A self-developed online game by one of Tencent’s studios, a new class was announced for Asura over at Tencent Games Carnival. Loosely translated as Deity Warrior, it looks like this class is a jack of all trades, being able to…
[TGC 2011] ArcheAge, Blade & Soul set for 2012
Let me get one thing clear first, there isn’t any surprise announcement over at Tencent Games Carnival for either ArcheAge or Blade & Soul except both games will enter beta in 2012. Yes, bummer. But a couple of trailers were…
[TGC 2011] Blade & Soul – The various game merchandise
As posted earlier (link), Tencent Games will be officially revealing Blade & Soul China at Tencent Games Carnival. Staying true to Asian practices of having game merchandises compared to the Western market, here are some of them attendees can expect…
[TGC 2011] Blade & Soul – Official reveal imminent
China’s biggest online gaming company, Tencent Games, will be holding its very own event, Tencent Games Carnival, come 19 November. Among the 2 most anticipated titles in the country other than ArcheAge China (link) would be Blade & Soul. The…
Butterfly Sword Online – Invitational Beta 2 roundup
Closed Beta 2 for Butterfly Sword Online ended over this past Sunday, with me not really able to try out many new features. But there is something most people will be most concerned about, which is combat. Mentioned in my…
Butterfly Sword Online – First look at the game
Hailed as 1 of the biggest martial arts MMORPG to hit China next year, Butterfly Sword Online did not have a good year. Its developer and publisher, 9you, oversaw executive departures, closure of games and retrenching of development teams as…
Assault Fire – Mecha Storm update
Last month, I did a small preview of this game with some in-game videos, and this time round I am back with a new update on Assault Fire. Developed using the Unreal 3 Engine by China’s biggest online gaming company,…
Soul Slasher – 3D hack and slash goodness
As one of China’s top 3 online gaming companies, NetEase is not easing on its progress despite trailing behind bigger competition like Tencent Games. Recently in the news for all the right reasons, it has teased 2 new self-developed online…
Martial Soul Online – Combat is the key ingredient
Netease, China’s 2nd largest online gaming company has revealed its latest title, translated as Martial Soul Online, which looks like one of Blizzard’s upcoming game. Martial Soul Online is said to be in development for the past 3 years though,…
Legend of Wukong – Game trailer released
First teased just a few days back (link), Wukong, or Legend of Wukong, is a new online game developed by China MMO company Baiyou. As the title states, it is loosely based on Journey to the West. The game is…
Assault Fire – Alpha phase preview
It has been a few weeks since I played any China games, and I decided to revisit a game which is currently still in the Alpha phase. This is one of the rare China online games I managed to get,…
Era Zero – Technology against magic
This is a story about perseverance and one company which was seemingly on it way down barely a 2 years ago. China MMO developer and publisher, The9, was at risk of going down after losing the rights for World of…
Legend of Wukong – A Journey back to the West
From China developer Baiyou, this is the studio’s latest mythical fantasy MMORPG, Legend of Wukong. As you can guess from the name, the storyline will revolve around the storyline of Journey to the West and its protagonist, Sun Wukong or…
Infinite Worlds – Game getting much attention from the industry
If you have followed by blog, you would have read about Infinite Worlds, an upcoming MMORPG from China. Is it a fantasy game? A sci-fi game? A martial arts game? Well, it is in fact all of these genres within…