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Splash Damage, the developer behind the likes of Brink, Quake Wars and Gears of Wars 4’s multiplayer has been bought by Chinese poultry firm Leyou Technologies. The UK studio, owned by founder and CEO Paul Wedgwood, is being bought for a sum ‘not in any event to exceed $150m’. This …
Read More »World Cyber Arena tournament suffers issues within opening hours, again
The Chinese multi-eSport event World Cyber Arena has suffered massive production delays within the opening hours in a repeat of last year’s fiasco. The tournament, organised by a division of the Yinchuan municipal government, began the group stages of 11 different games shortly before 6am GMT. However, after five hours …
Read More »Chillingo opens office in China
EA’s mobile publishing label Chillingo has set up shop in China in EA’s Shanghai office. The new studio – Chillingo China – will be publishing mobile titles over Chinese app stores, as well as bringing ‘culturised’ games from the region to the global market. China represents a tremendous growth opportunity, …
Read More »Xbox One to launch in China on September 23rd; Prices start at £355
China will become an officially supported Xbox One region when the console arrives the in the freshly green-lit territory in September. It will be the first foreign machine to go on sale in the territory since trade restrictions preventing the sale of games consoles were lifted at the turn of …
Read More »Diablo III to launch in China
Blizzard has teamed up with NetEase to bring Diablo III to the Chinese market. Polygon reports that Diablo III will be the fifth Blizzard title to launch in the region, joining StarCraft 2, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone and the upcoming Heroes of the Storm. "We’re very excited that with our …
Read More »PS4 attracting higher Chinese interest than Xbox One
A survey conducted by a Chinese news outlet suggests that PS4 is attracting more buyer interest than Xbox One. Kotaku reports that of the 6,488 Chinese users who responded to a NetEase survey, 57.3 per cent said they would but a PS4. 19 per cent reckon they’ll keep buying hardware …
Read More »Oculus Rift dev kits removed from sale in China
Chinese developers are being blocked from buying Oculus Rift dev kits due to the number of units being sold on by buyers. Games In Asia reports that the company has even go so far as to cancel exiting pre-orders. It is a bummer that we’ve had to suspend sales in …
Read More »Sony confirms PlayStation’s move into Chinese market
PlayStation hopes to become the next big gaming brand in China after Sony’s confirmation of its move into the market. Sony Japan and China’s Shanghai Oriental Pearl Group have established a joint venture in the Shanghai free trade zone to manufacture and market PlayStation hardware in the region, Reuters reports. …
Read More »SCEJ opens Chinese strategy department
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia has opened a new business group specifically to focus on its Chinese console strategy. Polygon reckons that a Japanese language press release from SCEJ confirms the news. The China Strategy Department will be headed up by SCEJ’s existing China strategy boss Takehito Soeda. Yesterday it …
Read More »Microsoft aiming for Chinese Xbox One launch
The Xbox One is being lined up for a release in China, Microsoft has said. Global Times reports that Microsoft’s global vice president Zhang Yaqin has said that the platform holder is stepping up efforts to bring in its multi-purpose Xbox game console to the Chinese market as soon as …
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