Major Chinese investment house known to online gamers in the west for its stake in a number of western games, including League of Legends and World of Warcraft.
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Tarisland lays out its philosophy for seasons ahead of Blight Dragon Elegy
With Tarisland's Blight Dragon Elegy launching later in October (no, we still don't know which day, bizarrely), Tencent is deep-diving what players can expect...
Ubisoft ponders a buyout by Tencent and Guillemot family’s company after second quarter stumbles
It's become clear now that the Star Wars and Assassin's Creed IPs are not as ironclad as they once were for Ubisoft: Following a...
Tarisland’s Incendiary Lava dungeon lore dump has an alchemist, a fire lord, and a vengeful phoenix
That's right, kids, it's Story Time with Tarisland once again, as this time around Tencent is taking players through the extremely descriptive Incendiary Lava...
Tarisland prepares for Blight Dragon Elegy with a rep-boosting event and more dungeon lore
We still don't know when the Blight Dragon Elegy will be sung by Tarisland beyond sometime in October, but we can probably count Saturday,...
Here’s how Tarisland’s first season will finally fix combo classes
Blessedly, Tarisland's latest Frost Dragon Elegy post is absolutely devoid of lore, though you might be wishing it were just lore by the end...
Wayfinder studio Airship Syndicate’s latest layoff cuts the teams down to 50 people ahead of launch
Wayfinder studio Airship Syndicate has already faced a round of layoffs over the last year, and I'm sorry to report this morning that it's...
Tarisland’s latest Blight Dragon Elegy lore dump focuses on the bosses of the Scarlet Frostwood dungeon
Over the past couple of weeks, Tarisland has been kicking out some pretty nutso lore posts about its upcoming Blight Dragon Elegy season, sharing...
Watch out for disembodied arms falling out of the sky in Tarisland, apparently
We are pleased to report that the latest lore entry for Tarisland's Blight Dragon Elegy is not nearly as insane as last week's - no...
Tarisland’s lore for Blight Dragon Elegy sure is something
As Tarisland marches onward toward the extremely Wrath of the Lich King-esque Blight Dragon Elegy and its first proper season, Tencent is continuing to...
Tarisland kicks off a speed-leveling event with rewards for the fastest levelers
Remember when Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street argued in favor of slower leveling in MMOs? Well, Tarisland is doing the total opposite of that: It's starting...
You can still play your old Nightingale characters offline even after Realms Rebuilt launches
We're just two days away from the launch of Nightingale's Realms Rebuilt, which is less an update and more a full-scale revamp and reset...
Tarisland reaffirms Steam launch coming in October, kicks off event to drive wishlisting
I expect some people are learning today that Tarisland never came to Steam at all when Tencent launched its WoW-inspired MMOPRG here in the...
Here’s what to expect from Nightingale’s massive Realms Rebuilt update when it lands next week
Nightingale fans have been waiting for Realms Rebuilt all summer - since even before we knew it was called Realms Rebuilt. But your wait...
NetEase Q2 2024: NetEase’s MMOs propelled a revenue lift, but its stock dipped hard anyway
We haven't often covered NetEase's financial reports, but as the company continues to chuck out (and sunset) new multiplayer games and MMOs, it seems...
Tarisland opens SilverLit Cup guild PvP tourney registrations, previews its Viking-inspired season
Tencent has dropped several new dev blogs for Tarisland over the last few days, including previews of Blight Dragon Elegy and its PvP tourney.
Let's...
Tarisland confirms more content, new dungeons, and account-wide items coming in Blight Dragon Elegy
The Blight Dragon Elegy season is on its way to Tarisland, and it's doing more than just bringing a weird content name: It's also...
Tencent’s Blue Protocol Mobile goes into closed beta testing in China (sigh)
Hey, remember when Blue Protocol completely ended the Japanese version and western launch? Yeah, that still really stings, thanks for bringing it up. As the...
Vague Patch Notes: When did Blue Protocol really die?
It was the middle of the night, for us, when we heard the news: Blue Protocol is dead. It will never be receiving a...
Tarisland turns one-month bans into 10-year bans for cheaters following player ‘feedback’
Furbish up your "well that escalated quickly" memes because that Tarisland cheating debacle from earlier this week just got much weirder and more punitive.
Yesterday,...
Tarisland temp-bans players caught cheating in the Blight Dragon speed race event
All right, who here wants to see cheaters tracked, caught, and punished? Big show of hands, great. Now who here wants to see a...
