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Update 9/10/19: Australian game studio Immutable has offered to pay blitzchung all of the prize money he lost (a total that ranges from US$7,000 to US$10,000) plus a ticket to their upcoming Gods Unchained World Championship which has racked up a prize pool of US$500,000. According to Kotaku, blitzchung has responded to the offer but it's still u...
The best animated movies usually hail from either western countries like the United States (Disney Pixar, Dreamworks) or Japan (the home of anime), but not modern China, albeit being an economic global superpower known for their advanced tech. That is changing with the arrival of NEZHA, China's first truly great animated movie. NEZHA is not only c...
It had to eventually come to this, given Chinese distributor Perfect World's long-standing relationship with Valve via Chinese Dota 2. The company recently announced more details about the Chinese version of Valve's digital distribution platform. Steam China will be called "Zhengqi Pingtai", which is translated to "Steam Platform". The p...
China is definitely investing massive amounts of money into the esports industry, perhaps more than any other country in the world right now. Chinese games and tech company NetEase has announced plans to invest a whopping RMB5 billion (or roughly US$725 million) in an esports stadium and park in Shanghai, China. The news was announced at the 2019 ...
Sega and Total War developer Creative Assembly have announced a long-term partnership with Chinese leading internet/online game services provider NetEase to publish the real-time strategy games franchise in China. This deal means that they will work to localize the Total War games for Chinese gamers in the country, including the recent critically-...
It's hard to anything fresh in the stealth genre. Metal Gear Solid has pretty much become the textbook example while other game series like Thief, Hitman, Splinter Cell, and more have also offered great experiences. The developers at Spikewave Games believe that their debut game Evotinction will bring something new to the table. What sets the game...
This year, almost half of the global games market is dominated by the Asia Pacific region. That market share is represented by an estimated value of US$72 billion in revenue. Out of that amount, China represents US$36 billion. Believe it or not, even with that amount China isn't the number one games market in the world. It used to be. Now that spot...
Sony Interactive Entertainment Shanghai is set to host its PlayStation ChinaJoy press conference next month. The company will likely be revealing never-before-seen games during the live stream. Key visuals for what seems to be new games slated to be unveiled at the event have been released (via Gematsu). There are a total of 14 key visuals, which ...
Taiwanese developer Red Candle Games initially removed its well-received horror game Devotion five months ago in February 2019 when Steam users discovered art assets used in the game that supposedly mocked Chinese President Xi Jinping. Devotion is a first-person horror game, where players assume the role of troubled screenwriter Du Feng Yu who has...
Fast food franchise and game tie-ins aren't especially new, but this Final Fantasy XIV promo takes the cake. Or massive buckets of chicken in this instance. China's KFC outlet is holding a promo that offers Final Fantasy XIV a sweet Fat Black Chocobo mount code for use in-game. Here's the catch: You have to buy a KFC family deal for four. That's...
The first-ever Auto Chess Invitational is going to happen, courtesy of developers Drodo Studio. And it's offering a huge sum of US$1 million in prizes. The tournament's global qualifiers will start in early August and will feature "online and offline events" to get the game's community on board. The qualifying teams will then join those who are in...
China-based games and tech company NetEase has announced (via The New York Times) that it will be working together with The Pokémon Company and Game Freak to release the first-ever official mobile Pokémon game in China. What game is it? It's going to be a version of Pokémon Quest, which originally launched for the Nintendo Switch, A...
NetEase, the China-based company who will be creating the much-hyped action RPG Diablo Immortal, will be teaming up with Marvel to create new original entertainment that includes games, TV shows, and comic books. The company announced the strategic partnership at its annual games product launch event; it will develop entertainment for both the Chi...
After so many months of facing regulation challenges, bigwig game publisher Tencent has pulled PUBG out of China. Instead, it's now being replaced with a similar semi-tweaked version of the game dubbed Game for Peace (via Reuters). Why do this? Because Tencent had to concede to government requirements to tone down the game due to its excessive vio...
Everyone knows that China is a massive country with an equally-massive population. The PC games market in the Middle Kingdom accounts for more than half of PC online games revenue in the world, but how many gamers is that? According to Asian games market intelligence analyst Niko, that number is larger than we thought. China's domestic PC online g...
We are receiving yet another story of layoffs as Chinese tech giant NetEase has confirmed reports that they are carrying out widespread layoffs due to a fall in net profit last year. NetEase has been conducting organizational adjustments since the Chinese New Year holiday. This adjustment came in the form of downsizing some departments, cutting al...
Good news for you toy fans and brick builders living in China who are sick of knock-offs in the country. The real deal is opening up shop in Beijing. LEGO has opened its first flagship store in the Chinese capital recently; this is the company's third flagship store to open in China since 2016. This outlet features a strong Chinese-style setup lik...
China made headlines and waves in the games industry a few months ago when the country announced that it will be suspending game approvals for an unconfirmed period of time. After approximately four months, the country has now declared that it will once again be resuming review of games for approval, as well as outlining the government's plans for ...
Sucks to be a gamer in China, especially if you love battle royale shooters. It also sucks to be a publisher whose games rely on the burgeoning Chinese market for that sweet player base number. So it's rather telling that someone on Chinese gaming forum NGA (via Reddit) chose to leak a ban/to-be-banned list made by China's official online games et...
Hello, esports fans! This week in Overwatch news, we have more roster announcements & a surprise wedding. Amidst the hectic week, one pro player even decided to retire from the Overwatch. Monte & Susie Surprise Wedding! For days, the community was teased with the hashtag #EsportsMystery. Analysts, broadcasters, players & other folks beh...
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