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The biggest indie game darling of the month, A Space For The Unbound, is set in rural 90s Indonesia. While the entire game is in English (and other localized languages), the game's setting is knee-deep and authentic in its country's culture and setting. As an Asian-based games media site, we do recognize a lot of the game's references and allusi...
While not as extensive as the last game, Fire Emblem Engage allows you to romance characters amidst the strategy RPG combat you'll be partaking in the Nintendo Switch exclusive. We bet you'll be asking: "who can I romance in the game?" You can get S support rank for each party member you have and romance them. However, you need to get them to A-...
We're blessed to have not just one, but TWO new year celebrations thanks to being in Asia. With 2023's New Year done, we now have the Lunar New Year calendar celebrations to prep for. Which means a new Chinese Zodiac animal to make an obligatory video game feature listicle with! This year, we have the auspicious rabbit, which we heard symbolizes...
A Space For The Unbound is out right now, and it's a lovely and relaxing adventure game set in 90s Indonesia, featuring a boy and a girl who has cosmic powers. The whole game's vibe is relaxing, but it does get dramatic as the hours pass. You'll also come across a number of brain teaser puzzles and also use your red book to "spacedive" into peop...
When the COVID-19 pandemic went global, the world as we knew it changed. From work culture to habits, the video games industry was also severely affected. Employing more than 3,500 people all around the world which include three studios in China — Shanghai, Chengdu and Xian — Virtuos was affected when the lockdown was suddenly in effect at...
This article is in partnership with Samsung. Almost our whole lives revolve around our phones in this day and age, from accessing financial services, to shopping, to ordering food, to entertainment. To know just how much time we spend on our phones, the Digital Wellbeing feature lets you check screen time. Knowing how important our phones a...
AMD had quite a lot to show off during this year's CES 2023. The company's own CEO Dr. Lisa Su offered this year's keynote and announced new Radeon GPUs and CPUs for laptops, brand new 32D V-Cache desktop processors, and a giant-as-hell GPU with a lot of CPU inside which is sure to make a hardware geek grow a boner instantaneously. Here's a roun...
On 4 January 2023, Creative Technology founder Sim Wong Hoo passed away. He was 67. Sim founded the Singapore-based tech company in 1981 and has spearheaded the company since the beginning. For those who don’t know, Creative Technology is well-known for its Sound Blaster sound cards, wireless speakers, headphones, and even fancy soundbars. But...
It's the dawn of the new year, and with it comes a bunch of new games and titles for 2023. After seeing a ton of video game announcements for 2023, players are spoilt for choice. Truthfully, so are we; we have action RPGs, sandbox titles, Soulslike clones, and indies galore to chose from. It's hard to narrow it down, but we'll do our best. He...
For the rest of the list, head here. For #2, head here. #1. Elden Ring (PS5, Xbox Series X | S, PS4, Xbox One, PC) As I'm sure it's no surprise to anyone, Elden Ring makes the top of our list. By now, you already know what this game is about and what makes it so great. But to us, it's so much more. In Elden Ring, exploration is a key aspec...
For the rest of the list, head here. For #3, head here. #2. God of War: Ragnarok (PS5, PS4) Even if some nitpicks here and there, like a need for a better traversal and fast travel system post-game, the fact remains: PlayStation clearly wins hands-down in the exclusive games department with God of War: Ragnarok. A sequel to 2018’s sublim...
For the rest of the list, head here. For #4, head here. #3: Tunic (Xbox Series, Xbox One, PC, PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch) Why wonder if Nintendo will ever make a new 2D Legend of Zelda game when they can just jump on board Finji and TUNIC Team’s amazing “lofi” aesthetic efforts? Tunic's chirpy aesthetics and entrancing music hide a de...
This here's a guest post from our game industry pals from Southeast Asia & the world. Head here to see more of Az Samad's work. I have a fond place in my heart for both 8-bit and 16-bit era 2-D scrolling games. Castlevania, Megaman, and Metroid were all staples of my early years playing video games. The games were great and the music was emb...
For the rest of the list, head here. For #5, head here. #4. Cult of the Lamb (PS5, Xbox Series X | S, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) The silence of the lambs. Literally. The real meat of Massive Monster's Cult of the Lamb is the cult management and cult simulator mechanics. It's a very enjoyable and fun mini town-management type of game, where yo...
For the rest of the list, head here. For #6, head here. #5: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Shredder's Revenge After numerous crappy and subpar license action games, it’s high time the original mutant animal ninja brothers -Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Donatello- get back their honour with a beat-em-up title worthy of their legacy. A...
For the rest of the list, head here. For #7, head here. #6. Sifu (PS5, PS4, Switch, PC) Despite not much attention being given to Sloclap's latest beat' em' up martial arts game, Sifu is definitely the 2022 current-gen spiritual successor to Karateka in plot and design. But with kung-fu, naturally. Take control as the 20-year-old kung fu e...
2022 has indeed been a year of renewals, restarts, respawns even. Everyone across the world has had a go at rebuilding, and overcoming hardships and challenges that were set upon the past few years. With even this year where parts of the world are experiencing their worldwide hardships and conflicts. But despite all of this, from a political and...
For the rest of the list, head here. For #8, head here. #7. Pentiment (Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One, PC) Pentiment is a murder mystery set in the 16th century that follows Andreas Maler, a journeyman artist who becomes involved in a series of crimes and mysteries that span 25 years. The story takes place during a time of social unrest in Bavar...
Head here for the full list. #8: Vampire Survivors AND Holocure We’re giving one of our prestigious top 10 spots between two titles that share a common new genre: one we affectionally call the WASD game. It’s 8 at night. You play a 2D character in a 2D environment with enemy sprites looking like legally-distinct Castlevania enemies...
For the full list, head here. #9: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 "Got a rare doodad right here!” “Is that like a rare thing?” “Hear that, Noah? Lanz wants something a bit meatier” "Yippee!” With the numerous amounts of battle and overworld sound clips from Nintendo and Monolithsoft’s latest epic JRPG, it’s probably easy to...
