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Kapital Koopas: PS5 and Xbox Series in the Mainland, Taiko Blind Box, New Amiibos May 19, 2021 8:30 am | Add a comment | 64 reads
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PS5 and Xbox Series X/S mainland version coming in a month
Sony Entertainment and Microsoft are gearing up to expand their territory by releasing their newest consoles – PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, respectively – in mainland China.
According to the Playstation news conference we reported on earlier, the mainland version of PS5 will be available in official stores and on Chinese e-commerce platforms beginning May 15 with a price tag of RMB 3,099 for the Digital Edition and RMB 3,899 for the Standard Edition. Not to be outdone, the day before Playstation s sales went live, Microsoft announced that Xbox Series X and S will be available for preorder beginning May 19 and will
Kapital Koopas: China Cracks Down on Smuggled Game Consoles, Tencent s New Game Controller Controversy Apr 10, 2021 4:30 pm | Add a comment | 62 reads
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Guangdong customs officials bust game smuggling ring
Late last month, gamers browsing Taobao, Pinduoduo, and other e-commerce platforms in mainland China began noticing that many stores had removed popular consoles such as Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox, with a few going so far as to completely wipe their accounts. And, needless to say, it didn’t take long for netizens to speculate on the reasons behind the move. However, it wasn t until earlier this week that the mystery was solved when the General Administration of Customs P.R. China announced that Guangdong customs had carried out an anti-smuggling campaign, resulting in the arrest of 54
Kapital Koopas: Send Your Kids The Mario-themed Hongbao This Spring Festival, Then Send Them to E-Sport Bootcamp Jan 27, 2021 8:30 am | 1 comment | 173 reads
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Mario-themed hongbao on Wechat
For many people living and working in Beijing, this coming Spring Festival may not be able to serve one of the holiday s most important purposes, the reunion of family, due to the pandemic situation and travel restrictions that have resulted from it. However, that doesn’t mean that those with kids in their lives will be spared from the traditional giving out of
Kapital Koopas: Steam Comes to China Alongside New Video Game Rating System Jan 20, 2021 2:30 pm | 1 comment | 279 reads
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Steam gets an official China launch, much to the chagrin of Chinese gamers
If you re a computer-based gamer then chances are the first thing you think of when you hear the word steam is the digital video game distribution platform, as opposed to the old-timey mode of propulsion.
Launched in September 2003, Steam was originally a way for its parent company Valve to provide automatic updates for its catalog, which includes world-renowned franchises such as Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Dota 2, and more. However, it wasn t long before this humble mission was expanded to include games from third-party publishers and developers, quickly solidifying the platform as the world s largest