter the incoming Diablo III China, Asura is a self-developed online game which has a storyline based on novel “Legend of Wukong”, which makes a dark twist to classic Journey to the West. The 6th character…

Call of Duty Online – Interview with Activision

Call of Duty Online is currently still the topic of the gaming industry after its official reveal yesterday. Although only for the China region, the English media and fans are nonetheless weighing in on the game’s announcement. China media website,…

Call of Duty Online – Game finally revealed

As expected, the Asia-exclusive Call of Duty Online was just announced minutes ago by the country’s biggest online gaming and multimedia company, Tencent. In the official press release, Tencent confirmed the strategic alliance formed with Activision, with quotes from Activison…

Blade & Soul – Community Q&A with the producer

A couple of hours ago, Blade & Soul’s James Bae took an hour to have an online Q&A session with the China gamers, with the aid of Blade & Soul’s China publisher Tencent Games of course. The campaign for the…

Asura – Single-player mode confirmed

Asura was first announced in China back in 2010, and it was solely an online game. I suppose in an effort to spoil Diablo III’s upcoming launch party in China, the country’s biggest online game operator Tencent Games has got…

Blue Tears – Cute and fast with tons of action

I do know cute, fast and action sounds like a weird mixture in an online game, but at least that was what I felt 🙂 Originally published by NCsoft back in Korea under the title “Punch Monster”, the game was…

Blade & Soul – Brief interview with the developers

With the development team of NCsoft’s Blade & Soul having a mega celebrity status in the eyes of  both gamers and media in China, it is hard to let them leave the country without a few rounds of interview. Chinese…

[TG-UP 2012] Blade & Soul – Party skills revealed

So, some news for Blade & Soul China… Which got me really excited somehow. Ok, I am lazy to translate the whole presentation video seen below, but I will just translate the most important part which I think I have…