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Report: PlayStation 4 Will Cost $113 Less than Xbox One in China
If Chinese media reports are to be believed, Sony’s PlayStation 4 will cost less than the Xbox One when it launches in China, just like it did everywhere else in the world. Chinese media sites such as Sina.com and PcGames.Com.cn are reporting that in China, the Sony PlayStation 4 will retail for 2,999 RMB, or…
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Pro-Gaming Team Opens E-Sports Training Center in Shanghai
Team We, which stands for Team World Elite, one of China’s earliest and largest professional e-sports groups, is now expanding its base, this time by directly nurturing new up and coming players in its own e-sports training camp in Shanghai. In a release sent out by Team We and published on various Chinese news sites,…
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Kotaku EastHere’s a First Look at Infinity Blade For the Chinese Xbox One
Last Thursday, while the rest of the world was munching on Fire Chickens (Turkey in Chinese), Chinese internet giant Tencent unleashed upon the world Infinity Blade for the Xbox One. Chinese gaming news site A9VG broke the news earlier last weekthat Tencent was going to reveal a mysterious game that could possibly be Infinity Blade…
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The Xbox One’s Getting an Infinity Blade Game… In China
The popular iPhone graphics benchmark, Infinity Blade, is now reportedly being ported to the recently launched Chinese Xbox One. A9VG.com, a Chinese gaming news website and forum, among many others, are reporting that Tencent is bringing Infinity Blade onto the Chinese Xbox One. Tencent has even put up a teaser site that promises to reveal…
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Chinese Internet Giant’s Offices Vandalized
Tencent, which owns a majority stake in Riot and a minority stake in Epic, has been attacked, with their Beijing office having been vandalized earlier today. Chinese media immediately jumped onto the story and posted images of the incident. The vandal splashed paint on Tencent Beijing’s glass doors and sprayed the word “shameless” on the…
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The Xbox One and PS4 Aren’t Really Rivals in China
It’s official folks: in China, the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 will be operated by the same conglomerate, Shanghai Media Group. How’s that for friendly rivals? Chinese media sites such as Sina Games and People’s Dailyare reporting that the proposed merger is going along as planned. Bloomberg Business reported today that shares of BesTV and…
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Papercraft Genius Creates Origami Dragons, Grim Reaper, and More
Paper can be used for a lot of things, including origami—and in ancient Asia, where paper was invented, one netizen has created some amazing paper folding art! Currently spreading around the Chinese interwebs thanks to folks at China Players (and Sina), these origami creations are the work of one Baidu message board user called 鈬鍢鋃銘鎶…
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Kotaku EastThe Chinese Air Force Has a Mobile Game
Last month, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force announced that they’re releasing a mobile game. Now, after a month and much hoo-ha, they’ve finally released some additional information. Titled Golden Helmet, the game is named after a ridiculous military exercise to find the best pilots. Now, after some hype, the first video of the…
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Kotaku EastSubway Station Gets an Actual Warlords of Draenor Dark Portal
At this point it almost feels like I’m repeating myself. Blizzard and NetEase have pulled out all the stops to get players in China hyped up for the Warlords of Draenor expansion—so much so that they’ve just installed an actual Dark Portal in one of Shanghai’s busiest subway stations! Over the weekend, images of an…
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Blizzard Wins Copyright Lawsuit Against Chinese Hearthstone Clone
The makers of a Chinese Hearthstone clone have come out to the public to “refudiate” reports that they had been sentenced to pay Blizzard over $1.6 million. Tencent News reports that Unico Interactive, the makers of “Crouching Dragon Legends,” has been ordered to pay Blizzard and its Chinese partner NetEase for copyright violations. Apparently, Unico…
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Asian Movie Star To Play Gul’Dan in Warcraft Movie
Asian action star and all around good-looking guy, Daniel Wu, is set to play Gul’Dan in the new Warcraft movie. Friday, during the annual all things Blizzard convention, BlizzCon, the Warcraft Company released more information regarding the 2016 movie. Now we know which actors and actresses will play which characters, and that Wu will be…
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Mysterious Naruto Balloon Appears in China
Earlier today, a strange sight appeared in the Pearl River Delta area of Guangzhou. A giant blow up toad smoking a pipe is seen tied down near Guangzhou’s Canton tower. According to Sina games, the giant toad is a tribute to the 15 year-old Naruto comic series that just came to an end last week.…
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So Far, the Chinese Xbox One Has Room for Improvement
I’m in a quiet room. My coworkers type away at their keyboards on a slow Saturday morning and then their attention is drawn towards me. They look at me with mix of disdain and bemusement. I was attempting to turn off an Xbox One with a voice command and nothing happened. Those feelings of disdain…
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Top League of Legends Player Worth Close To $1 Million
How much is a good League of Legends player worth? Well, if Korean media reports are correct, a cool million dollars. That’s supposedly how much is being offered for LoL super star Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok. Sina Games reports that Korean media has unearthed information that two Chinese media companies have tendered offers on players from…
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Kotaku East35-Year-Old Man Screws Up His Neck by Playing With His Phone in Bed
Swiping, checking your phone, and playing games in bed seem like a good idea, that is until you hear about the middle-aged man who’s now got the neck of a 70-year-old. Taiwanese media, and Chinese media, report that a 35-year-old man in Taichung, Taiwan is now suffering from neck problems after spending about 3 hours…
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Father Goes Berserk In Net Cafe
A father in Xinyu, Jiangxi province has been arrested and detained by Chinese police after going on a rampage in an Internet cafe,Tencent news reports. The detained, Mr. Lin, was celebrating his wife’s birthday when he noticed his eldest son was missing. Apparently, Lin knew that his son had a penchant for Internet gaming and…
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Naruto Fans Recreate Ninja Exams
The long-running Japanese manga, Naruto, is coming to an end later this year. To celebrate its extensive run, a few college students in China’s Guangdong province have recreated one of series’ best story school-related story arcs! Tencent’s QQ Games news reports that at least 30 students got together to take part in the cosplay recreation.…
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Bootleg Console Maker Blatantly Copies the iPhone 6
The Chinese company best known for making knock-off Super Nintendo consoles is back again, this time with a mighty fine looking phone. 97973.com, the mobile-centric version of Chinese gaming news site 17173.com, reports the once console maker, Subor, is now making iPhone clones under its Little Tyrant brand. Back in the early days of console…
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Endless Runner Nabs Gamer Over $3,000 In Prize Money
Endless runners are simple games. The genre, popularized by titles such as Temple Run and Jetpack Joyride, has players running endlessly and grabbing coins. Well, for one young man in China’s Macao, the endless run’s earned him a paycheck of over $3,000. The Communist Party newspaper, People’s Daily, reports that insurance salesman Zhou Yongjian walked…
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China Is Cracking Down On Imported iPhone 6s
Apple’s latest iPhones, the 6 and 6 Plus have yet to get released in China. That said, many Chinese already have purchased the phones from foreign markets—purchases where China makes no money off the sales tax. Now, Chinese customs is looking to crack down and cash in. Chinese mobile games website 97973.com, an offshoot of…
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