Remember the first ASUS ROG Phone? It came out late last year and everyone pretty much decided it was overkill but then again, most specifications-focused gaming products are overkill. It's always better to have a lot more than concede to having even just a bit less. ASUS has announced the ASUS ROG Phone 2 and it defi

Battle royale games have been here for a couple of years now and with it, popular titles like PUBG, Fortnite, and Apex Legends played by millions of gamers worldwide. In fact, Newzoo statistics show that around 41 percent of all gamers in the U.S. play battle royale games. Of that number, the majority (59 percent) of

Who knew that a game where you place Dota "chess pieces" and see an auto-battle can become so friggin' popular? That's the case with the recently-in-beta Dota Underlords, Valve's own take on Auto Chess following that game's success this year. Less than 24 hours after launch, the game is now one of the most-played game

Update: Gamescom Asia got back to us; we've made some additions to the current piece to set some records straight.  Singapore has recently scored a win of sorts; it will host the first-ever Asian edition of Gamescom in 2020; the conference is from 15-16 October 2020, while the exhibition is from 16-18 of the same m

It has indeed come to this: EA and Respawn's quietly-released game that's basically PUBG done right has a bigger player base than that one EA game that requires you to pay money for a Destiny-like experience with flying. How big? Try 50 million. Within a month, it has topped most triple-A games that came out last year

Platforms: PS4, PC, Xbox One Genre: Team-Based Battle Royale With Heroes Apex Legends feels like a byproduct of a threesome between Overwatch, Titanfall 2 and Call of Duty Black Ops IIII's Blackout. As a result, it's a beast on all fronts. The gunplay is good with many nuances throughout and each 'Legend' is unique in

Far from its days of being merely a microblogging site, modern-day Twitter has evolved way beyond what it was pictured to be. In the multi-billion dollar world of video games, Twitter is now seen as an avenue where game publishers, developers and teams go to release information and engage with their consumers. Moreover

Welcome again, fellow viewers, readers, and game fans. This is Day Two of our first-ever awards feature. Head here for Day One. Otherwise, keep reading, friend. Day Two's theme is esports-centric. Which esports game sports is the hardest & fastest & has the most "competitiveness"? Is "competitiveness" ev

It's the end of 2018 and already, there are a few competitive games to look out for that right now. These top competitive games came out this year and seem to show a lot of potential growth in the next few years. Dragon Ball FighterZ Let's start with the most obvious entry this year: Arc System Works has done good fo

We currently live in a weird juncture when it comes to mobile tech whence while devices sporting mid to high end specs become more ubiquitous, the prices of these gadgets seem to have risen as well. The Apples and Samsungs of the world are to be blamed here, as these brands painted an illusion that price equates to qua

Do Fortnite and esports go together like peanut butter and bread? At this point in time, we're not sure. The latest data from Newzoo, a video games market intelligence for games, esports, and mobile, shows that while Fortnite rules the streaming realm thanks to its popularity, the game is still a way off from bei

We at Kakuchopurei.com are very selective on what we review but one device which recently came into the market piqued our interest: the Huawei Honor Play. Is it all that? Is this THE phone to get to solidify one's gaming cred? Will it increase my chances of winning more chicken dinners in PUBG? Am I getting value for m

The Hong Kong Tourism Board has confirmed that the ICBC (Asia) e-Sports & Music Festival Hong Kong which is set to take place this 24-26th August 2018 will feature three international esports tournaments including League of Legends, CS:GO and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.  Details of the tournaments ar

So we stayed up late (or woke up early - whichever of the two that sounds more appealing) today to catch the first of many E3 2018 press conferences, the one by Electronic Arts. Yes. The folks in desperate need of a 180-degree turnaround considering how their reputation nosedived in 2017. How was it? Well, read on. We

Drake played Fortnite with @ninja earlier today and the games scene went nuts as the stream broke viewing records having raked in over 600k concurrent viewers. playing fort nite with @ninja https://t.co/OSFbgcfzaZ — Drizzy (@Drake) March 15, 2018 Prior to today's event, the record was held by PlayerUnknown'

The 2017 Game Awards took place earlier today and here's the full list of winners including the biggest winner of the night, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild that took home not just one, but three major titles including the coveted Game of the Year. No small feat considering they fended off brilliant titles such

Speculations are rife that players in China may not get an official release of the highly popular last-man standing and crawling simulator of a game, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on grounds *cough!* of it being - drumroll please - 'too violent' and that (according to Google Translate) "the concept of survival set off