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People visit the Dragon Ball Daimatsuri event, to mark the 40th anniversary of Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball franchise, at the Tokyo Big Sight, in Tokyo, Japan, on October 6, 2024. Photo: AFP

Dragon Ball game, anime series launches continue despite death of creator

The Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero video game and anime Dragon Ball Daima are being launched on the franchise’s 40th anniversary.

11 Oct 2024 - 2:21PMvideocam

China approves 109 video games in September as Wukong fever remains high

27 Sep 2024 - 10:51PMvideocam

The Sims movie could be as big as Barbie, Electronic Arts VP says

21 Sep 2024 - 5:21PM

Opinion | Will China’s latest crypto crackdown stifle its gaming industry?

New legal guidelines that classify cryptocurrency transactions as money laundering put digital assets used in popular games in a grey area.

17 Sep 2024 - 8:30PM

An advertisement for the hugely popular Chinese role-playing video game, Black Myth: Wukong, is seen at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on September 3. Photo: Bloomberg

A real boyfriend? No thank you, say Chinese women, we prefer female cosplayers

Hand-holding, hotpot and a romantic walk with your man. In China, it’s a perfect date – as long as the man in question is a female cosplayer

6 Sep 2024 - 12:45PM

Opinion | The world is getting smaller, at least culturally

Whether it’s Chinese gaming or K-pop, cultural exchanges can be more effective than economic engagement in building international trust

1 Sep 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

China approves 117 video games, the most in 2024, amid Black Myth: Wukong mania

The National Press and Publication Administration has licensed a total of 850 domestic titles in the first eight months of this year, compared with 609 in the same period in 2023.

31 Aug 2024 - 5:50PM

People walk past a large screen advertising China’s latest blockbuster video game, Black Myth: Wukong, outside a commercial office building in Beijing on August 27, 2024. Photo: AP

Tencent, NetEase rethink Japan investments as Wukong shines

Chinese gaming giants are reconsidering their spending in Japanese studios amid a revival in the Chinese market, led by the summer hit Black Myth: Wukong.

30 Aug 2024 - 11:00AM

Black Myth: Wukong fans rush to fill China’s game-enabled hotels

Stay-and-play getaways in rooms with high-powered PCs prove popular among fans who lack their own hardware or just want to enjoy the game in a comfortable setting with friends.

29 Aug 2024 - 1:00PM

Opinion | Why Black Myth: Wukong’s success should spark reflection on sexism in gaming

Sexually explicit comments by the CEO of the studio that developed the game underscore a wider problem in the gaming industry.

29 Aug 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

Women walk by a screen promoting the blockbuster Chinese video game “Black Myth: Wukong” outside a commercial office building in Beijing on August 27. Photo: AP

Viral TikTok ‘Temple Run’ videos put Cambodia’s Angkor Wat at risk

Conservationists are aghast at viral videos of tourists running around Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple complex on TikTok, Facebook, YouTube – but could they boost the country’s tourism?

27 Aug 2024 - 7:07PM

A Facebook user’s post on a temple run at Angkor Wat. Credit Facebook

My Take | China’s video gaming industry needs more like Black Myth: Wukong

Wukong’s commercial and political success in China has boosted the country’s struggling video gaming industry.

27 Aug 2024 - 1:11PMvideocam

No ‘feminist propaganda’? Chinese video game Black Myth: Wukong’s censorship row

Gamers were also warned against any reference to ‘isolation’ or ‘quarantine’ – likely a reference to China’s pandemic-era policies that sparked civil unrest.

24 Aug 2024 - 8:27AMvideocam

Wukong video game’s low-profile developer now in the spotlight

A former Tencent game designer started Game Science a decade ago with a dream of creating a Chinese AAA title, which has now come true.

22 Aug 2024 - 11:07PMvideocam

The Chinese video game Black Myth: Wukong has become a global hit after its launch this week. Photo: Game Science

China’s Black Myth: Wukong mania lifts sales of Sony’s PS5 gaming console

The hit action role-playing game has prompted an increase in consumer spending on the mainland for video-gaming hardware.

22 Aug 2024 - 12:46PMvideocam

A screenshot from hit video game Black Myth: Wukong. Photo: Game Science

Cheng Yip-kai, 16, becomes first Hongkonger to win Pokemon Go World Championships

Cheng Yip-kai, or Yekai0904, clinched the title on Sunday after defeating Martijn Versteeg, or Inadequance, 3-1.

20 Aug 2024 - 9:39PM

China’s first AAA game has local brands jumping on the bandwagon

Lenovo’s Legion PCs, Luckin Coffee and Didi Bike are all launching products promoting Black Myth: Wukong, which is set to become a global hit.

19 Aug 2024 - 7:00PM

Tencent profit jumps 82% on back of strong video gaming, ad growth

Tencent’s profit grew to US$6.6 billion in the second quarter, while revenue rose 8 per cent to US$22.5 billion.

14 Aug 2024 - 9:30PM

Signage for Tencent Holdings outside the company’s headquarters in Shenzhen on April 17, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg

Shanghai’s all-in-price party complex draws young throngs despite economic jitters

Shanghai’s LKF? In an exclusive interview, gaming and esports kingpin Dino Ying explains how his nightlife hotspot INS is a hit with budget-conscious locals and tourists.

13 Aug 2024 - 9:14AM

Tencent’s WeChat keeps fine balance as everyday app and public-service platform

With more than 1.3 billion monthly active users, WeChat’s every technical update and policy change are closely scrutinised on the mainland.

11 Aug 2024 - 12:00PMvideocam

Huawei steals spotlight at ChinaJoy as HarmonyOS Next promotion entices gamers

At ChinaJoy, telecommunications equipment giant Huawei unveiled more than 40 video games that can run on the next version of its mobile operating system.

30 Jul 2024 - 6:00PMvideocam

A cosplayer poses for photos at the booth of Huawei Technologies’ HarmonyOS Next mobile platform at the opening of the annual ChinaJoy expo in Shanghai on July 26, 2024. Photo: AFP

Stanley Ho’s youngest son Mario leads first listed Chinese company in esports

NIP Group chairman Mario Ho, 29, has become the youngest founder of a Nasdaq-listed company in Asia.

28 Jul 2024 - 7:34PM

NIP Group chairman Mario Ho Yau-kwan (front row, fourth from left), and his colleagues cheer during the bell-ringing ceremony at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square, New York City, on Friday. Photo: X/ NasdaqExchange

Tencent, Microsoft, Amazon pitch AI tools for video game developers at ChinaJoy

The current generative AI boom has raised people’s expectations of the entire video gaming market, according to Tencent Cloud’s Chen Liang.

27 Jul 2024 - 4:29PM

China’s Guangdong allows video gaming firms to test pre-licensed titles

The new rule appears to provide an advantage to Shenzhen-based video gaming giant Tencent and major smartphone vendors that run app stores like Huawei, Oppo, Vivo and Honor.

25 Jul 2024 - 9:42PM

Beijing approves 105 video games in July, including new Tencent, miHoYo titles

The National Press and Publication Administration granted licences to Tencent’s Arena Breakout: Infinite and miHoYo’s Xingbu Gudi, about which little is known.

23 Jul 2024 - 8:30AMvideocam

Chinese gamers compete while playing Tencent’s hit mobile title Honor of Kings in Wuhan on May 1, 2018. Photo: Imaginechina via AFP

Tech giants deepen rift as Huawei app store list snubs Tencent’s video games

Video game titles from Tencent have disappeared from the top lists of the app store of Huawei, in sign of a deepening dispute between the two Shenzhen-based tech giants.

21 Jul 2024 - 7:00AM

Hong Kong blockchain gaming firm Animoca weighing 2025-26 IPO, founder says

Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu said he hopes an IPO will bring ‘more attention to Web3’ and Asian markets, with a possible Hong Kong listing.

27 Jun 2024 - 6:00PM

Tencent’s Roco Kingdom: World among 104 new video games approved in June

This month marked a rebound for China’s video gaming industry, after fewer than 100 titles each were approved in April and May.

26 Jun 2024 - 8:00AM

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Capable of rendering console-quality graphics and with access to a library of hundreds of thousands of games from around the world, mobile gaming is taking over. US gamers alone spent more than US$2.6 billion on smartphone games and in-app downloads in 2014.

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9 September, 2024