Also hidden in the Business area, away from consumers’ eyes, is the Snail Game booth, where Black Gold Online is the main star. Talking to Snail Game’s representative, I was informed that the game is using the same engine as…
[ChinaJoy 2012] Black Gold Online – More game details
In my previous post, I talked about Black Gold Online having action combat. However, there is still the big red target circle around enemies I am seeing around targets. Why would they retain the target circle? It seems the nearest…
Age of Wulin – Jet Li graces game commercial
Going into Open Beta coming 8th August 2012, Age of Wulin China’s developer Suzhou Snail Game spared no expenses in marketing the game to all Chinese players (me included) spread around the globe. 1 of Hollywood and Asia’s top action…
Black Gold Online – 6 races revealed
Developed together with Russian counterpart, Mental Games, Black Gold Online is Suzhou Snail Game’s upcoming steampunk MMORPG. Currently hiding slightly behind the spotlight and glamor of Age of Wushu, the game was actually at E3 2012, apparently getting next to…
Black Gold Online – Alpha trailer emerges from the dark
If you have followed my blog, you would have read about Black Gold Online some time back. The next online title coming from Age of Wulin’s developer, Snail Game Suzhou, Black Gold Online is a steampunk MMORPG which pits 2…
Age of Wulin – The 3 English servers explained
>So, there are a couple of folks confused with the English servers for Age of Wulin, the most anticipated 2012 martial arts online game in China and the Western regions. Fret not, as I am here to give you guys…
[ChinaJoy 2011] Snail Game – Investment worth USD 80 million signed
Snail Game, developer of the much anticipated martial arts MMORPG, Age of Wulin, signed a deal worth USD 80 million with Russian gaming company Mental Game earlier today. This deal will see Mental Game acquiring Snail Game’s various MMO titles,…
[ChinaJoy 2011] Black Gold Online – Game preview Part 2
As mentioned in my previous post, Black Gold Online is a new steampunk MMORPG developed by Russian studio Mental Games and China’s Snail Game (Age of Wulin fame). I was surfing around the internet on my daily routine when I…
[ChinaJoy 2011] Black Gold Online – Game preview Part 1
Snail Game, one of the emerging online games developer from China, is not just resting its laurels on the upcoming release of Age of Wulin worldwide. Introducing Black Gold Online, one of the most mysterious title for ChinaJoy 2011 but…
Darkness and Light – Launch schedule teased
If you do not know, 17173.com hosts one of the biggest game awards ceremony in China annually, with the head honchos of companies like Tencent, Perfect World, Giant Interactive, ChangYou and more attending annually. While there are actually no games…
Darkness and Light – An epic MMO in the making
From the developer of the upcoming martial arts MMO, Age of Wulin, comes Darkness and Light (also known as Savage Horizon). And no, it is not that Darkness and Light from a few years back which eventually got canned. Snail…