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Third time's a charm, as they say. In my case with video game expos and conventions, the third visit's clear affirmation that MAGFest is indeed the mecca of community gaming. As mentioned previously before COVID-19, MAGFest (Music and Gaming Festival) is arguably the ultimate video game event in the world. That is a bold statement to proclaim, b...
By Kakuchopurei|November 22, 2024|0 Comment
From the 16th to the 17th of November 2024, THE MAGIC RAIN’s Indie Jam returned with its signature Southeast Asian independent games showcase and industry conferences. Taking place at Xsolla Curine Academy in KL Eco City Mall, the event aimed to celebrate upcoming indie titles and student demos from across the region. The theme for Indie Jam...
The dust has settled for this year's Capcom fighting game tournament in Singapore, a long-running annual event that used to be dubbed South East Asia Majors before PlayStation and Capcom entered the fray. And Gamescom Asia. Regardless, the spirit of competition is the same, with Singapore and Southeast Asia's finest players duking it out against...
By Alleef Ashaari|October 3, 2024|2 Comments
At Level UP KL 2024 AKA Malaysia Digital Content Festival (MYDCF) Biz Day 2024 hosted by MDEC (Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation), we attended a panel featuring Hajime Tabata. Tabata is best known for having worked at Square Enix and being the director of Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy Type-0, Final Fantasy XV and more. During t...
By Jon Toyad|October 2, 2024|2 Comments
This year's Level Up SEA Game Awards have come and gone, with our winners being Thailand company Bit Egg Inc. and the country of Indonesia. Oh, and Larian Studio. Bit Egg Inc's game Lost and Found Co. has won the peak Grand Jury award and the Best Visual Art award. Indonesia snagged the most awards among all the Southeast Asian countries, with t...
Tokyo Game Show 2024 was all about the booths and awesome spectacles video game companies can do with a big budget. Such is the case of Sega and its TGS 2024 showing from 26 to 29 September 2024. Sega's booth was filled to the brim with their marquee titles such as the upcoming JRPG Metaphor: ReFantazio, the recently-announced Like A Dragon: Pir...
By Lewis Larcombe|September 26, 2024|0 Comment
Growing up, I was a Logitech gamer. My first proper gaming mouse was the G502 Proteus Spectrum and my first gaming headset was the original Logitech G Pro X Headset. As my peripherals deteriorated over time, I admit, I've since shifted onto other brands, but that doesn't change the fact that at heart, I do love Logitech. And that's why today I can ...
By Jon Toyad|September 26, 2024|2 Comments
You really have to be a juggernaut of a game company to launch your own back-patting parade for finishing your game and sending out your gold master for publishing/digital distribution. To have two juggernauts combining their efforts for one livestream celebration? One can argue it's an ego trip, but it also shows both companies' confidence in thei...
By Kakuchopurei|August 31, 2024|2 Comments
Tokyo Game Show (or TGS) is back again in 2024, and it's coming back yet again with more games and premieres to show. With a ton of surprises to show off and a plethora of elaborate booths to visit and check out, as well as dedicated areas for indie gaming and other avenues, this year's showing will be just as big as grand as last year's. Here's...
By Lewis Larcombe|August 2, 2024|1 Comment
It's that time of year again ACG fans, AniManGaki is back again for its 16th rendition to celebrate anime, manga, and gaming culture and is set to unfold from 23 to 25 August 2024 at their home, Mines International Exhibition & Convention Centre. Drawing together thousands of comic book artists, cosplayers, game developers, VTubers, illustra...
By Kakuchopurei|July 17, 2024|0 Comment
Malaysia is set to welcome a fresh and vibrant Anime, Comics, and Gaming (ACG) event with a musical twist later this month. On 27 July, Tropicana Gardens Mall in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, will play host to the inaugural rendition of Animenia: Parallel Universe - ACG Music Festival. This exciting one-day festival, brought to you in collaborati...
By Kakuchopurei|July 1, 2024|0 Comment
One of this year's other big fighting game tournament just came and went during the weekend: the Community Effort Orlando fighting game tournament (or CEO 2024). This year's show took place in Daytona Beach, Florida from 29 June to 1st July GMT+8, and features a Tekken World Tour Master Event circuit alongside other notable fighting game tournam...
By Jon Toyad|June 30, 2024|2 Comments
We are living in a golden age where video game music concerts for games that deserve it are plentiful and common, from Final Fantasy's Distant Worlds series to Sonic Symphony concerts overseas, to even Sega and Atlus' Persona music tours. In this specific case, the awesome musical works of Elden Ring from composers Tsukasa Saitoh, Shoi Miyazawa, Ta...
By Kakuchopurei|June 26, 2024|1 Comment
If you're itching to play board games of all kinds, but for free, there's one such event coming your way. Enter All Aboard, a brand new tabletop games event that's taking place in Petaling Jaya. Open to both casual and veteran tabletop players, players and spectators can enjoy a curation of free-to-play board games, trading card game tournaments...
By Xandria Morden|February 29, 2024|0 Comment
Asia PopCon 2024 had its soft launch yesterday afternoon! Now if you haven't heard, Malaysia is hosting the first-ever Asia pop culture convention. Earlier this month, we had a teensy bit of info about what's to come, today we got to hear a bit more on what you can expect! The Soft Launch was held at the Hyatt Place in Bukit Jalil. The Hyatt...
By Kakuchopurei|February 26, 2024|0 Comment
The main event of the Capcom Cup is here, and it's pulling out all the stops for the first season of Street Fighter 6. Taking place in Los Angeles, California USA, Capcom Cup X's finalists will be duking it out for the big US$1 million 1st place prize. Capcom Cup X features many of this generation's greatest esports players and fighters like NAS...
By Kakuchopurei|February 17, 2024|3 Comments
Asia PopCon 2024 is this year's up-and-coming pop culture convention that covers comics, video games, and superhero movies. Run by seasoned individuals in the industry, the convention aims to bring quality content, events, and guests, featuring pop culture pillars such as video games, comics, toys/collectibles, cartoon and animation, and cosplays. ...
By Xandria Morden|February 13, 2024|0 Comment
SEGA Philippines went big and had a huge launch party for fans of Persona 3 Reload! It was an exclusive launch event at TNC High Grounds Cafe in Quezon City. The event itself held 3 different sessions, and over 150 Persona fans attended. Fans had the exclusive opportunity to play Persona 3 Reload on release day itself with other on-ground ac...
The biggest fighting game tournament is now in its 2024 iteration. Happening in West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Centre, USA, from 19 to 21 July PST, EVO 2024 will feature the following fighting games on the main stage according to a recent livestream: Tekken 8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MM4clV2qjE&pp=ygUPdGVra2VuIDggbGF1bmNo Ma...
By Lewis Larcombe|February 6, 2024|0 Comment
Ubisoft's latest creation, Skull and Bones, has been making waves in the gaming world, and for good reason. Developed by the talented team at Ubisoft Singapore, this pirate adventure promises an immersive experience like no other. Recently, Ubisoft hosted a special media event to showcase Skull and Bones, giving attendees an exclusive look into wha...
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