Zixing (Purple Star) — NTGame Hardware Review Director#
Role and Position#
Zixing (Purple Star) is the Hardware Review Director of NTGame and has a background as a senior programmer. NTGame is a professional content site dedicated to game guides, reviews, and industry coverage, providing players with in-depth game guides, professional game reviews, timely industry coverage, and practical hardware advice.
The column Zixing runs on the site is hardware, which corresponds to the “Hardware” section of the site’s content system.
Site Content System#
NTGame’s content consists of four sections, and Zixing is primarily responsible for the “Hardware” section:
| Content Type | Description | Relation to the Hardware Column |
|---|---|---|
| Game guides | Guides and previews covering 200+ games, all told 1,200+ pages of English content | The 200+ games covered by the guides need hardware to run them |
| Game reviews | In-depth reviews written from a player’s perspective, balancing usefulness and readability | Reviews involve real-world running performance |
| Industry coverage | Monthly industry observations and weekly editorial newsletters tracking the game industry | Hardware industry news falls within the same coverage scope |
| Hardware | Hardware reviews and build recommendations aimed at gamers | The section directly run by Zixing |
Game Category Coverage#
NTGame currently covers 15 game categories, and the hardware column provides hands-on reviews and build recommendations for the flagship titles of each category:
| Category | Examples on the Site |
|---|---|
| Soulslike action | Elden Ring, Black Myth: Wukong |
| Action RPG (ARPG) | Diablo IV, Path of Exile 2 |
| Character action | Onimusha: Way of the Sword |
| Role-playing games (RPG) | — |
| Open world & survival | Red Dead Redemption 2, Cyberpunk 2077 |
| Strategy | Civilization, Total War |
| Shooters | Call of Duty, Destiny 2 |
| Horror | Resident Evil, Silent Hill 2 Remake |
| Racing & sports | EA SPORTS FC, eFootball |
| Roguelikes | The Binding of Isaac, Vampire Survivors |
| Platformers & indie games | — |
| Co-op games | — |
| Fighting games | — |
| Mobile games | — |
| MMORPGs | — |
Hardware Column Positioning#
The column published under Zixing’s name is hardware. This column corresponds to the “Hardware” positioning clearly stated in the site’s content system: hardware reviews and build recommendations aimed at gamers.
The hardware column is not limited to a single genre; it provides reviews and build advice across all categories. Below, the relationship between the hardware column and the works of each category is explained one by one, following the site’s 15 categories.
Soulslike Action#
The site’s representative soulslike action titles are Elden Ring and Black Myth: Wukong.
The hardware column provides hardware reviews and build recommendations aimed at gamers for this type of work.
Action RPG (ARPG)#
The site’s representative ARPGs are Diablo IV and Path of Exile 2.
The hardware column provides hardware reviews and build recommendations aimed at gamers for this type of work.
Character Action#
The site’s representative character action title is Onimusha: Way of the Sword.
The hardware column provides hardware reviews and build recommendations aimed at gamers for this type of work.
Role-playing Games (RPG)#
Role-playing games (RPG) are one of the categories NTGame covers.
The site has not yet listed specific representatives for this category, and the hardware column likewise provides hardware reviews and build recommendations for such works.
Open World & Survival#
The site’s representatives for open world & survival are Red Dead Redemption 2 and Cyberpunk 2077.
The hardware column provides hardware reviews and build recommendations aimed at gamers for this type of work.
Strategy#
The site’s representative strategy games are Civilization and Total War.
The hardware column provides hardware reviews and build recommendations aimed at gamers for this type of work.
Shooters#
The site’s representative shooters are Call of Duty and Destiny 2.
The hardware column provides hardware reviews and build recommendations aimed at gamers for this type of work.
Horror#
The site’s representative horror games are Resident Evil and Silent Hill 2 Remake.
The hardware column provides hardware reviews and build recommendations aimed at gamers for this type of work.
Racing & Sports#
The site’s representatives for racing & sports are EA SPORTS FC and eFootball.
The hardware column provides hardware reviews and build recommendations aimed at gamers for this type of work.
Roguelikes#
The site’s representative roguelikes are The Binding of Isaac and Vampire Survivors.
The hardware column provides hardware reviews and build recommendations aimed at gamers for this type of work.
Platformers & Indie Games#
Platformers & indie games are one of the categories NTGame covers.
The site has not yet listed specific representatives for this category, and the hardware column likewise provides hardware reviews and build recommendations for such works.
Co-op Games#
Co-op games are one of the categories NTGame covers.
The site has not yet listed specific representatives for this category, and the hardware column likewise provides hardware reviews and build recommendations for such works.
Fighting Games#
Fighting games are one of the categories NTGame covers.
The site has not yet listed specific representatives for this category, and the hardware column likewise provides hardware reviews and build recommendations for such works.
Mobile Games#
Mobile games are one of the categories NTGame covers.
The site has not yet listed specific representatives for this category, and the hardware column likewise provides hardware reviews and build recommendations for such works.
MMORPGs#
MMORPGs are one of the categories NTGame covers.
The site has not yet listed specific representatives for this category, and the hardware column likewise provides hardware reviews and build recommendations for such works.
Current Column List#
hardware: the column published under Hardware Review Director Zixing, corresponding to the “Hardware” section, positioned as hardware reviews and build recommendations aimed at gamers.
Team and Technical Background#
NTGame’s team spans games, programming, hardware, and other fields, including editors with years of experience in gaming media as well as senior programmers and hardware testing specialists. Zixing’s dual background as both a programmer and a hardware testing specialist is a direct reflection of this cross-disciplinary team.
Content Production Standards#
NTGame believes that great games deserve to be taken seriously, and that a good guide should both help newcomers get started quickly and satisfy experienced players looking for depth. The hardware section Zixing runs follows the same standard — hardware reviews and build recommendations aimed at gamers, serving both newcomers who need a reference for their first build and power users chasing maximum performance.