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Kotaku East
World Of Warcraft Gets Another Mahjong Set
Last year, to celebrate Mists of Pandaria, NetEase and Blizzard released a World of Warcraft mahjong set. This year, perhaps due to the popularity of the Pandaria set, the companies are releasing a brand new set. The new set appeared on NetEase’s BMall.com, a website dedicated to selling Blizzard paraphernalia, over the Christmas holiday. The…
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Kotaku East
Fan-Made StarCraft 2 Diorama Is All Kinds of Cute
It might have taken two years to make, but this StarCraft 2 diorama is just adorable. NetEase posted this series of images earlier today. Taken straight from the StarCraft 2 message boards, NetEase reports that the diorama was the work of StarCraft player “iPhone 4 Dish” and their friends. Made of “soft” clay, the diorama…
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Kotaku East
China Does Not Require Region Locked Consoles
Back when the Xbox One was announced for China, one thought came to mind: would it be region locked? When the console was released earlier this year, it was region locked and completely neutered. Now, it turns out, the region locking put into effect by Microsoft might have been self-imposed. Sina games reports that over…
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Kotaku East
Man or Woman, This Guy Cosplays Everyone
Cosplay is great. It can be well done, it can be poorly done, it doesn’t matter, so long as it brings joy to both the cosplayer and the viewer. Just take a look at this “coser’s” amazing cosplay! Currently trending on various Chinese gaming news sites and social media is a set of images supposedly…
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Kotaku East
Sony Celebrates Yakuza Zero with Tattooed PS4s
The new Yakuza game will be out in Japan in Spring, and it looks like Sony will be releasing matching PS4s around the same time. The consoles will cost ¥41,980 ($350), coming in two editions, named after Yakuza Zero’s two protagonists. In addition to that, each edition will be available in both Glacial White and…
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Kotaku East
Farmville-like App Wants People to Put Their Phones Down
Focus, it’s apparently what old people say young people lack these days. Well in China, a new mobile app seeks to use public humiliation as a means to help its users focus better. Oh, did I mention that this app was also a game? The app, aptly named “Focus (专心)” has been making the rounds…
By Eric Jou
