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09.15.12
Gamers Salute American Troops November 10 For Operation Supply Drop

The game industry is giving back to American troops who have dedicated their lives to serve and protect. Parties organized by gamers across the country this fall will raise funds to send video games and consoles to U.S. troops deployed to Afghanistan. The events, part of Operation Supply Drop’s national Veterans Day "8-Bit Salute to Veterans," will be held in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and New York City on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. Gamers everywhere are invited to participate.

08.28.12
Review DUST 514 BETA: An Impressive and Addictive Beta from CCP Games

DUST 514 is a free to play massively online FPS produced by CCP Games in their Shanghai studio. The game is only at the Beta stage but can be played on the PSN already. Taking place in the EVE universe and rich of its very large background history, vast star systems and millions of player controlling thousands of corporations and other pirate clans, DUST has a lot to answer for as the expectations of many, could not be higher.

07.27.12
ChinaJoy 2012: Sony’s Kazunori Yamauchi Is Hard at Work on Gran Turismo 6

Sony Computer Entertainment made the trek to China Joy in Beijing to promote Gran Turismo 5 with Chinese gamers. Polyphony Digital President Kazunori Yamauchi was on hand to sign autographs and discuss the franchise with media. The conversation turned to Gran Turismo 6 and Gran Turismo Vita. Yamauchi talks about the present and future of the GT franchise in the exclusive video interview below.

04.03.12
Epic Games China Debuts New PC Shooter Mercenary Ops

The rest of the world is about to get their hands on Epic Games China’s Mercenary Ops. The PC-exclusive, third-person perspective shooter launched in China back in 2010. New publisher Delkans is launching the Unreal Engine 3 game in the U.S. and Europe this summer. Developed in Shanghai by a large number of ex-Ubisoft Tom Clancy developers, the game is being updated for the English-speaking gaming audience. Check out the game in action from this exclusive Game Developers Conference (GDC 2012) video interview below.

11.03.11
Big Games of 2012: Ubisoft Returns to the Tropics with Far Cry 3

One of the big games of 2012 comes from Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Shanghai and Massive Entertainment. Far Cry 3, which was announced at E3, is in development for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. The new game introduces Jason Brody, a man alone at the edge of the world, stranded on a mysterious tropical island. In this savage paradise where lawlessness and violence are the only sure thing, players dictate how the story unfolds, from the battles they choose to fight to the allies or enemies they make along the way. As Jason Brody, players will slash, sneak, detonate and shoot their way across the island in a world that has lost all sense of right and wrong. Check out what the developer had to say about this new adventure game in the exclusive video below.

05.27.11
Big Games of 2011: American McGee Returns to an Unreal Wonderland
Acclaimed videogame creator American McGee is returning to Wonderland with the help of Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3. Electronic Arts is publishing the long-awaited sequel and one of the big games of 2011, Alice: Madness Returns, across PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. McGee’s Shanghai-based Spicy Horse, which is the largest Western game development studio in China, is bringing this universe to life using UE3. McGee has worked with this engine over the past few years on episodic game projects like Grimm, which added a twisted take to classic faerie tales. McGee talks about the new game in this exclusive video interview.
01.19.11
Disney Expanding Theme Park Realm Worldwide
WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT – With the economy bouncing back and more people going on vacation, Disney is expanding its realm of theme parks. Al Weiss, President of Worldwide Operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, was on hand at Walt Disney World for the debut of The Magic Kingdom’s newest attraction, “The Magic, the Memories and You.” The new show uses animation, digital photography, lights and pyrotechnics to tell a 10-minute story each night that’s projected on Cinderella’s Castle. Weis announced that construction is underway for Shanghai Disneyland and that Hong Kong Disneyland has three new themed lands in development.
09.25.10
Tokyo Game Show 2010: American McGee Returns to the Madness of Alice

SHANGHAI -- Gaming visionary American McGee returns to Wonderland as EA and Spicy Horse Games announce Alice: Madness Returns, the dark and deranged sequel to the year 2000 PC hit, American McGee’s Alice. McGee talks about the much-anticipated sequel in this exclusive video interview near his Shanghai game studio Spicy Horse.

05.28.10
Big Games of 2010: The Multiplayer Experience in Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is one of the big games of 2010. IO Interactive, part of Square Enix Europe, has unveiled new details on the sequel to the shooter that’s spawned a big budget Hollywood movie starring Bruce Willis and Jamie Foxx. In addition to the dense and unrelenting single-player campaign, the incredibly popular multiplayer is back with expanded Fragile Alliance gameplay and three new modes to brutally tempt, sway and cloud your better judgment.

05.06.10
Game Creator American McGee Goes Portable with Crooked House

The level designer behind some of the best shooters of all time, including Doom II and Quake II, has spent the past decade adding his unique spin on classic stories like Alice in Wonderland (American McGee’s Alice), Grimm’s Faerie Tales (American McGee’s Grimm) and now American McGee’s Crooked House. The senior game director at Shanghai-based Spicy Horse talks about his latest game and chimes in on episodic gaming and 3D stereo gaming in this exclusive interview.