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Microsoft is in talks to acquire Discord, a video game chat app, for US$10 billion. Photo: Bloomberg

‘Chaotic, but a lot of fun’: gamer chat app Discord’s communities

Microsoft is in talks to acquire Discord, a video game chat app, for US$10 billion as the software giant shops for assets that would provide access to thriving communities of users.

26 Mar 2021 - 8:15PM

Hit game Chinese Parents is a funny and insightful look at growing up in China

20 Sep 2019 - 9:08AM

Tales of the Neon Sea is a beautiful but slow cyberpunk puzzle game

20 Sep 2019 - 9:03AM

Unheard is a rare gem that merges a detective game with audio drama

Uncover the truth of mysterious crime cases just by listening in Tencent’s newest game

20 Sep 2019 - 9:01AM

Unheard is a rare gem that merges a detective game with audio drama

Cyber Hunter has all the battle royale essentials but no genuine creativity

NetEase churns out another game that feels like Mass Effect crossed with Alita: Battle Angel

20 Sep 2019 - 9:01AM

Adventure game Koi is all about fish, but it didn’t satisfy my fish fetish

Chinese game about a traveling fish gets new release on Steam

20 Sep 2019 - 8:59AMvideocam

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Sky: Light Awaits takes you back to childhood dreams, hand in hand with friends

The team behind Journey delivers beta version of a new game that feels very much finished

20 Sep 2019 - 8:58AMvideocam

Sky: Light Awaits takes you back to childhood dreams, hand in hand with friends

Clocker is an exhausting puzzle game that explores time and love

New Chinese indie game lets you solve puzzles by traveling in time

15 Jun 2020 - 2:02PM

Sex ed game made by Chinese high schoolers gets sex ed wrong

Seven high schoolers made Self-Reliance in a bid to improve China’s sexual education

20 Sep 2019 - 8:57AMvideocam

Horror game Devotion is an immersive triumph

From the makers of Detention, it's another spooky game that transports you to Taiwan's past

20 Sep 2019 - 8:57AMvideocam

When you see bright red things in a dimly lit horror game, you know what to do. (Picture: Red Candle Games)

How a popular PC gaming hit was influenced by the ancient game of mahjong

Dota Auto Chess combines elements of mahjong and real-time strategy to create something new

20 Sep 2019 - 8:53AMvideocam

As of Feb 21 2019, Dota Auto Chess has more than 4.5 million subscribers and often see more than 150,000 current players at any given point of the day. (Picture: Valve)

Indie game Bright Memory looks worse after replacing stolen art

Creator replaced enemy models downloaded from pirate software sites

20 Sep 2019 - 8:53AMvideocam

Review: The Hong Kong Massacre is a bloody good time

Take Hotline Miami, add some John Woo, and you get this stylish action game

6 Aug 2020 - 10:46PM

Satirical game Chinese Parents now allows you to have a daughter

Daughter Edition teaches you to prepare your girl for math, sexism and the jealousy of distant cousins

20 Sep 2019 - 8:52AMvideocam

Satirical game Chinese Parents now allows you to have a daughter

Horror game Detention is like a Taiwanese Silent Hill

Detention is an acclaimed Taiwanese indie game taking place during the White Terror

20 Sep 2019 - 8:52AMvideocam

Yup, it’s a river of blood. You shall continue to expect this game to be one of realism. (Picture: Red Candle Games)

Virus-fighting game is an unpolished gem

Bacterium is all about fighting viruses in a nanobot inside human bodies

20 Sep 2019 - 8:52AMvideocam

Unruly Heroes tells the story of the Monkey King with style and fun

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

20 Sep 2019 - 8:51AMvideocam

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Puzzle game Iris.Fall is gorgeous but very tedious

Iris.Fall comes from Tencent's developer, Next Studios

20 Sep 2019 - 8:51AM

There is a chapter in the game where Iris literally gets stuck in a storybook. (Picture: NEXT Studios)

The Hong Kong Massacre mashes up John Woo with Hotline Miami

Action game is bloody and violent in the tradition of Hong Kong action films

20 Sep 2019 - 8:51AM

Bloody Spell tries to be Dark Souls with kung fu but it’s incomplete

You know Steam Early Access? This feels way too early

20 Sep 2019 - 8:50AMvideocam

Miyazaki and Zelda combine in this fun open-world crafting adventure

My Time at Portia may be the best game you didn’t know was Chinese

20 Sep 2019 - 8:50AMvideocam

My Time at Portia was on Early Access for about a year before it became officially available. (Picture: Pathea Games)

Incredible Mandy is an adventure game that looks like a classic anime

With floating castles, robots and mechanical puzzles, it reminds me of the Miyazaki classic Castle in the Sky

20 Sep 2019 - 8:50AMvideocam

Apparently, there’s about 15 hours of gameplay in Incredible Mandy. This is just its first level. (Picture: Dotoyou Games)

This gorgeous game was made by one of the world’s most popular museums

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.

20 Sep 2019 - 8:49AMvideocam

Bladed Fury is a basic but stylish action game

Tencent's new PC game resembles Muramasa: The Demon Blade

20 Sep 2019 - 8:49AM

Battle royale in Tokyo with Knives Out’s new map

It sounds exciting, but Knives Out’s version of Tokyo is poor

20 Sep 2019 - 8:49AMvideocam

It’s a shame that we don’t get to go to the top of Tokyo Tower. (Picture: NetEase)

Indie game Pluck It wants you to pay attention to your emotions… while plucking hair

Pluck it: Hairs and Emotions tries to combine a wacky idea with deep meaning

20 Sep 2019 - 8:49AMvideocam

Indie game Pluck It wants you to pay attention to your emotions… while plucking hair

Game forces you to balance love with China’s notorious college entrance exam

Gaokao.Love.100Days on Nintendo Switch has a neat premise but is mediocre at best

20 Sep 2019 - 8:49AMvideocam

We break down our games of the year on our podcast, You Died

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.

20 Sep 2019 - 8:49AM

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