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more about #china Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Paranoid dictatorship standard. All forms of culture and entertainment might get people questioning the oppressive regime. What the chinese governme... more » the7k: more » Rocketknight: Dear government organizations and media in general, Fuck you. Your reactions to video games since their entry into our global popular culture thus fa... more » Willby: Video games contributing to teen pregnancy ... I thought games were a *remedy* against pregnancy! more » TheOmnitron: The Chinese Government killed the Copenhagen talks earlier this month, turning it into a world-wide suicide pact. Has nothing to do with video game vi... more » magnakaiser: Like most things CCTV says most of the people under 40 will take it the same way most people elsewhere would take the same report. The older people wo... more » BanhammerStrikesBack: *Facepalm* Yes because Fox News is the ONLY NEWS NETWORK to exaggerate stories right? more » Drogmir: I think the Spirit of Mao dies a little more with each passing year of the so called People's Republic of China's actions more » KichiGuy: This won't/can't impregnate anyone. But seriously, the chances are much slimmer. more » anduin1: I wonder if I'll see a Chinese revolution in my lifetime, you read into China's long and rich history it's literally filled with revolutions and gover... more » Scynix: I love that we can say "Fox News" now and everyone immediately recognizes it like a tabloid. more » Pretty Sneaky Sis: [en.wikipedia.org] more » Deaf Mute: How many of the Chinese citizens truly believe their BS? Like "online videogames cause teen pregnancy and drug addiction"? I'm just curious, because... more » OTCIXS: Definitely not attributed to overpopulatation or anything... But really, online games attributing to teen pregnancy? Don't they usually cause the op... more » LegacyCrono: Maybe they think you're suppose to fight here? more » ManekiNeko: The Japanese and Koreans aren't on the greatest of terms. The Koreans are still holding a grudge over the atrocities committed by the Japanese during... more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Here's what I'm reading (in universal language): baaaawwww I have nothing against korean... love some of their food, character designs and bunch of o... more » PlayingKarrde: I don't know who these Koreans are that are upset about this, but I've been to parts of Seoul that resemble this scene. Go a little closer to the moun... more » RockyRan: These people are about 19 years too late. Street Fighter's stages and characters have always been caricature stereotypes. Dhalsim and India, T. Hawk a... more » Sutekh_Slain: I've never been to korea, but that stage doesn't "look" korean to me, nor apparently to korean citizens. In that regard, Capcom has failed to make the... more » -
#pc
Chinese TV Goes All Fox News Over Online PC Games
China Central Television last week broadcast a show called "Confession of a Murderer: Focus on Pornography and Violence in Online Games". You know where this is going. More » -
#southkorean
South Korean Criticism of Super Street Fighter IV Korean Stage
For the first time in a Street Fighter title, there is a South Korean character: Juri. Not everyone is happy with the way South Korean is depicted in the SSFIV stage. More » -
#china
DSi Launches In China
The Nintendo DSi has finally gone on sale in China. If someone asks you what the launch looked like, point to them right here and confidentially say, "This!" More » -
#china
DSi Gets Release Date in China, Packed With Nintendogs
China's iQue, which officially hands Nintendo releases in the territory, will be launching the DSi (iQue DSi) in China on December 15. More » -
#legal
Is This Game Ripping Off Mario Galaxy?
Duludubi Star is a Chinese PC game and looks familiar. Very, very familiar. Maybe even, too familiar. Watch gameplay here and check out the game's screen shots. More » -
#censorship
Welp, China's Crackin' Down on Games Again
China's Ministry of Culture sent out another nastygram to the country's game operators, demanding they knock off the "low-brow cultural content," and get their games back in line with the "core socialist value system." More » -
#toys
Mommy, Where Do Video Game Toys Come From?
There are a lot of video game toys out there. We should know. But did you ever stop to wonder, amidst all the yearning and admiration for a hunk of painted vinyl, just where it came from? More » -
#wow
World Of Warcraft "Lacks Approval" To Operate In China [Update]
Courtesy of some alleged "gross violations" of national regulations, China's General Administration of Press and Publication have ordered that World of Warcraft be suspended in the country. More » -
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#politics
China Bans Foreign Investment In Online Gaming [Update]
The General Administration of Press and Publication, China's video game industry regulator, is now prohibiting foreign investment in domestic online gaming, reports Reuters. This comes as China's online gamine sales are expected to increase 30 - 50 percent in 2009. More » -
#crackdown3
China Cracks Down on Online Gaming
You could go through the Oxford English Dictionary, pick a noun, and China's likely cracked down on it. (Except counterfeit goods). Online games that are "unhealthy" (says the state) are the latest target, and 45 have been shut down. More » -
#china
PSPgo In Chinese Knock Off Form
Sony's just released the new PSP, the PSPgo. Know what that means, time for a lower-priced Chinese copy. Thanks, China! More » -
#worldofwarcraft
World of Warcraft is Back Online in China
After a two month hiatus, World of Warcraft has resumed full operations in China, where a switchover in local operators had been held up by government regulators and content changes. More » -
#pokemon
China Rips Off Pokemon, Naruto And Digimon
The country's state-run television channel China Central Television is airing an anime that appears to be ripping off Japan's Pokémon, Naruto and Digimon franchises. More » -
#china
Chinese Gamers, PO'd at MMO, Shut it Down
Hot Blooded Legend is not the name of a skinflick, but rather, one of the most beloved online games in China. Last week, its publisher released a "nostalgia edition" of the game, and players revolted against the make-a-buck rehash. More » -
#companyofheroes
Company Of Heroes Online Replaces Germans With "Federation"
Like many Western games, Relic's Company of Heroes is in line for some changes once it hits the Chinese market as Company of Heroes Online. More » -
#blizzard
Diablo III: Some Versions Will Be Edited
The world is a big place. And what's cool for one part of it may not be so cool for another. Take Diablo III, for example, which will have its violent content edited when it's released in certain markets. More » -
#rumor
Hong Kong Game Mag Puts "PS3 Slim" On Cover [Update]
The upcoming issue of Chinese publication Game Wave features an image of a very "slim" looking PS3, along with a blurb that says the console is debuting at the end of next month. More » -
#wow
WoW Finally Returns To China, With A Little More Censorship
Just in case you're not one of the millions of Chinese subscribers to World of Warcraft who already knows this, here's a recap; the game recently changed operators in the PRC, and as a result had been down for weeks.
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#rumor
Sony Ramping Up PS3 Production For...Something
According to Taiwan's DigiTimes, Sony have recently "placed significant orders for key Sony PS3 components" from local manufacturers, waaaaay above the quantities they normally source. Interesting.
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#clips
Monster Hunter Chinese Rip-Off Trailer
Monster Hunter does monster business. PC game Hunter Blade is trying to cash in — or at least ski in Monster Hunter's wake. More »
