Taiwan

In Real Life

Just How Cute Is The Hello Kitty Plane? Pretty Damn Cute.

10:30PM Yesterday | Brian Ashcraft

You thought the Kitty-chan dentist office was cute? It is. The Hello Kitty plane, though, isn’t just cute. It’s cute that flies. More »


PC

This Pro Gamer Lady Will Electrify You

8:00PM Yesterday | Brian Ashcraft

Early last year, pro gamer Linda Liao made waves when she joined Team Razer’s competitive gaming team. Lao isn’t only a pro gamer. Oh no, she’s much more. More »


In Real Life

From Mecha Girls To Mecha, Fancy Frontier Had It All

11:30PM February 8, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

A Japanese cosplayer wearing a NSFW costume grabbed all the headlines at the recent Fancy Frontier event in Taipei. But that wasn’t the only game, I mean costume, in town. More »


In Real Life

The Sights Of Taiwan’s Big Gaming Blowout

5:00AM February 7, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

Now in its 10th year, the Taipei Game Show was expected to draw over 300,000 visitors. As previously reported, this year’s show also packed in overseas game companies to show new hardware, like the PS Vita, as well as new games. More »


In Real Life

Dying In An Internet Cafe Is More Terrible Than You Can Imagine

11:00PM February 6, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

As Kotaku previously reported, a 23-year-old man recently died at a Taiwanese internet cafe. Nine hours later, someone noticed. More »


News

Taipei Game Show Looking To Go International

10:00PM February 6, 2012 | Eric Jou

TGS, no not the Tokyo Game Show, but instead the Taipei Game Show is closing today in Taipei, Taiwan. In its 10th year the Taipei Game Show is looking to attract more visitors by becoming more international. Companies such as Sony Computer Entertainment and Mircrosoft have set up large booths to show off their latest wares. Over 300,000 spectators are expected to have attended the show, which was held for the first time in Taipei’s Nangang Exhibition Hall. More »


In Real Life

Gamer Dies In Taipei Internet Cafe. Nine Hours Later, Someone Notices

1:00AM February 4, 2012 | Mike Fahey

Chen Rong-yu of Taiwan checked into an internet cafe in the city of New Taipei on Tuesday evening to play popular multiplayer PC game League of Legends. Wednesday evening a waitress found the 23-year-old sitting rigidly in his chair, hands outstretched towards the computer. More »


In Real Life

Foxconn’s Boss Sure Seems Like A Jerk

9:00PM February 2, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

Terry Gou, head of Foxconn, gets the Next Media Animation treatment, complete with an umbrella that deflects suicide jumpers. More »


In Real Life

Iconic Japanese Anime Recreated Shot-By-Shot

11:50PM January 19, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

Slam Dunk, first a manga and then an anime, was instrumental in popularising basketball in Japan, as well as other parts of Asia. Students at the National Taiwan University of Arts paid tributed to the anime’s opening with this brilliant shot-by-shot recreation. More »


In Real Life

Elite Taiwan University Overrun By Cosplayers

2:00AM November 18, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

National Taiwan University is the country’s most prestigious institute of higher learning. The country’s first Nobel prize laureate is an alum. It’s where the best of the best get educated. More »