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A 19-year-old Malaysian esports athlete has been forced to miss out on participating in a Southeast Asian regional tournament due to the fact that he is stateless and without an identity card of his own. AROV Esports (AROV) team manager Danial Rusli revealed (via Malay Mail) that Muhammad Aiman Hafizi Ahmad (second from the right in the feature...
According to esports website What's The Meta, Malaysian rapper Caprice is expected to start his own esports company soon. It's okay if you don't know who Caprice is, he's mostly known for ranting on Instagram and giving free talks at universities nowadays. Not exactly the best progression of "he does this and also that" but that's more of a critici...
Having a hard time keeping up with all the tournaments happening every month? Don't sweat it, just check out the list we've compiled here: Overwatch Overwatch Contenders Season 2: Pacific Date: 18 July - 27 July 2019 Location: [Online only] Prize pool: US$100,000 Website: https://overwatchcontenders.com/en-us/ Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/Overwa...
The PUBG Mobile Malaysia National Championship (PMNC) 2019 concluded with VIP Squad (Victorious In Play) triumphantly securing 1st place. The team brings home the grand prize of RM40,000 and also a free one-year mobile plan from Yoodo. Last year, VIP Squad only managed to put themselves at 4th place at PMNC 2018. Their training definitely paid off...
The Malaysian esports scene is seeing a steady increase in support from local companies. Recently we saw local PUBG Mobile team Team Secret partnering up with telecommunications company Maxis but it seems that one of their competitors is making bigger moves. Yoodo has been hosting the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Malaysia National Championship ...
Analysts at Sensor Tower report that mobile game spending have reached up to an estimated amount of US$29.6 billion across both the Apple App Store and Google Play Games. Here's the breakdown: Compared to the first half of 2018, this is a 11.3% year-on-year increase. Spending in Google Play grew a considerable 16.8% while the App Store only m...
An Indonesian Muslim group has very recently declared a fatwa, or a religious edict, on the popular battle royale game, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), or more specifically, the mobile version, PUBG Mobile. The group cites that the mobile game insults Islam and triggers violence in players. Indonesia joins India, China, Nepal (now unba...
The budget smartphone market is a saturated market with tons of options, and buyers will definitely be overwhelmed by the variety of choices. There's Oppo, Vivo, Redmi, Samsung, and Huawei, and it seems like all the brands are just another smartphone on the market. Nothing outstanding from each other. We have a new player in the market. It's the R...
PUBG has crossed over with a lot of franchises in the past, including DC Comics' Suicide Squad and PlayStation's Horizon Zero Dawn. This time it looks like a certain overgrown lizard will be stomping his way into PUBG Mobile, in anticipation of his upcoming new movie later this month. On its official Twitter account, PUBG Mobile announced that it ...
In light of the recent PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ban in Iraq and India, the Nepali government has decided to lift the ban on the grounds of legal uncertainty. The country's Supreme Court has issued an interim order lifting the ban. Justice Ishwar Prasad Khatiwada told the government that it runs the risk of violating Article 17 of Nepalâ€...
PUBG Corporation sued a bunch of other publishers last year, including Epic Games (over Fortnite) and fellow Chinese publisher NetEase (over Knives Out and Rules Of Survival). The former case was dropped in the same year, but the latter was only recently resolved. Last year, PUBG Corp fired the first shot as it filed a suit accusing NetEase of cre...
The mobile phone market is a booming one, so there's no surprise to see companies attempting to penetrate the various target markets to maximise their sales. One of the most enigmatic sectors, in my opinion, is the gaming phone market. It's one of the premium lined markets in the mobile phone market. Since most smartphones are heavily aimed toward...
The eCurve Gaming Championship (EGC) 2019, organised by Geek Events, is happening from 23 March to 31 March. The DiGi-sponsored event features a PUBG Mobile tournament and Malaysia's first-ever Mobile Legends Talent Hunt. Professional esports players will also be there, offering mentorship to new, aspiring gamers stepping into the competition. T...
I'm not sure if you've heard about the recent news, but a higher-up of our country thinks that the battle royale game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, or better known as PUBG, should be banned. After India has banned the game in some states, it's to no surprise that the guy explicitly states that he wants PUBG to be banned on the grounds that PUBGÂ...
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Mobile, aka PUBG Mobile, has been banned in India following concerns of addiction and promotion of violence amongst youngsters. At least 16 students were arrested for simply playing the game. The Indian Express reports that 10 university students were arrested for playing PUBG Mobile a week after the ban was enforced ...
As much flak as we give PlayerUnknown's Battleground, we can't help but admit it spawned an entirely new genre where recent games like Fortnite and Apex Legends can amass their own legion of fans and gamers. Its creator, Brendan Greene, should be proud. So it's no surprise that after five years of this, he decides to move on from PUBG and build up...
Statistics have proven that mobile gaming has rapidly grown for the past years, to the point of dominating half of the global games industry revenue. 2018 marked substantial progress for mobile games, as it reached new heights and became the fastest-growing sector of the gaming market, overtaking consoles and PC. In fact, the latest projections by...
It has been a great moment of growth for battle royale games recently. PUBG Corporation announced that the Open Beta Test for PUBG Lite will be expanded to Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore. Previously it was only available to Thailand. The aforementioned regions are able to pre-download the game on 13 February , while the ...
Malaysia's first PUBG MOBILE National Championship (PMNC) recently took place at Sunway Velocity, Kuala Lumpur, with the winning team walking away with a whopping RM20,000 and free one-year mobile plans from Yoodo. The tournament was organized by PUBG Corporation and Tencent, as well as Yoodo as its official digital telco. During the event, Yoodo ...
PUBG Corporation and Tencent have announced the PUBG Mobile Malaysia National Championship (PMNC) 2018, which takes place across four (4) different cities in Malaysia including Johor, Sabah, Sarawak, and Kuala Lumpur. The total prize pool is RM60,000, with the Grand Finals winning team eligible for a whopping RM20,000. [caption id="attachment_165...
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