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Video gaming has come a long way since the early days of Space Invaders and Pac-Man, with the advent of powerful consoles and virtual reality, and our smartphones doubling as portable gaming devices. Here’s where you’ll find reviews of the latest games and hardware, as well as news from the video gaming industry.
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NetEase

China approves 110 domestic, 3 imported video games in February

Among the imported titles to receive approval were the tower defence game Plants vs. Zombies 3 and shooter game Door Kickers: Action Squad.

Autonomous vehicles

CreateAI, once a self-driving star known as TuSimple, cuts 100 people

Chinese culture

Opinion | At last, Chinese folklore adds new flavour to global pop culture

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Hong Kong society

Gaming icon Hideo Kojima hails Hong Kong Kowloon Walled City film as ‘phenomenal’

Metal Gear video game series creator says ‘no end’ to the things he loved about action film Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In.

Hideo Kojima has said one of his favourite aspects of the film is that Louis Koo’s (pictured) character runs a barbershop. Photo: Handout
Sweden

Don’t like microtransactions? This game developer loathes them even more

Swedish game maker Josef Fares of Hazelight Studios talks about creativity over profits as he prepares to release Split Fiction this year.

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Chinese culture

How Chinese culture has inspired video game series such as Pokémon

After Black Myth: Wukong’s success, we look at games like Street Fighter and Pokémon that reference Chinese history, myths and martial arts.

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DeepSeek

China’s new Silicon Valley? DeepSeek boosts Hangzhou’s tech standing

Six Hangzhou start-ups are bringing more international prestige to the hometown of Alibaba and reshaping the geography of Chinese innovation.

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Already home to one of China’s most notable tech giants, Hangzhou has been receiving more international attention because of a new crop of start-ups. Photo: Shutterstock
Esports

Ready? Fight! How fighting game tournaments draw thousands of eager fans

Fighting game events like Frosty Faustings in the US boast huge audiences for even older fighting games like Marvel vs. Capcom 2.

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3 of the best open-world RPGs for video game fans to sink hours into

From the latest Fallout title to the 2023 Game of the Year and the 2024 RPG of the Year, these games offer exciting stories and challenges.

Music

John Williams taught video game composer patience. The rest was up to him

For music composer Olivier Deriviere, whose games include Assassin’s Creed IV and South of Midnight, being a gamer gives him an edge.

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French video game music composer Olivier Deriviere, who has worked on games including Assassin’s Creed IV, A Plague Tale: Innocence, Streets of Rage 4 and Dying Light 2 Stay Human, works in his recording studio in Malakoff, on the outskirts of Paris, on January 14, 2025. Photo: AFP
Space

3 of the best space exploration and adventure games around

X4: Foundations, No Man’s Sky and Elite Dangerous offer everything space adventurers could want, on PC and other platforms.

Elite Dangerous is an open-world game in which you can explore a huge universe of 400 billion star systems alone or as competing factions.
DeepSeek

DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough could alter China’s ‘national fate’ in US tech war

‘We should have confidence that China will eventually win the AI war with the US,’ Qihoo 360’s Zhou Hongyi said in a Weibo post.

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Tencent

Tencent’s Honor of Kings spin-off gets green light from Chinese gaming regulator

While the launch date is unclear, there is hope it will be rolled out this year as it was featured in the iPhone 16 release last September.

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Artificial intelligence

Tencent ramps up global AI efforts with advanced Hunyuan 3D-generation system

The open-source Hunyuan3D 2.0 is expected to lower barriers to entry for using AI models across video gaming, social media and other sectors.

Tencent Holdings’ latest AI-powered system reflects the internet giant’s efforts to advance 3D-content production. Photo: Tencent
United States

Gamers get under Musk’s skin in feud over Tesla chief’s playing skills

Billionaire fights with seasoned players online amid accusation that he was faking it as a skilled gamer.

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Elon Musk’s gaming skills invited scrutiny from seasoned players. Photo: AP
Accidents and personal safety

Letters | Bring in engineers to reinforce the safety of bamboo scaffolding

Readers discuss why the ancient technique must be taught at the tertiary level, weather forecasts, cryptocurrency investment, and video games.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Kendra Wilkinson’s ex-husband, former NFL player Hank Baskett?

Wilkinson recently opened up on Instagram about being ‘happy, healthy and at peace in life’ and joked that she’s ready to ‘meet the love of her life’ – but who is the father of her 2 children?

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Technology

Tencent, Guillemot family consider creating new venture involving Ubisoft assets

Tencent and the Guillemot family are evaluating which assets to include in the new entity.

Assassin’s Creed video games. Photo: Shutterstock
Tencent

Tencent CEO praises China’s economic ‘resilience’, overseas gaming revenues

CEO Pony Ma spoke of China’s economic resilience and the entrepreneurship of local businesses, echoing praise he gave Beijing last month.

Tencent

China limits young gamers’ playing time to 15 hours a month during school break

Tencent and NetEase, China’s two biggest video-gaming firms, signalled their adherence to existing regulations during the winter school break.

Alibaba

Alibaba studio pulls top mobile game from Vivo’s app store

The move comes amid ongoing disputes between Chinese video game companies and smartphone brands over app-store commission rates.

An Alibaba studio is removing its top game, Three Kingdoms Tactics, from Vivo’s Android app store. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

‘Blandify’, ‘stroopwafel’ among new Oxford English Dictionary words

Other additions in the dictionary’s quarterly update include ‘non-player character’, ‘cheat code’, ‘snark’ and ‘three-dimensional chess’.

A stroopwafel is a snack consisting of two thin waffles separated by a syrup or caramel filling that is traditionally placed on top of a hot drink to warm it. “Stroopwafel” was one of the new words added to the Oxford English Dictionary in December. Photo: Shutterstock
Tencent

US blacklisting of China’s Tencent stokes fear of tech war escalation

Tencent’s addition to the Pentagon blacklist raises risks for further sanctions and trade restrictions on Chinese businesses, analysts say.

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Millionaires and billionaires

8 richest Twitch streamers in 2025: net worths, ranked

Live streaming is big business, with gamers dominating Twitch’s list of wealthiest users. Top players of games like Overwatch, Fortnite and Call of Duty rule the roost with millions of subscribers

Review | Fast-paced chaos in the air in Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions game

Light on story but heavy on chaos and fun, Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions brings the fictional sport of quidditch to life.

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Light on story but heavy on chaotic fun, video game Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions brings the fictional sport of quidditch to life. Photo: Warner Bros

China approves over 1,400 video game titles for the year, the most since 2019

A total of 1,306 domestic games and 110 foreign titles were approved in 2024, up from 977 local titles and 98 imported ones last year.

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People pass by an ad for the video game ‘Black Myth: Wukong’ in the Sony store in Shanghai, August 26, 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE
Wearables

Review | SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds produce terrific sound for the price

SteelSeries’ new gaming headphones have the tech to help you win at Call of Duty while boasting the versatility to be a daily driver.

Mobile gaming

New Pokémon mobile game downloaded over 60 million times in 6 weeks

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket ranks second among mobile games measured by their first-month revenue, surpassed only by 2016’s Pokémon Go.

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