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more about #onlinegaming animeman59: Welcome to China: The Nanny State more » Odin: I'm just counting the days until the revolution. more » xxnike629xx: you know...i honestly have to say that i feel bad for them. in this day and age, i would assume that a governing body would be a bit more open to thes... more » telekinesis: You guys keep posting articles and comments like these and I won't be able to read kotaku from China anymore =P more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: The chinese government will soon be printing out a list of things people CAN do on their free time. You know, just to save time. And paper. more » philiptu000: i am right now actually in China and watching the tv program talking about this issue. I think some of the people here has the fear or prejudice about... more » Steed123: I think they're onto something - after a heavy session of Rome: Total War I find myself compelled to smuggle drugs about the place, whoring myself out... more » Kaka Kittens: Freedom is overrated, I don't see the rest of the world doing anything particularly constructive with it that makes me think that it's substantially b... more » Adhominem: To the people defending the Chinese Government: I come from a Chinese background. My father's uncles were tortured to death at labor camps in the 19... more » PoweredByHentai: *Cough* While it's easy to complain about China clamping down on online gaming and cursing the government for doing so, maybe it would be prudent to ... more » Bouchart: Chiner? I remember one of the Kennedy's, possibly all of them, called Cuba "Cuber." more » CommentatorHatman: "The offending games were run from abroad and had not received permission to operate in China." Translation : They didn't pay me enough to sign the p... more » AncientUnknown1: Do patents and copyrights not exist in China? Or is there another reason they don't crack down piracy? more » Sobersean: aka Doctor Aquafresh: Sad really when they're just China play a game. more » Mr. Yeah: why is this of any concern to ANYONE else? so we can judge them based on our own cultural perceived values? why does EVERY culture have to act one wa... more » -Skyline-:Offering FREE Grunt Birthday Parties!: Doesn't Second Life have prostitution elements in it? more » Cookie: LOL @ COMMUNISM more » Paul_Is_Drunk: Well, there is a reason the United States is slipping out of the top 10 in internet speeds... the same reason we slip out of the top 10 in anything, c... more » Tuor_of_Gondolin: This argument is stupid, from both sides. Broadband is NOT a definition of services, but rather of bandwidth specifications. You define broadband by ... more » Givafuk: yeah and it would be AT&T that said this. hey arent they the EXACT SAME company that the government broke up as a monoply in the early 80's and ha... 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 » -
#government
AT&T tells Feds that Gaming is not "Broadband"
The games industry is unhappy that AT&T, in comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission, described real-time online video gaming as an "aspirational service" of broadband communications and not a core need. More » -
#crime
WoW 'Kidnapper' Gets Nine Years In Prison
The Alabama World of Warcraft player who was arrested last year after transporting his 14-year-old in-game love interest across state lines for sex has been sentenced to nine years in prison. More » -
#addiction
Japanese Newspaper Wonders About "Game Addicts"
The Mainichi Daily News is running a three part series on online game addiction. More » -
#onlinegaming
The Great International Online Gaming Awards Caper
Those Koreans know their online gaming. So when the Korea Game Industry Agency sit down to hand out the inaugural Global Online Game awards, the least we can do is check out the winners. More » -
#hellgatelondon
Hellgate: London Korea's Most Successful Launch
From worst to first! Just last month, Flagship's Hellgate: London made 1UP's list of the top five botched PC game launches of all time, with regular server crashes and people being billed multiple times for premium subscriptions. The Southeast Asian launch went even worse, with Infocomm Asia Holdings nearly wiping all player progress within the first 30 days of launch. It's amazing what a few months can do, because now Hellgate: London is being touted as Korea's most successful online game launch in 3 years. There are over a million active accounts, and the game is the 9th most-played game in the country. Sheesh. "To become the most successful launch in Korea for over three years is an incredible achievement," said Bill Roper, CEO of Flagship Studios."This milestone wouldn't have been possible for us to achieve without the incredible support of our publishing partner, Hanbitsoft, and our dedicated community in Korea."
Wow, that Hanbitsoft must have the most magical marketing team ever! Hit the jump for the press release, which actually contains the words 'Hellgate", 'Successful', and 'Launch', all in the same spot. More » -
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#electricboogaloo
Lineage II, The Zippo II
Gaming lighters are exactly promoting good health. Neither do MMOs, really. And when you're sitting in those crowded internet cafes for hours on end, slurping shit coffee and eating salty snacks, health is the last thing you are thinking about. Good thing there's a Lineage II Zippo to fire up your cigarettes. This US $88 "Pink Gold" colored lighter is limited to a hundred pieces — each engraved and numbered. It's the sequel of sorts to the every popular silver Lineage II lighter. Pre-orders start this Friday! So smoke if you've got 'em. If not, burn shit or something. More »
