We recently got some hands-on time with the E3 2018 demo of Skull & Bones, developed and showcased right here in Singapore. This was part of Ubisoft Singapore’s 10th anniversary celebrations, so we were also given an opportunity to interview Justin Arden Farren, creative director on Skull & Bones. ...
In July 2008, Ubisoft planted its flag on the tropical city-state of Singapore. It wasn’t the first major video game publisher to do so, but it was one of the few to open a development studio. Exciting as it was, Ubisoft Singapore faced the enormous task of paving and ...
One of the musical acts slated for Japan Park Singapore this August is Poppin’Party, a five-member band that jams out to cheerful pop and light rock. While they look like a typical girl band right out of Japan, they aren’t full-time musicians. Instead, they’re all voice actresses in Bushiroad’s ...
Earlier this week we brought you a hands-on preview for God of War, Santa Monica Studios’ revived juggernaut and PlayStation’s most prolific release for 2018. The event was hosted here in Singapore, and there to talk about the game was Aaron Kaufman, Santa Monica’s senior online community strategist. Kaufman ...
After a disappointing run with Iron Fist, Netflix’s Marvel arm is back with a vengeance in the form of The Punisher. The anti-hero’s debut in Daredevil season 2 (2016) portrayed a deeply haunted character, one coping with extreme grief and loss in the only way he knew how. While ...
Independent games remain an important conversation for the industry, and why wouldn’t they? We’ve seen some of the most moving, engaging, and innovative experiences this medium has to offer thanks to these small productions, and lately it’s proven itself just as capable of raking in huge sums of money ...
The ROG Masters APAC Qualifiers starts tomorrow in Manila, Philippines, all the way through Sunday. Earlier in the week we spoke to team One Time Wonder, who will be representing Singapore in the CS:GO finals. Today we caught up with DOTA 2 team Desert Tiger, winners of the DOTA 2 Singapore Final. ...
The ROG Masters APAC Qualifiers takes place in Manila, Philippines, this week. We caught up with Team One Time Wonder, winners of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Singapore Final, and so is burdened with carrying the country’s mantle, for a quick-fire interview. GameAxis: How would you describe your team’s play style? OTW: Our ...
Having “Esports Academy Trainer” as an official title might seem inconceivable a few years ago, more so if you add “in Singapore” to the equation. Yet here we are in 2017, with a legitimate classroom full of young adult hopefuls, a syllabus sanctioned by the game’s developer, and the ...
Like a dream, Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention (STGCC) 2017 has just come to an end. But more than just the conclusion of another convention, the 10th edition of STGCC got us reminiscing the journey, and asking the question – what’s next? We caught up with Lin Koh, ...