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By Jonathan Toyad|April 8, 2025|0 Comment
Today, Xbox Southeast Asia has put the spotlight on upcoming Asian-made video games ranging from strategy games set in an alternate 70s Indonesia to a survival horror title steeped in Indonesian culture. The company has released its Xbox Developer Sessions -Asian edition- livestream today led by Xbox SEA Strategic Markets lead Jun Shen Chia. Che...
By Jonathan Toyad|April 5, 2025|0 Comment
It's a good day to be Krafton and InZOI Studio. Both publisher and developer have stated the sales numbers of its new life simulation game for PC, now in Early Access form: 1 million units and counting. Here's the official press release from the company regarding the windfall: "We are honored to share that inZOI has surpassed one million sa...
By Jonathan Toyad|December 10, 2024|0 Comment
2016's Stardew Valley was a blowout indie success, mixing farming with open-world aspects and even social elements; it's the Harvest Moon gamers wanted. The legendary indie title also has good music to go along with its chillax vibe, so it's no surprise that creator ConcernedApe and music/events group SOHO Live are hosting a major symphony conce...
By Jonathan Toyad|September 18, 2024|0 Comment
We now know what's next from Korean film auteur & writer Bong Joon-Ho: a scifi film about a guy who dies a lot and gets 3D printed to life as a result. The new Warner Bros. Pictures-distributed film is called Mickey 17 and it answers the age-old question: "what's it feel like to die?" The film is about the titular character Mickey Barnes (Ro...
By Jonathan Toyad|August 24, 2024|0 Comment
The Esports World Cup 2024 Tekken 8 tournament finals are happening this week from 21st to 24th August, with the best players from around the world competing for EWC glory and the US$300,000 prize. Players have been divided into 8 groups where they will compete in a 4-person double elimination bracket where the top 2 players advance. Players par...
By Alleef Ashaari|July 30, 2024|0 Comment
Plane-hijacking action movies aren't anything new. They were popular in the '90s (like 1997's Air Force One) and early 2000s, some even had outrageous premises (2006's Snakes On A Plane). South Korean movie Hijack 1971 is the latest in those lines of films and it's an action thriller drama based on true historical events. Airborne The issue w...
By Alleef Ashaari|July 18, 2024|0 Comment
Sony Pictures Malaysia has unveiled a new trailer for the upcoming Korean movie Hijack 1971, which is based on the true historical events of the hijack attempt of a Korean Air F27 airliner in 1971. The synopsis reads: Winter of 1971, Sokcho Airport. Pilots Tae-in (HA Jung-woo) and Gyu-sik (SUNG Dong-il) are set to fly to Gimpo. Under the guida...
By Alleef Ashaari|May 21, 2024|0 Comment
In a new financial report released by the company, South Korean developer SHIFT UP has revealed that they are considering not only a sequel to Stellar Blade (or Stellar Blade 2), but also a Stellar Blade PC version. Other interesting details from the report include: Stellar Blade sales are "exceeding expectations". SHIFT UP will continue...
By Jonathan Toyad|May 2, 2024|0 Comment
Good news for fans of last year's Lies of P and this year's sci-fi action RPG Stellar Blade; Korea from developer Shift Up will keep making console games for a long while. In a recent announcement from Korea's culture ministry via First Vice Culture Minister Jeon Byeong-geuk (in Korean Times), Korea will focus on fostering the console game indus...
By Alleef Ashaari|April 19, 2024|0 Comment
Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation and South Korean developer SHIFT UP have released a new music video for Stellar Blade titled “Eve” in collaboration with K-Pop artist BIBI. Clearly they're putting a lot of money into the marketing for this game. Stellar Blade will launch for the PS5 on 26 April 2024. While Stellar Blade is Shift...
By Alleef Ashaari|February 20, 2024|0 Comment
After a bumper 2023 that saw Korean originals Big Bet and Moving take home a steady stream of international awards and saw Moving become the most viewed local original of the year on Disney+ Hotstar, Disney+ Hotstar has announced it would continue to build on the early success of its local original content with an exciting expansion of its 2024 Kor...
By Alleef Ashaari|February 13, 2024|0 Comment
Open-world action RPG Rise Of The Ronin is not getting released in South Korea. It's developed by Team Ninja, the Japanese studio best known for games like Nioh, Nioh 2, and Stranger Of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin. As reported on the Korean community site Ruliweb, Sony Interactive Entertainment Korea has released a statement confirming that Ri...
By Jonathan Toyad|January 31, 2024|0 Comment
Talk about melting pot celebrations! PlayStation Asia decides to pop off this year's Lunar New Year Celebration of 2024 with one of South Korea's biggest pop talent: Kim Se Jeong. Kim Se Jeong is the latest face in PlayStation Asia's marketing campaign for the next few weeks of Chinese New Year-ing. She was a member of K-pop girl groups I.O.I an...
By Jonathan Toyad|December 21, 2023|0 Comment
Arc System Works and Cygames took a chance with reviving 2020's 2D anime fighting game Granblue Fantasy Versus for this year, and it paid off. The new iteration, Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising, is easy for new players to pick up, has its own set of new mechanics to keep veteran fighting game fans invested, and features a diverse roster of character...
By Jonathan Toyad|December 6, 2023|0 Comment
Sad news for South Korean Twitch streamers working for the platform, or using the platform for their own needs: the service will be shutting down next year. According to an official post, Twitch in Korea will be shutting down on 27 February 2024 KST. The big reason is due to cost: it's expensive to run a big service like Twitch in Korea, especia...
By Alleef Ashaari|August 25, 2023|0 Comment
Featuring international espionage, super-powered spies and deadly assassins, Korean drama and tentpole series Moving has quickly captured the world’s attention, becoming the most-watched Korean original on Disney+ (Hotstar) globally and Hulu in the U.S. based on hours streamed after 7 days. In its first week since launch on 9 August 2023, the ...
By Alleef Ashaari|August 3, 2023|0 Comment
Living with superpowers may seem exhilarating, but not when you’re being hunted down by some of the world’s most powerful governments. Premiering 9 August, Moving is a Disney+ Hotstar Original, that is an electrifying, action-packed Korean drama series adapted from the popular webtoon in which three superpowered teenagers who had to hide thei...
By Alleef Ashaari|July 31, 2023|0 Comment
A fateful story of heroes, each writing their own unique legends in the ancient land of Arth, Season 2 of Arthdal Chronicles The Sword Of Aramun arrives this September on Disney+ Hotstar. A Korean fantasy epic, Arthdal Chronicles: The Sword of Aramun will return with a captivating new story set eight years after King Tagon first ascended to the ...
By Alleef Ashaari|July 20, 2023|0 Comment
After an action-packed first season that saw the first responders work together to uncover Ma Taehwa’s criminal past, a new partner from the National Forensic Service will join the team as they look to expose the real criminal mastermind in The First Responders season two, which will premiere on 4 August 2023 on Disney+ Hotstar. An expert in m...
By Jonathan Toyad|June 25, 2023|0 Comment
Community Effort Orlando Fighting Game Championships, or CEO for short, is a pretty big deal for many fighting game fans and tournament players. The massive fighting game tournament features not just esports mainstays like Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Guilty Gear Strive, but also Street Fighter 6 which made its debut on 2nd June. Al...
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