Confusing News About NBA Street Online
March 29, 2009 by Joel Tan
Filed under Asian MMO Players, Coming Soon, MMO Sports, MMORPG, Random Rants, Tencent
I’ve been scouring the Internet for the past hour or so after reading a tip that NBA Street Online will be launched in China in June or July 2009. The result: iffy or really old and unreliable news items.
Here’s the tidbit I found about the impending launch of NBA Street Online:
NBA Street Online Will Launch in Mainland China This Summer
When interviewed, Chen Yongzheng, chief executive officer of NBA China revealed that an NBA MMO will launch this June or July.
The NBA MMO, dubbed NBA Street Online, will be a street basketball online game. Chinese game operator Tian You will operate …read more
China Game Industry Annual Conference 2008 winners
December 22, 2008 by Joel Tan
Filed under 9you, Asian MMO, Chibi, Giant Interactive, MMORPG, MMORPG News, Perfect World, Shanda, Tencent, The9
It may be over and done with, but the China Game Industry Annual Conference, held on December 16 at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, has opened the doors to the world for the country’s video games industry. This year’s theme: Scientific Development, Creative Culture and Service Improvement.
Of course, what’s a conference without awarding recognition to the best in the industry. Here’s a list of some of the winners and their company profiles:
Shanda Entertainment
Shanda is a leading interactive entertainment media company in China and offers a variety of Internet-based entertainment services, such as massively multiplayer online role-playing games, casual …read more
Korean MMORPGs enter US market
January 13, 2008 by Joel Tan
Filed under Asian MMO, Fiesta Online, MMORPG, MMORPG News, Tencent
An online game publisher in the United States has raised US$11 million for its expansion efforts in preaching the virtues of Asian MMORPGs in the Western World. Leading the investors in Outspark is Tencent, a Chinese Internet portal and instant messaging company.
In an interview with Worlds In Motion, Outspark executives Susan Choe and Nick Foster said the company’s primary goal was to help PC-based online games find the same market in North America as they currently enjoy in Asia.
In its first five months of operation, with titles such as Fiesta Online and Secret of the Solstice—both Korean-made MMORPGs—leading the foray, …read more
Dungeon and Fighter: Side-scrolling fun
January 4, 2008 by Joel Tan
Filed under Asian MMO, Coming Soon, Dungeon & Fighter, MMO Action, MMORPG News, MMORPG Videos, Neople, Tencent
I can’t understand the appeal of two-dimensional side-scrolling games in this age of 3D and massively multiplayer online games. I mean, going to arcades from time to time, bashing the heads in of Street Fighter dudes Ken and Ryu being controlled by your best bud is cool, but I don’t see how it compares with logging into a great MMORPG and wreaking havoc on both players and monsters with your best tanker bud by your side.
Apparently, though, on this side of the world, people still find joy in 2D side-scrollers. This is probably why Neople’s Dungeon & Fighter, a 2D …read more
