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.


In Real Life

China Is Building A One Piece Theme Park

The coastal city of China’s Dafeng will soon play host to One Piece fans across the country — and perhaps, even the globe.


May 17, 2012
In Real Life

X-Ray iPad, 40-inch Luxury iPad, Oh China!

This viral video introduces the iCam, iCutfruit, iRay, and iShoot as well as the long overdue 40-inch iPad.


PC

When Diablo III Doesn’t Speak Your Language

You will get online. It will happen. All these launch Diablo III troubles will vanish. But when they do, there could still be a group of players who are screwed.


May 14, 2012
News

How Chinese Browsers Are Aiming For The Big Leagues

Unity Technologies and Qihoo 360 Technology announced an agreement last month that will allow over 400 million Chinese internet users to access Unity3D-powered 3D games through 360 browsers.


In Real Life

Angry Birds Pork Products, How I Wish They Came With Scrambled Eggs

China has some very interesting culinary habits some of which folks from the west will find just outright whacky. One slightly normal but definitely strange habit is the Chinese love for pork products, and in particular the ham sausage (火腿肠). Now Rovio and Chinese pork products producer, JoyCome, have partnered together to bring Angry Birds and ham sausages together to create Angry Birds meat snacks.