online gaming
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.

September 5, 2011
Nintendo

Dragon Quest X Has A Subscription Fee?

Dragon Quest X is an online role-playing game. Know what online role-playing games have? Subscription fees, and DQX appears to be no different.

July 7, 2011
News

China Launches ‘Virtual Property’ Insurance

Live in China? Own property? Virtual property? Sunshine Insurance Group Corporation might have you covered.

April 26, 2011
PC

World Of Warcraft May Be The Future Of Online Dating

Dating sites are always looking for a method of matching people up with dates they’ll actually like in real life. But World of Warcraft may already have found it.

March 10, 2011
In Real Life

Lag Is Even More Frustrating In Real Life

Artist Guy Collins tackles the concept of online latency issues leaking into the real world in Lag, the animated movie. Hopefully it’ll load okay for you folks.

February 9, 2011
In Real Life

Online Gaming Marriage Leads To Real-World Criminal Charges

A 54-year-old Massachusetts man is in police custody in Detroit after allegedly initiating multiple sexual encounters with his virtual bride – a 13-year-old girl he married in the online role-playing game Runescape.

February 8, 2011
News

While You Were Sleeping

Kotaku AU

Sleeping can be fun – necessary even. But what if stuff happens when you’re sleeping – game stuff? What are you supposed to to do then? Thankfully we have a solution – While You Were Sleeping, a quick round up of all the news that happened… while you were sleeping.

February 2, 2011
News

While You Were Sleeping

Kotaku AU

Sleep is a necessity, but missing out on gaming news whilst sleeping? Unthinkable. While You Were Sleeping is your chance to catch up on worldwide news that occurred while you were in your bed catching Zs.

December 30, 2010
News

Virtual Assets Are Not Community Property

A marriage based on a shared love of online gaming is just as valid as a normal one, but as one Chinese woman found out, virtual assets accrued during marital bliss aren’t divvied up in the divorce.

December 7, 2010
News

Report: Politics Aren’t Keeping Up Japan’s Prime Minister, Gaming Is

Elite Japanese politicians might have different politics, but they’re joined by one thing: their love of “go“.

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