Recently, Square Enix announced yet another mobile game under the Final Fantasy series, titled Final Fantasy Grandmasters. Developed in conjunction with Japanese studio Crooz Inc., Grandmasters is an online RPG that shares the characters and world setting of Final Fantasy XI. The game…
HEX: Shards of Fate – Perfect World announces new card game for China
Having teased the game for a week now, Perfect World China finally revealed its new online game, HEX: Shards of Fate. The online card game scene is currently dominated by Hearthstone (who else) in China, and it seems Perfect World…
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void – Story ends as Closed Beta gets near
Blizzard announced that StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void will enter Closed Beta in two weeks, which is an earlier start than scheduled. However, it was announced that the Closed Beta will last longer to iron out bugs in the…
Tencent – Record year for IT giant in 2014 with USD 4 billion profits
When I first started researching the China market, a colleague joked with me about Tencent, claiming the company might just worth ten cents since it is from China. Today, Tencent announced that its profits increased 53% in 2014 from 2013 (year…
Shadow Realms – A look at what might have been for cancelled game
[Source] Electronic Arts (EA) cancelled Shadow Realms back last month, with the game apparently over the halfway point in development. Earlier, games website Unseen 64 did an article and video on what Shadow Realms could have been, what content was…
Heart Castle – Playpark reveals new game based on Alice in Wonderland
[Facebook page] Playpark, the gaming platform under Southeast Asia publisher Asiasoft, today revealed Heart Castle, a new 3D action role-playing game (RPG) based on the lore of the classic tale, Alice in Wonderland. Entering the game, players will traverse the enchanted land,…
Tencent – China IT giant working with Microsoft to promote Windows 10
As an active gamer of Tencent Games, I experienced first hand the tortures when Windows 8 and 8.1 launched. Applications and games, including Blade & Soul back then, could not run in the first few months. Tencent has seen the…
Kritika: The White Knights – Demon Blade arrives for action mobile game
Kritika: The White Knights players can now unleash the skills of a new character called the Demon Blade, available in today’s Version 2.12 update. The expert swordsman showcases his demonic abilities through a variety of powerful single target and mass…
Pirates: Treasure Hunters – MOBA prepares for launch in South Korea
Developed by Spanish studio Virtual Toys, Pirates: Treasure Hunter has started its Pre-Open Beta phase in South Korea under Netmarble. A pirate-themed MOBA, it is gaining popularity over there, as a slew of competitive and live events have started since months…
Quest Drop – Singapore developer reveals new mobile games publisher
[Website] Daylight Studios, a Singapore-based games developer, has announced a new mobile games publishing arm, Quest Drop, for the Southeast Asia market. The studio will continue to develop mobile and PC games. Quest Drop will provide services such as operations,…
Nintendo – Game giant forms alliance with DeNA to develop mobile titles
[Source] After years of resistance in launching full-fledged mobile games on the reason that the move will hurt its hardware sales, Nintendo has formed an alliance today with mobile games developer DeNA. The deal aims at “the joint development and…
Dota 2 – Vote and help The Goat to cross realms as a helpful courier
[Vote The Goat] Goat Simulator is one of the top games in recent years, which was initially an internal joke at developer Coffee Stain Studios. Since then, Goat Simulator has sold around three million copies on various platforms, including Steam.…
Allods Online – China server closing down after three long years
Other than Blizzard titles, it is amazing any Western game could survive more than two years in China. Allods China publisher, Giant Interactive, has announced the game will be closing on 30 August, citing the end of the contract signed with…
Angel Stone – Gameplay sneak preview for new action mobile game
While not many details were presented at the time of announcement other than a cinematic trailer, Angel Stone managed to garner many fans on its Facebook page. Spotted recently was a gameplay sneak preview trailer taken at Game Developers Conference,…