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More Stolen Nintendo 3DS Photos Surface

Justin Berube — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:37:24 +0000

Earlier today, RipTen reported that several pictures, and a video, of a stolen Nintendo 3DS had hit the Internet. These pictures and video were supposedly taken by someone working in the factory where the Nintendo 3DS hardware is being manufactured. Now even more pictures of the device have surfaced.

It will probably only be a matter of time before the people behind these leaks are punished severely. I’m sure the names of those responsible are the next to be taken by Nintendo of America President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime.

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China Online Gaming Law Going Into Effect

Dylan Duarte — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:10:10 +0000

China’s new online gaming law, designed to cut down on the amount of time gamers spend playing online, goes into effect today, August 1st.

Under this new law, gamers must register with their actual names if they want to play online, and developers are required to limit the amount of time gamers can play. The law was written following the numerous deaths that took place at online gaming rehabilitation centers last year.

According to recent data, 420 million Chinese citizens are online.

China Central Television: Videogames Are Bad, MMMkay?

Sean Mitchuson — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:28:42 +0000

Full of violence, suggestive situations, language, and anything else bad you can think of video games have always been a target to blame when people do bad things. Recently China Central Television (CCTV), which is China’s state run news network, aired part two of a show called “Confessions of a Murderer — Focus on Pornography and Violence in Online Games (Part Two).

This isn’t the first time that China in all it’s wisdom has decided that online gaming is ruining all the people in the world, and they even cite examples of a man that clearly decided he should kill multiple people and himself, because he played violent video games. The man is serving a life sentence for killing the people all to get goods in a virtual game. The show claims that 80 percent of the criminals in a specific prison had all committed their crimes because of online gaming.

Other programs on CCTV have pointed the finger at other video games for causing such a degrade in society, such as an online dancing game “Audition” leading to a young girl having one night stands and abortions because of said interactions with people she met online.

The Chinese government has been locking down how much violence and pornography their citizen’s can get to. You may remember that World of Warcraft has had a rather difficult time keeping it’s servers active in the country due to issues with certain imagery in game.

The government of China wants to lower the amount of mindless gaming there is in the country. As a broad statement I can get behind that. I’d rather not have a bunch of games that are full of pointless objectives or have violence just to have violence. I don’t agree with the strong arming the government is using to accomplish this task. In my mind it is always up to the parents to pay attention and show interest in what their kids are doing, no matter where you live, what culture you have, or anything else. You brought that child into the world, raise them. Don’t let the television and the newest console do your job for you. That’s just my little rant on the issue.

Source: Computer World

Gold Farming Might Be A $500 Million Industry

Keane Ng — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:54:14 +0000

Pdwarfy ain’t grinding nuthin

Gold farming might be a joke among many MMORPG players, but, according to a recent Manchester University study, it certainly is a lucrative one. The study estimates that the industry is a $500 Million market, with over 400,000 employees (80% based in China) earning an average of $145 a month. Professor Richard Heeks, who authored the study, had this to say:

“I initially became aware of gold farming through my own games-playing but assumed it was just a cottage industry. In a way that is still true. It’s just that instead of a few dozen cottages, there turn out to be tens of thousands.”

Hundreds of thousands grinding away in games like World of Warcraft and Runescape, for low wages and in poor conditions. This is the ugly side of globalization manifest in virtual worlds. It’s almost surreal to imagine, but apparently gold farming is becoming a major sector in the economies of the countries involved.

Major enough but unregulated enough to allow the participation of organized crime. That criminal aspect of gold farming makes the Manchester study not entirely accurate, Heeks said. Meaning his estimate could be twice as low, and gold farming could actualy be a billion-dollar industry.

Source: BBC (via Gamasutra)

The “Vii” Vies for Your Attention in New Wii Knockoff Trailer

Cavin Smith — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:54:50 +0000

No, it’s not the name of a new console for Dracula, but China’s most blatant knock-off yet. Attempting to ride high on Nintendo’s coattails, the system comes with plenty half-assed facsimiles of popular Wii software from Bowling to Cooking Mama.

Unlike the Polystation or TriStar 64, the Vii seems to have a surprising amount of effort put into its marketing. How can you deny a glowing recommendation from industry luminary “James,” sometimes known as the Reggie Fils-Aime of the East? Hit the jump for a highly questionable product demonstration.

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