Yesterday's April's Fool offerings was varied, with mostly some winners here and there. Check out the jokes & nonsense posts below; it's mostly the ones that got a laugh out of us due to its creativity and the fact that some of them are full-fledged games. Toge Productions We start off with a non-joke(?); new

The biggest indie game darling of the month, A Space For The Unbound, is set in rural 90s Indonesia. While the entire game is in English (and other localized languages), the game's setting is knee-deep and authentic in its country's culture and setting. As an Asian-based games media site, we do recognize a lot of th

Happy new year to everyone! What are your new year’s resolutions? Over here, we’re really excited to get our hands on as many new games as possible, especially ones produced in Southeast Asia! The landscape of gaming in our own backyard has continued to change and evolve with every coming year, and 2023 is no ex

2022 is coming to a close, so what better way to celebrate than to spend your hard-earned money to increase your backlog of gaming even further via Steam's big end-of-year sale? The Steam Winter Sale 2022 is now live until 6th January (GMT+8). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-sbLEvINmk That's not all: you can

LG Electronics (LG) is expanding the gaming experience on its latest TVs, adding new cloud-gaming services to give users more choice, and a UI update that makes it easier to ‘get in the game.’ These latest upgrades are representative of LG’s continuing commitment to bringing gamer-centric content and capabilities

Another new month means another fresh batch of games for Xbox Game Pass (and PC too). Right now, you can play Coffee Talk on Xbox and PC Game Pass for free. It's the lovely visual novel title where you make coffee for the suburban fantasy denizens of Seattle. You can read our review here. On 23 August, you'll get

Malaysian developer Persona Theory Games gave us a taste of the music from their upcoming game, Kabaret, at the Save & Sound Gaming Music Event on YouTube. It's a sneak peek of an original song from Kabaret titled Song Of Mothers, which is a collaboration with Indonesian musical group SambaSunda. Kabaret is a vi

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the winners of the 2022 BAFTA Games Awards, with Sony Interactive Entertainment’s and Housemarque's PS5 exclusive Returnal winning the most awards of the night. The roguelike third-person shooter won in four categories, including Best Game, Best Perform

Pikselnesia and Rolling Glory Jam have announced that all proceeds from What Comes After on Steam will donated to the family of the late Indonesian game developer Mohammad Fahmi, who passed away last month. He was best known creating hit Indonesian adventure game Coffee Talk, What Comes After, and the upcoming Afte

It's the new year, meaning a fresh crop of games to look forward to. Here are our top upcoming picks of 2022; hopefully they end up well-made. Horizon Forbidden West Platforms: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 Release Date: 18th February 2022 2017's Horizon Zero Dawn remains one of the most popular PS4 exclusiv

MDEC and Level Up KL recently hosted the SEA Game Awards 2021, where they pick the best of the best in indie games and Southeast Asia-made titles for the year, as well as upcoming ones. The majority of categories were dominated by Indonesian video game companies, followed by Malaysia at a close second. Here's the fu

Level Up KL 2021 has recently announced the full list of nominated games for the SEA Game Awards 2021. The motley crew of games are definitely a mixed bag, ranging from visual novels to 2D platformers. Here's the full list along with each title's respective trailer: •The Company Man by Forust Studio M Sdn B

May is coming soon, and with it are new PlayStation games you can play for free. Here are the PlayStation Plus free monthly games for Southeast Asian members this May 2021. Wreckfest (PS5) If you miss destruction-heavy racing games like the FlatOut and Destruction Derby series, this multiplayer racing game wil

Indonesian developer Tahoe Games and publisher Toge Productions have announced that Rising Hell is slated to release for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC sometime in May 2021. The game is currently already in Early Access on Steam for the price of RM23.50, or you can just try out the demo first. Rising Hell is

The DICE Awards games celebration show for 2021 is going to be a thing this 9th April (GMT+8), and with it are the nominees for this year. First, let's celebrate the fact that a Southeast Asian-made title made its way into the DICE Awards this year. Coffee Talk, a visual novel we recently elected as one of our best

2020 is a terrible year for many. But 2020 is also a good year for gaming. Here are the highlights of that year. And hope the rest burns in heck. https://youtu.be/yXjQIcQ0mCM Video Cliff's Notes: January -Australian bushfires. -US ballistics strike in Iraq. -Philippine volcano spews ash near Manila. -Bad Boys

The US of A's presidential inauguration would not be complete without the internet making a meme or two. Thankfully, it's found one in the form of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. This photo of him was taken a while ago, with commenters pointing out that it's the same coat he wore during a previous meme involving him

Originally published on 23rd December 2020. Brought forward because the list is complete. Is 2020 really the best year? It depends on how you look at it. Despite the very long year of a worldwide pandemic and the fallout from it, online events up the wazoo, and a struggling economy worldwide, video games as a who

#25. Coffee Talk (PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch) https://www.youtube.com/embed/WA1lEU_zTCw Similar to VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, Coffee Talk is a talking simulator game where players can partake in brewing caffeinated drinks and listen to the problems of fantasy-inspired pe

#26. Fires At Midnight (PC) https://videopress.com/v/dublr3UA?preloadContent=metadata A world where sex without love lights people up literally. The end of 1999 where the future is uncertain. 90s references aplenty. Fires At Midnight is one of the most interesting games to come out of Malaysi