We're in the middle of June, and we've already seen a boatload of game previews and a couple of new console showcases. It's nice to know that digital events can still thrive amidst COVID-19, but we do miss playing demos of upcoming games. Well, you can do that in this Summer edition of the Steam Game Festival, where t

The PC Gaming Show 2020 took place earlier today, and more than a whopping 50 games were revealed during the 2-hour live stream presentation (though not all of them are actually brand new titles). Check them out below: Persona 4 Golden [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWO_Nlfgek0&w=560&h=315] Atlus has

Ubisoft has unveiled the world premiere of the first trailer for the upcoming Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The four-minute cinematic trailer pretty much depicts the beginning of the conflict between the Vikings and the Anglo-Saxons (England) in ninth-century England. However, it did not unveil any actual gameplay footage

The MCO was recently announced to have been extended to 28 April. Coincidentally, Green Man Gaming is having a Spring sale that largely corresponds with that timeline, with its sale running from now till 24 April. As usual, we've taken the opportunity to highlight some of the deals on offer. Borderlands 3 (RM89.50)

If you're itching to get your hands on Cyberpunk 2077 on September, don't worry. CD Projekt Red, which has been working from home since March, has confirmed that the open-world cyberpunk RPG is still on track for its current September release date despite the current COVID-19 pandemic. In a post that highlighted parts

This is the second part of a two-parter Final Fantasy feature to cap off Moogle March. Read the first part here.  Previously, we've touched on the NES, SNES, and PlayStation One generation of Final Fantasy's battle systems. Now let's touch upon the 2001 era and beyond! X-XII - Developing A Knack For Experimentation

Yes, Epic Games Store exclusives. The dreaded words. Alas, there is no running from this, and it's worth knowing what Epic has gotten their hands on this time. The new batch of exclusives was announced as part of the Epic Game Store's Spring 2020 update, and there are nine titles in total. These are: Control: The Foun

Wondering what to buy and play for the next two weeks because of the upcoming movement restriction? With Steam's latest publisher weekend sale, the answer might be Ubisoft games. The sale will run until March 27 and features discounts as big as 75%. In light of the movement restriction, we're highlighting some titl

2017's brilliant action RPG NieR: Automata is currently on sale for 50% off on the PlayStation store. Typically RM169 on the PlayStation Store, the 50% discount knocks down the Game of the YoRHa Edition to RM84.50. If that somehow doesn't sound enticing enough, try director Yoko Taro pitch, which basically translates

The original Wasteland was an open-world post-apocalyptic RPG developed by Interplay that was released in 1988, many years before many gamers of today were even born. Now InXile Entertainment, led by Interplay co-founder Brian Fargo, is bringing back the experience by remastering it for a new generation. The original

Sony Interactive Entertainment Singapore Private Limited (SIES) has announced the New Season Sale on the PlayStation Store (PS Store), offering discounts of up to 85 percent on selected games, which will run from 21 January till 3 February 2020. This also includes a 25 percent discount on PlayStation Plus (PS Plus) 12

After so many years, the devs of Dragon Nest has figured out how to cram its action RPG into the mobile space. And it's pretty fun! Gone are the days of repetitive dungeon-crawling and gender-locked classes: now you have a (kinda) open-world setting to deal with, alongside dual-wielding, male and female roles, and a n

Eyedentity Games, the developers behind the original Dragon Nest Online for PC, and publisher Nexon Thailand are excited to announce that pre-registration for World of Dragon Nest is now open for Android and iOS users in Southeast Asia. World Of Dragon Nest is an open-world MMORPG mobile game slated for release on 8 J

You have seen the Free Guy trailer starring Ryan Reynolds, right? It’s essentially about an NPC who gets free will and becomes a hero to combat all the bad guys populating the open-world game he’s stuck in, possibly programmed by Taika Waititi’s character. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2m-08cOA

The classic video game boss is a dwindling idea. At a time when open-world and online games have flourished, there’s little way for an imposing entity to hinder progress, especially when player choice is paramount. Bosses do offer something unique, however. For some players, the challenge is part of the fun. To

It's official: Diablo IV is real after much leaking and speculation. And a demo is playable at BlizzCon 2019. So what's new in this action RPG? Well, not much save for a grittier and darker art style and tone, but really, what needs changing? Diablo IV's main themes are "darkness", "world", and "legacy". The game will

Earlier today, Cubinet Interactive announced that it has acquired the publishing rights for Naruto: Slugfest in Southeast Asia, which is described as the first 3D open-world action MMORPG mobile game in the world. Naruto: Slugfest is an officially licensed mobile game created under the supervision of Shueisha, Studio

This story is still in development... It's official: Fatal Fury's Terry Bogard will be a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character later this November. He will be the fourth character in the SSBU Fighters Pass. He's currently in development, so there's no gameplay yet. He'll be using his famous Power Wave and Burn Knuck

Platform: Nintendo Switch Genre: Action game with some open-world and adventuring bits tucked inside Nier Automata game director Yoko Taro said this a while back during a particular Game Developer Conference panel about his Square Enix masterpiece: "Modern games, they're made really well. They have so much love and ti

When you think over-the-top action in the past and current console generation, you think PlatinumGames. Rising from the ashes of Studio Clover since it dissolved back in 2006, the producers and designers who made up the company -from Atsushi Inaba to Twitter grand ban-master Hideki Kamiya- are renowned for making the