China’s game industry has come a long way in the past few years, growing to billions of dollars in revenue. The latest ranking of the top PC games in China provided by QQ Games and published by tech site Tech In Asia shows some interesting trends, a mix of old favorites with a couple of new entrants.
Riot Games’ League of Legends is number one in China, showing its popularity around the world. The second-ranked game is Dungeon Fighter Online, a Korean-developed title that was first released back in 2005. Crossfire, a free-to-play game that’s making huge amounts of money, is third on the list. This is a version of CounterStrike created by Korean developers, released back in 2007. The original Counter-Strike Online is at $10 on the list, developed by Valve and Nexon and released in 2008. The oldest game on the list is Fantasy Journey to the West, which was originally released back in 2003.
Clearly Chinese gamers are mostly into tried and true favorites. They are not obsessed with playing the latest and greatest, but prefer games that are familiar and fun. The list of games is mostly the same as it was in March, though positions have shifted.
Source: Techninasia