Tag: This Week in China

Looking at this week's Chinese news roundup (that was graciously provided by our friends at Laohu.com), there's one theme that seems to recur again and again: Western brands are popular in China.Don't believe me? Check the roundup for yourself. There are mobile happenings that involve an American movie brand, a US fast food chain, and even a few chart-topping Western mobile games.If you like what you see here, be sure to check out Laohu.com for yourself. While they're kind enough to share the top news from China each week with Gamezebo, they're also grinding out news 24/7 for the Chinese market - and with the help of a service like Babelfish or Google Translate, you can dive in to all of it."

Every Friday, in co-operation with Laohu.com, Gamezebo strives to bring you the latest and greatest news to come out of the Chinese gaming scene - and if this week is any indication, Chinese gamer's really like parkour. A lot.If someone were to introduce China to Mirror's Edge, it's entirely possible that brains would begin to melt. At the very least, I hope Adam Saltsman is taking notice. Let's break Canabalt out of the vault for a trip overseas!As always, if you dig any of these articles, we encourage you to visit Laohu.com for the whole story. These posts are just the Reader's Digest version of what they're tackling all week long.

While America takes a few days off for turkey and shopping, the rest of the world ticks on - and China is no exception. This week a few interesting tidbits have emerged from the People's Rebpublic, including some predictions for the Chinese mobile market in 2012 and some thoughts on why some Western games might not be succeeding as well on their side of the globe.As always, this week's top stories from China come to us courtesy of our friends at Laohu.com. If you're looking for more great gaming news from China - and happen to speak the language (or love Google Translate) - be sure to check them out at Laohu.com.

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.