With the development team of NCsoft’s Blade & Soul having a mega celebrity status in the eyes of both gamers and media in China, it is hard to let them leave the country without a few rounds of interview. Chinese…
[TG-UP 2012] Blade & Soul – Party skills revealed
So, some news for Blade & Soul China… Which got me really excited somehow. Ok, I am lazy to translate the whole presentation video seen below, but I will just translate the most important part which I think I have…
[TG-UP 2012] Metro Conflict – China server announced
I think this should be the 6th or 7th online shooter currently in Tencent Games’ ever-expanding stable. And most of them are new and yet to be launched! These titles include Webzen’s BATTERY: Artic Wind and Crytek’s Warface. Back to…
[TG-UP 2012] Sura Online – Game to be company’s first global title
In yet another news which was confirmed just a few hours ago prior to the leaked speculation, Tencent Games confirmed acquiring the global rights for new Korean studio NSE Entertainment’s debut action MMO, Sura. It will be the China powerhouse’s…
Mercenary Ops – First look at the China server
Mercenary Ops is an online third person shooter developed by Epic Games China using the company’s own Unreal Engine 3. The China server officially launched a couple of months back, and here is an early look of what to expect…
Asura – Closed Beta phase looming
One of the many upcoming self-developed online games by China powerhouse Tencent, Asura has been confirmed to be hitting its first official Closed Beta phase in March next month. Based on the elements found in the classic novel, Journey to…
Black Gold Online – Alpha trailer emerges from the dark
If you have followed my blog, you would have read about Black Gold Online some time back. The next online title coming from Age of Wulin’s developer, Snail Game Suzhou, Black Gold Online is a steampunk MMORPG which pits 2…
Warface China – A deeper look into the game
Earlier, I posted briefly about what players can expect for Warface, Crytek’s free to play online shooter developed using CryEngine 3. Currently in 1 of the many early beta phases in China, many features are apparently still lacking. For example,…
Final Combat – Content update brings new boss mode
Final Combat, a game most would love to hate due to its similarity to other shooters out there and the perception that Chinese games are bad. But if you read my previous post, you would have known that the producer…
Warface China – My first try at the game
After being tormented previously by the buggy launcher, a fix was found and I was able to get into the Closed Beta phase for Warface. Developed by Crytek Korea using CryEngine 3, Warface is the first online title from the…
Final Combat – Brief look at Closed Beta
You probably would have read about this game or seen the trailers I uploaded sometime back which bears close resemblance with Team Fortress 2. Leading the development of Final Combat, a China online shooter, is producer Troy Horton, who was…
Swordsman Online – Some basic combat notes
Well, it has been some time since I posted anything about Perfect World’s upcoming martial arts MMORPG, Swordsman Online. Along with Age of Wulin and Butterfly Sword Online, it is the Big 3 martial arts MMO anticipated by gamers in…
[TGC 2011] Blade & Soul – Community Q&A
The developers for NCsoft’s Blade & Soul are in Shanghai, China for Tencent Games Carnival, and in a really awesome gesture, held an online Q&A with the fans. Of course, not all questions were answered, but some really interesting info…
[TGC 2011] Blade & Soul – Brief interview
Well, I am a little bit disappointed as no new information about Blade & Soul was leaked over at Tencent Games Carnival 2011, but nevertheless the official announcement of the Chinese server still thrilled me for months. Over at the…