If I remember correctly, this will be the 2nd online game to be developed around China’s military might. Currently codenamed “Project FF”, which actually stands for Final Fire, the first screenshots were sent to the Chinese media recently for public…
Guild Wars 2 – China server finally enters limited test phase
Earlier yesterday (China time), Guild Wars 2 finally entered its first test phase for users with an activation key. As mentioned earlier by publisher, KongZhong, the game will be using the same Buy-to-Play (B2P) model, which is somewhat a first…
Guild Wars 2 – Business model for China server officially announced
Guild Wars 2’s China publisher, KongZhong Corporation, officially announced the business model for the China market along with ArenaNet’s press release. The game will be using the same Buy-to-Play model, with no monthly fees. The final price will be confirmed…
Final Fantasy XIV – China server to begin debut test phase this April
According to the recent information gathered from the Final Fantasy XIV press conference in China, the game wil enter its debut test phase sometime in April, with an official launch by end 2014. The publisher is Shanda Games, which have…
Blade & Soul – Game popularity spreading to China internet cafes
With Blade & Soul’s popularity still surging in China, Tencent Games released a new video to highlight how it is working with internet cafes around the country to further spread the product. Tencent has an internet cafe management software, hence…
Kingdom Under Fire II – Publisher for China region officially announced
While unofficially confirmed by the media a few weeks back, China publisher ChangYou has been confirmed as the publisher for Kingdom Under Fire II in the world’s largest gaming market. This will be the 1 of the final stops for…
Shanda Games – China MMO giant rumoured to be sold on cut-price deal
According to a flurry of reports from China today, 1 of the nation’s biggest online games publisher and developer, is rumoured to be sold for around USD 525 million. That is of course Shanda Games, 1 of the subsidiaries under…
Strife – 2nd generation MOBA to enter debut test phase in China next week
Developed by S2 Games, the studio behind Heroes of Newerth, Strife will be entering its debut test phase in China on 26th February, which is next week. While most expected Tencent to be the publisher, it will in fact be…
Yulgang 2 – Popular title descending upon China in multi-million deal
Yulgang 2, or Scions of Fate 2, will be landing in China later this year after a multi-million deal was struck between China publisher CDC Games and Korean developer Mgame. According to reports, the deal is worth around USD 7…
Blade & Soul – New costumes to welcome the Chinese New Year
While the Korea server is getting its Season 2 update, Blade & Soul China is preparing to welcome Chinese New Year, which is starting next Friday. To celebrate the event, permanent holiday costumes are sold in the cash shop, which…
Final Fantasy XIV – China server preparing for debut test phase
The official website for Final Fantasy XIV China got a brand new look recently, signalling that the upcoming debut test phase is near with a couple of beta key reservation events. The website, though looking clean, has several link issues,…
CrossFire – China server is top earning Free-to-Play game in 2013
According to a new research by SuperData, CrossFire remains as China’s top online game in terms of both player count and earnings. CrossFire’s earnings of USD 957 million is a significant chunk bigger than its nearest competitor, League of Legends…
Blade & Soul – New loli boss debuts with her very own music video
I do not actually know how to name her in English, but going by her Chinese name, I would roughly translate it to Cannon Lan (火炮兰). Thing is, Tencent Games put up an awesome music video to celebrate the recent…
Blade & Soul – Tencent reveals official numbers for top online game
After several estimates from the “industry analysts”, Tencent Games revealed the actual number for Blade & Soul China earlier today. The highest number of players online at the same time (CCU) is at a record 1,500,000 (rounded down), with around 6…