Summer Holidays (Almost) Without Online Games; This is How it's Done in China
China is not going to loosen its grip on young gamers during the vacations. They will still only be able to play online for a few hours a week.
video games
Adrian Werner
July 13, 2022
Diablo Immortal Delayed in China; What Went Wrong?
F2P Diablo still awaited by Chinese gamers. The sudden change in release date may have a different reason than the one provided by Blizzard.
video games
Sonia Selerska
June 20, 2022
In Spite of Devs' Pleas, War Thunder Fans Keep Leaking Info, This Time About Chinese Projectile
Requests from the Gaijin Entertainment studio were in vain. Secret tank data has appeared on the War Thunder game forums. Again.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
June 2, 2022
Tencent Wanted God of War Dev to Direct a Game for 100 Million; He Refused
Tencent offered David Jaffe the opportunity to direct a game for $100 million. The creator declined due to his views on the Chinese government.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
April 20, 2022
Tencent Will Block Chinese Players From Accessing GTA and Many Other Foreign Games
Tencent has decided to fix a vulnerability in its internet acceleration application that enabled Chinese people to play games not approved by the government in their country. Thus, people who used it lost the chance to play GTA and Animal Crossing.
video games
Milosz Szubert
April 15, 2022
Thaw in China? Government Allowed New Games to be Sold
The Chinese government resumed licensing of games published in the country. The local market will soon receive 45 new titles.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
April 12, 2022
China Tightens Restrictions on Minors; Limits on Streaming and Social Media
China is restricting minors from streaming and using social media. This is another step in the fight against addiction among minors.
video games
Dawid Wanat
March 15, 2022
Electronics Shortages Could Return After Lockdown in Shenzhen
Foxconn's Shenzhen factories have stopped working due to a lockdown. This does not bode well for the availability of electronics and their prices.
Tech
Arkadiusz Strzala
March 14, 2022
Space Engineers Review Bombed by Chinese and Russians
Space Engineers has become another target of review bombing by the Chinese and Russians users. All because the developers expressed opposition to the invasion of Ukraine.
video games
Adrian Werner
March 2, 2022
Hour of Gaming a Day and Facial Recognition - Chinese Holidays by Tencent
Chinese children are unlikely to spend their entire winter holidays playing video games. An hour a day at most, and a facial recognition system will make sure of that. Tencent is tightening restrictions on minors in their free time.
Tech
Arkadiusz Strzala
January 19, 2022
Intel Apologizes to China for Wanting to Stop Cooperation With Xinjiang
Intel's call to break off cooperation with the Xinjiang region was negatively received by the Chinese. This, in turned, prompted the company to publish an official apology in a damage control attempt.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
December 23, 2021
The Witcher 3 Review Bombed by Chinese Due to Gwent Ban
Players from China were so enraged by the ban for one of their own in Gwent that they flooded review bombed The Witcher 3 on Steam.
video games
Adrian Werner
December 8, 2021
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened Emerges as Biggest Launch of the Year in China
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened recorded the best debut of the year in China. The game should soon become the most profitable mobile game based on this license.
video games
Adrian Werner
November 17, 2021
End of Fortnite in China; Servers Will be Shut Down Soon
In two weeks, the Chinese servers of Fortnite will be closed and players from this country will lose access to the game. The reason for this move is unknown.
video games
Agnes Adamus
November 1, 2021
China hasn't Allowed New Games on the Market Since Controversial Ban
Chinese censors have not allowed any new video game on the market since a controversial ban on showing „effeminate” men on Chinese television.
video games
October 3, 2021
Electronics Crisis Grows Worse - Power Shortages and Lockdowns
Shortage of chips, shortage of computer components, can it get any worse? How about power restrictions in China, lockdown in Malaysia and the resulting shortages of everything?
Tech
Arkadiusz Strzala
September 28, 2021
China Bans Live Streaming for Minors Under 16
New Chinese regulations are set to prevent minors from livestreaming, and they also introduce further restrictions as part of their concern for children's development.
Tech
September 28, 2021
TikTok Limited to 40 Minutes a Day - More Restrictions in China
China is imposing yet another restriction on minors' access to digital entertainment. This time it concerns TikTok. Its Chinese version can only be used by children for 40 minutes a day.
Tech
Arkadiusz Strzala
September 20, 2021
Genshin Impact Devs Fed Up With Info Leaks; Studio Will Sue
Studio responsible for Genshin Impact sued popular Chinese website Bilibili. The reason are constant leaks of information about the game.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
September 7, 2021
Court Returns Half a Million GPUs to Cryptominers
The GPU market shortage continues. Meanwhile, Genesis Mining is looking for a use for hundreds of thousands of orphaned GPUs. This follows a decision by China's Supreme Court to return nearly half a million graphics cards to the company.
Tech
Michael Zegar
August 30, 2021