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China's Monster Hunter styled MMO, Hunter Blade, looks, plays, and feels exactly like Monster Hunter—well, almost.…

The Chinese rumor mill has hit full blast today claiming to have details about the imminent release of an iPad mini.…

Japan's Nikkan Spa recently posted images of a Chinese robot cop "patrolling" the streets. Despite looking humanoid,…

Founded in early 2011, homoerotic fantasy website "Boys Love Novels Online" ("耽美小说网") recently went offline. The…

The original Plants versus Zombies is a classic in China. Even before the Chinese version came out, the game was a…

The American ambassador to China has usually been an enigmatic figure to the Chinese people. Sure John Huntsman…

Tomb-sweeping is usually a very somber affair, usually. Now in a surge to promote eco-friendly "burials" and body…

Online gaming addiction is a serious thing, and in China where they limit gaming time and access, it's no laughing…

Last December, Guangdong Satellite TV Station introduced a change to their regular weather broadcasts. Instead of…

Whenever I visit an internet cafe in China, be it Shanghai, Beijing or wherever, it always surprises me how many of…

I listen to This American Life a lot, and for the longest time at the end of each show Ira Glass would say, "This…

Two young men in Yueqing, Zhejiang Province China, were taken in by police earlier last week for pick-pocketing. The…

Game development in China is no longer just a domestic thing. Foreign power houses such as EA, Zynga, and Ubisoft…

Hot, loud, flashy, and incredibly smoky. These are some of the best ways to describe the sensation of walking into…

There are many arcades in China, some are shopping arcades, others are video game arcades. But Arcade, in Shanghai…

Don't you hate it when you're online playing a first-person shooter and the person on the other end that kills you…

Just last week, Apple announced a new iPad. It's already become an object of desire in China. But, unfortunately…

ChinaJoy, China's largest video game and gaming culture expo, is set to get bigger this year as it prepares for its…

For many who live in Beijing, the first week of March is hell. Traffic is at its worst: random roads are cleared for…

Sexual education in China is quite interesting. Sex and anything related has long been a "taboo" topic, but things…