Kotaku: China

iPads Yanked only from Some Chinese Stores. Still Available in Shanghai and Beijing.

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:30:00 EST

Yesterday, a report surfaced that after Apple lost a lawsuit over the term "iPad" in China, the tablet was getting pulled from the country's shops. More »

Move Over Romance, It's Time for the Killers

Eric Jou — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:30:00 EST

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms was a Chinese historical fiction novel written in the 14th century, and it wasn't about romance at all—well not romance as in love. It is a story about the struggles of three kingdoms and their battle for power and dominance over China. The story is full of treachery and brotherhood and even some romance. More »

Meet China's New Nerd Goddess

Eric Jou — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:00:00 EST

Over the course of the Chinese New Year, a young girl took China's internet population by storm. Unlike other previous net celebrities, this lady didn't do it by showing off skin, being outrageous, or destroying public goodwill towards the red cross, instead she did it through cosplay. More »

Boy, Is China's Illegal Gray Market Blatant

Eric Jou — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:00:00 EST

Looking for pc games in China? Not a problem, they're sold everywhere. Console games and consoles? Not a problem, they're also sold everywhere, despite the fact that video game consoles are banned in China. More »

Customers Petition Apple to End Worker Abuse

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:50:00 EST

Later this morning, Apple users will deliver over 250,000 signatures to the Apple Store in NYC's Grand Central Station, demanding that Apple end Chinese worker abuse. [Change.org and SumOfUs] More »

Foxconn Hacked

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:00:00 EST

A hacker collective named SwaggSec claims to have hacked Foxconn, the world's largest electronic components maker. Foxconn assembles hardware for Apple as well as game consoles, such as the PS3, the Xbox 360, and the Wii. According to SwaggSec's open letter, the hack appears to be retaliation for Foxconn's notorious working conditions. More »

Inside a Chinese Hacking Den

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:30:00 EST

Located in a South China shopping mall, this shop doesn't merely "fix" consoles. It fixes them so they can run pirated games. More »

My In-Flight WiFi Is Better than Yours!

Eric Jou — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:30:00 EST

Back in November 2011, Air China (China's national airline) launched its in-flight wifi service. Unfortunately it wasn't a real wifi network, users only connected to the in-flight intranet instead of the real internet. More »

Gamer Dies in Taipei Internet Cafe, Nine Hours Later Someone Notices

Mike Fahey — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:00 EST

Chen Rong-yu of Taiwan checked into an internet cafe in the city of New Taipei on Tuesday evening to play popular multiplayer PC game League of Legends. Wednesday evening a waitress found the 23-year-old sitting rigidly in his chair, hands outstretched towards the computer. More »

Man Lights Fireworks. Man Blows Up Manhole.

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:40:00 EST

A man in a blue jacket crouched, lighting a firecracker on a manhole. The children stuck their fingers in their ears. More »

Foxconn's Boss Seems Like a Jerk. He Has a Super Strong Umbrella.

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 EST

Terry Gou, head of Foxconn, gets the Next Media Animation treatment, complete with an umbrella that deflects suicide jumpers. More »

This Man's Asia Honeymoon. With a Cardboard Girl.

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:45:00 EST

If you think being married to people is hard, try being married to a cardboard person. And then globetrotting around with your better half. Your better cardboard half, that is. More »

Do Apple, Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo Really Care? Do We?

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:30:00 EST

For Westerners, the conditions are shocking. Workers slave away for hours on end, pulling overtime, until their legs swell or they suffer from crippling disabilities. More »

iPhone6? No, It's the iPnoho6!

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:00:00 EST

China is infamous for its knock-offs. Some are so well-made, it's impossible to tell them from the original. And sometimes they are even made at the same factories! More »

Today's Best Use of Unauthorized Video Game Footage

Mike Fahey — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:00:00 EST

Chinese songstress Yang Yuying couldn't have chosen a better video game to accompany a live performance of her song "I'll Be Waiting For You In The Spring" than ThatGameCompany's PlayStation Network masterpiece Flower, though she probably should have asked permission first. More »

This Creepy Chinese Gundam Copy Will Blow Your Mind [Update]

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:00:00 EST

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　Holy crap! China reworked Gundam Seed, and a bunch of other things, into this mind melting cartoon extravaganza. More »

Live in China or South Korea? Write about Games?

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:30:00 EST

Not only is Kotaku going through applications for Tokyo correspondents (we are currently no longer accepting applications), it is also looking to expand its coverage beyond Japan to China and South Korea. More »

Pictures of the Xbox Factory Jumpers

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST

This week, a report surfaced that a group of 300 Xbox 360 factory workers threatened to commit suicide en masse over a labor dispute. The group took the rooftops, but was finally talked down. Here are the photos. More »

North Korea's Dictator Is So Dragonball

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:00:00 EST

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Kim Jong-il passed away last month, leaving his manga-reading gamer son Kim Jong-un as successor. More »

Microsoft's Explanation For What Caused Xbox 360 Factory Suicide Threats

Luke Plunkett & Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:00:00 EST

Earlier this week, Kotaku told you about how a large number of employees at a Foxconn factory in China had threatened mass suicide having been "denied compensation they were promised". More »

Who Is to Blame for Slave Labor-Made Game Consoles: Gamers or Game Companies?

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:00:00 EST

Last month, when I got my hands on the PS Vita, the first thing I did was open the box. The second? Flipped over the device to see where it was made. More »

Microsoft on Foxconn: We're “Committed to the Fair Treatment and Safety of Workers”

Evan Narcisse — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:30:00 EST

An earlier piece on the mass suicide threat at the Foxconn electronics manufacturing factory reported how 300 people there nearly jumped off a building in a labor dispute. Microsoft's responded to the situation and you can see the full comment by going back to the original story. More »

Report: Mass Suicide Threats at Xbox 360 Plant [UPDATE]

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:40:00 EST

On Jan. 2, over 300 employees at a Foxconn plant in Wuhan, China threatened to throw themselves off a building in a mass suicide. Foxconn makes Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony products. These workers manufacture Xbox 360s. More »

How Not To Leak a Sony Prototype Online

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:30:00 EST

If you ever plan on uploading prototype pics onto the internet or sending Kotaku secret factory photos, there's one thing you must remember: modern day electronics have reflective surfaces. More »

This Chinese Hotel Is an Odd Homage to Japan and Anime

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:30:00 EST

Spend any time in Japan, and you'll see them: Chinese tourists. While tensions do flare between the two countries, there are Chinese who are infatuated with Japanese popular culture. More »

...And China Rips-Off the PS Vita

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:30:00 EST

Sony is making the PlayStation Vita at a Chinese factory. And, surprise, another Chinese company is releasing a new device that looks an awful lot like the Vita. Anyone remember the iPed? More »

Is Resident Evil 6 Going to China?

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:00:00 EST

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Survival horror game Resident Evil 4 was set in Europe—okay, Spain. RE5 was set in Africa. And the inevitable RE6? More »

Argh, This Disney Kids Game Just Got Gruesomely Morbid

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:30:00 EST

In 1994, Westwood—they of Command & Conquer fame—released a platforming adaptation of The Lion King. It was pretty great! Westwood had no part in the bootleg Chinese version of the game, though, which added a few extra scenes. More »

China's First Game Console Dated and Priced

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:30:00 EDT

The iSec, Lenovo's home game console, was supposed to be out this fall. According to Chinese reports, it will get a limited release this December in the Mainland. Previously called the eBox, the iSec has Kinect-style controls and will cost 3,000 yuan (US$470). More »

Chinese TF2 Knockoff Drafts Tomb Raider Alum to Vouch for It

Owen Good — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:30:00 EDT

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Ahem. Well, back in July, we were introduced to Final Combat, China's ~~homage to~~ ripoff of Team Fortress 2. The game won't have a western release, but for any Chinese who managed to defeat the Baidu censorship and learn of the game's true origins, we have Troy Horton, formerly of the Tomb Raider series, to vouch for its originality. More »

Tokyo Game Show Is Also about Chinese Arcade Games

Brian Ashcraft — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 05:30:00 EDT

Chinese arcade games with characters named "Lancelot" or with sharks that can drive and are dressed like pirates with some sort of Native American headdress. More »

China Not Only Has Diablo V...

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 05:00:00 EDT

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It also has the Diablo V expansion pack. Meanwhile, the rest of the world patiently waits for developer Blizzard to finish Diablo III. Oh, China. More »

Watch the "Real" Angry Birds Fly At This Chinese Theme Park

Brian Crecente — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:20:00 EDT

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Remember that bigger-than-life Angry Birds attraction in China we told you about? Here's a look at it in action. The attraction is located in an amusement park in China's Hunan Province. More »

Fake Angry Birds Game Shoots Real Plush Birds at Green...Balloons

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 05:30:00 EDT

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Oh China. First a bootleg Blizzard theme park and now this, bootleg, real-life games of Angry Birds? What's next, fake Apple stores? Fake consoles? Oh. More »

The Sites (and Booth Companions) of China's Biggest Show

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 06:00:00 EDT

ChinaJoy is the country's biggest game show. It wrapped up on July 31, and showcased a whole host of PC games. More »

Is China a Little Less Joyous This Year?

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:00:00 EDT

ChinaJoy, the country's biggest online game convention, is less for video games and more for something else: ladies in skimpy outfits. More »

Apparently I'm Not Allowed to Sell My Children for Online Gaming Money Either

Mike Fahey — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:30:00 EDT

The internet is abuzz with the story of a Chinese couple that's gotten in trouble for selling their three children for money to spend on online games. As it turns out, that's not the sort of thing people take kindly to no matter where you live. More »

There is CityVille In China (and it's Legal!)

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:30:00 EDT

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Super-popular Facebook game CityVille now has a little brother, developers Zynga releasing a version of the game in China. An official version. More »

China's TF2 Rip-Off Also Loves Battlefield Heroes

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:30:00 EDT

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So Final Combat, China's seemingly shameless rip-off of Team Fortress 2, isn't as shameless as we first thought. I mean, it's not entirely lifting content from Valve's shooter. It's lifting it from EA's Battlefield Heroes as well! More »

China Launches "Virtual Property" Insurance

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:00:00 EDT

Live in China? Own property? Virtual property? Sunshine Insurance Group Corporation might have you covered. More »