Earlier today at Tencent Games’ product launch event, it was announced that Naruto Online will begin is “Bonds” test phase on 29th May. A licensed browser game, it is co-developed by Morefun Studio (under Tencent Games), Namco Bandai and CyberConnect2,…
Lost Saga – Hero brawler finally finds its way to China under Tencent
As part of Tencent Games’ new anime/manga/comics initiative, Lost Saga seems to be the perfect fit with several famous characters in the game, including several The King of Fighters stars. Announced earlier today, Lost Saga China will enter its debut…
Candy Crush Saga – All smiles as Tencent grabs rights for China
At an annual Tencent Games event earlier today, China’s biggest online games publisher, developer, and platform announced the rights for Candy Crush Saga. The localized version for the China market will arrive later this summer. Although I despise how developer…
Swordsman – Preview trailer for first 3 playable game classes
[Beta register] Perfect World recently revealed the preview trailer for the first 3 playable game classes found in Swordsman, its upcoming martial arts title. Namely the Wu-Tang, Sun and Moon, and House Tong, I find it really weird they are…
CCP Games – Eve Online developer records USD 21 million loss
Based in Iceland, CCP Games recently announced a USD 21 million loss for financial year (FY) ending 2013, a stark contrast to the previous year where the Eve Online developer posted a USD 4.6 million profit. Much has been accredited…
Age of Wushu – Preview of Rootless Clan for upcoming content update
Age of Wushu today introduced a swords-wielding class, the Rootless Clan in its upcoming expansion Tempest of Strife. This mysterious yet heinous class is an expert of both melee and ranged attacks and revels in sending a deathblow to their foes…
Revelation – Gunslinger announced as 4th playable character class
Despite being the ultimate mix-up of TERA, Aion and Blade & Soul, Revelation has gotten some positive feedback from the China gaming community. The latest class revealed was Yan Tian, or just Gunslinger ignoring the direct translation. Other than pistols,…
World of Darkness – Horror MMO cancelled and 56 employees let go
[Source] CCP Games today announced that they have cancelled the World of Darkness massively multiplayer online (MMO) game project in development in their Atlanta, GA studio. As a result of the change, 56 employees of the Atlanta studio have lost their jobs. Some team…
Black Desert – New party gameplay preview trailer as Closed Beta 2 nears
As a MMORPG without a dedicated healer class such as the Cleric or Priest, party play in Black Desert will always have some sort of challenge starting from mid-level. A new trailer was just revealed to public, giving a preview…
Blast Breaker Online – Alpha 2 phase to begin later this month in Thailand
After “disappearing” for a couple of months, Blast Breaker Online will be entering its Alpha 2 test in Thailand on 25th April, under local publisher HeroRangers. A rare action MMORPG developed by Thailand studio, Unext Digital Plus, players can switch…
MapleStory 2 – Magic classes revealed for in-development sequel
After the melee classes of Berserker and Knight were revealed, developer Nsquare recently announced the 2 ranged magic classes, Priest and Wizard. If the previously teased schedule is not wrong (accurate thus far), we will be seeing the Assassin and…
Orcs Must Die! Unchained – F2P version of popular series announced
Robot Entertainment today announced they’ll be adding millions of carcasses to the orc pile with ORCS MUST DIE! UNCHAINED™, a raucous new multiplayer game in the award-winning Orcs Must Die! franchise. ORCS MUST DIE! UNCHAINED is a fast-paced Fortress Siege…
Dragon Nest Tycoon – New casual mobile game launching in Taiwan
With the recent rebirth of Dragon Nest Taiwan under new publisher Gameflier, Eyedentity Games also announced that Dragon Nest Tycoon will be launching first in the country. A Monopoly-style mobile game, Dragon Nest Tycoon will be the 2nd mobile game…
Heroes of the Storm – New heroes revealed at PAX East 2014 event
[Game website] Over at PAX East 2014, Blizzard Entertainment revealed a couple of new heroes for their upcoming hero brawler (they prefer this than MOBA), Heroes of the Storm. While I remember seeing Brightwing a few days back, the other…