Very journalese, that headline, but it sums up what this article is about. Fans of the lovable Sanrio character Hello Kitty may live out their fantasies as sidekicks to the lovable, uhmmm, pussycat.
Let’s go check out the details of the licensing agreement:
Sanrio Digital and Level Up! Games, the Philippines’ first and leading online games publisher, have announced a distribution agreement to launch Hello Kitty Online in the Philippines.
Hello Kitty Online is the eagerly anticipated official massively multiplayer online role-playing game of the Hello Kitty universe. Under the terms of agreement, Level Up! will publish and operate an English-language version of …read more

Tired of playing online sports games that only feature one sport? Well, good news for online game fanatics in China. It seems our friends up at the Giant Interactive Group is bringing in Empire of Sports.
Wait a minute? Empire of Sports? For the uninformed (don’t worry, I was clueless about the game until only a couple of hours ago), here’s a brief backgrounder:
Empire of Sports is an online multisport massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by the French company F4. The game was first unveiled at the Leipzig Games Convention in August 2007.
Despite having been demo-ed almost two years ago, …read more

Old news, I know. I wrote about the upcoming open beta of FIFA Online 2 in China on March 5, 2009, and this is confirmation of The9’s commitment to establishing a niche for the game in its country.
Let’s take a closer look at the announcement courtesy of China-based online games portal 17173:
The9 Gets FIFA Online 2 Beta Version to China
The development of open beta version of FIFA Online 2 is almost finished. On March 13, 2009, a group of executives from The9 flew to Korea to confirm the final copy of the game, which they plan to bring back to …read more

Hahaha! I know what you’re thinking. Yes, especially MMOtaku readers from the Philippines. Is MU Online still alive?
Apparently, it is. And I’ve been to a dozen or so Internet gaming cafes in Metro Manila and some provinces that serve up MU Online to its loyal fanbase.
Well, here’s good news to MU Online fanatics: Season 4 is coming, and its arrival depends on how strong you clamor for it.
At this point, let me just shut my trap and let the guys at Digital Media Exchange do the talking:
MU Online’s Season 4 is coming
Digital Media Exchange Inc., one of the leading games …read more

Yes, you read that right. By the time you finish reading this, the giants will have probably taken over all of the international servers of Rohan: Blood Feud.
No, no, no. You’ve got it all wrong. The giants are not among those mindless mobs you slay on the hillsides. They’re actually a new playable race!
Check out this announcement from Rohan: Blood Feud operator YNK Interactive:
Join us as we welcome Rohan: Blood Feud’s new race, The Giant Warriors. In preparation for their arrival, game servers are now down for updating till March 11, 7 p.m. Pacific Time. Once we reopen, you can …read more

I wrote about True Games Interactive’s Warrior Epic a couple of weeks ago and asked about its most unique massively multiplayer online role-playing game feature, the Spirit System.
In reaction to the online games company’s press release on the release of Warrior Epic, particularly a line saying “The game’s unique Warrior Spirits System enables fallen warriors to not only be revived at any time at their hall, but also to be transformed into spirits that can be bound to weapons to increase and open weapon abilities and skills, or they can be called out to inflict massive damage depending on player …read more

The stealing of passwords for online games, usually done through trojans and keyloggers, is fast becoming a scourge for massively multiplayer online game operators worldwide. If it still isn’t, that is.
Of course, aside from being vigilant against these types of attacks on your account, game developers and operators have their own way of combating these intrusions. Kingsoft’s new Password Protector 2.0 is one such product.
Here’s the lowdown on Kingsoft’s new baby courtesy of China-based online games portal 17173:
Kingsoft Launches Password Protection Product for Online Games
Kingsoft has announced the launch of new product specially designed for online game password protection: Kingsoft …read more

Yes, you read that right. For those not keeping tabs on Requiem: Bloodymare and its website, a new patch, dubbed Update 5.0, will take effect tomorrow, March 5, 2009. Don’t look at me; I’m just as surprised as you.
I confess, I’ve been remiss in my duty as a player of Requiem: Bloodymare. Not that it’s entirely my fault. I blame it, partially, on the last patch brouhaha, the one that almost had me uninstalling the game from the computer.
Anyway, I’m not here to talk about THAT update. I’m here to dissect what’s new in the world of Requiem: Bloodymare so …read more

Are you ready to write your own adventure epic starting this Spring? With the new online action role-playing game Warrior Epic, you may yet fulfill that dream of not only witnessing and writing the beginning of a saga but also starring in it.
At this point I’d like to shut up for a moment and let Warrior Epic’s operator and publisher do the talking:
True Games reveals key features and game details for its new MMORPG, Warrior Epic
True Games Interactive, an international publisher of multiplayer online games, has revealed the first key features and game details for its highly anticipated online action …read more

The joining of hands of two online gaming companies is always great news not only to the online games industry but also their clients—yes, the hundreds upon hundreds of MMORPG players across the globe. So when Shanda and Shanghai Storm announced the forging of an agreement between them for the betterment of Yuyan Online, we can’t help but expect greater things from the China MMORPG market.
Here’s the lowdown from Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited:
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited, or Shanda, a leading interactive entertainment company in China, has announced the establishment of a strategic cooperation with Shanghai Storm Information Technology Co. Ltd., …read more