ROG Phone 7 Ultimate Review – The Ultimate Mobile Gaming Experience

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We previously got the chance to unbox ASUS’ latest ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, and while it certainly looks sleek and futuristic, does it back up its looks with performance as a gaming phone?

Specs

                                        Model

                                        ROG Phone 7 Ultimate

                                        Platform

                                        3.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform

                                        GPU

                                        Qualcomm Adreno 740

                                        OS & UI

                                        Android 13 with ROG UI & Zen UI

                                        Display

                                        6.78” 20.4:9 2448x1080 (395ppi) 165 Hz, 1 ms AMOLED HDR10+ certified, 720 Hz touch sampling rate, 23 ms touch latency

                                        Memory/ Storage

                                        16GB / 512GB | LPDDR5X / UFS4.0

                                        Rear Camera

                                        50MP SONY IMX766 main sensor, 13MP ultra-wide, 8MP macro camera

                                        Front Camera

                                        32MP MP OV32 Quad Bayer Front Camera sensor

                                        Speaker

                                        5-magnet 12x16 Super Linear front facing Speakers with Dirac HD Sound

                                        SIM Cards

                                        Dual SIM dual standby | Dual Nano SIM (DSDV LTE+LTE)

                                        Battery

                                        Dual 3,000mAh batteries MMT design, total 6 000 mAh (typ.)

                                        Dimensions

                                        173 x 77 x 10.3 mm

                                        Weight

                                        239 g

                                        Accessories

                                        Aero case | HyperCharge Power adapter

Design
We touched upon the overall looks of the ROG Phone 7 Ultimate from our unboxing article; and to reiterate, it’s definitely a step up from its predecessor in terms of overall design. Going into more details for its I/O ports, there’s a USB Type-C and 3.5mm at the bottom of the phone; as well as a USB Type-C and pogo pin at the left side of the phone.

The pogo pin makes a returns in this model, where it was previously used to power the AeroActive Cooler 5 from the ROG Phone 5, but was not present in the ROG Phone 6. The pogo pin is now used to send audio signals so that the subwoofer of the AeroActive Cooler 7 has something to play.
The button positions are similar to its previous iteration, the volume rocker and power button locared on the right, while the AirTrigger buttons are at different ends of the phone.
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Display
The ROG Phone 7 Ultimate features a 6.78″ 2448x1080p, 1ms AMOLED HSR10+ certified display panel. With a touch sampling rate at 720Hz and has a 23ms touch latency which is considerably fast. It supports 111.23% DCI-P3, 150.89% sRGB, Delta E < 1, 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, all the works that make up for impeccable colour accuracy, vivid colours, and high contrast between darker and lighter colours.
From a first glance, the display on the ROG 7 Phone Ultimate is similar as compared to its predecessor. However, the main difference is its peak brightness of 1,500 nits, which is relatively bright for a phone, meaning that you won’t need to worry about using your hands to block the sun to look at your phone during a sunny day outdoors.
Audio
The ROG Phone 7 Ultimate has a dual speaker setup for surround sound, which is hidden between the frame of the phone and its display. The dual speaker setup is also front facing, meaning that you won’t need to worry about covering it while playing games.
Battery
Packing a dual-cell battery configuration with 3,000mAh per cell, the ROG Phone 7 Ultimate has a total of 6,000mAh battery. With max brightness, 50% volume, X mode, with no AeroActive Cooler 7 attached, you can go for almost 5 whole hours from watching videos, and the battery only drops from full to 53%.
After attaching the cooler and playing some games for half an hour, it goes from 53% to 31%. Needless to say, the battery life can last very long, and it’s definitely enough for a long gaming session.
In terms of charging, with 67W of fast charge, it goes from 4% and 100% in about an hour, which is considerably fast if you ask me. And that’s always a plus in my books.
Camera
The ROG Phone 7 Ultimate has a rear camera module consisting of 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor, 13MP ultra-wide and 8MP macro camera. While the front camera is a 32MP MP OV32 Quad Bayer Front Camera sensor.
And while it’s certainly not the best camera in the market, it honestly does the job well with taking pretty decent pictures for a gaming phone.
Armoury Crate
For those who might not be familiar, the Armoury Crate is an app that comes with the ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, which can be used to monitor your phone’s hardware and make various adjustments as to how you’d want your phone to operate. You’re able to change between the updated X Mode, Dynamic or Ultra Durable mode, much like with the ROG Phone 6.
Aside from the phone operating mode, you’re also able to customise a handful of fancy features such as the ROG Vision, AeroActive Cooler 7’s RGB effect, etc.
There’s also the Game Genie, which is an overlay that you can open up by swiping down. Opening up the overlay let’s you access a plethora of functions such as recording and the sorts, including the settings for AirTriggers, Motion Control, Cooler Button mapping, and Vibration Mapping.
ROG Flavour
The ROG Phone 7 Ultimate comes packing with a plethora of neat new features and returning ones such as the ROG Vision, which lets you set different effects with text and pictures; the AirTriggers and Motion Control also makes a come back in this new phone.
One of the new features that they added which I think is a really good addition would be the Vibration Mapping. One of the main turnoff for people who don’t enjoy mobile gaming is mainly due to the lack of feedback when they do anything. But with the Vibration Mapping, it solves that issue.
You’re able to map vibration to different parts of the screen however you want. When I tested out League of Legends: Wild Rift, and it made the game feel a more lot interactive in a way that I can’t seem to place on finger on; it just felt much better to play with.
You could also customise the size of the vibration button too, so that it can fit well with the button on screen. And while you can change the intensity of the vibration as well, the difference between Gentle and Medium is more noticeable than Medium and Heavy.The vibration is also based on where you map the button to, which makes the experience overall a lot more enjoyable.
Benchmark
Benchmarking the phone using AnTuTu, we got an insanely high 1,320,302 score. Given that the ROG Phone 7 Ultimate packs a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and 16GB LPDDR5X RAM, it’s not too surprising to see it go past a million with ease, but getting 1.3 million is nothing to scoff at.

Game Test
The games that I tested out were Honor of King China, LoL: Wild Rift, Apex Legends Mobile, Project Sekai, and Genshin Impact. Pretty much all of the titles played smoothly and didn’t have any frame drop issues.
Genshin Impact kept at a consistent 60 FPS even with highest graphic while in a fight, while I was recording footage, which is pretty impressive. As with Project Sekai, even with the 3D MV playing in the background during a stage, there were no frame drops whatsoever. Needless to say, the gaming experience with the phone just felt remarkable.
With the newer AeroActive Cooler 7 enabled, the phone temperature when gaming were kept at around 40 degree Celsius, which is considerably low and comfortable when holding the phone. And with the Vibration Mapping at hand, it really gives off the illusion of playing a game with a real controller.

Accessory
There’s only one accessory that releases with the ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, that being the AeroActive Cooler 7. Design wise, it’s completely different than with the AeroActive 6. With the 7, the kickstand plays a bigger role than it would have with its previous version.
The top part of the clip now has a hole which is said to be able to direct air and blow it on the screen. Considering that the phone can now operate in a much lower and comfortable temperature, as compared to without the cooler, I’d say it does the job well.
Functionality wise, it’s essentially the same where there’s a fan at the back blowing out air, and there’s four mappable button for you to customise. With the addition of the AeroActive Portal at the back, the cooling effect is even more efficient. While the previous version of the cooler can still be used on the ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, it’s just that the cooling effect might not be as effective as the new one.
The AeroActive Cooler 7 also has one extra feature where it has a subwoofer in it to produce better bass, and the difference with and without the cooler is pretty noticeable.
Overall
ROG Phone 7 Ultimate certainly has some improvement to come with it. Previously mentioned in the unboxing article, they toned down the overall design a lot, but it now looks a lot more clean and futuristic.
The performance improvement mainly comes from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and AeroActive Cooler 7, which are the two main selling points for the phone. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is hands down the best in terms of Android SoC, and pairing it up with the AeroActive Cooler 7 enables the SoC to work harder than usual, which in turn produces some stunning results.
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The ROG Phone 7 Ultimate will be available in Malaysia on 15th May 2023 at the price of MYR 4,999.

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The Devil in Me Review – Hello Devil, My Old Friend.

The Devil in Me is an interactive drama and survival horror game by Supermassive Games available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC via Steam.

The game serves as the season finale for the first season of the Dark Pictures Anthology and brings us back into the classic horrors of a serial killer featuring the Lonnit Entertainment crew in a murder castle.

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The Gameplay of the Devil
Since The Devil in Me is part of the Dark Pictures Anthology, it’s no surprise that the game shares a few gameplay elements with past titles. One of them is the three game modes that you choose; Solo Story, Shared Story and Movie Night.
Solo Story is the standard mode of playing the game and is the only mode that will give you the Curator’s Cut upon clearing it. Shared Story, as the name implies, is the mode where you can play together with someone and Movie Night is the same as Shared Story but with multiple players and you pass the controllers to the person assigned to the characters.
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Quick Time Events (QTE) is also present in this game and the tension is the same as ever. There are tons of QTEs in this game and the stress is through the roof when failure could result with the characters dying. I, for one, do not deal with brutal deaths very, very well.

Of course, the game isn’t just a copy and paste from previous titles slapped with a new story.
One of the new mechanics introduced in this game is character unique items. Each character in the game has an item that only they can use that will help you in overcoming the challenges thrown at you. For example, Charlie has his lighter to brighten dark rooms and Jamie has her multimeter to help with rewiring circuits.
The Devil in Me also gives you even more freedom when exploring. In previous games, you can only walk around and interact with objects for some dialogues and whatnot when outside of QTEs. In this game however, you can run, jump and even crawl around while exploring the mansion. There are also times when you can move furniture around to help you get to unreachable places.
Say goodbye to awkward room walking. You shall not be missed.
Although there is one thing about the exploration that does irk me a bit. The walls of the hotel shifts around as you progress and whatever places that you did not explore might no longer be accessible anymore. It bothered me to no end with how I missed a few key dialogues since I just went straight to the objective instead of exploring.

The Devious Visuals of the Game
Having played the game on the PS5, everything looks visually amazing. Everything but the characters.
There is just something about the models of the characters and how they have this thousand-yard stare on their face on every occasion. During moments where their life is on the line, they scream in horror all right but their eyes are just gazing into the abyss. They don’t feel alive at all. I’m more creeped out with the main characters than the killer actually.
The environment? The settings? They nailed it. The hotel looks super amazing and every part of it screams danger but not because of the traps and maze-like corridors but rather the ominous feeling it brings. The moment I first saw the hotel, my flight and fight sense spiked up because I had a feeling that some horrible stuff had happened here.

The camerawork in this game could use a little bit more polish to it, especially when in narrow spaces or moving around the furniture. The camera angles itself very weirdly by default in those situations that whenever a second is present, they just outright disappear.
The Story of the Devil in You
The story centers around the five crew members of the Lonnit Entertainment. We have the director Charlie Lonnit, Kate Wilder as the reporter, Mark Nestor as their cameraman, Jamie Tiegan the lighting technician and Erin Keenan, the intern. In order to save their dying show, Charles accepted the invitation to a replica of the murder castle of HH Holmes, America’s deceased con artist and serial killer.
They were greeted by Granthem Du’Met and are ready to shoot their film. What they did not know was that soon they will be trapped in the hotel and that hides more than what they could have thought of. Death traps, creepy animatronics, maze-like corridors and worse, a serial killer out to get each of them.

The Devil in Me strays away from the supernatural horrors the previous titles in Anthology did and instead brings us back into the old classic of a serial killer horror. We even got to see him in action at the very start of the game through a flashback which was something I do not thoroughly enjoy. Do not get me wrong, it is amazing but I just do not deal with gory deaths very well.
The Devil’s Thoughts
Serving as the season finale for the first season of the Anthology, I think The Devil in Me did a pretty good job in bringing this horror season to a close. The story is amazing and the voice actors did really well in delivering their lines. It is a shame that the models don’t exactly do any justice to it.
Aside from that, the new additions to the game like more movement and the unique items also gives the game a fresher experience and I enjoyed every bit of it. Overall, the game is pretty amazing and I cannot wait to see what Supermassive Games has in store for us in Season 2.

                                        Pros

                                        Cons

                                        Great story and voice acting

                                        The characters’ facial expressions lack emotions

                                        Great story and voice acting

                                        Camerawork is a little off at certain situations

Game was reviewed on PC.  Review code provided by Bandai Namco Entertainment SEA

The Devil in MePublisher: Bandai Namco EntertainmentDeveloper: Supermassive GamesRelease Date: 2022-11-18Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
A group of documentary film makers receive a mysterious call inviting them to a modern-day replica of serial killer H.H. Holmes ‘Murder Castle’. But on arrival they soon discover they’re being watched, and even manipulated, and suddenly there is much more at stake than just their ratings

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NetEase Connect 2022 to reveal more details on Harry Potter: Magic Awakened and other titles

NetEase Games will reveal more details for Harry Potter: Magic Awakened and other highly anticipated titles during NetEase Connect 2022. A total of 15 titles, including The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War and Naraka: Bladepoint will be covered during the event, including six brand new game reveals.

The event will be live streamed and hosted by IGN Japan’s Daniel Robson and Esra Krabbe on NetEase Games’ official Facebook, Twitch, and YouTube. The stream will be available in Japanese (beginning at 4:30 am PST) and English (beginning at 10:30 am PST).

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The highly anticipated Harry Potter: Magic Awakened blends card collection and MMORPG elements in an all-new adventure that takes players to Hogwarts. As a first-year student, players will take on the challenges of their magical education, explore the castle grounds, play Quidditch, and even duel other witches and wizards. Fans of the series will get to hear more about Harry Potter: Magic Awakened during NetEase Connect 2022.
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Released in late September of 2021, The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War brought Middle-earth to mobile devices in a whole new way. The geo-strategic seasonal war game allows players to navigate battles with their favourite The Lord of the Rings character and choose whether to ally themselves with Elves, Men, Dwarves, Hobbits, or even Orcs. During NetEase Connect, players will get to see what’s in store for them and their armies in Middle Earth.

A platinum and gold recipient in multiple categories in Steam’s Best of 2021, including top sellers and most played, Naraka: Bladepoint has made quite the splash within its first year. The action-adventure title carved its path in the battle royale genre thanks to its martial arts-inspired combat, customizable legendary heroes with mobility that defies gravity, and an impressive arsenal of melee and ranged weapons. Naraka has tons more in store for fans and will be showing it all off at NetEase Connect.

Fans can expect updates on several other NetEase Games titles during NetEase Connect 2022. They can also witness the reveal of several new previously unannounced titles as well as hear about what’s in store for the global game developer and publisher, including collaborations with more studios.
For more news about NetEase Connect 2022, head to the event’s official website. Follow NetEase Games on Facebook, and Twitter to stay updated.
NetEase Games also recently launched its first first-party studio in the US, Jackalope Games. You can learn more about it here.

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Terra Wars launches on 1 July 2019 and pre-registration for Android starts today

Mistwalker has finally announced that Terra Wars will launch on 1 July 2019. In addition, the developer said that pre-registration for Android users begin today.

According to the developer, the game will let players enjoy a game with “real-time dramatic strategy”. From what little we’ve seen so far, the battle system is similar to that of Clash Royale.
Mistwalker also announced that there will be a collaboration event with Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition. The latter is a smartphone version of the original Final Fantasy XV with cartoonish graphics. If the image below is any indication, you might be able to get a playable Chocobo in Terra Wars through the collaboration event.
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Update: A new trailer showing off some of the gameplay has been released. It even shows the Chocobo, Moogle, and Cactuar collab characters! You can check out the trailer below:

There’s still not enough details yet but you can follow the Japanese Twitter account for updates on the game. If you want to pre-register for the game on Android, click on the button below!
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Zold Out Set For a Global Release with Pre-Registrations Open

C4Cat Entertainment Limited has announced the release of the global version of Zold Out with pre-registrations available now.

Pre-registrations can be made from the game’s page on both Google Play Store and App Store. A campaign is also ongoing that offers tons of amazing in-game rewards for when the game launches with details below:

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7, 500 Pre-registrations: Coin x 20 000
10, 000 Pre-registrations: Stamina Potion x 5
30, 000 Pre-registrations: Airship Key x 5
50, 000 Pre-registrations: Weapon Forge Guide x 20
80, 000 Pre-registrations: SR Character – Ella x 1
100, 000 Pre-registrations: Character Recruitment Letter x 10

Zold Out will have you play as a shopkeeper of a weapon store with the objective to revive the store back from bankruptcy. You’ll be able to not only forge and trade weapons for money, but also recruit workers to help you develop the store.
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Here is the game description via Google Play Store:
Zold:out is a semi-turn-based tactical RPG fused with deck building. You will use multiple weapons in one turn to challenge powerful enemies in a non-grid battlefield. Recruit clerks, forge weapons, and save the world with your strategy and creativity!
The global version of Zold Out is set to release on January 26th, 2023 on both Android, iOS and PC via Steam. If you’re interested in it, you can try out the JP version of the game that is available now on their respective app stores.
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Zold OutPublisher: C4Cat Entertainment LimitedDeveloper: C4Cat Entertainment LimitedRelease Date: 2023-01-26Android, iOS, Steam
Zold:out is a semi-turn-based tactical RPG fused with deck building. You will use multiple weapons in one turn to challenge powerful enemies in a non-grid battlefield. Recruit clerks, forge weapons, and save the world with your strategy and creativity!

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Prior to the weight of the world – NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… First Impressions

All hail Kainé’s return, or so I would assume from reactions of the larger internet with the arrival of NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…. We’re giving you our first impressions of the game first, since we all know Yoko Taro must have laced the title with god knows what for us to discover down the line. We can’t spoil everything about the game yet, but if you wish to go in completely blind about any changes or additions, then tread with caution.

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tl;dr Wow! Gorgeous! Other exclamations! The camera switching is kept in place, as you are taken from your typical third person view, to a 2D platformer, or to a top down angle. Presumably if/when the PS5 version gets released, the graphical upgrade will blow off your socks and what remains of Kainé’s clothing (disclaimer: the latter part will not actually happen). It’s prime real estate for you to get lost in the world, just to admire the view. While impending depression awaits you at the end of the storyline, you can find some solace in the locales you’ll be walking through.

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Gameplay

What else is there but apparently to sing the praises of the controls as well? Expect the game to be very responsive, with enough weight behind every hit no matter the enemy: be it the sparks flying when you fight a mechanical boss, or the blood shed from a living creature. You can occasionally stumble due to muscle memory accidental presses for commands, but for the most part, the controller feels natural in the hands. If you’re anything like me, the button mashing should for the most part work, so scream like a maniac as you jab the buttons and pray to god you land the attacks. If it works, it works, you know? Those lil’ buggers don’t know what’s coming when you give them a 1 on 1 beatdown as you can effectively stunlock them.

Alternatively, you can learn how to parry attacks for a satisfying riposte. It’s quite easy to learn, though you also have the option to simply hold down the button to block and null damage if you so wish. Besides your adventures in button mashing, you can change the functionality of the shoulder buttons. They’re typically reserved for your spells and your dodge/block, but the game will let you pack even more spells in place of your defensive abilities for more dakka.

If you’re coming in expecting a combat system exactly like Automata, there are slight differences. For starters, you will be wielding only one weapon, compared to Automata‘s two. With each weapon, you have both a light and heavy moveset – clearly making Replicant ver.1.22474487139… the Dark Souls of the NieR series – that you can swap between seamlessly. As you might expect, heavy attacks will be slower, trading off with a larger area of effect.

With the ability to dodge-cancel attacks, you can raise the skill ceiling for yourself when it comes to avoiding enemy attacks. There’s no perfect dodge – again, unlike Automata – with just a normal one. Dodging in the middle of your combo will force you back, but there will still be the opportunity to follow your dodge with an attack to resume the combo, so have fun wailing on some helpless enemy with your l33t skills. For something similar to Automata, you’d want to be using the Grimoire Weiss to fire at your enemies as you dance around them. Weiss moves independently and can lock on to another target, which is something you will be utilizing when it comes to a variety of other spells.

As of now, doing air combos is more of a miss. You can launch enemies, but the combo always follows up with a downwards slam, so no actual juggling alas. If you’re worried about the movesets, depending on what you prefer, the same weapon class will have the same movesets, so your biggest concern will be its stats and design.
Spells
Out of the spell repertoire available, the ones tested so far will be mentioned below. You can either tap the spell for its basic effect, or charge it up for something different. That’s the difference in Elemental Skills for you wait wrong game haha funney.
DARK BLAST

The basic ranged spell. A single tap will fire off a single shot, while holding it down will make it fully automatic, which you’ll either need to aim manually or lock on to a target. Hold it down long enough for the rune effect, and watch the bullets go!
DARK SPEAR

Tap it for, well, a single spear, and hold it down for MORE spears! The number of spears will increase accordingly to the mana used. Charging up this spell will make you walk and dodge slower.
DARK HAND

Your basic AOE spell. The area of effect is not as large as it seems, so while it can vaporize some little guys and you can lob it from a distance at a boss, the Dark Spears might be a better bet.
DARK GLUTTONY
Absorb magical projectiles and fire it back in the form of a laser beam. The damage and size of the beam scales accordingly to projectiles absorbed. It does eat a lot of mana if you charge it up, so think of it more like an emergency perhaps.
DARK PHANTASM

Kage bunshin no jutsu a copy of yourself to deal damage. Charge it up to grant your clone the ability to hit all enemies within an area and decimate them.
So far…
… so good! You have versatility in combat with spells you can swap out according to your playstyle, or to complement the weapon you have chosen. With the highly intuitive controls, you can just toss some sorry fellow into the depths of The Lore of NieR starting from this title, and watch them make it through the world.

Once the tangled web of The Plot unravels just that little bit more, we’ll see about a more detailed look…

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Take on the Exos Heroes Summer Vacation Quantum Challenge

Exos Heroes is promising one hot summer with their Quantum Challenge – Summer Vacation event. The Quantum Challenge – Summer Vacation is a mini game within Exos Heroes, available until 25 August 2021. It consists of two parts: Quantum Raid and Quantum Arena.

Quantum Raid is a summer-themed dungeon where players can put together a deck with which to challenge raid bosses for a variety of in-game rewards. The more competitive players can head to the Quantum Arena, a PVP spin of the raid where you battle each other with a Quantum Raid deck. Ranks are determined according to the battle result, and players will be rewarded at the end of the event.

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Jinn also joins the festivities with a new Fatecore, Gaze of the White Gull. He comes alongside his matching Exclusive Weapon, Swordfish. This Jinn Fatecore will give him a passive skill to remove harmful effects and increases his allies’ critical hit change. He and his corresponding weapon will be available at a higher chance until 18 August 2021.
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You can also get rewards simply by logging in. The first of this runs until 25 August, offering 1,500 Xes, 5 Ultimate Orbs and 20 Nation Recruit tickets. This runs in tandem with the 14 Days of Summer Festa Attendance event, offering a Summer Festa Fatecore Selection Ticket along with various in-game items including 700 Xes, 800,000 Gold and more.
You can always visit the official Facebook page for more information.
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EXOS HEROESRelease Date: 2019-11-21Android, iOS
The grand adventure to search for ‘Exestruk’, the missing sword of the emperor, and the curse of the ancient dragon!
Experience the adventure of your lifetime.
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[Acer Day] Play Music Together With Acer At Mid Valley Megamall!

The annual Acer Day is back and this time Acer has brought music to our ears as it was announced 2 weeks ago, with fabulous prices on their products! As they are also launching three special modes, they have unveiled them with a vibrant event starring performances by Amoi-Amoi and Fuying & Sam. The 3 special models are the Predator Helios 300 Special Edition which features upgraded specs in its distinctive white chassis; the world’s thinnest laptop with powerful performance, the new Acer Swift 7; and the world’s first fan-less 2-in-1 laptop with discrete graphics, Acer Switch 7 Black Edition.

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“The inaugural Acer Day launched last year was well received by the public. It generated more than seven million clicks on the campaign video across social networking sites, and over 2,500,000 page views on the microsite. As we continue to seek ways to engage with customers, we will continue to invest in Acer Day while looking to broaden its scope in the hope that Acer Day will become the most representative annual campaign.” recounted Acer Pan Asia Pacific President Andrew Hou.
Predator Helios 300 Special Edition

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The Predator Helios 300 which joins the line-up of special edition models, stands out with its all-white aluminium chassis accented with gold trim. With only 50 units available in Malaysia, this gorgeous gaming machine tantalises with a beautiful ‘body’ and pretty capable hardware to back it up. Engineered with up to 8th Gen Intel Core i7 processor paired with an overclockable NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics with a further dedicated 6 GB GDDR5 VRAM, 256 GB PCIe solid state drive and a 1 TB HDD, the Predator Helios 300 Special Edition delivers outstanding gaming and entertainment performance.
The Predator Helios 300 Special Edition is VR-Ready with an upgraded 144Hz refresh rate, which also enables tear-free gameplay on its 15.6″ FHD IPS display. The rapid refresh rate shortens frame rendering time and lowers input lag to provide gamers with an excellent in-game experience.

The Predator Helios 300 Special Edition is equipped with up to 8 GB of DDR4 memory and upgradable to 32 GB. The Predator Helios 300 Special Edition includes Gigabit Ethernet for fast wired connections, and Gigabit Wi-Fi by the latest Intel Wireless-AC 9560 that delivers up to 1.73 Gbps througout when using 160 MHz channels (2×2 802.11ac, dual-band 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz).
“Themed “Play Music Together”, the campaign draws inspiration from the belief that music is the best language that transcends borders and race. We hope to connect people, to interact with people from around the world through music as we believe that music is the best language that can bring people, regardless of creed of color, together. We wish to close the gap with consumers through this Acer Day campaign and at the same time, build an image of “Young, Trendy and Technology” around Pan-Asian countries. Building on the engineering breakthroughs from the previous generation, we are extremely excited to introduce the redefined devices of Predator Helios 300 Special Edition, new Acer Swift 7 and Acer Switch 7 Black Edition, which step up the game with even more exciting designs and performance.” said Acer Sales & Services Sdn Bhd General Manager of Products, Sales and Marketing, Chan Weng Hong.
With its dual-fan system running on Acer’s proprietary AeroBlade 3D metal fans with the world’s thinnest metal fan blade only at 0.1 mm, the Predator Helios 300 Special Edition boosts the thermal system and keeps the laptop running at optimal temperatures even during prolonged gaming. Monitoring, controlling and customising the overclocking, lighting, hotkeys, temperature and fan speed is easy with the award-winning PredatorSense application that allows all these to be managed from one central interface.

The Predator Helios 300 Special Edition comes complete with a Predator gaming backpack, earphone, gaming mouse as well as mousepad in white to match the mood. Priced at RM 6,199, the Predator Helios 300 Special Edition will be available for purchase in mid-August at all Acer Official Online Stores and authorized Predator Partners nationwide.
Acer Swift 7

The world’s thinnest 4G LTE laptop at just 8.98mm, the Acer new Swift 7 is designed for mobility, perfect for modern professionals. Powered by a 7th Gen Intel Core processor and 8 GB of LPDDR3 memory, the Acer Swift 7 keeps multitasking smooth and responsive, provides a great performance. The Acer Swift 7 offers plenty of storage for keeping files and photos with a 256 GB PCIe SSD. And with 10 hours of battery life, the Acer Swift 7 keeps you working and productive longer, no matter where you are.
The undeniably good-looking Acer Swift 7 is encased in an all-black, unibody aluminium shell with two sturdy hinges to hold the display in place. Featuring a 14″ FHD IPS display (1920 x 1080 resolution) with narrow bezels and fronted by protective Gorilla Glass, the Acer Swift 7 offers perfectly crisp and brilliant colors. Images can be viewed easily and clearly from the far left or far right during content sharing thanks to the up to 170 degrees wide viewing angle. And with the HD webcam with HDR imaging at the bottom of the display and 720p HD audio support, photographs and audio are clearer, brighter and more detailed.
The built-in 4G LTE connectivity keeps Acer Swift 7 users productive and always connected, a feature particularly important for professionals do not want to compromise on tedious wireless connection problems when on the road, so that they can focus on the task at hand. It is equipped with the latest 2×2 802.11ac with MU-MIMO wireless technology for faster connections.
Users can enjoy better security with ease thanks to the fingerprint reader that allows a password-free and more secure sign-in through Windows Hello. Further enhancing the security feature, a business-class security – Trusted Platform Module (TPM) – keeps workplace data secured.

Customers who purchase the Acer Swift 7 will also get a protective sleeve, a USB Type C to HDMI adapter and USB Type A adapter in the box! The Acer Swift 7 is priced at RM 6,399 and is available for purchase immediately at all Acer Official Online Stores and authorized resellers nationwide.
Acer Switch 7 Black Edition

The innovative Acer Switch 7 Black Edition is the world’s first fan-less 2-in-1 laptop equipped with discrete graphics. By adopting Acer’s proprietary Dual LiquildLoop fanless cooling technology, the Acer Switch 7 Black Edition is one cool laptop in every sense of the word. Its silent and reliable operation that is almost dust-free internally, also offers efficient performance and stability. With the powerful 8th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce MX150 graphics, the Acer Switch 7 Black Edition is an ideal companion for intensive tasks, creative production and content streaming.

The Acer Switch 7 Black Edition is Acer’s first device to feature the Acer AutoStand, a patented kickstand that can be auto-deployed and auto-retracted, making single-handed operation as simple as opening and adjusting the display on a clamshell laptop.

With a large 13.5″ QHD IPS display with 2256 x 1504 resolution, the Acer Switch 7 Black Edition provides a clear and vibrant visual experience. Weighing less than 1.15kg with the keyboard detached, its versatile design offers flexibility both as a Windows 10 laptop and as a tablet with full PC functionality.

Priced at RM 6,999, the Acer Switch 7 Black Edition is available for purchase immediately at all Acer Official Stores and authorized resellers nationwide.
“Play Music Together” and Enjoy Fabulous Prizes and Gifts from Acer
In conjunction with the Acer Day festivities, members of the public can participate in exciting daily online challenges to collect points and stand a chance to win fabulous prizes. Acer Malaysia has put up some super attractive prizes for participants, including a 4D/3N trip for two to Taiwan, Predator Helios 300, Swift 5, Spin 5, Nitro 5, Iconia Tab 10, roll top junior backpack and Acer Day Bluetooth speaker.

From 1st August to 30th September 2018, customers who purchase selected Acer devices in the Acer Aspire, Acer Swift, Acer Spin, Acer Switch or Predator series will be rewarded with value-added gifts such as a TT eSports Predator Gaming Chair, Vinyl disc and player, Predator mouse or Predator headset, Microsoft Office 365 Personal or Acer Day Bluetooth speaker.

Selected Products

Gifts

Purchase of selected Acer models between RM1,800 – RM2,599

(Aspire Tc780, Aspire 5, Aspire E14, Aspire C22, Aspire Revo Base, Aspire 5, Aspire E15, Aspire XC, Spin 3, Swift 1)
Acer Day Bluetooth Speaker

Purchase of selected Acer models between RM2,600 – RM3,799

(Nitro 5, Aspire 5, Aspire E14, Aspire Z24, Swift 5, Swift 3, Spin 5, Switch 5)
Office 365 Personal/ Predator Cestus 300

Purchase of selected Acer models between RM3,800 – RM6,599

(Predator Helios 300, Predator G3, Aspire GX, Aspire U27, Nitro 5, Swift 5, Switch 5, Spin 5, Aspire Z24, Aspire S24)
Predator Headset/ Predator Cestus 500

Purchase of selected Acer models Between RM6,600 – RM9,499

(Predator 15, Predator Triton 700 (GTX 1060), Predator 17, Predator G1)
Vinyl Disc + Player

Purchase of selected Acer models above RM9,500

(Predator Orion 9000, Predator Triton 700 (GTX 1080), Predator 17x)
TT eSports Predator Gaming Chair

Customers who are interested to stand a chance to win in the challenges or grab a fantastic offer during this Acer Day “Play Music Together” campaign, can visit the official event site for more details.

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Twisted Wonderland celebrates first anniversary

Twisted Wonderland will be celebrating its first anniversary come 18 March, and the first round of campaigns have already begun, with the next round kicking off 15 March. Round 3 will then be from 18 March onwards. The anniversary mostly consists of the anniversary log in bonus, SR Grimm “Striped Ribbon” anniversary card, stamp rally, limited time missions and updates to the game.

Grimm’s card story will be gradually unlocked over the course of the event, and the card itself will be available until 22 March, 23:59 JST. You’ll need to Groovy Grimm before the event ends or he will be removed. Log in bonuses over 11 days for Gems, a 10-draw Key, and other rewards.

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The anniversary gacha will give out bonuses in anniversary medals, which can then be exchanged for permanent Dorm Uniform SSRs that have been released so far for Heartslabyul, Savanaclaw, Octavinelle, Scarabia, and Pomefiore, or for other items.
The game has been wildly successful with incredible amounts of merchandise and consistently topping the charts for sales in the women-oriented genre.
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December 2020 rankings. Twisted Wonderland is second here.
We’ll have to see if Disney and Aniplex would ever bring the game globally to rake in more of the ridiculous profits, hopefully soon to make it more accessible to more people. In any case, happy first anniversary, Twisted Wonderland.

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Front Mission Remake Interview: Forever Entertainment Leads Talk About Remaking The Mecha Tactics Series

The Front Mission series has seen a small resurgence with a series of remakes for not only the first game but the second and third as well, all coming to the Switch. We got a chance to interview the remake series’ Co-Art Director Cédric Ricci and Co-Producer Benjamin Anseaume who told us more about how the Front Mission Remake and its sequels came to fruition.

                    Cédric Ricci

                    Benjamin Anseaume

Cédric is an experienced freelance Art Director and is the CEO of TA Publishing, a subsidiary of Forever Entertainment that specializes in indy and AA games. The Front Mission Remakes were developed and published by Forever Entertainment in partnership with the original IP holder Square Enix.

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In one of the questions, Benjamin said they were given the Front Mission license following the success of their Panzer Dragoon Remake with Sega. From there, they told us more about recreating the cult classic mecha strategy game and bringing it back to modern consoles.

Despite the original Front Mission being published by Square Enix, the Remakes were developed and published by Forever Entertainment. Could you talk about why Forever Entertainment was uniquely qualified to produce the Front Mission Remakes?

Benjamin Anseaume: After the success of our Panzer Dragoon remake, both players and intellectual property owners began to recognize Forever Entertainment as a reliable and trustworthy company for working on IPs. As a result, when we had the opportunity to work on the Front Mission remakes, we were able to draw on our experience and expertise to create a high-quality product.
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Additionally, we have a strong attachment to the Front Mission franchise and were eager to take on the challenge of bringing the game to a new generation of players. We are honored to have been given the opportunity to produce these remakes and are thrilled with the positive response they have received.
Since the original Front Mission was made for the Super Famicom/PlayStation, could you tell us more about how the game was updated for modern consoles?
Cédric Ricci: Outside the transition from 2D to 3D, the most fundamental addition in the remake revolves around the 3D camera system (free camera in modern mode) and the addition of a strategic map. These new functionalities give entirely new opportunities to strategize and understand the battlefield. We also incorporated more difficulty options, to make the game accessible to new players, and offer new challenges to long-time players. We also sped up game phases, and offer more customization options to set a more personalized game pace.
Following the last question, what do you think is the most important aspect of Front Mission to recreate?
Cédric Ricci: During the development of the remake, the most important aspect to us was to keep the gameplay mechanics, UI logic, mission map designs, and narrative, as close to the original game as possible.
It was also to ensure that existing original official game guidebooks, FAQs, Wiki information, and strategies remained relevant. The task was challenging as our remake is not a port like the Nintendo DS version. It’s rebuilt from the ground up.
We’ve heard that the original Front Mission Wanzers (mechs) were based on model kits and how they’d slot together. Was it difficult to recreate these mech designs as 3D models for the remake?

Cédric Ricci: It is true that Hironobu Sakaguchi is a big fan of Pla-models, Ko Yokohama mostly worked on concept Wanzers sculptures and different other diorama scenes, like the ones you can see in the Front Mission in The Huffman Artbook. These inspirational 3D sculptures served as a base for the pixel artists to iterate and create all the different Wanzers for the game.
What was the most difficult for us was recreating the Wanzers in 3D as well as respecting both their 2D sprites’ designs and considering their evolution as 3D models in the next episodes of the series.
With the first remake being released, is there any feedback from players that you are hoping to incorporate into the remakes of the 2nd and 3rd that are currently in development?

Benjamin Anseaume: We received a lot of feedback from our audience and players, and we maintain a close relationship with them through our Discord server and social media channels. We listened to their input and incorporated many of their suggestions into Front Mission 2 and 3 while staying true to the original games. Additionally, many of the issues that were present in Front Mission 1st were addressed in the sequels.
Developing and announcing three subsequent titles sounds pretty intimidating, what was the process like producing each of these games practically back-to-back?

Cédric Ricci: What was fundamental to us was to unify the Wanzers 3D models between the 3 episodes (Wanzer types that appear in different episodes, like the Zenith, Frost, etc.). Also, very soon in the project, identifying and formalizing technical elements that have similarities between the 3 games (UI, Gameplay, Wanzers animations and behaviors, etc…), and keeping a cohesive art direction and brand identity between them while still maintaining their specificities.
A game about mecha has become a rather niche genre in recent years. Do you think the Front Mission remakes can pull in new mecha fans or it is more aimed specifically at people that played the originals?
Cédric Ricci: I’m certain that new Mecha fans or robot models kits fans appear every day, it is for sure a very lively community. These new fans, I’m certain, will be interested in a fundamental game series like Front Mission. The long-time fans will find their marks with our remakes, which are very faithful to the original intention.

We are grateful to Cédric and Benjamin for speaking to us for this interview. It’s interesting to see companies like Square Enix and Sega being willing to allow other publishers to handle their older IPs and revive them for modern audiences.
It’s a sad truth that many popular franchises of the past don’t quite get the love their fans wished they did, so allowing others to work on them sounds like a fair way to bring them back in some form.
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The Front Mission 1st Remake is available for Nintendo Switch. The Front Mission 2 Remake will be launching on the console on the 12th of June, and the 3rd game remake sometime in the near future.

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Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Review – We Are One with The Sword

“In the darkest hour, when the demons come, call on me brother and we will fight them together.” As we have previously covered the details regarding the newest update for Ghost of Tsushima, here’s a review to Ghost of Tsushima: Legends which is the new co-op mode for the game.

Do note that this review will only be talking about the new co-op mode, if you’re interesting in reading our review on the base game, do check it out here.

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Legends Foretold

While the story for the base game is related to real-life history, the story for Ghost of Tsushima: Legends is based in a fictional supernatural lore. From the start of the campaign, the player will be playing as other Ghosts which inhabits the land of Tsushima.
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When the Mongols invaded, they unleashed evil spirits called Oni. The crimes that Mongols did allowed the Oni to grow stronger. Past heroes arise and battle the evil spirits that now roam in Tsushima.

Since the narrative of this co-op mode isn’t too drastic to the point where it changes the main story of the base game, the expansion can be considered to be relatively short but that doesn’t matter as too much since the it offers great replayability.
The main focus of Ghost of Tsushima: Legends is the ability to play co-op. Each mission is three chapters which usually takes around 10-15 minutes of game time depending on the difficulty. The missions come in different types such as tracking down hostages, saving hostages and killing all the Mongols.
Honing The Blade…or The Bow

In the Ghost of Tsushima: Legends co-op mode, it allows up to 4 players for the campaign which can be played  in quickplay. There are a total of four unique classes, each with their own playstyle. These four classes consist of:

Hunter
Ronin
Samurai
Assassin

The Hunter class comprises of using a bow and arrow as your main modes of combat. If you like your playstyle to be not up close and personal, wanting people to respect your personal space and sniping people from afar, the Hunter class is best suited for you.

Hunters rely on ranged attacks and precise aiming skills to wreck havoc on the battlefield. While you most certainly can snipe down targets and get headshots left and right, you can also act as a semi-support in the case where you help your team stagger opposing forces so that your teammates can land the finishing blow with ease. Keep in mind that aiming can be quite difficult at times so don’t be discouraged as practice always makes perfect.
But let’s say being afar isn’t your thing, you want to want to stand head to head against your enemies to prove your worth, then the Samurai class might be the one for you.

The samurai class is the all rounder class and has abilities to both damage and heal. They are the beginner friendly class since they go by the easy to get into but hard to master type of playstyle. If your playstyle centers around being the “in your face” type, the Samurai class is perfect for you since he also has the skill Spirit Pull which essentially siphons and drains health from your opponents.
Sniping from afar isn’t your thing? And you think that the Samurai class is too unprofessional? Then you might want to try the Assassin class, my personal favorite out of the four classes.

While the Samurai is your all-rounder class, meaning that you’re highly specialized in what you do and that’s dishing out heavy damage. Weave your way through the enemy lines, coming in and out from the shadows with your Toxic Vanish skill to trick foes, allowing you to deal high DPS to your foes without even being noticed until it’s too late for them.
The classes above aren’t really suited for you since you don’t like bland playstyles? Do you usually main support in different games? Well, the Ronin class is your best bet.

The Ronin class acts as the primary support of the group, specializing in healing magic as well as support damage, you act as the guardian angel amongst your comrades, saving them from trouble out getting out of tight spots in the battlefield. You can also summon in spirit animals as your familiars to aid you in battles.
Each class will have its own technique tree. They all start basic and will use basic abilities, combat, range attack, and assassinations. The class specializations begin expanding later.

As you progress through the story, you will increase your Ghost level and power which ultimately also unlock the other classes that you’re able to play as during co-op matches.
Pick Up Your Blade Once More

The addition of co-op mode brings along a new update to the base game, update 1.1 adds a New Game+ which adds new mysterious merchant, new horse and new gear loadouts have been added to different outfits. Speaking of outfits, players can now change outfits and charms with one click of a button, this feature can be switched on through settings.
In New Game+, you are rewarded with Ghost Flowers. It’s a new form of currency that you can spend at a new merchant to buy new cosmetics and charms which can help you in your journey.
Another improvement is Photo Mode where players can open it in any bow situation. While you aim the arrow, press right on the d-pad to go free camera while Jin is still aiming.
The Thoughts of A Samurai

While playing through matchmaking, I often meet random players who were voice chatting to communicate. So sometimes you need to coordinate with the other players. Even when surrounded by enemies, they will always come and help. The game performs great in a co-op environment.
All the missions in Ghost of Tsushima: Legends are replayable at different difficulty levels. The three difficulties are bronze, silver, and gold. Bronze is just for the experience, meanwhile on silver, it’ll feel different because they add bonus objectives. You’ll be rewarded more if you can complete the harder difficulties so make sure to try your best to attempt them, or ask your pro friends to carry you.
Verdict

Pros
Cons

Offers a lot of replayability
Might consume too much of your free time

More options & features added to the main game.

You can now pet dogs.

Ghost of TsushimaPublisher: Sony Interactive EntertainmentDeveloper: Sucker Punch ProductionsRelease Date: 2020-07-17PlayStation 4
In the late 13th century, the Mongol empire has laid waste to entire nations along their campaign to conquer the East. Tsushima Island is all that stands between mainland Japan and a massive Mongol invasion fleet led by the ruthless and cunning general, Khotun Khan. As the island burns in the wake of the first wave of the Mongol assault, samurai warrior Jin Sakai stands as one of the last surviving members of his clan. He is resolved to do whatever it takes, at any cost, to protect his people and reclaim his home. He must set aside the traditions that have shaped him as a warrior to forge a new path, the path of the Ghost, and wage an unconventional war for the freedom of Tsushima.

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Mad Father Remake Announced for PC & Switch

Publisher Playism and developers Sen had just announced a remake for the classic 2012 freeware survival horror RPG game title Mad Father for the PC via Steam and Switch. The remake is said to launch in this fall.

Mad Father Overview

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Mad Father is an indie game in which a young girl named Aya reminisces about her mother who died of sickness a few years previous. On the eve of her mother’s death, when the sun has rested and the vengeful moonlight now rests on the old manor of the Drevis residence, she visits her father’s laboratory and wishes to celebrate the day of her mother’s death.
He agrees and dismisses her to bed. At the stroke of midnight, a scream originating from Aya’s father pierces through the once silent house and fear rushes through the young girl as she discovers that corpses are loitering throughout her home.
Will the dead that roam the manor engulf Aya? Will she cower and escape the mansion with the family assistant, Maria? Or will she carry on and save her father, realizing that she has made a drastic mistake that cannot be undone…
Remake Details

The remake of Mad Father will feature enhanced quality which also includes reformed pixel graphics more notably on the character sprites. There will also be additional events and also a “BLOOD mode”. There will also be a second playthrough mode which will significantly change the scenario of the game.
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The original Mad Father Game is available to purchase on Steam at RM6.00.

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A New 3D Animated Special Of Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild Announced!

So, you might have heard that Monster Hunter: World will be coming to PC this coming 10th August, 2018 via Steam. But Capcom is not done announcing news about their Monster Hunter franchises. Apparently, Capcom is collaborating with Pure Imagination Studios to make a 3D animated special based off the Monster Hunter game series which they call it, Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild.

Based on a press release, “The 3D animated special, dubbed Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild, tells the story of a brave young man determined to prove himself as a monster hunter worthy of recognition. His chance will come all too soon when he discovers that his remote village lies in the path of an Elder Dragon—a veritable force of nature made flesh.”
That pretty much sums it up – of a boy who aims to be the Hokage and is out to save his village and proved to be Hokage worthy….. Not to point out of its cliche but it is. However, we’ll see how the animation will turn out when it is premiered globally somewhere in 2019. Of course, this isn’t the only Monster Hunter movie that you guys want to watch out for. There’s also a live-action Monster Hunter movie in the making starring Milla Jovovich if you recall. So if 3D special came out to be a failure, at least Capcom still has the live-action movie to redeem themselves – I hope…
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Ragnarok Origin launches in Korea today

Gravity has launched their new mobile MMORPG, Ragnarok Origin today on 7 July for South Korea. The game managed to achieve over 1.46 million pre-registrations, according to inven. A majority of registered players were apparently at least 19 years or older, but the number of registrations has shown the hype for the game.

As you might expect, it is based off the Ragnarok IP, and seems to be one of, if not the, game that will receive most of Gravity’s attention for 2020. The game is meant to appeal to a wide range of new players as well as existing fans of the original IP.

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Pre-registration rewards have likewise been increased as thanks for the support. The predownload began on 6 July, with the number of registrations expected to hit over 1.5 million on official launch. As of this time of writing, servers should already be live for those who have access to the game.
There will accordingly be large-scale launching events to provide even more goodies and rewards to players. This launch confirms the speculated release date from our previous coverage of Ragnarok Origin for Korea. You can check out our gameplay from G-STAR 2019 to see what to expect:
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Presently, there still isn’t any news regarding a global release, but should they want to make it the next Ragnarok game, it will hopefully be available sooner than later.
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Engage Kill mobile game announced, from Square Enix, Aniplex

Engage Kill is the mobile game arm of Project Engage. There’s not much details on the game itself at time of writing besides it being a joint work between Aniplex and Square Enix, but they have a visual of the main character, “Chloe Tan”, voiced by Arisa Kori and designed by Tsunako. Tsunako is best known for her work illustrating for Date-A-Live.

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Aside from Engage Kill, Project Engage has an upcoming anime known as Engage Kiss, which will begin broadcast in July 2022, produced by A-1 Pictures. Fumiaki Maruto of How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend is also part of this project. It’s a completely new original project headlined by the author and illustrator duo, so there’s not much to go on from the anime angle either.
Engage Kiss is apparently a romantic comedy, spiced with demon extermination. Presumably, the game will be in the same vein, perhaps with more emphasis on the action judging by the name. Square Enix has had a hand in numerous multi-media projects and mobile game development, so perhaps one can be optimistic about its production quality.
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More information about the game is slated for a livestream on 4 June. There’s no dedicated official account for the game as yet, so stay tuned to see if the future livestream will give more concrete details.
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Second Touken Ranbu live action movie announced

The second live action Touken Ranbu movie has been announced, three years following the first one. According to the official Twitter, filming will begin in April, while the movie itself will be released sometime in 2023. The tweet also says that the original cast from the first Touken Ranbu movie will be reprising their roles, in addition to new members. Below is the trailer for the first movie, released 2019.

There is no additional information about the latest project, so we can only stay tuned for further information to come. As mentioned, this is the live action movie, not to be confused with ufotable’s animated adaptation that has yet to materialize, or the Touken Ranbu Hanamaru movie that will be coming out 20 May 2022.

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For the unfamiliar, the Touken Ranbu franchise features various historical Japanese swords reimagined as a variety of anime boys and men, originally a browser based game with a mobile app and most recently, a Warriors spin-off. Besides the eye candy, the fans are known to have contributed much to actual preservation efforts in order to properly restore or forge replicas of swords that may have been damaged or lost. Fans have also made “pilgrimages” to museums that may house these swords, exhibits that may also be run in collaboration with the respective sites. These movies are by far not the first live action adaptations, with both stage plays and musicals, covering a large swathe of media.
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Touken Ranbu Online PocketPublisher: DMM GamesDeveloper: DMM GamesRelease Date TBCAndroid, iOS
Fabled swords have taken the forms of powerful warriors called "Touken Danshi".
You must become the "Saniwa" who leads them, and fight to protect history.
Gather eight types of Touken Danshi -- Tanto, Wakizashi, Uchigatana, Tachi, Otachi, Naginata, Yari and Tsurugi -- and create your own unique battalion!
Fight your way across a variety of battlefields in this sword-raising simulation game.

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Demon Slayer The Hinokami Chronicles releases intro trailers for Tanjiro Kamado (Hinokami Kagura) and Murata

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles released character intro trailers for Tanjiro Kamado (Hinokami Kagura) and Murata. Both of these characters are available in the game’s Versus Mode.

Unlike the standard Tanjiro, Tanjiro Kamado (Hinokami Kagura) is a separate character in Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles.

During the battle at Mount Natagumo, Tanjiro recalled the memory of his late father’s kagura dance and applied that movement to wield a new Breathing, Hinokami Kagura. He now uses it to fight in the Versus Mode!

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Murata is Tanjiro’s senior comrade in the Demon Slayer Corps, and he also joined the Mount Natagumo mission. He fights using Water Breathing while also having his special Cheer skill available in the Versus Mode!

Besides Versus Mode, the game also features Solo Mode, letting players relive the events of the first season of the Demon Slayer anime in-game.
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles will release on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One and PC via Steam. The game will release on October 14 later this year (Steam version will release on October 16). As an Asian release, the game will feature English and Japanese voiceover options with subtitle choices of English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
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Revived Witch commences pre-registrations

Revived Witch has opened pre-registrations, with the standard line-up of milestone goodies. Pre-registrations can be done via the Revived Witch website here, which also lists the rewards available for players:

10,000: Mana x 150k, Stamina Elixir x 2
30,000: Soul Cryolite x 5
60,000: Large Soul Cryolite x 1
100,000: Warped Hymn – Cynetia x 1

There don’t appear to be store pages for the game at the moment, so we won’t be able to get an estimate release window yet. The game has been in development for some time now, having had various beta tests over time. The January test showcased a 2D pixel art turn-based RPG, highly reminiscent of RPG Maker games. The earlier build allowed you to have three units, or witches shall we say, to a party. Monster encounters were not random, with their sprites rendered on the overworld. One of the game modes mentioned back then is a “dungeon” mode, featuring 4 teams of 3 where you may only use one team once. PVP mode has both attack and defense rankings, which is pretty standard.

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The gameplay trailer talks of puzzles and travelling parallel worlds, but we should better know what they actually mean by this when the game actually comes out. There is a possibility they may have a beta testing period, but until they actually confirm such, stay tuned for more news and don’t forget to pre-register.

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ASUS ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro – A premium phone for your selfie needs

ASUS recently launches their newest ZenFone 4 series smartphones – ZenFone 4, ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro, ZenFone 4 Selfie and ZenFone 4 Max Pro. We are lucky to get our hands on one of the new product, ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro so here is our review on it!

What is in the box
We got a special edition package consisting a small Gong Yoo (the official endorser for Zenfone 4 series) portrait at the middle, a pair of earphones on the left, the charger and USB cable on the right while the phone package is placed inside the drawer. The phone package comes with the phone itself, a phone cover and a user guide.

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The model we get is in gorgeous Sunlight Gold featuring a seamless and elegant metal unibody with a visually frameless 2.5D Gorilla Glass screen. A beautiful, diamond-cut chamfer finished off the metal unibody, while the rear camera is engraved at the back neatly. The fingerprint scanner is no longer placed at the back (like ASUS previously did), it is now in the front, right below the display. The phone is thin with only 6.85mm in thickness.
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Zenfone 4 Selfie Pro Specifications:

Finish / Color
 Deepsea Black, Sunlight Gold, Rouge Red

Capacity

Internal storage: 64GB

MicroSD card: Supports up to 2TB

Size
Dimensions: 154.02 x 74.83 x 6.85 mm
Weight: 147 g

Display

5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) AMOLED display
500nits brightness
2.5D Corning® Gorilla® Glass for best screen protection

Processor
CPU: Qualcomm® Snapdragon 625 Octa-core Processor
FinFET LPP (Low Power Plus) powersaving technology

GPU: Qalcomm® Adreno™ 506

Memory
4GB

Main Front Camera

ASUS SuperPixel™ Engine
24 MP DuoPixel™ camera technology
Sony flagship IMX362 12 MP dual pixel image sensor
4K UHD (3840 x 2160) selfie video, Softlight LED flash

Second Front Camera

120° wide-angle camera

Rear Camera

16 MP
Sony image sensor, ASUS SuperPixel™ Engine
4K UHD (3840 x 2160) video

SIM Cards
Dual SIM dual standby

Slot 1: 2G/3G/4G Nano SIM Card
Slot 2: 2G/3G/4G Nano SIM Card, or the MicroSD card (supports up to 2TB)

Sensor
Front fingerprint sensor (0.2 seconds unlock, supports 5 fingerprints), Accelerator, E-Compass, Gyroscope
Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Front RGB sensor

Battery
 3000mAh capacity with fast charging

Output
 5V 2A 10W

OS
 Android N with new ASUS ZenUI 4.0

Display and Camera
The phone has a 5.5-inches full HD AMOLED display, just nice for gaming, looks vibrant too. The biggest selling point of ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro is its selfie (and wefie) function, so we will be emphasising more on its camera.
With the 24 MP DuoPixel camera technology, you can capture gorgeous and vivid shot of you anywhere. The front camera performs great under low light condition, there is also a 120° wide-angle camera so you could fit more people and scenery into the frame (have fun taking wefies!). The Portrait Mode is available to make you stand out from the background too.
Up: Wide Angle Off, Down: Wide Angle On (picture taken from the same angle)
Left: Portrait Mode Off, Right: Portrait Mode On
The beauty mode is one of the best features of the phone since selfie is our new trend now and everyone wants to take a beautiful selfie (especially the girls). A wide variety of beauty mode options such as changing skin tone or softening your skin is originally coming with the phone. You can even enhance your eyes or thin up your cheeks! Additionally, there is a Selfie Master app pre-installed on the phone, allowing you to go live on social media (Youtube, Facebook, Instagram) or shoot a video with the beauty filter.
Editor’s note: DuoPixel doesn’t activate on wide-angle and beauty mode.
Left: Beauty Mode Off, Right: Beauty Mode On
For the rear camera, it features a 16MP camera and SuperPixel Engine, enabling you to capture stunning and detailed pictures. You can also record videos up to 4K UHD. For those who are facing hand shaking issue while shooting selfie videos, you don’t need to worry about it anymore as ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro features an electronic image stabilization (EIS) technology.
Performance and Battery Life
ASUS ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro runs a powerful Snapdragon 625 Octa-core Processor and 4GB RAM, so handling demanding apps and gaming would not be a problem (no lagging so far). It comes with a 3000mAh battery (weaker than most of the mid-range phone now) but the battery doesn’t run out quickly as you think. It supports fast changing too. Below shows the percentage of battery used after one hour of non-stop gaming:
Before and after playing Honor of Kings for one hour – only 16% battery is used.
I played Honor of Kings (or King of Honor, 王者荣耀) for one hour continuously and it only used up 16% of the battery. By this, I would say that at least 6 hours of gaming is possible with ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro. The phone has an internal storage of 64GB which could fit tons of mobile game and selfies but if you feel that is not enough, feel free to add a microSD card to it.
The phone also uses ASUS ZenUI 4.0 with a few useful features that are worth to mention, such as the auto face tagging (Galley), Page Marker (bookmark web pages easily) and Safeguard (automates communications in emergencies).
Other than that, the Zen UI comes with a handy app “Game Genie” for the mobile gamers. The floating toolbar appears at the side of the screen whenever you open a game and you can use it to record or live stream your moves on the social media (Youtube or Twitch). You can perform in-game search and of course boost your device’s performance with it too.
Game Genie app
Conclusion
Well, ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro lives up to its name “Selfie Pro”. In the aspect of gaming, ASUS ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro is not really a good choice in the market now but in the aspect of selfie-ing, it is one of best choice you can make.
ASUS ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro is priced at RM1, 799.00 (around 428 USD) in Deepsea Black, Sunlight Gold and Rouge Red.  For more information, you can visit their official website.
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Fan Version Of 88 Degree Bedrock Rap Used As An Official Ad For Honkai Star Rail

As discovered by Reddit user Penguin9003 in their Reddit post, a fan made version of 88 Degree Bedrock Rap is now circulating around as an ad for the official Honkai Star Rail game.

The clarification comes from user mouhappai in his comment stating that the ad being featured is not an official HoYoverse video, but the work of some talented individuals who uploaded the content on bilibili.

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88 Degrees Bedrock Rap is part of a quest where the Trailblazer will need to get clearance from a couple of robots to enter Svarog’s compound. Clearance could either be obtained by either answering questions correctly or battling the robots with the contents of the rap hold the answers that will allow you entry to the compound peacefully.
Considering that the ad is in Chinese it is mainly targeted to a Chinese userbase. However, many are citing that they have seen the content being used as an ad regardless, as per YouTube user, Justin Thaw Set Myo and D Quade have stated in their comments.
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The Honkai Star Rail official account has also commented on the bilibili video, which may mean that the fan video appearing as an official ad might be the product of a deal between HoYoverse and the creators of the video.
Honkai Star Rail is now available on Android, iOS and PC and has recently revealed future content coming in its 1.1 version update. For further information regarding the game, you may refer to their official website.
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Honkai: Star Rail is an all-new strategy-RPG title in the Honkai series that takes players on a cosmic adventure across the stars.

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Mad: “We didn’t Expect We’d Be the Only Chinese Team in Top 4” in Team Aster Interview

With the Dota 2 International 11 finally being concluded, we previously had the opportunity to talk with one of the top 4 teams – Team Aster in a media session where we got to ask them questions about their thoughts on this year’s TI as well as the dota scene in general.

We were joined by the full team consisting of Monet, Ori, Xxs, BoBoKa and 皮球 (or Siamese.C) as well as the team’s assistant coach/analyst, Mad of Team Aster.

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[Interview is edited for clarity]
Team Aster is currently the best Chinese Team in this TI. Did you guys expected this before coming here and do you guys feel the pressure of being the last hope of the entire Chinese region?
Mad: We’re not exactly feeling the pressure as of now. Though I will have to say that this result is a little bit unexpected, in the sense that we were all expecting PSG.LGD to be in the top 3 as well. We didn’t expect we’d [Team Aster] be the only Chinese left now in the top 4.
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Xxs and BoBoKa have been on the same team for quite a long time. How is the chemistry been evolving and how does can that provide for the team?
BoBoKa: It feel pretty normal to me. It’s just like playing with someone who is new to the team, we just play together as usual.
Xxs: It’s the same for me as well, maybe it’s because of how our roles make us lane together, it improves our teamwork and we also strive to work hard together.

How do you feel about playing in front of a SEA crowd?
Xxs: I dont think there’s much of a difference but it does feel like there are more Chinese people or people from China in the crowd. You can hear people speaking in Mandarin and watching the game.

What has this long TI schedule been like for you to adapt to?
BoBoKa: We’ve never gotten this far into TI before, let alone Top 4. For me, it doesn’t really have much of a difference, nothing is really special because this is my first time getting in this far.
Monet: The main thing is that in previous TIs, there wasn’t a 5-day break, we went straight to the final day so that at least we could’ve figured out who won and who lost faster. With this 5-day break, it gives me the feeling of suspense, making me feel somewhat frustrated. I like it when it was straightforward from start to finish.

Some people think that Chinese Dota is in decline and that there are no new players to replace the veterans who are planning on retiring. What are your thoughts on this?
Mad: I think it’s true because youngsters nowadays are mostly playing mobile games and the player numbers in China are lower than in South America or Russia for example. But people who want to be in the pro scene will stay in the game.

The Chinese region had many legendary players and teams. If you could have been a part of any previous Chinese TI teams, which would you join and why?
皮球: I want to join TI4’s Team DK and play Support for LaNm (Their head coach, who was also a support player during TI4’s Team DK).

Monet: I don’t really like to think about the past. I think the present day isn’t so bad, so I would stick with Team Aster.
BoBoKa: I think TI4’s Vici Gaming and play support for fy (The Pos 4 Support player for Vici Gaming during TI4).
Ori: I don’t really have a preferred team to join, but if I were to join one, I would say Team DK but as a Midlaner for LaNm.
Xxs: I want to join TI4’s Team DK and play Pos 3 for LaNm.
Mad: Since everyone is going to TI4’s Team DK, I want to join as well but maybe as an analyst or something.

How will you guys utilise the 5-day break? Are you just trying to relax or play a lot of matches?
Xxs: I think we’ll be sticking with the regime just like in previous tournaments, playing scrims or ranked matches until night and have some personal time to rest before heading off to bed.

Do you guys enjoy playing Dota on SEA servers?
Ori: I think the pubs where are really fun to play because it’s full of noobs.
Mad: LaNm also really “enjoys” it. Whenever he’s playing, you can hear him yelling a lot in the practice room.
Monet: It’s pretty fun, I got a lot of free MMR points here.

In the second game against PSG. LGD, their Enigma caught Monet’s Gyrocopter in Dire’s jungle, and Ori got an Ultra Kill from that. Can you share what the communication and the feelings of the team were like?
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Monet: The communication between us were pretty straightforward. Once Enigma uses his BKB and Black Hole, it’s easier for us to turn the fight around. Even after the fight, we weren’t feeling comfortable since we still needed to take objectives like Roshan, in order to win.

After watching the RNG versus Entity game, do you feel like backdoor protection is too broken, and should it be nerfed?
Monet: No, I think the buff to backdoor protection is fine. If you don’t need to care about the lane to take down the Ancient, it’s ridiculous.
We’ve watch the game and I think at the time the top lane creeps almost reached the enemy base. I think RNG was a bit too impatient and if they waited for the creeps to reach the base to remove the backdoor protect, I think they couldn’t won the match.

What are your favourite heroes to play? One for the heroes within your role, and one regardless of your role.
Mad: You can take me as a support player, and I really like Treant Protector. If i didn’t care about roles, it would be Phantom Assassin even though she’s rubbish in this patch.
Phantom Assassin
Xxs: For me, it would be Pangolier, it just feels like you can farm very fast and it’s fun to play him. If I didn’t care about roles, then I love to play Morphling because I think playing this hero is very exciting since you can just die all of a sudden at any given time.
Ori: I love Storm Spirit and if I don’t care about my position then Riki, because I can just cause problems anywhere.
BoBoKa: For me it’s Mirana. It just feels fun to play with because you have to predict your opponent’s movement when you shoot your Sacred Arrow, and it feels good to land a max duration stun. For non-roles related, I love Storm Spirit, it’s my best-performing hero. (Everyone in the team burst out in laughter at this statement)
Storm Spirit
Monet: My favourite hero would be Faceless Void. His ultimate lets me kill the opponent’s Carry very easily and it feels very overpowered. For another position, I really like playing Mars, his lanning phase is just too good. His attack ranger is also longer than every other melee heroes so it feels good when you can poke the opponent outside of their melee range.
皮球: For me, I love Rubick, because he can create miracles. For other positions, I love to play Invoker. (Everyone also burst out laughing, because not once have the others seen him playing Invoker)
Invoker
Xxs and BoBoKa have been with Team Aster since the beginning, what makes this current roster more successful than the previous iterations?
Left: BoBoKa, Right: Xxs
Xxs: It just feels like the team has gotten stronger. I feel like my performance before is almost the same, but I just couldn’t win anything. But now that my teammates have gotten stronger, it feels like I can win pretty easily.
BoBoKa: Before when we lost, it’s the teammate’s fault. Now if we lose, it’s my fault.

Can you tell us the impact LaNm and Mad had on the team’s morale? How do they collaborate with one another to provide support for the team?
Mad: I feel I’m not really contributing much to team morale since I’m an analyst. But LaNm always have been able to find a very clear way into some of our problems and find the root cause of it.
About the collaboration, since we’re doing pre-tournament preparations, we just prepare information that is needed, and discuss with it together to roughly decide the order of picking heroes and the direction of our draft.

Do you think that the TI11 meta is set in stone? Or is there room for exploring some corners and seeing unrevealed strats during the Finals Weekend?
Xxs: I think everyone has already revealed their strongest strats. There might be some changes later on, but no major changes.

Which games or plays at TI11 were the best so far?
BoBoKa: The best play was with Ori’s buyback on Puck and jumping back to the Illusory Orb.
Ori: The best game was definitely RNG versus Entity.

Team Aster placed fourth at the International 11, losing 2-1 against Team Liquid in the lower brackets. This 4th place placement marks the best results that the team has had at The Internationals, a leap ahead of their 13th-16th placing in the previous TI.

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ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE GX551 Review – A Top Of The Line Experience

It’s very rare nowadays that a laptop just has a feature that screams unique, and even less so that it doesn’t turn out to be a total gimmick. That’s totally the case however with the new ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE GX 551, ASUS ROG’s top-of-the line dual-screen laptop that runs the powerful 30 series NVIDIA RTX GPUs.

First unveiled at this year’s CES, this laptop seemingly has it all- top of the line parts, as well as a real stand-out feature to make sure you’ll remember it amidst a sea of laptops slowly adopting the latest RTX graphics cards.

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It’s one thing to have all the fancy parts with all the fancy buzzwords, but they don’t mean a thing if the laptop constantly trips over any attempt to be usable. Thankfully, this doesn’t happen with this laptop, but it’s certainly a fear every time a laptop markets itself on a unique feature.
At its RM19,999 price point, it’s a lot to ask. Is the laptop worth its grand price tag? Read on and find out:
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Zephyrus Duo 15 SE GX551

Display
15.6” 4K  120hz (Primary) + 14.1″ IPS Touch Panel

CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX Radeon Graphics

GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU GDDR6 @ 16GB

Storage
1TB + 1TB SSD

Memory
32GB RAM (16GB + 16GB)

A Second Screen For All Occasions
On top of just being all-around cool, it even adds an additional air intake for the laptop
So, one of the biggest features of the Zephyrus Duo 15 SE is its titular second screen. This is a 14.1″ display, complete with touch controls. The laptop treats it as a second monitor, so you can easily drag windows down.
There’s a lot of use here, outside of just gaming. Combined with the touch controls, you could easily use this to throw up a quick guide for your videogame, which you can pause and play with your hands. That being said, sites like YouTube’s browser site aren’t really built for this style of use, so your mileage will vary on this function.
Personally, I find it works much better if you’re not planning on using anything that needs to be interacted with. The shining example would be if you were streaming, since you could just dump chat there and watch as it scrolls by.
It’s got non-gaming uses too, especially if you work in 3D art. If you were using software like Autodesk Maya, for example, you could easily have the second screen act as wither a Viewport or a place to check things like your Hypershade or Graph editor.
Unfortunately, the screen’s weird resolution makes it basically a half-step to having a second monitor, so anything else that requires more frequent interaction is still going to find you better off with just a second monitor.
Form Factor That Doesn’t Disappoint

You wouldn’t know the Zephyrus Duo 15 SE was a top of the line gaming laptop by just looking at it. It’s got a fairly humble design, and it’s pretty light to boot. It weighs in at just under 2kg, making it light enough to carry one-handed in a pinch, but I wouldn’t recommend it for extended periods of time because it’s certainly still to the heavier end.
That being said, it sports a 15.6″ 4K screen, capable of running 120 Hz. That’s really impressive considering most devices would take a hit on their framerate when running at 4K, so knowing that its still capable of supporting well-optimized games is a huge plus.
It’s a gorgeous screen, boasting high contrast and colors. Even if you’re not gaming, it’s still a great screen for just watching nature documentaries on Netflix, since all manner of forests and animals are going to look great on the high-caliber main display.

That being said, the laptop’s unique second screen does get in the way of its keyboard. The keyboard has been pushed much lower, which can feel weird if you’re used to regular keyboards. The keys also feel slightly more squished together, which will set off some red flags depending on your preferences.
Still, it’s impressive how fully-featured the keyboard is despite the smaller real estate afforded to it. It uses the standard RoG trackpad, which can also double as a NumPad with an easy click.
Like any other piece of gamer tech, the ROG Zephyrus Do 15 SE sports an RGB keyboard, easily programmable via the Asus Armoury Crate app. It’s a neat little feature, letting you add a real personal touch to the laptop.
Suffice to say, it’s a good keyboard- you’d think that having to accomodate the second screen would give the Zephyrus Duo 15 SE more drawbacks, but aside from getting used to it, it really doesn’t.
Benchmarking

The Zephyrus Duo 15 SE naturally does really well when it comes to gaming, thanks to its NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3080 and AMD Radeon 9 5900HX. It’s literally the top of the line right now, so you really wouldn’t expect much else.
It did really well on TimeSpy’s benchmarking tools, being able to maintain stable framerates for 93% of the test. It’s also able to hit over 100fps on Timespy’s simulations, which you’d expect considering how high spec the laptop’s hardware is.
The problem with having a laptop this high spec is that seeing it do well on these benchmarking tests become less of an “oh my God it’s so cool that it did that” and more of a “yeah, this is what you’d expect”. If nothing else, you can safely know that the Zephyrus Duo 15 SE walks the walk with impressive performance.

Game Testing
The laptop runs Warframe really well, even at max settings with its Enhanced mode active. With Warframe there’s really two great places to test your laptop, which is the open world segments and the Defense Missions.

Warframe doesn’t really support raytracing yet, but the open-world Plains of Eidolon look great and run flawlessly. Despite the grassy plains and enemies spawning in, I never experienced any slowdowns, and zipping around was quite fun.
Similarly, running the Defense Missions lets you see what happens when the game gets really hectic, showing many objects interacting in a small space. Despite this the Zephyrus Duo still pulled through, never dipping below 57fps.
Better yet, the laptop manages to keep its cool for the most part, thanks in part to the excellent CPU as well as its liquid metal cooling. With liquid metal, there’s less reason to put in a giant fan, which really helps keep the noise down.
Of course, how does it work with actual raytracing? We tried out Watch Dogs: Legion, which gave us some insight to this.

Watch Dogs Legion is actually a great game for testing performance, since it has big crowded cities full of puddles for testing out that Ray Tracing, as well as handling lots of objects and screen at the same time. It’s also known for having less-than-stellar optimization, so the golden dream of stable over-60 frame rates is unattainable, so you can always check to see where your laptop falls on it.
In a nutshell, it runs the open world game well, although it struggles with maintaining a 30-frame fps. It has on occasion touched 60 on Ultra settings, but really that’s more of a party trick than a performance report.
That’s not to say it’s the laptop’s fault though, like I said- it’s literally running one of the best CPU/GPU combinations in the market right now. Watch Dogs Legion has a track record of questionable optimization, so the fact that it’s still in the 30 range on Ultra settings says plenty about the kind of tech you’re dealing with here.

Closing Thoughts
It’s no surprise whenI say the Zephyrus Duo 15 SE might be a contender for one of the best laptops this year. It’s an excellent laptop with top-of the line specs, limited only by the quirkiness of the second screen, and even then you’ll easily get used to it after a week.
There’s also the issue of the laptop’s price, coming in at RM19,999. Considering what you pay for, it’s definitely worth it. The fact that the laptop doesn’t go crazy with bells and whistles really helps the price feel more justified, a big problem with most laptops is that there’s always some big gimmick that makes you feel like it’s artificially pushing up the price. Considering it doesn’t have a giant ROG logo projector out the back, it feels like you’re paying a high price for a high quality laptop.
It also has a more economic variant,  running an RTX 3070 with only 1TB of storage at RM12999.
If you can stomach the hit to your wallet, it’s one to look out for.

Pros
Cons

Excellent quality laptop
Price is a little steep

Enhanced utility with the second screen
Keyboard can feel cramped

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Medal of King: Operation Rainbow is out now for Android

Remember the “Rainbow Six Siege” clone, Medal of King: Operation Rainbow that we reported last time? The game is now available for beta! Android users can download the APK from its official site, while iOS users will need to wait as the game is not ready for iOS yet.

Here is a gameplay video by Techzamazing:

Medal of King: Operation Rainbow is a third-person shooter that features 5 vs 5 battles and a roster of characters in different roles. As you can see from the gameplay video above, its gameplay mechanics do resemble a lot with Rainbow Six Siege such as you can use grapple hooks or drones, there are destructible environments too.

While there isn’t an official mobile port of Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege yet, Medal of King: Operation Rainbow could be the game for the fans to enjoy a similar gameplay on mobile. Will you play it? Leave your comments below!
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