Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC via Steam, macOS Genre: 2D twitch-action platformer, with a time-bending samurai and tons of death and attempts (sounds familiar...) Katana Zero is what happens when you give Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice some acid and some speed, and tons of neon. It's Super Meat Boy but with the superna

Disclaimer: this article may be considered non-kosher to some, so read with care and with an open mind.  Happy Chinese New Year, everybody! The Year of the Dog has come and gone; now it's the Year of the Pig. While many believe pigs to be nothing more than ever-hungry greedy and lazy mofos, nothing could be furthe

It's the new year. Birds are chirping anew. The Malaysian King just resigned. A new ruling party is in charge. Singapore's still our neighbours, for good and ill. And we now have more games to look forward to because it's what we love to do to escape from real life if only for a fleeting moment. Here's a list of all t

All I can say about 2018 is that if it were not for this gig, the games, The Last King podcast side gig thing, and that pretty awesome Spider-Man movie, I would have deemed it the worst year of my God-given existence. But you're here for video game talk, so I'll spare you all the grisly details. I'll say this: when

Since the season of giving is still ongoing this month, this piece will be updated periodically. Welcome to Kakuchopurei's first-ever holiday gift guide special, where we suggest a bunch of games and gaming-related hardware for you to buy. Treat this feature as a guide to help shop awesome pop culture gifts for your

I took the PlayStation Classic for a spin recently. And while a few of the games deserved to be on the retro-throwback cube, I felt that there should be other worthy titles in the mix. As it stands, the motley of games on the mini retro console is, how shall I put it, lacking. I'm not saying I know better, but as some

Happy belated royal birthday, Yang Dipertuan Agong of Malaysia. To most of us in Malaysia, it's a nice long weekend. But for some of us (sorta) hard at work at Kakuchopurei and definitely, DEFINITELY not distracted by Marvel's Spider-Man on the PS4, it's another opportunity to reminisce about the best kings and queens

The Nintendo Switch is getting a lot of indie games it seems, according to the latest Nintendo Direct video showcase sadly not featuring Reggie Fils-Aime. Let's break down our top picks. Into The Breach (Out Now) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptYwMwxP7ho The makers of FTL has created an arguably decent turn-based

In lieu of Blizzard giving some love to rodent-kind with its new hero Hammond/Wrecking Ball, let's look back at video game pop culture's finest rats, squirrels, and critters all categorized as rodents. Note: Bandicoots, opossums, and hedgehogs are not rodents. Sorry Crash, Sparkster, and Sonic. Zero the Kamikaze Sq

This story was originally posted on 22 June. This story is still in development, at least until July 6. So we announced this early morning on Facebook that the official Steam Intergalactic Summer Sale just started. Valve sure likes surprising people with these things, eh? In any case, it's that time of the month wher

Good news, retro enthusiasts. Sega is back in the console-making market, sort of. The Japanese branch announced its upcoming Sega Megadrive Mini, which is basically a tiny emulator system that plays old Sega games stored inside in its original resolution. https://twitter.com/SEGA_OFFICIAL/status/984972055777918976 Cl

Nintendo yet again surprised us with another 30-minute Nintendo Direct video segment this early morning at 5am. The main highlight is, of course, Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo Switch (finally). Sadly there's no news on Metroid Prime 4 or anything Metroid-related, but there's a ton more stuff if you want more port

2017 is done and over with. Let's celebrate this lovely new year with, what else, a list of games confirmed for 2018. Or at least, the ones we know of since the past few months. We'll break it down into quarters so that it's easier for us to refer to. As for games that don't have anything more than a "2018" stamp on i