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Chris Fenton was an agent at William Morris, president of the Chinese-based DMG Entertainment Motion Picture Group, and General Manager of DMG North America (owners of Valiant Comics), and Senior Advisor to IDW Media Holdings.  He is a China media expert, hoists delegations to China, and is CEO of Media Capital Technologies He has also[...]

Laura Gao is also from Wuhan in China, a place that lots of people hadn't heard about – and now have She was going to be flying back home back in January but was warned off by relatives as coronavirus was spreading through the city She chose not to fly, the day after, Wuhan went[...]

On Sunday's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the host touched on China's deculturization efforts against the Uighur people from the northwest Xinjiang region if the country Oliver claims The Uighurs, along with other ethnic minorities, are forced to live in re-education camps while also undergoing forced labor Among the many items manufactured are disposable[...]

Including one little editorial that has got some people talking. Bye, bye Covid-19 end bye, bye China! The virus that originated China will be gone one day, sooner than later, we all hope But when not going away is the Chinese Communist dictatorship While I certainly have no bone to pick with the Chinese people, I do[...]

Looks like China's ongoing war against gaming continues as the country has deactivated the PlayStation Store from Sony Reports started coming in overnight on Twitter that service to the online store has been suspended for a "security upgrade" However, there was no notice from Sony or anyone involved with Sony Interactive Entertainment that there would[...]

It looks like China is on the verge of doing one of the biggest video game bans in a long time as they're about to shut down online gaming The country recently took action against players in Hong Kong by banning the sales of Animal Crossing: New Horizons after players used the creative features to[...]

In a new turn of events that shows the political reach in China, the government has removed Animal Crossing: New Horizons from stores As you might suspect, like the rest of the world, the game has become popular with citizens of the country as a stay-at-home activity Because if you can't leave the house to[...]

CCP Games along with NetEase are celebrating this week as they have officially been certified to publish EVE Online in China As any publisher knows, the process of getting officially authorized to operate in the People's Republic of China is a pain But they achieved it! The two companies are currently making final adjustments and[...]

In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in China, several esports leagues have had to change plans, including the Overwatch League The league itself took season three around the globe and set up home games in every market with a team Which is a slight problem for the three teams in Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hangzhou[...]

China has imposed new rules aimed at regulating gamers under 18. The Chinese government has debuted regulations by way of the National Press and Publication Administration aimed at users younger than 18 These rules are meant to keep players younger than that from playing games between 10 PM and 8 AM They won't be able to[...]

Specifically addressing the point that China had no influence over the decision Here's a snippet from the statement. Credit: Blizzard Entertainment Part of Thinking Globally, Leading Responsibly, and Every Voice Matters is recognizing that we have players and fans in almost every country in the world Our goal is to help players connect in areas of commonality,[...]

Today it was announced that Creative Assembly has partnered with NetEase to bring their Total War series to China in the future NetEase has secured the rights to publish the entire series, including the latest release Total War: Three Kingdoms No official date has been put on when these games will come out, but we're[...]

Its Hugo win put Chinese Science Fiction on the world map, revealing to readers the ambition and scope of Science Fiction being written in the country for the first time. Yoozoo Pictures China's First Epic Science Fiction Saga The trilogy begins during the Cultural Revolution, when a brilliant physicist discovers a radio message from space[...]

CBS All Access confirmed The Good Fight episode "The One Where Kurt Saves Diane" was censored over Standards and Practices concerns over the animated short.

For years the approval process to get a game into China has been, shall we say, rough at best Now it looks like a new set of guidelines will come into play The report comes from Niko Partners, who specifically monitor activity happening in the Asia game market, especially when it comes to places like[...]

Netflix announced the main cast of their live action remake of Cowboy Bebop on Thursday, and we need to talk about the Faye Valentine casting decision...

Nike has jumped into being an esports sponsor as they've officially joined the League of Legends Pro League… in China, that is Reuters has reported that the company signed a deal with the league that will make them the official shoe for all of the teams, coaches, staff, etc, and will carry all the way through 2022[...]

The Wandering Earth has become a runaway hit in China and being hailed as the first of China's many Science Fiction blockbusters designed to stand alongside Hollywood's blockbusters Now the next entries are going to have to keep up that momentum The second of China's big SciFi blockbusters is going to be the alien invasion[...]

The Wandering Earth, China's first big budget Science Fiction blockbuster movie, is a runaway success AS of this week, it's earned over $600 million at the Chinese box office and $5 million from its limited US release over 22 cities. Beijing Culture The movie, an adaptation of Liu Cixin's novella about a future where humanity works together[...]

The Wandering Earth is China's biggest Chinese New Year hit movie right now, having earned over US$300 million in its first five days Chinese social media is all abuzz about the movie Author Liu Cixin has the status of both Isaac Asimov and Arthur C Clarke combined in the Chinese Science Fiction scene The movie has[...]

The Wandering Earth is the China's entry into big Science Fiction blockbusters that Hollywood has dominated for decades (and will probably continue to) Adapted from a novella by Liu Cixin, it goes for the big Bruckheimer approach that Bruckheimer doesn't make anymore. The story comes with Liu Cixin's hard science fiction: in the future, the sun[...]

The latest series of Doctor Who is about to launch in China, and the BBC has released a series of posters to both promote and celebrate its upcoming premiere. Designed by New York-based freelance illustrator Ruan FeiFei, the posters show the TARDIS in a major Chinese city and location They're really cute Each poster is designed to[...]

A new trailer for The Wandering Earth, China's biggest Science Fiction blockbuster, was released today Adapted from a story by bestselling author Liu Cixin, the $48 million epic is due for release in China February 5th, in time for Chinese New Year. The first trailer was released in December. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWuNpqvsjFYVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled:[...]

Turns out, as of this week, Ryan Reynolds takes the cake by literally giving his left arm for Deadpool 2. Image from GQ's feature on Ryan Reynolds Reynolds was scheduled to undergo arm surgery in New York on Sunday morning for a lingering issue, but instead opted to fly to China to support the release of Deadpool 2 to Chinese[...]

On a press tour in China to promote the Chinese premiere of Bumblebee, John Cena surprised fans by answering questions in Mandarin Chinese Mandarin being the official dialect spoken in China and Taiwan This is more than knowing "Ni hao", speaking a phrase or two that was rehearsed before the interview or learning to sing[...]

In this latest version of "Having Your Cake and Eating It Too," Deadpool 2 will finally see a release in China. Fox According to Variety, Fox plans to release the PG-13 version of Deadpool 2 to Chinese audiences January 25th, 2019, which was retitled Once Upon a Deadpool for holiday 2018 release in the US. https://youtu.be/PCf03KXyzIgVideo can't be[...]

Which takes much of the wind out of the company's sales and hurts gamers as they are heavily involved in bringing popular mobile titles to China like Arena of Valor, Fortnite, and PUBG. Right now, no one has an explanation as to why this took place, not even industry insiders The best guess people have is that[...]

It appears the Chinese government has started reviewing video games again for distribution in China after a nearly nine-month halt by officials The news comes from SCMP, who have reported that the country's new gaming regulator has finished reviewing a new batch of games that companies want to distribute in their country, and that licenses for domestic[...]

As of Sunday, it racked up at least $189.2 million dollars in China alone They like you, Aquaman They really, really like you. China is the biggest market for Marvel Studios and DC movies right now It is the market that has turned Marvel and DC superhero movies into billion-dollar franchises Well, they were already heading[...]

China pulled a very stunning move this week by suggesting banning nine different games in their country, including popular titles Fortnite and PUBG The word originally got out from a Reddit post, which has ordered that nine games should be immediately prohibited from being played and are being ordered off of the Chinese marketplace, which[...]