Snail Games Announces Free-to-Play MMO & Mobile Lineup for E3

Snail Games has announced its E3 2014 games line up today, featuring Black Gold Online, Age of Wushu: Tempest of Strife, and the first glimpse of Snail Games’ upcoming mobile titles. The company also announced that Black Gold Online will enter open beta on June 20.

Snail Games will be in South Hall, Booth #2803 during E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo), June 10-12 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

“Snail Games continues its rapid ascension as a global online games leader, highlighted by this summer’s blockbuster steampunk/fantasy blended game Black Gold Online, a title that pushes the boundaries of the MMORPG experience, and the fourth expansion of its first U.S. release — Age of Wushu,” said Shi Hai, chief executive officer of Snail Games China. “Black Gold Online and Age of Wushu: Tempest of Strife further define Snail Games as an innovator in the MMO space. With the unveiling of mobile games, Snail Games is offering a glimpse of the company’s remarkable future.”

Snail’s E3 Lineup includes:

Black Gold Online

• Platform: Windows PC
• Developer: Snail Games
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Availability: Open Beta begins June 20
• Summary: Black Gold Online is an immersive MMORPG set in the vivid world of Montel where the Neo-Victorian steampunk Kingdom of Isenhorst clashes with the Maya-inspired high fantasy realm of the Erlandir Union. Players create a character using myriad customization options and engage in intense action combat with a variety of unique classes. Personal mounted carriers include mythical beasts for the Erlandir Union and mechanized units for the Kingdom of Isenhorst. They take control through open-world player vs. player (PvP), large-scale faction vs. faction battlegrounds and timely Energy Well battles for factions and personal guilds.

Age of Wushu: Tempest of Strife

• Platform: Windows PC
• Developer: Snail Games
• ESRB Rating: Mature
• Availability: Now
• Summary: Age of Wushu: Tempest of Strife is the fourth free expansion of the popular martial arts MMORPG, Age of Wushu. The most recent expansion brings six emerging sects; character customization options like equipment engraving and facial surgery; a dynamic weather system, including snow and rain; varying time of day; a neutral ‘Vagrant’ class; and dynamic events unlocked by the weather system, including searching for treasure during a desert dust storm and stopping a rebel army under a solar eclipse.

Heroes of Gaia

• Platforms: iOS / Android
• Developer: Snail Games
• Availability: To Be Announced
• Summary: An all-new 3D turn-based strategy mobile game, Heroes of Gaia lets players enter a fantasy world of magic and mercenaries, paladins and power-hungry warlords as they raise forces in a bid to rule the land.

Puzzle Heroes Saga

• Platforms: iOS / Android
• Developer: Snail Games
• Availability: To Be Announced
• Summary: Explore a new type of game, mixing match-three puzzles with combat in an RPG. Guide characters on their journey in a world of magic and mayhem, growing and expanding arsenals throughout the quest. Players will discover all kinds of amazing treasures in this unique puzzle game.

Taichi Panda

• Platforms: iOS / Android
• Developer: Snail Games
• Availability: To Be Announced
• Summary:Taichi Panda brings an action RPG adventure. Players journey through a visually stunning world in a three-quarter view perspective where they battle unique enemies and powerful bosses using accessible analog replicated controls.