apr 1, 1998 - "Metal Knight" (《铁甲风暴》) was published in mainland China.

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"Metal Knight" is a real-time strategy video game released in 1998, developed by Object Software Limited and published in mainland China by Object Software and in Taiwan by T-time Technology Co., Ltd. In 1999 the English version was published by Microforum in the United States and Italy.

Between 1998 and 1999, "Metal Knight" was the best-selling domestically developed game in mainland China for two consecutive years, setting a new benchmark for local game sales.
(Source: “History of Chinese Games,” First Edition)

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