カテゴリー: Games
Gaming was once compared to drugs, gambling and alcohol in South Korea. Now its gaming academies offer a chance to earn a six-figure salary – if you make the grade Son Si-woo remembers the moment his mother turned off his computer. He was midway throug…
Players face possible arrest for downloading Taiwan-developed Reversed Front: Bonfire, which lets them ‘overthrow the communist regime’Hong Kong police have warned people against downloading a Taiwan-developed mobile game which they say is “secessionis…
Streamers were given list of topics to avoid also including news and politics, Covid-19 and China’s game industryHit new Chinese game Black Myth: Wukong has sparked controversy after gaming influencers who were given early access were told not to menti…
Prosecutors are reportedly seeking a prison term and a near-£1m fine for ex-Sega developer Yuji Naka One of Sonic the Hedgehog’s creators is facing possible jail time and a fine of close to £1m for his alleged part in an insider trading scheme, accordi…
Previously catering to people with drug and alcohol addictions, The Cabin’s eight-week programme includes physical activities and group therapyMuay Thai and meditation, mindfulness and massage: the schedule at The Cabin addiction treatment centre could…
Popular role-playing game is being cut off due to a dispute between US developer and its Chinese partnerMillions of Chinese players of the roleplaying epic World of Warcraft (WoW) will bid a sad farewell to the land of Azeroth, with the game set to go …
Thousands of the smiling amphibians have been handed in, as some owners of the hot new pet are overwhelmed by unexpected arrivalsAn axolotl boom is seeing thousands of the smiling amphibians accumulating at New Zealand’s pet shelters, with some blaming…
From music to movies, technology to food, the world has fallen in love with everything South Korean. Ahead of a big London exhibition, Tim Adams visits Seoul in search of the origins of hallyu – the Korean waveOur critics on where to start with Korean …
Developer Visai Studio’s debut tells a story of how food bridges the gap between generationsFood is much more than mere sustenance. It’s an expression of love; for a culture, and for those eating. Venba isn’t so much a cooking game as it is a game abou…
Under-18s will be allowed to play online games for one hour on Fridays, weekends and holidaysChinese regulators on Monday slashed the amount of time players under the age of 18 can spend on online games to an hour of gameplay on Fridays, weekends and h…
Police in China detain colleague of Yoozoo Games founder Lin Qi on suspicion of involvement in deathShanghai police have detained a man in relation to the suspected poisoning death of the wealthy founder of a video games company.Lin Qi, 39, died on Ch…
Users complain about Genshin Impact, one of the biggest games ever released by a Chinese developer, which was released this weekA popular new game, Genshin Impact, is censoring words including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Falun Gong and Putin in the in-game chat…
Studio Oleomingus create surreal games that unpick India’s thorny past – and take aim at its chaotic presentIn Gujarat, a tiny independent studio is drawing on India’s rich literary history to create surreal games that flow like visual poems, evoking d…