Monster Hunter Capcom Figure Builder Creator Series Arch-Tempered Nergigante Review

We’re back at it again with a look at another Monster Hunter figure review, this time for Arch-Tempered Nergigante. This is another part of the Capcom Figure Builder Creator Series, featuring an Arch-Tempered Nergigante.

Our thanks to Gamer Break Game Store for letting us take a look at the figure.

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Nergigante is the flagship monster of Monster Hunter World. The monster first appeared in the fifth-generation game, even gracing the cover of the game’s box art. Arch-Tempered is less of a species and more of a state of the monster, symbolizing its endgame mode which is a much harder fight, dealing even more damage than before.
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In-universe, Nergigante is classified as an Elder Dragon, with the unique distinction of it being reported to prey on other Elder Dragons. Its defining trait is its regenerating spikes, which grow darker over time, leading to its big divebomb attack that strains hunter friendships.
Packaging

The packaging for the Nergigante is plenty imposing on its own, sporting the iconic Monster Hunter logo that’s stood the test of time since the game’s debut in 2001.
Unlike the monsters from Monster Hunter Generations, Nergigante follows the rules a lot of flagship Pokemon use, where its Japanese names are identical to their English ones. This is reflected in the Katakana script for Nergigante’s name under it.
Out of the Box

Nergigante is perched on top of a crystal pillar, similar to the locale of the Nergigante story fight in the Elder’s Recess. It’s standing on the pillar, menacingly staring at you. The figure has some good weight to it too, and the distinct silhouette of the Elder Dragon on the thin pillar will definitely stand out on your shelf.
The other thing that will help it stand out on your shelf is just how large the figure is. It’s sure to tower over your shelves with its imposing 32cm height.
Details

Every detail of the hunter of Elder Dragons is lovingly sculpted, including the tiny scale impressions on its wings. While the Arch-tempered version has more of a sheen to it compared to the previously-released regular version, this is in line with the Arch-Tempered monsters in the game. Arch-tempered monsters have more of a sheen to their coat, which while looking less “realistic” does set them apart from their normal variants.
Head Sculpt

Nergigante’s head is masterfully sculpted and painted, complete with his big toothy grin from the game. One really nice detail they’ve maintained is the dragon’s eyes, which have narrow slit-shaped pupils on them. They’re incredibly small compared to the rest of Nergigante’s features, yet Capcom has made sure the statue didn’t have cartoonishly larger pupils on the model even though you’d only be able to tell from far away.
The spikes on the back of Nergigante’s back are also excellently sculpted, in the all-black that warns veteran hunters to clear the way from Nergigante.
Body Details
The rest of the body is equally well-sculpted, too. Nergigante’s body has a very realistic distribution of different scale types, and they’re all very well represented here.

I especially dig the scales on the front legs, which have the same kind of scales you’d see on a bird. It’s not very noticeable at first glance, so it’s great that the sculptors decided to include this detail.

You also have Nergigante’s wings, which are just as eye-popping as they are in the game. You also get a better look at the black spikes, which make up the dragon’s weak spots when hunting it. I love how the wing’s “fingers” end in the sharp white spikes as well, it’s painted in such a way that it feels very real.

Even the tail, furtively tucked away at the back of the statue gets some love here. The central spike that it ends on is very well painted, standing out amid the other black spikes.
Closing Thoughts
Nergigante was definitely a monster designed to show off how detailed game models could be when Monster Hunter made the jump from handhelds to home consoles. This Arch-Tempered Nergigante figure definitely captures that spirit, with so much of the iconic Elder Dragon lovingly recreated in its sculpt.
Whether its in a set with your other Creator Series figures or alone, this towering beast is sure to cut a slick visual on your shelf. You can get one for yourself at Gamer Break Game Store, and our thanks to the store for letting us check this one out.
Item size: 32cm (height)
Series: Capcom Figure Builder Creator Series
Material: Plastic

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Ys VI Online: The Ark of Napishtim Open Beta Test dated

Restar Games has just announced Ys VI Online: The Ark of Napishtim will have its open beta test between 23 April 2021 and 29 April 2021, with applications now open until 22 April 2021.

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To recap, Falcom first launched the game for PC in September 2003, followed by a PlayStation 2 and PSP release in 2005 and 2006, respectively. The PC version via Steam then came out in April 2015. An overview of the game, via its Steam page as follows:
Red-haired adventurer extraordinaire Adol Christin has finally reunited with his best pal, Dogi, and is eager to set sail for new adventures in Afroca. It seems fate has other plans for him, however, as a pirate captain named Ladoc makes him an offer he simply can’t refuse: a chance to explore a dangerous, uncharted archipelago in the Atlas Ocean that may hold treasures of heretofore unseen value.
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Never ones to back away from a good mystery, Adol and Dogi both agree to join Ladoc on this expedition aboard his ship, the “Tres Mares” — but no sooner does it weigh anchor than the Romuns, their sights set on the same curious islands of Canaan, attack the wayward pirates and ultimately knock Adol overboard, leaving him for dead.
Some time later, he washes ashore in Canaan itself, alive but weakened, rescued and resuscitated by two young girls named Isha and Olha who sport long ears and bushy tails. They are of the native “Rehda” tribe, and it seems Adol is not the first human to arrive here — nor are humans particularly welcome…
For more information, check out the official Twitter account. Worth noting also is that pre-registrations are open, so be sure to sign up for the usual early bird rewards.

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The global version of Revue Starlight Re LIVE is now up and running!

The global version of Revue Starlight Re LIVE is now available to download on Android and iOS devices. Having garnered over 500k of pre-registerations, players can now collect Waifus till their hearts content.

If you have been living under a rock, Revue Starlight Re LIVE is very popular in Japan and goes by a different name known as Shojo Kageki Revue Startlight RE LIVE. The game focuses on Starlight, a competitive stage where Stage Girls compete to become the ultimate star.

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It uses simple-turned musical command mechanics to beat enemies while focusing on singing and stage play. In addition, there’s also an auto function if you don’t feel like tapping your phone.

What’s more is the game comes with a mixture of 2D and 3D models which most of the Waifu games you find only have 2D models. Now you can view your Waifus in all sorts of different manner!

Besides that, there are a total of 24 characters’ stories for players to unfold through dating-sim related gameplay. With 9 original main characters and the addition of 15 brand new characters, players will probably be spending most time with their Waifus than friends in real life after getting the game.
Revue Starlight Re LIVE is now available to download on Android and iOS. The game also supports English, Korean and Traditional Chinese in the global version. For more information, you may head over to their official site.

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PS5 Dualsense Features Revealed

Sony surprised everyone with a blog post talking about the new PS5 Dualsense controller today. They also released a promotional video to better illustrate the features of the new controller.

The key features talked about in the blog post are as follows:

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Haptic Feedback
Adaptive Triggers
3D Audio

Haptic Feedback
Haptic feedback is a higher-sensitivity form of vibration in the Dualsense controller. Compared to controllers which can only play with the speed or timing of the rumble, the Haptic Feedback can selectively vibrate different parts of the controller, to emulate different feelings. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales was one of the examples given of a game that would use haptic feedback, along with Demon Souls: Remastered.
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Adaptive Triggers
Adaptive triggers are a function that allow games to control the resistance when you pull the PS5’s triggers. These can vary from low resistance, allowing you to depress it fully- to a higher resistance, which can make pulling the triggers incredibly hard.
Deathloop is one of the games that plans to make use of this, to better emulate the feeling of the shooter’s guns jamming. Unsurprisingly, Ratchet And Clank: Rift Apart also plans to use this feature for its guns.

3D Audio
3D Audio allows the games to give you a more immersive audio experience. While the technical aspects are hard to explain, it allows the user to experience sounds as if they were happening, rather than coming from a speaker. None of the games in the blog post explicitly mentioned 3D audio, but its safe to assume the ones talking about immersion are making use of it.

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MIR4 Announces its International Grand Opening

South Korean developer Wemade Co. Ltd. has announced the international grand opening of the AAA mobile MMORPG MIR4 in 170 countries and 12 languages on August 26.

Advance reservations is available through Google Play Store, App Store, or through the official website. All pre-registration applicants will be presented with a wealth of useful items that can be used in the game.

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MIR4’s unique features include:

A high level of character customization, allowing players to fine-tune appearance
‘Clan’, enabling players to progress and grow together with other clan members
‘Free Loot’, allowing players to enjoy strategizing and competing to secure the treasure dropped from the field boss.
‘Mystery’, giving the ability to travel around continents and unravel the hidden stories of MIR4

It is important to note that the international version of MIR4 applies blockchain technology NFT (Non-Fungible Token) and Utility Coin. Players can experience blockchain technology through game characters and through black iron resources. You should always be a bit careful around cryptocurrency but if that’s something that interests you, it’s a feature in the game.
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This global opening follows the successful completion of the four-day closed beta test (CBT), as of August 8. Players who responded well to the CBT are being used to improve service quality.
MIR4 is a cross-platform massively multiplayer game available for PC and Android where you plays as one of the many warriors on the land of MIR.
The game recently concluded its closed beta that gave out rewards to participants.

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Compete against 500 million players in this Global MMORPG! Will you yield or rule in the face of ultimate power?
Join us now and forge your legacy!

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Atlus Reveals More About The Classes and Labyrinth In Etrian Odyssey II HD

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Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection is coming to the Nintendo Switch and Steam on June 1st, 2023 and Atlus has released more details on Etrian Odyssey II HD, one of the three titles in the collection.

Here are the new details that can be found in Etrian Odyssey II:

“In the far reaches of the northern continent lies High Lagaard. Legends say that there is a floating castle beyond Yggdrasil, the tree at the heart of the city. One day, a massive, labyrinthine dungeon containing mysterious ruins and unknown plants and animals was discovered inside Yggdrasil. High Lagaard’s Duke traveled to every corner of the continent in order to investigate the Labyrinth and uncover the truth behind the floating castle. Discover the secrets behind the Labyrinth and a legend about a flying castle! The stage is set for a brand new adventure in High Lagaard.”

12 Different Classes

The Labyrinth can be challenged by a party of five members, whose classes and portraits can be chosen by the player. There are a total of twelve classes in Etrian Odyssey II HD: nine classes from the original and three all-new classes. Each class has also been given a new portrait in the HD remasters, for a total of five portraits per class.
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Here are the three brand new classes added to Etrian Odyssey II HD:
Gunner

Elemental type
Backline
Gunners specialize in long-distance, elemental attacks using firearms.
Force Skill: Riot Gun – Has a high chance of stunning an enemy.

War Magus

Specialist support type
Balanced
War magi are wayfarers who utilize shamanic powers to heal and destroy.
Force Skill: Invoke – Heals party HP and ups elemental resistance.

Beast

Defensive type
Front line
Beasts are dependable allies who protect the team with their claws and fangs.
Force Skill: Salivals – Heals the party’s HP and status ailments.

Force Skills

Each class has access to Force Skills from the beginning. Unlike ordinary skills, Force Skills do not require TP to be used. Instead, they can be activated when the Force gauge is maxed out. This gauge fills up when performing certain actions during the battle, such as attacking, using skills, defending, and taking damage from enemies.

Each class possesses unique Force Skills ranging from powerful attacks, recovery skills that remove status ailments, and buff abilities that boost your stats. The Force gauge will be completely depleted whenever you use a Force Skill, so make sure to use them when the time is right!

Traps inside the Labyrinth

While many useful things can be found in the Labyrinth, like giant crates filled with items or Geomagnetic Poles, there are also many traps and obstacles scattered throughout that will impede your exploration. At times, you may be forced to step into a trap to open up a new path. Whenever you encounter one of these obstacles, make sure to mark it on your map with an icon.
Inside the Labyrinth are giant crates filled with items. They are not guarded by monsters or booby-trapped, so open them up right away when you see them!
Geomagnetic Poles connect the town to the Labyrinth and act as save points. After you’ve used a Pole to return to town, you can warp back to the Pole from town.
There are hidden passages tucked away in some of the walls and discovering them will unlock convenient shortcuts. Some doors are locked and can only be opened by activating some sort of mechanism.

Some parts of the floor in The Labyrinth may be icy. Stepping on them will make you slide in that direction until you bump into something or the ice ends. There are also hazardous sections of the floor that will damage you if you step on them, so make sure to explore with the utmost caution.

Locations That Will Assist You Throughout Your Adventure

The town contains plenty of helpful places that will aid you in your journey.

Flaus Inn – Staying overnight at the inn will recover your party’s HP and TP. Items can also be stored away here.
Lagaard Hospital – You can treat your status ailments here, including ones that will not recover naturally like “death” or “petrify”.
Sitoth Trading – A store that manufactures, sells, and purchases weapons and items.
Stickleback Bar – A place where adventurers can take on requests, like defeating certain monsters or gathering specific materials. These quests will offer rewards upon completing them, such as money or valuable items.
Explorers Guild – You can register adventurers, form a party, and reorganize your party members at the guild. The Guildmaster will also give you adventuring tips if you speak to her.
Duke’s Palace – After arriving in town and being granted permission to explore the Labyrinth, you will occasionally receive missions from the palace during important points in the story.

Pre-ordering will get you guest characters from other Atlus titles

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The “Character Portrait DLC Set” pre-order allows players to change the appearances of their adventurers to those of beloved ATLUS characters. This is a free DLC that will be available for a limited time.
The costume for the set include:

Ringo (Soul Hackers 2) Joker (Persona 5)
Demi-Fiend (Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne) Teddie (Persona 4)
Nahobino (Shin Megami Tensei V) Aigis (Persona 3)

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Level-5 Job Listing Hints At Return To Global Game Releases

Level-5, the studio behind Professor Layton, Yo-kai Watch, and Ni No Kuni has hinted that will once again begin operating outside of Japan in global markets following the closure of its North American Operations in 2020.

The company has published a new job posting on its website that states that they are once again planning to develop games for global audiences due to the current success of gaming in international markets.

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“With the recent globalization of the game business, we are looking for people to maximize the business scale as a content holder and actively develop Level-5 IP not only in Japan but also on a global scale”.
The last major console game Level-5 localized was Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl – Gold which was released in Japan in 2018 but was only localized in 2020. Since then the vast majority of their games have been Japanese exclusives, the most notable of these being Yo-Kai Watch 4 which launched in 2019.
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In 2020, Level-5 ceased operations outside of Japan and allegedly laid off much of its office staff. No clear reason was given for the halt in localization however an inside source told Gamesindustry.biz:
“Employees were “given every indication” that the studio would be closing down, with one or two employees remaining for a few more months to carry out essential functions throughout the process while the company consolidated its business between the Japan office and international advertising and branding company Dentsu”.
Hopefully, this latest news means that Level-5’s games will be released overseas in the near future but for now we’ll have to wait and see.

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NieR Replicant Emil Cushion Now Available For Pre-Order

Square Enix has announced a new cushion bearing the likeness of Emil from NieR Replicant, letting you have the iconic pseudo-mascot as part of your living room set.

The NieR Replicant Emil cushion is available right now from the Square Enix store at a special Pre Order discount of 42.29 USD (RM175.48), though when the promotional period ends it looks like it will be available for 46.99 USD (194.99) . According to the website the cushion will be available from January 2022.

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Rather than being a flat object with Emil’s toothy grin on it, the cushion is a whole solid sphere, featuring a stylized rendering of the character. It sits at 30cm in height, so it should feel extra good to squeeze on those days where you really feel the Weight of the World.
Despite primarily appearing in NieR Replicant and its Western release NieR Gestalt, Emil has become the defacto face of the NieR series thanks to series producer Yoko Taro only appearing in public wearing an Emil mask. That being said eagle eyed fans and pedants would also note that Taro’s version of the face has a crack running along the sides, which has become a way for fans to differentiate between when something was Yoko Taro related vs being Emil related.
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Emil also appears in the sequel to Replicant, Automata.

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4 v 4 ARPG – One Piece Bounty Rush out now

Bandai Namco announced the good news of One Piece Bounty Rush going global last month, and now the game has got a surprise release on iOS and Android stores! The 4 v 4 action mobile RPG is available in various language including English, Japanese, Chinese and Korean.

*Update: The game is in long-term maintenance now.

One Piece Bounty Rush is a 4-on-4 team battle action game, players are split into two teams and have control over characters to collect berries scattered around the stage. Every round will only take about 5 minutes, the team with the most Berries collected when the time runs out will be declared the winner.

There will be 5 characters classes available, namely Fighter, Warrior, Supporter, Shooter and Swordsman. During the battle, be sure to break some barrels or pots for stamina too as you will need it to keep yourself alive and prevent losing all your collected Berries.
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Here is our short gameplay during its beta in Japan:

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Malaysian VA Su Ling Chan Talks About Being Bailu In Honkai Star Rail and The VA Industry In New Interview

Honkai Star Rail started its grand voyage last week but it also started a new journey for Su Ling Chan, the Malaysian voice actress who lends her vocals to the game’s adorable dragon girl Bailu.

To celebrate the launch of Honkai, Su Ling came down to the Digital Braves office to tell us more about voicing Bailu, auditioning for the role as well as her previous experience in voice acting, both locally and with overseas studios.

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Su Ling Chan got her start in voice acting with local Malaysian children’s cartoons like Bola Kampung, and BoBoiBoy, where she played the character Ying. She’d later get a bigger break voicing Mayday in the cult classic Indie game No Straight Roads and is now reaching for the stars as Bailu in Honkai Star Rail.
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Upon stepping through the office doors, Su Ling certainly knew how to liven up an otherwise drab Tuesday morning as we shared a lot of jokes and laughs. It was great to learn more about not just Honkai and Bailu but Su Ling’s journey into voice acting, her time on No Straight Roads, and where she thinks the VA industry is going in the future.
Getting The Part of Bailu in Honkai Star Rail
Image Credit: Hoyoverse
The first question we asked Su Ling was simply how she got the part of Bailu in Honkai Star Rail and if there was anything she did to prepare for it. What I didn’t expect was for her to reply with a two-year journey leading to her casting and the game’s launch.
“I think this audition was about two years in the making. One of the casting directors sent out auditions but I was also doing workshops as well as some jobs with her studio. This is actually where I made my anime debut with Kageki Shoujo. Eventually, down the line, I got this audition for Honkai Star Rail. At the time, it was under a codename and there was very little artwork so I didn’t even know what it was for but I was like “Huh, this looks cute, ok let’s just audition”!
“Then I sent it off in early 2022 and eight months down the line I got an email saying “Hello remember you auditioned for this early 2022, well you booked it so now you record”. So in a very roundabout way, it was because I did work for a studio, I did workshops with them, the casting director was familiar with my work and then she sent me auditions. That’s how I ended up in Honkai Star Rail as Bailu”.
In The Recording Booth
Image Credit: Hoyoverse
The auditions for Honkai being done under a codename may sound strange but it’s actually fairly common. When most voice actors step into the recording booth, they’re given little context about who the character is or the story, just a script that they need to read out. We asked Su Ling if this was the case with Bailu for Honkai Star Rail.
“Hoyoverse gives you a good idea of who the character is and what their place in the game is but because of leaks they have reduced the number of images that get sent out. They also change the names and the terms so when you see the material it sounds like a generic mobile game because they try to make it as anonymous as possible”.
She says that when recording the directors are “really important”. It’s their job to set the scene for the actors so that they can give the proper performance. She spoke about working with the Directors for Honkai, Philip Bache, and Kal-El Bogdanove (yes he really is named after Superman).
“It’s the job of the director to really give the context of what’s going. Phil says he remembers every actor’s delivery so he can direct the next actor on how to respond. It’s all recorded singularly with the director so it’s important they remember the previous character and how they delivered their lines. That way they can direct you to deliver your lines”.
“They’ll set the scene, they’ll give context to what is happening, where it takes place in the game, and what you’re supposed to do. Unlike film, the characters in a game are there to help the player so you have to know the objective of that stage to help guide them through the mission.
Su Ling’s Voice For Bailu Was Inspired By Damien Wayne and BoBoiBoy
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One of the fun things about voice acting is bringing your own personal flair to the characters. When we asked Su Ling about bringing said flair to Bailu for Honkai Star Rail, she had some rather peculiar inspirations.
“When I saw the audition sides, I was like “Awe this girl is so cute but I wanna give her a little edge”. They described her as somebody who is old but stuck in a child’s body so I wanted her to be a little snarky. So if I were to say who my inspiration for Bailu is, are you familiar with Batman? I love Batman so I literally based Bailu on Damian Wayne”!
My only response was that from movies and games, I always saw Damien Wayne, the fifth Robin, and Batman’s biological son, as a little bit of a brat. Su Ling agreed.
“I know! You know how he always talks in full sentences and uses the strangest words, I figured I’d take his demeanor and put it into Bailu”.
Ying from BoBoiBoy. Image credit: Animonsta Studios
Damien wasn’t Bailu’s only inspiration though. Su Ling also mentioned she took elements from her previous role as Ying from the popular Malaysian animated series BoBoiBoy.
“My other inspiration is this local [Malaysian] cartoon called BoBoiBoy where I voice Ying. There are bits of Ying in Bailu because she’s snarky, she’s always annoyed because everyone is always so relaxed while she’s the determined go-getter and she’s always trying to get BoBoiBoy to do stuff. So if you mix Damian Wayne with Ying, I guess you get my version of Bailu”.
Hoyoverse in Malaysia
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We went on to ask her more about the overwhelming success of Hoyoverse IPs in Malaysia and Southeast Asia in general. Genshin Impact exploded onto the local gaming scene upon launch and Honkai Star Rail is no different with a large launch event at Sunway Velocity. We wanted to know how it felt for Su Ling to now be part of such a large franchise that’s so popular right at home.
“I don’t think it’s hit me yet because [at the time of this interview] the game hasn’t launched. Honestly, I’ve been doing this for a really long time, regularly since 2008. I’ve been in local stuff like BoBoiBoy, Bola Kampung, Saladin, all this stuff that Malaysians in the millennium have grown up with but it’s never gotten this big before”.
“I think I’m still adjusting to it because recently Streamily reached out to me to get autographed signatures from the cast. I had to commission an artist to do some artwork of Bailu so I can sign stuff so I’m excited but I think you have to ask this question a year later because it hasn’t quite hit me yet so we’ll see”.
Su Ling actually attended the Honkai Star Rail Astral Express Tour in Malaysia, helping to advertise the game as well as signing autographs and taking pictures with fans.
Experience With Hoyoverse
Image Credit: Hoyoverse
Our next question was pretty simple, had Su Ling played any of the Hoyoverse games before? Well, she admitted she had trouble playing Genshin since it was on a tablet.
“Honestly, I’ve tried to get into Genshin Impact but I play on a tablet and it’s really difficult to play on a tablet. I am a big fan of mobile games but I just can’t play Genshin Impact [on mobile] because it feels more like a console game. I’m not sure why I haven’t played it on my console yet. I have a PS4, but I haven’t gotten a PS5. One of my rules is that I want to get into a PS5-exclusive game before I buy a PS5, I think that’s a good goal to have”.
Of course, Honkai Star Rail is coming to PS5 although it’s not an exclusive so she’s getting pretty close. Su Ling also mentions however that despite not playing much Genshin, she will be playing Honkai Star Rail and of course, will be pulling for Bailu.
“Yes! I will be trying to pull for Bailu! I believe she’s on the standard banner. The first two banners are Jing Yuan and Seele, so I’ll pull for them too, they’re my friends. I’m very close to Seele’s voice actress Molly Zhang and who doesn’t like Jing Yuan’s voice but I will also try to pull for my character in the standard banner”.
Voice Acting in Malaysia
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At this point, we asked questions less about Bailu and Honkai Star Rail and more about Su Ling’s experience with the voice-acting industry, particularly in Malaysia. To start with we wanted to know more about the differences between the local Voice acting industry in Malaysia compared to overseas work.
Su Ling said that there were a lot of differences but also many similarities. The main difference is that there is a larger variety of voice-acting roles outside of Malaysia.
“The work that we get here [in Malaysia] is mostly children’s cartoons so my strength is in kid voices which I guess is how I booked Bailu in Honkai. My natural tone is a bit lower pitched but years of doing preschool shows and sounding like a kid allowed me to gain the skills to voice her”.
“I think No Straight Roads was the first foray into more young adult content but even then, it’s still pretty lighthearted. There are a couple of other games I’m in like Eximius: Seize The Frontline which is Malaysia’s first foray into something more tactical so the genres of work are increasing compared to five years ago. Back then it was mostly just kid’s stuff: BoBoiBoy, Ejen Ali, Upin And Ipin, that sort of genre”.
Su Ling even noted that one of the harder challenges for her was learning to act in her natural voice since she was so used to voicing younger characters.
“My previous work did give me the skills to be really good at kid voices, now ironically I’m working with my voice acting coaches on actually using my natural voice so hopefully one day I can book more roles using it. Mayday [from No Straight Roads] is quite similar to my natural voice, I have to really thank Haz [Wan Hazmer] for casting me with my natural voice, albeit pitched a bit higher. But yeah, I guess that’s the big difference.
The Similarities In Voice Acting
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As for the similarities in voice acting industries, Su Ling said the biggest thing they had in common was that the voice acting world “is a very lonely world”.
“As an actor, you don’t act with other people. Even overseas you rarely get people in the same room especially if it’s remote. So in my voice acting career, there was only one gig where we acted in an ensemble, with the rest of the cast, which was No Straight Roads. It was me, Steven [Bones] who voices Zuke and the big boss for that stage. The three of us would act together in the session and that was the first and last time I had that experience. Probably not the last but it’s very rare”.
“In the US it’s the same thing. It’s just you, the director, the audio engineer, and the clients. Speaking of which, the clients are there so you have to be very professional, when the director tells you to do something, just try to do it to the best of your ability. The work ethic and professionalism in the booth is the same regardless of where you’re located”.
I suppose that’s one of the main challenges of being a voice actor and goes to show the importance of directors since you often don’t have other actors to work off. It also explains why the chemistry between Mayday, Zuke, and the boss characters was so strong. Speaking of No Straight Roads…
Using a Malaysian Accent In No Straight Roads
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No Straight Roads’ director Wan Hazmer has heaped praise on Su Ling for using her Malaysian accent when voicing Mayday. She told us more about acting with a local accent and finding a balance between a neutral American-sounding accent and Malaysian-accented English that’s not ‘Manglish’ (which mixes English with Malay words and slang), making it harder to understand for overseas listeners.
“To be honest when I first started No Straight Roads I had been acting with a very neutral and standardized American accent because when you do a show in English that’s what they ask for, except Ying. Ying was a little bit more localized but she’s localized in an almost Manglish way. It was very interesting to tackle Mayday because the request was: I want a Malaysian accent but I don’t want it to be manglish”.
“It was very difficult at first. I was not used to acting in a Malaysian accent. As unbelievable as it sounds, I’ve never had to do one in my entire voice-acting career. It was very interesting because I think a lot of upcoming voice talents and even people from my generation find this difficult. I was talking to Steven about it and he was like “How do you act without resorting to manglish” and I’m like “Ya lah, I also don’t know, die lah” but thanks to No Straight Roads I’m more confident in acting with a Malaysian accent”.
She notes that many English voice-over roles in Malaysia use a more “neutral” sounding accent whether on TV, in ads, or on the radio. She hopes that her performance as Mayday will show more people that local English voice acting can be done in a Malaysian accent.
“I think because of No Straight Roads there’s a new generation of local actors with something to anchor on to that says “ok, this is how you can act with a Malaysian accent and make it funny or serious or anything else and not be the butt of a joke”.
Building A Malaysian/Singaporean Voice Acting Community

Su Ling has also been very busy outside of the recording booth. She along with other Malaysian voice actors like Michelle Tan have been helping to foster a community of artists in Malaysia and Singapore including starting a new Twitter page and Discord server called “MYSG Voice Actors Community”. We asked her more about her work on these projects.
“I want to empower the next generation of Malaysian voice talent and we kinda adopted the Singaporeans too. We have that solidarity but without a community, without guidance, people get lost. So we’re trying to push new talent, we try to get people to share their skills, guide them whenever it’s possible, and that’s what we’ve been doing so far.
“We invited some of my voice actings friends from overseas who do remote work like Vanille Velasquez who was Neon in Valorant and Aimee Smith who was Freya in Mobile Legends Bang Bang. We invited them for fireside chats, where people can do readings to improve their skills and learn from more experienced actors. The server also has a resource channel so people who want to find tips about voice acting can check that. There’s a question area if people want to ask anything and I’m almost always available”.
Su Ling says this sense of community and helping new talent is important as it’s what allowed her to get where she is today.
“When I started remote work in 2020 when everything shut down, I had a lot of American voice actors and mentors who helped me like Deven Mack, Xander Mobus, Edwyn Tiong, and Marin Miller. Without their help, I really wouldn’t be able to book Bailu, let alone get the audition for her. So I owe it to them and they tell me to just pass it forward to the next generation of Malaysian voice actors”.
Dealing With AI Voice Actors
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One of the big talks in Voice Acting (and in art in general) is the trend of AI voice actors. There are many people even theorizing that companies could record voice actors so that their sound clips can be used for AI generation. We asked Su Ling her thoughts on the trend and she responded with a more nuanced take but that the most important thing was education.
“I think there are a couple of things. One is that there are organizations in the US like the National Association of Voices Actors, that are telling voice actors to look through their contacts and add clauses to them that do not allow the client to use their voices for AI training or AI generation. That’s what I’m doing right now”.
“I also think there’s a lot of education that needs to be done because there’s a lot of people that misunderstand AI and they don’t realize that AI is everywhere. When people found out that Adobe is training Photoshop with AI, everyone was angry but they’ve been doing it for years. How do you think the Auto Healing Tool came about? It came about through machine learning with AI”.
The Future of Voice Acting and AI
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She says she doesn’t know what the future will have in store but ultimately if AI is going to get bigger she says that voice actors will just have to focus on being even better at offering the human experience that AI can never replicate.
“It’s gonna be hard because there’s probably going to be a lot of NPC roles that are probably going to be generated by AI, I foresee that is going to happen. I think the main character or playable character roles will not be as affected by AI but maybe five years later, I’m going to eat my words, I have no idea.
“I don’t know what’s in store with AI in the future, but I think we voice actors are going to have to really focus on our craft. We have to focus on putting our humanity into the character and putting our human experience into the character. The thing about AI is that they don’t create, they just replicate. I think there is definitely a risk for voice actors, but it is really up to us to improve our skills and bring things to the table to an AI can’t…for now. Who knows where it’s going to be in five years?
Malaysian Voice Actors Guild

Unionizing has been a heavy topic in the gaming space over the past couple of years, in Malaysia however voice actors have The Voice Guild Malaysia which Su Ling is a member of. She told a bit more about the difference between unions and a guild.
She says the important aspect is that a Union basically “employs” actors as it’s a collective bargaining organization for employees. They get the client to pay for healthcare, pensions, and more on top of your rates. A guild, on the other hand, is more of “an assurance thing”. It’s a group of professionals that come together to ensure that they are paid a set rate and that actors are paid on time. Clients however do not pay for things like benefits and healthcare.
When asked if Su Ling would like Malaysian voice actors to unionize or if it was possible for them to do so. She said thought The Guild was a “good step for now”.
“The reason we have standardized rates is because of our Voice Guild in Malaysia, the reason that we get paid on time is because of our Voice Guild. When clients come to me, I tell them “This is my rate, I can’t go any lower, I’m a Voice Guild member and I can get into trouble if I go lower”. Most of Malaysia’s top voice talent is in our guild: Ramona Rahman, Joanna Bessy, Colin Chong, Azman Zulkiply, and Steven Bones. If you can’t get any of these people the clients are going to be very upset. So we stick together, we say this is the rate and we’re never going to go lower”.
“The second thing is that when you have studios that don’t pay on time because we have a 90-day payment term, the guild will order a stop-work rule that says we do not work for this studio until the studio pays. I’m very happy with our guild because I think they’ve done a very very good job at chasing after studios on our behalf”.
Onwards Into The Stars

At the end of the interview, Su Ling told us if she could choose from any franchise to voice act in, her long-term goal was to be in the Mass Effect series. She firmly declared that she played through the entire trilogy twelve times from start to finish and would love a part in the universe. In the short term though, she’s looking to delve deeper into the mobile gaming sphere eying potential roles in games like Path To Nowhere or Cookie Run Kingdom, games which she herself enjoys playing.
A career in voice acting is no doubt a challenge especially starting in a more niche market like Malaysia but as the gaming scene continues to expand and online connection makes the world a little smaller, there are far more possibilities for voice actors across the globe. From Mayday in No Straight Roads to Bailu in Honkai Star Rail, Su Ling shows that it’s always possible to reach new heights, one sassy dragon girl at a time.

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Sign up for Phantasy Star Online 2 Closed Beta Test (CBT) on Xbox One!

Phantasy Star Online 2 (PSO2), dubbed one of Japan’s biggest online RPGs, will be coming soon to North America on Xbox One, beginning with its Closed Beta Test (CBT). Players in the United States and Canada can sign up for the CBT through the Xbox One Insider Program to get a spot and special rewards!

As a member of ARKS in PSO2, you are part of a task force dedicated to exploring numerous planets and protecting the universe from a malignant force known as the Falspawn. Embark on an assortment of missions with fellow operatives in an unparalleled action RPG combat experience, completely free to play.

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Play the ultimate online Free-to-Play experience with up to four other players in a party, or explore exclusive multiparty areas with up to twelve players simultaneously. Enjoy one of the most responsive action combat systems among online RPGs! Combo through multiple enemies at once. Engage in unforgettable boss fights armed with your highly customizable skillsets, unique to each of the nine classes among eighteen distinct weapon types.
Switch character classes anytime as you find your ideal playstyle. See if you’d prefer to hack and slash with melee-based roles, or eliminate foes with ranged or elemental attacks! If you need to, camera settings are also available for you to customize, including an over-the-shoulder view for better aiming precision.
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Multiple difficulty settings are there for you to adjust according to your skill and character level. Procedurally generated environments reshape your adventures at every play. Brace for unexpected events and random monsters each mission!
Be who you want to be with one of gaming’s most powerful character creators and design the ultimate ARKS Operative. Choose from one of four distinct races and customize accordingly with a robust, yet easy to use system. PSO2‘s catalog of editable accessories is ever expanding with layered outfits to mix and match. Your imagination is the limit, so join ARKS today!

The Phantasy Star Online 2 CBT is only open to the United States and Canada. Registering for early sign-up is possible on Windows 10, but the CBT is exclusive to Xbox One. Just follow the steps to sign up!
First, install Xbox Insider Hub on your Xbox One or Windows 10 device.

Navigate to the Store tab on your Xbox One console, or the Microsoft Store app on your Windows 10 device.
Select Search and look for “Xbox Insider Hub.”
Select the Xbox Insider Hub and choose “get” or “install.”

Once the app is installed, make sure to register for early sign-up for the game!

Launch the Xbox Insider Hub on your Xbox One or Windows 10 device.
If this is your first time launching the app, accept the Xbox Insider Program Terms of Use.
From the main dashboard, select Insider Content.
Under “Games,” select “Phantasy Star Online 2.”
Select “Join” to register for early sign-up.

Once the CBT begins, you’ll be notified via Xbox Live message. In the lead up to the start of the CBT, follow the Xbox Insider Twitter for details and updates. Information on the Phantasy Star Online 2 CBT and related participating rewards can be found on the game’s website. Do also check out the various PSO2 accounts for sneak peeks and details!

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Ezio and Eivor join Brawlhalla as part of the Assassin’s franchise 15th anniversary

Brawlhalla welcomes Ezio to the game as its 56th Legend, while Eivor arrives as a new Epic Crossover character alongside a new game mode, two new maps, and more.

Ezio comes swinging in with his Auditore Blade Sword and Apple of Eden Orb in tow, available to obtain at 7200 Gold or 100 Mammoth Coins, and the skins Revelations Ezio, Armor of Brutus Ezio, and Asgardian Ezio are also available now for 140 Mammoth Coins each.

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He comes with six swift Signature attacks:

Sword Signatures

Side Signature – Ezio draws out his wrist blade and slashes his opponent with his sword, then secondly with his wrist blade, which pushes his enemy back.
Neutral Signature – He unsheathes his wrist blade, leaps into the air and then slashes his opponent with the blade, then the sword. His sword then leaves the Animus simulation’s shattered glass in its wake.
Down Signature – Ezio slashes his opponent before grabbing them and slamming them down onto the ground, which then sends them flying into the air.

Orb Signatures

Side Signature – Ezio projects a holographic image of himself wielding his wrist blades from his Apple of Eden orb, and the projection charges forward and slices the opponent before the real Ezio leaps in and slashes them.
Neutral Signature – Ezio projects a holographic grid from his orb, which can trap his enemy and send shockwaves through it.
Down Signature – He leaps into the air and projects white birds from his Apple of Eden, and as he descends, he slashes his opponent with his wrist blade as the birds scatter.

While Ezio does his own thing in Brawlhalla, Eivor is an Epic Crossover for Brynn wielding Varin’s Axe and Gungnir. Take them through the new Bounty game mode as the featured Brawl of the Week, or just make your way through the two new maps, Florence Rooftop and Florence Terrace. Eivor’s Epic Crossover is obtainable for 300 Mammoth Coins via the in-game store, and both female and male Eivor will unlock with one purchase.
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New content being featured during the event includes  a K.O. Effect featuring the Desynchronization screen, a new Leap of Faith emote, and eight new avatars. All items will still be purchasable and playable after the event ends. The game mode and map will also still be playable after the event ends.

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ASUS announces new ZenBook series featuring the world’s most compact laptops

ASUS has brought us a few surprises at the IFA 2018 and it is none other than the new ZenBook series! The new products announced include the world’s most compact 13.3″, 14″ and 15.6″ laptops – the ZenBook 13 (UX333), ZenBook 14 (UX433) and ZenBook 15 (UX533), as well as the world’s most compact convertible laptops – ZenBook Flip 13 (UX362) and ZenBook Flip 15 (UX562). Check out their details below!

ZenBook 13/14/15

Introducing the stunning new frameless ASUS NanoEdge display, ZenBook 13 (13.3-inch), 14 and 15 come with up to 95% screen-to-body ratio and a near-borderless viewing experience. Under the ultra-compact design, they also feature the unique ErgoLift hinge mechanism, allowing users to tilt the keyboard for comfortable typing.

ZenBook 13 and 14 also feature the new NumberPad – an innovative LED-illuminated numeric keypad built into the touchpad. Of course, the new ZenBooks equipped plenty of high-performance components including latest quad-core 8th Generation Intel Core i7 processor and up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q graphics.

ZenBook Flip 13/15

As the most compact convertible laptops in the world, the ZenBook Flip 13 (13.3″) and 15 (15.6″) is 10% smaller than the previous models. They feature the four-sided frameless NanoEdge displays with a 90% screen-to-body ratio, along with the unique 360° ErgoLift hinge where users can lift and tilt the keyboard as they want.
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Both the models are powered by up to the latest 8th Generation Intel Core i7 processors, while ZenBook Flip 15 comes with the NVIDIA GTX 1050 Max-Q graphics and a PANTONE Validated display. Other than these, both models feature a world-facing camera that allows users to interact with 3D virtual objects in the physical world using the mixed-reality applications too. Fast face login with Windows Hello is included in both models as well.

ZenBook Flip 13 and 15 are also torture-tested to meet the military-grade MIL-STD-801G standards for durability and reliability.

The official price for the new ZenBook series has not been announced yet. Stay tuned to ASUS official site and Facebook for more updates!

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The Division 2 begins the ultimate manhunt in Warlords of New York

The Division 2 will be kicking off the ultimate manhunt when Warlords of New York, a narrative-driven expansion for the game, releases 3 March, 2020! It will be available on the Xbox One, Playstation 4, Windows PC and UPLAY+. Stadia will also receive both the game and its expansion when it launches later in March.

Current The Division 2 players can purchase the expansion separately, while new players can get the Standard Edition which will have the base game and Warlords of New York expansion. The Ultimate Edition will give the game, expansion and all of The Division 2‘s Year 1 content, classified assignments and unlocked specializations. Warlords requires all players to be at Level 30 and World Tier 5. As such, each edition of the game will provide a Level 30 boost for players to activate if they want to jump right in to the expansion! On completing the Warlords campaign, Agents can travel freely between Washington DC and New York City for the rest of The Division 2′s content.

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Pre-purchasing the expansion will provide a free Level 30 boost for players to jumpstart their characters ahead of the expansion release.
Division Agents will go on the ultimate manhunt for Aaron Keener, a former Division Agent gone rogue. He and his network of Rogue Agents are threatening the burgeoning rebirth of civilization. Agents will need to roam the untamed living open world of Lower Manhattan to track down Keener. This former Dark Zone was recently hit by a devastating hurricane that hit New York City harder than anywhere else in the US. New zones, with iconic locations – Two Bridges, Chinatown, Wall Street – will be open for you to explore.
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You’ll need to take down Keener’s Rogue Agents first before you get to him. Each of them have a unique back story and skill, the latter of which you gain when you take them down. Alongside Warlords, Title Update 8 will include:

RPG Overhaul

Better read and manage inventory
UI updated to always show roll ranges for stats
God rolls return to improve readability and help decision making

Streamlined gear recalibration system

Item and stat usefulness indicators
Permanent attribute and stat storage at recalibration station

Revitalized existing Dark Zones

Return to simpler rogue mechanic

Focus on rewarding player-to-player interaction either when against or with each other

Player level cap will increase from 30 to 40 with Warlords. Infinite progression system will be introduced with it, with SHD level and 4 new skills that can be used throughout the game. Owning the expansion provides access to new gear and weapons.

That’s not all with The Division 2 Warlords of New York! A new post-launch philosophy will be introduced in Seasons: a 3-month-long themed endgame event with new main target and network to track down. They’ll be introduced at a regular pace, bringing their own stories and unique rewards. The first season begins one week after the expansion release.
Besides the Seasonal Manhunt, Seasons will also offer new in-game activities. Leagues are a series of challenges where players can unlock rewards based on their ability to complete them. Global Events return, where time-limited in-game events with global modifier applies to the entire game to obtain rewards by completing specific tasks. Grow your Season level for rewards by participating in the seasonal activities or just by playing the game. Get a Season Pass for even more goodies!

12 February onwards will open up Episode 3 – Coney Island: The Hunt for Year 1 pass holders. It will be 19 February for all players. This is the last episode of The Division 2‘s free Year 1 post-launch content plan, and serves as the prologue to Warlords. Two main missions, two classified assignments (for Year 1 pass holders), a new specialization “Firewall”, new rewards as part of the referral program, and new weapons and exotic weapon will be available in this Episode.

Tom Clancy's The Division 2Publisher: UbisoftDeveloper: UbisoftRelease Date: 2019-03-15Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Stadia, Xbox One
Seven months have passed since a deadly virus hit New York City and the rest of the world, crippling the population. When the virus hit, The Division, a unit of civilian sleeper agents, was activated as the last line of defense. Since then, Division agents have been fighting relentlessly to save what remains.

For The Division, the stakes are higher than ever. Washington, D.C. – the most heavily protected city on earth – is at risk, leaving the entire nation on the brink of collapse. If Washington, D.C., is lost, then the nation falls. As a Division agent who has been in the field for seven months, you and your team are the last hope to stop the fall of society after the pandemic collapse.

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Time Defenders CBT to commence 6 May 2021

Vespa will be launching the closed beta test for their upcoming mobile “next generation tower defense RPG” game, Time Defenders on 6 May 2021. As previously reported, the CBT was supposed to start sometime this month, but due to overwhelming response in the number of applicants, the developer had to push it back.

Besides the tower defense battles, there looks to be an element of base building and character interaction, which is pretty standard. You can watch a couple of its TV commercials that have already aired above.  Likewise, a teaser website for the closed beta had gone live – which you can check out here – alongside its official Twitter account for future updates, found here.

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An easy comparison can be made to Arknights, of course, being a fellow tower defense game. Time Defenders utilizes 3D models over chibi spriteworks, and its map design likewise appear more complex besides the fancier effects on skills. The grids don’t look immediately apparent at first glance either. Going by the TV spot, the UI might look a little too cluttered, but of course, it’s only an ad and the closed beta is likely to bring about changes. Summer is relatively soon for its release, so look forward to it, since no changes to that have been announced.
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PS5 Preorders Sold Out In Malaysia

As PS5 preorders open across Malaysia, people have gone to all their local game stores to try to get their hands on the new console. As of 2pm, 2 hours after many of these stores opened pre-orders, fans are finding that the next-gen console is sold out.

This isn’t particularly unusual, since the PS5 is incredibly in-demand. However, this has lead to a lot of frustration from netizens trying to enjoy the console’s boosted performance of PS4 games.

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A lot of ire has been drawn towards two outlets in particular, CT Game Store and Gamer’s Hideout. While the PS5 Physical Edition has a suggested retail price of RM2299, both stores’ preorders has them at a significant markup.

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CT Game Store opened their pre-orders days in advance of the PS5 regional pricing news. This is because rather than getting stock allocated for Malaysians, they were going to import stock earmarked for Hong Kong.
As a result, their price sits at a significantly higher markup, with the Digital Edition (retail price MYR 1899) totaling MYR 3999 instead. Similarly, the Physical Edition (retail price MYR 2299) has been marked up to MYR 4499.
The store’s Facebook page has not issued a statement since the announcement of Malaysian stock.

Gamer’s Hideout is also selling their PS5 pre-orders at a markup, although it’s not because they’re importing foreign stock. Instead, they’re making PS5 pre-orders part of a bundle, requiring you to buy several accessories on top of your console.
These include a PS4 copy of Cyberpunk 2077, as well as a “Mystery Adventure Game Pack” consisting 3 random games. Silicon cases for the Dualsense controller are also included with this bundle.
These all apply to the Physical Edition of the PS5, and comes out to MYR 3028.60.
This has drawn a lot of outrage from netizens, who feel like they are being taken for a ride by the game retailer.

Other retailers have also commented on the issue, taking jabs at Gamer’s Hideout for the PR blunder. In a reply to a comment, Impulse Gaming said bundles were “not [their] style”, prompting happy reactions from customers.
Impulse Gaming has allocated fixed stock to their various branches, all of which are sold out at time of writing. They have one more preorder going live on their Shopee at 3pm.

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Netflix’s Black Knight Director Cho Ui-seok Talks About Adapting the Webtoon Series to Live Action

Black Knight is Netflix’s upcoming Korean series based on Korean Webtoon Delivery Knight created by Lee Yoon-gyun, which premise is set in a dystopian future devastated by air pollution, and the survival of humanity depends on your not so average deliverymen.

We had the opportunity to speak with the Director of the upcoming Black Knight series Cho Ui-seok in an interview. Joining us are some of the actors and actresses as they talk about their respective roles in the series are: Kim Woo-bin, Song Seung-heon, Kang You-seok, and Esom.

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From Left to Right: Song Seung-heon, Kim Woo-bin, Esom, Kang You-seok (Image Credit: Netflix)
[Interview is edited for clarity]
Black Knight Rank #1, 5-8 (played by Kim Woo-bin)
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After his debut as a fashion model back in 2008, Kim Woo-bin rose to popularity with his portrayal of a character bearing an unrequited love for the female lead in A Gentleman’s Dignity. His role as a high schooler and heir to conglomerate in The Heirs won him a Popularity Award at the SBS Drama Awards. He also acted in several other works such as Twenty, Uncontrollably Fond, Our Blues, Master and Alienoid.
Kim Woo-bin now steps into the shoes of legendary Black Knight 5-8, who delivers means of survival in the dystopian world of Black Knight, which is swamped in sand.
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Ryu Seok, CEO of Cheonmyeong Group (played by Song Seung-heon)
Song Seung-heon risen to stardom as one of the most iconic actors that led the K-wave from his sensitive and heart-wrenching performance in the romantic drama Autumn in My Heart. His outstanding performance in East of Eden won him three awards, including the Grand Prize at the MBC Drama Awards.
In Black Knight, Song Seung-heon will be playing the role of Ryu Seok, the CEO of Cheonmyeong Group, who is set on ruling the world in chaos, and driving the story forward.

Yoon Sa-wol, a refugee dreaming to become a deliveryman (played by Kang You-seok)
Ever since his debut in 2018, Kang You-seok has built a strong filmography, performing across genres and roles such as in Melting Me Softly where he played a handsome physical education university student, and in Start-Up, where he played the role of a talented developer with a dazzling career.
Now in Black Knight, he will mesmerize audiences as Yoon Sa-wol, who dreams of becoming a deliveryman and seeks to bring a new world.

Jung Seol-ah, a major at the Defence Intelligence Command (played by Esom)
Since her debut as a model in 2008, Esom had broadened her spectrum as an actress between various characters across genres. Her roles comprises of a character who starts out innocent but eventually becomes consumed by revenge in Scarlet Innocence, and a down-to-earth girl who is unafraid to speak her mind in This is My First Life. Esom also won several awards from various Film Awards including Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, etc.
Next performance in Black Knight will have her fill the role of Seol-ah, the major of the Defense Intelligence Command who seeks justice.

What was your decision to take part in the series?
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Kim Woo-bin: The most important factor in making up my mind was director Cho Ui-seok. He was still developing the ideas for Black Knight when I told him I would love to work with him in whatever role he would offer because it would be a great way to reunite with him after a long break.

Song Seung-heon: I found the premise of the story fascinating, but the biggest reason why I joined the cast was my faith in Director Cho Ui-seok. He was still developing the ideas for Black Knight when I told him I would love to work with him in whatever role he would offer because it would be a great way to reunite with him after a long break.

Kang You-seok: The script was so engaging. I was also drawn to the scale of the project, which was unheard of in Korea, and the sci-fi elements. But most importantly, I was drawn to the character of Sa-wol.

Esom: What I found the most fascinating was the idea of deliverymen, who are such an integral part of our daily lives in reality, being reinterpreted as a special group of people who are responsible for keeping people alive. I was also curious to find out how Director Cho Ui-seok would translate the world of the original webtoon into a series.

What was it like to work with Director Cho Ui-seok?
Kim Woo-bin: We kept in touch after we were done with Master so we knew each other quite well and he knew from the get-go how I was going to portray this character. Chemistry with him was just effortless and I felt like we were one team from a long time ago.

Song Seung-heon: I worked with him on his first film. We were both in our early 20s. Having the opportunity to work with him again after so many years was such a moving experience throughout the whole of the production process. We were newbies as an actor and a director back then, but I was proud that we were reunited as more mature people. It was such a pleasure to work with him again, and we also agreed that we should perhaps continue to talk about other opportunities together after this series.
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Kang You-seok: I was very grateful and happy to have had the opportunity to work with Director Cho Ui-seok, who I have admired as a director watching his films like Master and Cold Eyes. We went over the script together before filming and had many conversations to shape the character of Sa-wol. But somewhere along that process, I could sense that he began to trust me to develop and build this character.

On set, he would reassure me, saying, “I know You-seok can handle his part,” and often tell me how much he liked my performance. I wanted to express my gratitude, which motivated me to work harder to portray this character better.

Esom: Director Cho Ui-seok always told me, “As long as you are okay, I am okay.” Then, I would reply to him, “As long as you are okay, I am okay.” I tend to have many questions on set, and he was always so thoughtful in addressing my questions.

On that same note, what was it like to work with the other members of the cast?
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Kim Woo-bin: Whenever I had scenes with Song Seung-heon, he would kindly lead the way so I thankfully felt very at home when acting opposite him. He’d always ask for my opinion which made the whole process much enjoyable and effortless.
Kang You-seok is so upbeat and tenacious. I was very grateful for that and his performance is far from being formulaic. I loved working with him. We didn’t have that many scenes together but I’d ask to monitor his scenes on set so I could feel like we’re really working in harmony. Because I monitored so many of his scenes I felt like we were really close.
For the Black Knights, we became really good friends as we hung out a lot. They are all great people and since we have lots in common we just hit it off right away. We went to work out together after shooting, had dinner, and spent a lot of time together. Even recently, we got together to just chat and dine out together. I owe it to them for transforming me into 5-8.

Song Seung-heon: I must say that Woo-bin is not only a great actor but also such a wonderful person with great manners. I had already been told stories about how great he is, but I was very moved to actually experience it firsthand while working with him.
As for You-seok, I heard that he worked very hard to prepare for his role in the series. He had a lot of action scenes to film, which must have been physically demanding, but I never saw him complain. I look forward to seeing more of his performance.
As for Esom, she looked like a very shy girl behind the camera, but she instantly turned into a military officer once the camera started rolling, which I found absolutely professional.
Jin Kyung is very charismatic on camera, but once we wrapped up shooting, I could see how fun and humorous she is. I am very happy that I got to work with great people in the series.
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Kang You-seok: I have always been a fan of Woo-bin’s work, so I was thrilled to learn that we would be working together. He was so welcoming when we first met, and on set, he looked after me both as his junior colleague and a friend, which I am very grateful for. We had a great time filming together.
My first shoot was an action scene with Esom. I was very nervous because it was our first time coordinating the movements, but she was very considerate and helped me relax as a more experienced actor. She was very charismatic on screen, and off camera, she took good care of me like an older sister.
Lee Ju-seung, Jung Eun-sung, and Lee Sang-jin are my friends and brothers in the series, so it was crucial that we build a strong bond and chemistry. We would go over the script together before production and meet up outside of work to hang out. We became close friends in real life, which naturally translated on set. I am so glad that we still get to meet up often, and I made these wonderful colleagues-turned-friends who always support each other.

Esom: Woo-bin is such a cool person and an incredible actor. He was so considerate of others on set, and I understood why so many people love him.
As for Seung-heon, it was my first time working with him. He was very fun to be around, and I loved working with him because he has a great sense of humor and lifted up the mood for everyone on set.
With You-seok, I actually worked out with him and prepared for our roles for the series in the stunts training center. Since my character takes care of Sa-wol in the series, and You-seok really felt like a little brother to me, I was a little worried about him pulling off all the action scenes. But seeing him successfully complete every scene, I thought he was a reliable colleague even though he is younger than I am.

What was the biggest focus in portraying your character?
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Kim Woo-bin: I put a great amount of emphasis on the mindset of 5-8 when portraying him. He dreams of a world where everyone is equally treated and respected so I kept reminding myself why he goes to such lengths. I also tried to constantly think of those who are marginalized and hurt. I believe everyone deserves to be loved. That’s why I was delighted to meet 5-8 and put myself in his shoes.

Song Seung-heon: From a black-and-white perspective, he would be someone you consider evil. He is devoted to his own beliefs and thinks that small sacrifices are inevitable to achieve great goals, but I would not necessarily dismiss his goals and beliefs as being purely evil.
I figured that whatever his beliefs are, they isolate him to the extent that he seemed even sympathetic and desperate. I tried to focus on that aspect of my character. I think it was my mission to portray these aspects of Ryu Seok, and I tried my best to bring authenticity to this character so that he can become a convincing character that people can relate to.

Kang You-seok: Sa-wol often finds himself at a crossroads. As he is someone who has immense drive once he sets his mind to something, I focused on portraying his growth as he pursues his goals. After I got my part through an audition, Director Cho Ui-seok told me that he wanted me to “become an action monster” for the role. And the role did require me to do a lot of action scenes.
Three months prior to production, I worked out everyday with the stunt team. I built a lot of physical strength through that process, and when it came time to shoot the action scenes, I could see all that hard work paid off. I worked from the ground up to prepare thoroughly for this role.

Esom:  What I found the most fascinating was the idea of deliverymen, who are such an integral part of our daily lives in reality, being reinterpreted as a special group of people who are responsible for keeping people alive.
I was also curious to find out how Director Cho Ui-seok would translate the world of the original webtoon into a series.

What did it feel like to step into the dystopian world that Black Knight presents?
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Kim Woo-bin: The more I imagined the easier it was for me to get a sense of how everything was going to be, so I really tried to immerse myself into the world. I thought the way I think, the way I breathe and even my level of energy would be different depending on whether I have my ventilator on or not, so I made sure that I added that distinction when portraying my character.
When I imagined the buildings around Hannam Bridge deserted and collapsed, I felt uneasy. I thought 5-8 would have felt the same way too in the past when he saw everything. I really can’t wait to see how the polluted air, the main setup behind this series, would be brought to life.

Song Seung-heon: It piqued my interest that we would be portraying people who survived an apocalypse and live in a dystopian world, which was one of the reasons why I really wanted to join the cast. As intriguing as it was, it was challenging to rely solely on our imagination to perform because the world is not physically there.
It was difficult to film scenes where I had to perform in front of a blue screen or a white wall before the CGI was completed. But at the same time, I was also excited at the prospect of Black Knight bringing great entertainment to viewers once the production was completed.
I look forward to watching every single scene of Black Knight because it will visualize a destroyed version of everything we are familiar with now, from the 63 Square to N Seoul Tower and the Han River Bridge, in a world that has been transformed into a desert.
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Kang You-seok: The thought of everything that I know, from the Hannam Bridge to this city, being reduced to ruins one day was terrifying. As we were filming, I thought I would love to pass down a beautiful Earth to the future generations.
For the scenes set in the Special District, we filmed with the blue screen in the background after seeing images of what it would eventually look like on screen. Even as we were shooting, I was so curious to see how the lives inside the dome would be portrayed on screen.
I also found the idea of a QR code for social status identification quite intriguing. Having a QR code embedded under the skin for identification purposes was a pretty cool device for the story.

Esom:  It was intriguing to see all the familiar spaces in the middle of a desert, but I also could not help but think that this is a future that we must prevent. In terms of makeup and costumes, they were all pretty dark to be consistent with the tone and the destructive mood of Black Knight.
For makeup, I wore a fair amount of freckles on my face. The QR code, which serves as an access code, was drawn on the back of the hand for every shoot. The masks and uniforms were impressive because I felt that they were modern and futuristic at the same time. The design of the masks, in particular, was very cool, and so, it lent itself well to shaping my character.

What do you think the audience should look forward to in Black Knight, and what are your thoughts on global streaming?
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Kim Woo-bin: The characters have their own rationale for their actions. If you think about why a character acts a certain way and about what’s behind their actions, I bet you’ll be able to fully immerse yourself in the show. New sides of Song Seung-heon, Kang You-seok and Esom of course will be another enjoyable element of the show.
It was a delight working on this show and I sincerely hope the global audience can truly enjoy what we’ve created. I hope you can savor every moment of the show and I will definitely be looking forward to talking to all of you about the show.

Song Seung-heon: The premise of the story is intriguing as it unfolds in a near-future dystopia where the Earth has been hit by a comet. What is even more fascinating is that it is a story about deliverymen who transport oxygen, which has become a critical commodity to sustain life in a world where oxygen has become very scarce.
I am thrilled and happy that the series will be reaching audiences all around the world. This is a series that features a lot of great actors and tells a very engaging story. Please stay tuned to Black Knight.

Kang You-seok: This series not only has a fascinating premise but also features a lot of amazing actors, who will bring their respective characters to life with unique charm and depth. There are a lot of sci-fi elements and action involved, so it will be an incredible visual feast.
I am thrilled that the series will be streamed in over 190 countries around the world. I am confident that, no matter where you are, you will find Black Knight exciting and engaging. I hope you love the series as much as we loved making it. It is coming soon, so please stay tuned.

Esom: The highlight of Black Knight is that it is a new future that Netflix presents and directed by Cho Ui-seok, who has always impressed audiences with his tightly-knit stories and outstanding ability as a director. I am nervous and excited at the same time because this is my first Netflix series, and I hope you stay tuned.

Director Cho Ui-seok
At the age of 25, Cho Ui-seok grabbed the attention of the Korean film industry as its youngest director to debut his feature film with Make it Big (2002), a story about three-high schoolers who discover a large amount of cash. Following his debut, he had directed many beloved films such as The World of Silence, Cold Eyes, and Master.

What made you decide to direct the series – Black Knight?
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Cho Ui-seok: When I first read the original webtoon, I found the premise of the story very unique. I was captivated by the idea of deliverymen serving one of the most crucial roles in the lives of people who survived, fighting hunters to transport oxygen and other necessities.

How did you envision each character to be portrayed?
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Cho Ui-seok: I wanted 5-8 to be strong and level-headed. I thought Woo-bin would be the perfect actor for the role, and indeed, he did an amazing job portraying the character.
As for Seung-heon, who happens to be a friend of mine, I wanted to see him use his handsome face to portray the evil acts that his character commits. He was on board with this new challenge, and not surprisingly, he delivered a performance that exceeded my expectations.
For the character of Sa-wol, we auditioned many actors. I thought of Sa-wol as someone who is unpredictable like a bouncing ball and innocent, and whose innocence would sometimes shine through in certain situations. You-seok had such an accurate understanding of the character that he reassured me that he was the one I wanted for the role, and his performance was outstanding.
As for Esom, who played Seol-ah, the moment I saw her in her military uniform, I knew that I had Seol-ah standing in front of me.

What was your focus when depicting the world of Black Knight?
Cho Ui-seok: We decided to turn the Gangnam area, where the affluent population is concentrated now, into a district where refugees find shelter in the ruins of destroyed apartment complexes, while the selected few go underground to build a safe hiding place.
The world in the story is divided into the General, Special, and Core Districts, ironically forming an inverted triangle in shape. It was important to make the contrast between different districts clear in order to establish this world, and we had immense help from concept artists from the production design and CGI teams.

VFX accounts for a significant portion of the Black Knight series, but do you have a particular scene that you consider to be your favourite?
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Cho Ui-seok: Post-production took a long time because every single scene above ground required CGI. In the editing phase, we could only see the blue screen in the background, so I had extensive conversations with the CGI team to create the right images for the background.
I am glad that many of the scenes have turned out better than what I expected, including the bird’s eye view of Seoul, the N Seoul Tower in ruins, and the dome-shaped gate leading to the underground path in Gwanghwamun.

How do you feel about Black Knight being streamed across over 190 countries around the world?
Cho Ui-seok: I hope you enjoy the series and help spread the word. I am so thrilled and look very much forward to its premiere as it will be released worldwide on the same day, which is different from films. I think it will be an exciting experience for me.
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We would like to thank Director Cho Ui-seok, and the rest of the actors and actresses for taking the time to answer our questions in regards to Black Knight. Black Knight is set to release on 12th May 2023 on Netflix.

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Nana Rhythm Dash will have Code Geass launch collaboration

Nana Rhythm Dash is a new “unprecedented rhythm fantasy RPG” from Sammy Networks, and it wants to start out strong with a Code Geass collaboration. Nana Rhythm Dash will launch on 2 August with the Code Geass collaboration, featuring Lelouch and C.C. as collaboration characters. Since it is meant to be a rhythm game, there will be collaboration songs, namely:

COLORS
Mosaic Kakera
Hitomi no Tsubasa
WORLD END
Gawain BGM

Perhaps somewhat hilariously enough, the collab is apparently meant to celebrate the Code Geass pachislot. Make of that what you will.

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Pre-registrations are also open for the game, with milestones up to 100,000 users. You’ll be able to get gacha tickets, S-rare weapons and 150 Discs (equivalent to one 10-pull). For the most part, the gameplay seems reminiscent of something like Final Fantasy Theatrhythm. You can check out the official website here.

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Speaking of Code Geass, its own mobile game – Genesic Re;CODE – was supposed to have a Spring 2021 launch. It has since been delayed to August 2021, which will be the same time frame as the launch of this game. Apropos of nothing, the collab looks to be only one way.
Nana Rhythm Dash has the following recommended specifications:

Android: OS version 8.0 and later, 4GB RAM or higher
iOS: OS version 12 and later / iPhone 6 / iPad Pro

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Steam Summer Sale 2018 kicks off today – Here is our list of best deals

Just as expected, the highly-anticipated Steam Summer Sale 2018 is arriving on 22 June and it is now live! Themed “The Intergalactic Steam Sale”, thousand of Steam games are discounted in the next 14 days (until 5 July)! Also, there is a Saliens mini-game is available on the Steam page where you can play it for some unique cosmetic item, trading cards and a chance to win free games.

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Here are some of the best deals we found:

FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION (50% off)

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Assassin’s Creed Origins (50% off)

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Game of the Year Edition (60% off)

 Buy the game here

Dark Souls III (75% off)

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NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM Legacy (79% off)

 Buy the game here

Far Cry 4 (60% off)

 Buy the game here

Borderlands 2 – 4-Pack (75% off)

 Buy the game here

Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (40% off)

 Buy the game here

The Steam Sumer Sale 2018 will ends on 5 July, so don’t hesitate and grab the games before it is too late!

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Total War: Warhammer III Seemingly Costs Little More Than 0.24 USD On The Indonesian Epic Games Store

Epic Games appears to have heavily discounted Total War: Warhammer III in Indonesia, with the game listing at IDR 3,599.00 (Roughly RM1.06) exclusively in the country.

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According to gamerwk the game should be listed at its standard price of IDR 650,000.00, with its current one appearing to be its largest discount ever.
This sounds like a deal one should not miss, however, it is important to take note that is just a bug in the price listing, and the game was never meant to be at a price this low.
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Gamerwk also said that these “bug prices” are mostly never intentional and have happened before with Assassins Creed Unity on Steam which saw some accounts having their purchases revoked and money refunded.
Instinctively we also checked our very own version of Epic Game Store here and unfortunately, we are not worthy of such a gift from the Chaos Gods as the listing is at its normal price of RM189 and not at RM1.

At time of writing the game is still being listed at the “bug price” according to epicgamesdb.

Neither Sega nor Creative Assembly have commented on the issue as well.
For those who don’t know, Total War: Warhammer III is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics video game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega. It is part of the Total War series, and the third to be set in Games Workshop’s Warhammer Fantasy fictional universe.
Total War Warhammer III is available on PC and Epic Games Store is getting a brand new DLC this April.

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PlayStation integration features spotted in Discord backend

A Reddit user discovered an icon that hints at the integration of PlayStation with Discord. u/jankesjt posted the following image on Reddit:

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The image uploaded on the now-locked Reddit thread on the r/discordapp subreddit appears to be evidence that Discord users will soon be able to link to their PlayStation Network account on the app. This is further cemented by the fact that Sony Interactive Entertainment President and CEO Jim Ryan previously stated that the PlayStation integration with Discord will be happening in early 2022.
Following up on the PlayStation icon being spotted on the Connections section of Discord, gaming news site MP1st dived into the script for the beta Discord client and made the following discoveries:
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Apparently, PlayStation was mentioned in the beta Discord client alongside the other integrated platforms.

Upon digging further into the code, MP1st confirmed that Discord users will be able to connect to their PlayStation Network account to display the games that they’re playing in their status.
Beyond that, it’s still unknown whether gamers playing on their PlayStation consoles will have the ability to communicate with other Discord users on PC and mobile via the console itself. In any case, be sure to follow Discord on Twitter for any official announcements surrounding the matter.

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[ Guide ] Revived Witch Reroll Tier List

Revived Witch released globally earlier today, and we’ve compiled this tier list to help guide you on who to reroll for in the game.

Before we go into the tier list, we’ll first have a look at the reroll system of Revived Witch.

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Should you reroll?
Whether you are free-to-play or pay-to-play, rerolling is highly recommended. Even if you don’t believe in tier list rankings and meta, you should reroll for your waifu. (why else are you playing Revived Witch?)
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The 1st Limited Edition banner is basically the reroll system of Revived Witch. Once you’ve cleared the prologue, you’ll be able to access this banner. You can keep repeating 10 pulls in the game until your 100th 10 pull. At any time, once you are satisfied with your pull, there is an option to lock the result you want (you cannot select a previous 10 pull).
Note that you can only get 1 UR and 1 SSR in the same pull, with any number of SRs and Rs. You CANNOT get 2 or more URs or SSRs in the 1st Limited Edition banner. Thus, an ideal 10 pull would contain 1 UR and 1 SSR.
With that out of the way, let’s look at the reroll tier list:
S Tier

(UR) Afallen
Class: Guardian
Element: Mercury
Afallen is the undisputed queen of the Revived Witch reroll tier list. Easily one of the best characters in the game, and is top tier thanks to Mercury (blue) element having better characters overall (When your team is of the same element, all characters get buffed).
On top of her great offensive capabilities, Afallen has the busted ability to become immune to all damage for 2 seconds while redirecting damage from her teammates to herself. The very definition of a perfect tank, Afallen will take you far into the game.

(SSR) Ushpia
Class: Mage
Element: Mercury
Believe it or not, the strongest DPS in the game is not a UR—but an SSR. Ushpia has monstrous DPS thanks to her ability to poison enemies AND provide crowd control via her passive which can stun enemies. If you can get Ushpia and Afallen in the same pull, you are set.
A Tier

(UR) Tuonel
Class: Healer
Element: Saltstone
Tuonel is the best healer in the game. Together with her healing, she provides a welcome team ATK buff AND can generate Chaos Energy passively.
While she is easily a top tier character in any tier list, she is not as highly recommended for rerolling. This is because Cynetia, an SSR healer, can easily fulfill her role.

(UR) Caledonia
Class: Guardian
Element: Brimstone
Capable of dealing damage, healing, buffing and debuffing, Caledonia can seemingly do anything. The problem lies in the fact that she doesn’t synergise as well with other characters because of her 4-cost charge skill (especially Assassins). Couple that with a less than desirable element of Brimstone (red), and she’s not as recommended for rerolling compared to S tier Dolls.

(SSR) Mahayuel
Class: Mage
Element: Mercury
Mahayuel is easily a top tier DPS, up there together with Ushpia. Instead of poisoning enemies, Mahayuel can heal your team and debuff your enemies.
While Mahayuel can easily carry you through to the game, we feel that Ushpia is a superior character overall. Stunlocking is arguably more useful.
B Tier

(UR) Akasha
Class: Assassin
Element: Brimstone
Akasha is by no means a bad unit. She has a decent kit overall, but she is simply overshadowed by the other characters in the reroll tier list. She works well with Celanya, another UR character, but Celanya is not available for rerolling.

(SSR) Cynetia
Class: Healer
Element: Saltstone
Basically Tuonel, but a weaker version of her. She can still do a great job as a healer

While there are obviously more characters in the game, we’re focusing our tier list on these units as they’re more reroll-worthy.
As always, we at GamerBraves always believe that waifu > meta. Regardless of who you decide to reroll for, we wish you the best of luck in your rolls!
Stay updated with the in-game developments by following Revived Witch on Twitter.
We tried out the game’s closed beta test earlier back in September. You can read our first impressions of Revived Witch here.

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You Can Exchange MOL Points To Purchase Razer zGold!

Razer had made a $20,000,000 investment in MOL last year June to help boost the zGold virtual credit program which allows gamers to buy using MOL points. Now Min-Liang Tan, the CEO of Razer, has bought up MOL in full which will further push zGold using MOL’s virtual payment platform. Players can invest on zGold to buy games and products from the Razer store at a discount price which also comes with many other rewards.

“We are already the No. 1 gaming brand in the U.S., Europe and China, but Southeast Asia is still nascent and a very small part of our business,” Razer CEO and co-founder Min-Liang Tan  “We see this [deal with MOL] as stuff we can do immediately.”
The zGold isn’t just some virtual credit where you exchange to purchase products on the Razer store. You can also earn zSilver for each zGold spent which can also be used to purchase products and other deals even for mobile games. zSilver however is different than zGold. It can be seen as virtual currency that’s common and earned through using various Razer applications while the zGold is seen as premium virtual currency. All these virtual currency are safely stored in the Razer’s zVault.
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Capture your best side with the new Razer Kiyo Pro webcam

Razer unveils the Razer Kiyo Pro, a USB camera with a high-performance Adaptive Light Sensor to deliver market-leading image fidelity, even in low-light conditions. Thanks to a combination of an ultra-sensitive CMOS sensor with STARVIS™ technology, the Kiyo Pro brings a professional level of image quality to video conferencing and streaming.

The Razer Kiyo Pro fills the need for better quality video calls, especially when working from home has become integral in this climate, and built-in laptop cameras often lack the resolution and framerate. These issues are resolved thanks to a high-performance Adaptive Light Sensor, providing superior imaging under almost any lighting conditions.

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“For both video conferencing and streaming, smooth and crystal-clear video quality under any lighting conditions is a vital part of the experience.”
“The Kiyo Pro, with its fantastic low-light performance, is ideal for those working from home who want to impress their customers and colleagues, and for streamers wanting to entertain their audience with a bright, vibrant image.”
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Alvin Cheung, Senior Vice President of Razer’s peripherals business unit
Advanced Imaging. Absolute Fidelity.
Thanks to its advanced Type 1/2.8 CMOS sensor with STARVIS™ technology, the back-illuminated pixel technology can create high quality images from visible and near infrared light regions. Video conference calls will have a consistently bright, clear image, even under a wide variety of typical work-from-home lighting conditions such as dim rooms, harsh lighting, backlighting or just screen lighting.

The Kiyo Pro is capable of uncompressed full HD 1080p 60FPS, for unsurpassed image fidelity and detail. The HDR 30FPS mode ramps up the dynamic range, correcting under or over exposed areas on the fly, eliminating silhouetting if the subject is lit from behind, for vibrant colors and even lighting, across the whole image.
The wide-angle lens on the Kiyo Pro gives a choice of three fields of view: 103°, 90° or 80°, making it ideal for video conferencing or streaming. The 103° view is wide enough to include everyone in a group video call or allow stream viewers to clearly see live activities, while the 80° view is perfect for professional headshot view or an engaging facecam window on gaming streams.
Flexible and fast
The Kiyo Pro has a range of extra features to adapt to any set-up and situation. With flexible mounting options for monitor, tabletop or tripod mounting, the Kiyo Pro can be positioned perfectly for use as a streaming camera regardless of the space available. The wide field of view and tripod mounting make the Kiyo Pro ideal for group conference calls, and its 16bit, omni-directional stereo microphone array ensures all participants’ voices are picked up.
For maximum uncompressed video performance, the Kiyo Pro utilizes a USB 3.0 connection to pass a 5GB/s signal. A separate privacy cover is included to both protect the lens and assure user privacy when not in use.

Learn more about the Razer Kiyo Pro here.
CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS

Connection type: USB3.0
Image resolution: 2.1 Megapixels
Video Resolution: 1080p @ 60/30/24FPS / 720p @ 60FPS / 480p @ 30FPS / 360p @ 30FPS
Video encoding: H.264 codec
Still Image Resolution: 1920×1080
Image Quality Settings Customization: Yes
Diagonal Field of View (FOV): 103°, 90°, 80°
Focus Type: Auto
Mounting Options: L-shape joint and Tripod (Not included)
Cable Length: 1.5 meters braided cable

MICROPHONE SPECIFICATIONS

Channels: Stereo
Audio Codec: 16bit 48KHz
Polar patterns: Omni-directional
Sensitivity: -38dB

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

PC with a free USB port
Windows® 8 (or higher)
Internet connection
500 MB of free hard disk space
Compatible with Open Broadcaster Software and Xsplit

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

$199.99 USD / €209.99 EUR / RM1,149.00
Authorized retailers and Razer.com: Q1, 2021

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