Paper Bride 5: Two Lifetimes Brings Chinese Folklore And Spooky Puppets

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India is increasingly and rapidly stepping up its game in space missions and discoveries. With a number of new upcoming missions planned by the space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India has also laid out its investment plans for a monetary contribution to the international astronomical collaboration project, which includes over 16 nations. The collaboration between the nations will be developing the world's largest radio telescope called the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), which will be responsible for studying galaxies present in the universe. Additionally, it aims to make available the data as to evolution of our galaxy. Know what the project is about and how and when it will be ready to conduct research.

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Blizzard is reportedly back to working with Netease again to bring their video games to China.

Apple recently released iOS 17.2.1 with major bug fixes for the iPhone. The update fixed a significant battery drain issue plaguing iPhone users for a while. While the update reportedly fixed the battery issues, some users still face them. Additionally, the latest iOS 17.2.1 update broke the iPhone's cellular connectivity as users can not connect to their wireless network providers. The issue has been present on various iPhone models, and Apple has yet to issue a fix.

Chinese developer FireWo Games has announced Chinese-style open-world action RPG The Bustling World for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced. A Kickstarter campaign seeking $80,000 in funding was also launched.

Apple may have crossed the $3 trillion valuation mark this year, making it the most valuable company in the world, but that does not mean the California-based firm had the most successful run in 2023 because other technology giants outperformed it by quite a fair margin. In fact, according to the latest report, Apple suffered its longest revenue slide in 22 years, with several challenges expected to make attempts at its growth in 2024.

OnePlus set a pretty bold example with the OnePlus Fold, easily becoming the best foldable to come out this year. Shortly after that, the OnePlus 12 was announced in China, showing everyone how the company is looking to take back the throne from several of its competitors that have been vying for the spot. Now, the more affordable OnePlus 12R is getting a lot of attention because it is looking to change the upper-midrange segment for years to come.

Following a 14-year partnership, Blizzard and NetEase had a loud and controversial split in late 2022. The Chinese publisher operated Blizzard's games in China as the licensed partner required by the government. The announcement came in November 2022, revealing to angry fans that popular games such as Overwatch 2, Diablo III, World of Warcraft, StarCraft, Hearthstone, and Heroes of the Storm would not be available any longer starting on January 23, 2023 across mainland China.

With few exceptions, the open-world game has largely been the preserve of Western studios – those with deep enough pockets to fund the development of large-scale sandboxes, rich in scope and detail alike. But with publisher NetEase evidently prepared to splash the cash, Hangzhou-based Everstone is plotting to put China at the very heart of the genre with the forthcoming Where Winds Meet. 

The US Government is reportedly planning to expand restrictions on the Chinese DRAM industry, with a possibility of an adverse effect on local manufacturers.

CyberStep visual novel game brand Rabbitfoot has announced visual novel TO THE TOP: Ato no Ijin-tachi for PlayStation 4, Switch, PC, iOS, and Android. It will launch in spring 2024 with language support for English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and more to be announced.