NetEase, China’s number 2 biggest gaming company, today announced that its MOBA title Vainglory is shutting down on 28 July. Developed by Super Evil Mega Corp as its first game, Vainglory famously did not make any profits which forced the…
Project: Ragnarök – NetEase reveals ambitious MMORPG based on Norse mythology
Other than announcing the collaboration project between Onmyoji and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba at its 20 May game event, Chinese gaming giant NetEase also revealed an ambitious in-development MMORPG, Project: Ragnarök. According to details, it is has a Norse…
Onmyoji – Collaboration event with Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba announced
China gaming giant NetEase recently held a private event to showcase its upcoming projects, with the Onmyoji series of games getting serious main stage presence. If you did not know, other than the main Onmyoji title, there are also Onmyoji:…
Onmyoji – Rumors claim that live action movie has started filming
As NetEase continues to expand its Onmyoji franchise, with recent launches such as Onmyoji: Yokai House, Onmyoji Chess, and Onmyoji: The Card Game, it is definitely not taking its eyes off other media opportunities. According to unconfirmed rumors, approval has…
Blade & Soul – Tencent to welcome cloud version of MMORPG next year
Tencent recently announced that its gaming platform, WeGame, will soon be hosting the cloud service for one of its biggest MMORPG, Blade & Soul. The China server is apparently still doing very well, and following the release of Stadia and…
League of Legends – China streaming rights for Worlds reportedly sold for over 1 hundred million dollars
According to various reports from China and Taiwan, China streaming site Bilibili has won a bidding war to exclusively stream the next 3 League of Legends World Championship in the country. Other bidders are said to include the top streaming…
Blade & Soul – Mount system and more being planned after Unreal Engine 4 update
With the Korean server of Blade & Soul getting its major Unreal Engine 4 update later this month, publisher Tencent Games recently made a few announcements regarding this highly-anticipated upgrade for the China server. There is no confirmed date now,…
Marvel – New AAA first-person shooter based on Marvel universe in development
Earlier today, a recruitment post was spotted on LinkedIn hiring for a game not many expected. It is a AAA first-person shooter (FPS) based on the Marvel universe! Details include the work location, which is Guangzhou, China. Upon recalling our…
Paladins – Tencent Games shutting down China server of team-based online shooter
An early entry into Tencent Games’ plan of owning all domestic publishing rights to team-based shooters and battle royale titles, Paladins will now be shutting down in China. The official statement on the Paladins China website claims that the contract…
Dragon Ball: Legend of Time and Space – PC MMORPG based on global IP spotted at ChinaJoy
While we knew all along there are several mobile games based on Dragon Ball IP in the works, we totally missed out on the PC version, 龙珠时空传说 (or loosely translated to Dragon Ball: Legend of Time and Space). An officially-licensed…
Genshin Impact – PlayStation 4 version announced for mobile anime action RPG
Ever since Genshin Impact’s reveal, questions have been constantly raised by fans worldwide about the availability of this open world action title on console platforms. During the PlayStation Online Showcase at ChinaJoy 2019, miHoYo alongside Sony Interactive Entertainment (Shanghai) Limited…
Leyou – Ambitious company reveals new Transformers and Civilization online games
Following the recent news that Amazon Game Studios is working with China developer Leyou Technologies Holdings Limited to create a MMO based on The Lord of the Rings IP, more information has been revealed over at ChinaJoy 2019. Giving a…
Tencent Games – Subsidiary studio announces new project with The Pokémon Company
Tencent Games today announced that its subsidiary studio, TiMi Studio Group, will be working with The Pokémon Company on a new project. If you did not know, TiMi Studio Group is the team which made games such as Honor of…
CrossFire – Online drama series begins filming in China
CrossFire, the most lucrative game in China, is having its own drama soon. Tencent, the game’s publisher, announced today that the online drama series has started filming during a media event. The leading actor is apparently Leo Wu, one of…