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By Kenn Leandre|February 27, 2018|0 Comment
Was it on purpose, purely human error or are we being led on to a totally different path? Yesterday, the official Japanese Overwatch Twitter account 'mistakenly' posted a tweet which may (or not) have given clues on the latest Overwatch hero, codenamed 'Hero 27'. What they intended to do was post this following 'teaser' pic of Hero 27's (supposedly...
By Kakuchopurei|February 27, 2018|1 Comment
When the inaugural Overwatch League season kicked off last year, we predicted that this competition is set to grow and be one of, if not the largest esports tournament in the world. So what better competition to compare them with than the most-watched professional sports league in the world, the English Premier League? Today in a much more relaxed ...
By Kenn Leandre|February 26, 2018|0 Comment
1. LONDON SPITFIRE – Season Record: 8-4 ; Map Differential: +15 End of Stage 1: 1 (Unchanged) The Spitfire bounced back from their narrow loss to Houston Outlaws with a convincing 3-2 comeback win against the New York Excelsior and cemented their position as top dogs in the league. The team is now leaner following the departures o...
By Jon Toyad|February 23, 2018|11 Comments
In case you missed it, Bandai Namco has announced that Ivy Valentine and some guy in a white cloak will be in Soulcalibur VI. Here's a trailer for you to check out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CfPZPNzM6Y If this is your first time seeing this lady in action, you're probably thinking whether her dress sense has a place in 2018. Yeah, Ivy's ou...
This mid-February was a milestone for PlayStation. It was the release of their follow up to the PlayStation Portable console, the PlayStation Vita. Technically it was December 2011 since it came out in Japan first. I should know;Â I opened the damn thing for all to see. But I just did a quick wiki search and figured let's just stick to the date ...
By Kenn Leandre|February 22, 2018|0 Comment
Overwatch Lead Designer and Game Director, Jeff 'Dad' Kaplan last night released an interesting statistic related to players distribution for competitive Overwatch. Posting it on the Competitive Overwatch Forum, the data shows the breakdown of where everyone is in Competitive Play at the present time. So what is considered average? Now we aren't p...
By Kakuchopurei|February 22, 2018|1 Comment
Unsurprisingly, just like his former teammate, Fissure, the desire for more playtime led to Dong-Jun “Rascal†Kim's decision to leave London Spitfire for Dallas Fuel. As detailed in the official statement from the London Spitfire regarding the move, Rascal puts higher importance on playing than the guarantee of a championship win. Ho...
By Kenn Leandre|February 22, 2018|0 Comment
Stage 2 of the Overwatch League kicked off earlier today with new set of maps, a brand new meta as well as successful debuts for three high-profile players. Following the Mercy nerf, an all-new styles of plays were expected and they didn't wait long to stamp their mark as Seoul Dynasty avenged the shock 0-3 loss to Valiant at Stage 1's Week 5 with ...
By Kakuchopurei|February 21, 2018|0 Comment
Stage 2 of the Overwatch League inaugural season kicks off in a few days and with new meta and a new set of maps to be used, expect the form books to favor some teams and players more, now that eliminations are much more certain. We foresee the rise in picks of several heroes along with different approaches to the strategy as well. If you are inter...
By Kakuchopurei|February 20, 2018|0 Comment
With Stage 2 of Season 1 of the Overwatch League starting this weekend, we made a quick recap highlighting the best and most memorable plays from the best players in the world. Whether it's a well-timed nade or a crazy flickshot - we have it all. Bonus - wall-climbing Torbjorn! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B58PxwubwI&w=560&h=31...
By Alleef Ashaari|February 18, 2018|3 Comments
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is officially a decade old now, with 17 movies to date. But did you know that Marvel has been publishing tie-in comics since the beginning? These comics reveal new details and extra nuggets of information that expand upon the established continuity of the MCU and even fill in some of the gaps left by the movies. The la...
By Kakuchopurei|February 18, 2018|1 Comment
1. Return of Dive 1.0 Equals More Enjoyable Viewing The nerfing of Mercy leads to the return of the classic 2/2/2 composition that relies heavily on aggressive, quick burst team fights. This will lead to more decisive team fight wins as well as faster completion of maps. We aren't saying the team fights during the first stage were boring; it's just...
By Kakuchopurei|February 18, 2018|0 Comment
Assassins or Templars? Good guys vs bad guys; or it's more than just a simple case of black and white? The world of Assassin's Creed weaves an intricate, complex relationship between the protagonists and their opposites which are centuries old. In part 2 of her Assassin's Creed-inspired essay, Syafiqah discuss about the differences and similarities...
By Kenn Leandre|February 17, 2018|1 Comment
The trade and transfer window for the Overwatch League is now open. From now until April 3rd, Overwatch League teams are allowed to beef up their ranks with pro players from any team pending approval from Blizzard. They were initially  able to sign free agents from Jan. 22, and were only able to acquire players from other teams after Stage 1 ...
By Jon Toyad|February 15, 2018|2 Comments
Dogs: man's best friend in the real world. Fluffy, loyal, and/or able to fetch frisbees and other things for you if they weren't distracted by pointer lights. Humps anything on sight if you don't keep them in check. In the digital realm of video games, dogs are useful. They can fetch items for you, become assists when you're fighting, or turn into...
By Alleef Ashaari|February 14, 2018|1 Comment
Malaysian Twitter has been buzzing with excitement and hype ever since the season 1 finale of Star Trek Discovery last Monday. For the first time ever established in the Star Trek official canon, a Malaysian sits in the Captain's chair. Portrayed by our very own Tan Sri Dato' Seri Michelle Yeoh, Captain Philippa Georgiou was born in Malaysia on ...
By Kenn Leandre|February 14, 2018|1 Comment
The transfer window for the Overwatch League is again open and we have tons of news on player movements for you. Earlier today we were rocked by news that former KongDoo Panthera starting DPS and current London Spitfire squad player, Dong-jun "Rascal" Kim is headed to Dallas Fuel. Rascal came to prominence as one-half of the highly potent ...
By Kenn Leandre|February 12, 2018|0 Comment
1. LONDON SPITFIRE – Season Record: 7-3 ; Map Differential: +17 Last Week: 1 (Unchanged) All hail the comeback boys from Seoul and Busan ... we mean London. Going into Week 5, they were flying high but nearly saw their season fizzle within a span of three days following successive league match losses to Houston Outlaws (1-3) on Fri...
By Kenn Leandre|February 10, 2018|0 Comment
In one of the most unprecedented outcomes from Stage 1 of the Overwatch League so far, the Seoul Dynasty will miss out from the Stage 1 Playoffs after only managing a 3-2 win over the San Francisco Shock. Requiring at least a 4-0 win aided by other results going their way to make it to the Stage 1 playoffs, the Dynasty started well with a win on Ei...
By Kakuchopurei|February 10, 2018|1 Comment
Our guest features writer today is Shafiqah Othman who discuss in depth about one of her favorite games franchises, Assassin's Creed; its lore, connections to real-life religious historical figures as well as her thoughts on the philosophy behind the world building in the franchise. This post was originally published on her website here. The orig...
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