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Daniel Ahmad
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Senior Analyst at Niko Partners. I cover the video games market in Asia incl. MENA I tweet insights about gaming and more. Asian & Irish (He/Him)
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Here's what happened across Asia's video game industry this week 🧵 • New analysis of China's youth game regs • Splatoon 3 sets a record in Japan • Tencent & NetEase have games approved in China • PS5 consoles still being scalped • Games are now culture & art in Korea 1/6
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China is getting a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe + Booster Course Pass DLC package for RMB 399 / US$ 56 on September 26 at retail / digital. Includes the first 16 tracks that have already released globally with the additional tracks releasing through the next year.
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Small correction that Syndicate was actually the first AC game to feature Arabic dubbing, but it was exclusive to console versions in the Middle East. Mirage is the first to do it globally. But beyond that, this is an excellent thread!
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Since Assassins Creed Mirage will be the first Assassins Creed game to feature a full Arabic dub, I figured I'd make a thread briefly detailing the history of the language and how it became one of the most well preserved languages for over 1500 years (1/?)🧵
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Images and videos is one thing. The worst case scenario would be a source code leak that requires a near complete rewrite. That would set the game release date back years. The key part in the statement above is that work is set to continue as planned.
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It's still unclear if there will be additional leaks at this point. The worry is that if source code related content does leak, and it is materially important to the game, it could lead to exploits / hacks for the game. That would require Rockstar to work out those issues.
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Rockstar Games reiterated that the hack will not disrupt current services or development timelines in a filing with the SEC. In other words, it doesn't sound like the leak contained anything, including source code related content, that would cause material harm to development
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One thing I’ve learned in the last 24 hours is that a ton of people don’t know how Roman numerals work and think GTA IV leaked
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Not that there was much doubt, but I’ve confirmed with Rockstar sources that this weekend’s massive Grand Theft Auto VI leak is indeed real. The footage is early and unfinished, of course. This is one of the biggest leaks in video game history and a nightmare for Rockstar Games
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People finding out a leaked build from 2019 of a yet to be shown game is unfinished
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I spoke to one of the guys on Twitter's dedicated gaming team about how they're growing games twitter as a community, but also some prominent games twitter folks including and about verification, impersonation, and fake news:
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INTERVIEW: Twitter has bold plans to become the centre of the gaming community - but first, it has lessons to learn vg247.com/twitter-gaming
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A new report from Nikkei states a high number of PlayStation 5 consoles sold in Japan are being imported to and resold in China. According to Ebay, the number of PS5s sold during Q2 2022 from Japan was up 10.7x compared to the same period last year.
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China's video game regulator approved 73 domestic games for release on September 13. Tencent and NetEase received approvals for 1 game each. This is the first time in over a year that the firms have received a new license, due to a freeze on approvals in the past year.
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Splatoon 3 sold more than 3.45 million units in Japan during its first 3 days. This not only makes it the fastest selling Switch game in Japan, beating Animal Crossing, it also makes it the fastest selling game of all time in Japan.
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We posted the News Release “Domestic sales of Splatoon 3 for Nintendo Switch surpass 3.45 million in first three days”. nintendo.co.jp/corporate/rele
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September 2022 marks the one year anniversary of China's strictest youth gaming regulations. We've built data and analysis around the impact of these regulations and included key takeaways in our latest blog post here:
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Between G4, Fanbyte, and Future it’s heartbreaking to see my friends and peers being put through this. The people doing the work are fuelled by passion and deserve so much better than the uncertainty and fickleness of big businesses. We all do. Much love to you all.
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September 2022 marks the one year anniversary of China's strictest youth gaming regulations. We've built data and analysis around the impact of these regulations and included key takeaways in our latest blog post here:
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