Tencent, the parent company of Riot Games, recently sued a Chinese developer for IP and copyright infringement with regards to League of Legends. The accussed, a prominent studio known as GY Games, has a mobile game titled “Cutest Heroes” where…
Kingdom Under Fire II – Elven Ranger trailer revealed for Closed Beta test
While Korean developer Blueside did mention about a worldwide launch for Kingdom Under Fire II this year, it seems the plan has taken a step back as they concentrate on getting the China server ready instead. Publisher ChangYou recently revealed…
ArcheAge – China server enters Open Beta with new localized dungeon
After being in several different tests over the past year in China, including an extended period of non-wipe phases, ArcheAge has finally entered Open Beta last week. Publisher Tencent Games was adamant the game will only be “officially launched” after…
Zu Mountain Chronicle – Perfect World announces new MMORPG
Perfect World recently announced its latest PC online game for the domestic China market, roughly translated as Zu Mountain Chronicle. Perfect World also confirmed this game is developed based on the now-defunct World of Jade Dynasty, with a new storyline…
Dungeon & Fighter – Tencent Games extends publishing deal by 10 years
According to the Chinese media, gaming giant Tencent has signed an extension with Korean developer Neople to publish Dungeon & Fighter for 10 more years in China. The Chinese version of Dungeon & Fighter brought in around 517 million US dollars for…
Dota 2 – Project leader changed after disastrous Shanghai Major event
Earlier this year, Valve and domestic publisher Perfect World held the Shanghai Major 2016 at a grand 31,000-seat stadium, thought the whole event was littered with humourous and frustrating human errors which can be further read here and here. Just a…
League of Legends – Jay Chou signs agreement to form eSports company
Back in November 2015, Taiwanese popstar Jay Chou announced he will be forming an eSports team to take part in League of Legends. The avid fan even performed the game’s theme song in China (bottom). Earlier, a company known as China…
God Slayer – New test phase slated this month for CryEngine MMORPG
If you noticed in the past year, the number of China-developed PC online games has fallen drastically, with everyone heading towards mobile games (and VR). Godslayer Online, first announced by ChangYou in 2012, might be the last of its kind.…
Rising Fire – Tencent reveals new Unreal Engine sci-fi RPG shooter
First teased a couple of days back, Tencent today revealed the identity of the mysterious sci-fi shooter at its annual UP conference. Titled Rising Fire, it is developed by Yingpei Games, the China studio of Epic Games (developer of Unreal…
MapleStory 2 – China server enters first beta phase next month
Late last year, Tencent Games was announced as the publisher for MapleStory 2 in China. At the annual Tencent UP event yesterday, it was revealed the first beta test phase will begin next month. Now boasting full 3D voxel graphics, isometric view,…
League of Legends – Official theme song for China server revealed
Today is the start of the annual Tencent UP conference, and even before that began, the official theme song for League of Legends China was revealed yesterday. Performed by Jay Chou, a League of Legends fanatic and darling celebrity of…
Tencent UP – Mystery open-world sci-fi shooter set for reveal this week
Tencent Interactive, the largest multimedia and games company in China, will be holding its annual UP conference later this week. Before that happens, Tencent teased gamers with a short gameplay video of a mysterious MMO which will be announced during the event.…
PlanetSide 2 – Massive online shooter shutting down in China this May
Publisher The9 recently announced it will not be extending PlanetSide 2‘s contract, and the game will shut down on 31 May. Launching back in 2013, there weren’t many content updates despite The9 spending millions on marketing, even hiring Didier Drogba…
Clash Royale – Three Kingdoms clone revealed by China developer
The power of idea cloning and IP infringement just never seems to stop in China. Recently, it was revealed a studio in Chengdu has successfully cloned Supercell’s Clash Royale, re-skinning the game with characters from Romance of the Three Kingdoms.…