Archive for the 'China' Category
Posted by zEro on 3rd, 2008
With more and more of out lives being organized into smaller and smaller chips these days, it is inevitable if you are a professional that you’d be using a laptop by now, or will use one in the near future for personal use.
From personal identification to contacts, to bank details and company designs. Mobile devices of today can be one hell of a baggage to carry. That is the very reason both the individual consumers and the governments around the world are talking cautions to safe guard their interests.
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Posted by zEro on 25th, 2008
Beijing Olympics 2008 have had the most controversial torch runs in recent history. Marred by political activism against China’s standing in Tibet, parts of the international community are condemning the county of 1.3 billion people for not doing enough to let democracy and freedom flourish in the tiny country of Tibet.
But people like ToD, the professional WC3 player from France has actually stood up against the nonsense that has taken it’s toll on a sporting event and come out and said he is against the French President Nikolas Sarkozy’s recent announcement to boycott the Olympics. He claims it is stupid and unrelated. He shares his feelings with fellow Chinese gamers who see no connection between a sporting event and a political issue. Many celebrities like him have claimed that the activists are hijacking the event for their political purpose.
While the issue is really controversial, there is some truth in it. The Olympics are a sporting event and should not be used to communicate a political message, or channel political hate. The fact of the matter that China is hosting the Olympics does not mean they are an open target for criticism.
Read ToD’s interview and thoughts in detail over here.
[Image and Story Via SK-Gaming]
Posted by zEro on 22nd, 2008
It was time that there would be news that China takes over the world as the leading Internet markets when everyday one would hear about the amount of investments, developments and usage of Chinese internet users was rising.
China has a population of 1.3 billion and in a recent report by USA Today the last year saw a 53% increase in internet usage. Currently at 233 million users as compared to 220 million users, China midgets the country that originally conceived and adopted this technology. With very low internet rates due to subsidiaries, and probably the lowest in the region, China offers basic broadband internet at $10 per month.
Gamers in China are relishing this boom as they get to play games more often with more players and there is always a room or map full of people ready to frag at each other. This potential is being exploited by game rooms and internet cafés all over China. The Chinese gaming community has seen a meteoric rise in the last few years and more people are taking up massively popular games like World of WarCraft and Counter Strike.
But due to a more controlled market, and a more restricted internet usage due to censorship, the amount of foreign investment is not as high as in other countries like India or South Korea.
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Posted by zEro on 26th, 2008
Global Gaming League’s recently announced international mega-gaming event in Shanghai is gathering up pace and hype in the gaming community. Hot off the SK Gaming website that has an article with an interview of Ted Owen, the CEO of GGL. Read a primer about what this event is on our blog.
In an interview with GameRiot, the American enterpreneur discloses GGL’s plans as to his event. The general idea of the Digital Games is that it is going to be a cultural event more than a professional gaming event. GGL hopes to attract casual gamers with multiple genres and game platforms. Celebrity musicians and athletes playing video games are also supposed to be a part of the DG08, but esports tournaments will be included as well.
Read rest of the interview at GameRiot.
[Via SK Gaming]
Posted by zEro on 25th, 2008
Why do people post them? Here is a
master piece of a comment from an Indian gaming blog. Dude needs to learn to be a cynic.
…China is going to climb nowhere in the gaming market…
If there was any other country worth of competing at the highest level in e-sports, it would be China. RocketBoy a famous Quake 3 player, the Human player Sky, and countless many form a formidable army of Chinese gamers who have performed and won on the highest levels. Countless tournaments take place in China, WEG, CEG, WGT to name a few.
Not to forget they are going to have Digital Games this year in Shanghai, too. WTF is this dude talking about?
Posted by zEro on 20th, 2008
Thanks to Vassili Sibirius, wisdom Nerve victory (wNv) the famous Counter Strike clan from China have another awesome frag video out. Titled ‘wNv - the Surreal‘ it features Aqi, Bigun, Jungle, Kingz, Perfect, Sakula, Savage, and tK. The video is available for download at the MYM website, along with an accompanying introductory article. Post your comments and thoughts after downloading.
[News and Image via: MYM. Tip: BlooDlust]
Posted by zEro on 20th, 2008
Global Gaming League (DG) and China Internet Gaming Organizing Committee (CIG) have signed a deal to jointly hold the
Digital Games in Beijing China this year. This news comes to us in a press release on the
GGL’s event website, that has gone live for registrations from all countries of the world.
In short the press release states that this would be an opportunity for all gamers from around the world to represent their countries, no matter what their skill level is. The qualifications would be held online. And as reported here earlier, the event will take place in Shanghai, in a football stadium. The incorporation of CIG as an official endorser of the tournament from the government of PR of China also brings to the table the Chinese council of committees that are organizing the Olympics, called “Our Olympics Organizing Committee,” or OOOC.
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Posted by zEro on 16th, 2008
The Olympics are world’s symbolic finals of all finals in sports. And what better a place would it be to have a little bit of e-Sports going on? Yes! Global Gaming League has signed an official deal with the Beijing Olympics organization committee that has made them the official welcome event.
Officials of the GGL, a California start-up, had been working hard to acquire permissions from the organizing committee to use symbols from the Olympics’ logo. Not just that, they also wanted to get an official endorsement from the committee for the e-Sports event they are going to call ‘Digital Games.’ Ted Owen the CEO of the firm says,
“The ultimate elevation of gaming and the culture of gaming to the world stage.”
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