As the world’s 4th largest gaming company now, China’s Tencent Games is no doubt closely followed by the industry all over the world. The company’s annual press conference will be held later this month, and amongst the many rumors, the…
Tencent Games – New titles to be announced next month
An industry news for those interested. Tencent Games, 1 of China’s biggest internet companies, will be holding its annual press conference on 18th April, known as Tencent UP+. But why should you care? Well, Tencent Holdings, the parent company, has…
Epic Games – Tencent’s investment amount in developer revealed
When Chinese internet giant, Tencent, revealed that it has bought a “minority stake” in Epic Games last year, the exact amount was not disclosed. Epic Games is the studio which brought us the Unreal Engine series, as well as games…
League of Legends – Themed restaurant opens in China
The China businessmen are really busy these days, with locations such as a World of Warcraft theme park and more sprouting out. This time, it is a League of Legends themed restaurant located in Chongqing, China. I have no idea…
Mystic Fighter – New 2D action game takes on Dungeon & Fighter
Well, it is not exactly new to be honest. First announced in early 2011 as H2: Heroes Horizon, the game was then renamed Core Fight, and now, it is finally ready for launch as Mystic Fighter. Developed by Dadam…
Naruto Online – Tencent Games strikes deal with Shueisha
Tencent Games, the biggest online gaming company in China, has announced a ground-breaking deal with Japanese manga publisher Shueisha and games developer Namco Bandai for the rights of developing Naruto into a full-fledged browser MMORPG. Yes, the game is a…
Asura – First look at Closed Beta gameplay footage
Do note that this is just the Closed Beta, and I did not really play too much of it given the lag and long queue times. This is Asura, a self-develop title by China’s biggest online gaming company, Tencent. Based…
The Magic Sword Online – Clans of the game revealed
The Magic Sword Online was revealed over the weekend at Tencent Games Carnival 2012, with several famous personality from the Chinese film industry acting as the game’s consultants. While little information was shown, I managed to source out some confirmed…
ArcheAge – Gameplay demo from the annual event
As all of you should know by now, ArcheAge China will only enter its first test phase in May next year, welcomed by the wrath and agony of the China gamers of course. But still, ArcheAge had several demo stations…
Tencent Games Carnival 2012 – Highlights of Day 2
With all the major announcements revealed yesterday for the “big” titles, Day 2 was always slated to be a more “quiet” affair. There are possibly over 20 different games at the show (including web and mobile), but as usual I…
Blade & Soul – Awesome new trailer and record prices for keys
An awesome new trailer for Blade & Soul China was shown at Tencent Games Carnival 2012, and it comes with English subtitles as well for those who can’t understand Chinese (the English is bad at parts though). Still, it is…
Sura Online – New trailer previews giant boss battles
Announced last year as Tencent Games’ first game with global rights, Sura Online is still more than a year away from the scheduled release date (2014). The maiden title by Korean developer NSE Entertainment, the trailer for TGC 2012 showcases…
The Magic Sword Online – Tencent expands martial arts MMO stable
While the Chinese name sounds more grand (天涯.明月.刀), the official English name is simply called The Magic Sword. Based on the Hong Kong classic by deceased novelist Gu Long, this MMO version will developed by 1 of Tencent’s studios, Aurora.…
ArcheAge – New trailer released for annual event
Tencent is the largest IT company in China, and it is no surprise its gaming division, Tencent Games, is the country’s largest as well. ArcheAge China’s first Closed Beta date will be announced at the annual Tencent Games Carnival later,…