Update (11/2): Seems like the hackers have started to make good on their threats. They recently leaked the source code for Gwent on a hacking forum with Mega.nz archive links; they were later deactivated. Seems like the woes of Cyberpunk 2077's creators are far from over. An unidentified group has gained unauthor

The DICE Awards games celebration show for 2021 is going to be a thing this 9th April (GMT+8), and with it are the nominees for this year. First, let's celebrate the fact that a Southeast Asian-made title made its way into the DICE Awards this year. Coffee Talk, a visual novel we recently elected as one of our best

2020 is a terrible year for many. But 2020 is also a good year for gaming. Here are the highlights of that year. And hope the rest burns in heck. https://youtu.be/yXjQIcQ0mCM Video Cliff's Notes: January -Australian bushfires. -US ballistics strike in Iraq. -Philippine volcano spews ash near Manila. -Bad Boys

Valve co-founder and legendary figure in the games industry, Gabe Newell, is currently in New Zealand. Speaking with New Zealand publication One News, he revealed several interesting stuff. Valve Has Games In Development While he didn't specify what they were, Newell did confirm that Valve does have games in de

Originally published on 23rd December 2020. Brought forward because the list is complete. Is 2020 really the best year? It depends on how you look at it. Despite the very long year of a worldwide pandemic and the fallout from it, online events up the wazoo, and a struggling economy worldwide, video games as a who

Let's lay down some facts first. A number of us at Kakuchopurei have been primarily PlayStation gamers. While we have owned Xboxes in the past - specifically the Xbox 360 and the Xbox One - the PlayStation have always been our go-to piece of home console gaming hardware. Its ecosystem, game selection, and the fact t

Alienware prides itself on delivering the most immersive gaming experiences powered by the latest technologies. As we blast into 2021, Alienware partnered with NVIDIA to push the boundaries of PC gaming further, with an amazingly fast and powerful experience for gamers and creators. More Power & Performance for On

2020 has been rough, but there was a good chunk of bright spots here and there. Like a heckaton of games to play, next-gen making its way to people's home entertainment setup (sorta), and a lot of us picking up new hobbies and reconnecting with loved ones using online chat tools. But screw all that; 2020 gave us the

Gamers are dominating social media, more so in 2020 than in previous years. According to a report by Twitter Gaming, there were more than 2 billion Tweets about gaming in 2020, which is a whopping 75 percent increase from 2019. The Countries That Tweeted Most About Gaming Just like in previous years, Japan once again

For more 2020 gaming goodness, head here. #4: Cyberpunk 2077 (PC, Xbox Series, PS5) CD Projekt Red's magnum opus CRPG of 2020 is obviously an undercooked broth that needs more time on the stove if December's many game-related headlines are of any indication. Heck, it's hard to excuse the fiasco the company has pu

2020 was a crappy year, but at least we had a ton of games to play and revel in. And the best part? 2020's video games had a ton of awesome plot reveals, story bits, and gameplay moments that made you glad you experienced it from start to finish. We are going to talk about them right now. Fair warning: there will

2020 was a s***show, if we're being nice about it. Yes, we had a lot of games to play and the games industry has seen an uptick in engagement and interaction. But there was a lot of nonsense, disappointments, and all-around crap and crummy things that happened. Here's a list of them, in no particular order. https

Congratulations, Valve. As of 2nd January 2021, Steam's all-time peak concurrent connected user count has broken the 25 million mark (via SteamDB). The actual number is 25,415,080. For reference, 8.1 million gamers were in-game in March 2020. So which games caused this 25 million all-time peak? Counter-Strik

This is Meck and Danial from Gamer Matters where we are “Delivering Gaming Info Across Asia”. This Malaysia-based gaming site does the usual gaming news and reviews, but we also have dia.log - The Gamer Matters Podcast, where we talk about video games (most of the time) with new episodes dropping every two

2020 is coming to a close, and it sure is filled with a ton of games from your triple-A stuff to indies. Is 2021 going to be the same? You bet! Thanks to the Xbox Series and PS5 existing, and possibly being available mid-2021, there's going to be a need for games to entertain yourselves. From the bigwig titles

2020 hasn't been a good year for many due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the games industry managed to thrive and boom, as more people stayed at home and spent their free time indoors with gaming. The Games Industry Made A Lot Of Money In 2020 According to statistics collected by GamesIndustry.biz and Market

We're only a few days away from the end of 2020 and the start of a new year. Steam has unveiled its Best Of 2020 lists, including the top-selling and most-played games of the year. The Top Sellers category features Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze tiers. However, Steam doesn't exactly reveal how much revenue that

2020 has been a difficult year for many of us, to say the least. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in most of us confining and quarantining ourselves to our homes. This provided more opportunities and time for people to play more games. What's been the most popular game of 2020? It's arguably not Fall Guys

There's a lot to unpack here with the arrival of PlayStation 5 in Southeast Asian doorsteps, less than a month after first-world countries received theirs. Instead of the usual swathes of paragraphs, we're going to do an F.A.Q. from the perspective of someone who bought the machine at around this time.  Let's div

The Game Awards 2020 just concluded, and it was probably the biggest iteration of the annual event yet. It featured tons of surprises in the form of new game announcements, trailers, reveals, and a slew of guest appearances. Here are the winners of The Game Awards 2020 (they're highlighted in bold): Game of