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Kotaku East
Rich Chinese Man Shows Off At Train Station with Video Games
A few days ago an unidentified Chinese man was spotted sitting on a suitcase at Beijing West Railway Station. Unlike most people at Beijing West Station, commonly known as Beijing West, the young man wasn’t interested in purchasing a train ticket or even waiting for a train, instead he was interested in one thing, hooking…
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Kotaku East
This Communist Propaganda Game Is No Shining Sword. It’s More Like A Rusty Stick.
Normally when I see a game like Shining Sword 2 with its mediocre graphics and Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) inspired characters, I immediately snub it and walk away. This is especially true now that I’ve started Diablo III. Alas, it is my job to play games, even ones that turn me off like Shining Sword…
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Kotaku East
The Red Campaign in HD…Well Not Really.
Last week when I was on the subway, I saw a young Chinese boy with thick glasses playing a game on a shiny white iPad. To my surprise and dismay he wasn’t playing Infinity Blade, Grand Theft Auto III or even Angry Birds. Instead he was playing a simple Chinese side scroller. Intrigued, I totally…
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Kotaku East
Red Games Are Patriotic Communist Games That Always Have China Winning
Chances are when you hear “China”, you immediately think of communism, Tiananmen Square and Chairman Mao. Well, those three things don’t really scream video games, but in China they are an important part of China’s video gaming history. Chairman Mao and his vision of China a red China has influenced a genre of video games…
By Eric Jou
