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China EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag This looks like the PSPgo, but it totally isn't 40 Not bad, China. When you rip off something, you usually do a crap job. This? This looks like a PSPgo at first glace. Maybe even second glance. But it misses the mark on closer examination.What yo... Crouching Tiger, Indie Brawler: HurricaneX2 impressions 13 When it comes to  videogames and China, most people think of free-to-play MMOs, shady gold farming, and a definite lack of World of Warcraft. But maybe China gets a bad rap; maybe people oug... China ripping off Pokemon, Digimon and Naruto in new show 38 China's state-run TV station China Central Television is airing a new show for kids that manages to plagiarize Pokémon, Digimon and Naruto in one big shameless faux-anime package. The cart... 64 million online gamers in China by the year's end 10 Having been to China and having been inside one of their internet "cafes," where large groups of people sit crunched together playing online videogames non-stop I can tell you that some... World of Warcraft back in China with new government changes 27 I'm glad my country's government doesn't give a sh*t about what I play or how long I play it. Come to think of it, I wouldn't be much of a case for "bad games" anyway, as aside from the... China ends electric shock treatment for Internet addicts 34 Did you know that China has been introducing game-loving children to the wacky world of electric shock therapy? That's right -- parents have been willingly signing their children up for a course ... Chinese government banning gold farming 31 The Chinese government has banned gold farming and trading of virtual currency for real money. This is a big deal for China as about 85 percent of gold farmers are believed to be based in China. ... Slim PS3 'evidence' looks pretty bloody fake 44 A Chinese blog has caused a stir by posting photographs that apparently prove the existence of a slim PS3. This "evidence" comes a day after Sony emphatically denied any and all rumors ... Little GBA Micro-looking emulator does it all 49 If you were into that whole emulation thing, you could jam all of your NOT-downloaded games onto this little device from Chinavasion. The Multi Platform Portable Gaming Entertainment System costs... Chinese government to outlaw Internet anonymity 25 China loves repression like the English love football riots, and today's Communist smackdown comes courtesy of a new law requiring all online gamers to register with their real names online. No m... World of Warcraft restaurant opens in Beijing 16 Oh the irony ... a place where you eat out, dedicated to people who don't go out.Despite this obvious marketing flaw, a World of Warcraft restaurant has indeed opened in Beijing, China. The estab... Killer claims games sent him crazy 15 Yet again, it seems another criminal has learned that blaming videogames for your crimes will net you a sympathetic ear from some arsehammer, as one more killer has claimed that games sent him ov... Gold farming 'industry' employs more than 400,000 people 14 If you’ve ever played an MMO it’s highly probable that spammers advertising various websites that specialize in converting real currencies into virtual ones have assaulted your text w... More Vii for you: another Wii knockoff hits the scene 36 We had a giggle over the Vii last year, but like any massively popular icon of pop culture, the ripoffs are far from over. We spied this recent imitator over at Engadget, with comes with a slew o... Chinese teen thinks he's a fire mage, kills classmate 52 Some stories, my friends, are too good to pass up. Even though I have gifts to wrap, friends to call and last minute gifting to deal with, this had to be shared with the good people of Destructoi... Nintendo forced to remove press release by Hong Kong High Court 20 On October 22nd, Nintendo released a press releaase giving details about litigation against a company called "Supreme Factory Limited." As you know, Nintendo has been cracking down on m... Wii knockoff Vii's Chinese television commercial, also disassembly 13 A few months ago we told you about a Chinese Wii one-off called the Vii. This product steals not only Nintendo's design and control scheme, but also bites from its marketing and advertising mode... Finally a 999,999,999 in 1 Chinese game console 'without copyright problem' 20 We were linked to the "999999999 in 1 Super Game" console by engadget, and then did our own advanced level internet matlockery to find more details on this amazing product. The internat... Is this where PS3s are born? 44 A brand new PlayStation 3 is shiny and impressive when unboxed, and you'd probably never imagine that the slick, gleaming black game console was created in what looks to be an over-packed car gar... Limited Super Mario 64 DS pops up in China 10 Even if you are a Mario fan, surely your first impression is likely something along the lines of "Mario 64 DS ... Why now?" It's true, the game has been out for a while in the United St... Nintendo ups Wii output for Europe, Asian countries 16 Nintendo is obviously pleased to be able to brag about the doubling of profits, but to keep that up, they're going to have to sell more wares. From what Bloomberg says, it looks like they're alre... Wii coming to China, not seeing price cut, continues to print cash 16 Yahoo, via Next Gen, is reporting on some choice yet depressing words from Nintendo Prez Satoru Iwata revealing the company's current and near-future plans for their Wii console. Of very little i... Chinese universities to students: leave your computers at home 9 We've all heard the stories about how the gamers of Asian nations can't break away from their computers, being fully dedicated to multiplayer gaming and winning. How admirable! We already know th... Wii one-off: China brings us the 'Vii' 32 GoNintendo found images of what appears to be a Chinese knockoff of Nintendo's Wii, brilliantly name the "Vii". It looks like the creators of this system put the absolute minimum amount... Chinese MMORPG bans males who play as females 31 Obviously not as sensitive to the needs of transgendered gamers as we in the west, it would seem that Chinese game companies take a dim view of males who want to be females -- in computer games, ... Jack was right all along! Chinese cops train with Counter-Strike 28 It seems the anti-gaming lobby aren't the only ones operating under the apprehension that sitting in the comfort of one's living room, pressing a series of buttons in order to incite some on-scre... Woo Hoo! Another John Woo game, this time a Chinese MMO 15 Gamers should already know about Midway's upcoming John Woo collaboration called Stranglehold, but now there's a new Woo game on the horizion. Chinese developer Beijing Perfect World is crea... Founder Electronics sues Blizzard for copyright infringement 16 China, the bountiful land that brought us such joys as Chairman Mao, Journey to the West, and wanton wontons, is a strange place. While piracy, copyright infringing, and black market trading runs... Chinese government punishes corrupt officials in new online game 10 This is hilarity on a stick. China, the country that finds skeletons in videogames offensive, has released a game where you can physically torture corrupt politicians ... and their families! Inco... Visit the knock-off game system museum 9 Surely you've come across any number of the many look-alike, wanna be, Chinese made imitation game systems in your travels. The Japanese call cheap imitations of brand name items 'pachimon', and ... China hates skeletons, demands World of Warcraft pwns bones 47 Usually, we here at Destructoid take game censorship very seriously. Sometimes, however, there are such hilariously pathetic examples of it that all one can do is laugh. China is about as 'na... China takes candy, online games, from babies 19 China, the world's leader in angering Nintendo, has decided that its youth should be spending their days doing something more productive than online gaming. They are instituting a mandatory r... EA marches toward world domination, invests $200M in Chinese company 10 Not content with meaningless microtransactions and the music business here in the good ol' U. S. of A., Electronic Arts, it has just been revealed, is now sinking $200 million into the major... The Halo 3 packaging plant in China 15 This is possibly the nerdiest thing I've ever been excited about: Remember that Amazon chart-topping Halo 3 special edition? The guys over at Gamebrink have posted photos of a company sweats... Donate blood for your MMO 9 A Chinese Massive Multiplayer Online game called Cabel recently offered banned players and new players the chance to regain old accounts or get new accounts in exchange for donating blood. The of... China outlaws any new internet cafes; the zerg have won 17 Almost certainly in response to the deaths caused in recent years due to Chinese gamers spending far more time than is healthy playing video games in public internet cafes, the Beeb reports that... Mega gallery: Best of Taipei Game Show 41 There's a rumor that video games were actually shown and played at the annual Taipei game show, but we agree that the highlight of the event was the overwhelming amount of booth babes. Never... China to join The Burning Crusade; the proletariat looks hot on a flying mount 5 Red China loves MMOs. It's a proven fact. In surveys conducted last year, it was found that the Chinese only value backbreaking hard work and delicious noodles above wasting one's life in... Sexism alive and well in Chinese gaming 12 Perfect World, an MMO developer based in Beijing, seems to think that the year is 1950. 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