Feature: I Travelled 8,000km, from the UK to China, to Play a PS5 Game Set in London
A journalist traveled 8,000 kilometers from the United Kingdom to Chengdu, China to get hands-on preview time with Tides of Annihilation, a PS5 action game developed by Chinese studio Eclipse Glow Games. The preview event was arranged at the studio’s office in Chengdu, where the journalist spent two hours with the title.
The assignment carries an element of irony: Tides of Annihilation is set in London, the journalist’s home country, yet the opportunity to play it required traveling to the opposite side of the world. Eclipse Glow Games, based in Chengdu, is preparing to show the game to the world following significant anticipation around the title.
The feature provides context for the gaming industry’s global reach and the lengths publishers and developers go to for exclusive preview opportunities and media coverage. The journey and hands-on experience form the basis of the journalist’s feature story documenting both the game preview and the experience of visiting the studio’s location.