2 days back on 6th August, TERA China entered its Open Beta phase, with no more account restrictions. According to publisher Kalends (or Kunlun), the first day saw over 200,000 online at the same time (or concurrent users). TERA China…
Age of Wushu – First part of mega content update going live today
As some of you might have known, the China server for Age of Wushu is getting the first part of the mega content update later today, 8th August. Known as 侠客行, the new region known as Jianghu will be introduced,…
Final Fantasy XIV – Open Beta for China server to begin this month
After months of online and offline events around China, Shanda Games will finally be launching Open Beta for Final Fantasy XIV on 25th August. Mr Zhang Xiangdong, Shanda Games CEO and Mr Naoki Yoshida, Director and Producer for Final Fantasy…
Journey to the West – Stephen Chow directing upcoming new game
Working in tandem with Chinese web and mobile games developer, Gamewave Interactive, it was recently announced that a Journey to the West game led by acclaimed Hong Kong actor Stephen Chow will be available later this year. A teaser preview…
King of Wushu – First look at wuxia MOBA crafted using CryEngine
Arriving in the near future for the PC and Xbox One, King of Wushu is a new wuxia MOBA crafted using CryEngine. Developed by the makers of Age of Wushu (or Age of Wulin), the very first game footage can…
Black Desert – More about the Daum deal over at ChinaJoy 2014
As I reached the venue for ChinaJoy 2014, my first target was head right to the booth of Korean developer Pearl Abyss, whose upcoming free-to-play game Black Desert is making waves around the world. I posted a few quick questions…
Final Fantasy XIV – Shanda partners with budget airlines to promote game
Final Fantasy XIV reaches an important milestone today, as it began the non-wipe beta test phase in China, under publisher Shanda Games. There seems not to be too many changes compared with the other versions, as Shanda Games once mentioned…
Age of Wushu – More details for upcoming game expansion in China
Age of Wushu is getting a mega content expansion in China on 8th August, and I have previously posted about the game engine upgrade and the new Jianghu region (along with new gameplay features). In this post, I will add…
ChangYou – Going against the flow in the mobile-dominated games market
As 1 of the top 5 biggest online games companies, ChangYou is pushing hard against the flow in the current games market. Dominated by mobile games of all types, ChangYou is instead focused on its core MMORPG business, announcing around…
Kingdom Under Fire II – Strategy and action MMO confirmed for China
Revealed earlier this year, ChangYou showcased Kingdom Under Fire II as 1 of its upcoming games in China, with testing to begin later this year. A unique blend of MMORTS and non-target action MMO elements, the game is developed by Blueside,…
Bless – ChangYou officially confirmed as China publisher at media event
First revealed last year, similar to Project Black Sheep, ChangYou officially announced Bless as 1 of its upcoming games in China. Dubbed as a next-generation MMORPG along with its seamless world (no loading across regions), ChangYou is confident Bless will…
Project Black Sheep – China server announced with new trailer
First revealed last year, the China server for Project Black Sheep was officially announced in ChangYou’s annual Game+ conference. 1 of the biggest games developer and publisher in China, ChangYou snapped the game up despite still being in development, with…
King of Wushu – More game details for upcoming Age of Wushu MOBA
While technically not a MOBA based on Age of Wushu, the setting is in the same wuxia world and also developed by Snail Game. Announced some weeks back, the mysterious 3D MOBA title has garnered attention from players all over…
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,…