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China ‘Resolves’ Gaming Addiction So It May No Longer Need Pesky Industry Regulations
“Solving” gaming addiction sounds as easy as easy as “solving” alcoholism, but China’s state-affiliated body overseeing video games seems about ready to call recent efforts at curbing gaming use among children a “success.”
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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Stuns With 2022 GOTY Game Awards Nomination
After guessing that Nintendo Switch hit Xenoblade Chronicles 3 would be the biggest snub at the 2022 Game Awards, stunned Xeno-heads and Tetsuya Takahashi-stans can’t believe it. Geoff Keighley revealed on Monday that it is actually one of the six finalists for his show’s Game of the Year category, alongside frontrunners like Elden Ring and…
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Diablo Immortal’s China Release Delayed Following Social Media Silencing
Diablo Immortal has been one of the more hotly contested releases of 2022, receiving the lowest ever user score on Metacritic, while simultaneously receiving eight million downloads and making over $US24,000,000 ($33,316,800) in its first two weeks. However, according to a report by Reuters, the announcement of an eleventh-hour delayed launch in China has seen co-developer…
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The Ways Shanghai’s Food Crisis Is Impacting Chinese Game Devs
For the past few days, Genshin Impact players have been speculating about how extended lockdowns and food crises in Shanghai have been affecting the game’s development. The promised teapot event was never released, and the Serenitea housing system has been in extended maintenance mode since the beginning of April. Kotaku has now confirmed that the…