Swordsman Online – New game engine replaces the old

Still mentioned as the Angelica III Engine, Perfect World has given it a rather heavy upgrade which changed Swordsman Online from a static isometric Diablo-like MMORPG to a full 3D one. The changes no doubt caused the massive delay in…

Swordsman Online – Sneak preview of North Hengshan Sect combat

Perfect World’s upcoming martial arts MMORPG, Swordsman Online, officially begins its “Vanguard Testing” phase over at its Beijing headquarters, with only a handful of players selected. The last time we saw a video on the game, the camera was pretty…

Neverwinter – The races and classes of the game

[English website] I was informed that in my previous post about Neverwinter China, the image posted was one not seen by the English community thus far. below are a couple of screens from the teaser China website, detailing the races,…

Perfect World – Preparing its first 2 foreign games in China

Perfect World Beijing, or Wanmei, all along has only publish its self-developed client online titles on its platform in China. But with the tastes of gamers greatly widen these days, the North America subsidiary was the first to begin importing…

Swordsman Online – New Focus Group Test begins mid-November

It has been nearly 3 years since Swordsman Online was first announced, and the game has gone through a couple of invite-only tests at its Beijing headquarters. The new FGT phase begins on 17th November, and will feature all 10…

Forsaken World – Wolf race disappoints with uninspired design

I have always been a big fan of Perfect World, till the point that it was my dream company to work in when I first stepped into the MMO industry given its self-development and self-publish business model. But after playing…

Forsaken World – New race descending on 18th October

The 6th race for Perfect World’s Forsaken World, Wolf, will be added into the China server on 18th October later this month. The first new race since the game was launched a couple of years back, Wolf race (or Werewolf)…

Forsaken World – 6th race being teased for October

1 of the more famous non-playable races in Forsaken World‘s storyline, it seems the Werewolf is finally going to be added as a playable one come October for the China server. Referred to as the “speed king”, perhaps 1 of…

Swordsman Online – Identity masking system in brief

If you have watched Chinese wuxia drama series or movies, you would have seen how some characters take on identities of others perfectly to go on spy missions or to assassinate targets with as little fuss as possible. Swordsman Online…

Swordsman Online – New forum chat reveals slayable NPCs

A few days back, the development team from Perfect World’s long awaited martial arts MMO, Swordsman Online (笑傲江湖 Online) were guests in the forum of gaming website, 17173.com. As expected, some questions were asked and new details were given generously.…

Swordsman Online – More on combat skills

Announced since 2010 with trailers and screenshots, Perfect World’s Swordsman Online has yet to be given a Closed Beta date in China, although all fingers are pointing towards end 2012. 1 of the most anticipated locally-developed martial arts MMORPG in…

Neverwinter booth – Trying out the action MMO for the first time

Perfect World’s booth only consisted of 1 game, and that is Neverwinter. Not exactly self-developed as the company bought over Cryptic Studios, but nevertheless the overall feel somehow gives out the “Perfect World” vibe, in western fantasy style.   The…

Blacklight Retribution – Giving away USD1,000 everyday for 30 days

Starting on 8/16, 30 Days of Fight will run until 9/14 with a daily raffle of $1,000 dollars! Earn one Fight Ticket for finishing a match, and two Fight Tickets for winning. Each ticket is good for that days’ drawing,…

ChinaJoy 2012 – Perfect World Booth babes

My favorite company for its games and booth babes since 2010, Perfect World has not let me down again. Look, while other companies have 1 or 2 really gorgeous looking models, Perfect World’s selection made sure beauty is not just…