In the previous year, the top 25 public game companies generated a combined revenue of US$107.3 billion, a 16% increase from 2017. This is the first time the industry has exceeded the 100-billion-dollar mark. Together, these companies accounted for almost 80% of the $134.9 billion global games market. According to our

Blizzard's Warcraft franchise popularized the fantasy RTS genre, just like Diablo did for the top-down dungeon-crawling APRG genre. The original Warcraft was released more than 20 years ago but now gamers have been given the chance to revisit the legendary and classic title. Blizzard Entertainment and GOG.com have tea

Many gamers (like yours truly) have long bemoaned the current trend of turning every franchise into a battle royale title. It seems like nothing is sacred anymore because now the unlikeliest iconic JRPG game series might soon be dipping its toes into the overcrowded pool of battle royales. A Final Fantasy battle royal

Anthem had its fair share of problems pre and post-Day One patch, but at least Bioware are on the case. They're doing their darndest in improving the game bit by bit, and it shows. Just recently, Anthem global community manager Jesse Anderson posted a detailed long list of fixes and additions in the new 1.0.3 update o

In case you couldn't tell from the Kakuchopurei Instagram page (yes we have that, please follow us kthanxbai), I was down in Tokyo for the JAEPO 2019 game festival arcade esports extravaganza. And there are tons to do if you love games, arcade games, cosplay, anime, and the culture. Like, a TON. There's a number of ar

2019 is looking sharp and stellar for Gears of War fans. The trio of projects announced during last year's E3 may be out end of the year. We have the next mothership instalment called Gears 5 (they officially dropped "of War" this time around) for Xbox One and PC as well as a strategy title called Gears Tactics which i

Love Super Saiyans but want an action RPG loot-hoarding fiesta attached to it? Well your prayers have been answered. Thanks to a recent Bandai Namco tweet, the development team will start making a Dragon Ball Z action RPG dubbed "Dragon Ball Game Project Z: Action RPG". Guess they haven't settled on a kick-ass title y

Publisher Wargaming and developer Mad Head Games have revealed our first glimpse of the gameplay in its upcoming action RPG hack-and-slash PC game, Pagan Online. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaR9nyIo8rc&w=560&h=315] It certainly looks a lot like a cross between ARPGs like Diablo and MOBAs like Dota

Update: we added some quotes from casters & esports players regarding these turn of events.  In a MOBA market dominated by giants of the genre like Dota 2 and League of Legends, it seems that Heroes of the Storm just couldn't keep its spark going. Blizzard announced earlier today that it will be scaling back on

Sucks to be a gamer in China, especially if you love battle royale shooters. It also sucks to be a publisher whose games rely on the burgeoning Chinese market for that sweet player base number. So it's rather telling that someone on Chinese gaming forum NGA (via Reddit) chose to leak a ban/to-be-banned list made by Ch

The Game Awards 2018 host Geoff Keighley wasn't kidding when he promised the biggest show yet filled with surprising and unexpected game announcements. It delivered on its promises, as some of these definitely left me gaping in surprise. Here are some of my picks for the most unexpected game announcements from The Game

This feature will be updated constantly with new deals during this week. It's Thanksgiving week in America. Sure, you may not care so much about the holiday, but the event after the holiday? It's open season for you bargain hunters out there who rely on buying your electronics and games online. That's right: Blac

1997: a year where an awesome bunch of PlayStation videogames pop up. Also it was a glorious age for CRPGs what with Baldur's Gate and all these D&D games coming out. Oh and also a tiny Blizzard game called Diablo making its mark. Me? I love all of them in their own special ways, but Interplay's Fallout was the on

You've seen her in the BlizzCon 2018 opening ceremony during the Overwatch segment. Now let's take a deep look at Elizabeth Caledonia "Calamity" Ashe, or just Ashe. Voiced by Jennifer Hale, the 39-year-old silver-haired gang leader of the Deadlock is Overwatch's 29th Hero! Quick Background According to Overwatch's

BlizzCon 2018 is underway, and so early in the morning too if you're not in the US right now. If you're too tired to stay up and check it out, fret not: we'll be recapping the latest news during the Blizzard games-filled weekend. We'll start with the first day. World of Warcraft Classic Out Next Summer Folks who mis

The holy day for you South Korea MMO fans outside of South Korea has finally arrived. MapleStory 2 is available now for playing on the PC. And it's free! Here's the launch trailer filled with colourful colours and cute faces. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whVoKizV0Mg The sequel is now an isometric 3D action RPG wi

This feature is still in development Xbox's flagship racing title is now out, and we enjoyed the heck out of it even if it's a tad similar to the previous game. Nonetheless, you'll get busy with Forza Horizon 4. Here are some tips and tricks to get you started, as well as a full car list. General Hints & Tips F

Good news for you Kingdoms of Amalur fans out there, especially our guest podcaster Nadine from the Philippines. THQ Nordic, the guys who have the Darksiders and Timesplitters license, has purchased the rights to Kingdoms of Amalur and the cancelled MMO Project Copernicus from developer 38 Studios. And yes, there's

We had fun with the MapleStory 2 closed beta session a few weeks back. But you know what this means: the game is pretty close to launching later this year. Lo and behold, it is. Nexon announced that the game will be available for everyone on 10th October. When we mean "all", we mean American clients. There's still no

Last weekend, PlayStation fans were in for a treat. At least the ones in Bangkok, Thailand, and the ones who managed to fly down there on time. The PlayStation Experience 2018 took place at the GMM Live House, featuring upcoming titles like that Spider-Man game, SoulCalibur VI, and Kingdom Hearts III, as well as guest