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Indie games are getting more and more recognition in the U.S. and Europe, so what's the scene like in China?

There are quite a few fans of indie games in China. Of course, the scene is not as big as its U.S. or European counterpart, but it's there nonetheless (and hopefully growing). China is known for piracy, and where there's indie games, free downloads of (paid) indie games aren't far behind. We won't talk about these things here.

Anyways, to start things off, some Chinese websites on indie games. There used to be quite a few, but unfortunately some of them disappeared or is quite inactive.

According to Canned Dogs, eroge maker Meteor (2004 - 2008) recently announced that they'll be closing down as of April 30th.

From the report: "Meteor was best known for their debut game Shinjyu no yakata by Tanaka Romeo and more recently Clover Point."

And a really interesting tidbit:

I'm getting this feeling that every brand that Romeo writes for will have a high chance of dying. Xuse is on the edge now with their employees quitting, and D.O and FlyingShine have fallen into silence.