Blizzard has announced that it's signed a new agreement with publishing giant NetEase in order to bring its games back to mainland China. In a press release, Blizzard says that its games will return…
April 10, 2024 | 08:09 EDT
TikTok owner ByteDance has revealed that it's currently holding talks with Tencent and several other companies regarding the sale of its gaming assets. According to Reuters (which cites a ByteDance…
January 9, 2024 | 08:39 EST
China has granted publishing licenses to several non-Chinese games, ending a freeze that has lasted for 18 months. The list of games includes big hitters like Valorant and Pokemon Unite, although…
December 28, 2022 | 09:55 EST
The Chinese government has declared a preliminary victory in battling gaming addiction amongst minors, potentially paving the way for an easing of restrictions in the gaming world. According to…
November 23, 2022 | 10:42 EST
A new article published by Chinese state-run media seems to signal a policy shift on the part of Beijing. While the Chinese government has been pretty hostile to gaming in recent years, the article…
November 17, 2022 | 09:59 EST
ByteDance, the company behind social media app TikTok, has apparently let "hundreds" of its gaming division's employees go, according to a report by a well-respected China news source. This move hasn…
September 6, 2022 | 09:24 EDT
A new report suggests that restrictive Chinese gaming regulations are having a serious impact on young gamers. According to the report, the number of young gamers in China has dropped by almost 40…
August 10, 2022 | 12:23 EDT
The Chinese gaming industry is huge, but it can sometimes be hard to comprehend just how huge. A new report shows that the number of Chinese esports fans has surpassed the entire US population, and…
July 18, 2022 | 10:51 EDT
Chinese gaming giant Tencent has announced that it will make moves to block Chinese gamers from accessing international games. One of Tencent's apps will be updated in order to make sure Chinese…
April 14, 2022 | 08:38 EDT
The Chinese government's gaming regulator has once again begun to grant licenses to games after a freeze of almost nine months. Beijing stopped granting licenses to games last July, but it now…
April 11, 2022 | 10:13 EDT
A new wave of Genshin Impact censorship has hit Mihoyo's open-world gacha RPG, and this time, it's all about the characters. Four characters are getting their outfits changed in China, presumably to…
January 5, 2022 | 11:21 EST
Tencent has announced that it's working on an Honor of Kings open-world action RPG. Honor of Kings: World is reportedly a multi-platform AAA game aiming for a global release, so if you're an Arena of…
November 1, 2021 | 10:55 EDT
Pocket Academy and Game Dev Story developer Kairosoft has accused Beijing Shi Jun, its publisher in China, of stealing code for its games and violating the terms of a contract between the two…
October 20, 2021 | 10:15 EDT
Tencent's Honor of Kings is now officially the biggest mobile game in the world. It's become the first mobile title to break $10 billion in revenue worldwide and is the main driver of the…
October 5, 2021 | 10:45 EDT
More than 200 Chinese gaming companies, including the state-backed GPC association and several prominent developers, have pledged to enforce stricter self-regulation following a Beijing crackdown.…
September 27, 2021 | 12:15 EDT
Tencent is teaming up with Xbox Game Studios to create a brand new Age of Empires mobile game. At present, the game is only planned for a Chinese release, but there's a decent chance that if it does…
August 13, 2021 | 09:49 EDT
Tencent and other Asian video game companies have taken a sudden dive in their stocks. The reason for this comes from investor speculation flaring up over statements from China's official news agency…
August 3, 2021 | 11:14 EDT
Voice actor Jonah Scott has been removed from the Chinese visual novel Mr Love: Queen's Choice over comments he made regarding Taiwan. Scott had referred to Taiwan as a country, a status the Chinese…
June 7, 2021 | 03:50 EDT
TikTok owner ByteDance has purchased a 36% share in Chinese developer Umi Game. The studio is currently working with Epic Games and Spatial OS creator Improbable in order to create an open-world MMO…
June 4, 2021 | 09:56 EDT
Chinese gaming giant Tencent is in talks with a major US security panel over its investments in US gaming companies Epic Games and Riot Games. The committee is concerned about potential national…
May 6, 2021 | 10:00 EDT
TikTok owner ByteDance has acquired Moonton, the developer of mobile MOBA Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. The Shanghai studio marks the latest in a series of investments made by ByteDance in the gaming…
March 22, 2021 | 10:20 EDT
Red Candle Games has announced that first-person horror game Devotion is now available to buy DRM-free via its own storefront. This is the first time the game has been available globally since…
March 15, 2021 | 09:03 EDT
Chinese gaming giant Tencent has apologized for indirectly selling pirated games via its game acceleration app. The app, which allows users to create storefronts and sell software within it, was…
March 11, 2021 | 11:53 EST
Valve and Perfect World will launch a beta of the Steam China client later this month. The first two games to debut on the platform will be Valve-developed multiplayer classics, with Chinese players…
February 4, 2021 | 10:18 EST
Chinese gaming company Duoyi Network has sparked controversy after its employees took voluntary pay cuts despite the company making a profit this year. Duoyi Network says that it implemented the pay…
November 10, 2020 | 11:02 EST
Players are noticing that certain phrases are banned within open-world action RPG Genshin Impact's chat window. These phrases include "Hong Kong", "Taiwan", and other words frequently banned or…
October 7, 2020 | 09:17 EDT
In a press release that was released earlier today, the Indian government has banned 118 mobile apps that are "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity" of India.…
September 2, 2020 | 10:20 EDT
More than one Animal Crossing Tienanmen Square memorial has been organized by Hong Kong-based players in-game after Hong Kong banned public gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As…
June 5, 2020 | 01:25 EDT
There have always been exploits and backdoors to Sony's PlayStation Store, often by changing your primary region for access to special offers or PlayStation Plus titles. Not only that, switching…
June 2, 2020 | 01:11 EDT
Update: TaleWorlds has replied to us and updated us on the situation. For the moment, they are thoroughly investigating these issues before taking any definitive action. Original story continues…
May 4, 2020 | 05:38 EDT
Hong Kong is one of many places that is currently under lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. That's not stopping people from protesting, though — Animal Crossing Hong Kong protests are taking…
April 1, 2020 | 03:49 EDT
Super Mario Odyssey and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe are both making their debut in China in just a few days and they're going to include some sweet pre-order bonuses. Niko Partners Senior Analyst Daniel "…
March 13, 2020 | 04:06 EDT
China is the origin of the coronavirus that's causing a lot of problems in the world lately and they've naturally been hit the heaviest. While all levels of civilian life have had to deal with plenty…
February 21, 2020 | 02:10 EST
The coronavirus crisis has been ongoing for several weeks now, and it's not surprising to see that some coronavirus games are being created by game developers. What is surprising, however, is that…
February 19, 2020 | 04:15 EST
As TechRaptor reported earlier this month, the coronavirus outbreak has squelched Switch supplies in Japan. Now according to a report from Bloomberg, there will likely be Switch shortages for both…
February 17, 2020 | 07:11 EST
Earlier this month, Blizzard banned professional Hearthstone player Chung Ng Wai (blitzchung) over pro-Hong Kong remarks, igniting a firestorm of online controversy. Thousands pledged support for…
October 30, 2019 | 08:06 EDT
Recently, Blizzard Entertainment, the creators of the Warcraft, Diablo, and Starcraft franchises, have come under a lot of fire due to their rigid stance regarding the Hong Kong protests. …
October 9, 2019 | 05:17 EDT
Today, renowned Hearthstone caster, player, Youtuber, and Twitch streamer Brian Kibler announced that he would no longer cast the Hearthstone Grandmasters tournaments. He informed Blizzard of his…
October 9, 2019 | 03:38 EDT
The Blizzard Hong Kong controversy is escalating. Following an incident where a professional Hearthstone player stated a pro-Hong Kong message in a post-game interview and was subsequently banned for…
October 9, 2019 | 11:14 EDT
A Hearthstone Hong Kong controversy has led to a 12-month ban for Chung "Blitzchung" Ng Wai and the ending of a working relationship with two casters. Blitzchung was speaking with the…
October 8, 2019 | 06:21 EDT
Warframe, the third-person free-to-play shooter published and developed by Digital Extremes, has published their drop rate data according to a forum post by Live Operations & Community Producer…
July 3, 2017 | 01:45 EDT