When you think games like Street Fighter V or Uncharted 4, you think Capcom and Naughty Dog. But you never think of names like Streamline Studios or even Virtuos. The reality is those latter companies are knee-deep in developing these games moreso than you think. The third-party asset-creation company is integral in g

In case you’ve been offline as the world passes by, the fourth edition of Visual Arts Expo 2018 was held over the weekend on 21-22 July at Shah Alam Convention Centre (SACC). Their special guest lineup include comic artist Dave Ross, Studio Orange’s Waki Kiyotaka, Studio Frontwing (FUMIO, Yosai Kuchu and

How wonderful it is as gamers that we have all these amazing games to play, great and small. As the years have passed, indie games have been making waves like never before in the gaming industry. But with all these big AAA games releasing constantly, half these Indies realistically don’t make it. Indie developers oft

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that they are laying off around 900 employees of its PlayStation division, an 8 percent reduction of its global staff. Several PlayStation studios are affected, with Sony closing its PlayStation London Studio in the UK. There will also be layoffs impacting Sony’s Firesp

To say that 2023 is full of game releases is underselling the year. It's a helluva bounty. Because of game release reschedulings and other factors involving real-life quarantines, a lot of pushbacks had to happen and as a result, 2023 became "that" year where everyone just dogpiles their releases with little to no c

Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has announced that they welcome the mandate by the Minister Of Communications And Digital, YB Fahmi Fadzil, on the Budget 2024 announcement themed ‘Economic Reform, Empowering People’ in line with MDEC’s mission for a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable growth of

In the gaming industry, we hear about the developers, but what about the publishing companies? The role of game publishing companies is nothing short of pivotal. These companies serve as the bridge between visionary game developers and the eager, ever-expanding audience of gamers worldwide. With strategic foresight, fi

Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Xbox, Nintendo Switch Genre: 90s-style Japanese Role-Playing Game recreated for modern sensibilities Sabotage Studio's game-making mission is to modernize retro games for the current generation while maintaining what makes these experiences special in the first place. The Canadia

Platforms: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC Genre: First-Person, Horror, Zombie Zombie games are not as prevalent nowadays when compared to the glory days of Left 4 Dead 2 and of course, the original Dead Island back in 2011. The current decade has seen the undead taking quite a step back, with perhaps only

Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) will be holding the Malaysia Digital Creativity Festival (MYDCF) 2021 throughout the month of November 2021.  With the aim to strengthen and catalyse the creative industry, MYDCF will seek to elevate the interest of the public and push forth the nation's digitalisation

The biggest game festival in Malaysia is back. The Level Up KL 2021 Industry Conference will take place on 21 and 22 September 2021. According to the official website, there will be virtual conference sessions featuring international industry leaders and practitioners. The list of speakers include: Level Up

The Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2021 live presentation took place earlier today and there were A LOT of games. Check out all the reveals, announcements and trailers below: Shadow Tactics Blade Of The Dragon Aiko's Choice Publisher Daedalic Entertainment and developer Mimimi Productions have announced Sha

Level Up KL 2020 once again played host to the SEA Game Awards for the fourth time in a row. The awards show aims 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

Platform: PC Genre: What it says on the title The quarantine of 2020 is obviously a buzzkill, but at least it made the video game industry thrive in some sense. After all, people are staying put at home (mostly) and probably passing the time with video games. For folks who love travelling, it's a killjoy. However, it

Platform: PC (via Steam) Genre: Turn-Based Strategy Game With Chainsaw Guns & Terrifying Mole Men When you think Gears of War, you think "chest-high walls", "brick s***house armor", "guns with chainsaw attachments", "emergence holes", and explosions. Oh, and real-time cover-based shooting with some semblance of ta

Platform: PS4, Xbox One, PC Genre: Survival Horror, Action, Third-Person Shooter Capcom continued its renaissance last year with the Resident Evil 2 Remake, which instantly became a stellar exemplar of what a game remake should strive to be. However, all of that goodwill might as well have been for naught with t

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC via Epic Genre: A proper and fun No Man's Sky, with actual co-op at launch! Despite its backlash post-launch and its eventual "fix-er-upping", the sci-fi exploration game No Man's Sky had promise. It had players explore to the edges of the universe for new planets and places; it'

Malaysia’s biggest gaming convention will be returning next month in less than two weeks. Level Up KL 2019 is set to take place at the following: Business Days: 6 to 8 November 2019 at CCEC Bangsar KL Public Days: 9 to 10 November 2019 at KL Convention Center The first three days of the Level Up KL 201

These days, it’s not that hard to open up a tiny-as-heck video game company provided you have funds and you have your country’s current government having entertainment and media bodies supporting them with facilities and, you guessed it, even more funds. That’s pretty much Singapore’s Info-

It's the new year. Birds are chirping anew. The Malaysian King just resigned. A new ruling party is in charge. Singapore's still our neighbours, for good and ill. And we now have more games to look forward to because it's what we love to do to escape from real life if only for a fleeting moment. Here's a list of all t