After reading my previous posts on The Magic Sword Online, folks were saying how the game will be “complete” with Age of Wushu’s tons of features together with its more “actiony” combat. Here are some brief descriptions of the features…
ArcheAge – Jake Song hints at possible F2P business model
Attending the recent 17173.com awards ceremony in China, the founder of XLGAMES and ArcheAge candidly talked about the business model ArcheAge China may use. He said that Free-to-Play is a possibility as the business model suits China better. Of course,…
The Magic Sword Online – New martial arts title out to impress
It seems like every major MMORPG developer in China is working on a “next-gen” martial arts title currently, and Tencent Games is certainly not satisfied with just Blade & Soul. The Magic Sword Online (天涯明月刀) is the company’s upcoming trump…
Tencent Games – Roundup of the other major news from annual event
The annual product announcement event just ended for China’s biggest online gaming company, Tencent Games, and the most prominent titles include Naruto Online and Monster Hunter Online. Below are just a few of the other major titles to round up…
Monster Hunter Online – Debut trailer highlights unity is strength
The birth child of the collaboration between Tencent Games and Capcom, below is the first look at Monster Hunter Online, all using in-game assets. This CryEngine 3 masterpiece will enter its first beta phase in June. Yoshinori Ono, the…
Naruto Online – Official turn-based browser game revealed
The reveal of Naruto Online being a turn-based browser game might disappoint gamers, but then again it is the first licensed Naruto game to go online. Naruto Online will feature the Five Great Shinobi Countries as the available factions:…
Monster Hunter Online – Tencent confirms CryEngine 3 masterpiece
As stated in the heading, Tencent Games and Capcom officially revealed the new Monster Hunter Online, a totally new MMORPG crafted using CryEngine 3. This is apparently not a visual upgrade of Monster Hunter Frontier, which launched quite a number…
King of Combat – Tencent announces collaboration with The King of Fighters
Over at Tencent Games’ annual announcement event, China’s biggest online gaming company made the surprise announcement of teaming up with SNK Playmore to include characters from The King of Fighters in its self-developed online fighting game, King of Combat. King…
ArcheAge – China server begins countdown for debut test phase date
After waiting for months in agony and thousands flooding the Korean servers, Tencent Games is ready to reveal the date for ArcheAge China’s first test phase. This will be announced on 18th April at the publisher’s annual event, where many…
Call of Duty Online – First official test phase kicks off later this month
As 1 of China juggernaut Tencent Games’ handful of upcoming online shooters, Call of Duty Online simply stands out of the crowd due to the franchise’s popularity. Exclusive to the China region, the first official test phase will kick off…
RGame – Tencent teases new MOBA to be revealed at annual event
As the owner of Riot Games and League of Legends, Tencent Games has literally a stranglehold over the MOBA genre globally. But the company is not resting its laurels in the lucrative China market, with a new MOBA game teased…
Monster Hunter Online – Rumors point at CryEngine 3 masterpiece
First posted online as a rumor a few days back, more rumors based on Monster Hunter Online is spreading around in the foreign media. According to several unconfirmed reports, the new Monster Hunter Online has been in development for the…
Tencent Games – Legal letters sent to manga games developers
After announcing Naruto Online and signing a pact to license all manga under Shueisha in China, Tencent is set to crack down all games which are using the characters illegally in their games. The first step has been taken, with…
Naruto Online – More details to be revealed at annual Tencent event
First announced back in January, Tencent Games is ready to reveal more details for Naruto Online at its upcoming annual conference come 18th April in China. An official partnership with Shueisha, Namco Bandai and CyberConnect2, what we do know is…