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  • This Week in China: Hearthstone is even bigger in Beijing
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    This Week in China: Hearthstone is even bigger in Beijing

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    Everybody and their mother loves Hearthstone. Heck, I'm playing my custom mage deck as I type this. But if you think you and your friends are hooked, in China, the game is even bigger.Of course, video game addiction is no joke. This week in China a study surfaced about video game addiction in the country. The most interesting aspect in my opinion? That the collective term in CHina for such gamers seems to be "brain damaged", or so say our friends at Laohu.com.
  • This Week in China: Want to know how much Chinese game developers make?
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    This Week in China: Want to know how much Chinese game developers make?

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    Did that headline get your attention? Of course it did. Everybody wants to know how much money everybody else is making. And Chinese game makers, it seems, don't make much.The exact answer to that question is below, but if you really want some perspective, be sure to see what the cost of living in China is too.As always, our thanks go out to the Chinese gaming site Laohu.com for providing this round-up for Gamezebo readers. For daily news out of Beijing and more, be sure to give them a visit.
  • This Week in China: Candy Crushing the Great Wall
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    This Week in China: Candy Crushing the Great Wall

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    Back in October I had a chance to visit King's studio in Stockholm. I was mainly there to check out an upcoming game and absorb the culture, but as is often the case when talking with mobile-minded developers, the conversation eventually moved to Asia: the great white whale of gaming markets. How do you break into it? And how do you get to be #1?This week King answered that question, at least as far as China is concerned - and based on my chats with the team, the move they've made isn't the least bit surprising (and really, it's the one any developer looking for success in the Asian market should consider). But what was it? Read on to find out!As always, thanks to our pals at Laohu.com for providing Gamezebo readers with a roundup of the biggest gaming news to hit China each week.
  • This Week in China: Fruity Robo 3
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    This Week in China: Fruity Robo 3

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    I won't lie - that was a fun headline to type. I don't know what a "Fruity Robo 3" is, and there's a good chance that you don't either. But if you're in China, there's a very good chance you do - and you're no doubt excited to learn that it's about to be adapted into the mobile game Three Kingdoms of Fruit.What does it all mean? Read on to find out the answer to that and other questions, like "is Capcom looking for Chinese investment to enter the market?," and "how do the Chinese feel about Papaya?"Thanks again to Laohu.com for sharing the top stories out of China this week. For a daily dose of Chinese gaming news, be sure to bookmark Laohu.com.  
  • This Week in China: Whale watching
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    This Week in China: Whale watching

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    When you develop free-to-play games, a lot of your time is spent playing Moby Dick. Your business can live or die by the elusive whale - a gamer who's willing to spend money in your game, and spend big. In China, the story is no different. That's why it's so great to get some insight into what whales in the Chinese market look like, which is something we do this week.Thanks again to Laohu.com, the Beijing-based site that graciously provides a roundup of China's gaming news every week for the Gamezebo audience. To learn more about the Chinese gaming scene, be sure to give Laohu.com a read.
  • This Week in China: IGF opens call for submissions
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    This Week in China: IGF opens call for submissions

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    With GDC only slightly in the rearview mirror (and Lucas Pope's big IGF with for Paper, Please along with it), it's time for the Independent Games Festival to look forward. And by forward, we mean Eastward. Namely, China.Why China? Well, if you take a look at our other news bites from Laohu.com this week, you'll see that some of those companies can put up some huge numbers - even on the stock market. And if the big guys are doing that well, great indie talent can't be far behind.Thanks again to our friends at Laohu.com for providing us with the latest gaming news from the Chinese market. For daily info that does the same, be sure to bookmark Laohu.com.
  • This Week in China: Max Axe Goes East
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    This Week in China: Max Axe Goes East

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    After making a big splash earlier this year as Apple's Free Game of the Week, Max Axe's creators have entered into a partnership to bring the game to one of the world's biggest mobile markets: China. Details on that, funding announcements, and what happens when your games violate Chinese regulations below!Thanks as always to our partners at the Beijing-based Laohu.com for sharing this weekly roundup. For a deeper understanding of the Chinese mobile games market, be sure to bookmark Laohu.com.
  • This Week in China: A little bit of communism, a whole lot of capitalism
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    This Week in China: A little bit of communism, a whole lot of capitalism

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    With so much business wheeling and dealing, sometimes it's easy to forget that China is a nation enshrouded in communist principles. This week's Chinese gaming news brings a subtle reminder of that - though it certainly brings a fair share of capitalism-loving financial actions too.Thanks to our friends at Beijing-based Laohu.com for sharing this news round-up with our Western readers. If you're looking for Chinese gaming news daily, be sure to give them a look."