Riot Games’ new online tactical shooter, Valorant, is still not available worldwide as of now, and China is included in the list. While Valorant is being prepared for launch, the Riot Games team did not manage to travel to ChinaJoy…
SYNCED: Off-Planet – New trailers emerge for Tencent’s ambitious PVPVE online shooter
First announced back in August 2019, SYNCED: Off-Planet is the upcoming “AAA” grade online game currently in development at Chinese studio NExT, a Tencent subsidiary filled with veterans who made games such as Far Cry and Rainbow Six. Powered by…
The Everlasting Regret – A journey of the Tang Dynasty through a classic love story
The Everlasting Regret is not your typical mobile game or like any we have introduced thus far in MMO Culture. Other than being a single-player puzzle game, it is based on the love story of Emperor Xuangzong, the seventh emperor…
Tencent Games Releases The Everlasting Regret on iOS & Android An unforgettable interactive poetic and puzzle-solving experience awaits
Tencent’s Lightspeed & Quantum Studios has released poetic puzzle game The Everlasting Regret on iOS and Android in more than 50 countries and regions with language support for English and Chinese. The game is an adapted version of the Chinese…
Dragon Nest 2 – Quick look at starting gameplay for mobile sequel to hit action MMORPG
So, Dragon Nest 2 launched last week in China under the publishing guidance of Tencent Games and developer Shengqu Games (formerly Shanda Games). The mobile MMORPG has been doing very good thus far, soaring up the download charts including the…
Codename SYN – Tech demo for ambitious open-world cyberpunk online FPS revealed
Tencent announced several new games (such as Metal Slug Codename: J) over the weekend in a streaming event, along with updates on several in-development ones. Codename: SYN is a surprise entry, as there was no teaser prior. Currently a technical…
Metal Slug: Codename J – SNK and Tencent reveals new platform shooting mobile game
Tencent revealed several new games during yesterday’s event in China (other than Pokémon Unite), and we are here to give the lowdown on some of these titles. First up is Metal Slug: Codename J (tentative name), developed by an internal…
Pokémon Unite – MOBA team battle game based on Pokémon announced
First teased back in July last year, many were curious what kind of game would Tencent and Nintendo cook up using the Pokémon IP. Today, Nintendo announced the fruit of their efforts, Pokémon Unite! In the introduction video, it was…
PUBG Mobile – Police shuts down USD15 million game cheat business in China
According to an official news from the Chinese city of Kunshan, the local police force cracked down a team which has been selling game cheats for “Game for Peace,” the Chinese version of PUBG M. This is a 3rd party…
Tencent – Chinese tech giant makes big investment in DayZ developer
Following its recent Japanese adventure, Tencent has once again shifted its eyes to Europe and announced a USD 260 million investment in Czech Republic-based games developer, Bohemia Interactive. You might not have heard of this studio, but it created notable…
The Outcast Mobile – Quick look at new Chinese mobile action RPG based on popular comic series
If you did not already noticed, the China ACG (anime comics games) industry is getting bigger over the past few years, with Japanese studios outsourcing both artwork and animation over to studios there. The Outcast is a home-grown IP under…
Tencent – Chinese tech giant becomes majority shareholder of Japan developer
You might not know that Tencent Holdings is the biggest internet IT company in China, and other than owning the popular QQ and WeChat platforms among many other software, it is also the majority owner of developers such as Epic…
Funcom – Tencent offers premium price to acquire full ownership of developer
Tencent today announced a voluntary cash offer to acquire all shares in Norwegian game developer Funcom. Tencent is a shareholder in many leading gaming developers, such as Riot Games, Epic, Supercell, Ubisoft, Paradox and Frontier. The company already owns close…
Blade & Soul – Tencent to welcome cloud version of MMORPG next year
Tencent recently announced that its gaming platform, WeGame, will soon be hosting the cloud service for one of its biggest MMORPG, Blade & Soul. The China server is apparently still doing very well, and following the release of Stadia and…