*This article is being featured as part of our collaboration with The Magic Rain. The anime industry never stops evolving and there will always be new shows and events surrounding it. One such event is Anime Japan, one of the biggest events in Japan besides Comiket, where the anime industry showcases and talks about t

Games developer and publisher Double Eleven has announced that announce that they have appointed games development veteran Ian Ng as Studio Head of its new Malaysian studio. The appointment coincides with the official opening of the company’s studio in Kuala Lumpur. Ng's career span over 20 years in games devel

*Four more titles have been added to the article following Muse Asia's announcement on 3 April. **Two titles from Ani-One and two from dimsum have been added. ***No Guns Life has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and thus will not be airing on Muse Asia this season. Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater will

War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is a free-to-play tactical turn-based strategy JRPG co-developed by Square Enix and Gumi Inc. It was initially released in Japan for Android and iOS devices on 14 November 2019. It's a spin-off of the mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, with XCOM-like gameplay derived

Note: Some Madoka Magica and Magia Record spoilers ahead. The first season of Puella Magi Madoka Magica spin-off Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story ends with some promise. In the final episode, a familiar face appears to do battle with a former ally, implying larger involvement from the original cast

Developer Chamoji has announced that their new anime-styled puzzle RPG mobile game, Murasaki7, is now available worldwide for Android and iOS on the ​Google Play Store​ and Apple App Store since 19 March 2020. New players will receive the Welcome to Gaia Gift Pack, which contains US$200 worth of in-game

Yesterday was NieR's 10th anniversary celebration. To mark the occasion, illustrator and character designer Raita Kazama (Xenoblade Chronicles X, Border Break, Mercenaries Wings: The False Phoenix) tweeted a congratulatory message along with this gorgeous NieR: Automata illustration. It's not the first time Kazama has

Review originally published on 10th February. We pushed it to 2nd March as the game will finally be out for the US.  Platform: PS4 Genre: 2D anime fighting game with Street Fighter footsies Size isn't everything, but when it comes to fighting game rosters, it's usually quality and quantity. And Granblue Fantasy: V

Mobile game publisher and Granblue Fantasy owners Cygames revealed the sales numbers of their new spin-off fighting game, and it's a doozy. Granblue Fantasy: Versus sold strong numbers in Asia (Japan, Southeast Asia, etc.) with a healthy 150,000 copies on its first day in the market. For comparison's sake, here are th

A brand new fighting game has entered the field. It's a beautiful and vibrant game called Granblue Fantasy: Versus (GBVS) developed by Arc System Works, who are well-known for their works on anime-style fighting games. To many, GBVS might seem like a brand new game featuring a brand new concept, but it isn't. Rather,

Did you know that we wouldn't be getting a bunch of Nintendo theme parks, Nintendo-branded mobile games, and even an upcoming Mario movie from Illumination were it not for one of Nintendo's prized possessions? According to Nintendo's legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, he talks about why his stance towards the M

World of Warships: Legends will be receiving its first feature update of the year on 3 February 2020. Players can look forward to new skins and commanders from the Azur Lane collaboration, a new British cruiser tech tree, a new campaign, and Season 3 of Ranked Battles. Azur Lane World Of Warships: Legends Collab This

Nintendo just revealed its revenue stats for its mobile division, and it's enough to fun a number of third world countries for a year or two. And it's all thanks to one particular mobile strategy title. Nintendo's mobile games have generated more than US$1 billion in lifetime revenue from global players on the Apple A

Buying a triple-A game is pricey these days, so it's good to know that developers and publishers are resisting the urge to nickel and dime customers. Well, most of them. So it's nice that Doom Eternal's publisher, Bethesda, isn't implementing some sort of microtransaction into their games. According to id Software cre

TeamFight Tactics. Auto Chess. Dota Underlords. You may have played either one of them and they have their own variations, tilesets, and rules. However, they all go under the same class of competitive games that dominated mobile games and PCs earlier in 2019. The premise is easy: buy "chess" pieces, put them on the

To celebrate the release of the Kingdom Hearts 3 Re:Mind DLC, the Square Enix staff conducted a special "7 Light and 13 Darkness Q&A" session with series creator Tetsuya "loads of zippers" Nomura. If you're itching for more Kingdom Hearts after this DLC, you're in luck. Nomura said that the Kingdom Hearts Union X

Lootboxes have been a hot topic ever since EA's Star Wars: Battlefront II fiasco. That game had so much predatory elements built into its lootbox system that entire governments were demanding for investigation. Recently, England's National Health Service (NHS) has also taken a stand against gambling in video games, es

Sad news for global Mobius Final Fantasy fans and fictional pretty boy abs. The iOS and Android mobile game will be ending its service on 30th June worldwide (via Gematsu) but will end early for Japanese mobile gaming fans on 31st March. The game will begin shutting down right after the conclusion of its current Warri

Another year in the books. Taking a look back at all the things that happened in 2019, I find myself pleasantly surprised by the number of video game releases there was this year. It's a number that ranges in the hundreds. In fact, there are more video game releases in a year than there are actual days. Knowing that

Razer attended CES 2020 last weekend, and they announced a bunch of new gaming tech for the new year. This includes the new Razer Kishi universal mobile gaming controllers, the Razer Sila 5G Home Router, the Razer Tomahawk Gaming Desktop, and a new Razer Eracing Simulator concept created in collaboration with several g