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Kotaku EastChinaChina Building Full-Sized Titanic Replica As Tourist Attraction
At the end of this year, a theme park in Suining, China is slated to finish a full-sized version of the Titanic. Around $155 million has been spent on the replica, which is being built in a landlocked province. So no worries about it getting out to sea and meeting a grim fate! Xu Junnian,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 17, 2021 -
Kotaku EastChinaGiant Gundam Statue Finished In China
A life-sized, one-to-one scale Freedom Gundam statue has been completed in Shanghai. The 59-foot Freedom Gundam went up in front of the Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Shanghai Jinqiao, making this the first official giant Gundam to go up outside Japan. This is not the first life-sized one to go up in China. Way back in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 30, 2021 -
Kotaku EastChinaReport: Knife-Wielding Man Arrested At Genshin Impact Developer’s Headquarters
According to Sina, one of China’s largest news portals, a man was recently arrested at Mihoyo’s Shanghai headquarters. It is believed the suspect intended to stab the company’s founders and then take his own life. The man had purchased two knives and had researched Mihoyo’s founders online. He was arrested on the company grounds, and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 27, 2021 -
Kotaku EastChinaLive-Action Dynasty Warriors Movie Is Hack-And-Slash Brought To Life
Koei Tecmo’s popular Dynasty Warriors series is getting a live-action cinematic version. It looks wild. Called Dynasty Warriors, the movie will be directed by Hong Kong director Roy Chow Hin-Yeung (Nightfall) and will star Louis Koo, Wang Kai, Tony Yang, and Gulnezer Bextiyar. Variety reports that the movie has a cameo from ex-Super Junior member…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2021 -
Kotaku EastChinaMcDonald’s China Has A Spam and Oreos Burger, It Seems
Goodness. In what sounds like a dare, McDonald’s China is offering a Spam burger with crumbled cookies. As pointed out by Daniel Ahmad on Twitter, the burger will go on sale in China starting December 21 and will apparently be limited to 400,000 Spam Oreo sandwiches Do note that the fine print does mention the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 18, 2020 -
Kotaku EastChinaMonster Hunter Movie Producers Apologize After Backlash In China
As Kotaku recently reported, a racist line of dialogue in the Monster Hunter movie led to thousands of negative online reviews in China, review bombing of the game on Steam, and calls to ban the film. The movie’s producers have now apologized. In the film, a soldier yells to another soldier: “What are my knees?…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2020 -
Kotaku EastChinaJapan-Themed Street Opens In China For Travel-Starved Tourists
During this global pandemic, Japan has issued a tourist ban. Currently, visitors from 159 countries are not able to enter the country. So what are Japan-starved tourists to do? In China, a Japan-themed street was created. As South China Morning Post reported earlier this month, there’s now a 330-foot street in Foshan to give locals…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 19, 2020 -
Kotaku EastChinaWhy Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Isn’t Available In China
Microsoft just released a new Flight Simulator. Players around the world are enjoying the game—save for China. The last Flight Simulator came out on Steam in 2014, and that version previously came out in 2006. But this latest edition hasn’t made it to China. As South China Morning Post reports, the game has not been…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2020 -
Kotaku EastChinaChina Just Held Its Biggest Gaming Expo In Person
While E3 and the Tokyo Game Show have been canceled, China just held its biggest game expo, China Joy, complete with booths, demo stations, and cosplayers. Oh, yes, people were told to mask up. China Joy kicked off on July 31. When preregistering, visitors had to submit their health codes to show they were covid-free.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 3, 2020 -
Kotaku EastChinaMovie Infringed On SNK’s Mai Shiranui Design, Says Chinese Court
In 2018, the movie Warrior Angels was released in China. It’s a fantasy comedy with characters, like above, that certainly resemble iconic those from The King of Fighters. Now, a court in Beijing ruled that the movie violated SNK’s copyright. Via IMDB, here is the movie’s summary: Qiao Fan can’t control her power. After she…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 6, 2020 -
Kotaku EastChinaA Live-Action Evangelion Movie Could Look Like This
This is not a live-action Evangelion movie. I repeat. It’s not. Rather, this is an ad for an OPPO Ace 2 smartphone that’s been emblazoned with Eva. The CG is quite good and has a Shin Godzilla vibe. This does show that, yes, a live-action Evangelion movie could be possible. Watch the full spot below.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2020 -
Kotaku EastChinaAfter Esports Pro Uzi Retires Due To Health Issues, Fellow Pros Send Support
Last week, League of Legends icon Jian “Uzi” Zihao announced he is retiring due to health problems, which he said were brought on my professional gaming. “I regret to tell everyone that I am retiring,” Uzi wrote on his Weibo account (via AFP). “Because of chronic stress, obesity, irregular diet, staying up late and other…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2020 -
Kotaku EastChinaChina Isn’t Cancelling Its Biggest Game Show
While E3 and the Tokyo Game Show have been scrapped in favor of virtual events, China Joy will go forward as planned—as an in-person event. As Shanghai Daily reports, the show will be held from July 31 to August 3. Special measures will be in place to help keep visitors and exhibitors safe. Besides submitting…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2020
