This story is still developing... It's that time of year again: 1st of April. This is a special day where we work harder than usual to sift out the bizarre news from the real news that is mistimed for this period. Behold, your April's Fool gags from your favourite/not-so-favourite video game companies, peripheral mak

Games can be hard, but if you’ve played Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, you’re probably reconsidering what difficulty even means. Sekiro is a game that preys on the typical gaming habits we may have developed over the years. Dodging, a staple in action games, just doesn’t work against many attacks; to

Between sound-deafening cheers as players mounted their comeback and the persistent clicking of buttons on an arcade stick, FV x SEA Major 2019 demonstrated some great levels of hype from some of the most avid fighting game fans in Malaysia. Taking place over last weekend from 23 - 24 March at Lightbox, we got to see

It's been a while since fighting game fans had a dose of reality with how a 1-on-1 fighting game with swords should play out. As fun as SoulCalibur 6 was, most people would usually die after getting struck by a sword in just two to three hits, not the many combos shown off in Bandai Namco's crown jewel weapons-based fi

The iconic Gundam franchise is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2019, an incredible milestone for the series that has spawned countless anime and manga since 1979. Now Uniqlo has allied itself with Bandai and Sunrise to bring to us a collection of Gundam-themed shirts. Each of the adult shirts will set you back $14

This story is still developing... When you have one of the first Capcom Pro Tour tournaments in Asia happening early this year, you're going to stir a hornet's nest in the Street Fighter V competitive scene. In this case, it's the Japanese players who want those sweet, sweet CPT League points. And it's pretty evident

In honour of Sekiro's One-Armed Wolf, a shinobi/ninja with a grappling hook and the ability to resurrect when needed, let's talk about video games' plethora of silent killers, one-man powerhouses, and black/white-clad sword-wielding shuriken-chucking heroes: the video game ninja. Unlike the real-life variant, most v

Fighting game fans from all over Southeast Asia: do you want to fight the best of the best in games like Street Fighter V and Tekken 7? Then you should register and pop by for the FV Cup x SEA Major 2019 Malaysia tournament for your fighting game jollies. The event will take place at 23 and 24 March at Lightbox. Here

It's-a Me, Mario! Uniqlo and Nintendo have partnered up to bring you a collection of Super Mario-themed shirts. Dubbed the 'Nintendo Super Mario Family Museum', They will be available for purchase online at the official website here and in select Uniqlo stores starting from 1 April 2019. No, this is not an April's Foo

Ignore the blind praise and criticism aimed at the latest MCU movie, and you'll end up with a fun superhero movie that does its job. Now before you go all Super Saiyan on me for 'hating' it, hear me out. I enjoyed the movie but definitely won't be rushing to purchase it once it hits digital. If you want to know what K

Platforms: PS4, PC, Xbox One Genre: Puzzle game where you figure out a 100 ways to kill a demon; of course it's an action game! For a good amount of time in the 90s and even the 2000s, Capcom was at their prime with arcade and action games galore. But let's focus more on the latter. After the first Devil May Cry was r

The biggest fighting game tournament in the world just announced its lineup today. Here it is: Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition Dragon Ball FighterZ Super Smash Bros Ultimate Tekken 7 Blazblue Cross Tag Battle Under Night: In-Birth SoulCalibur 6 Mortal Kombat 11 Samurai Shodown While the 7 other games are

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'

It's really, REALLY hard to talk about Bandai Namco's long-running action-RPG big game-killing sci-fi series God Eater without mentioning the giant-sized reptile in the room: the Monster Hunter games. God Eater is essentially the company's anime-stylized dystopian future-esque response to Capcom's sole money maker (it

Singapore has announced that their first esports representatives for the upcoming 2019 SEA Games will be announced by May this year. This comes after Singapore Esports Association (SGEA) recently announced its selection process last week. According to The Straits Times, Singapore will hold two selection events; an ope

The most popular (most-watched) esports games on Twitch have always been dominated by PC games like Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. However, things have begun to change. In December 2018, statistics show that four console esports games have managed to break into Twitch's top ten. These games include FIFA

After acquiring Malaysia Dota 2 pro gamer Mushi, the esports team Tiger has also announced its fifth member. And surprise, surprise: it's Danil "Dendi" Ishutin, another renowned Dota 2 player. https://twitter.com/tigers_dota/status/1087759690086268929?s=19 Of course, NaVi had something to say about this, since they s

When you think fighting game rosters, you think awesome and spectacular character designs that stand out like Ryu, Chun-Li, Jedah, Morrigan, Iori Yagami, Ivy Valentine(?), and more. Unfortunately, you don't see the same kind of honour bestowed upon the Mortal Kombat franchise. True, we get the most iconic characters i

Justin Wong is synonymous to fighting games. When he's not taking fools down easily in the Marvel Vs. titles while unintentionally inspiring others to "never give up", he's busy getting that Street Fighter V money and acclaim, placing at least top 8 in major tournaments with his fancy-ass Menat play. https://www.youtu

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