The Malaysian Video Games Scene Deserves More Respect

I recently came across the following tweet making its rounds in the Malaysian Twitter-sphere. Essentially, the caption read "If you think that there's no future in video games, look at them" accompanying the photos of two leading video game streamers in Malaysia, Mohd Faris “Soloz” Zakaria and the other, Imran 'Vokey' Rosli. Whil...

PlayStation’s Malaysia Studio To Be Helmed By Ex-MDEC Head Honcho

Last year during Level Up KL 2019, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that they were going to open a new PlayStation studio in Malaysia. Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (SIE WWS Malaysia) will provide art and animation services as part of SIE WWS activities, developing PlayStation exclusive titles. Earl...

How MDEC Plans To Bring Game Publishers To Malaysia

Malaysia's biggest event focusing on digital content such as animation and video games is just around the corner. That's right, I'm talking about Level Up KL 2019. This will be the 5th year that the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) is organising Level Up KL and this year, it will be the first time that the event is open to the public so ...

Here’s What MDEC Has To Say About The Recent Video Game & Gun Violence Finger-Pointing

As you may have heard, a number of game industry luminaries said their piece about gun violence and games with facts and the upside of the hobby. Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)'s VP of Creative Content & Technologies Hasnul Hadi Samsudin also has a bit to say concerning the recent words from US President Donald Trump blaming video...