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2025 in Chinese Gaming: Hits, Flops, and What’s Next
Even without a blockbuster like 2024’s Black Myth: Wukong, China’s gaming market continued to grow robustly in the past year, fueled by exciting new titles and a more stable regulatory environment
Come Out and Play: The Collective Reclaiming China’s Cities Through Games
Pushing back an increasingly online world, Shanghai art-game collective “rect repair” wants people to put down their phones and rediscover life in the city
Let the Wind Take You: Inside China’s Latest Sprawling Wuxia World | Review
NetEase’s “Where Winds Meet” is an ambitious, free-to-play “wuxia” action role-playing game, but its dedication to maximalism may have also partly been its undoing
The Year in Play: China’s Top Video Games of 2024
Exploring the best of China’s 2024 video game releases, from indie gems to blockbusters
玩: The Character That Tempts Both Joy and Danger
Over the centuries, the character 玩 has evolved from encapsulating an appreciation for jade to describing a state of entertainment and even a lack of commitment
Before “Black Myth,” Other Games Tapped into Chinese Culture
From almost the very beginning, video games have drawn inspiration from Chinese literature
Little Tyrants: A Brief History of Chinese Video Game Consoles
A new generation of researchers and archivists reexamines the underappreciated history of China-made video game consoles, challenging long-held notions about the devices remembered dearly by millions of Chinese
Throwing Eggs: How “Guandan” Became China’s Favorite Card Game
The regional card game “guandan,” literally “throwing eggs,” has become one of the country’s most popular social activities
The Business of Murder: Regulations Hit Role-Playing Murder Mystery Games
Do government regulations mark the death sentence of the role-playing murder game industry?
EDG’s Epic Win Highlights Misogyny in the Gaming World
Chinese esports team’s victory triggers rape threats and sexual harassment from male fans
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