This weekend is looking pretty sweet for fighting game fans. EVO Japan 2019 is currently streaming right now, and closer to our timezones thank friggin' Christ. Maybe you aren't free today, and maybe you would rather watch the finals for your favourite fighting games whether it's Street Fighter V or SoulCalibur 6. We'

Turns out Valve is in a festive Lunar New Year mood this year; the company has just launched its Steam platform Lunar New Year Sale today. It'll go on until 12 February, 2am. To sweeten the deal, users will get RM10 off their first purchase of RM60 or more. With that said, here are our favourite picks to tide you over

It's the new year. Birds are chirping anew. The Malaysian King just resigned. A new ruling party is in charge. Singapore's still our neighbours, for good and ill. And we now have more games to look forward to because it's what we love to do to escape from real life if only for a fleeting moment. Here's a list of all t

Recently, Malaysia's Sultan Muhammad has stepped down as the King of the country. The news came as a shock to many, particularly his relatives in Kelantan. It is rather sudden to see his reign cut short since 2016. So to pay tribute to the former Agong abdicating the throne, we're going to turn our frowns upside-down

Six game titles including DotA 2 and Tekken 7 will be featured in next year's SEA Games, following this week's round of meetings chaired by the Philippine SEA Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) in Manila. This new list brings several major changes from what was shown at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. App

Platform: Nintendo Switch Genre: Crossover platform fighting game The Super Smash Bros. series is a fighting game made for non-fighting gamers. That's good and bad in a way. Newbies who like fighting games but aren't mechanically adept will find solace in the game's controls and cast. Hardcore 2D and 3D fighting game

I took the PlayStation Classic for a spin recently. And while a few of the games deserved to be on the retro-throwback cube, I felt that there should be other worthy titles in the mix. As it stands, the motley of games on the mini retro console is, how shall I put it, lacking. I'm not saying I know better, but as some

Top image credit: TeoGonzalezColors The fighting game genre has seen a huge resurgence for the past 10 years. Before it became the juggernaut in Esports today, let's not forget how underground the scene was when Street Fighter 3: Third Strike ruled the FGC roost. We should be thankful that the period between 2008 to n

Everybody likes best-seller lists, right? How about we take the way-back machine back to a decade or two and find out what sold well back in the day and what trended really well. I'm curious because US game industry analyst Mat Piscatella tweeted the top 10 best-selling games for the following video game consoles that

Recently, Bandai Namco announced Nier's combat android 2B' arrival in Soulcalibur 6. She looks A-OK to play as; I sure as heck can't wait to get my hands on this android. https://www.facebook.com/kakuchopurei/videos/2779509852074408/ This got us thinking: who else should guest star in Soulcalibur 6? From video games

Update: Japan's version of the PlayStation Classic has its own unique list, and it's way better. So PlayStation is getting into the mini retro console game with the PlayStation Classic. So far, PlayStation revealed 5 games for its PS1 Mini: Tekken 3, Ridge Racer Type 4, Final Fantasy VII, Jumping Flash!, and Wild Arms

Update [24/12/18]: 2B added.  This guide is still under development. We'll start filling it up with more characters as we go along.  The tale of swords and souls, eternally retold for 2018. That's right: Soulcalibur 6 is back and is awesome stuff. It also can be daunting for beginners who don't know how to play

Platform: PS4, Xbox One, PC Genre: 3D fighting game where weapons don't instantly maim people Update: I have tried out network play and so far it's good stuff when fighting against Japanese/Singaporean/Malaysian players on LAN cable. No disconnects save for some rage quit moments because some people cannot deal with m

When you bring up 3D weapon-based fighting games, the SoulCalibur series can't be beaten. From its remarkably fast-paced gameplay to its baritone-laden announcer, it's a franchise worth following if you so much have an inkling of love for good fighting games. However, the tale of souls & swords that is eternally r

Ah, the eternal argument of who's stronger in a fight? Goku or Naruto? Yusuke Urameshi or Pegasus Seiya? Wonder no more, because Jump Force is the wish-fulfilment game you've been waiting for, giving you the chance to settle those fantasy fights definitely. Thanks to the folks at Bandai Namco, I took part in the Jump

Capcom's recent annual report for 2018 is up, and it looks like sunshine and rainbows for the house that created Street Fighter, Resident Evil, and Mega Man. Here's what we gathered: The company's net sales during its fiscal year are worth 94,515,000,000 yen/US$841,759,332, which is an 8.4% increase from the previou

The Youth and Sports Ministry of Malaysia recently announced that esports will be included as part of the festivities during its National Sports Day Celebration which will be held at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil from the 13th to 14th of October 2018. Supported by the Ministry, you won't have a hard time in guessin

Our Retro DNA-themed SNK 8-week tribute continues. Check out the links below for our previous features.  Hail To The King (Of Fighters) The Top 15 SNK Games You Must Play Before You Die The Art of Shinkiro Why The Neo Geo Was Successful Every time a new fighting game crops up, you can be sure that it h

Not one to be outdone by Nintendo and SNK in their respective quests to weaponize nostalgia and charging people for it, Sony PlayStation announces its PlayStation Classic mini console a few days before Tokyo Game Show 2018. Here's what we're getting: A small PlayStation One mini console with an HDMI output and a USB

Bandai Namco just announced more details about the upcoming Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour as well as added in a Southeast Asian country in the mix: Singapore. For you Malaysian, Thailand, and SEA players willing to throw down, the DBFZ World Tour will make a stop at the Little Red Dot this October at GameStart Asia'