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- Discord was founded in 2015 as a platform for people to have broader conversations about their lives and interests while playing video games together
- For users it’s a place to hang out with friends and join discussions in community forums, while gaming companies connect with fans via the app
PC game Chinese Parents is now in English, letting you experience life as a Chinese millennial
The pixel art is vibrant and detailed, but the puzzles are uninspired
Uncover the truth of mysterious crime cases just by listening in Tencent’s newest game
NetEase churns out another game that feels like Mass Effect crossed with Alita: Battle Angel
Chinese game about a traveling fish gets new release on Steam
The team behind Journey delivers beta version of a new game that feels very much finished
New Chinese indie game lets you solve puzzles by traveling in time
Seven high schoolers made Self-Reliance in a bid to improve China’s sexual education
From the makers of Detention, it's another spooky game that transports you to Taiwan's past
Dota Auto Chess combines elements of mahjong and real-time strategy to create something new
Creator replaced enemy models downloaded from pirate software sites
Take Hotline Miami, add some John Woo, and you get this stylish action game
Daughter Edition teaches you to prepare your girl for math, sexism and the jealousy of distant cousins
Detention is an acclaimed Taiwanese indie game taking place during the White Terror
Bacterium is all about fighting viruses in a nanobot inside human bodies
Unconventional retelling of the tale that inspired Dragon Ball has a Zenyatta-like monk and a pig that floats like Harry Potter's Aunt Marge
Iris.Fall comes from Tencent's developer, Next Studios
Action game is bloody and violent in the tradition of Hong Kong action films
You know Steam Early Access? This feels way too early
My Time at Portia may be the best game you didn’t know was Chinese
With floating castles, robots and mechanical puzzles, it reminds me of the Miyazaki classic Castle in the Sky
Here's something you don't see every day: A game co-developed by the Palace Museum at the Forbidden City in Beijing. Josh says Ink, Mountains and Mystery is full of beautiful visuals, transporting you inside classic paintings, but gameplay is a little more mundane.
Tencent's new PC game resembles Muramasa: The Demon Blade
It sounds exciting, but Knives Out’s version of Tokyo is poor
Pluck it: Hairs and Emotions tries to combine a wacky idea with deep meaning
Gaokao.Love.100Days on Nintendo Switch has a neat premise but is mediocre at best
Keeping with the end-of-2018 theme, the second episode of our podcast is all about the games of the year. We're not just talking about the best, but also a few, shall we say, "alternative" awards... like the best game to play on the toilet.
Imagine Guitar Hero, but with theme songs of many Chinese games
Supercell’s follow up to Clash Royale and Clash of Clans has issues
