China Gaming Federation: Recent Episodes
China Gaming Federation
After starting CGF in May of 2015, we recently hosted our last CGF event (of the foreseeable future) in February of 2022. In this episode of the podcast, we look back on this community project which has spanned almost a decade in the city of Chengdu, China. Over that time we’ve: Hosted about 140 events […]
Another year, another podcast episode discussion about our favorite games of the year. As with previous years, this episode is a discussion not limited to games released in 2022, but all of our favorite gaming experiences of the year (in Austin’s case, a lot of Steam library spelunking). Games Mentioned Ready or Not The Stanley […]
In this episode we discuss the challenges and merits of achievement hunting (or trophy hunting, as some refer to it). Strictly for skilled gamers who seek competence and mastery.
Topics Discussed
- What guides and motivates achievement hunters
- The easiest and most difficult games to collect achievements
- How the culture and practice has evolved over time
- Some of our favorite achievements and games
In this episode of the podcast we share our love and experience getting dirty in the 1895 Louisiana swamps in which Hunt: Showdown is set. Unlike most other popular online FPS games, Hunt is a competitive online shooter which is all about using environmental details to outsmart opponents. Topics Discussed The origins of Hunt: ShowdownWhat […]
In this episode of the podcast, Austin has a discussion with old CGF friend and comic book enthusiast Demick. Here we talk about the spectrum of comic book video game adaptations, from NES titles up to recent blockbusters like Spider-Man on PS5. Topics Discussed What makes comic book adaptation games great & terribleOur favorite games […]
In this episode of the podcast Austin and Josh discuss The Outer Wilds and compare it to the N64 Zelda game Majora’s Mask. Topics Discussed How Majora’s Mask (2000) relates to Outer Wilds (2019)What makes Majora’s Mask so dark and uniqueThe “time loop” game mechanic Games Mentioned Outer Wilds on SteamThe Legend of Zelda: Majora’s […]
In this episode of the podcast we talk about the largest acquisition in the history of the gaming industry: Microsoft’s $86 billion pickup of game industry titan Activision/Blizzard. Topics Discussed Overview of the acquisitionWhat this means for the future of Xbox, Steam and PlaystationMovie adaptations and the forthcoming Uncharted movieSony’s recent $3 billion acquisition of […]
Another year, another annual CGF review! In this podcast we talk about our favorite gaming experiences from 2021. Unlike many other annual games podcasts, ours is not exclusively about games released in the year 2021, it includes some previously released games as well. Games Mentioned Outer WildsFactorioHadesParadise KillerInscryptionThe Long DarkDoki Doki Literature ClubGhost of Tsushima: […]
In this episode of the podcast we examine the state of China’s gaming industry, with particular focus on regulation affecting the global games market and China as a destination for Western games. This episode follows on several previous episodes in which we perform similar analysis of China game industry conditions. As with most sectors of […]
In this episode we finally go deep into one of our favorite games from the last year: Hades. Considered by many to be the best game released in 2020, we share our favorite aspects of the game, our tips and strategies for defeating it, and why Hades has left such a strong impression on so […]
In this episode of the podcast we discuss our favorite games from the last year. Unlike many other annual lists, ours is not exclusively about games released in the year 2020, it includes some previously released games as well. Topics Discussed Plague Inc’s new “Cure DLC”, which adds public health management features to the world’s […]
Joined here this week by good friend, and CGF Mortal Kombat champion, Edd to discuss his experience with games in lockdown. Talking about experiences with the Switch as well as upsides and hardships. Topics Discussed Family sharing accounts Warhammer Vermentide and using an actual MaceBotW systems and Master Mode
The final episode of the virus podcast, Joined by Jason. We talk about dynamic multiplayer experiences and first person shooters and why he preferred multiplayer over single player experiences for a lot of the quarantine. He just got a playstation at the onset of the virus and dove deep. Topics Discussed The Battlefield series and […]
In the second episode of this virus mini series I am joined by Demick. Discussing his love of PlayStation and what games he’s played during this trying time and how he’s made the most of it and maximized having so much free time. Topics Discussed The Evil Within and its challenges as well as the […]
This week, in the first of a series of episodes about experiences during Covid-10, Aedan joins us. Discussing his experience leading up to the outbreak and through quarantine as well as some of his CGF memories. Topics discussed Shenmue and how its affected peoples interactions with AedanHis ongoing love for GTA OnlineHow work was affected […]
In this episode we review our favorite games of the year 2019, both in terms of games released during the year and games we enjoyed and completed. This is an episode with a large volume of games mentioned, and while 2019 might not have been the banner year some were expecting with a number of […]