It may sound strange to some that the Japanese role-playing game (JRPG) genre is so strongly defined by its country of origin, Japan. When we talk about JRPGs, we normally refer to the styles or trends that are commonly used in Japan for their games, be it their graphical style, aesthetic, game design, or music. Out o

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the original PlayStation, which originally launched in Japan on 3 December 1994 and changing the landscape of the gaming industry forever. Sony's first console is currently the fifth best-selling gaming console of all-time (including handhelds), with over 102.49 million units sold to

Every developer and publisher whose made a game that has been successful in esports wants to get into the Chinese market. Rainbow Six Siege is one of those games but its first attempt generated one hell of a backlash but now Ubisoft is approaching the issue with a new partner. In an interview with Rainbow Six Siege

France-based Team Vitality is one of the most prominent esports teams in Europe. With a shining track record in games such as League of Legends, CS:GO, FIFA, Rocket League, and more, it's no wonder that more investors are pouring their resources into the team. Earlier this week, Business Wire reported that esports v

Platforms: Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC Genre: Another Konami travesty to outsuck Contra Returns It's honestly easy to pick on a company like Konami these days, what with their past questionable decisions and the way they're treating their game franchises as of late. Then again, they're making more money from their pachi

Update 3/10/19: It turns out that there may have been a sinister reason behind the sudden and abrupt departure of former Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios chairman Shawn Layden earlier this week. According to third-party sources from GameDaily.biz, both Layden and SIE Japan-Asia president / SIE Japan d

So Tokyo Games Show 2019 is happening later on 12th to 15th September; no doubt you have plans to visit Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures before or after the legendary week. But you have no idea where to begin. Let us help you. Because we love writing about food articles once in a blue moon, it's high time we put

It's been four years since we were first graced with the beautiful and detailed world of The Witcher 3. To this day some of us still consider it the best video game of all time and tirelessly recommend it to our gaming pals. According to CD Projekt's financial report for the first half of 2019, those recommendations ar

It's 26 August again, my friends which means it's International Dog Day! Here at Kakuchopurei, we want to celebrate International Dog Day by sharing with you guys our favourite barkers and woofers from films and video games. Think of this as an expanded version of our previous Chinese New Year canine feature from a wh

Nintendo recently displayed its "Indie World" stream recently. Here's what we're getting later this year and the next. Think of this as a catalogue that expands your gaming selections and preferences for the tail end of 2019, as well as save your wallet if you don't want to spend RM100 or more on a single title. Torch

Slag Bethesda all you like for their piss-poor take on Fallout 76, but you should at least them props for trying to fix an already-broken game that people have already paid RM200+ for. During a QuakeCon 2019 panel this weekend (Bethesda now runs this, FYI), the developers have introduced a bunch of new features and con

Boom! Tetris for Paul. After a gruelling set of semi-finals and grand final matches featuring Classic Tetris on the NES (ie not the one from Tengen), we finally have our Singapore representative for the upcoming Classic Tetris World Championship 2019: Paul Yeo. (image via Class Tetris World Championship FB pa

If you play Fortnite, you'll notice that recently there are these weird root-like doors around the Mega Mall area. Well those are actually inter-dimensional Gates which lead to a place called the Upside Down. Yes, there's a partnership going on between Fortnite and Stranger Things. By the way, entering any of the G

It's been a year plus since the last Ni No Kuni title -it's good stuff, FYI- but somehow or other, its developer Level-5 is hard at work making a sequel at the moment. At least, according to its president Akihiro Hino (via Nikkei & Dualshockers), who said that a new game in the fantasy series is confirmed. The tit

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One Genre: PlayStation Mario Kart, Now On Other Platforms(?) This is the era of nostalgia, or more precisely; the era of remakes and remasters. Just look at the ungodly amount of 'retro consoles' that are filling the market. We have one from Sega, one from Capcom,

Microsoft and Double Fine Productions have announced that Psychonauts 2 has been delayed yet again, and this time the highly-anticipated sequel to the 2005 cult classic will now be releasing sometime in 2020 instead. This isn't the first delay for Psychonauts 2, as it was originally slated for a 2018 release date befo

Sony CEO, Kazuo Hirai, or Kaz Hirai, announced that he would be stepping down back in February 2018, then he confirmed his retirement three months ago. Hirai's final day as the Japanese giant's CEO was on Tuesday, 18 June. According to our previous report, Hirai will continue to provide counsel as requested by Sonyââ‚

Bethesda is slated to release a sequel to the popular free-to-play simulation title Fallout Shelter, but there's a twist: it's only available in China. Fallout YouTuber JuiceHead has published a video covering most of the details as well as some early access footage of Fallout Shelter Online. The game takes the

Update: Gamescom Asia got back to us; we've made some additions to the current piece to set some records straight.  Singapore has recently scored a win of sorts; it will host the first-ever Asian edition of Gamescom in 2020; the conference is from 15-16 October 2020, while the exhibition is from 16-18 of the same m

Larian Studios is best known for developing the Divinity series of games, most recently of which was 2018's Divinity: Original Sin II Definitive Edition. Now it seems that the developer is teasing a new game, which looks a lot like it's going to be Baldur's Gate 3. The developer attracted attention when a teaser image