Did anyone ask for a Final Fantasy musical? How about one for its pretty successful spin-off for iOS and Android? No one else? Guess it's just you, Japan. The free-to-play gacha-savvy title Final Fantasy Brave Exvius will be a musical for the stage in March 2020 (via IT Media). I'm dead serious: Square Enix is approvi

Veteran anime and manga fans will remember the classic Mobile Police Patlabor animated movies and series, featuring the iconic mecha design of the Patlabor. Guillermo Del Toro even cites Patlabor as one of the many influences for his 2013 movie Pacific Rim, and 10 August is the official annual Patlabor Day in Japan. [

As most gamers and esports fans have heard by now, the Malaysian Minister of Youth and Sports Syed Saddiq has announced that the ministry will be organising a National Esports League starting next year. The question is: Are we ready for such a huge undertaking? Don't get me wrong. I think it's great that the governmen

There are two months left before we wave 2019 goodbye and welcome 2020, which is expected to be one hell of a year for esports. Still, there is a lot of competitive gaming action going on this October. So if you're on the lookout for tournaments to join or just want to go watch great players duke it against each other

Platforms: Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC Genre: Another Konami travesty to outsuck Contra Returns It's honestly easy to pick on a company like Konami these days, what with their past questionable decisions and the way they're treating their game franchises as of late. Then again, they're making more money from their pachi

Fortnite was the first battle royale game to implement cross-platform play (crossplay) between its mobile, consoles, and PC players. It's been in place for quite a while now but a recent change in the matchmaking system is making console and mobile players very unhappy. In the game's latest update (V10.40), Epic intro

The Malaysian esports scene is definitely ramping things up next year with the Esports Kuala Lumpur Association (ESKL) organising the Kuala Lumpur Esports Masters 2020 which is set to be one of the biggest esports tournament in the country. The tournament will feature 5 games played across PC, consoles, mobiles, and

In a couple of days, one of last year's best mobile guilty pleasures will be celebrating its first anniversary: Dragalia Lost. You can tune into the YouTube livestream on 26th September, 11am GMT+8. Gaze at Notte's new garbs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcFF2-N9HBc What's going to be announced? We have no clue;

When talking about big esports events in Malaysia, there's no avoiding the fact that the best stuff always happens in Kuala Lumpur. However, the folks up north in Penang want to prove that there's still great competitive fun to be had outside of KL and honestly, I think they pulled off something pretty good. During th

Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia has announced that Super Robot Wars V will be releasing for both the Nintendo Switch and PC on 3 October 2019. Pre-order for the PC version on Steam will begin on 19 September 2019, while those on the Switch can already preload theirs by 5 September 2019. Here are all the featured wor

Media Prima Digital and Celcom Axiata Berhad have announced the second semester of the Celcom XPAX Kejohanan E-Sukan Kampus (KEK) collegiate esports competition, with a total prize pool of RM180,000. Organised by MyGameOn and Kitamen, Celcom XPAX KEK Semester 2 will be held in five different zones in Malaysia, includi

Platform: Xbox One, PC Genre: The OG cover-based shooter with that gun with the chainsaw One may argue that the latest Xbox/PC exclusive cover-based shooter set in a gritty future filled with humanoid monster hiveminds is just reiterating on the same formula. But at the very least, you'll get a really polished and mea

Football Manager 2020 has been announced and it's coming out early November 2019 for PC and Google Stadia which marks the first time that series is launching on a new platform. There will also a Mobile and Touch version also releasing in November 2019. There will be an exclusive early access beta for fans who pre-orde

Last week, we saw OG bringing home the Aegis as the grand champion of The International 2019, one of the biggest (if not the biggest) esports event in the world. Post-TI depression is real but don't worry, there's never going to be a lack of esports tournaments in the world. Let's check out what we've got in September

Malaysia: a melting pot of culture and popular for its vast array of mouthwatering cuisine. The signature sunny days and rainy season beckon visitors from all continents, and our landmarks from the KL Tower to our naturally awesome beaches are always a tourist's delight. Our bright country has been involved in esports

It's been four years since we were first graced with the beautiful and detailed world of The Witcher 3. To this day some of us still consider it the best video game of all time and tirelessly recommend it to our gaming pals. According to CD Projekt's financial report for the first half of 2019, those recommendations ar

It's only a month away until the really awesome mobile RPG Dragalia Lost, which is way better-localized & flavourful than most gacha-based RPGs like Fate: GO, is celebrating its first-every anniversary. What better way to party than with an official artbook from Cygames? Developer Cygames announced via Dengeki O

We went to the Huawei Nova 5T global launching event at KLCC earlier today, where the Chinese tech giant unveiled the latest addition to its nova family of smartphones. Gamers will appreciate the Do Not Disturb mode, which allows them to play games without having to worry about calls or other interruptions. In additio

There are way too many buzzwords and features clogging up gaming peripherals, especially with headsets. Most of them are made with style over substance in mind. Truth be told, it is necessary for peripheral makers, both legitimate and questionably so. However, an old-fashioned fella like me just want a sleek-looking he

The Globe Philippine Pro Gaming League (PPGL) Season 2 will conclude with the grand finals set to take place this weekend from 9 to 11 August 2019 at the Ayala Malls Market in Bonifacio Global City, Philippines. The biggest multi-platform esports league in the country is in partnership with MET Events, Southeast AsiaÃ