Although Dead or Alive Online (DOA Online) is still in beta in China, wallpapers of various female DOA fighters in different settings are out to pacify fans. In 1280×960 and 1440×900.
Image: Tecmo

Dead or Alive Online or DOA Online, an online DOA fighting game by Tecmo (Japan) and Shanda (China) will have its alpha testing in China on 15th May. This is the first time DOA is unveiled in China and not in Japan. The Alpha setup file is 590MB and it needs 20 to 30 minutes for setting up but I’m sure DOA diehards won’t mind such a short wait at all.
Image: Shanda | Via: GameSpot China

Dead or Alive Online (《生死格斗 Online》, recent official Chinese name announced) website has not much of updates yet but this TECMO-Shanda (Japan-China) collaboration is one of the most anticipated games of 2008.
If there is any major update, you’ll the first to know here.

In Japan, voice acting or seiyu (声优）work is big business. Many voice actors and actresses are regarded as shining idols in Japan. Houko Kuwashima, capable of doing voice acting for young boys, old men to kawaii girls and feminine women, is the voice role for Kasumi, again, in Dead or Alive Online (A DOA online game by Tecmo Japan and Shanda China). And yap, her singing is nice too. Check out her number in anime, Gundam Seed Destiny, below.

Pretty & Brainy 桑島 法子 via DOA Online

Dead or Alive Online (DOA Online), a MMO fighting 2.0 online game by Shanda and Tecmo, has just released a few screens. These screens only show the game in 15% completion. Woot.

Dead or Alive Online Official Website

Dead or Alive Online booth @ ChinaJoy 2007
Dead or Alive Online (DOA Online) is a collaboration between Shanda, an established China online gaming company, and Tecmo, a veteran Japanese developer. The Tecmo team, including the producer and project manager of DOA Online, was at ChinaJoy 2007, Shanghai, China, to answer some pressing questions about the game from DOA fans and gamers.
1. When will DOA Online debut in China?
Tecmo: A closed beta of DOA Online will begin in early 2008, open beta will commence before Beijing Olympics 2008 (8th August 2008). We have not determined the number of invitations for beta …read more

ChinaJoy 2007, the E3 of China, is into its 5th year. And what’s a video games mega event without cosplaying? Shanda shows that they can do anything from getting Dead or Alive Online to debut in the China market to getting many do-not-look-like DOA ladies ladies to become Kasumi, Ayane, Hitomi. If you ask me, I have no idea who’s who.

More pics after the jump.

Shanda, the largest online game company in China, uses money and royalties to attract top talents in China to develop Dead or Alive Online game for the PC. The DOA Online recruitment aims to find elite artists, engineers, programmers and designers to fly to Japan and develop the game together with TECMO Levio Studio. Annual income as high as a million yuan ($131 000) and royalties amounting to millions of yuan are awarded to successful candidates.
Definitely one way to get rich in the game industry via iResearch.cn

From the video, there’s Q (cute) version of Dead or Alive Online (死或生ONLINE）characters such as Kasumi and DOA is going the Web 2.0 way of having communities, organizing tournaments and fighting one another online. They call it DOA 2.0.
P.S: Notice the panda on Lei Fang’s shirt?
P.S.S: TECMO has actually spent 10 years in planning DOA Online.

The Dead or Alive Online site has gone live and there are more info on Dead or Alive Online, DOA Online, which will be developed for the PC platform instead of Xbox 360 or PS3. China’s largest online company, Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited or Shanda for short, has gone into agreement with old-time Japanese game developer, TECMO, to develop the online version of the widely popular Dead or Alive franchise.

TECMO own Lievo Studio, not Team NINJA Studio, will be in charge in developing the game while Shanda will provide the necessary online infrastructure to allow the game to start its …read more