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There was a time right here in North America where the newsstands were lined with gaming magazines. EGM, GamePro, Nintendo Power; if you stuck Metroid on the cover, you were going to sell some copies. Over the last few years - much as we've seen with the print industry at large - gaming magazine have been dying off one by one. And if you thought this was a Western phenomenon, this week's news from China will prove you wrong.As always, we'd like to thank our friends at the Beijing-based gaming website Laohu.com for sharing the latest news to come out of China with Gamezebo's readers. If you're looking to get your Chinese news straight from the source, be sure to check them out!

This week in China, we learn that some problems are universal - like kids spending an absurd amount of money through in-app purchases. We also see how some developers are working with companies to customize games, get a glimpse of an upcoming mobile racer, and finally hear the word "Foxconn" in a context that has nothing to do with Apple. Probably.As always, this week's Chinese news is brought to Gamezebo courtesy of our friends in Beijing at Laohu.com. If you're looking for a more regular glimpse of gaming life in China (and happen to speak the lingo), be sure to check them out!

Are you excited about Hearthstone, Blizzard's upcoming (and now in-beta) card game set in the world of Warcraft? Of course you are! And it turns out you're not alone. Our top stories coming out of China this week have Hearthstone written all over them.Once again, we'd like to thank the fine folks at Laohu.com, a Beijing-based gaming site who are more than happy to share the latest happenings in China with our readers here at Gamezebo. If any of these stories catches you're interest, be sure to follow the link to their full coverage (where you'll either speak the language, or learn to love Google Translate real quick).

It's a great big world out there, and game development is happening in all of it. What's more, game makers want to sell their games to every player out there from Hoboken to Hong Kong.With that in mind, we've asked our friends at Laohu.com to share some of the top stories coming out of China this week. Based in Beijing, the fine folks at Laohu have their finger on the pulse of Chinese gaming in a way that a western website never could - and they've been so gracious as to share their insights with the Gamezebo audience.