As I watched Spider-Man swing from the Empire State building to The Avengers tower near Park Avenue during the closed preview session of Insomniac's Spider-Man in Kuala Lumpur a few weeks back - it hit me. This game may be the video game equivalent to what Robert Downey Jr's depiction of Tony Stark in 2008's Iron Man w

It is finally here. After eight months of competition, 240 regular season matches, ten stage final matches and twelve exhilarating playoff contests, we are down to two teams competing for the big prize in the inaugural Overwatch League season's Grand Finals. In one corner, we have the Philadelphia Fusion; a rag-tag tea

If you have already finished Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom and wish for more new things to do, you're in luck. Bandai Namco announced that it will be releasing the free-to-download Adventure Pack in 9th August; it'll feature new floors in the Faraway Forest Cave, new bosses like Blackhart and Zeta, and additional que

History has been made in one of the world's most prestigious comic book awards ceremony. During the Eisner Awards nomination and winners ceremony, the Hall of Famer segment has announced its first-ever female mangaka artist to be in this prestigious category. That artist is Rumiko Takahashi. You may remember her as th

To celebrate Ubisoft Singapore's 10th year anniversary, Kakuchopurei had a talk with the new Managing Director Hugues Ricour. We talk about the studio's diversity policy and his favourite pirate, because somehow the two go hand-to-hand. https://youtu.be/ry245qjJOIg For more Ubisoft Singapore piratey shenanigans, do c

After a week of digestion, it’s time to unpack Asia Comic Con (ACC) 2018! Held on 13-15 July at the Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre, this geek convention was pretty hyped up in the past few weeks. If you had read our previous ACC write-up, you probably had a good guess regarding what’s on the menu for th

To say that the world is currently lacking in pirate games, or games set during the Golden Age of Piracy, is an understatement. We have like, what, a couple of them that are worth our time & investment? Sid Meier's Pirates!, the 2004 reboot of the previous game, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, the Monkey Island ti

Yep, it's time to take out that #fuckKonami hashtag again. If you happen to be at this weekend's FVxSEA Major 2018 tournament at Battle Arena Malaysia, you'll probably come across the Contra Returns booth where the iOS/Android game is made playable on the show floor. If you want to see a stream of the game, you can he

Even though Ant-Man & The Wasp is an inconsequential-yet-fun peppy ride when compared to the previous Marvel juggernaut film, there were still some bits worth contemplating about. And with the film being shown over the weekend, I'm sure you guys and gals need a spot where you can go spoiler-heavy with the discussio

Another season from the Gregorian calendar, another bunch of anime you should tune into. Just like last time, we'll be listing down the standout shows for the next four months. Keep in mind that the release dates are for Japan broadcasting, so you'll have to figure out how to stream all these new animes on your own. H

The Comic Art Festival Kuala Lumpur comic convention(CAFKL) brought much fanfare to the public at Atria Shopping Gallery last weekend. Organised by SAYS Youth Society and featuring plenty of activities and art, the two-day fest once again passed with flying colours for bringing much wow to both attendees and artists

This feature is still in development. 7/5/2018: Combo videos & tech videos below. The 2D fighting game Fighting EX Layer is out on PS4 right now. Go get it now if you're into old-school fighting games. We have a video that sums up the game. https://www.facebook.com/kakuchopurei/videos/1459609614143449/ So we ta

The annually-held Comic Art Festival Kuala Lumpur event, otherwise affectionately known as CAFKL is back for another weekend of awesomeness. Now in its fifth instalment, this local art fest is pretty popular among many Malaysians thanks to its main draw (heh): celebrating indie comic art and artists. For its 2018 edit

Earlier this week, PlayStation Asia teased its PlayStation Experience (PSX) SEA gaming expo. We even came up with a few predictions ourselves on where it may take place. Turns out that it'll be in Bangkok, Thailand on the 18 and 19 August at the GMM Live House. Unlike the one last year in KL, this new PSX SEA will las

Huge changes dropped for Overwatch yesterday, most notably Symmetra's full kit overhaul as well as several other heroes' Ultimate rework. For those who missed out on what was discussed, you can get yourself up to speed with these meta-shifting changes here.  Speaking of the meta, here's a quick overview on how we th

Overwatch's latest patch is now live and ready, and it comes bundled with some welcome changes. Here are the top three that help liven up the current team-based shooter scene. These Social Features Are Rad The Overwatch quality-of-life options now include Endorsements, Looking For Group options, and Career Profiles upd

So earlier today, we ran a news article confirming that after a successful event in Kuala Lumpur last year, PlayStation Experience is returning to Southeast Asia in 2018. However, not much was revealed apart from the teaser posted on PlayStation Asia's Facebook page. No dates, no additional info, no location, the non-w

Platform: PS4 Genre: Action, Gundam Gunpla Grindfest These days, the only successful toy franchise that is killing it with video games is LEGO. From the LEGO Star Wars titles to whatever the hell LEGO can grab nowadays -see LEGO Dimensions- you can't help but enjoy these games because of their "klik klak" collectable

Last week, Sony PlayStation came under flak for their refusal to allow cross-play of Epic Games' highly popular Battle Royale title, Fortnite: Battle Royale. Players who tried to link their Epic Games account when signing in on the Nintendo Switch were barred from doing so if they already linked their account to their

An avid player of Sports Interactive's Football Manager series, I've invested hundreds of hours into the game, honing my managerial skills while at the same time grooming youth and regen players into world class players. For the uninitiated, 'regen players' are computer-generated players to simulate youth intakes into