Posts Categorized: Gaming



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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China’s Teen Gamers Revealed, From In-Depth Demographics to Deepest Desires [INFOGRAPHIC]

We’re always keeping our eyes out for interesting and surprising data about China’s game...

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  • March 27, 2013
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Got Game: Japan’s NTT Docomo to Launch ‘D Game’ Portal Tomorrow with China Mobile

Japan’s NTT Docomo (NYSE:DCM) is buddying up with another giant telco, China Mobile (NYSE:CHL; HKG...

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  • March 25, 2013
  • at 9:52 pm
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The Demographics of Mobile Gaming in China: A Detailed Look

Recently, the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) released a lengthy and very detailed...

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  • March 25, 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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Gungho’s ‘Puzzle and Dragons’ Probably Made Up to $86 Million In Sales Last Month

The crazy Puzzle and Dragons boom in Japan continues – and it gets even crazier. Maker GungHo (...

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  • March 27, 2013
  • at 2:05 pm
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SoftBank to Take Majority Stake In ‘Puzzle and Dragons’ Maker GungHo

With the investment, the telco’s stake in the Puzzle and Dragons game maker increases from 33.6 to...

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  • March 26, 2013
  • at 5:18 pm
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China Will Have 300 Million Android Users by the End of 2013 (INFOGRAPHIC)

Let’s start Monday morning with some big numbers. Now that smartphones account for 73.2 percent of...

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  • March 25, 2013
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Anime Pirates Game Lets You be Part of Popular Manga ‘One Piece’ World

Indonesian game publisher Prodigy Infinitech launched a new game a couple of days ago called Anime P...

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  • March 22, 2013
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