The action MMO War Rage will also be released here in Europe – a release for PS4 and Xbox One is also planned.
At the end of last week, the “G-Star” took place – this is the largest trade fair for entertainment electronics in South Korea. The giants there present their new games. Just in case anyone wonders why there are so many news about Asia games in mid-November.
NetEase, the developers of Revelation Online, presented War Rage at G-Star 2016. The action MMORPG revolves around sieges, storming fortresses and castles in medieval China.
NetEase also plans to release the game in the West, therefore they are adding the European Middle Ages – knights and so on. However, this will only come when the West release is imminent, before that the action revolves around the Northwest of China. Where the legendary Silk Road begins.
Sounds like a dream come true for some fans of the “Total War” series. Finally hopping over the wall first and not just chasing the poor devils to their deaths. Although: real-time strategy elements are also expected from War Rage – similar to Kingdoms under Fire 2 – but things have been fairly quiet for KuF2 for about half a year.
Which MMORPG elements a real-time strategy action game has … the future will tell.
Release date late 2017 – mid 2018 for War Rage
The release is planned in 12 to 18 months. This means sometime from late 2017 to mid-2018.
Unusual for an MMORPG from South Korea: They are talking about catering to “consoles” – which typically means Xbox One and PlayStation 4 – virtual reality is also expected to play a role. This was explained by producer Wang Xi, who has experience with consoles from Halo and Destiny .
War Rage: First Beijing, then Berlin! Release on PS4 and Xbox One also planned
These are – after the China launch (Step 1) and global release (Step 2) – but only steps 3 and 4. As step 5, they plan “World Domination” – well, not quite, but the goal is to become the most important franchise worldwide in terms of “Cold Weapons” – meaning axes, swords, spears. An ambitious goal.
If you are into “Cold Weapons”, you might be happy with For Honor – as its release is already significantly earlier.
