Gaming/Video games

As Hollywood courts gamers with Super Mario sequel and more, they warn: ‘Don’t ruin this’

(From left) Yoshi (voiced by Donald Glover), Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.

Far cry from 16-pixel start, Mario makes it ‘so big’ on screen: Super Mario Galaxy creator Miyamoto

Producers Mr Chris Meledandr and Mr Shigeru Miyamoto attend the world premiere of The Super Mario Galaxy with its actors in Kyoto, Japan, on March 28. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will hit theaters in the US and global markets from April 1.

After K-pop and K-drama, here come K-games

A scene from the action-adventure game Stellar Blad, which is among the South Korean-made titles that reached global audiences in recent years.

Roblox to introduce new controls in Indonesia to comply with child social media block

Roblox was among the platforms identified by the Communications and Digital Ministry as high risk.

From wuxia games to AI-powered microdramas, China sharpens its soft power playbook

Visitors play Black Myth: Wukong at the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen town, Zhejiang province, China.

Video game Minecraft to come to life with UK theme park in 2027

New theme park Minecraft World is set to open in Britain in 2027.

US court rules against South Korean gaming company and its AI-hatched takeover plan

Krafton’s CEO had followed the advice of ChatGPT during a dispute with the leaders of the “Subnautica” game maker Unknown Worlds Entertainment.

Is the next Pokemon game set in South-east Asia? Millions of fans in the region are convinced

Fans have noted that the Rafflesia-like flower on Gloom (left) and bananas carried by Tropius are both closely associated with tropical South-east Asia.

Nintendo’s shares gain $17.9 billion with surprise hit Pokemon Pokopia

Released on March 5, the new game accrued 2.2 million sales over its first four days and earned rave reviews by fans online.

How Pokemon and Resident Evil rewrote gaming history

Pikachu and flesh-eating zombies might seem to have little in common. But they show that great ideas, if handled with care, don’t get old.

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