World of Warcraft

• What A Downgrade of Tencent Says About China’s Online Gaming Sector
  Posted by bbishop on June 8th, 2010 at 3:38 pm, Comments: 0

  On Monday evening SIG analyst Zhao Chunming downgraded Tencent from positive to neutral over concerns about its valuation in the face of a slowdown in [...]

• Is Netease Purchasing 50% of Microsoft’s MSN China Joint Venture?
  Posted by bbishop on April 20th, 2010 at 12:19 pm, Comments: 0

  There is a report in the Chinese press that Netease is in talks to buy into Microsoft’s MSN China joint venture by purchasing the 50% [...]

• ”网瘾战争 War of Internet Addiction” Wins Top Prize at 2010 Tudou Film Festival
  Posted by bbishop on April 18th, 2010 at 4:18 pm, Comments: 0

  The Machinima film ”网瘾战争 War of Internet Addiction” won top prize at the 2010 Tudou Festival, as Tudou co-founder Marc van der Chijs describes on his [...]

• World of Warcraft Park in Shanxi
  Posted by bbishop on April 1st, 2010 at 6:09 pm, Comments: 0

  A friend is an investigative reporter for a leading business magazine in China. His beat is mining, which takes him frequently to Shanxi, one of [...]

• New Report On China’s Online Game Industry-$3.6B in 2009 Revenue, $9.2B By 2014
  Posted by bbishop on April 1st, 2010 at 11:35 am, Comments: 0

  Niko Partners, run by a good friend, has released its latest survey of the China Game Market. Per the release: Niko Partners, the leading market [...]

• Best Article So Far On Netease’s Problems Getting World of Warcraft Approved In China
  Posted by bbishop on March 9th, 2010 at 6:27 pm, Comments: 0

  Century Weekly, Hu Shuli’s new magazine, has a great article on the travails in China of Netease and World of Warcraft. It was the cover [...]

• “网瘾战争 War of Internet Addiction” — Are World of Warcraft’s Travails In China Much More Interesting Than Google’s?
  Posted by bbishop on January 24th, 2010 at 5:26 pm, Comments: 0

  Google’s recent moves in China have captured global attention about censorship and Internet controls in China, eliciting protests from inside and outside China. But there [...]