Write what you are looking for and press enter to begin your search!
The Overwatch League 2020 matches that were due to be held in South Korea in weeks five, six, and seven have been cancelled. This includes the home event for Seoul Dynasty, South Korea's Overwatch League team. The Overwatch League Twitter page announced the decision today, saying that it was done "in order to protect the health & safety of our...
Last month, it shook the esports scene when the Overwatch League cancelled all its matches which were scheduled to take place in China for the next two months. Now Blizzard has announced that they are planning to reschedule the matches, which will now take place in Seoul, South Korea. According to Blizzard, the purpose of this action is "to protec...
In case you are wondering; no, it's not Call of Duty. One of Southeast Asia, Korea, and China's biggest online PC first-person shooter, CrossFire, is getting a movie. According to a Variety report, Sony Pictures has landed the rights to make a film out of the Smilegate-published game. Producer Neal Moritz (Fast & Furious series) and writer Ch...
While a Chinese version of Steam exclusive to the country may sound neat and may help bolster the local games market, it may be a threat. This is partially due to the fact that this version of Steam is region-locked. It also doesn't help that China's government regulations as of now make it impossible for small developers to survive in the Chinese ...
Meet Yuan Herong, a bodybuilder who got some buzz due to her accurate portrayal of Street Fighter's strongest woman in the world. https://www.instagram.com/p/B5-lgwKpyXb/?utm_source=ig_embed https://www.instagram.com/p/B5-oZ1wJc8H/?utm_source=ig_embed She also cosplays as SNK's strongest woman in the world when she's not doing gym work building ...
During their third-quarter earnings call, EA answered several questions, one of which was regarding the mobile version of Apex Legends. Apex Legends Mobile (not the official name) was initially announced late last year, with scarce details. Thanks to the new financial report, we now know that the publisher is working with a Chinese developer on Ap...
Thanks to the recent Chinese Coronavirus crisis, Blizzard has recently cancelled all Overwatch League matches scheduled to take place in China for the next two months. Initially, there were supposed to be OWL matches scheduled in Shanghai, Foshan, and Hangzhou between February and March. Here's a short statement from the company that was publishe...
Good news for UK studio Ndemic Creations: the company has recently seen rising sales in its game Plague Inc., a real-time strategy that lets you destroy the world with an ever-evolving pathogen. This is clearly coinciding with the recent Coronavirus outbreak that killed 26 people in China so far. Most of the sales are from China, where players are...
Tencent recently partnered with Nintendo to officially launch the Nintendo Switch in China in December 2019. At launch, the only Switch games approved for sale were New Super Mario Bros. Deluxe, Mario Kart 8 and Super Mario Odyssey. However, it turns out that these titles were only made playable in China alone. Games industry analyst Daniel Ahmad ...
Good news for hyper action gaming fans, we think. Platinum Games, the developers behind the Bayonetta series, Vanquish, and the upcoming Babylon's Fall, will be receiving a capital investment from Tencent Holdings. This is a basis of a new partnership between the two that will not affect the independence of Platinum Games; the latter will operate ...
When it comes to the world of international esports, everyone knows about the World Electronic Sports Games (WESG). For the first time in the tournament's history, the Asia Pacific (APAC) Final is taking place outside of China. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="4608"] Brian Wong, VP of Global Initiatives at Alibaba (left) and Hasnul Hadi Sam...
Some mistakes are harder to forgive than others. Like, oh say, selling off a friend's mint condition item for a fraction of its price. That's what happened to his particular chap in China according to the South China Morning Post. This person spent US$1.4 million on his character in the MMORPG Justice Online. Somehow or other, his friend accide...
Every developer and publisher whose made a game that has been successful in esports wants to get into the Chinese market. Rainbow Six Siege is one of those games but its first attempt generated one hell of a backlash but now Ubisoft is approaching the issue with a new partner. In an interview with Rainbow Six Siege esports portal The Loadout, Ub...
France-based Team Vitality is one of the most prominent esports teams in Europe. With a shining track record in games such as League of Legends, CS:GO, FIFA, Rocket League, and more, it's no wonder that more investors are pouring their resources into the team. Earlier this week, Business Wire reported that esports venture fund Rewired.GG has inv...
As per every year for gamers all over the world, November started with a bang. The recent weekend was filled with awesome announcements and happenings at BlizzCon 2019. Aside from the Overwatch 2 being unveiled, the Overwatch World Cup (OWWC) 2019 was also happening and now we've got a winner. [caption id="attachment_42823" align="aligncenter" wid...
If you're an anime and video games fan fond of collecting figures of your favourite characters, then you're probably well acquainted with bootleg toys and figures that are sold at cheaper prices and usually lower quality. Even without checking, we all know that most of them come from China. [caption id="attachment_42395" align="aligncenter" width=...
YouTube gaming guy Pewdiepie and his brand of content are now banned in China. That's a pretty big deal considering the guy has over 101 million subscribers and is a worldwide phenomenon. During his 19th October upload (a few hours on 20th October, give or take, so this is still pretty fresh), his content is banned because of how he reacted to a p...
Following the controversy which began with Hong Kong Hearthstone player Chung "blitzchung" Ng Wai's political statements, many people within the esports industry have been engaging in discussions concerning China and the Hong Kong protests which are still happening to this day. ESL co-CEO and co-founder Ralf Reichert has instructed his employees t...
Blizzard has finally issued a follow-up statement regarding the punishment dished out towards Hong Kong Hearthstone player Chung "blitzchung" Ng Wai for his politically-charged statement. President of Blizzard Entertainment J. Allen Brack wrote a blogpost not just to announce the reduction of Chung's punishment but also to provide further clarific...
The recent debacle concerning Hong Kong Hearthstone player Chung "blitzchung" Ng Wai's suspension has motivated many people to boycott Blizzard. One of those people is Mark Kern, a former Blizzard employee who helped make World of Warcraft, Diablo 2, and Starcraft. In a Twitter thread posted recently, Mark announced that he's giving up on playing ...
">
">
