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‘Who Killed Love?' A Video Game Plays to Male Resentment in China.
‘Who Killed Love?' A Video Game Plays to Male Resentment in China.

New York Times

time7 days ago

  • Entertainment
  • New York Times

‘Who Killed Love?' A Video Game Plays to Male Resentment in China.

A deliveryman falls for a female livestreamer. She seduces him, drains his savings, then vanishes. Heartbroken, he reinvents himself as a successful businessman seeking revenge on women like her. This is the plot of Revenge on Gold Diggers, one of the most popular and contentious video games in China. The interactive game, which debuted in June to enormous success, temporarily topped the charts on Steam China, the local version of the global gaming platform. Its tagline, 'Who killed love? It's the gold diggers who killed love,' has electrified Chinese social media. Players, cast as 'emotional fraud hunters,' navigate romantic relationships, searching for deception while guarding their wallets — and their hearts. One of the most liked comments on the game's community board calls it 'an elegy for our generation of Chinese men.' Another declares, 'Men must never retreat — this is a fight to the death.' The game has drawn the enthusiasm of disaffected young men, and fierce criticism from other corners. It has been decried as misogynistic. Some male gamers complain it panders to the Chinese government's concerns about plummeting marriage and birth rates. The debates surrounding Revenge on Gold Diggers reveal deep-seated male resentment and the broader socioeconomic anxieties about love, marriage and financial security in China. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.

‘The Last Of Us Part II' Just Got A Huge Update That Completely Changes How The Game Is Played
‘The Last Of Us Part II' Just Got A Huge Update That Completely Changes How The Game Is Played

Forbes

time08-07-2025

  • Entertainment
  • Forbes

‘The Last Of Us Part II' Just Got A Huge Update That Completely Changes How The Game Is Played

The Last Of Us Part II One of my biggest criticisms of HBO's adaptation of The Last Of Us Part II, which is being adapted into multiple seasons of TV, is the way the show bungled the chronology. One Season 2 scene in particular was plucked from the very end of the video game and inserted in the penultimate episode of the second season, long before it takes place in the game. Elsewhere, we learn much earlier what Abby's motivations are, whereas gamers were blindsided by her actions in the game, and didn't learn what fueled her revenge until much later. It appears that Naughty Dog wants a piece of this action. Sony revealed today that a new update for The Last Of Us Part II will allow players to blast their way through the game in chronological order. The free update takes the non-linearity of the game and untangles it so that players can play as Ellie and Abby chronologically. In the original game, you play as Ellie first and then the clock jumps back and you play as Abby. It's a really clever storytelling structure that forces you to examine a whole different side of the coin. In the Chronological Update, all of this is removed. You jump back and forth between missions, playing as both characters as they hurtle towards one another. 'Through the new Chronological mode, we believe players will gain even deeper insight into Part II's narrative," Naughty Dog informs us on the PlayStation Blog. "Players will be able to see how Ellie being gifted a guitar flows so neatly into her learning to play, for example, while the journey through Seattle will showcase the fascinating parallels between Ellie and Abby's crisscrossing journeys. You'll see just how close they come into running into each other, how their actions impact each other, and more. 'It was no small feat to bring The Last of Us Part II's story chronologically together, given that Part II's story is so meticulously put together. We're grateful to the developers both at Naughty Dog and our partners at Nixxes to make the Chronological mode as smooth as possible. And while we of course recommend players still new to the game to play through Part II's story as was originally developed, the team's hard work has paid off with a fascinating new way to enjoy this chapter.' While this is a pretty fascinating idea, and I'm certainly curious to see how (or whether) it works, it's hard not to shake your head at this point. This game and the original have both been released and re-released so many times at this point, a new update like this can start to feel like part of a running joke. The Last Of Us Complete released just a few months ago (with a physical Collector's Edition coming out this week). It's hard to see any new release – even a free update – without thinking about how much this franchise has been squeezed for every last penny. FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder Along with the update, which is out now on PS5 and PC, the game is getting new bug fixes and performance updates and two very familiar skins for brothers Joel and Tommy: Tommy and Joel Yep, these are Nathan Drake and Sam Drake skins from Uncharted to celebrate Naughty Dog's 40th anniversary this year. I sure wish a new Uncharted game was in the works. C'est la vie.

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