Jingtong 景桐
@zogzhu.bsky.social
BD in games investments, mostly posts about games, culture, China things and personal stuff. Prev: publishing producer at tinyBuild & XD. Chinese immigrant in the Netherlands. She/Her. Opinions are my own! Blog: https://jingtong.bearblog.dev/
This is a great example of why you should disable Steam's dumb language filters. Most people are only seeing a random visual novel they never heard about with a couple of reviews. It has over 10,000 reviews. These filters do nothing except lock you in inside a bubble.
Jingtong 景桐@zogzhu.bsky.social · last wk.Sweet Home now has English, Japanese, Korean and Traditional Chinese localizations! It is a queer visual novel about coming of age in a small Chinese town and has become a sensation since its release last August store.steampowered.com/app/3528450/...
Sweet Home now has English, Japanese, Korean and Traditional Chinese localizations! It is a queer visual novel about coming of age in a small Chinese town and has become a sensation since its release last August store.steampowered.com/app/3528450/...
Save 30% on Sweet Home on Steam
Sweet Home is a visual novel set in a Chinese high school. Parted friendships, ambiguous romances, tangled relationships, and flawed families... Are these just the pangs of adolescence—or something he...
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Art school women’s toilet cubicle wall writings are always elite
![Q: A couple years ago at IDFA, I saw this movie "About a Hero," which is this partly Al-generated hybrid documentary that tries to recreate the atmosphere of your films.
A: The intention of this young filmmaker was never to remake any [of my films], but making something in the spirit. And I immediately said, "You will fail. It is such a stupid idea. It's phenomenally, abysmally stupid. I will not take part in it." He wanted me to explain things and have my voice in it.
I said, "You are alone. There's such a thing as free speech, which I respect. So go ahead and fail." And it is a failure, period.
It's so standardized that Al can step in because there's not real storytelling. It's mimicry of something that has happened before. And I welcome Al to replace all the idiots who are into nothing but repeating, repeating, repeating until it's ad nauseam.
When it's ad nauseam, please, please, please let Al step in and do the job.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5vphilwcf6nunioeyrpxw6g/bafkreibeadpx66jtqlttglhgbgkew6g65haxqngz5yt6p3ybwyi5zney54)
Noticing a small trend of horror-adjacent games whose main hook is demonizing women in love, with some games quite literally turning a woman into a monster obsessively terrorizing their male love interest (popular example being MiSide)😅 Not new to other forms of media but seems new to games
My 2-year cycle of playing The Sims 4 intensively for a week then never touch it begins once again
"It's heartbreaking" - Numerous exhibitors at Gamescom have reported that their equipment, including laptops containing game code, has been stolen. The robberies have seemingly been taking place overnight when the venue is closed. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/its-hea...
‘It’s heartbreaking’: Numerous Gamescom devs say their equipment was stolen | VGC
At least three exhibitors have reported having their equipment stolen overnight at Gamescom…
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Survived yet another gamescom， despite this being my fourth time, it does not get significantly easier, there’s always a lot to reflect on both professionally and logistically 🙏💀
You may not like it, but this is what peak localization looks like (Asterix: Mega Madness (PS1, 2001))
I don’t mind if they just keep releasing an infinite number of trailers
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 3w agoShowa American Story
I finished reading her latest book last week, it’s even more jarring to me now that some of the ill minded comments came from people who also read this exact book in which she pretty much covered every question that would arise in this situation, and the ones she didn’t answer probably no human can
Jingtong 景桐@zogzhu.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe Chinese public's obsession with Li Yiyun needs to be studied, her very existence is triggering to our culture on some level: she's a woman who not only left China for the US but also writes in English exclusively, AND from which she gained huge success. She's also a mother who refuses to atone
I had a blast presenting Future? No Thanks! at @untitledgamesevent.bsky.social ! Such a warm community and lovely location.
you can check out this masterpiece of modern cinema here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xde...
Niu Lai full movie 牛来完整电影
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Hate that non Chinese speakers are not gonna get this
Daniel Ahmad@zhugeex.com · last mo.Absolute Cinema
Had a good few hours of laughs last night watching clips Honestly the sentiment for the movie is so different in the English speaking world lol
Daniel Ahmad@zhugeex.com · last mo.There's a new animated film out in China called Niu Lai that was made by a man and his mother over 5 years without any investment, marketing, or promotion. It made $1,100 from a few hundred people in attendance over its first 10 days, with many shocked that this could make it to the big screen.
Hey devs, if you're going to Gamescom and looking for funding, I'm happy to meet up! Still have a few slots open
Hey devs, if you're going to Gamescom and looking for funding, I'm happy to meet up! Still have a few slots open
The 14th edition of The Overkill Festival is coming! Step into 𝙳𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖 𝙽𝚘 𝚁𝚎𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗. In a context of hyper-productive workers and short attention spans, join us to explore how games and #playfulmedia might help us reclaim spaces to dream together. theoverkill.nl #Enschede #festival #november2026
So many good games are releasing this week and all of them are blowing up (positively) at the same time, which further proves my belief that there is enough for everyone
The demo for Expedition: Into Darkness is AVAILABLE NOW on steam!
Today I tried perler beads crafting for the first time with my friend, it became a viral sensation in China in the past couple of years almost out of nowhere I used to do water painting lessons with this friend every other weekend so it feels nostalgic to do crafts with her
Had a very busy day at/around ChinaJoy – had a few meeting near the venue, did a quick walkthrough inside the business area and talked to some devs, showed some friends around Nanjing Rd/the Bund area, then travelled across the city to a big indie game showcase featuring nearly 100 games
If you're looking for a direct way to help laid-off devs, check this out https://kotaku.com/itchio-game-developer-hardship-bundle-necrosoft-games-layoffs-unionization-2000720782
Game Devs Put Together An Itch.io Bundle Of Over 100 Games With Proceeds Going To Help Laid-Off Colleagues - Kotaku
The Game Industry Hardship Fund bundle contains over 100 games and will be on sale for the next two weeks
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++BREAKING++ The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight: "[We] agreed that this summer’s wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life." www.gov.uk/government/n...
