Chinese MMORPG Rebel & Rulers to launch exclusively on PlayPhone

Given the strength of its rivals PapayaMobile and DeNA making great strides in Asia right now news that PlayPhone has secured an exclusivity deal with Chinese MMORPG Rebel & Rulers will be seen as a scoop for the platform.

The agreement will see Magic Universe's release known as Latent Dragon in China, and sporting a userbase of 5 million   hit PlayPhone's Social Gaming Network for Android before the end of 2011.

Dynasty warrior

The deal was announced back in July, with Magic Universe one of a number of Chinese studios including China Wireless Arts to sign up for the platform.

"Rebels & Rulers is a mobile MMO game set in imperial China, featuring martial arts of the Yuan Dynasty," says the developer of the PlayPhone version.

"Real-time battles, awesome details, and memorable characters further infuse this fantastic role-playing game with the spirit of Kung Fu."

Currently only an Android version is being talked about, though PlayPhone's networks extends beyond Google's platform to both iOS and HTML5.