Software:Magic Chess: Go Go
| Magic Chess: Go Go | |
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| Developer(s) | Moonton |
| Publisher(s) | Moonton |
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| Genre(s) | Auto battler |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Magic Chess: Go Go (MCGG) is a multiplayer strategy auto battler mobile game developed and published by Moonton, a subsidiary of ByteDance. The game derived from Software:Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB). Released on iOS and Android, it had a soft launch in Malaysia and Singapore on 29 November 2024 before expanding to APAC region on 21 February 2025.
Gameplay
MCGG is a tactical real time strategy PvP auto battler game involving eight players.[1]
Development and release
Magic Chess: Go Go (MCGG) is a derivative video game of Software:Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB). Within the MLBB universe, MCGG is a famous game in the Land of Dawn, the main setting of MLBB developed by a "mysterious game designer". Hence MCGG's mechanics such as its commanders, Go Go Cards, and synergies relies heavily on MLBB lore.[2] MLBB itself had Magic Chess as an in-game mode prior.[3]
Released in both iOS and Android, MCGG had its soft launch in Malaysia and Singapore on 29 November 2024 before it was launched in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand (APAC region) on 21 February 2025.[2][3]
MCGG had its global release on 28 May 2025 with at least 20 million players participating in the pre-registration.[1]
Esports
MCGG was held as a demonstration event at esports tournaments of the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand.[4]
Moonton will organize the GO1 World Championship, the first offline global tournament for MCGG in January 2026.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Muhammad, Isa (9 June 2025). "Moonton Games' Magic Chess: Go Go has surpassed 30m downloads" (in en). Pocket Gamer. https://www.pocketgamer.biz/moonton-games-magic-chess-go-go-has-surpassed-30m-downloads/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lojo, Michelle (19 February 2025). "Strategy game Magic Chess Go Go to be released in Philippines". The Philippine Star. https://www.philstar.com/campus/sports/2025/02/19/2422654/strategy-game-magic-chess-go-go-be-released-philippines.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Magic Chess: Go Go launches in the APAC region this week". Gosu Gamers. https://www.gosugamers.net/news/74351-magic-chess-go-go-launches-in-the-apac-region-this-week.
- ↑ Lojo, Michelle. "Philippines cops esports demo medals in SEA Games". The Philippine Star. https://www.philstar.com/sports/2025/12/13/2493959/philippines-cops-esports-demo-medals-sea-games.
- ↑ "‘Magic Chess: Go Go’ may GO1 World Championship; tampok din sa 33rd SEA Games" (in fil). Bandera (Philippine Daily Inquirer). 17 November 2025. https://bandera.inquirer.net/432346/magic-chess-go-go-may-go1-world-championship-tampok-din-sa-33rd-sea-games.
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