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Friday, August 21, 2009

The First Region To Get The PS3 Slim Is…

9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Hong Kong! That’s right, the steaming metropolis will be getting the PS3 Slim first due to time differences. Hooray for clocks. More »
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Rumours

Hong Kong Game Mag Puts “PS3 Slim” On Cover

6:30PM Brian Ashcraft | The upcoming issue of weekly Chinese publication Game Wave features what is apparently the PS3 Slim with a blurb that the console is debuting at the end of next month. More »
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Culture

When Google Maps Meets SimCity

6:30PM Luke Plunkett | While Google Maps is pretty useful at the moment – especially Street View – we can’t help but look at this Chinese map of Hong Kong and wish that, instead of “Street View”, we could instead have “SimCity View”. More »
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Saturday, May 23, 2009
Culture

Albert Wesker Stands 12″ Tall

3:30PM Luke Plunkett | Or, he does in this new figure from Hong Kong artisans Hot Toys, the third in their Resident Evil 5 series that so far also features our heroes Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar. More »
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
Culture

The Xbox 360 Truck Travels Through Hong Kong

2:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Hong Kong doesn’t only get an Xbox 360 truck, but a cosplay lady to go with it. More »
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Thursday, April 2, 2009
News

PlayStation Store Lets You Import PSP Shooters At Half The Price

10:00AM Michael McWhertor | The recent release of Rei Cho Aniki—a remake of the original homoerotic side-scrolling shooter for the PSP—wasn’t cheap. But thanks to the PlayStation Store, cash-strapped importers can have it for a song. More »
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Monday, March 30, 2009
Media

Xbox 360 Brings Japanese Lingerie Lady Back To Life

9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | This Xbox 360 ad for Hong Kong has a Japanese lady in lingerie talking about what sounds like almost dying. More »
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Thursday, January 8, 2009

Asia Getting New PSP Colours

8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | What better way to celebrate the New Year than with new PSP colours. Sony Computer Entertainment Asia is doing just that with not one, but two new PSP shades. More »
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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Home Hits Asia In ‘Fall 2008′

1:20PM Luke Plunkett | Sony have announced that Home, the Playstation 3’s long-awaited online fashion show and wandering-around simulator, will be coming to Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan in “Fall 2008″. Doesn’t sound like idle speculation, either, as that’s coming straight from a Sony press release. To help ensure everything’s ready to go ahead of the launch, there’ll be a closed beta held in September for residents of the region. If that’s you, keep an eye on this site, details on how to get in will be going up on August 29. More »
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Sunday, June 8, 2008

Game Retailer to Donate 10% of Sales to China Disaster Relief

3:30AM Maggie Greene | Hong Kong games retailer Renchi is making a nice gesture, and has pledged 10% of all sales through June 20 to disaster relief for victims of the Sichuan earthquake. Renchi will be donating to Hong Kong World Vision Sichuan Earthquake Relief (via, I presume, World Vision), which has promised to use 100% of donated funds for relief work, and World Vision has had teams on the ground since shortly after the quake. Full release is after the jump. More »
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