Nintendo has announced Emio The Smiling Man Famicom Detective Club, which will be the first Famicom Detective Game in over 30 years. It will launch for the Nintendo Switch on 29 August 2024. Famicom Detective Club were originally two interactive adventure games developed and published by Nintendo for the Famicom in

Malaysia gets some bad news in the games development circuit this week, in contrast to some new announcements and major game releases.    The Big Picture Photo credit: MDEC It seems like the games industry worldwide is set aflame with layoffs and closures, so it's sad news to report on one happening i

The PlayStation State Of Play February 2025 live stream took place earlier today and it was full of great games. Check out all the games below, but to make it a bit fun, we are ranking them by excitement levels: 27. Dreams Of Another https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAdoJXfLzgE Dreams of Another is a third-perso

WayForward has announced the release date of its upcoming Clock Tower remaster, which is a classic horror adventure title dating back in 1995 on the Super NES/Famicom. Clock Tower: Rewind will launch for PC, Xbox Series, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PS4, and Nintendo Switch on 29 October for the West and English-speakin

During Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024, Tarsier Studios announced that Reanimal is in development for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. However, there is no release date or release window yet. A brother & sister go through hell to rescue their friends in this terrifying horror adventure. Either solo or in local a

During Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024, Until Dawn and The Quarry developer Supermassive Games has announced that Directive 8020 will be their next game as part of the Dark Pictures franchise. Hunted by an alien organism capable of mimicking its prey, the crew of the Cassiopeia must outwit their pursuers to make it

Thailand has a strong presence in the video game industry, being the second-largest gaming market in Southeast Asia with revenues of $1.8 billion in 2022, following Indonesia. The passion and creativity of Thai developers are evident in the games they create, whether it's providing players with the experience of piloti

Supermassive-developed horror adventure game Until Dawn, which is already a hugely cinematic movie-like experience that feels like a huge upgrade of 90s movie-like adventure games but with more Quick Time Events, is getting a movie adaptation. Crazy, I know. The upcoming adaptation has its list of rising stars and d

Publishers Xseed Games, Marvelous Europe, Marvelous, and developer Team GrisGris have announced that Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion will be launched in the fall of 2024, as revealed in the announcement trailer. On the official website, the horror adventure game has a specific release date, which is 28 August 2

Steam Next Fest 2023 returns and offers players a unique opportunity to explore and discover the best games in the industry. Today until 16 October at 10:00 AM PDT (17 October, 1:00 AM MYT), players can try out hundreds of free demos, and some developers have even started posting their demos before the event's official

While we didn't officially get an E3 event this year, the various Summer Game Fest live streams were enough to tease new games coming out in the rest of 2022. Check out all the recently-revealed and announced games that will be releasing in 2022 below: Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion https://www.youtube.com/

Amazon Prime Video has announced that they are increasing their slate of Japanese content, including a reboot of beloved Japanese game show Takeshi's Castle. Many people, including in Malaysia, grew up watching Takeshi's Castle, which originally ran from 1986 to 1990, with Japanese comedian Takeshi Kitano as the host.

It's been a while since we've done a brand new Halloween-related piece. Thanks to the internet, MCOs, and all sorts of things preventing us from going out too much, I've had quite a bit of free time looking at some horror-based pop culture stuff here and there. At least, the ones that cropped up this year. In this f

Here's your latest movie-to-game adaptation news: World War Z publisher Saber Interactive will be working with developer Illogika and Ep1t0me on A Quiet Place game. The upcoming title will be a new single-player story-driven horror adventure with an original story that takes place in the same universe as the horror

Xbox Series title The Medium is going to lose its exclusivity status The Bloober Team-developed horror adventure game will become a multiplatform next-gen game, as it'll launch on the PS5 this 3rd September. Guess that means the Xbox Series exclusivity was a limited-time deal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yHM

While Sony has a bunch of first-party exclusives in 2021, the Xbox Series X and S have their own exclusives for gamers to look forward to. These include everything from the highly-anticipated Halo Infinite to smaller indie titles. However, most of them don't have definitive release dates as of yet; only general 2021

The last Nintendo live stream took place in September 2020, but now we’ve finally received a new one. The presentation showcased a lot of exciting new indie games for Nintendo Switch owners to look forward to. Check out my full recap and roundup of the Nintendo Indie World Showcase December 2020 below:

The biggest game festival in Malaysia is back. The Level Up KL 2020: Play Day main the main online stream show will be held on the final two days, 28 and 29 November 2020, on the official Play app. You can download the app for mobile, or play it on the browser from your PC via this link. The two-day event wi

Happy Malaysia Day, everyone!  To celebrate the 31st of August  16th of September (and its weekend by extension), let's give thanks to the many hard-working folks in the Malaysian games industry for all of their contributions. From government body MDEC to small studios, every one of these fine folks should be

We talk a bit about a renowned Japanese video game developer and a few new game releases & TV show adaptations in this week’s gaming newsletter. The Big Picture Suppose you want a picture of a successful game developer auteur who has lived through almost all of the games industry’s highs and lows. In that