Sony Pictures' Bloodshot, starring Vin Diesel in the titular role, is slated to release on 12 March 2020. Most people will likely already know that it's a new superhero movie of some sort, but I'm willing to bet that most have never even heard of this character from publisher Valiant Comics. That's okay; most people h

NHK recently gathered the thoughts and opinions of 468,000 Japanese folks to ask this one important question: what's the best Final Fantasy game ever? Here's the breakdown. If you're expecting to be surprised by the country's picks, well, you really don't know Japan at all... Final Fantasy X  Final Fantasy VII

It's the middle of the week, and Steam has decided that it's the time to launch a brief visual novel sale (March 3 to March 6, 10 am PST; it ends on March 7, 2 am in Malaysia). Don't know what to pick? Don't worry, we've picked out some highly-rated visual novels and personal recommendations to help you out. Higurashi

When's the last time you've seen a film that pays proper respect to Gary Gygax's Dungeons & Dragons and LARPing? I'm waiting. While Pixar's latest 3D animation offering Onward doesn't outright focus on D&D, but it does pay homage to its numerous established fantasy tropes from tabletop fantasy games to collect

Need for Speed Heat is getting a March update which will see new cars, customization, and fixes added to the game. The new cars - an Aston Martin DB11 Volante (2018) and McLaren F1 (1993) - are coming courtesy of the Black Market Delivery, which is debuting with this update. Here's the description of how the deliveries

Updated 3/3/2020: The PC version of Death Stranding will launch precisely at 12am GMT+8 on 3 June 2020 in Malaysia and other countries in Southeast Asia. 505 Games have announced that Hideo Kojima's delivery simulator Death Stranding will be hitting Steam and the Epic Games Store on June 2. It was predicted earlier

The idea of an open-world game sans combat is an interesting one, but the upcoming Sludge Life is a bit more than just interesting. It's a "tiny open-world" experience where you mark your presence with graffiti, play games on your in-game laptop, and fart with a dedicated fart button. I'm not making that last one up.

This piece is contributed by Tenoq, one of Malaysia's renowned anime connoisseurs. Follow him here on Twitter.  Millennials like me grew up surrounded by adults who insist that "cartoons are for kids". For better or worse, we ended up watching cartoons with relatively mature themes that were clearly not kid-friendl

Square Enix are releasing a new 6-part dev diary series for Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers. Its first episode, aptly called Telling a Tale, dives into the story and writing aspects of the well-received MMORPG expansion. As someone who's never played Final Fantasy XIV before, I found it to be an interesting watch. h

The use of the anime medium to advertise real-life brands isn't new. Over the years, we've had ads for McDonald's, Nissins Cup Noodles (featuring One Piece characters), and even a Singapore MRT ad directed by Makoto Shinkai. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V85CQzsyvj4&fbclid=IwAR2seBfxPql_BfgYS5ydcB0EMlPhZGXe2zz2a

Disclaimer: this feature will be updated periodically as new info gets revealed... It's been two decades since the release of Bioware's Baldur's Gate 2. Here we are, 20 years later on the cusp of Larian Studio's follow-up, Baldur's Gate 3. Does it look like it retains the mature old-school isometric spirit of the orig

While we wait for Doom Eternal to release in March, it seems like there aren't any interesting games at the moment. Or are there? The arrival of Metro Exodus on Steam aside, there are actually a few interesting-looking titles that came out this month. Let's have a look. Death and Taxes (RM30) Release Date: February

Back in 2002, Inti Creates cemented their reputation as the go-to 2D platformer-with-a-challenge creators with the Mega Man Zero series. For so many years, they've created arguably the best Mega Man successors on the Game Boy Advance and the Nintendo DS with four Mega Man Zero titles and two Mega Man ZX entries. Each

Steam is back at it with another sale. This time, Square Enix titles on the platform are discounted from February 27 to March 2. While it's hardly Steam's first Square Enix publisher sale, it's still a good opportunity to grab some games. Here are our top picks: NieR: Automata - Year of the YoRHa Edition (RM84.50) W

Update 3: Rankings for Iflix (#5 to #7), dimsum (#6 to #5), Ani-One (#8 to #6), and Crunchyroll (#7 to #8) changed. Some changes/additions made to Netflix, dimsum, and Ani-One entries. Update 2: dimsum Entertainment and Ani-One have been added as entries. Update 1: The original article said that Astro GO did not have

Many consider 2018’s Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (check out my review here) to be the best Spidey movie to date, be it live-action or animated. Hot Toys originally announced a new lineup of figures from the movie last year, but now we have our first look at Miles Morales himself. The brand new 1/6th

Dreams is a game creation sandbox developed by Media Molecule and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment exclusively for the PS4. Players can create user-generated content in the form of games, mechanics, assets, 3D models, music, and art. It was recently released on 14 February 2020, but it's actually been in Ear

This sponsored post is brought to you by Electronic Arts. Get your jetpacks ready and pick a landing spot. The final word in team-based battle royale is back and better than ever! The fourth season of Respawn Entertainment’s hit title features a revamped map, new legend, updated weapons, and improved drop rate

The name Kazuhisa Hashimoto may be lost to some folks, but a majority of old-school gamers may know of his landmark contribution: the Konami Code. The person behind the world's most famous cheat code has passed away recently. He was 79. This announcement was made by his friend Yuji Takenouchi, a veteran sound designer

Ashe's Mari Gras Challenge is now available across PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch. Running from 26 February to 10 March 2020, the event offers the chance to earn in-game rewards, real-life gifts, and introduces a new Experimental mode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXtJeSH8V5A&feature=youtu.be Let's start with t