2019 was a mixed bag when it comes to video games and pop culture, at least for me. The year went by with a mixed bag of ups and downs - surprise hits and big disappointments. So without further ado, here are my top happenings of 2019 - the good and the bad, in no particular order. #1. Ace Combat 's glorious return

Netflix recently released the first trailer for Locke And Key, an upcoming series based on the graphic novels/comics of the same name by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez. For those who don’t know, Joe Hill is actually the son of horror maestro Stephen King himself. It is slated to premiere next month on 7 Febru

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

Star Wars celebrates its 43rd anniversary in 2020. The franchise is still very much a pop-culture juggernaut in this day and age, as evident by the one-billion-dollar box office return of the disappointing Star Wars The Rise Of Skywalker and the viral popularity of Baby Yoda from The Mandalorian. To celebrate the en

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

Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja just showcased a bunch of story stuff for its upcoming action RPG title Nioh 2. It features 1555 feudal Japan craziness, Japanese demon-hunting, and lots of fighting. Take a look. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WecbPjqclX8 But what's really going to tickle hardcore action gamers is the post

2018 was a tough year to beat for gaming, but 2019 did alright in my book. Another year of great games come and goes as the current games generation nears its end and beckons the next generation. Without rambling even further, here are my top ten games of 2019: #10. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice The Soulsborne genre of

Tis' a sad day for surrealist comedy. 2020 has claimed the life of Monty Python star Terry Jones due to losing in his battle against FTD dementia. He was 77 years old. In case you need a reminder, Terry Jones: Is known for playing a lot of shrilly old aunty-slash-men roles like Dennis' mom and Prince Herbert (Swamp

The classic kid's tale of a doctor who can speak to animals and fix them hasn't been adapted in a while since that one 1998 starring Eddie Murphy. Seeing as Hollywood is pretty bankrupt ideas-wise, the folks from Universal Pictures, Team Downey, Roth Films, and Perfect World Pictures saw it fit to retell the tale in a

I don't know what people are talking about when they say "X year was bad for gaming" because as far as I can remember, there's never been a bad year for gaming. Especially not since the release of the PS4. The console has been continuously getting great games after it came out. With that being said, I've heard numerou

Netflix and The Pokémon Company International announced today that the newest animated movie based on the beloved Pokémon franchise will premiere on Netflix for global audiences and viewers outside of Japan and Korea. Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution is actually a CGI remake of the original Pokémon

It has been quite a while since I've sat down and pondered upon how the gaming industry has grown over the past decade. In fact, I was very lucky to have witnessed its growth alongside my very own. I'm sure you saw how great the industry thrived as we grew older. 2019 was the year where I began to intimately understan

The Lunar New Year (or Chinese New Year) for 2020 is almost here, and EA's The Sims 4 is celebrating this year's occasion with several updates. One of these includes the addition of Simplified Chinese as a language choice in the game. Simplified Chinese as a language option is now available for The Sims 4 base game (i

Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PC Genre: RPG version of the Dragon Ball Z saga for 2020 For a lot of people who only vaguely familiar with Dragon Ball, the franchise is synonymous with overly-muscular characters screaming and fighting. On the other hand, fans would understand that at the heart of Dragon Ball lies a sense o

Four years after its initial release, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is still going strong. In December 2019, the game reached a concurrent player count of more than 138,000 on Steam alone. Like all popular multiplayer games, it's also gained the attention of ill-intentioned people. Ubisoft is taking the fight to th

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Epic Game's Fortnite has teamed up for a special but unconventional game mode in the battle royale game. The Liferun mode lets players save lives instead of taking them. It was introduced at a streaming event in San Antonio, Texas, on Monday morning (AEDT) by thr

Update (19/1/20): Turns out the slides are just speculation on Alvin Wang Graylin's side. Also, Valve provided an official statement that they're "absolutely not working on anything L4D related now, and haven't for years". You know what they say: if it sounds too good to be true... Original story below. Virtual reali

We do love our exclusive swag, be it limited-time in-game items to MAGFest t-shirts. We also love it when it somehow has a lot to do with charities. Bungie, the guys behind Destiny 2, are the latest in line to sell in-game and physical goods to help send money to the Australia bush fire relief efforts. Basically, the

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

Madman Films has released the first bonkers trailer for its upcoming movie, Guns Akimbo. It's an action movie where a live-action battle royale game called 'Skizm' is taking the world by storm. Protagonist Miles (Daniel Radcliffe) finds himself forced to participate as he wakes up one day with literal gun hands. Skizm