Ragnarok Online 2: Gate of the World ‘un-anticipated’?
January 4, 2008 by Joel Tan
Filed under 9you, Aion, Asian MMO, Cang Tian Online, Chinese Paladin Online, Coming Soon, Dragonball Online, Fantasy Journey Online, Gear War Online, Gravity, Jian Wang, Kingdom of Warriors, Kingsoft, MMORPG, MMORPG News, Ragnarok Online II, Shanda, Webzen, Wemade, Wushuang Online
If the list of Top 15 Most Expected Online Games in China is to be believed, the popularity of South Korean-made Ragnarok Online 2: Gate of the World is starting to flounder.
Is it because of its delayed release? Last year, the online gaming markets in several Asian countries were abuzz with news about the release of Ragnarok Online 2 that had been originally slated for December 2007 (at least in the Philippines).
Closing the gates to the refurbished Rune Midgard in the ancient land of China are three upstarts, namely Dungeon and Warrior, SGC Online, and Fun Online. Ragnarok Online 2, …read more
Online Gaming Gods: Shanda moving up
December 16, 2007 by Joel Tan
Filed under Aion, Asian MMO, Cang Tian Online, MMORPG News, Shanda
Shanda, an operator of massively multiplayer online role-playing games in China, is gunning for online gaming godhood.
In a recently released statement, Tan jun, chief executive officer of Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd., said the company would operate 20 online games in 2008.
Here’s a quick rundown of Shanda’s plan:
Shanda Interactive has announced plans to operate over 20 online games next year right after bagging the license to operate upcoming 3D MMORPG Dragon Nest, which is being developed by Korea’s Eyedentity Games Inc. Shanda also plans to bring in and operate over 50 online games between 2008 and 2010.
At the earlier Q3 conference …read more
Top Ten Thursdays: Most anticipated MMORPGs in China
December 6, 2007 by Joel Tan
Filed under 9you, Aion, Asian MMO, Cang Tian Online, Chinese Paladin Online, Coming Soon, Dragonball Online, Fantasy Journey Online, Gear War Online, Gravity, Jian Wang, Kingdom of Warriors, Kingsoft, Ragnarok Online II, Shanda, Top Ten Thursdays, Webzen, Wemade, Wushuang Online
A little introduction, please. Very well. Every Thursday, I will strive to post a list of Top Ten “anythings” related to Asian MMOs, from the games themselves to gaming quirks. I’ll start off with this handy list of Top 10 Most Expected Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games from the land of my ancestors, China.
1. Chinese Paladin Online, developed by Softstar and operated by 9you
2. Jian Wang 3, developed and operated by Kingsoft
3. Dragonball Online, developed by Ntl-inc
4. Cang Tian Online, developed by Wemade and operated by Shanda
5. Aion, developed by NCsoft and operated by Shanda
6. Wushuang Online, developed by Koei …read more
