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Chinese Government Wants To Ban Video Game Commercials On Kids’ TV
2Video games in China have long had a bad rep, so it’s no wonder that the newest revision to commercial advertising regulations in China features video games. The only problem with these new regulations: they’re targeting something that, at this time, doesn’t really exist.
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StarCraft Player Gets Pro Athlete Visa, Delays Military Service
In August, the US government, for the first time ever, gave a professional gamer the kind of special visa it issues to professional athletes. It was largely thanks to lobbying by Riot Games, makers of League of Legends. Now the first visa has gone to a professional StarCraft player, and it gets him out of…
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China’s Military Says Pacific Rim Is American Propaganda
Pacific Rim is doing very well in China, despite some tiny subtitle problems, proving again that the Chinese love giant robots. However, even with all the popularity, the Chinese military isn’t very happy, claiming that the movie is nothing more than propaganda to spread “American values and ideas”.
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The Number Of Pirates Arrested In Japan Since October Might Surprise You
Well, it’s been three months since Japan’s own version of SOPA was passed. So, how many music, video and game pirates were carted off to the slammer to face justice?