During Tokyo Games Show 2020, Passion Republic Games has announced a new playable character for their upcoming party arena brawler Gigabash. It's a new Ultraman-inspired hero aptly named Gigaman. In the lore of the game, he is described as a lapsed 'symbol of hope' who has returned after 8 years of retirement and a

It turns out that a local Malaysian developer was involved in the development of Sucker Punch's Ghost Of Tsushima, and it's none other than Passion Republic. The studio has previously worked on other major titles in the past, including The Last Of Us Part 2, Gears 5, Marvel's Spider-Man, and more. This was originally

We covered Streamline Games' upcoming game Bake 'n Switch last year during Level Up KL 2019, calling it one of the most promising local games currently in development. At the time, it was only confirmed for PC (via Steam) and Nintendo Switch. Now the Malaysia-based studio has announced that the game is also coming to t

Listen up agents, I've got a new mission for you. The folks over at Media Prima Digital and Common Extract are working on a new game called Agents' Arena. It's a 3v3 mobile MOBA where you can play as a number of the awesome characters from the Ejen Ali animated series. The game is planned for a May 2020 release but

Gaming expos and conventions these days are usually esports-centric and driven. Some of them feature the latest upcoming games and a bunch of queues that entail said play session. All I'm saying is that the more things change, the more they remain the same. If you've been to more than one of these, you'll probably k

Platform: PC (Steam), iOS (Apple Arcade) Genre: Squad management sim plus semi-auto strategic 2D battler. My first encounter with King's League II was at Level Up KL 2019. There was a small booth set up by the developers, Kurechii and they were letting people demo the game on a laptop. What made me interested to try

Video Game Orchestra (VGO) is best known for playing and performing 'rockestral' renditions of popular video game music, as well as composing original music for games like Malaysian-made titles; No Straight Roads by Metronomik and Re: Legend by Magnus Games Studio. During Level Up KL 2019, we received the opportunity

If there's one thing I've learnt from playing Overcooked and its sequel, its that I am just not capable of working under pressure. Just when I thought I've had enough of culinary-themed games that test my patience, I find another and it just pulls me back in. Bake N' Switch is the latest title from Malaysian develop

One of the great things about attending an event like Level Up KL 2019 is that I get to see a lot of interesting ideas and concepts in new games being made by developers in the Southeast Asia region. One of the more cuter ones I got to check out was Sushi Wildlands. Currently being developed by Singapore-based Mezme

The Malaysian games industry aren't limited to the development of conventional console, PC, and mobile games. Now we also have a VR game in active development by a bunch of brilliant and creative Multimedia University (MMU) students, depicting a local historical war hero in the colonial jungles of pre-independence Mala

There were many games with relatively-big local Malaysian studios like Passion Republic's GigaBash, Streamline Studios' Bake 'N Switch, and more at Level Up KL 2019. However, a smaller, less flashy game caught my eye and hooked me into its story. A game titled DeLight, by DreamTree Games. DeLight is a narrative-drive

Level Up KL 2019 once again played host to the SEA Game Awards for the third time in a row, as the awards aim to recognize and celebrate the creativity, artistry and technical genius of the finest developers and games from the Southeast Asian region, as well as upholding creative and technical excellence in the SEA vid

Global brand Esports Pro League (ESPL) has announced that it has chosen Malaysian esports tournament organiser Axis Esports as its first country franchisee for their new worldwide esports tournament. ESPL is an integrated ecosystem for tournaments, brands, publishers, teams, and players with a focus on the grassroots

In 2017, we were graced by the release of Divinity: Original Sin 2. In case you haven't played it, I'll let you know that it's definitely one of the best RPGs to be released in this decade. Two years later, I still consider it the best RPG I've played in recent times. The amazing minds and talents behind the Divinit

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 e

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 Presid

Akuma is out right now in Street Fighter 6, along with new balance patches and updates. Most importantly, your World Tour RPG character can learn Akuma's fighting style by taking him in as your Master. Of course, Capcom will make you work for your World Tour collection. Here's how you can get Akuma to be your Master

Back in 1992, video game publication Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) made an elaborate April's Fool joke involving Street Fighter 2. Basically, the publication made up a secret boss players can fight named Sheng Long who can only appear if you meet insane conditions in your arcade playthrough of the fighting game. Shen

Platform(s): PC (version reviewed) Genre: 90s first-person shooter with 80s cyberpunk anime flair Indie first-person shooter Mullet Madjack takes the concept of the 90s scifi cyberpunk-themed corridor shooter and amplifies it with a simple twist: thanks to the world's livestreaming culture, you only have 10 seconds

Garfield needs no introduction, he's the most famous recognisable orange cat in the world. Fat orange cats are synonymous with the name, Garfield. He has existed for almost 50 years but yet, it's maddening to think that Garfield has never had an animated theatrical feature film until now. How is the lasagna-loving cat'