Middle Earth - China's Cultural Industry Podcast

Send us a text China’s video-game industry is a hugely popular business in a nation where over half the population regularly plays. In 2015, the size of the video-game market in China officially surpassed that of the U.S., making the Chinese video-game industry the biggest and most profitable in the world. FeaturingAva Deng - translation manager Ava’s email Sebastien Francois : Overseas Operations Manager Max Wang : Narrative Designer Middle Earth is made by China Compass Productions and hosted by Aladin Farré. If you have a China-themed cultural project like shooting your next documentary or look for a specific talent, please get in touch! Four main takeaways from this interview1) China already had a huge game culture in the 1990s. 中国自上世纪90年代起就已经有了规模庞大的游戏文化。             Many urban children and teenagers had the option of playing games in cheap computer bars or on devices like the SUBOR console (小霸王 - xiǎo bà wáng). The console was often filled with pirated copy of games that were sold for around $50 on the W