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The sale of games consoles may have green lit in China, but the market will still be heavily regulated. That’s according to Bloomberg which says that China’s Ministry of Culture will be responsible for drafting new rules on video-game consoles” following the lifting of the 14-year old ban on their …
Read More »China temporarily lifts console sales ban
Quick – sell 1.35bn consoles before the government changes its mind! A leading news agency is reporting that the world’s most populated country has lifted its sales ban on foreign made games consoles. Reuters reports that China’s State Council has temporarily lifted the ban” which has until now been in …
Read More »38% annual growth for Chinese games market
China’s game industry is still booming, a new report. The market last year produced revenues of 83.17bn yuan – that’s $13.75 billion in US currency, and represents a growth of 38 per cent year-over-year. Games in Asia translatedthe report from Gaming Site 17173and China’s GPC, which oversees and reports on …
Read More »China to lift console sales ban
The console video game market is about to get a hell of a lot bigger. The Chinese government is reportedly on the verge of lifting its 13-year ban on the sale of video games consoles by opening up the market in Shanghai’s new free trade zone, The Verge reports. A …
Read More »Apple hit by new Chinese workforce allegations
Advocacy group China Labour Watch has laid a fresh set of allegations at the feet of Apple regarding the conditions placed upon its Chinese workforce. Bloomberg reports that the organisation has accused Apple’s Taiwanese supplier Pegatron Corp of using underage workers, paying insufficient wages and forcing employees to work overtime”. …
Read More »Chinese console ban lift nears – Sony and Nintendo shares surge
Console manufacturers could be on the verge of a potentially very significant payday. The Guardian reports that talk coming from China suggests the state is preparing to lift its decade-long ban on the sale of games consoles. The ban was introduced in 2000 to safeguard children’s mental and physical development”. …
Read More »Chinese home console ban could be scrapped – platform holders have kittens
Sony’s PS3 has reportedly received a certification of quality from a Chinese safety standards body, leading to speculation that the world’s most populace country could be about to lift its ban on home consoles. The super-state banned such hardware in 2000 amidst concerns about their potential effect on the country’s …
Read More »PopCap rep withdraws EA denial
"Sorry, I might not have been clear. I was simply stating that@TechCrunch‘s article is not true." That claim was this morning made by PopCap’s community rep Jennifer Kye, according the Venturebeat. Shortly afterwards the tweet was deleted. While it may simply be a case of PopCap ensuring that employees stick …
Read More »The9 founder linked with Liverpool buyout
One of the most powerful men in the Asian video games market has reportedly held preliminary talks with Liverpool FC owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett about a possible buyout of the football club. The Independent reports that Zhu Jun, founder and chairman of Chinese online gaming giant The9, is …
Read More »MS responds to Chinese factory accusations
Microsoft has sent a team of independent auditors to the Chinese factory in the middle of a heated row following accusations of poor working conditions. The National Labor Committee last week released a report documenting claims about working conditions faced by staff at China’s KYE Factory, where Microsoft produces tech …
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