Hideo Kojima is a creator with whom many gamers have had a somewhat complex relationship, one that I, too, share. His works created and defined its own genre, and continued to be the master of that domain for many years to come. His finest works...
Reviews
Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade Review – An Anime Rougelite for a Simple Adventure
When a game format or formula is explosively successful, there are bound to be a lot of copycats. We’ve seen this happen with MOBAs, Auto Chess, Dark Souls, and rougelites. Many of them maybe get close but do not really deliver, some of them get...
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Review: Fusion, Frustration, Repetition
Assassin’s Creed, a series that has, for better or worse, changed over the many years of its pedigree. Some of these changes caused concerns to full-on controversy whenever they made the next title. AC Shadows is on the extreme side of the latter,...
Latest News
Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia to Hold Bonus Level in Manilla
Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia announced their live event Bonus Level happening at SM Megamall Fashion Hall, Building B, Metro Manila, Philippines, from Friday, July 4, 2025 to Sunday, July 6, 2025. Bonus Level will be open to members of the...
Honor of Kings Gets a BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Collaboration
Honor of Kings is excited to share details of its collaboration with one of the world’s most-watched TV anime, BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War. Starting tomorrow, June 28, through to July 16, Honor of Kings players will be immersed in BLEACH:...
Marvel Rivals Unveils Full Details for Season 3: The Abyss Awakens
Marvel Games and NetEase Games have unveiled full the details for Season 3: The Abyss Awakens for Marvel Rivals, the award-winning and critically-acclaimed Super Hero Team-Based PVP Shooter that lets players assemble an ever-evolving all-star squad...
HoYo FEST 2025 Returns Across Southeast Asia in Six Cities This July
HoYoverse fans, mark your calendars as HoYo FEST 2025 is making its grand return from July 24 to 27, with events happening simultaneously in six cities across Southeast Asia. Now in its fifth year, this fan-favourite celebration of Genshin...
Cladun X3 Coming to Consoles and PC in 2025
NIS America is excited to announce that the latest entry in the pixel action RPG series Cladun, Cladun X3, will launch digitally on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC later this year. It is available for wishlist on...
Smilegate’s New MMORPG ‘LORDNINE: Infinite Class’ Opens Global Pre-Registration
Smilegate Megaport, the renowned game publisher behind the global hit Lost Ark, is set to unveil a new legend with their latest fantasy MMORPG blockbuster, LORDNINE. Originally launched in South Korea in July 2024, LORDNINE ranked No. 1 in sales on...
Features
Catching Up on Goddess of Victory: Nikke at Toycon 2025
We dropped by the Goddess of Victory: Nikke booth at Toycon 2025 to check up on the community. Many would know that Toycon is one of the biggest collectible conventions in the country, and in some cases, many consider it a haven for anything pop...
Futuristic and Brutalist Filipino Cyberpunk Story: Interview with MAHARLIKA Komiks Creators
MAHARLIKA, a sci-fi story set in the futuristic Philippines just launched its Volume 2 Collection last April 27, 2025, at the Manila Middle Ground, John Ray (the artist behind MAHARLIKA) sets inspired by the brutalist artform that what has been an...
Capcom Fighting Collection 2 – An Arcade in a Time Capsule
There was an age back then when a group of gamers would regularly hang out in gaming arcades. Not the types where you see 3D Virtual Rides, Karaokes, or basketball shooters that reward you with tickets, no. Just ones that are full of gaming...
Wildgate Impressions: A Combined Experience for Space Adventures
Wildgate is a title that’s been in the works for Moonshot and in partnership with Dreamhaven, and recently opened up to a closed community beta for a couple of days. And well, I’m here to share what I experienced, what I think of it, and what could...
Gaming

Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia to Hold Bonus Level in Manilla
Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia announced their live event Bonus Level happening at SM Megamall Fashion Hall, Building B, Metro Manila, Philippines, from Friday, July 4, 2025 to Sunday, July 6, 2025. Bonus Level will be open to members of the public from 10:00 AM to...

Cladun X3 Coming to Consoles and PC in 2025
NIS America is excited to announce that the latest entry in the pixel action RPG series Cladun, Cladun X3, will launch digitally on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC later this year. It is available for wishlist on Steam starting today. Villains...

FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves’ First DLC Character Andy Bogard is Now Available
ANDY BOGARD, the first DLC fighter for FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves is finally here. https://youtu.be/3ja2ku_BwwU ANDY BOGARD - Voice Actors: Kieran Regan (EN), Hiroshi Okamoto (JA) Human...

Death Stranding 2 Review: Leaps of Improvement, Kojima Delivers
Hideo Kojima is a creator with whom many gamers have had a somewhat complex relationship, one that I, too, share. His works created and defined its own genre, and continued to be the master of that domain for many years to come. His finest works would come out of the...
MMO

Marvel Rivals Unveils Full Details for Season 3: The Abyss Awakens
Marvel Games and NetEase Games have unveiled full the details for Season 3: The Abyss Awakens for Marvel Rivals, the award-winning and critically-acclaimed Super Hero Team-Based PVP Shooter that...

Magicpunk MMO Action RPG Crystal of Atlan Officially Launches
Crystal of Atlan, the free-to-play MMO action RPG, is now officially available on iOS, Android, PC, and PlayStation 5! It has also been confirmed that it will be featured in the Summer Game Fest...

Final Fantasy XI Online is Celebrating Its 23rd Anniversary with Exciting Updates
SQUARE ENIX announced that the May version update, which implements a new race change system in FINAL FANTASY XI Online for the first time, is now available. The recent update also implemented new...

NetEase Games and Marvel Games Announce Marvel Rivals Global Esports Tournament Ignite
Marvel Games and NetEase Games have announced the first details for Ignite - Marvel Rivals Global Series 2025, the award-winning and critically acclaimed Super Hero Team-Based PVP Shooter that lets...
Mobile

Honor of Kings Gets a BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Collaboration
Honor of Kings is excited to share details of its collaboration with one of the world’s most-watched TV anime, BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War. Starting tomorrow, June 28, through to July 16, Honor of Kings players will be immersed in BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War’s...

HoYo FEST 2025 Returns Across Southeast Asia in Six Cities This July
HoYoverse fans, mark your calendars as HoYo FEST 2025 is making its grand return from July 24 to 27, with events happening simultaneously in six cities across Southeast Asia. Now in its fifth year, this fan-favourite celebration of Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star...

Smilegate’s New MMORPG ‘LORDNINE: Infinite Class’ Opens Global Pre-Registration
Smilegate Megaport, the renowned game publisher behind the global hit Lost Ark, is set to unveil a new legend with their latest fantasy MMORPG blockbuster, LORDNINE. Originally launched in South Korea in July 2024, LORDNINE ranked No. 1 in sales on both the Apple App...

Honor of Kings Prepares to Roll Out Its Most Ambitious Update
Honor of Kings is excited to share details of its biggest version update yet, so significant that the game will evolve into Honor of Kings Plus. Available from tomorrow, June 24, players will be able to experience a wealth of improvements and fresh content, greatly...
Esports & Events
Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia to Hold Bonus Level in Manilla
Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia announced their live event Bonus Level happening at SM Megamall Fashion Hall, Building B, Metro Manila, Philippines, from Friday, July 4, 2025 to Sunday, July 6, 2025. Bonus Level will be open to members of the public from 10:00 AM to...
HoYo FEST 2025 Returns Across Southeast Asia in Six Cities This July
HoYoverse fans, mark your calendars as HoYo FEST 2025 is making its grand return from July 24 to 27, with events happening simultaneously in six cities across Southeast Asia. Now in its fifth year, this fan-favourite celebration of Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star...
Catching Up on Goddess of Victory: Nikke at Toycon 2025
We dropped by the Goddess of Victory: Nikke booth at Toycon 2025 to check up on the community. Many would know that Toycon is one of the biggest collectible conventions in the country, and in some cases, many consider it a haven for anything pop culture. So has become...
ASUS ROG Demonstrates the Latest Gaming Peripherals at Computex 2025
ASUS Republic of Gamers reaffirmed its long-standing commitment to esports with a slew of new product announcements at Computex 2025, including the ROG Falcata 75% gaming keyboard, esports-oriented ROG Harpe II Ace gaming mouse and Strix Ace XG248 gaming monitor, the...
ASRock Showcases Gaming Beyond Limits at Computex 2025
ASRock is excited to announce its participation in Computex Taipei 2025. Under the theme Gaming Beyond Limits, AI Beyond Imagination, ASRock will showcase the dual focus on next-level gaming and AI applications. From immersive gaming setups to AI solutions, the...
ADATA Presents TRUSTA’s COMPUTEX 2025 Debut and Latest Innovations
ADATA will present its latest innovations at COMPUTEX TAIPEI from May 20 to 23 at Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1, under the theme “Advancing AI Innovation.” Joining ADATA are its new enterprise storage brand TRUSTA, industrial solutions brand ADATA Industrial, and...
Mechas & Figures
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Battle Destiny Remastered is Available Now
Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia announced that Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Battle Destiny Remastered is now available on Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. Featuring over 100 participating mobile suits, including those from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED-related works, fans and...
Mecha Fridays: Upcoming Armored Core Model Kits
Two brands will be releasing a set of Armored Core model kits and it's a win-win for the AC fans. This week's Mecha Fridays is about the upcoming Armored Core model kits from Kotobukiya, Square Enix and Bandai Spirits, which some are expected to release next month...
SUPER ROBOT WARS Y will be Released This August
Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia is pleased to announce the release of SUPER ROBOT WARS Y, the latest title in the SUPER ROBOT WARS series, on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam on August 28, 2025. This title will feature new appearances...
SUPER ROBOT WARS Y is Coming Soon in 2025
Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia is pleased to announce today the upcoming release of SUPER ROBOT WARS Y on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam in 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk2-LL1zbFo Super Robot Wars is a grid-based...
Tech & Gadgets

Kingston Reinforces Legacy of Performance with Refreshed XS Series External SSD Lineup
Kingston announced the refreshed Kingston XS Series of External SSDs, featuring a bold new design that highlights Kingston’s commitment to performance, reliability, service and innovation. The new look proudly features Rex, Kingston’s iconic redhead mascot,...

ASUS ROG Demonstrates the Latest Gaming Peripherals at Computex 2025
ASUS Republic of Gamers reaffirmed its long-standing commitment to esports with a slew of new product announcements at Computex 2025, including the ROG Falcata 75% gaming keyboard, esports-oriented ROG Harpe II Ace gaming mouse and Strix Ace XG248 gaming monitor, the...

ASRock Showcases Gaming Beyond Limits at Computex 2025
ASRock is excited to announce its participation in Computex Taipei 2025. Under the theme Gaming Beyond Limits, AI Beyond Imagination, ASRock will showcase the dual focus on next-level gaming and AI applications. From immersive gaming setups to AI solutions, the...

ADATA Presents TRUSTA’s COMPUTEX 2025 Debut and Latest Innovations
ADATA will present its latest innovations at COMPUTEX TAIPEI from May 20 to 23 at Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1, under the theme “Advancing AI Innovation.” Joining ADATA are its new enterprise storage brand TRUSTA, industrial solutions brand ADATA Industrial, and...
Geek

Street Fighter Teams Up with SUSHIRO Singapore to Celebrate the Game’s 2nd Anniversary
Get ready to fight… and feast! Capcom Singapore is excited to announce its first-ever collaboration in Singapore between Street Fighter and Sushiro Singapore, Japan’s largest conveyor belt sushi chain by turnover, to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of Street Fighter 6...

FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves and Filipino Pop Group SB19 Drop New Collaborative Music Video
SNK unveiled a music video collaboration with acclaimed Filipino boy band SB19 for its new fighting game FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves. Pinoy pop meets furious fighting action! New music video for SB19’s "DUNGKA!" specially crafted around CotW’s call to REV IT...

Sega Launches Sonic the Hedgehog Racing Around the World Campaign
SEGA is thrilled to announce that Racing Around The World will be the theme for Sonic the Hedgehog's 2025 global brand campaign. With a special focus on Sonic's speed and adventurous spirit, this year's campaign will provide a variety of events and experiences to...

FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves and Thai rapper MILLI Collaborate on New Music Video
SNK announced a music video collaboration between FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves and the prominent Thai rapper, MILLI. Powerful bars, powerful moves! City of the Wolves and MILLI rev it up for a special music video featuring the rapper’s new song, “Hi”! Built...