Games
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No pain, no game: how South Korea turned itself into a gaming powerhouse
Gaming was once compared to drugs, gambling and alcohol in South Korea. Now its gaming academies offer a chanc…
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Hong Kong police tell people not to download ‘secessionist’ mobile game
Players face possible arrest for downloading Taiwan-developed Reversed Front: Bonfire, which lets them ‘overth…
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Hit game Black Myth: Wukong faces backlash after telling players not to discuss ‘feminist propaganda’
Streamers were given list of topics to avoid also including news and politics, Covid-19 and China’s game indus…
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Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator may face jail over alleged insider trading
Prosecutors are reportedly seeking a prison term and a near-£1m fine for ex-Sega developer Yuji Naka One of So…
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‘This is an epidemic’: inside the Thai clinic taking on westerners’ gaming addictions
Previously catering to people with drug and alcohol addictions, The Cabin’s eight-week programme includes phys…
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World of Warcraft to go offline in China, leaving millions of gamers bereft
Popular role-playing game is being cut off due to a dispute between US developer and its Chinese partnerMillio…
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New Zealand pet shelters are being swamped with axolotls. Are Minecraft and TikTok to blame?
Thousands of the smiling amphibians have been handed in, as some owners of the hot new pet are overwhelmed by …
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K-everything: the rise and rise of Korean culture
From music to movies, technology to food, the world has fallen in love with everything South Korean. Ahead of …
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Venba, a video game about the emotional resonance of food
Developer Visai Studio’s debut tells a story of how food bridges the gap between generationsFood is much more …
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China cuts amount of time minors can spend playing video games
Under-18s will be allowed to play online games for one hour on Fridays, weekends and holidaysChinese regulator…
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Game of Thrones video game tycoon dies in suspected poisoning
Police in China detain colleague of Yoozoo Games founder Lin Qi on suspicion of involvement in deathShanghai p…
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Genshin Impact players say Chinese game censors ‘Taiwan’ and ‘Hong Kong’ chat
Users complain about Genshin Impact, one of the biggest games ever released by a Chinese developer, which was …
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‘Video games are a great place for politics’: meet India’s modern magical realists
Studio Oleomingus create surreal games that unpick India’s thorny past – and take aim at its chaotic presentIn…