online games

Chinese Man Jailed For Running For-Profit Private Server

In the Banan district Court of Chongqing, Sichuan province, a young man was sentenced to three years in prison, four years probation and fined $US48805.80 for running a for-profit private server of the massively multi-player online role playing game, The Legend of Mir 2.


Take A Look At What Chinese Bureaucrats Play While At Work?

Bureaucracy is a funny thing. It’s supposed to make our lives easier by compartmentalising things and prevent redundancies, but in China (and most places in the world) it just gives bureaucrats more free time at work.


I’m Confused, A Chinese Game With Iron Man And Kratos Can’t Be Bad Right?

Sick of playing Chinese games that involve historical fantasy or martial arts fantasy, I set out looking for a new type of Chinese online multiplayer game to play. Unfortunately, The Legend of Shengdao wasn’t the game to help me escape a sea of mediocrity, despite its crazy visuals.


China, You Are Allowed To Make TV Shows Based On Video Games.

Earlier this month, we reported that the Chinese State Administration for Film, Radio and Television (SARFT) came out with six guidelines that could affect the future of Chinese television. Those six guidelines included a ban on the creation of TV dramas based on online video games. Now it appears that SARFT has come out and said the guidelines were false and that TV shows can be based on online games among other things. Oh.


Meet China’s Video Game Rumourmonger

As gamers, we all know that companies Blizzard is the master of building game hype. Known notoriously for their “it’s (the game) done when it’s done,” statement, Blizzard usually doesn’t announce much until the game is ready to go.


What If Online Gamers Were Completely Honest?

Plenty of people don’t like Cracked, but I quite like the site, particularly when they cast their eye towards video games. This video in particular — which shows what online gamers would say if they were 100% honest — hits a lot of nails on a lot of heads!


Online Game Saves Man From Being (Maybe!) Burned Alive

The strategy game Evony, infamous for its salacious, cleavage-filled ads, has done some good. The Facebook version of the game is now credited with helping to save the life of a disabled man.


How Does World Of Warcraft Threaten The Porn Industry?

According to an article by The Daily Beast’s Richard Abowitz, online games like World of Warcraft are one of the top five reasons porn-for-profit is dying, and it all comes down to staying power.


Atlus Online Now Open For Business

Atlus has completed phase one in the deployment of their internet community and online gaming portal Atlus Online, with mascot Jack Frost running rampant all over the page.


Atlus Launching Online Gaming Portal Atlus Online

Atlus fans around the world will soon have a lovely new place to play online games and chat with other like-minded individuals, as Atlus readies their new community portal, Atlus Online.


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