ANDREW JOHNSTON is a teacher, writer and documentarian based out of mainland East Asia. Contact: dmjohnston AT outlook.com
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What it is, where it falls short, and how to absolutely destroy it
Featuring Castle of no Escape 2, Haimrik, Mastema: Out of Hell
Sometimes, a gimmick can do more than catch someone’s eye
A list for titles that don’t show up on enough lists
Small teams have made a big impact in recent years, but will they ever truly rule the roost?
There’s a long literary tradition of telling stories through letters; here’s how it works in games
The first of the big Chinese indies is here, and it balances cultural design with genre trappings familiar to Westerners
Valve’s team-based FPS has outlasted a lot of competitors — but what comes next?
The rise of retro gaming has transformed the once-shadowy clone console market into a legitimate global business
From a banished pastime to a cultural behemoth, this is how interactive media have shaped — and been shaped by— the PRC
