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This here's a guest post from our game industry pals from Southeast Asia & the world. Head here to see more of Az Samad's work. I have a fond place in my heart for both 8-bit and 16-bit era 2-D scrolling games. Castlevania, Megaman, and Metroid were all staples of my early years playing video games. The games were great and the music was emb...
This here's a guest post that goes with our Best 30 Games Of 2022 feature. Check out Nat's Twitch work here. She's also the EIC of The Magic Rain. When everything normal about the world was uprooted two years ago, like many others, I turned to streaming as a source of comfort and variety. First beginning as a viewer, finding a sense of community...
This here's a guest post for our 2022 year-end feature celebration featuring our friends in the industry. Follow SirCloud's work here. 2022 has been an eventful year for Malaysian Esports. The relaxation of movement control order (MCO) has allowed has allowed various activities to return to the scene. Here are my 10 most memorable moments this...
Here's one of our guest posts for the end of 2022 from our lovely pals and industry friends. Go check out Arief's work at Twitch.tv. To say that 2022 has been an eventful year in the Southeast Asian games industry is a deep understatement. This year we’ve seen everything from the return of major in-person trade shows like Gamescom Asia, Leve...
Call of Duty's latest take on the battle royale genre, Warzone, went live last night. For those who are considering on getting the game but still unclear of the differences between the full version and the free-to-play; fret not. We've got you covered and broke down each pressing query. The base game is free Call of Duty: Warzone is free to play o...
It's been about a month into 2020, but some of us are still hung up over what to call the best game last year. 2019 was probably one of the best years for gaming within the past few years. We saw companies rise above previous trials, and others with their armour cracking, revealing the true monsters inside. But enough of descriptive metaphors for ...
Sad news for sports fans: Kobe Bryant tragically passed away recently. He was renowned as the de facto NBA basketball player from his humble beginnings in 1996 to 2016. https://twitter.com/StoolGametime/status/1221556723221254146 He's been breaking records and maintaining streaks for 20 years to the point where he's renowned worldwide. To pay ...
TeamFight Tactics. Auto Chess. Dota Underlords. You may have played either one of them and they have their own variations, tilesets, and rules. However, they all go under the same class of competitive games that dominated mobile games and PCs earlier in 2019. The premise is easy: buy "chess" pieces, put them on the board, let them fight it out b...
The premise of this wacky Australian-made game is pretty simple. You are a Goose and your job is to completely wreck the lives of the people in the nearby village. And that's pretty much it. Forget all other sophisticated video game concepts. Untitled Goose Game is the kind of video game we never knew we wanted. This is one of those games prett...
How do you challenge the behemoth that is the ubiquitous Fortnite? Do you face the king of battle royale head-on by ripping them off? Or do you stick to your guns and pray that your "realistic" approach -*cough*PUBG*cough-Â appeals to the more "matured" crowd? What about creating your own niche instead? Here's how: Incorporate the hero shoote...
From humble beginnings to running a publication as head of content, I do owe my path in games writing and criticism to the Borderlands franchise, at least the mothership titles. Starting off with my 2008-2009 stint on GameAxis with the first game... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VMhNUIiM7U ...to my 2012 GameSpot work and scoring an exclusive ...
For a series supposedly beaten to death like a proverbial horse corpse, the latest Call of Duty is attempting a lot of new things. Best of all, it distinctively impresses by nailing most of its new theatrics. Case in point, the single-player campaign. The 8 hours-or-so multi-protagonist approach to a modern combat story works, especially if you're...
The first moment I saw the art in Skullgirls, I immediately knew I wanted more. There was only a slight hint of a disappointment as I'm not a big fan of fighting games. Thankfully, developer Lab Zero Games decided to branch out with their latest and arguably greatest contribution to the JRPG space. [gallery ids="39961,32542" type="rectangular"] I...
Oh Metroidvania genre, how fast and bountiful you've flourished. Yet for every Hollow Knight and Axiom Verge out there claiming all the praise and awards, it would be nice to see a gothic vampire-laden horror-bound "anime" version of that. Especially from the king of the genre himself, Koji "I love whips & cowboy hats" Igarashi". Thankfully, ...
Let's get one thing out of the way: I'm not a fan of digital card games. When I saw some of my friends flocking towards games like Hearthstone and Magic: The Gathering Arena, I didn't even feel slightly interested. When I first saw gameplay of Slay the Spire, I wasn't impressed either. Then I gave it a try and oh boy, I'm glad I did. Slay the ...
Kingdom Hearts 3 is one of the most highly-anticipated games in this generation, or in the history of gaming. Frankly, it was never going to live up to the hype that has been gradually building up since 2005's Kingdom Hearts 2. Nevertheless, I believe that Square Enix and Tetsuya Nomura have delivered a decent game, that still shines despite its fl...
With the fall from grace of former Western RPG masters like Bioware and Bethesda, who is there to pick up the torch from where they left behind? Along came Spiders to help bring life back to a genre once populated by the Mass Effects, Dragon Ages, and The Elder Scrolls of old, with their most ambitious effort yet, GreedFall. In GreedFall, players ...
Remedy Entertainment's Control is the biggest surprise of the year and my own personal Game Of The Year for 2019. Although it looks like just another third-person shooter at first glance, the phenomenal physics-based engine and gameplay elevate the game to being one of the most refreshing gaming experiences in this generation. Insert Metroid, Inc...
Enjoying The Witcher Netflix series? You should; it's pretty good television. One of the memorable bits of the show includes bard Jaskier (or Dandelion if you're still into the PC version) creating a catchy theme song for Geralt called "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMqVrKoLQt4 It's an awesome tune that has made a ...
I'll cut to the chase. I'm no fan of the new Star Wars trilogy. I thought The Force Awaken was the strongest of the three and overall, the combination of poor writing, flimsy plot and weak characters almost killed my love for Star Wars. I thought 2019 was going to be the year when I'd call it quits with this franchise. Actually, it was in its last...
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