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China has no chill about game cheaters: Eve Online bad actors might go to space jail News Oct 19th, 2018

China has no chill about game cheaters: Eve Online bad actors might go to space jail

Data mined from the game's Chinese test server show, um, interesting incentives to behave in this region

After years of hard work, NetEase says it's seeing success outside of China Industry Icon Oct 18th, 2018

After years of hard work, NetEase says it's seeing success outside of China

Firm's GM of Strategic Investment and Partnership Simon Zhu talks about the company's expansion beyond MMOs

Report: Steam's Chinese usebase is higher then 30m News Oct 18th, 2018

Report: Steam's Chinese usebase is higher then 30m

That's roughly a fifth of total users

PUBG Corp faces community backlash having region locked its game News Oct 8th, 2018

PUBG Corp faces community backlash having region locked its game

Users still facing issues

Tencent invests $317.6 million in video sharing company and Chinese Overwatch League teamer owner Bilibili News Oct 4th, 2018

Tencent invests $317.6 million in video sharing company and Chinese Overwatch League teamer owner Bilibili

Publisher acquires 12.3 per cent of shares in a company that dabbles in running League of Legends and Overwatch esports teams

This week’s Steam Top Seller is a Chinese indie game that can’t be played in English News Oct 1st, 2018

This week’s Steam Top Seller is a Chinese indie game that can’t be played in English

The Scroll of Taiwu takes No.1 in this week’s Steam Top Ten.

Tencent restructures to combat Alibaba's booming cloud business News Oct 1st, 2018

Tencent restructures to combat Alibaba's booming cloud business

Chinese tech and entertainment giant brings three content divisions under one roof

How Trion made Trove a success in China and Japan Interviews & Opinion Sep 20th, 2018

How Trion made Trove a success in China and Japan

CEO Scott Hartsman tells us how it has adapted the game for Asian markets, as well as how Defiance 2050 and Rift are doing

Take-Two's Zelnick: China will let the West in eventually News Sep 14th, 2018

Take-Two's Zelnick: China will let the West in eventually

And how streaming will impact the games market

China’s block on new game approvals could last up to another six months News Sep 12th, 2018

China’s block on new game approvals could last up to another six months

Governmental restructure may see the region’s normally-booming market frozen for another half year.

Shanghai Dragons releases most of its Overwatch League lineup News Sep 3rd, 2018

Shanghai Dragons releases most of its Overwatch League lineup

China’s Overwatch League debut failed to win a single game over the course of the first season

China game block over, but new regulations are on the way News Aug 31st, 2018

China game block over, but new regulations are on the way

Calls to restrict the number of new game releases

$20bn cut from Tencent value over Chinese games regulator nonsense News Aug 31st, 2018

$20bn cut from Tencent value over Chinese games regulator nonsense

Company sees first quarterly profit decline in 13 years, has lost $164bn in value since January

INSIGHT - Just what the hell is going on in China? Interviews & Opinion Aug 20th, 2018

INSIGHT - Just what the hell is going on in China?

Conspiracy or cock-up?

Chinese regulators freeze game approvals during an internal government restructure News Aug 15th, 2018

Chinese regulators freeze game approvals during an internal government restructure

Smaller developers are hit the hardest by the hard-stop on new release approvals

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