Foxconn Technology Group, the Taiwanese multinational electronics company which manufactures iPhones, iPads, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, recently revealed it is setting up an eSPorts team for League of Legends. This was announced at the end of a 6-month long League…
Lost Saga – Tencent shuts down China server after 2 years of beta
Perhaps one of the longest beta phases in history, China’s biggest games publisher Tencent Games closed Lost Saga 2 weeks ago, and the game was in beta since May 2014 (non-wipe beta since October 2015). With tons of unique characters, it…
Mount Shu Chronicles – Brief look at latest MMORPG from Perfect World
In January this year, Perfect World China announced that it is shutting down the development of its Unreal Engine 4 MMORPG, World of Jade Dynasty. There was supposed to be a whole circle of marketing efforts around the title, including…
Diablo III – Unique mahjong set now on sale exclusively in China
To celebrate 20 years of Diablo, Blizzard and publishing partner NetEase have recently launched a Diablo 3-themed mahjong exclusively in China. Costing around USD 238.00 based on current exchange rates, the mahjong set not only weights a hefty 11.1 kg…
Age of Wushu 2 – First screenshots of Unreal Engine 4 MMORPG released
Rather than using the in-house Flexi Engine which crafted Age of Wushu, Snail Games decided to go for Unreal Engine 4 instead for the sequel, Age of Wushu 2. Earlier today, the developer released what it claims to be the…
Rising Fire – Quick look at Alpha Test 2 of new sci-fi shooter from Tencent
Rising Fire was announced by Tencent Games earlier this year for PC Windows, although it was revealed much earlier as a Xbox title known as “Project Mercury”. Developed by Yingpei Games, the China subsidiary of Epic Games (creators of Gears…
Paladins – China rights for team-based online game signed by Tencent
Following the success of SMITE in China under Tencent Games, the industry giant today announced it has signed Paladins for the world’s largest gaming market. Developed by Hi-Rez Studios, Paladins is scheduled to complete localisation and begin Closed Beta in…
Ultimate Weapon – Quick look at first team brawler by Perfect World China
If you ask me, Perfect World China has been on the slide for the past couple of years with its self-development department. Once the pride of the Chinese game development scene for the overseas market, it has now degraded into…
Tencent – New massive headquarters set to complete in June 2017
Built at a cost of USD 600 million, the new headquarters for China (and global) technology powerhouse, Tencent, will be ready next year in June. As the owner of Riot Games (developer of League of Legends), majority shareholder of Epic Games…
Age of Wushu 2 – Game ecosystem explained for new UE 4 MMORPG
China developer Snail Games is taking it’s own time to reveal more information about its upcoming PC MMORPG, Age of Wushu 2. Following last week’s reveal of Jiangnan, this week’s post is about the ecosystem in the Unreal Engine 4…
Age of Wushu 2 – Snail Games reveal land size of first region in wuxia sequel
While nothing of significance was revealed at ChinaJoy 2016 for Age of Wushu 2, Snail Games plan to post updates regularly before Closed Beta begins in China. Today, it was revealed the starting region of Jiangnan in Age of Wushu…
Revelation Online – Quick look at the starting experience in China server
With Revelation Online set to launch in English soon under My.com, and also having a new gaming rig to work with, I decided to dive back into the China server of Revelation Online to record some starter videos. I am…
Transformers Online – First look at Unreal Engine 4 team shooter
Tencent, China’s biggest tech company (and the owner of Riot Games and Supercell), announced Transformers Online a couple of weeks back. With no mention if it is an internal-developed game, the Unreal Engine 4 team-based shooter quickly entered its first…
Snail Games – VP chats with media on Age of Wushu 2 and Dark and Light
As it turned out, Snail Games did not officially reveal Age of Wushu 2 at ChinaJoy 2016, but just announce the new teaser website. No game trailer, no screenshots, nada. Other than the official producer interview last week, the Chinese media…