It's another year and it's time for another Steam Summer Sale just in time for the long summer ahead. Steam Summer Sale 2021 will run from 25 June to 9 July at 1am GMT+8 2021. Here are our picks for the best deals and discounts so far: Disco Elysium - The Final Cut (RM42.25) Arguably the best CRPG of our time,

The issue of crunch in the games industry has been a controversial one for years. It has plagued almost every studio, especially those that develop high-budget AAA titles. Most recently, this applied to games like CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 and more. That is the reason why it's always great to hear that a studio c

Whether it's Happy Pride Month or #tetapbangga, this month of June is the summer of LGBT pride. To celebrate this gay occasion, let's list down our favourite personality-driven gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender characters in video game history. Tracer (Overwatch) Openly lesbian, this British heroine is a ch

Konra Tomaszkiewicz, the director for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and second director of last year's Cyberpunk 2077, has left CD Projekt Red. According to a recent Bloomberg report, the veteran game designer since 2007 was the subject of a lengthy internal investigation based on accusations of bullying. He was found no

Platforms: Xbox Series, Xbox One, PC, PS5, PS4 Genre: Online-only looter shooter from the folks behind Bulletstorm To my horror, the gamertags at the top right corner of my screen went from green to red in an instant. Both my teammates were down. My partner whom I queued with, the Trickster was felled almost simultaneo

CD Projekt just released a new group strategy update video, complete with company roadmaps and new plans (via Daniel Ahmad). To summarize, CD Projekt will be focused on single-player and online experiences. This means that the multiplayer Cyberpunk 2077 add-on may be a no-go. Though take heart: this also means th

Update (11/2): Seems like the hackers have started to make good on their threats. They recently leaked the source code for Gwent on a hacking forum with Mega.nz archive links; they were later deactivated. Seems like the woes of Cyberpunk 2077's creators are far from over. An unidentified group has gained unauthor

The DICE Awards games celebration show for 2021 is going to be a thing this 9th April (GMT+8), and with it are the nominees for this year. First, let's celebrate the fact that a Southeast Asian-made title made its way into the DICE Awards this year. Coffee Talk, a visual novel we recently elected as one of our best

2020 is a terrible year for many. But 2020 is also a good year for gaming. Here are the highlights of that year. And hope the rest burns in heck. https://youtu.be/yXjQIcQ0mCM Video Cliff's Notes: January -Australian bushfires. -US ballistics strike in Iraq. -Philippine volcano spews ash near Manila. -Bad Boys

Valve co-founder and legendary figure in the games industry, Gabe Newell, is currently in New Zealand. Speaking with New Zealand publication One News, he revealed several interesting stuff. Valve Has Games In Development While he didn't specify what they were, Newell did confirm that Valve does have games in de

Originally published on 23rd December 2020. Brought forward because the list is complete. Is 2020 really the best year? It depends on how you look at it. Despite the very long year of a worldwide pandemic and the fallout from it, online events up the wazoo, and a struggling economy worldwide, video games as a who

Let's lay down some facts first. A number of us at Kakuchopurei have been primarily PlayStation gamers. While we have owned Xboxes in the past - specifically the Xbox 360 and the Xbox One - the PlayStation have always been our go-to piece of home console gaming hardware. Its ecosystem, game selection, and the fact t

Alienware prides itself on delivering the most immersive gaming experiences powered by the latest technologies. As we blast into 2021, Alienware partnered with NVIDIA to push the boundaries of PC gaming further, with an amazingly fast and powerful experience for gamers and creators. More Power & Performance for On

2020 has been rough, but there was a good chunk of bright spots here and there. Like a heckaton of games to play, next-gen making its way to people's home entertainment setup (sorta), and a lot of us picking up new hobbies and reconnecting with loved ones using online chat tools. But screw all that; 2020 gave us the

Gamers are dominating social media, more so in 2020 than in previous years. According to a report by Twitter Gaming, there were more than 2 billion Tweets about gaming in 2020, which is a whopping 75 percent increase from 2019. The Countries That Tweeted Most About Gaming Just like in previous years, Japan once again

For more 2020 gaming goodness, head here. #4: Cyberpunk 2077 (PC, Xbox Series, PS5) CD Projekt Red's magnum opus CRPG of 2020 is obviously an undercooked broth that needs more time on the stove if December's many game-related headlines are of any indication. Heck, it's hard to excuse the fiasco the company has pu

2020 was a crappy year, but at least we had a ton of games to play and revel in. And the best part? 2020's video games had a ton of awesome plot reveals, story bits, and gameplay moments that made you glad you experienced it from start to finish. We are going to talk about them right now. Fair warning: there will

2020 was a s***show, if we're being nice about it. Yes, we had a lot of games to play and the games industry has seen an uptick in engagement and interaction. But there was a lot of nonsense, disappointments, and all-around crap and crummy things that happened. Here's a list of them, in no particular order. https

Congratulations, Valve. As of 2nd January 2021, Steam's all-time peak concurrent connected user count has broken the 25 million mark (via SteamDB). The actual number is 25,415,080. For reference, 8.1 million gamers were in-game in March 2020. So which games caused this 25 million all-time peak? Counter-Strik

This is Meck and Danial from Gamer Matters where we are “Delivering Gaming Info Across Asia”. This Malaysia-based gaming site does the usual gaming news and reviews, but we also have dia.log - The Gamer Matters Podcast, where we talk about video games (most of the time) with new episodes dropping every two