The global shortage of semiconductors will last until 2024, according to a warning from Intel's CEO Pat Gelsinger. According to a CNBC Data Check segment, Gelsinger said that his prediction that stated that the shortage would last in 2023 has changed due to key manufacturing tools not being ready. This means that th

Riot Games has announced that they will implement a partnership system to Valorant in 2023. The new model will introduce a stipend system, in which Riot Games will provide select teams with financial support to enter a partnership with them. Then, the Valorant teams will compete in international LAN tournaments agains

Making games is a tough and enduring business. It helps to know what you're getting into before venturing into the industry, be it making games on a large scale or contributing to it as a third party group in Southeast Asia. It doesn't hurt to get some insight, especially from experts like Larian Studios. And that's

The Square Enix Masterline continues with another expensive addition to its statue line. Square Enix announced the Final Fantasy 6 Terra in Magitek Armor statue, which is 1/6th in scale, looks detailed and beautiful, and is as costly as magic in FF6's world. How much, do you ask? Try 1,485,000 yen/US$12,000! Th

Warner Bros is now officially Warner Bros. Discovery after the US$43 billion Discovery WarnerMedia deal closed. That means big changes, and the company's CEO, David Zaslav, reportedly already have plans to overhaul DC Comics and DC Entertainment as a whole. According to the report by Variety, sources say that Zaslav

Good news: QuakeCon is coming back this year. Even better news for Southeast Asian fans: it's going to be online in 2022. That's right: this year's QuakeCon is once again going digital-only for the third time if we're keeping score. The dates? 18th to 20th August. The show will go physical in 2023. Here's the off

It looks like we'll be seeing a lot less of Ezra Miller (they/them) going forward after Warner Bros. and DC executives recently held an emergency meeting to discuss their future with the studio following The Flash actor's recent arrest for disorderly conduct and harassment. According to sources from Rolling Stone, the

Manga publisher Shueisha has announced that they have established Shueisha Games as a wholly-owned subsidiary to expand into the games industry. Shueisha is best known for publishing Weekly Shonen Jump, which is one of the most famous weekly manga magazines in Japan. Shueisha Games will develop and release games for

It's another April Fools day and you know what that means. More fake news and joke-y announcements from developers, publishers, and companies in the games industry. We'll keep updating this article with more April Fools jokes as the day goes by. Let's see what we have this year: Razer HyperSense Suit https://ww

With Sony's anti-hero vampire flick Morbius coming out this week on 31st March and a reboot of half-vampire ass-kicker Blade coming out, it's high time we talk about vampires. Specifically the ones in the Marvel Comics universe. Simply put, there's quite a number of them in Marvel's comic book universe. The concept

Since its Kickstarter years ago, the throwback RPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has been generating quite a buzz among retro RPG fans from the 90s since it's basically the revival of the Suikoden franchise, in all but name & licensing. Of course, to start the journey proper, one needs an introductory game o

It looks like Florence Pugh is in talks to join the cast of Dune 2. According to the source from Deadline, she will play Princess Irulan Corrino, the eldest daughter of Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV. She would join returning cast members that include Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya and Josh Brolin, as well

Sega's upcoming mobile RPG hit will launch in Japan in a few weeks. Sin Chronicle, the mobile RPG that's the sequel to the Japan-hit title Chain Chronicle, will be out on 23 March for iOS and Android devices. The game features speedy turn-based combat, loads of heroes and heroines to gacha, and a story will differen

The Walt Disney Company has announced additional South Korean shows spanning multiple genres anchored on quality storytelling that will soon debut on Disney+ Hotstar across APAC markets this year. Audiences will soon be able to enjoy Big Mouth a thriller starring Lee Jong-suk and Lim Yoon-a; Soundtrack #1 

The upcoming Kraven The Hunter movie from Sony Pictures and Marvel will be adding a recent SAG Awards winner into its cast. Ariana DeBose, who stars in West Side Story as Anita, will be in Kraven The Hunter starring as Calypso according to sources at Deadline. In Marvel lore, Calypso is a voodoo priestess who fig

It looks like we may be getting a bunch of new LEGO Sports games, courtesy of a new partnership between LEGO and 2K Games. According to sources from VGC, LEGO signed a new multi-game partnership with 2K Games in order to widen its gaming future after the end of its exclusivity deal with Warner Bros.' TT Games. Repor

EA and Bioware's big fantasy RPG sequel is on schedule, according to recent reports. Venturebeat journalist Jeff Grubb has reported that Bioware's upcoming Dragon Age 4 is potentially going to release in 2023. The game is in good shape, with its developers hitting their respective milestones and thus being on schedu

Nintendo is planning to discontinue the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. According to the official website, it will no longer be possible to make purchases in Nintendo eShop for the Wii U system and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems as of late March 2023. It will also no longer be possible to do

2022 is starting out with a seismic shift in the games industry. Microsoft has announced that they have agreed to purchase Activision Blizzard. According to the announcement, this means that Microsoft will now own Activision Publishing, Blizzard Entertainment, Beenox, Demonware, Digital Legends, High Moon Studios, I

LG Electronics (LG) has announced its participation as the Official Display Partner of the League Of Legends European Championship (LEC) for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. The agreement allows LG UltraGear gaming monitors to take centre stage at the global competition to deliver ultra-smooth, ultra-responsive gameplay when