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Gaming/China - Publishing & Gaming Consultant. I like writing about the industry. Living/working in Shenzhen. Some of my writing at @GIBiz . Be kind to others.

Shenzhen, China

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Joined July 2019

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@DanielOlimac

Daniel Camilo

2 months

I wrote a little something for @GIBiz . About Chinese F2P games and how they have been changing the landscape of the industry, to some degrees. I tried to provide some insight into "work culture" in Chinese companies, as I feel that's something still very rarely touched upon.

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2 months

"So, if you're a developer of $70 AAA console games, are you feeling the pressure yet? You should be" Daniel Camilo on how China's developers are setting new industry standards with free titles akin to AAA console hits

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Daniel Camilo

2 years

Wild scenes of true dissent and protesting coming out of Shawei (沙尾)in Shenzhen tonight. The area was put under lockdown.A lot of residents decided to come out to show their displeasement. Shenzhen's population is tired, irritated, fed up.On the cusp of a collective meltdown.

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1 year

@mrnastynodrama Deserves 1 billion.

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3 months

Gojira performance at the opening Olympic Games opening ceremony in Paris. Excellent! This is culture! (Most of the performance. Twitter doesn't allow to Share long enough videos for free. Lame.) #Olympics #OpeningCeremony #Gojira

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Daniel Camilo

2 months

Black Myth Wukong's success in China has mostly been a story of overwhelming positivity and collective celebration of cultural art. It's unfortunate how some try to forcibly frame it on a negative view,taking away agency from an entire nation and reducing ppl to "nationalists".

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Shannon Liao

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NEW: Wrote about how Chinese nationalists and Gamergaters likely got together to push out massive sales of a ultimately mediocre game, Black Myth: Wukong. I also dived into the IGN report from last year and verified the translations myself. More here:

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2 years

Big hospital in Shenzhen, China...almost completly empty. Of course this is just one hospital of many throughout the city, but that's the point: showing one random busy hospital w COVID patients in it of itself doesn't NECESSARILY mean much, neither is representative of all.

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9 months

Today I asked 3 women (who happen to be Chinese) for their opinion on Stellar Blade after watching the new trailer. They generally like it. None said it's offensive or sexist. I didn't condition their answers. Men trying to virtue signal: Stop! You're embarrassing yourselves.

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Daniel Camilo

2 years

I still never met anyone in China who had COVID. Not a single person. Since the pandemic started, I have not personally interacted with a single human who has experienced the virus (that I know of). That's something.

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Daniel Camilo

2 months

@Shannon_Liao Virtually everyone in China has heard of the game in the last 10 days. It has been everywhere. Reducing its success to nationalists is such a narrow and misinformed view of what a huge (mostly wholesome) social phenomenon the game has actually been in the country.

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6 months

@jenzhuscott On many levels, it's almost impossible to have a conversation about China with people who never visited. Or to some degrees, about the world at large. I wish more people could visit as well.

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Daniel Camilo

1 year

@dieubussy Nowadays we also have the 文和友 malls in mainland China (in Changsha, Guangzhou and Shenzhen), that try to replicate the walled city aesthetic. Currently they're mostly empty with the majority of stores inside closed.

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2 years

Guys....the displays from ordering machines at Burger King in China are also in grayscale now for Jiang Zemin... Like, seriously. Have we gone too far, as a society? @BurgerKing

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5 months

Was Shenmue the biggest graphical leap ever in gaming? Besides 2D to 3D (16bit-32bit era in particular), I don't think there's ever been such a jump. Was rewatching the game's intro today, and it's just stunning. All in-engine. Released in 99. Tech from 97/98. Sega...

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2 years

@washingtonpost Official "authoritative" institutions have been feeding misinformation on COVID ever since the pandemic began.This is not conspiracy, it is undeniable and verifiable reality. So effectively,there was never a ban on misinformation.There was an allowed narrative,and everything else

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2 months

PS5 stock selling-out in China! At Huaqiangbei in Shenzhen (world's largest electronic market), it is now clear that sales are extraordinarily high, driven by Wukong. I previously reported on this sales surge (), which also includes PC and components.

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Daniel Camilo

2 months

Big, BIG!, surge in PS5 sales in China due to the launch of Black Myth Wukong. We're witnessing a "contagious wave" of consumers who don't usually care about gaming suddenly being overwhelmed with all the exposure the game is having in China, and buying new consoles! 🧵

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Daniel Camilo

1 year

Unboxing that Saturn version of Policenauts. @Kojima_Hideo

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2 months

@Shannon_Liao That's such a disingenuous argument, and you should know it. Your whole article frames it in a very pejorative way, explicitly. But you're entitled to your perspective and optinion, of course.

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2 years

That time they wrote 外国人 (Foreigner) on my Starbucks cup, back in 2014. FB Memories just reminded me of this 😅

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2 years

"people are more afraid of being stuck somewhere than they get virus. rly hilarious" As said by a Chinese friend of mine after watching this video of ppl threatened to get stuck at an @IKEA in Shanghai, due to alleged COVID cases.

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Daniel Camilo

1 year

McDonald's in China is now selling an exclusive Tetris handheld console shaped like a chicken nugget. Because I love videogames, I'm a slave to capitalism and adore junk food, I had to get one. So I did. It's great! More picks in 🧵

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3 years

Had my covid test done in this street while waiting for my lunch food. Literally ordered, stepped outside for 2 minutes, had the test done and came back to wait for my lunch. That's it. Almost 20 million ppl tested in Shenzhen in the last 48hrs due to 3 cases. No much fuzz.

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Daniel Camilo

7 months

New Kojima Productions pop-up store in Shanghai. Open till the end of May. Another store also opened a few months ago in Beijing. More pics in 🧵 (not my pics) @Kojima_Hideo

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1 year

When a foreigner dude in China refers to his wife as "my Chinese wife"... Seriously one of the grossest things there is, and a huge redflag on my book whenever I hear it. It's...so gross.

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Daniel Camilo

7 months

GIVEAWAY! I'm giving away a Steam key for "Wanted: Dead". LIKE and/or RT this post (you choose). Winner will be announced on March 21, 9PM GMT+8 Feel free to leave a comment too and both Like & RT to increase your chances. Thank you to @110industries for the code. #Giveaway

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1 year

@ThisIsWenhao This is what happens when every single Chinese tv show and movies are filled with actors who almost all had some cosmetic surgery...

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Daniel Camilo

12 days

Silent Hill 2 Remake without the fog looks very photo realistic... (not my screenshots. Taken from Weibo 🧵)

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Daniel Camilo

2 years

Online, people are openly expressing their discontent,even making references to Iran. Shenzhen's population is generally very "annoyed" by pandemic restrictions imposed during most of 2022. Personally, every single Chinese person here I have talked about this year complained.

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2 years

@DaleNorth Let people eat in whatever way they want that is more comfortable to them. It's rude to tell people how to eat their food. lol

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2 months

@BonsaiiBoii Journalism is supposed to remain unbiased, neutral and factual. It's not journalism work to "care" about optics and perceptions of what people think of reality.

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11 months

When people from around the world watch videos like these from Chinese cities, I wonder what they think. Do they think this is fake? Post production on the vid? Only happening very rarely for special occasions? It's weird having to explain that this is just...normal and common.

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The splendid night view of Qingdao, China #night #city #Qingdao #China 📷 Y80723Z

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2 months

@Shannon_Liao I personally know of adult and middle aged people in China who never cared about videogames, going out of their way to buy it and playing it on PC simply because they were so curious about all the buzz surrounding it. Simple, sincere, peaceful curiosity.

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3 years

How common are VR arcades in China? Pretty common! Even here in the middle of "nowhere" in an old 2000 year old little town in China's heartland, there's one. Social priorities...

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2 months

@CarlZha It's truly baffling, and so unintentionally racist and condescending towards pretty much the whole of China. It's unfortunate.

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Daniel Camilo

6 months

@TheCartelDel A lot of genuine mental illness and other worrying issues transpiring from some of those testimonials. Hopefully everyone can enjoy the game in the end and move on with their lives happily :/

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Daniel Camilo

1 year

This is a MIL-CD. It's very rare. It's weird. It's interesting. Created by Sega, in 98, as a proprietary format, it was a multimedia music CD format compatible with the Dreamcast. Also, responsible for how easy it was to copy and pirate games on the console. + in 🧵

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Daniel Camilo

2 years

@SovanJedi I will never understand people who use gadgets like a Switch without a protective cover lol.

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1 year

Remember the 文和友 malls that opened a few years ago in different cities in China that appropriate the aesthetics of "old Hong-Kong" (and the "Walled City" in particular) and cyberpunk? Well, the Shenzhen one is now mostly empty, with +90% of stores closed. Pictures tour in🧵

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Daniel Camilo

7 months

Companies here will literally hire someone for their nationality who has zero experience in a position, rather than consider someone (like me)who has 10+ years of it. This was for a senior marketing position at @OlightWorld . They reached out to me first btw. I'm so tired...🧵

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2 months

Luckin coffee collab with Black Myth Wukong in China. Yep, the game definitely hit mainstream status in China. Can't avoid it.

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2 years

People on Weibo are openly and defiantly talking about content being deleted.

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Daniel Camilo

1 year

@TasteAtlas Not a single McDonald's?! Have you ever even tried a Big Mac?

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Daniel Camilo

3 years

I know this means nothing to most people, but the two most important Portuguese stadiums ( @FCPorto & @slbenfica_en ) are apparently being added to #FIFA22 , and that makes me happy. A third PT stadium from a lesser team ( @Sporting_CP ) is already featured in PES. @EASPORTSFIFA

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2 years

As I write this, "sensitive" content on Weibo related to what's happening in 沙尾 in Shenzhen is being actively censored (deleted) in real time. Also from people's WeChat accounts. Even the two pics I shared in the original tweet from this thread are now gone.

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2 years

To be perfectly clear, while I am in Shenzhen, I am not in that specific location of the city to see exactly what is happening. Simply sharing what is being shared online, on Chinese social media.

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3 years

Impressed with this Nintendo Switch fake version of Elden Ring being shown in an online selling platform (咸鱼). The seller does mention this is just for show, and not actually trying to scam or fool people. Back cover in thread...

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Daniel Camilo

5 months

@MadamSavvy Yeah,this stuff really bothers me. This is really the unequivocal showing that companies care about values and principles,up until it interferes w their bottom line/ability to do business. Using the flag where it's illegal would hurt the company,but would empower the people!

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Daniel Camilo

1 year

Luckin Coffee collaboration with Tom & Jerry in China. I keep tweeting about these kinds of branding events mostly because I hardly see any other English-speaking "China watchers" (barf) sharing about this sort of stuff. This is the real China! Snacks, cartoons, coffee!

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2 months

@Genki_JPN I can't tell for a fact, but from everything I've read and know, I would say there's absolutely no exclusivity deal and this is mostly just "he said, she said...blabla...".

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Daniel Camilo

1 month

They got Keanu Reeves on Ancient Apocalypse! 🤯 Now who's gonna dare trying to cancel Graham Hancock again? lol

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1 month

Happy to announce that Season 2 of my Netflix docuseries Ancient Apocalypse will be released on 16th October. Meanwhile check out the trailer:

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2 years

So I hear from all the panic-addicted-COVID-hypochondriacs in China-Twitter that people should stay inside and keep safe from this wave. Well...welcome to Shenzhen lol. The city never been as live as now in this past year. Live!

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Daniel Camilo

11 months

A Xiaomi Car. Yes, a Xiaomi car. It's been a long time coming, but to finally see it and knowing it's a real thing... Xiaomi car.

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2 months

Big, BIG!, surge in PS5 sales in China due to the launch of Black Myth Wukong. We're witnessing a "contagious wave" of consumers who don't usually care about gaming suddenly being overwhelmed with all the exposure the game is having in China, and buying new consoles! 🧵

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2 years

@henrysgao loving this one lol

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3 months

Just some pictures of amazing beautiful beaches in Shenzhen, China. Because it's summer. +🧵

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1 year

@ArabianSword @mrnastynodrama It's good science lol

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Daniel Camilo

3 years

Just received my sealed copy of "US Shenmue" for the Dreamcast. This version is a Japanese exclusive, and it is essentially the American version of Shenmue (English voices and interface/menus) with Japanese subtitles and the special packaging you see here. Back cover in thread...

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2 years

This is the "fever clinic" outside the same hospital. Specially assembled for COVID patients. It's, apparently, completely empty. This is in Nanshan, Shenzhen. In China, NOW. Not a week or two ago. Now.

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Daniel Camilo

9 months

This is the kind of insights and perspective I love to hear from devs and industry pundits. More of this, please. Great work.

@patrickklepek

Patrick Klepek 🎃

9 months

Immortals of Aveum's development took five years and many millions. But when it released, most didn't notice. What happens to you, and your studio, when that happens? We asked the game's director, @BretRobbins . He was open, honest, and interesting.

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1 year

@DystopianGordon @fangcangenjoyer Yeah. While this movie flopping in China might not be directly related with racism for the most part, the truth is that any mention of the movie on Weibo is FILLED with racism comments. Overwhelmingly.

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Daniel Camilo

2 years

@Palle_Hoffstein In Europe where? Are labor laws in all European countries the same?

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Daniel Camilo

3 years

Now that E3 is officially dead forever (lol), I think we can all concur and establish it as an historical fact that the Shenmue 3 announcement at the Sony press conf in 2015 was absolute peak E3! @MichaelPHuber @E3 @yu_suzuki_jp @Shenmue_Dojo

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Daniel Camilo

2 years

Shenzhen's metro system today (L), and what it looked like in 2012 (R), when I moved into the city. Now, it's the 4th longest metro system in the world, with about 550km of tracks! By 2035, the system is expected to have more than 1000km!

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2 months

@ZhugeEX Even Cunk would feel uncomfortable with that History lesson...

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1 year

This is what me and many other people have been saying for years, and it is fairly obvious and accurate for anyone living in the country.

@Joel_P_Atkinson

Joel Atkinson

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1 year

A Chinese netizen explains why few European and American tourists visit China

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4 months

@ZhugeEX Eventually we'll find out he's just a white American larping as Nintendo's president.

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2 years

When my friend said that, it rly hit hard for me, because it's so true. People aren't afraid of COVID.Ppl are afraid of restrictive measures, ppl are afraid and hesitant to make long term life plans, to schedule things.Ppl are feeling encroached.This is a disaster on many levels.

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Daniel Camilo

2 years

To be clear, this is NOT a "CCP shill" observation. I'm not saying there's no COVID and the health system in China isn't flooding with patients. All I'm showing is that, as is the case w most things in China, generalizing about the country can be very misleading.

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Daniel Camilo

3 years

Unboxing this bad boy... #NEOGEO @SNKPofficial

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Daniel Camilo

2 months

Wukong is peak representation and inclusivity. It's not up to me to speak on behalf of a nation and its People,but I've been clearly witnessing how millions of people feel seen internationally like they never did before,thanks to this game. In China, the sentiment is obvious.

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Black Myth: Wukong

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Black Myth: Wukong has sold 10 million copies across all platforms. (Data as of 21:00 Beijing time, August 23, 2024) Thanks to all players worldwide for your support and love. Have a great gaming weekend! #BlackMythWukong

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2 months

As I wrote back in February, if critically & commercially successful (check), Black Myth will trigger a new wave of investments and growth in the Chinese gaming industry. Many studios will get funding for similar projects.We'll see a huge uptick in AAA Chinese games. url in🧵

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3 years

This is not me being a CCP shill (can't emphasize that enough), but it is truly astonishing how quick and effectively authorities here can mobilize and set up hundreds (thousands?) of testing centers throughout this massive city in a manner of hours without much commotion.

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Daniel Camilo

10 days

Before ppl think "but labor is cheap in China!",please notice Wukong was developed by a Shenzhen studio. White collar salaries in the city can easily average above those of many western nations,including of some European countries. "China is cheaper" is not the takeaway here.

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Black Myth: Wukong only cost around $40 million to develop, according to a financial report. The question remains – do AAA games really need to cost over $200 million?: #BlackMythWukong #wukong #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gameindustry #business #games

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Daniel Camilo

4 years

Here's what a #Nintendo #Switch trial station looks like at a #Sundan store in #China . This is, of course, the officially launched Chinese version of the console, which has very few games available on the eShop. Imported physical cartridges however, are compatible.

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Daniel Camilo

2 months

Black Myth Wukong is trending in China in a way that not other game of its kind ever did! Trending on Weibo, and seen in virtually everyone's feeds on WeChat and other popular social media platforms. The game is being discussed by national news channels and more. HUGE launch!

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7 months

@CarlZha Events may or may not have been inspired by this movie:

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Daniel Camilo

1 year

Personal news: I'm back working in gaming, full-time. For a publisher focused on bringing games into the Chinese market. Mobile games. I'm in charge of marketing. If anyone wants to launch their games in China, let me know please. Not disclosing the name of the company here.

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2 months

It's understandable how people who have little or no contact with China may have a skewed perspective of its society, generally. But it's important to understand that Black Myth has been, overwhelmingly, the big trend in the country for the last 10 days. It was everywhere!

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2 years

And in case anyone's wondering, this is indeed a big hospital. Nowhere near the biggest in town, but it's still a major building more than 10 floors high.

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2 years

@BestGayHusband meanwhile in China almost everything regarding the LGBTQ community is being heavily censored and/or banned.

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10 months

@CurtExplores lol amazing. this year if anything feels like there's a resurgence of Christmas in china. more decorations, more Christmas markets and more stuff.

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7 months

I'm 37, but I'm still going to convenience stores outside live venues and sneaking them in my pockets instead of buying overpriced drinks inside during a gig. It's a matter of principle. Those who know, know.

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2 years

I have escaped Shenzhen, and am now in Macau for the holidays! First time outside of mainland China is almost 3 years! Feels good...

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1 year

At an office building in Guangzhou, management says renting is forbidden to black people. Allegedly by orders of the government. Open institutionalized racism is, unfortunately, a reality in China. To appreciate the good, we must be aware of the bad, too.

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2 years

To reiterate: I'm not saying COVID in China isn't a serious issue right now, neither am I saying that hospitals filled w patients and fatalities aren't real. I'm just showing ONE hospital (of many!) in the city, that happens to not be busy, apparently. I'm not extrapolating.

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3 months

@macastel3 Nobody talking about business is soooo good! Call "us" lazy or lacking ambition or whatever, but there's something about southern Europeans and simply enjoying la joie de vivre. There's profound wisdom in not taking things too seriously and embracing hedonism. We all gonna die.

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2 years

Ingenious. They repurposed this Christmas tree into a Chinese New Year tree by replacing most Christmas motifs and adding rabbits at the base. Also, CNY music coming out from it.

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2 months

@DeadSceneMedia @Shannon_Liao China is not a desert for gaming. China is the biggest gaming market in the world and gaming is totally mainstream in China and it's present pretty much everywhere you go in urban areas. Apologies for the intrusion, but we have enough disinformation about China as it is.

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Daniel Camilo

3 years

Not all heroes wear capes. I absolutely love what the people at the @satanic_temple_ have been doing these last few years. For social pluralism, true secularism, intelectual liberty, and a real sense of progressivism and promotion of the democratic spirit. Outstanding!

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Daniel Camilo

1 year

I think this is one of Jennifer Lopez best performances in her career. Action thriller with some surprisingly good acting and nice practical stunts and action (not much visible and cheap CGI). Refreshing how straightforward and effective this movie is, imo. #TheMotherNetflix

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Daniel Camilo

2 years

What's rly striking (but not surprising if you live in China,imo), is both the I'm-not-taking-this-shit attitude of many of the ppl,but also the sort of "ok whatever let them go" attitude from staff and force enforcement personel. People know this is all a charade.Ppl are tired.

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Daniel Camilo

2 years

Back to China. I just spent 2 weeks outside of China, and frankly, I already feel like I'm kind of outside of the loop in current events and whatever minutiae has been happening here. People who live outside of CN and continue to provide social commentary and insights: LOL!

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Daniel Camilo

2 months

The wave of marketing this game triggered has been, I would say, unprecedented for a game in China. The level of "social contagion" that influenced people who would otherwise never care about gaming to actually go and buy Wukong was/is a real thing! Truly fascinating to see.

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Daniel Camilo

2 months

This is 100% correct, and it didn't even occur to me it would be worth mentioning,until now. The accessibility of goods and their diversity is unparalleled in China. In particular in urban areas. Think of anything you need/want at any given moment. It's at your door in 15min.

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2 months

While this is meant to be ridiculous, it shows that Chinese goods consumption has likely been undercounted. China’s factory productivity explosion has resulted in a surge in consumer choice at rock bottom prices. It’s not just cars.

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Daniel Camilo

1 year

Started "Atomic Heart". Immediate first impressions (first 5 minutes): very very cool vibes! Retro-techno-Soviet-futurism with awfully delicious eurotrash music and plenty of visual stimulus all around! Also, looks stunning! Very good 😅 @mundfish

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Daniel Camilo

2 years

Here's something cool you won't see every day. The official Chinese Nintendo iQue (N64), and even more rare, a packaged Mario Kart game for the system. While the console is rare/valuable, games are even more rare. But there's a caveat...🧵

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Daniel Camilo

3 years

Really hope the rumors about Shenmue 3 for free on the Epic store are true. Whatever it takes to get more ppl playing this series. Maybe some day we can even get a remake of the first two, and hopefully Shenmue 4. Don't tell me it won't happen. I believed for almost 20 years...

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Daniel Camilo

2 months

This means a lot to me. A Portuguese reporter recently sat down w me in Shenzhen to talk about the gaming industry in China. It's now out on several major media in Portugal. My parents can actually read and understand it this time 🥹 @JornalNoticias

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Videojogos são a "grande potência atual do soft power chinês"

Um especialista português radicado na China afirmou à Lusa que a indústria de videojogos pode servir como instrumento para Pequim projetar influência cultural, numa altura em que o título chinês...

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Daniel Camilo

2 years

@ruima I hesitate to share this, but for the sake of referential content, here it is. Saw it the other day. Allegedly legit. It's both horrifying and fascinating I think.

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Daniel Camilo

1 year

Two Chinese movies currently creating a huge sensation during this "Dragon Boat Festival" 3-day-holiday: "Love Never Ends" (我爱你), and "Lost in the Stars" (消失的她). A lot of buzz online from moviegoers. I plan on watching them both this upcoming week (less people).

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Daniel Camilo

1 year

I searched for "ChinaJoy" on 4 English-speaking gaming media outlets. ZERO recent results. Today's ChinaJoy last day. Major gaming event, and some important games were shown and revealed for the PlayStation (not to mention so much more)🧵 @IGN @Polygon @thegamerwebsite @Kotaku

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Daniel Camilo

10 months

@nichegamer There's no story. It's a single player game.

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