Fortnite to be shut down for real… in China

Following a more than three years long test period, Epic Games has decided it’s not worth keeping Fortnite up and running in China. The phrase ‘Fortnite is being shut down’ sounds like a fabrication considering how globally popular and financially successful it is. But that’s exactly what’s happening, at least with the Chinese version of […]

As China plans new rules, automakers make plans to store car data locally

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. (Reuters) — BMW, Daimler and Ford have set up facilities in China to store data generated by their cars locally, they told Reuters, as automakers come under growing pressure in the world’s biggest car market over how they handle information from vehicles. Cars are being […]

A PlayStation China Showcase Is Scheduled Next Week

PlayStation will be offering China a showcase on April 29 to give launch information on the PS5 for the region and a potential look at new games. The live stream will, unfortunately, be only offered through Chinese streaming sites, according to Siliconera, leading to the idea that this won’t be a major factor for western […]

China to Host Three Live Events for Overwatch League – The Esports Observer

Activision Blizzard announced that the company will host Overwatch League (OWL) three live competitions in the Chinese cities Hangzhou, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.  Between June 4-6, the competition called the “June Championship” will be hosted in Hangzhou Spark’s home venue; July 9-11, the “Summer Challenge” will be hosted in Shanghai Dragons’ home venue; and August 7-8, […]

Minecraft Esports In China Uses Devil May Cry Music For Promotion

First of all, yes, there is a Minecraft esports scene. It actually got started around four years ago where two teams face off in an arena-style map armed with whatever they can construct. It’s basically like a team deathmatch version of Fortnite, but with super-low poly counts. It doesn’t look all that impressive now, but […]

Call of Duty ist die Nummer eins im Esport in Deutschland

Call of Duty führt den Esport in Deutschland laut Umfrage als beliebtesten Titel an. Dahinter folgen Fortnite und FIFA. In China und Südkorea steht League of Legends an der Spitze. Call of Duty ist die Nummer eins im Esport in Deutschland. Das hat eine Umfrage des Meinungsforschungsinstituts Nielsen ergeben. Das global vernetzte Institut mit Sitzen […]

China threatens antitrust investigation of Google

China is preparing to launch an antitrust probe into Alphabet’s Google, looking into allegations it has leveraged the dominance of its Android mobile operating system to stifle competition, two people familiar with the matter said. The case was proposed by telecommunications equipment giant Huawei last year and has been submitted by the country’s top market […]

OGA Dota PIT Season 3 heads to China for more epic action

As the China Dota2 Pro Cup Season 1 takes a break for a few days, another event will grace the Chinese region as the AMD SAPPHIRE OGA Dota PIT event is confirmed to begin tomorrow. OGA Dota PIT Season 3: EU/CIS has just ended, with Team Secret once again dominating the region, but for the […]

China proposes global data security standards

(Reuters) — China announced an initiative on Tuesday to establish global standards on data security, saying it wanted to promote multilateralism in the area at a time when “individual countries” were “bullying” others and “hunting” companies. The announcement, by State Councillor Wang Yi, comes a month after the United States said it was purging “untrusted” […]