China To Curb Foreign MMOs?
I just spotted this over on Massively: Chinese policy is set to make it easy for local developers to hamper foreign competition. The article explains: Unfortunately for developers in the U.S., Korea,...
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Cultural, Environmental Footprint Of A New PC
In a revealing post over on New Scientist’s Environment blog, correspondent Fred Pearce recounts some of the cultural and economic back story to his being able to buy a new, handmade PC from Dell: To...
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CoH As “Persistent RTS”
1UP are reporting some interesting tactics by Relic to get into the piracy-warped Chinese games market with the most excellent Company Of Heroes. Apparently they intend to turn the game into an...
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China And The Future Of Gaming
In this latest guest post on RPS Chris “Evo” Evans looks at China, the net, its politics, and the future of censorship. Plenty of China-facts await. It’s the most populous country. It’s record in...
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China Bans Foreign MMO Investment
The exploding MMO market in China is being cut off from Western economic influence as Chinese regulators ban foreign investment in virtual worlds. This Reuters report states that: “The new directive...
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Op Fap Red River: Shifting Focus Trailer
Here at RPS, we love the Chinese. Steam buns? Alright by us! The Great Wall? Heck of a wall, that. Mr. Miyagi? What a guy. But what if you hated the Chinese? Well, then I guess you’d get a kick out of...
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World Bank Estimates 100k Gold Farmers
A report over on the BBC website highlights research done by the World Bank on virtual economies. The report, which can be found here (PDF link, and full of other stuff about the virtual economy),...
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Chinese Prisoners Used As Gold Farmers?
This one’s a little disturbing, so if you’re in a good mood then proceed with caution. The Guardian has spoken to a Chinese man by the pseudonym of Liu Dali who claims that during his spell in a...
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What's It Like To Launch An Indie Game From China?
The first thing you notice about Lost Castle, an enjoyable 2D side-scrolling action RPG, is that the art style makes the characters, heroes and villains alike, kind of cute. Bosses aside, some look...
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Steam China will be a curated, separate store for the Chinese market
Steam is in an odd position in China. It’s like a pirate radio station, sitting offshore and letting the gamers access all that unfiltered content. With no official servers and awkward payment...
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A Chinese League Of Legends tournament has been put on hold over outbreak fears
The organisers behind China’s League Of Legends Pro League have put the tourney on indefinite hold. The recent coronavirus outbreak, which has so far claimed 56 lives and infected 2,000 people in...
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Devotion's short-lived horror will be preserved at Harvard University
I’ll probably never get to play Devotion. A year on from the Taiwanese horror game’s abrupt removal from Steam, there’s still no sign of it returning to sale. That doesn’t mean Red Candle Games’ work...
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