Posts Categorized: Gaming


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Taiwanese Gamer Witnesses Murder in Internet Cafe, Keeps Playing Games in Bloodstained Clothes

I’ve written a lot recently about murders revolving around video games in China (i.e. this, th...

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  • April 12, 2013
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Mobile Social Gaming Company FunSpot Arrives in Indonesia with Telkomsel Partnership

Singapore-based mobile social gaming and entertainment company FunSpot announced today that it has s...

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  • April 9, 2013
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Kabam Launches $50 Million Fund to Bring Japanese Games to the West

California-based game studio Kabam has set up a $50 million fund aimed at getting Japanese games int...

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  • April 9, 2013
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Discussion: Mobile Gaming in Southeast Asia (Live Blog)

While Android is on the rise in Southeast Asia, it’s still a very fragmented market. There are...

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  • April 5, 2013
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Chinese Web Game Developer Linekong Online Shifts Focus to Mobile Gaming

Earlier this week, Linekong Online was one of China’s best known and biggest developers of web...

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  • April 4, 2013
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Chinese League of Legends Clone Hopes to Capture a Slice of China’s DOTA Market with Home-Grown Heroes

China’s casual and social gamers are growing by the day, especially on mobile platforms. But w...

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  • April 2, 2013
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Social Games and Gaming Trends in Japan (Slideshare Presentation)

When Dr. Serkan Toto says something about Japan’s social gaming scene, we tend to listen, beca...

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  • April 2, 2013
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Renren Plans Aggressive Android Games Push in 2013

Last year, we learned that social networking site Renren (NYSE:RENN) was planning to diversify its o...

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  • March 28, 2013
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Puzzle & Dragons Now At 12 Million Players in Japan [CHART]

Dr. Serkan Toto is a gaming expert and independent consultant based in Tokyo. You can follow him on ...

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  • April 11, 2013
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A Sneak Peek at Some Games on WeChat’s Social Gaming Platform

As confirmed by Tencent (HKG:0700) during its most recent earnings call, a WeChat social gaming plat...

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  • April 9, 2013
  • at 3:15 pm
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Japan’s Video Game Market Grows to $4.6 Billion in 2012 (But Social Games Not Too Far Off)

Dr. Serkan Toto is a gaming expert and independent consultant based in Tokyo. You can follow him on ...

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  • April 8, 2013
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Netease Jumps into E-Sports, Pushes for Stronger Competition in China

I’ve been noticing a bit more talk about e-sports (i.e. competitive gaming) in the Chinese gam...

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  • April 5, 2013
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Nijibox Reaches 5 Million Gamers, Founder Yoichi Gets Even Busier

Japanese game developer and publisher Nijibox announced on Monday that there are a few personnel cha...

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  • April 3, 2013
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Chinese Gamer Demands Police Arrest Him for Playing Games Too Much

Ah Mao (not his real name) has a problem with online games: he can’t stop playing them. But lu...

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  • April 2, 2013
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Bali-Based Game Studio Goes Bananas for the World’s Hottest Dance Crazes

Bali-based game developer Dragon Game Studio has been quite busy recently, releasing its first-ever ...

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  • March 29, 2013
  • at 10:30 pm
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Addicted Chinese Gamer Dumped, Murders Girlfriend, Steals Her Money to Play More Games

If you had any doubts about how serious gaming addiction can be — and you shouldn’t, giv...

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  • March 28, 2013
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