Video Games – Asia Times

‘Show only manly men,’ China orders gaming giants

by AT Contributor September 12, 2021September 15, 2021

Chinese authorities have ordered gaming giants to end their focus on profits and cut content perceived to be breeding “effeminacy,” as Beijing tries to direct youth culture, gender ideals and the reach of big tech. The move is the latest by authorities to tighten their grip on the embattled technology sector and sparked a collapse […]

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Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Turkey, World

Tencent shares dive on earnings miss, gaming worries

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China, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

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Video game-makers keen to ride the crypto-currency wave

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China, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

China tops mobile game market worldwide

by Asia Times staff January 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese officials cite ‘visual concerns’ as a catalyst to the video game clampdown after figures from a national report in 2015 claimed that around 500 million Chinese, almost half the population above five years old, suffer visual impairment. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

China, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

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A child plays the game "Honour of Kings" by Tencent. Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai

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An eSport league is set to draw huge crowds in Taipei this weekend. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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China, Hong Kong, World

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