Showbiz Sandbox 577: Why The Biggest Japanese Game Is Actually Chinese
March 21, 2022
Over the last year the mobile video game “Genshin Impact” has earned over $2 billion. From its anime-like visuals to its bug-eyed characters the role-playing game appears to be Japanese in every way. However, while Japan may have a reputation as the world’s leading video game developer, “Ghensin Impact” was made in China. We explain why this is so significant and what it means for those playing the game.
Meanwhile, there is only one week to go before this year’s Oscars ceremony. All the guilds have now weighed in with their top honorees making it even more difficult to predict which movie will win Best Picture.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including how HBO Max and Discovery+ will be combined into a single streaming service, Netflix wants you to pay for sharing accounts and the world’s largest movie theater chain is going for the gold (quite literally).
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‘The Batman’ Swoops In On $600M WW, Unflappable Despite Tough Break In China
https://deadline.com/2022/03/the-batman-bad-guys-ambulance-china-global-international-box-office-1234982700/
China Box Office: ‘The Batman’ Flutters to Muted $12.1M Opening
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/china-box-office-batman-opening-weekend-1235115572/
Box Office: ‘The Batman’ Rules Again, Crosses $300 Million in North America
https://variety.com/2022/film/box-office/the-batman-box-office-300-million-milestone-1235209949/
Berlin Film Festival Condemns Russia’s ‘War of Aggression,’ Refuses to Boycott Filmmakers Based on Origin
https://variety.com/2022/film/global/berlin-film-festival-ukraine-russia-1235206384/
WGA Awards: ‘CODA,’ ‘Don’t Look Up’ Win Best Adapted, Original Screenplays
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/writers-guild-awards-2022-winners-list-1235115399/
PGA Film Awards Push ‘CODA,’ ‘Summer of Soul,’ and ‘Encanto’ Toward Oscar Wins
https://www.indiewire.com/2022/03/pga-awards-coda-summer-of-soul-encanto-oscar-wins-1234709658/
The 47TH Annual IRA Film Awards: Holding Out For “A Hero”
https://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-47th-annual-ira-film-awards-holding.html
The IRAs Best Films of All Time: 2022 Edition
https://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2022/03/ira-best-films-of-all-time-2022-edition.html
Netflix to Test Adding Fee for Account Sharing Outside of Households
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/netflix-account-sharing-fee-1235112853/
Beating Japan at Its Own (Video) Game: A Smash Hit From China
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/16/business/genshin-impact-china-japan.html
Donald Fagen Denies ‘Ridiculous’ Claim About Why Aimee Mann Was Dropped From Steely Dan Tour
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/donald-fagen-steely-dan-aimee-mann-tour-statement-1322910/
Peter Bowles Dies: UK’s ‘To The Manor Born’ Star Was 85
https://deadline.com/2022/03/peter-bowles-dies-uks-to-the-manor-born-star-was-85-1234981018/
John Korty, Emmy-Winning ‘Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman’ Director, Dies at 85
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/john-korty-dead-miss-jane-pittman-1235113966/
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