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By Alleef Ashaari|October 25, 2019|0 Comment
Earlier today, Cubinet Interactive announced that it has acquired the publishing rights for Naruto: Slugfest in Southeast Asia, which is described as the first 3D open-world action MMORPG mobile game in the world. Naruto: Slugfest is an officially licensed mobile game created under the supervision of Shueisha, Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo. It will ...
By Jeanne Swee|October 18, 2019|0 Comment
Southeast Asia Major. As a member of the Malaysian fighting game community for almost the past decade now, it seems like we’ve always acknowledged that SEAM is the biggest, most important annual fighting game tournament in our region. Whether or not that will actually hold true in years to come remains to be seen, especially given the mass...
By Nadine Pacis|October 17, 2019|0 Comment
It’s been a brand much coveted by the Philippine market for years, and now it’s finally here. Alienware, the gaming-focused brand of Dell, will now be more accessible to Filipino gamers as they officially launch in the Philippines. At their launch event at the Green Sun Hotel in Makati City, Dell and Alienware brought in new, sleek, ...
By Kakuchopurei|October 14, 2019|0 Comment
Southeast Asia's premier fighting game tournament is done and over with, and it's quite a spectacle for Asian fighting fans. There's also the last edition of a Southeast Asian video game event called GameStart Asia, but one can argue that the crowd was mostly in it for the annual tournament. And probably for the RetroDNA booth. Regardless, here ar...
By Jonathan Toyad|October 8, 2019|0 Comment
Need a quick Thailand trip and also catch some orchestral tunes of the NieR series? Then you may want to plan for the upcoming NieR Orchestra Concert 12018. The NieR-themed concert made its debut in Tokyo, Japan back in September 2018 and will be coming to Chicago and London as well. But since Thailand is closer to a lot of us, we'll just head dow...
By Kakuchopurei|October 1, 2019|0 Comment
Update: We kinda goofed, since Games Convention Asia 2008 was the first games expo to feature Nintendo. The headline & article is edited to reflect that. Apologies! Whenever you think Nintendo, you think "classic", "childhood", "retro", and "fun". Pair that up with Southeast Asia distributor Maxsoft and sometimes you have to take the bad w...
By Burhan Zamri|August 9, 2019|0 Comment
The story is in development and will be updated as we receive more information regarding the event. Malaysia's very own exhibition of video game industry developers and projects Level Up KL returns this year on November 2019. The conference was established to present and showcase the latest developments and going-ons of the video game industry in ...
By Jonathan Toyad|May 31, 2019|0 Comment
Update: Gamescom Asia got back to us; we've made some additions to the current piece to set some records straight. Singapore has recently scored a win of sorts; it will host the first-ever Asian edition of Gamescom in 2020; the conference is from 15-16 October 2020, while the exhibition is from 16-18 of the same month. In case you've been in ...
By Kakuchopurei|May 21, 2019|0 Comment
With the Overwatch Anniversary starting this week, it's the best time to show your allegiance towards this long-standing multiplayer shooter, as well as Blizzard's other IPs, and buy these Uniqlo t-shirts. These nifty Blizzard-themed apparels are going for US$14.90/RM59.90 apiece and come in various sizes from XS to 3XL. Check them out below; we p...
By Kakuchopurei|May 21, 2019|1 Comment
NetEase, the China-based company who will be creating the much-hyped action RPG Diablo Immortal, will be teaming up with Marvel to create new original entertainment that includes games, TV shows, and comic books. The company announced the strategic partnership at its annual games product launch event; it will develop entertainment for both the Chi...
By Alleef Ashaari|May 16, 2019|1 Comment
The League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational 2019 (MSI 2019) began earlier this month on 1 May 2019, pitting the champions of each region in the world against each other. As of now, the MSI 2019 group stages are over, with only four teams left entering the semi-finals out of a total of thirteen teams. Unfortunately for Asian League of Legends fan...
By Syazwan Bahri|May 5, 2019|3 Comments
The Malaysian Esports Selection 2019 Grand Finals for the 2019 SEA Games have concluded. We have our potential representatives for Team Malaysia in the upcoming Philippines SEA Games 2019. These players will be one step closer to representing Malaysia for the esports titles such as Starcraft II, Dota 2, Arena of Valor, Tekken 7 and Mobile Legend...
By Jonathan Toyad|April 26, 2019|0 Comment
There's a ton of grassroots-level and high-level fighting game goodness happening this weekend, especially if you're keeping track of the Tekken World Tour. If you happen to be in Singapore this weekend, good for you! Head down to Singtel Recreation Club @ Comcentre at 31 Exeter Road. If not, don't worry: you can tune into the livestream of the fi...
By Kakuchopurei|April 19, 2019|0 Comment
Bad news for Mortal Kombat Indonesian fans: the latest instalment will not be out in the Southeast Asian region until further notice. In a recent tweet from Warner Bros. Interactive, the game will not be out in the Indonesian market to ensure that it is compliant with local laws within the country. The decision may be further reviewed at a later d...
By Jonathan Toyad|April 18, 2019|0 Comment
When you think games like Street Fighter V or Uncharted 4, you think Capcom and Naughty Dog. But you never think of names like Streamline Studios or even Virtuos. The reality is those latter companies are knee-deep in developing these games moreso than you think. The third-party asset-creation company is integral in getting deadlines sorted and po...
By Syazwan Bahri|April 10, 2019|0 Comment
A large majority of close than two-thirds of the gaming population in Greater Southeast Asia are hugely interested in esports. According to a new study by Niko Partners, 60% of gamers here are strongly drawn to esports, while 42% of players from the region prefer competitive arena titles and spend the most on games. The study breaks down the segm...
By Alleef Ashaari|April 8, 2019|1 Comment
The Hellboy movie reboot in coming out soon. In anticipation of the upcoming movie, let's revisit the time when Big Red visited Malaysia and fought a Penanggalan. Yes, you read that right, Hellboy in Malaysia. In the comics, Hellboy has visited many places, from Mexico to Africa, and even the depths of hell, fighting everything from demons to crea...
By Alleef Ashaari|March 27, 2019|0 Comment
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 increase from 2018. Asian Publi...
By Jonathan Toyad|March 13, 2019|0 Comment
Good news, Tekken fans! The Tekken World Tour is now in its new season thanks to new info from Bandai Namco. For a span of a year, Tekken players will earn points from tournaments all around the world to qualify for the finals set in Bangkok, Thailand. The prize winnings are quite large: about US$185,000's worth. The winner of the entire tournamen...
By Alleef Ashaari|March 11, 2019|0 Comment
We have a severe lack of representation when it comes to Asian heroes in comics. A character of Southeast Asian descent is even rarer, so when Marvel announces a new female Filipino superhero, it's not going unnoticed. Wave is the name of the brand new hero created by writer Greg Pak and artist Leinil Yu for the upcoming War of The Realms tie-in c...
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