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Taipei Game Show 2019

Taipei Game Show 2020 set for Feb 6-9

We’re home to plenty of gamers but not enough game shows. With only one major event plastered on the annual calendar (GameStart, which becomes gamescom Asia next year), fans here may want to look elsewhere to get their convention fix. One stop close to home is the Taipei Game ...

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Here’s the roadmap for the Street Fighter V: Asia Invitational!

Rise, fighters. It’s time to charge your Hadoukens…because we’re bringing you the roadmap for this year’s Street Fighter V: Asia Invitational! The three-phase tournament features a massive 1 million yen prize for the winner, which translates to over SGD$12,600! But that’s not all. The finals will be held at the ...

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gamescom asia 2020 mou

gamescom Asia 2020 announced for Singapore, is ‘here to stay’

After five years, the annual GameStart convention is bowing out to make way for gamescom Asia. Coming in 2020, organizers Koelnmesse signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) today to mark the start of a festival that is “here to stay”. gamescom Asia 2020 ...

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Sim racing league Legion of Racers wants to take you from the virtual to reality

The gamer-to-racer program that is GT Academy often feels like a lifetime away, but is it? Here in Singapore, the Legion of Racers have put out a rallying call to find the country’s fastest virtual drivers, and part of the deal includes real go-kart training and a chance to ...

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Super Mario Bros. 1985

Mint 1985 copy of Super Mario Bros. auctioned for more than US$100,000

How far are you willing to go for nostalgia? For some game collectors, it’s enough to band together and fork out US$100,150 (~S$135,840). That jaw-dropping price tag belongs to one mint copy of Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros., the famed platformer that originally released in 1985. How? Why? Here’s some ...

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5 reasons why you’ll want to party up with MyRepublic GAMER

Everybody wants in on the big gaming pie and that includes internet providers too. While the competition and choices are great, it can be tough figuring out which plan has the right gem for your socket. Who among them is attuned to gamers’ needs, from the core to the ...

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Disney Epic Quest - GameStart 2018 - 01

Hands-on with Disney Epic Quest, coming to iOS and Android in 2019

The Walt Disney Company showed off some of its mobile games catalog at GameStart 2018 last weekend (13-14 Oct), one of which was the still-in-development Disney Epic Quest. Like many curious attendees, we stopped by their booth for a quick hands-on with the demo build. Anyone who’s kept up-to-date ...

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