As I teased on my Facebook page a couple of days back, I was playing in the Alpha phase of a new China-developed MOBA, where manga characters such as Luffy, Usopp, Ultraman, Saber and even Disney ones such as Wall-E…
ArcheAge – Gameplay demo from the annual event
As all of you should know by now, ArcheAge China will only enter its first test phase in May next year, welcomed by the wrath and agony of the China gamers of course. But still, ArcheAge had several demo stations…
Dragon Nest Europe – Alpha Test phase begins
Announced nearly half 6 months ago, Dragon Nest Europe has since entered its Alpha Test phase last week. Published by eFusion, the deal happened after Shanda Games bought over the European publisher to expand its global business. The Alpha Test…
FIFA Online 2 – Korean server shutting down in March
While Neowiz had a wonderful G*Star 2012, with Bless garnering a legion of fans, things are not so rosy business-wise. After getting into a messy court fight with developer Smilegate over the closure of online shooter CrossFire, the company was…
Tencent Games Carnival 2012 – Highlights of Day 2
With all the major announcements revealed yesterday for the “big” titles, Day 2 was always slated to be a more “quiet” affair. There are possibly over 20 different games at the show (including web and mobile), but as usual I…
Blade & Soul – Awesome new trailer and record prices for keys
An awesome new trailer for Blade & Soul China was shown at Tencent Games Carnival 2012, and it comes with English subtitles as well for those who can’t understand Chinese (the English is bad at parts though). Still, it is…
Sura Online – New trailer previews giant boss battles
Announced last year as Tencent Games’ first game with global rights, Sura Online is still more than a year away from the scheduled release date (2014). The maiden title by Korean developer NSE Entertainment, the trailer for TGC 2012 showcases…
Tencent Games Carnival 2012 – Highlights of Day 1
The new games introduction session has just been concluded over at Tencent Games Carnival 2012′s first day, and there were a few news which certainly caught the eye. The similar issue concerning all the games are actually the time of…
The Magic Sword Online – Tencent expands martial arts MMO stable
While the Chinese name sounds more grand (天涯.明月.刀), the official English name is simply called The Magic Sword. Based on the Hong Kong classic by deceased novelist Gu Long, this MMO version will developed by 1 of Tencent’s studios, Aurora.…
ArcheAge – New trailer released for annual event
Tencent is the largest IT company in China, and it is no surprise its gaming division, Tencent Games, is the country’s largest as well. ArcheAge China’s first Closed Beta date will be announced at the annual Tencent Games Carnival later,…
Carbon Project A – New action MMO looking slightly familiar
This is Carbon Project A, a new action MMO in development by GalaxyGate, more famous for games such as Rosh Online and Karos Online. Well, the previous works don’t seem too impressive, but the has been showcased to interested parties…
Dragon’s Prophet – European publisher officially announced
I was never a supporter of fragmented servers for different regions, and still will be. No matter, Taiwan developer Runewaker (of Runes of Magic fame) announced that the Europe publisher for Dragon’s Prophet will be Infernum Productions AG. Infernum is…
Phantasy Star Online 2 – PS Vita version launch date announced
SEGA today announced that the PlayStation Vita version for Phantasy Star Online 2 will be available on 28th February 2013 in Japan. The game may also be downloaded for free, and will share the same server as those playing on the PC…
MapleStory – Winter update teases 2 new classes
For China, Perfect World is my favorite company, while from South Korea, Nexon is 2nd to none. The reason is simple – both developers update their games with actual content (not just cash junk) year after year without fail. Winter…