[Source] Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings is in talks with SoftBank to buy its majority stake in Supercell, the Finland-based developer of some of the world’s most popular mobile games, according to people briefed on the discussions. Tencent’s talks with SoftBank are still…
Legend of Titan – Internet rages over mobile clone of Overwatch
As you might have read over the past day, the first clone of Blizzard’s upcoming online team shooter, Overwatch, has surfaced in China (no surprises), loosely translated as “Legend of Titan.” A mobile game, it was first shown at the…
League of Legends – Popular MOBA arriving on new console in China
Last week, Tencent, Intel and Haier jointly unveiled the Tencent Games Platform (TGP) BOX. Known as “Blade”, the hardware was manufactured by Haier, chips provided by Intel, with Tencent supplying the games. The launch titles are all operated by Tecent,…
Legend of DOTA – Valve and Blizzard reach truce with Chinese companies
Back in November last year, Valve and Blizzard stated their intent to continue purusing a legal victory over Chinese companies Longtu Games and Lilith Games over the copyright infringement found in the mobile game, Legend of DOTA. Yesterday, Longtu Games claimed a…
Forsaken World – 11th playable class enters China server later this month
Forsaken World has been around for sometime, and for even longer in its homeland of China. Developer Perfect World recently confirmed a major expansion, Source of Chaos, will be arriving on 19 May for the China server, with the main…
League of Legends – Tencent sues Chinese developer for IP infringement
Tencent, the parent company of Riot Games, recently sued a Chinese developer for IP and copyright infringement with regards to League of Legends. The accussed, a prominent studio known as GY Games, has a mobile game titled “Cutest Heroes” where…
Kingdom Under Fire II – Elven Ranger trailer revealed for Closed Beta test
While Korean developer Blueside did mention about a worldwide launch for Kingdom Under Fire II this year, it seems the plan has taken a step back as they concentrate on getting the China server ready instead. Publisher ChangYou recently revealed…
ArcheAge – China server enters Open Beta with new localized dungeon
After being in several different tests over the past year in China, including an extended period of non-wipe phases, ArcheAge has finally entered Open Beta last week. Publisher Tencent Games was adamant the game will only be “officially launched” after…
Zu Mountain Chronicle – Perfect World announces new MMORPG
Perfect World recently announced its latest PC online game for the domestic China market, roughly translated as Zu Mountain Chronicle. Perfect World also confirmed this game is developed based on the now-defunct World of Jade Dynasty, with a new storyline…
Dungeon & Fighter – Tencent Games extends publishing deal by 10 years
According to the Chinese media, gaming giant Tencent has signed an extension with Korean developer Neople to publish Dungeon & Fighter for 10 more years in China. The Chinese version of Dungeon & Fighter brought in around 517 million US dollars for…
Dota 2 – Project leader changed after disastrous Shanghai Major event
Earlier this year, Valve and domestic publisher Perfect World held the Shanghai Major 2016 at a grand 31,000-seat stadium, thought the whole event was littered with humourous and frustrating human errors which can be further read here and here. Just a…
League of Legends – Jay Chou signs agreement to form eSports company
Back in November 2015, Taiwanese popstar Jay Chou announced he will be forming an eSports team to take part in League of Legends. The avid fan even performed the game’s theme song in China (bottom). Earlier, a company known as China…
God Slayer – New test phase slated this month for CryEngine MMORPG
If you noticed in the past year, the number of China-developed PC online games has fallen drastically, with everyone heading towards mobile games (and VR). Godslayer Online, first announced by ChangYou in 2012, might be the last of its kind.…
Rising Fire – Tencent reveals new Unreal Engine sci-fi RPG shooter
First teased a couple of days back, Tencent today revealed the identity of the mysterious sci-fi shooter at its annual UP conference. Titled Rising Fire, it is developed by Yingpei Games, the China studio of Epic Games (developer of Unreal…