In Real Life

Chinese Idol In Movie About Chinese Gaming Adolescence

Zhao Yihuan, best known as the Chinese Dairy Queen girl, has been making the rounds lately to promote her latest movie Qing Chunqi 3 (青春期3 which roughly translated is “Puberty 3″). While the primary focus of her latest media push has been on her movie, Zhao is also using her movie to promote the new Chinese MMO game Taoyuan (桃园 or “Peach Garden”).


May 28, 2012
In Real Life

This Car’s Trunk Is Open For Illegal Chinese Business

Street vendors in China are a common sight — even those peddling their wares from the back of their car. These vendors sell everything from small animals to counterfeit handbags — anything that can fit in an automobile trunk.


PC

Chinese Anti-gaming Expert Turns Out To Be (Surprise!) A Hypocrite

A famous Chinese anti-gaming expert has his foot in his mouth after appearing at a “game tasting” event in Shenzhen last week.


Uncategorized

Old Gamer Beaten By His Wife And Begs Judge For A Divorce

Last week, a 50-something Chinese man got on his knees in Baishan City in Jilin Province, China. He begged a judge to grant him a divorce from his wife, even though the two recently retook their vows.


In Real Life

Mark Zuckerberg’s Unintentional Cameo In A Chinese Cop Documentary

Facebook honcho and newly married dude Mark Zuckerberg might be dealing with Facebook stock headaches, but he can take solace in one thing: If his social media business goes south, he can always get unpaid work as an extra in Chinese documentaries. Unpaid? Oh, right, never mind!


May 27, 2012
In Real Life

I Don’t Know What The Hell Is Going On With These Guys, But I Like It

Chinese artist Xi Zhang works for online gaming powerhouse Tencent. He’s been in the video game business for nearly 10 years now.


May 24, 2012
PC

Giant Bosses And Big Swords, Check Out This Chinese MMORPG

Sure, the title God Slayer sounds like the Japanese game God Eater (which is a bit like Monster Hunter, so whatever). This Chinese developed MMORPG runs on the CryEngine 3, and the physics look slightly off in places. But maybe it’s fun — who knows. I do like the boss fight in the above trailer.


May 23, 2012
Uncategorized

Remember That Chinese One Piece Theme Park? Well, It’s A Rip-Off.

Surprise! While earlier reports appeared to confirm that the famed pirate manga (and anime) was getting an officially approved One Piece theme park, that doesn’t appear to be the case.


May 21, 2012
Nintendo

Growing Up On Mario And Sonic. Growing Up In China.

Doodling away at his desk, a skinny and unassuming young man, Li Feng, ponders how to draw a political cartoon regarding missile defence shields. Li, 32, is a graphic artist for a media company in Beijing and he attributes his choice of career to his upbringing, an upbringing in China, with video games.


In Real Life

Angry Birds Land Coming To A China Near You

It looks like the creators of Angry Birds, Rovio, isn’t satisfied with only one nest for their avian children. Not only are they planning on building an Angry Birds theme park in Finland, they are working on multiple roosts in China.