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Despite the kerfuffle and week one troubles it experienced, CD Projekt's Cyberpunk 2077 was a massive success in 2020. The game sold 13.7 million by the end of that year. To break it down, 56% of those numbers were sold on PC, while 28% of it was on PS4. 17% of that was on Xbox One. 10 million of those copies (73%) were digital sales. Bas...
I have to blame Your Name for setting the bar for romance plots and anime works way too high. It makes judging judging other films in the same animated genre a lot tougher and saddling them with more expectations. That's fine and all, because every animator and story writer needs to aim for the top to stand out. But what about a film that's as g...
So far, it's looking pretty safe to host offline events, which is what tournament organizers & fighting game group Flash Vision are doing. To celebrate the upcoming Ramadan festivities, Flash Vision will be hosting a Malaysia FV Cup 2021 Ramadan Edition for the Malaysian fighting game community. Here are the details: Date: 1st May Venue:...
Asia's biggest Call of Duty: Mobile esports event is starting this weekend, with the top 8 teams from across the region duking it out for the majority of the prize pool & the glory that entails. The teams are: DG ESPORTS (Indonesia) Yoodo RSG (Malaysia) NRX Jeremiah 29:11 (The Philippines) NU Anarchy/NUA (The Philippines) AL...
By Alleef Ashaari|March 12, 2021|0 Comment
Update: Group Standings, Playoffs Schedule, and Winners now added. The Mobile Legends MPL Malaysia Season 7 kicks off today, and will feature the best of Malaysia fighting each other in mobile MOBA glory. [videopress HpD9aFxx] The teams competing include the following: Geek Fam MY Homebois Orange Esports Reborn Esports Red...
Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time, the fourth entry in a series reboot about mechas and existential crises, just released in Japan cinemas on 8th March. And just like any major Japanese IP, it pretty well despite COVID-19 circumstances. The film sold over 530,000 tickets for over US$7.3 million on its debut in 466 theatres (via Mantan Web)....
By Mr Toffee|March 5, 2021|5 Comments
Update [5:38pm, 3/5/21]: Lemon Sky has released an official statement. It's added at the bottom of the story. Malaysia and Indonesia's gaming scene will be in the spotlight yet again in 2021, but not because of its awesome indie games. This time around, it's because of its alleged crunch practices for the sake of churning out art assets for trip...
It's tough to get a brand-new PlayStation 5 right now, what with waves of shipment being sold since December 2020. As such, scalpers are making a killing off of selling their PS5s to get more money than the initial retail price point, which is all kinds of scummy. What I did not expect was a renowned and large video games news and reviews site t...
If you dig 2D action-adventure games like Flashback, Blackthorne, and Another World, you'll appreciate the Singapore-made Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken. Made by Ratloop in 2012, the game stars a hardboiled chicken called, well, Hardboiled Chicken, has a multitude of solo and co-op campaigns, and some satisfying 2D gun-firing and platforming. S...
The action-horror film Willy's Wonderland, which is about a bunch of homicidal animatronics versus Nicholas Cage in an abandoned family restaurant, had some assistance outside of North America. Production house Saturn Films employed the help of the Malaysian branch of Asian VFX animation studio Base FX and the National Film Development Corporati...
Are you based in Malaysia? Do you have an awesome voice, a mic setup, and want to make a living off of voicing video games? You can start by paying attention to this group in Malaysia. Helmed by voice actors Su Ling Chan and Michelle "Lylia" Tan (from 2020's hit Malaysian-made game No Straight Roads), the Malaysian VA Community aims to promote M...
In a move that's drastically shaking up the Overwatch League and Overwatch esports scene in general, the Los Angeles Valiant released its entire roster of players and staff members to move to the Overwatch League's Asia Pacific region. This was all done because the organization's ownership group, Immortals Gaming Club (IGC), stated "visa issues" in...
By Alleef Ashaari|January 24, 2021|1 Comment
After a weeklong battle, we finally have your top Mobile Legends winning team of 2021: Bren Esports from the Philippines. Bren Esports is the grand prize winner of the Mobile Legends M2 World Championship that took place last week from 18th January until 24th January (which is today). The grand finals of the Mobile Legends M2 World Championsh...
The times, they are a-changing. Sony Interactive's Southeast Asia division has now set up its headquarters in Singapore (via Geek Culture). Previously, Sony Interactive's Asia hub was working out of Hong Kong, with a PlayStation Asia office in Singapore. The new division, which will be responsible for all marketing and distribution of PlaySta...
There's a lot to unpack here with the arrival of PlayStation 5 in Southeast Asian doorsteps, less than a month after first-world countries received theirs. Instead of the usual swathes of paragraphs, we're going to do an F.A.Q. from the perspective of someone who bought the machine at around this time. Let's dive right in! Why is this revie...
Time to address the next-gen console-sized elephant in the room. Should you get the Xbox Series X | S or the PlayStation 5? Which ones have the better game selection? Which ones will not make you feel buyer's remorse? We answer these questions on our new video. https://youtu.be/lA_dmJdrCNs Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Price tag 3:06 - ...
The celebrity and influencer marketing courtesy of PlayStation Asia continues. First with Singapore singer JJ Lin for the Singapore set of the PS5, now it's Malaysian singer Yuna. The Malaysian celebrity, known for her hit single song "Crush" and "Stay Where You Are", is the first person in the country to receive the Malaysian set of the Sony Pl...
By Alleef Ashaari|November 27, 2020|0 Comment
Level Up KL 2020 once again played host to the SEA Game Awards for the fourth time in a row. The awards show aims to recognize and celebrate the creativity, artistry and technical genius of the finest developers and games from the Southeast Asian region, as well as upholding creative and technical excellence in the SEA video game industry. H...
By Alleef Ashaari|November 23, 2020|0 Comment
Riot Games Southeast Asia has announced the League Of Legends Wild Rift Southeast Asia Pentaboom Showdown, slated for 12 to 13 December 2020 at 12pm GMT +8. This is to get ready for the Regional Open Beta of League Of Legends Wild Rift. Held with official event organizer IO Esports, the League Of Legends Wild Rift Southeast Asia Pentaboom Showd...
By Mr Toffee|November 17, 2020|3 Comments
[Update: Added new issues experienced by users as of 22nd November] While recent news of next-gen hardware failure turned out false for one camp, it may not be as such for the other. First up: PS5 users are facing a "Queued For Download" bug that prevents them from completing downloads for games. This has happened for the PS5 version of Call ...
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