Black Ops 6’ video game, here’s why

Black Ops 6’ video game, here’s why

Kuwait has banned the highly anticipated video game Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, a product of Microsoft-owned Activision, which released worldwide on Friday, October 25. However, Kuwait authotities has not publicly announced the ban, Activision has confirmed the news. In a statement shared with Eurogamer, Activison said, “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has not … Read more

No ‘feminist propaganda’? Censorship row hits Chinese game Black Myth: Wukong

No ‘feminist propaganda’? Censorship row hits Chinese game Black Myth: Wukong

But in the run up to the game’s release, video streamers reported receiving a document from co-publishers Hero Games warning them to avoid topics including “feminist propaganda” or “politics” when they received a passkey to play the game, an email exchange showed. Gamers were also warned against any reference to “Covid-19”, “isolation” or “quarantine” – … Read more

Tencent, NetEase win big with Rainbow Six and Marvel video game approvals in China

Tencent, NetEase win big with Rainbow Six and Marvel video game approvals in China

China’s video game regulator has approved another 15 foreign-developed titles for the local market, bringing this year’s total to 75, with domestic tech giants Tencent Holdings and NetEase securing licenses for some big games. Tencent secured approval to release Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six, one of the most popular tactical shooter games, and role-playing game Paper … Read more

Hollywood’s video game actors vote to strike over AI protections

Hollywood’s video game actors vote to strike over AI protections

Hollywood’s video game performers voted to go on strike Thursday, throwing part of the entertainment industry into another work stoppage after talks for a new contract with major game studios broke down over artificial intelligence protections. The strike will begin at 12:01 a.m. PT Friday and comes after nearly two years of negotiations with gaming giants, … Read more

Summer Game Fest is a flood of video game news. How does a small studio stand out?

Summer Game Fest is a flood of video game news. How does a small studio stand out?

Developers, artists, press and influencers descended upon Los Angeles last week for Summer Game Fest (SGF), the latest in a tradition of annual events announcing the next year’s slate of video games. But amid the firehose of trailers and interviews hyping up the latest in blockbuster franchises like Call of Duty and Assassin’s Creed, it … Read more

Latency – Official Trailer | English Movie News – Hollywood

Latency – Official Trailer | English Movie News – Hollywood

May 09, 2024, 11:34AM ISTSource: YouTube Watch the Official Trailer from English movie ‘Latency’ starring Sasha Luss and Alexis Ren. ‘Latency’ movie is directed by James Croke. To know more about ‘Latency’ Trailer watch the video. Check out the latest English Trailers, new movie Trailers, trending English movie Trailer, and more at ETimes – Times … Read more

Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase to renew partnership this week, bringing games like World of Warcraft back to China

Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase to renew partnership this week, bringing games like World of Warcraft back to China

Blizzard Entertainment, the video game giant behind of World of Warcraft, and long-time Chinese partner NetEase are expected to announce a new deal this week that will allow for a highly anticipated comeback to the country. The two companies are expected to announce on Wednesday that they have reached a new agreement for the distribution … Read more

Apple CEO Tim Cook goes on a charm offensive in China amid weak iPhone sales in the world’s largest smartphone market

Apple CEO Tim Cook goes on a charm offensive in China amid weak iPhone sales in the world’s largest smartphone market

Apple chief executive Tim Cook on Wednesday met Chinese video game developers, a filmmaker and the billionaire founder of BYD in Shanghai, ahead of the company’s new store opening in the city, as the US tech giant goes on a charm offensive amid weak iPhone sales in the world’s largest smartphone market. This marks the … Read more

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown revives a classic series with swashbuckling success

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown revives a classic series with swashbuckling success

The Prince of Persia series has been stuck in quicksand for a few years. The original 1989 game by Jordan Mechner dazzled with its realistic (at the time) animation of a prince running and leaping across death traps. In 2003, The Sands of Time rebooted the series with widely loved action and attitude that sustained … Read more

China’s Big Tech market cap rankings see shake up as NetEase overtakes Meituan for No 4 spot

China’s Big Tech market cap rankings see shake up as NetEase overtakes Meituan for No 4 spot

China’s Big Tech landscape continues to undergo seismic shifts, with video gaming and news portal NetEase overtaking food delivery giant Meituan as the country’s fourth most valuable listed technology company, after Tencent Holdings, PDD Holdings and Alibaba Group Holding. NetEase’s market cap stood at HK$563.2 billion (US$72.1 billion) in Hong Kong on Thursday, compared with … Read more