Street Gear China closed beta on February 16, 2009
February 12, 2009 by Joel Tan
Filed under Asian MMO, Asian MMO Players, Coming Soon, MMO Action, MMO Racing, MMO Sports, MMORPG, MMORPG News, Wemade
China-based online games operator 17game has just announced the schedule for the final round of closed beta testing for Street Gear. I don’t have much by way of game mechanics and other game-related features, but I’ve found a video about Street Gear that might interest you.
Meanwhile, get the latest news about Street Gear in China from this tidbit on online games portal 17173:
According to Chinese game operator 17game, the final round of closed beta for Street Gear will be held on February 16.
Street Gear is a skate-themed massively multiplayer online game developed by Korea-based Wemade. Since its launch in Europe …read more
Two younglings nabbed for unauthorized Legend of Mir III servers
December 27, 2008 by Joel Tan
Filed under Asian MMO, Asian MMO Players, MMORPG, MMORPG News, MMORPG Videos, Wemade
Developing software that copies popular massively multiplayer online role-playing games is in itself illegal. Operating a private server of a popular MMORPG, when used to test builds, may be bending the law governing copyright a bit, but using the software for intents of gaining profit is definitely a no-no.
Take, for example, what two youngsters from China did. They set up a private server of Legend of Mir III back in August 2006 and earned a total of RMB 300,000 (around USD 43,000). The duo probably thought they’d get away with it. Unfortunately, their operations didn’t go unnoticed. They were being …read more
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
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
