Eric Jou's posts

There are way too many online games in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, and getting players to play your game is…

Zhao Yihuan, best known as the Chinese Dairy Queen girl, has been making the rounds lately to promote her latest…

Street vendors in China are a common sight—even those peddling their wares from the back of their car. These…

A famous Chinese anti-gaming expert has his foot in his mouth after appearing at a "game tasting" event in Shenzhen…

Last week, a 50-something Chinese man got on his knees in Baishan City in Jilin Province, China. He begged a judge…

Summer in Beijing is hot, really hot, and it is quickly approaching. For a fat Asian American who grew up in New…

It looks like the creators of Angry Birds, Rovio, isn't satisfied with only one nest for their avian children. Not…

Doodling away at his desk, a skinny and unassuming young man, Li Feng, ponders how to draw a political cartoon…

China's first foray into creating a mainstream video game system is a solid try in the right direction, except the…

Unity Technologies and Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd announced last month of an agreement which will allow over 400…

China has some very interesting culinary habits some of which folks from the west will find just outright whacky.…

For Chinese who grew up in the 80s and 90s, Japanese anime had a profound impact on their lives. You can walk along…

Bomb threats are never fun; they scare the living daylights out of people and create massive delays at airports.…

As gamers, we all know that Blizzard, known notoriously for their "it's done when it's done," policy, is the master…

When I first saw the Xbox Kinect, I was a GA (Game Advisor or peon) at GameStop,. I felt a sense of wonder and I…

China's first home grown console hit China late last month. But the console was incredibly hard to find. This…

Chinese and Korean online MMO's are a dime a dozen, and Tecent and Webzen's latest MMO, The Continent of the Ninth,…

There are countless markets in China that sell un-branded merchandise that appears to be blatant knock-offs, but…

Starting in May, Chinese netizens will soon be able to own and pass down online property as China launches its first…

China's game industry to many, is nothing more than copy and pasting Western and Japanese games. China knows it, the…