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2019 was a mixed bag when it comes to video games and pop culture, at least for me. The year went by with a mixed bag of ups and downs - surprise hits and big disappointments. So without further ado, here are my top happenings of 2019 - the good and the bad, in no particular order. #1. Ace Combat 's glorious return What a joyous way to start the...
The 9th of December is a day to remember for Malaysian esports as we scored our first-ever gold medal for esports at a multi-sports meet. National esports player, Dr. Yew Weng Kean - yes, you read it right, 'Dr' - won gold in Hearthstone after defeating his Thai opponent 3-1 in the finals. An Associate Professor at Heriot-Watt University, Dr Yew w...
As the saying goes - seek and you shall find. That has always been the mantra of us over here at Kakuchopurei.com. If and when we have queries about some particular topic, we go straight to the source for answers. So being nosy-slash-curious to as what the recently-elected Minister of Youth and Sports, Yang Berhormat Tuan Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman...
Esports is still a very young industry in Malaysia. There's still a long way to go for us in accepting esports as a legitimate industry and lifestyle. The withdrawal of Team Malaysia from the Overwatch World Cup 2019 is one of many examples that more needs to be done for our esports industry to thrive. [wpvideo VVTW4e5s] From a short clip taken f...
After months and months of being promised a comprehensive national esports blueprint, the Malaysian Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) has finally demystified its plans for local esports from 2020 to 2025 via a launch event last night. [caption id="attachment_45236" align="alignnone" width="4608"] As usual, Syed Saddiq begins his speech at an espo...
Following the recent controversies surrounding the meeting between Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq and a group of people that included Cleo International representative Cleopatra (real name apparently unknown to even the minister himself), Esports Kuala Lumpur Association (ESKL) president Hisham Darus has posted a Facebook post grilling Saddi...
Update (24th Aug): According to a recent post by our good friends at Malay Mail, a check with the Companies Commission of Malaysia showed that Cleo International is an entity that is barely one week old. Prior to October 16th, it was known as Mideast Peak Sdn. Bhd., a transport and logistics service provider which was incorporated in Decembe...
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 government is paying more attention to ...
Esports in Malaysia is about to get bigger. In a recent parliament session, Malaysian Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq announced that the ministry will be organising a National Esports League in 2020. He made the announcement this while answering questions regarding esports development and budgeting. https://twitter.com/SyedSaddiq/status/118...
You can't ever take politics out of anything Malaysian, even if it's competitive gaming on the line. In this instance, eSports Malaysia is now the target of Malaysian internet users due to them accused of not offering financial support and having their own minister-level champion pulling off an alleged "no-show". Here's a breakdown of the two cont...
Image credit: egg Network's Facebook page Oh my, we're in quite a pickle. It seems that our country's Minister of Youth & Sports Syed Saddiq wants Malaysia to be an exporter of esports games, not just an esports-playing country. He said the following to Malay Mail during a trip to Thailand to check out the plethora of esports facilities there...
It's nice to live in an age where social media presence matter. Kind of. Razer's Min-Liang Tan was quick in helping out the Malaysian esports scene by investing RM10 million into it. Bravo! https://twitter.com/minliangtan/status/1058350427211653120 A few days later, our very own Kenn Leandre asked a question about Razer products. A simple questio...
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