With most Asian studios focusing on mobile games, it is rare that a good quality PC online game is being worked on. First announced back in 2012, ChangYou, one of China’s top online games developer and publisher, is preparing to…
H1Z1 – Tencent Games reveals new survival game for China market
As speculated a few days ago, Tencent Games today announced the arrival of H1Z1 in the China market. Tencent will provide developer Daybreak Game Company with support, including connection speed optimization, server expansion, and even share technology on how to…
H1Z1 – Tencent Games teases potential China server of survival MMO
As most of you would have already know, Tencent is the largest and richest games company in China, the world’s biggest gaming market. Apparently, obtaining the domestic publishing rights for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and the development license for 2 mobile games…
Europa – Tencent Games reveal next-gen battle royale title
Even though Tencent Games acquired the China publishing rights for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds recently, the gaming giant had long been working on a battle royale PC online game, Europa. Developed by Aurora, a Tencent internal studio responsible for creating some of…
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Chinese government might ban battle royale games
As everyone in the gaming industry is talking about the glowing success of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, the Chinese government has taken notice as well. Recently, the gaming branch office of China Audio And Video And Numeral Publishing Association released an official…
Age of Wushu – New 50-player battle royale mode added in China server
Last week, developer Snail Games added a new gameplay mode for the China server of Age of Wushu, which is very similar to the battle royale mode made popular by PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Touted as the first martial arts battle royale,…
Smite – China players will transfer to global server early next year
Earlier this week, it was announced that the China server of Smite will be merged into the global server on 18 January 2018. Publisher Tencent Games claimed that positive discussions with developer Hi-Rez Studios led to this decision, which will…
Overwatch – Blizzard takes China developer to court over IP infringement
According to local reports, Blizzard Entertainment and China partner NetEase have taken developer 4399 Network Co., Ltd. to court over intellectual property (IP) infringement of the Overwatch intellectual property. The lawsuit was filed at Shanghai Pudong New Area People’s Court,…
Honor of Kings – Limited edition smartphone sold out in minutes
Also known as Realm of Valor (ROV) and Arena of Valor (AOV) in different overseas markets, Honor of Kings (王者荣耀) has been the top downloaded and grossing mobile game n China for the past year. Over the weekend, mobile phone…
Age of Wushu 2 – New screenshots for Unreal Engine 4 martial arts MMORPG
Since Snail Games announced Age of Wushu 2, we have yet to see many actual in-game screenshots other than those of mountains and forests. Powered by Unreal Engine 4, Chinese gaming site Duowan managed to snag some exclusive in-game screenshots,…
Age of Wushu – 9th school added in 6th anniversary game update
Age of Wushu celebrated its 6th anniversary last week, and together with the celebrations, a 9th main school was added. The Ming Clan is a famous school in most martial arts novels, and in Age of Wushu, it is founded…
World of Dragon Nest – More game details emerge from ChinaJoy interview
Over at ChinaJoy last week, Korean developer Eyedentity had an impressive booth at the business hall (B2B) which we visited. However, due to having no internet connection, the MMO Culture team was unable to contact anyone for an interview on…
Black Desert – Quick interview with developer Pearl Abyss at ChinaJoy
While wandering around the business halls at ChinaJoy 2017, we were surprised to see Pearl Abyss, developer of the popular Black Desert, having a small booth within the Korean games pavilion. To our delight, Pearl Abyss’ Chief Operating Officer (COO),…
World of Dragon Nest – Mobile and PC cross-platform confirmed
World of Dragon Nest was first announced back in November 2016, and we reported that the game is bound to mobile devices only. However, upon receiving an English introduction for World of Dragon Nest at ChinaJoy 2017, it seems we…