Previewed earlier, the weather upgrade system will be arriving in the China server on 8th August. Below are 2 more trailers highlighting the changes, with the first focused on a thunderstorm, 1 of the several effects. These weather changes are…
Moonlight Blade – New trailer displays day and night system
Formerly translated as “The Magic Sword Online“, the action MMORPG has finally gotten an official English name, Moonlight Blade. Developed in-house by China’s biggest internet company, Tencent, the latest trailer displays the game’s “live” day and night system. Not…
Age of Wushu – A brief introduction to the unorthodox Rootless Clan
Mentioned in some earlier posts, Rootless Clan is 1 of the new special factions/ schools coming to Age of Wushu in China. Why “rootless”? Well, majority of the clan members are eunuchs serving in the palace, with a handful of…
Ragnarok Online: Prequel – Popular franchise reborn as browser MMO
First off, Ragnarok Online: Prequel is developed by China studio, Dream², 1 of the best browser MMORPG developers in the country. The Ragnarok IP is also officially licensed from Gravity, so this is not just another knockoff which China is famous…
Ragnarok Online – Game going F2P with no cash shop in China
Launching a couple of months back to with a P2P business model, China publisher Kunlun Games announced earlier that Ragnarok Online China will go Free-to-Play on 18th July, with no cash shop system as well. Basically, a truly free game.…
Monster Hunter Online – Gameplay videos from debut test phase
The debut test for Monster Hunter Online started last week in China, with activation keys proving to be a supreme rarity. Of course, this poor guy here couldn’t afford a key on the black market as well, so here are…
Holy King – More information on playable classes for unique title
Stuck in-between the release of Perfect World’s 2 major titles, Swordsman Online and Legend of the Condor Heroes: Zero, Holy King is pretty much like the “filler” title in most gamers’ eyes. However, Holy King’s really unique features may prove…
Total Recall Online – Game gets butchered by China developer
First announced several years ago, Total Recall Online seems like a good idea, with settings based off the original 1990 movie. Developed by a pretty lousy China developer, the game never made it in time for the 2012 reboot movie’s…
Dragon Nest: Rise of the Black Dragon – CG movie to air next year
Announced back at ChinaJoy 2012, Dragon Nest: Rise of the Black Dragon has now gotten a rough confirmation time to be aired in theaters, and that takes place in June 2014. The animated movie is produced by Mili Animation Studio,…
Burst Sky – A brief look at Closed Beta 2 for new arcade shooter MMO
More famous recently for Dragon Sword, China MMO developer/ publisher NetEase has also launched Closed Beta 2 for its arcade-style shooter, Burst Sky. First announced late last year, I finally got my hands on this game, and was really entertained…
Monster Hunter Online – New gameplay video from Chinese media
Despite the minimal activation keys going around for the debut test phase, publisher Tencent Games is still doing massive promotion on several gaming websites. 17173.com, one of the country’s big gaming news outlet, released a few game videos from its…
Age of Wushu – New faction and character trading system revealed
Let me start by the supposedly “good” news first. After the reveal of Palace of Moving Flowers, Rootless Clan, and the school-less factions (3 more to be mentioned below), Snail Game announced the 4th new faction coming to the China…
Monster Hunter Online – Preview for final map in debut test phase
I am not really sure how to translate this even though I know Chinese, but I shall call the new area Dawn Woods. This is the final area in the upcoming debut test phase client, and the very first area…
Monster Hunter Online – New screenshots with some brief details
Monster Hunter Online will be entering its debut test phase on 28th June, and I don’t think I will be able to get a key… Still, publisher Tencent Games’ news department gave the game a try, and below are some…