With Ys IX finally out in English and for the masses willing to fork over a bit of extra money for a niche RPG game, it's high time we made a quick feature about the long-running Falcom series a sliver of people know about. So let's break it down into a buttload of questions people would ask about this seemingly ali

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

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

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

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 is not the best year for everyone, with a global pandemic forcing businesses and other industry sectors to shut down or put in a crawling state, and everyone staying indoors for safety precautions. However, this doesn’t stop us to enjoy playing video games, in fact, it gave us more time to finish some of ou

Hi! It’s Su Ling Chan here, the voice actress for Mayday from No Straight Roads! 2020 was a very different year for me. I’ve never really had the time to play video games because I’m very active and I’m always out of the house. But with COVID-19 lockdowns, suddenly I was stuck at home wit

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

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 a pretty amazing year for gaming, with it being the current-gen console’s last hurrah and the arrival of next-gen consoles from Sony and Microsoft. Needless to say, there has been a number of amazing games being launched this year as well as new content being added to existing games to keep the experienc

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

Is 2020 really the best year? It depends on how you look at it. Despite the very long year of a worldwide pandemic, online events up the wazoo, and a struggling economy, video games seem to be doing just great. Since people already have their consoles and platforms from a year or so ago and are mostly indoors, it's

Sony Interactive Entertainment Singapore Private Limited (SIES) has announced Incredible Deals 2020, which will offer attractive prices on PS4 console bundles that coincides with the Holiday 2020 season.  From 14 December 2020 to 3 January 2021, customers can purchase the following PlayStation products and games

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

The PlayStation.Blog Game of the Year polls are now live and you can vote on PlayStation Blog now. There are 17 categories this year, and the polls will remain open until 3.59pm GMT+8 on 14 December 2020. Malaysian-based Metronomik's No Straight Roads managed to garner two nominations, including Best Independent Ga

The PlayStation Partner Awards 2020 Japan Asia took place earlier today, in an effort to recognize the PlayStation versions of hit titles sold across the Japan and Asia regions, as well as the world at large. The winners for each award category are as follows: Grand Award Awarded to t

With Black Friday coming up, the Steam Autumn Sale is now here. It will take place from 25 November 2020 to 1 December 2020. That's less than a week, so you'll have to be quick and grab the best deals before the sale ends. Hades (RM35.20) Sure, it's only going for 20 percent off, but even at full price, Supe

Malaysia-based CGI art and animation studio Lemon Sky Studios have announced that they contributed to the development of PS5 exclusive Demon's Souls by Sony Interactive Entertainment and Bluepoint Games. According to their Facebook post, they were also previously involved with Bloodborne and several Dark S

To say that Marvel's Avengers the game is a huge disappointment is putting it lightly. It wasn't a good multiplayer superhero brawler game. Guess Square Enix got hit hard by negative public reception. Based on their recent second quarter 2021 financial report, the company reported a US$63 million loss over the last