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Indonesia Provides Net Access For Rural Areas… Using Vans!

Students are using internet in the van. Image courtesy of Kompas.com The Indonesian government’s efforts to increase Internet penetration throughout the country has been taken to the next level. To...

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Chinese Gamer Murders Two, Burns Down Cafe When Internet Cuts Out

This story has been updated: a previous version mistakenly reported that Zhao murdered Ren and his wife in their home. They were actually murdered in the internet cafe itself. A spotty internet...

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Should China’s Net Cafes Be Age-Restricted?

Chinese students are headed home (or already there) for the winter holiday break, and many of them are spending their free time playing games at internet cafes. This has led to a spirited discussion...

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Child Disappearances and Serial Killers in China’s Internet Cafes

In early January, when 12-year-old Wei Xuanlong (pictured) finished his last test of the semester, he didn’t go home. Instead, according to the Guangzhou Daily, he went straight to the local internet...

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Taiwanese Gamer Witnesses Murder in Internet Cafe, Keeps Playing Games in...

I’ve written a lot recently about murders revolving around video games in China (i.e. this, this, this, and this), but the latest gruesome story comes from Taiwan, and it involves gamers being not so...

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China’s Ten Most Popular PC Games (March 2013)

Gaming is big in China and only getting bigger. And while mobile gaming is important, the PC is still by far the most popular gaming platform for the nation’s young gamers (see this infographic for...

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Bloody Brawl in Chinese Internet Cafe Starts Over Pocket Change

Internet cafe or fight club? Last week, an argument between some patrons at a Chinese internet cafe ended in violence when one man smashed another in the face with an empty beer bottle. The victim was...

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Gaming Madness in China: Attacking the Police, Driving out a Japanese Porn...

Some crazy things happen in the world of Chinese gaming. Rather than giving each its own article, from now on we’ll be trying to do a semi-weekly roundup of the craziest stories so that you can find...

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Gaming Madness in China: Beatings, Beatings, and a Little Peeing in Internet...

On this week’s edition of gaming madness in China, we take a look into China’s internet cafes, where people are going absolutely berserk for some reason. Pissed-Off Gamer Breaks Computer, Slaps...

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13 Top PC Games in Computer Cafes in the Philippines

In the Philippines, internet cafés are also referred to as computer shops or computer cafés. And they’re everywhere. Those places are perfect for those who do not own a computer or laptop or those who...

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Indonesia Provides Net Access For Rural Areas… Using Vans!

Students are using internet in the van. Image courtesy of Kompas.com The Indonesian government’s efforts to increase Internet penetration throughout the country has been taken to the next level. To...

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Image may be NSFW.
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Chinese Gamer Murders Two, Burns Down Cafe When Internet Cuts Out

This story has been updated: a previous version mistakenly reported that Zhao murdered Ren and his wife in their home. They were actually murdered in the internet cafe itself. A spotty internet...

View Article

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Clik here to view.

Should China’s Net Cafes Be Age-Restricted?

Chinese students are headed home (or already there) for the winter holiday break, and many of them are spending their free time playing games at internet cafes. This has led to a spirited discussion...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Child Disappearances and Serial Killers in China’s Internet Cafes

In early January, when 12-year-old Wei Xuanlong (pictured) finished his last test of the semester, he didn’t go home. Instead, according to the Guangzhou Daily, he went straight to the local internet...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Taiwanese Gamer Witnesses Murder in Internet Cafe, Keeps Playing Games in...

I’ve written a lot recently about murders revolving around video games in China (i.e. this, this, this, and this), but the latest gruesome story comes from Taiwan, and it involves gamers being not so...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

China’s Ten Most Popular PC Games (March 2013)

Gaming is big in China and only getting bigger. And while mobile gaming is important, the PC is still by far the most popular gaming platform for the nation’s young gamers (see this infographic for...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Bloody Brawl in Chinese Internet Cafe Starts Over Pocket Change

Internet cafe or fight club? Last week, an argument between some patrons at a Chinese internet cafe ended in violence when one man smashed another in the face with an empty beer bottle. The victim was...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Gaming Madness in China: Attacking the Police, Driving out a Japanese Porn...

Some crazy things happen in the world of Chinese gaming. Rather than giving each its own article, from now on we’ll be trying to do a semi-weekly roundup of the craziest stories so that you can find...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Gaming Madness in China: Beatings, Beatings, and a Little Peeing in Internet...

On this week’s edition of gaming madness in China, we take a look into China’s internet cafes, where people are going absolutely berserk for some reason. Pissed-Off Gamer Breaks Computer, Slaps...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

13 Top PC Games in Computer Cafes in the Philippines

In the Philippines, internet cafés are also referred to as computer shops or computer cafés. And they’re everywhere. Those places are perfect for those who do not own a computer or laptop or those who...

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