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

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

Happy belated royal birthday, Yang Dipertuan Agong of Malaysia. To most of us in Malaysia, it's a nice long weekend. But for some of us (sorta) hard at work at Kakuchopurei and definitely, DEFINITELY not distracted by Marvel's Spider-Man on the PS4, it's another opportunity to reminisce about the best kings and queens

From this mid-August until mid-October, we'll be releasing an SNK-themed retrospective per week as part of our tribute to SNK's 40th anniversary. This is in conjunction with the folks at Retro DNA & Versus City.  When you think the arcades and the 90s, what do you remember? Street Fighter? The King of Fighters?

This feature is brought to you by the Last King Podcast group; I'm a part of that FYI. Check out our show here on SoundCloud. Or if you want to keep in theme with this feature, check out our Futurama retrospective.  The Simpsons: what's there to say apart from the fact that the show is a cultural juggernaut? It

This story is still in development... This year's Evolution Championship Tournament boasts a number of cool finishes, upsets, and surprise moments. If you're a fighting game fan, you should know that these moments will echo in the annals of FGC history worldwide. Full disclosure: I recently got into BlazBlue Cross Ta

Another year, another grand fighting game tournament where the top players around the world duke it out for bragging rights & glory. EVO 2018 (short for Evolution Championship Series) is happening soon, and if you love your 2D and 3D fighting games (tagging or no tagging) you're going to love the everliving s*** ou

Capcom, the folks behind making a ton of sequels out of old properties like Street Fighter and Mega Man, just released its first quarter report for the fiscal year 2018/2019 which concluded in March 2019. To quote what they started off with their announcement: "After closing its most profitable first quarter since the

Last weekend (14 – 15 July) was a loud and a lit one for Battle Arena Malaysia. Between button smashing and filthy comebacks, both local and international fighting game players fought their best in the esports battleground much to the delight of the cheering spectators.     https://www.facebook.com/

If you’re a fan of Funko products and/or a fan of Overwatch, do you know that Overwatch actually had a large collection in the Funko family? Said products range from keychains to the large-sized Pop! Vinyl figures. Luckily for you, we have compiled a list of all 24 featured heroes in the fan-favourite Pop! Viny

It looks like Arika's future for Fighting EX Layer is all set. According to the latest update from the company, FEXL will be releasing two new characters for free: Pullum Purna and Vulcano Ross. Pullum Purna is Indian Cammy. Sorta. She is a rushdown character back in her Street Fighter EX and she'll most likely play

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

This story is still in development. Veterans of Street Fighter III: Third Strike should be familiar with a few names: Daigo, Tokido, RX, and Kuroda. The latter is known for using low-tier characters like Q and dominating players around the world just because he can. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fwIMmzrh_k https:

Street Fighter history has been made, at least in Malaysia. CFN IAmChuan, a veteran player from the country, took first place in the Capcom Pro Tour SEA Online tournament during the past weekend. The online tournament featured 70 players from all across Southeast Asia, including a guy named Aronmanurung who trashed me

I remember a time when fightings game were a dime a dozen. The 90s was indeed a joyful time to be alive if you're into fighting, 3D, 2D, and any sort of mashup for that. Before esports came in and ruined fighting games -still subjective depending on which end you're at- people played fighting games for fun, floaty cont

From lead protagonist to vigilante and convict, Cody Travers is one of the last to consider a political role, let alone the Mayor's Office for Metro City. However, that is the role he is in right now in his official debut to the Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition roster. Interestingly, the hot seat of Metro City is no

Last weekend's Combo Breaker fighting game tournament in the US was filled with so many eye-popping fighting game moments. It's not even EVO 2018 yet and we're witnessing many godlike plays left and right. Here are our top picks and highlights. Street Fighter V Despite our main video highlight subjects ending up in se

Remember Singapore’s Cybersports and Online Gaming Association, the folks who botched up the Lion City Cup tournament last year? After their super-long contributions to the Singapore esports scene for better or worse, they are now given the task of selecting "e-athletes" for the upcoming 18th Jakarta-Palemban

The two biggest fighting game organizers & tournament bodies from Singapore and Malaysia (arguably by default) are joining forces for a fight many regional fans will never forget. Singaporean FGC godfathers-slash-organizers BeastApac will team up with their Malaysian counterparts Flash Vision for a Flash Vision x