Vie Eik is no stranger to game development, having previously worked on multiple AAA titles as an animator. However, he’s now at the helm of Ghost Machine - a new indie studio founded by multiple Malaysian game industry veterans, working on their first game - the upcoming Katana Rama. We had the chance to sit in o

Malaysian developer Passion Republic Games have announced that they are officially porting GigaBash to Nintendo Switch and Xbox platforms. However, they also admit that it will likely be a while before these ports will be released. https://twitter.com/GigaBashGame/status/1626552046550654983 GigaBash is an arena b

For the rest of the list, head here. For #17, head here. #16. GigaBash (PS5, PS4, PC) A lot of us missed 2000 monster brawlers like Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters. So we're happy that our very own Malaysian game studio Passion Republic is filling in that much-needed void for everyone. GigaBash is an arena braw

Update [23/11/2022]: Sorry, folks. HypeTrain has been postponed indefinitely. Stay tuned on Kakuchopurei for more future updates! https://twitter.com/Kakuchopurei/status/1595358415366549505 This November, Kakuchopurei will be launching a one-of-a-kind video game event called The Hype Train. Here's what you ne

Update (18/11/2022): Passion Republic just unleashed a new in-game Godzilla screenshot for its 3D fighting game Gigabash. https://twitter.com/GigaBashGame/status/1592849969253273601 Original story (3/11/2022) Malaysian developer Passion Republic Games has announced that Godzilla will join GigaBash as a pla

Updated on 23 November 2022: Sorry, folks. HypeTrain has been postponed indefinitely. Stay tuned on Kakuchopurei for more future updates! https://twitter.com/Kakuchopurei/status/1595358415366549505 Time to brush off the cobwebs and grease those elbows. Here are the titles which you would want to get you

Malaysian developer Passion Republic Games' GigaBash smashes into Tokyo Game Show 2022 (TGS 2022) from 15 to 18 September 2022, bringing along merchandise giveaways and one huge announcement: a collaboration with the King Of The Monsters himself; Godzilla. After months of fan speculation, Passion Republic Games have

Platform(s): PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store), PS4, PS5 Genre: Brawler, Party Game, Multiplayer We've been looking forward to Malaysian developer Passion Republic Games' GigaBash for years now, ever since we had a hands-on experience with the locally-made game at Level Up KL 2019. GigaBash is probably the bigges

While we didn't officially get an E3 event this year, the various Summer Game Fest live streams were enough to tease new games coming out in the rest of 2022. Check out all the recently-revealed and announced games that will be releasing in 2022 below: Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion https://www.youtube.com/

Epic Games held its Epic Games Store Summer Showcase 2022 earlier today. Check out all the reveals and announcements below: GigaBash Rawa, the Dragon King makes his grave return, ushering in an ashen empire bathed in ethereal flame. From Malaysian developer Passion Republic Games, GigaBash is coming to Epic

Malaysian game developer Passion Republic Games will be releasing its long-anticipated multiplayer kaiju-filled brawler in a few months' time. GigaBash will be out for PC (Epic Games Store, Steam), PS4, and PS5 on 5th August. In addition, the developers have announced a new character in the kaiju-filled roster: Rawa

Passion Republic has unveiled our first look at Kongkrete, a new monster that's quite literally a building come to life. The Malaysian developer has also announced that the party brawler game will be coming to both the PS4 and PS5. It is now available to wishlist on the PlayStation Store. For years, buildings st

It’s time for Titans to clash this Tokyo Game Show 2021. Malaysian developer Passion Republic has unveiled a new trailer for GigaBash, revealing unprecedented cutscenes,never-before-seen NPCs, and gameplay footage from their long-anticipated Story Mode which has secretly been in development up until now. 

The Malaysian-made multiplayer brawler title GigaBash, which is basically developer Passion Republic Games' ode to 2000-era kaiju-filled 3D brawlers like Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters and War of the Monsters, has a new trailer up. The new trailer (via IGN) showcases the kaijus and their arenas (from Tokyo's metropo

Originally published on 1 October 2020: (Updated on 2 October 2020): Earlier today, MDEC has clarified that Sony and Microsoft will not be speaking at the Level Up KL 2020 Industry Conference. However, the following developers and companies will be present to speak at the upcoming event: SteamRobloxLarian Stu

During Tokyo Games Show 2020, Passion Republic Games has announced a new playable character for their upcoming party arena brawler Gigabash. It's a new Ultraman-inspired hero aptly named Gigaman. In the lore of the game, he is described as a lapsed 'symbol of hope' who has returned after 8 years of retirement and a

Happy Malaysia Day, everyone!  To celebrate the 31st of August  16th of September (and its weekend by extension), let's give thanks to the many hard-working folks in the Malaysian games industry for all of their contributions. From government body MDEC to small studios, every one of these fine folks should be

Update [2nd April]: original story updated for context. In case you weren't aware of the date, yesterday was April Fool's day. Hence the news of the postponement below was just part of a ruse in good spirit by Mr Hasnul himself. Fret not, friends. Level Up 2020 is going to happen albeit a slightly modified approach.Â

There were many games with relatively-big local Malaysian studios like Passion Republic's GigaBash, Streamline Studios' Bake 'N Switch, and more at Level Up KL 2019. However, a smaller, less flashy game caught my eye and hooked me into its story. A game titled DeLight, by DreamTree Games. DeLight is a narrative-drive

Level Up KL is the biggest gaming convention of its kind in Southeast Asia, showcasing many of the best games in the region. During the year's iteration, the game that stood out the most was GigaBash by Malaysian developer Passion Republic. Not only was it the biggest winner of the SEA Game Awards 2019, but it also att