Taipei 2016 Counter-Strike Online World Championship was held in Taipei on Dec 3 and 4, marking a promising future for Taiwan's gaming market. Department of Information Technology, Department of Economic Department and Department of Information and Tourism attended the event to show support. GAMANIA  cheered for Taiwan team with crowds of supporters. Taipei 2016 Counter-Strike Online World Championship was held on Dec 3-4 at Xinyi Plaza. More than ten thousand players crowded the venue to meet world-class players. The event is a great opportunity to promote Taiwan. Representatives from Department of Information Technology, Department of Economic Department and Department

“Free samples” are a frequently used method to promote newly launched products. Passers-by resembling the target demographic are offered a free portion and shoppers in hypermarkets are invited to try a free sample. These experiences are usually provided free of charge and people who have tried the samples and are satisfied with the experience may buy one product. This method does not induce consumers to further help the brand. “CURRYMESHI Cup Curry Rice” newly opened store (in November 2016) successfully induces consumers to “pay for samples” and take pictures and upload them in a spontaneous manner to share the

▲ On Christmas Eve, Gama Buddy will transform himself into a snowman (Snow Gama) to celebrate Christmas with everyone. On a cold winter night amidst the gleaming white snow, gifts are exchanged against the backdrop of a Christmas tree, Santa Claus, reindeer, and snowmen. Everyone shares joy and pleasure during the final season of the year. Gama Buddy quietly turns into a snowman (Snow Gama), leading his best Christmas buddy, the reindeer, and holding a sparkling star. In tune with the ringing of the bells, they present the Christmas overture and have a good time with everyone. We present

HaPod of Gamania, the well-known Korean game agent, HanbitSoft, and developer, Blue Games, collectively work to produce the all-new musical social mobile game, “PLAN-S”. The official version of the platform has been downloaded over 1 million times, which is a remarkable achievement. This exciting project has been launched in cooperation with “Heart Music” streaming music platform which was created by Fang Zhou Life Technology, a digital life subsidiary of the Foxconn Group, to bring extensive multimedia entertainment to gamers. The goal is to generate fresh entertainment experiences through comprehensive and in-depth cooperation of the two companies in the fields

On November 18, “Counter-Strike Online”, the first-person shooter with the highest market share in Taiwan licensed to Gamania, introduces four brand-new highly lethal weapons (“M4A1 Tyrant”, “AK47 Golden”, “Blood Warhammer”, and “War Fan”). This is the deadliest arsenal of jointly launched weapons in the history of the game. “Counter-Strike Online” will be simultaneously updated to a brand-new battlefield supply system to provide gamers with optimal gaming experiences. Players also have a chance to receive brand-new weapons such as the “Turbulent-7”. At the same time, a Taiwanese team will be selected to compete with other Asian countries for the title

Gamania has launched thrilling sale activities on occasion of the Nov 11 Shopping Festival to stimulate purchases online and via physical channels. Starting now until December 7, gamers all over Taiwan are invited to jointly hunt for goodies. The “2016 Fun Without Limits Anniversary Celebration” featuring popular Gamania games such as “Lineage”, “Maple Story”, “Counter-Strike online”, “Elsword”, “Mabinogi”, “Kart Rider”, ”CSO2”, “BNB”, “Bubble Fighter”, “Phantasy Star Online 2”, “Summons Board”, and “Plan-S” with activity series such as “Admission Gifts”, “7-11 GASH Promotional Giveaway”, “Hello beanfun!APP”, and “Gama Pay Early Access” is organized in a grand manner. Gamers can retrieve

The juvenile Ken has been constantly on the search for his life passion since he was little. When he was a student, he loved to watch cooking programs on TLC channel in his free time. He then started to collect information and set his goal to study Western Culinary Arts at the National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism. He finally found his passion of sharing his dishes with his friends and relatives, which gave him great joy and pleasure. However, during his internship as a junior, he suddenly realized that his passion wouldn’t last if he turned cooking

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▲Say good-bye to summer and welcome Autumn. Cool breeze brings the aroma of delicacies. Time stops when the just-baked caramel snack comes out from the stove. We remember the wonderful afternoon with taste buds. JSTaiwan makes different rice snack! “J” also means “goodness and happiness”.【 JSTaiwan】 continue to create new delicacies with whole-hearted effort and Taiwan local ingredients. We also work with Taiwan artisans to present creative local specialties, such as “black pineapple cake”, “pulp nougat”, “rice nougat” and many delicate Taiwanese teatime snacks. JSTaiwan expects more people to know the natural delicious food, made of local ingredients. In

The 2016 lunar festival evening party was held in Reiron of Bali on September 9. Although heavy rain in the evening disrupted us, Gamanians were still excited and enjoyed the cheerful party. Let’s recall the fantastic moment in “G!Voice”! Huge Bubble Pool Dreaming and Cool Even though it’s fall now, it’s still hot sometimes. There was a huge bubble pool. The white and fine bubble is so magic that attract both children and adults to experience the strange and cool bubble. ▲Both Adults and Children Love the Bubble Pool The organizer plans a series of interesting activities as it

To See is to Believe See People In the Eyes Find News with Eyes. Yang Hua is a die-hard on-the-spot interview supporter. He said “the first casualty of war is truth”. Even rushing to the frontline, you still don’t know the cause of conflicts. Therefore, how can journalists give up their dreams and stop stepping forward to the truth? In the D-Day, almost no war correspondents catch the historic moment. The only picture is very vague for some reasons. It is so vague that you will be flunked if turning homework with the picture. Yet, it is not homework.

Lisbeth  Salander, an independent female hacker, is thin, small, and pale. A doctor diagnosed that Lisbeth was schizophrenic when she was a child. Later, the trustworthy legal custodian had a stroke and the new custodian bullied and tortured her. Thus, she decided to fight violence with violence and challenge the powerful patriarchy. She always dresses like a punk and has eyebrow holes, nose holes and a dragon tattoo on her right shoulder. She has a disobedient outlook but still craves for true love. A journalist called Mikael Blomkvist, who is famous for finding truth, was paid by Henrik Vanger