Feb 1 2018
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Slaying a rampaging rathalos with a team of friends is one of Monster Hunter: World’s greatest joys—if you can sort…
Nov 9 2017
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Aug 10 2016
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Hardship is a social glue, especially in games. Shared victories and mutual defeat, confusion, frustration— these…
Dec 9 2015
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A short story. Last night I was playing a game of league of legends and losing really, really badly. One opponent…
Jan 19 2015
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Forget everything you saw and experienced in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, forget Jack Mitchell and harken back…
Dec 8 2014
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Earlier this morning, China time, the fine folks at Shanda Games dropped a bombshell. They're bringing Borderlands…
Oct 8 2014
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During this year's World Cyber Arena, an e-sports tournament in Yinchuan, China, another multiplayer online battle…
Jan 6 2014
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While Chinese Internet cafes are supposedly on the decline, but with a 126 million active players at net cafes…
Dec 30 2013
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As the year comes to an end, year-end statistics are trickling out from every which way. Over the weekend, the China…
Dec 23 2013
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The year is coming to an end, and lists seem to be the thing to do right now—so I'm jumping on the bandwagon.
Dec 9 2013
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2013 seems to be a great year for China's online video game market with the release of some pretty cool online…
Nov 18 2013
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China's online game market is breaking sales records year-on-year in the world's most populous nation. In 2013, this…
Oct 24 2013
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South Korean police are warning that downloadable games might contain North Korean malware. It's believed these…
Oct 10 2013
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On October 1, President Obama took the stage at a press conference and did something unusual for the leader of the…
Jul 31 2013
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Forgetting to lock your house door while at home isn't that heinous a mistake, but to forget to lock your car, now…
Jul 10 2013
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Recently, there have been more and more interesting online games coming out in China. With Monster Hunter Online and …
May 13 2013
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Running a private server can be hard and it can cost a lot of money. In China, one man made a lot of money running a…
Apr 15 2013
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Bureaucracy is a funny thing. It’s supposed to make our lives easier by compartmentalizing things and preventing…
Aug 27 2012
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Sick of playing Chinese games that involve historical fantasy or martial arts fantasy, I set out looking for a new…
Aug 20 2012
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Earlier this month, we reported that the Chinese State Administration for Film, Radio and Television (SARFT) came…