Duke of Mount Deer Online – Open Beta soon

While I do not usually announce the Open Beta date for foreign games that frequently, Duke of Mount Deer by China developer ChangYou is not one to be missed. Having a development budget of over USD 80 million, the game…

Duke of Mount Deer Online – First impression

Before I begin, please be informed that this is just a small preview, with me barely scratching the core content even at level 40. Duke of Mount Deer Online is based on Louis Cha’s final martial arts novel, developed for…

Duke of Mount Deer – Development costs breakdown

In order not to overshot the frame size, the game’s title has been cut short from the full name, “The Duke of Mount Deer Online”. Developed by Chinese MMO giant ChangYou over a period of 4 years, “industry veterans” have…

Duke of Mount Deer – Brief look at class system

Duke of Mount Deer is an upcoming MMORPG by ChangYou, which is primarily based in China with MMO portals in North America and Europe. If you did not know, Duke of Mount Deer is based on the similarly named novel…

ChangYou : Developing action MMORPG using CryEngine 3

 In a recent interview with ChangYou’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mr Tan Dewen, he candidly answered some questions about the China online gaming giant’s plans for 2012 and the near future. For 2011, Duke of Mount Deer Online (link) was…

E3 2011 – Brief look at 3 Asian online games

Well, there was a handful of Asian MMOs on display at E3 2011, but most of them are already translated into English versions. In this post, we take a look at 2 of the untranslated MMOs (other than XAOC) which…