2011: Eons after suffering through the many 3D Mortal Kombat games where fighters can switch between stances and pull off custom Fatalities, I was incredibly skeptical about the Mortal Kombat reboot. This was my time at GameSpot, so I was on high alert as to whether Ed Boon and his then-new studio can recapture the glo

As if a new Pokémon movie isn't enough, Nintendo decided to host a new Nintendo Direct video talking about its next-gen digital monster cock-fighting RPG title. It's officially called Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield. In its 7-minute presentation, we learn that: Our starters will be a flippity fire rabbit Sco

Platforms: Xbox One, PC (via Windows 10) Genre: Booming Action Open World Orb-Collectathon To answer your question first-hand: yes, this is the long-sought apology for Crackdown 2 eons ago. Better late than never, right? For those who are lost, here's the gist: the first Crackdown game is basically Grand Theft Auto I

It's really, REALLY hard to talk about Bandai Namco's long-running action-RPG big game-killing sci-fi series God Eater without mentioning the giant-sized reptile in the room: the Monster Hunter games. God Eater is essentially the company's anime-stylized dystopian future-esque response to Capcom's sole money maker (it

It’s time to make merry, grab some Steam discounts, and hammer out those "Best of 2018" lists. As my fellow Kakuchopurei pals dig out their Year of the Dog highlights, I’d like to spend this time sniffing out five positive developments from the industry so far. It’s all too easy to count our losse

It's Tanksmas for World of Tanks: Mercenaries players this month and Wargaming is planning a bunch of new festive content and updates for everyone. First of all, the Toy Tank Mode will be available from now until December 25, 2018. In this mode, players roll out in Toy Tanks or Toy Artys that shoot suction cup darts to

The second trailer for Captain Marvel just dropped earlier today and it's hyping us up even more for the live-action debut of Carol Danvers. Let's see what's in the latest Marvel Studios trailer, shall we? [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LHxvxdRnYc&w=560&h=315] Remember the 'Captain Marvel punching

I took the PlayStation Classic for a spin recently. And while a few of the games deserved to be on the retro-throwback cube, I felt that there should be other worthy titles in the mix. As it stands, the motley of games on the mini retro console is, how shall I put it, lacking. I'm not saying I know better, but as some

This feature will be updated constantly with new deals during this week. It's Thanksgiving week in America. Sure, you may not care so much about the holiday, but the event after the holiday? It's open season for you bargain hunters out there who rely on buying your electronics and games online. That's right: Blac

The upcoming Marvel's Spider-Man PS4 DLC episode Turf Wars will be giving us three new suits, and two of them will be suits that we (and Spidey fans) actually wanted! Feast your eyes on the classic Spider-Armor MK 1 and iconic Iron Spider Armor from the comics (oh, and the not-so-iconic Mangaverse Spider-Clan suit) [

"SEBELAS, SEBELAS!". "ELEVEN, ELEVEN!" "PEET PEET PEET PEET PEET..." You're no doubt sick of those Shopee ads assaulting your senses on YouTube the past few days. There's a good reason for that: 11th November is Single's Day in China, and all China-owned commercial conglomerates are celebrating the day with sales. Tr

I'll say this right off the bat: prior to trying out Black Ops IIII's very own battle royale mode "Blackout", I wasn't  a fan of the genre or anything resembling it. Be it PUBG, Fortnite, god forbid even Rules of Survival. While I do occasionally play these titles to check what's new, I rarely stay around beyond tha

Happy belated royal birthday, Yang Dipertuan Agong of Malaysia. To most of us in Malaysia, it's a nice long weekend. But for some of us (sorta) hard at work at Kakuchopurei and definitely, DEFINITELY not distracted by Marvel's Spider-Man on the PS4, it's another opportunity to reminisce about the best kings and queens

From the obvious to obscure, here are the suits you get to unlock in that pretty cool PS4 Spider-Man game from the guys who made Sunset Overdrive and the Ratchet & Clank series. Haven't seen our review yet? It's right here (spoiler-free, don't worry)! Keep in mind that once you unlock a suit's power, you can chang

We checked out the PS4 Spider-Man game from Insomniac Game, and so far it's looking great and all. But with any upcoming medium or title with potential for greatness, we need to address the fact that they are some factors that are not in said subject's favour. Especially when it comes to Marvel's wonderful wall-crawler

I've had my share of gaming laptops over the years. From the tank-like, thick and bulky behemoths to the MacBook Air-lookalikes, they all came in many shape and size. Each trying to stand out from one another with bells and whistles that half of the time does not contribute even an iota to the machine's performance. In

Let's face it: nothing can top the climax of World of Warcraft's last expansion, Legion, in terms of stakes, theatrics, and endgame battles. So instead of trying to outshine it with another expansion that may diminish what was accomplished, Blizzard opt to follow up with something a little different. Not necessarily l

You've seen the news and coverage about the big titles of E3 like that one Halo Infinite game and that one action game with Nero and his mechanical arm. But what about the smaller indie titles or the quirky games that were on the show floor? We're going to miss out on a lot of them; it happens, right? Have no fear: we

Before we start, we have to emphasize of the YUUUUUUUUUGE Spoiler Alert coming up ahead. If you have not seen the movie and intend to do so soon, we strongly advise you to skip this article, and only return once you have done viewing it. Our intention here is to address the lingering questions at the end of the movie,

Insomniac Games and Sony Interactive Entertainment today have confirmed the news above (which we dropped two week ago) by unveiling the teaser trailer for the game's pre-order. However, having seen Avengers: Infinity War (review here), we seeno hints of Spidey's additional Iron Spider arms coming with the skin in the t