NetEase prepares big reveal for Game-X

Although NetEase is the number 2 online gaming company in China, it was not able to break into overseas market in its 15 years of existence, quite similar to number 1 Tencent Games. Or perhaps they did not even both…

Blade & Soul – Brief interview with the developers

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…

Legend of Souls – New adult martial arts MMORPG

Korean developer CR-Space (now called Neowiz CRS after the acquisition) can really milk the martial arts genre to its maximum worth, seeing how its previous titles are all of the same genre. If you do not know, CR-Space is also…

[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…

[TG-UP 2012] Kritika – Officially announced for China

Less than 6 months after Tencent Games Carnival 2011 ended, China’s biggest online gaming company (and biggest multimedia company) is back with its 2012 media event, Tencent Games UP 2012. This is the event where upcoming strategies and new games…

Fighters Club – Teaser website now up

Making an appearance at the recent Game Developers Conference (GDC), no launch date was given to the media then. But it looks like Fighters Club, developed by the makers of Elsword, will be making its American debut real soon. The…

Rumor – China company claims Dota 2 going mobile

This piece of news was just in minutes ago. According to a China software company call Meuu (me + you), it is currently working with Valve to port Dota 2 over to iOS and Android devices. The portable version for…

RaiderZ – Alpha test phase first impression

[Game website] So, this weekend was spent primarily on TERA Europe and RaiderZ. The latter is currently in its Alpha test phase, but I shall be just giving a brief first impression since my character is now stuck at sea…

Blade & Soul (CN) – Clone spotted in China

As I posted previously, Blade & Soul will be published in China by the country’s biggest internet company, Tencent (link). While a secret registration process for selected gamers is going on for the China server and the Korean server preparing…

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…

Blacklight : Retribution – Official launch dated

[Game website] If you have a Nvidia GeForce card like I do, the latest driver update is specially tailored for a couple of Unreal Engine 3 games, such as Perfect World’s Blacklight: Retribution. After 5 months of testing, the game…

Guild Wars 2 – Pre-purchase details announced

[Pre-order page] The day has finally arrived, not the game’s launch, but for me to finally allow ArenaNet to take my money. Well, still about a month away, but pre-purchase for Guild Wars 2 will happen on 10th April 2012.…