Ah, the season of fall where we get brown leaves and cold winds. Unfortunately, this is Malaysia and we only get more heat. Sigh. Anyway, this is a new season where a bunch of new anime shows are debuting right now. Here are our top picks in no particular order. Gyakuten Saiban/Ace Attorney  Season 2 https://www.yo

It's still Soulcalibur week, believe it or not. Until some pro-level play and tutorial post-release surfaces online, you'll have to contend with these custom characters thanks to Soulcalibur 6's robust character creation tool. First, I'll start with my very own Santino. He's a little calcified at the moment.  

Southeast Asian's fighting game scene takes a step towards the mainstream with the recent South East Asia Major 2018 fighting game tournament. With titles like Street Fighter V to even upcoming 3D weapons-based epic SoulCalibur VI (out next week BT dubs), this year's highlights are looking just as exhilarating as this

Sony PlayStation just delivered gamers a double whammy news-wise. Let's tackle them one at a time. PSN Name Change Made Official Last week we got news about the PSN name changing option that was long overdue since 2006. Just recently, it's made official: users will be able to change their old PSN names to new ones st

The South East Asia Majors 2018 isn't the only monumental esports event happening this weekend. Not to be outdone by Singapore, organizers Geek Events will be hosting a Malaysian-based PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds -or PUBG to the rest of the planet- mass tournament at Battle Arena Malaysia this weekend. Hope you love

Some of you might groan at the idea of another Assassin's Creed title barely a year after 2017's Assassin's Creed Origins, especially after Ubisoft promised to slow down and stop annual releases for the franchise. However, I'm here to reassure everyone that Assassin's Creed Odyssey is definitely a better overall experi

It's not everyday Singapore gets the exclusive esports spotlight next to Southeast Asia Majors and that one epic Vainglory Worlds tournament last year. This year, the little red dot south of Semenanjung Malaysia gets a large-scale 3-day esports tournament in the form of the PvP Esports Championship. If you're a fan of

This feature is still under development. Also, this guide is powered by Dell Alienware's gaming laptop line. PC version of the game, of course.  While we're still sorting out our final verdict for Ubisoft's latest historical jaunt, we've at least played a dozen hours or so of this fine, fine open-world RPG. Desp

In hindsight, perhaps my US$300+ could have been well-spent on funding development for Mega Man 11 than Keiji Inafune's post-Mega Man pretender. After eons has passed, Capcom has seen to it that its Blue Bomber brand gets the respect, and proper 2D game, it deserves. And how did it fare? Pretty darn well, actually! Me

We're in the final stretches; this is yet another SNK article in conjunction with Retro DNA, who will have an SNK tribute booth at GameStart Asia 13th-14th October. Check out our other SNK feature offerings here.  If you love collection SNK games and Neo Geo AES boards, chances are you have a high-paying job and yo

Dragalia Lost is the least innovative title among Nintendo's mobile game offerings, and this is coming from the folks who did Super Mario Run and Fire Emblem Heroes. It’s basically White Cat Project but with a new skin and that Nintendo touch. For those not in tune with the mobile gaming scene, White Cat Projec

Funny how the world works. A few days after the Bowsette phenomenon took place, Nintendo released its official artbook for its marquee platformer title from last year. And it just dropped a bombshell of a revelation. According to the Super Mario Odyssey artbook that just came into Japan today (which you can get via

Welcome to yet another entry of Kakuchopurei and Retro DNA's SNK 40th Anniversary retrospective celebration which will end in about 2 week's time. Check out the rest of the features here.  The 13 Most Influential SNK Fighting Game Moves Hail To The King (Of Fighters) The Top 15 SNK Games You Must Play Befor

As much as I like my old-school headsets with cables, sometimes it's fine to splurge a bit on some wireless tech as long as the audio fidelity justifies the price tag. With the Razer Nari Ultimate, your wallet's content might mysteriously vanish through impulse purchase. Probably mine too. What makes the Razer Nari st

Heads up, FIFA fans in Jakarta. The Midnight Launch Event hosted by GS Shop Indonesia is set to take place tomorrow night at the Senayan City mall starting 0000hrs, 28th September 2018. As detailed on their Facebook page, pre-orders are still open and you can pick up your copy(ies) of the game past midnight on the

I do love me some Scrabble sometimes when I need to flex my wordplay and wordsmithing abilities. So it's with due diligence that I report the latest word additions in the official Merriam-Webster Scrabble Dictionary. According to AP, there will be: short words like "OK" and "ew". According to lexicographer Peter Sok

A while ago, Kakuchopurei reported the massive layoffs of Telltale Games and the company keeping 25 remaining staff members as a skeleton crew to finish up the company's outstanding projects. So what happens next? Turns out, a lot. Let's put it in bullet points because there's still hope for narrative-controlled gamin

Platform: Nintendo Switch Genre: JRPG, Anime Last year's Xenoblade Chronicles 2 came out on the tail end of 2017 and ended up becoming quite a gem of a JRPG. It's kinda old-school but has a lot of nuances to make the 100+ hour slog bearable, it gets better after the 20-hour mark, its combat system is fun, and its hero

While I'm preparing this week's bunch of videos & writeups, I figured I come up with a quick one. So here's something about moons and video games. Try to guess where they're from. Enjoy! [caption id="attachment_13021" align="alignnone" width="601"] You have 3 days to sort this catastrophe out.[/caption] [caption

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