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Valve to let developers pay to get games on Steam

Valve is changing the way independent game makers can get their creations onto its Steam service.

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Virtual Valentines who guarantee no sad endings are winning the hearts of Japanese women

Japanese book editor Miho Takeshita is having an affair. But the recently married 30-year-old is not worried about getting caught – her boyfriend only exists on a smartphone.

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The rise of romance gaming: is the perfect boyfriend inside your phone?

The rise of romance gaming: is the perfect boyfriend inside your phone?

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Sony to launch smartphone games in 2018: Nikkei

Sony Corp plans to release five or more smartphone games around late March 2018, the Nikkei business daily said on Thursday.

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Hong Kong start-up releases first locally-made virtual reality games

​Meridian Digital Entertainment has broken ground with two virtual reality games

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Exploding Kittens part of comeback trend for board and card games

​Some millennials, tired of today’s smartphone-obsessed digital culture, are turning to the retro pleasures of board games and card games as a way to enhance face-to-face interaction

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Tencent seals deal to buy 'Clash of Clans' developer supercell for $8.6 billion

Chinese internet major’s deal to buy stake from Japan’s SoftBank values Supercell at $10.2 billion

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Japan to nod DPRK soccer team visit for Olympic qualifying games

​Japanese top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday that Japan will allow women's soccer team of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to enter the country for the Olympic qualifying games, despite bilateral tensions.

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Can Google's AlphaGo really feel it in its algorithms?

When the game-playing system AlphaGo defeated a master of the Chinese game go five games to nil, its creators could not explain why. Is this a sign of intuitive AI?

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Vice Premier opens Chinese Ethnic Games

Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong declared Sunday the opening of the 10th Chinese Ethnic Games, which draws 6,240 athletes from all 56 ethnic groups of China competing or performing in nearly 200 Chinese traditional sport events in the coming eight days.

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Playing action video games boosts learning

Playing action video games may help people improve their learning capabilities, a study said Monday.

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China cleans up mobile phone games market

Cellphone games have been a goldmine with a short development period, wide promotional channels and strong sales. Meanwhile, public complaints over improprieties in these games have also been increasing fast

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2nd Asian Youth Games kick off in Nanjing

The 2nd Asian Youth Games have kicked off in southeast China's major city of Nanjing.

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Tickets for NBA Global Games 2013 in China on sale

Tickets for NBA Global Games 2013 in Beijing and Shanghai featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors will go on sale Aug. 8 at 3:00 PM.

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"iPad kids" reluctant to return to traditional entertainment

Ma Mei is considering buying an iPad for her three-year-old daughter as a gift for International Children's Day, which falls on Saturday. But the child's grandmother has objected, saying she should spend more time outdoors instead of playing with a tablet.