According to statistics provided by Newzoo, Southeast Asia (SEA) is the world's fastest-growing games market, despite only accounting for 3.1% of the total games market in 2019. That's because the SEA games market is expected to generate a whopping $4.6 billion in revenue this year, which is a remarkable 22 percent inc

Fact: Singapore is one expensive city to live in. So unless you have aspirations to be a financial sector drone for the rest of your life, it's hard to have fun when you're just "getting by". With Alpha Beta Omega's first-ever game, Marina Bay Billionaire Clicker, you can at least pretend as you earn your millions tapp

The eCurve Gaming Championship (EGC) 2019, organised by Geek Events, is happening from 23 March to 31 March. The DiGi-sponsored event features a PUBG Mobile tournament and Malaysia's first-ever Mobile Legends Talent Hunt. Professional esports players will also be there, offering mentorship to new, aspiring gamers stepp

Desperate times call for desperate measures, especially when it comes to Star Wars games by EA. Within 5 years, the company has released two Battlefront games to middling/negative fanfare, one expansion to the Old Republic MMO, and one mobile game that hasn't made any waves in that particular sector. That is probably

Because ruling the world with MMOs isn't enough, Nexon plans to release 9 new mobile games this year. During a Nexon media conference in Seoul, the company said it will be releasing the following titles: Crazy Arcade BnB M: This top-down party game is part Bomberman, part hack-and-slash. It'll be a hit with the casual

Arguably one of the better turn-based RPGs out there, Battle Chasers: Nightwar is basically Joe Madureira doing a Final Fantasy game in his own making and style. After all, it is based on the comic book series he created that missed deadlines and was eventually cancelled. But hey, better late than never, right? Now yo

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Mobile, aka PUBG Mobile, has been banned in India following concerns of addiction and promotion of violence amongst youngsters. At least 16 students were arrested for simply playing the game. The Indian Express reports that 10 university students were arrested for playing PUBG Mobile a we

Update: Schedule added.  We've been asking the same question since last year: When is Malaysia stepping up their game for the upcoming esports medal games in the 2019 SEA Games in the Philippines? We now have the answer to that, as the official channel for recruitment and registration has recently opened. The 'Mal

Singtel has announced a significant move forward in the progress towards a better future for esports in Southeast Asia by revealing that they will be officially providing sponsorship for the Singapore's SEA Games 2019 esports team. In a deal with the Singapore Esports Association (SGEA), the sponsorship includes fundi

So this adventure game from Sega's Yakuza/Ryu Ga Gotoku team is doing alright in terms of reception and sales. It's called Judgment/Judge Eye, and it's about a guy who's solving a mystery and has to wander around Tokyo to get to the bottom of it. An English-language version is coming soon, but that may not be likely as

The gaming console market is a strong market, despite claims that mobile gaming is taking the spotlight. It seems Google wants a piece of that cake too, and the proof is in the pudding when we have our first look at the company's iteration of a controller ahead of GDC 2019. According to the company's latest paten

Some lovely news for you JRPG fans out there: Square Enix will be releasing an Octopath Traveler prequel this year (in Japan, anyway). The catch? It's on mobile (via Gematsu). That's right; you'll be experiencing this 2D/3D art style goodness on your iOS/Android devices. Subtitles "Tairiku no Haisha" or "Conquerers o

Ubisoft has announced a mobile AR companion app for its upcoming game, The Division 2. Developed in partnership with DDB Paris and Make Me Pulse, The Division 2 ECHO Experience is now available on Facebook Messenger on Android and iOS devices across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Just like Pokemon Go and other AR

Forza is currently one of the biggest racing game franchises, with the latest title, 2018's Forza Horizon 4, having amassed more than 7 million players by January 2019. That's an impressive feat, so it's no wonder that Microsoft might be looking to expand the franchise to a platform it's never gone before: mobile.

Statistics have proven that mobile gaming has rapidly grown for the past years, to the point of dominating half of the global games industry revenue. 2018 marked substantial progress for mobile games, as it reached new heights and became the fastest-growing sector of the gaming market, overtaking consoles and PC. In f

  Indonesia is upping its game in the esports department with a brand new university tournament series: the IEL University Series 2019. The series is the first official esports competition for university level in Indonesia which is fully supported by the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora), Indonesian Oly

Game streaming is improving year by year, especially with options currently available like PlayStation Now, Xbox Game Pass, Google's Project Stream, and more. The road to the future of gaming is paved with advancements in streaming technology. To that end, Emerge Gaming has announced GameCloud, a new game streaming te

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

With the remake of the second Resident Evil game underway this month courtesy of Capcom, it's time we look back at what makes the series so great. Is it the survival horror aspect? Is it the action and crazy adrenaline-pumping setpieces? Is it the suspension and air of dread it emanates? Or is it the hilarious and over

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