The APAC Qualifiers for Blizzard’s Overwatch World Cup 2016 concluded on 18 September, granting three national teams a spot in the Top 16 rankings. Emerging triumphant were teams Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand, each of whom will fly to Anaheim, California for a chance at becoming the tournament’s inaugural champions. ...
Word just got to us that ViewSonic will be the Official Gaming Monitor sponsor for this year’s South East Asia Major. As many of you (especially those entrenched in the Fight Games Community) will know, South East Asia Major (aka SEA Major) is part of the Capcom Pro Tour ...
Horror games have crawled out of its well and back into our lives. You know the market’s grown large enough when Resident Evil abandons the action-heavy route for creepy crawlies and jump scares, so imagine my delight when the E3 demo of Stifled lands in our inbox; we’ve seen ...
Score one for our nascent game development scene! Chinese gaming company FunPlus has announced a multi-million dollar investment in Singaporean mobile game developer XII Braves. The partnership designates FunPlus as the global publisher for the latter’s upcoming RPG, Valiant Force. The heart of Valiant Force’s combat system is a 3×6 ...
PlayStation 4 exclusive ArmaGallant: Decks of Destiny is out now in Singapore and the rest of Asia. Developed by local studio Rock Nano Global, their debut title crosses real-time strategy and deck-building for a fast-paced, online duel steeped in magic and fantasy. Reading the genres in question typically brings ...
Here’s something to lighten up the classically dreaded Monday. Airing live every week is MonDate, a 30-minute program that crosses both talkshow and gameshow formats into one. Highlighted by art segments and prize giveaways, it features guests who indulge in one (or more!) of the many geeky pursuits out ...
WhiteSponge’s Stellar Stars, a procedurally generated rogue-lite we first saw at GameStart 2015, is now raising funds and votes on Indiegogo and Steam Greenlight respectively. Described as the first ever “Multiplayer Online Rogue-lite Arena” by the independent developer, Stellar Stars promises a challenging experience that combines platforming with ranged ...
Laying hands on the PlayStation VR is a cathartic experience. Twenty months after it was first announced at GDC 2014 as Project Morpheus, Sony’s virtual reality headset has finally made its way to Southeast Asia after wowing audiences around the world. Here it was, the next big leap for ...
Yes, you read that right. The latest Humble Weekly Bundle is featuring ten games developed in Singapore, with all charity proceeds directed to the Singapore Community Chest. The bundle is created in honor of Singapore’s 50th birthday (you won’t miss that SG50 logo) but we couldn’t help but notice ...
While our coverage of the games from GameStart 2014 is still in progress, let’s stay awhile and listen, to this week’s update on the PlayStation Network for Asia. To celebrate Halloween, there’s a big discount of up to 40% off horror/thriller genre of games (but of course). PS Plus ...