vivo x70 Pro review – Camera with a built-in phone

Just when you think vivo made a great smartphone with a greater camera, they introduce the X70 Pro, which I’ll be looking at in this review. Whether you’re a fan of vivo or not, consider checking out the specs of the X70 pro as well as the rest of the review:

Specs

OS
Funtouch OS 12

Display
6.56″ FHD+ 3D flexible screen

Camera
Front: 32MP
Rear: 50MP +12MP +12MP +8MP

Processor
MediaTek Dimensity 1200-vivo processor

Dimensions
Cosmic Black: 158.30mm×73.21mm×7.99mm
Aurora Dawn: 158.30mm×73.21mm×8.08mm

Weight
Cosmic Black: 183g
Aurora Dawn: 184g

Battery
4450mAh

RAM
12GB RAM + 256GB ROM

Communication
Type-C, 2.4GHz/5GHz Wi-Fi MIMO, WiFi-6, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, OTG

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Design
The X70 pro has a slim and stylish design, definitely one of the better-looking phones that I have seen. The X70 Pro review unit that vivo Malaysia sent us (thanks vivo Malaysia!) is in Aurora Dawn, which looks gorgeous. It reminds me of a pearl. You can also get the X70 Pro in Cosmic Black, if you prefer something more discrete.
The phone also has a matte design, which makes it hard to leave fingerprints. The Fluorite AG surface of the phone also feels smooth and comfortable to hold in my hand.
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As for the dimensions, the X70 pro’s thickness is 7.99mm and the weight is 183g for Cosmic Black. For Aurora Dawn, the thickness is 8.08mm while the weight is 184g. The size feels just right and even after holding it for a long period of time to take photos or to play games, my wrist doesn’t feel too strained.
The power button and the volume button are on the right side. The bottom of the phone has the speaker, type-C port for charging and SIM card slot. Unfortunately, It doesn’t support additional SD cards and also doesn’t have a 3.5mm jack, so those who do not have Bluetooth earphones, take note.

ZEISS camera
If you read the title of this review, you’ll know that I referred to the X70 Pro as a “camera with a built-in phone”, because the camera is more of the spotlight here, rather than the phone. Developed in cooperation with ZEISS, a lens company, the X70 Pro is hands down one of the best smartphones for photography.
One major difference between the X60 Pro and the X70 Pro is X70 pro has 4 lenses, compared to the X60 pro with 3. The 4 camera lenses of the X70 Pro are:

50 MP (main)
12 MP (ultrawide)
12 MP (telephoto)
8 MP (periscope)

All the lenses are ZEISS T* coating certified which reduces ghosting and stray light effect. This is very good for night photography, as it makes night shots very clear. The camera also has Gimbal Stabilisation 3.0 and a bespoke Sony IMX766V sensor which makes shooting with it very stable. As a result, I feel that it’s pretty user-friendly. Even a bad photographer can use this to take nice pictures.

Night shots are pretty much perfect, thanks to the reasons I mentioned above. As for the day shots, they are also very clear. I’m quite impressed with the zoom. Even when you zoom in 5x, the image quality barely drops. The only thing that I dislike about the day shots is that they’re a bit oversaturated and too colourful for my liking, but it’s something that is pretty minor.

As for video recording, it’s also very stable, as you would expect. The VIS 5-Axis Ultra Stable Video feature is a very good built-in gimbal. Even if you’re running and shooting video at the same time, there is only a little bit of shaking in the footage. Ovrall, very smooth and easy to use.
vivo X70 Series (VIS 5-Axis Ultra Stable Video)
The selfie camera uses a punch-hole design near the top of the display. The X70 Pro has four different ZEISS style portrait filters, all of which are very pretty and useful for those who like to take portraits.

Performance
The X70 Pro uses MediaTek Dimensity 1200 chipset, together with 12 GB of onboard RAM and 256 GB of UFS 3.1 flash storage. The Dimensity 1200 is pretty similar to the popular Qualcomm Snapdragon 870, and helps to run programs and apps on the X70 Pro pretty smoothly.
As for the screen, the X70 Pro uses a 6.56-inch AMOLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate. Thanks to the super-fast refresh rate, the images on the screen are very smooth. The screen also displays movies, images and games with great quality and vibrant colours.

Something that surprised me is how good the battery of the X70 Pro is. It has a 4450mAh battery and it lasts very long. You can expect to take photos and browse the internet for 6 hours straight, good enough to last you the whole day. Of course, playing games will cause the battery to drain faster, but the 44W fast charge means that the X70 Pro can get back its full battery in about an hour.
Game Performance
I tested 3 games on the phone, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Punishing: Gray Raven and Genshin Impact.

Even though Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is not a new game and almost any phone can run it, I tested it with the Vivo X70 Pro to see how smoothly it can run. It is a competitive game, so having a good phone definitely helps.
I played on high graphic settings, which is the maximum settings for the game. The experience is very smooth, without any delay or lag. If you die in the game, blame yourself—not the phone.

Punishing: Gray Raven released on global in July this year, and even though it is a 3D action RPG, it is extremely well optimised for phones.

I can run Punishing: Gray Raven on the vivo X70 Pro at Ultra settings and encounter no problems whatsoever. The game runs super smooth and looks amazing.
Since the previous two games didn’t give any problems to the vivo X70 Pro whatsoever, I decided to put it to the final test—Genshin Impact.

The opening cutscene when you choose the gender of the main character is already very laggy. The moment I can move around, the phone sets the game to run at Medium settings by default, and it’s pretty smooth.
I took it 1 step higher and run the game at High settings. At this point, the game is already telling me it’s overclocking the phone. I was surprised to see the gameplay run pretty smoothly! It only lags slightly when I change the camera suddenly, or when I aim with the bow. The phone got pretty hot, though. Cinematics are still laggy.
At the Highest setting, there is not much difference from High settings. Still, like basically all mobile devices that can play Genshin Impact, I recommend playing it on low settings to avoid lag.

Closing thoughts
As a flagship phone, the X70 Pro is an excellent choice, more so if you snap a lot of photos. It maintains the excellent camera quality that vivo is known for. The phone looks beautiful, the pictures it takes are also amazing and performance-wise, it’s extremely solid.
The X70 Pro is priced at RM 3,299, which I think is quite worth it for what you’re getting. For more info, visit the official website or the vivo page on Shopee and Lazada.

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Pokémon: Magikarp Jump is now available worldwide

As we reported earlier, The Pokémon Company launched Pokemon: Magikarp Jump on Italian App Store last week. Now the game is available worldwide on iOS and Android platform.

The game is based on Magikarp (Well, the weakest Pokémon ever) where you will be required to capture, grow and train them to take part in league battles. League battles compete with Jumping Power (the height your Magikarp can jump), the higher one wins the battle. You will be able to collect Magikarp with various styles and colours then house them in your aquarium. To help you out, several iconic Pokémon including Pikachu and Charizard will make guest appearances too. Here is our first 5-minutes gameplay video:

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You can now get the game on your iOS or Android device.
We reviewed Pokémon: Magikarp Jump with Huawei P10 Plus – The game videos are captured with the fabulous device.
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Kingdom Rush Vengeance now available for mobile

The Kingdom Rush franchise is back with a new entry, with the latest game aptly titled Kingdom Rush Vengeance, which is now available for Android and iOS.

The tower defence game was among one of the earliest made during the infant days of the mobile. This time around, we are getting a total of 16 new towers, each with its own special power and ability. There are also a total of 16 stages that you will need to conquer.

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To aid you in your quest, there are a total of nine new heroes at your disposal, again each with their own abilities and skills. Both towers and heroes can be upgraded further in order to for to dispatch your enemies. Speaking of which, there are 35 enemy types for you to test your mettle against.
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There is a rather serviceable story which involves you having to defeat an evil wizard who somehow is a threat to the world. Let’s face it however, as gameplay usually trumps story in these sort of games, so you can safely ignore them altogether.

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Hololive English mascot plushies available for pre-order

Hololive EN’s first generation of VTubers, aka Hololive English Myth, will have their respective mascots on sale as plushies. Calliope Mori’s Death-sensei, Takanashi’s Kiara’s Kotori, Ninomae Ina’nis’s Takodachi, Gawr Gura’s Bloop and Amelia Watson’s Bubba are available for pre-order as part of the group’s half-year anniversary celebration.

Check out how they look:

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The mascot plushies are approximately 35 cm tall, or just over 13 and a half inches. Each one is priced at 4,000 yen (36.25 USD) each. They are currently available for pre-order until September 13 at 6.00 pm JST. Customers can expect the products to be shipped between mid-January to mid-February of next year.
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You can pre-order these Hololive English plushies over on geekjack.com. Other Hololive products currently on sale in the online store include Holostars Summer Costume acrylic stands and Houshou Marine’s 2nd Anniversary Commemorative Set.
We wish overseas Hololive fans all the best in purchasing these merchandise as they have a tendency to run out of stock extremely quickly.
Just yesterday, overseas fans of Hololive Gamers’ Inugami Korone are able to pre-order her Spiritale Scale Figure via Square Enix’s website. The figure, which is designed by illustrator Fuka Hire, also did Korone’s original design. You can read our article on the topic to learn more about the figure.

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Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hinokami Keppuutan first trailer reveal

As mentioned prior, Demon Slayer or Kimetsu no Yaiba will also be adapted into a Playstation 4 game known as Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hinokami Keppuutan, with some first look trailer and some screenshots to go with it. Check out the trailer below:

The game will be developed by CyberConnect 2, whose repertoire of games include Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm, Asura’s Wrath and many more. You can check out the few screenshots of the game that were revealed below:

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Via the AbemaTV stream where this was revealed, it seems that CC2 will also be revealing a new game based on a manga property. It would be curious to see which one of the many series out there that might make the cut, but it’s very much likely it should be something popular enough to warrant the treatment.
From the screenshots available so far, it would seem that Hinokami Keppuutan will be faithfully adapting the source material, with plenty of action awaiting players. Right now, it appears to be the test arc, where Tanjirou will need to prove his worth to become a slayer and embark on his quest to save his sister, Nezuko.
For now you can check out the official portal for both this PS4 title and the upcoming mobile game, Kimetsu no Yaiba Keppuu Kengeki Royale. We’d be expecting Hinokami Keppuutan to see an initial release in Japan first before an overseas release, but who knows, maybe they can surprise us in a trailer closer to expected launch!
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Ni No Kuni II: REVENANT KINGDOM will launch globally next March

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In order to provide players with the best adventure experience, BANDAI NAMCO delayed the release date for Ni No Kuni II: REVENANT KINGDOM to 23 March 2018. However there is a good news – the game will be available for PS4 and PC (via Steam) globally.

Also, the developer, Level-5 promises new modes for Ni No Kuni II: REVENANT KINGDOM such as Skirmish and Kingdom. More updates are to be expected to release in the coming future, stay tuned to their official website and Facebook page so you won’t miss them out!

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SAO Alicization Lycoris post launch updates!

It was revealed on the Bandai Namco Entertainment Fun Live broadcast that Mr. Futami revealed that SAO Alicization Lycoris will have big content updates through a monthly basis.

Mr. Futami also mention about adding a new content called “Raid Battle” in the future patches. The “Raid Battle” offers a harder difficulty with more powerful opponents in exchange for amazing rewards. This “Raid Battle” can be played with either AI or CO-OP.

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Not only that, Mr. Futami has also mentioned a massive update of a series called “Ancient Apostle”. In the “Ancient Apostle” update, Mr. Futami mentioned that the development team will be preparing content with strong enemies through a monthly basis as well. The “Ancient Apostle”  update will feature a specific theme and that the first theme will be the Sinon Arc.
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Upon completion of this arc, players will know more about the story between Sinon and Kirito. It was also mentioned that these stories will have voiceovers too.
And that’s about it for the content that Mr. Futami has announced during the broadcast. We will be keeping a close eye on these future updates when the time comes!
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Warhammer 40K: Space Marine II Announced [TGA 2021]

Saber Entertainment has announced they’ll be making Warhammer 40K: Space Marine II, as a surprise reveal at tonight’s The Game Awards.

The game will be releasing exclusively on next gen consoles, coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, though the game currently has no release date.

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Unlike the first Space Marine that had you fighting Orks, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine II will have you fighting the Tyranids, as the trailer shows you doling out Imperial Justice on some unfortunate Swarm Hosts.
Not much actual gameplay was shown, but it looks like it will have more of what fans loved in the original, with a third person shooter that has you simply too powerful to be doing things like hugging knee-high walls.
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Warhammer 40k: Space Marine has gained a cult following, having been the only game in the Warhammer 40K license to use a third person perspective amid a sea of strategy games and first-person shooters.
It has you playing as the Ultramarines, the poster boy chapter of Warhammer 40K’s Space Marines. You’ll use iconic weapons such as Bolters and Chainswords to wreak havoc and cut through swarms of Tyranids.
It’s not known where in the timeline of Warhammer 40K this game will take place, since it looks like it will feature the Primaris Space Marines from modern 40K storyline.

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PS5 users can redeem 6 months Apple TV+ for free

PS5 owners can now redeem themselves 6 months of Apple TV+ for free. From now until 22 July 2022, PS5 owners will be able to enjoy this Apple TV+ trial period, whereupon the plan will be renewed at RM19.90 per month until cancelled. You’ll be able to catch various critically acclaimed Apple Originals series and films, from Ted Lasso, starring Jason Sudeikis, See starring Jason Momoa with Dave Bautista and Alfre Woodard, and the highly anticipated sci-fi drama Foundation.

To start, you’ll need a Playstation Network account, as well as an Apple ID. Redemption is simple:

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Find the Apple TV app from your PS5 console’s search bar, or find it under “All apps” in Media home.
Download and open the Apple TV app and follow the on-screen instructions.
Sign in with your Apple ID or create an Apple ID if you don’t already have one.
Enjoy your six free months of Apple TV+.

All PS5 models are eligible for this offer. If you currently already have an Apple TV+ free trial or an existing subscription, you can still redeem this offer. However, if your subscription to Apple TV+ is through a bundle offer like Apple One, you will not be able to redeem this offer.
Full details can be found through the official website.
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Dead Island 2 Release Date Announced

Deep Silver have re-announced Dead Island 2, the long-awaited sequel to the popular zombie survival game alongside its release date.

The trailer announces that Dead Island 2 will release on February 3rd, 2023 for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X and Xboxe One, as well as PC via the Epic Games Store.

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Just like the initial trailer for Dead Island, Dead Island 2 sports a very characterful trailer, showing one of the 6 soon-to-be-announced Zombie Slayers fighting through Los Angeles after a massive zombie outbreak.
The developers also showed off some gameplay for the title, which seems about as straightforward as you can get- the game primarily focuses on melee combat as you slash and beat your way through hordes of zombies.
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As an RPG though, your character will also meet other survivors- and like it or not, playing nice is going to be paramount in getting through the zombie apocalypse alive.
Even with the gameplay preview they didn’t show too much about the game’s actual systems and mechanics though, so RPG fans hoping to know just how much the title inherits from its predecessor will have to wait for more information closer to the game’s release.
Dead Island 2 has been in production for a very long time- the game was announced as far back as 2014, almost two console generations ago.
Fans had begun to hope for more information on the game, following some retailer leaks about the title coming soon prior to its re-reveal at Gamescom 2022.

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Avatar: Reckoning, a mobile MMORPG shooter from Disney, Tencent

Over the week, Avatar: Reckoning has been revealed to be an upcoming mobile MMORPG shooter based on the titular Avatar series, the one with blue people. Its official website is currently barebones, where interested parties can sign up for email updates. Parties involved include Lightstorm Entertainment, Archosaur Games, Level Infinite (Tencent’s label) and 20th Century Studios.

Presently, Avatar: Reckoning will come with the typical MMORPG trappings, where you’ll be able to create your own character and interact with the Na’vi, the inhabitants of Pandora. There will be content to suit however you’d like to play, including single player, cooperative and PVP modes. The game will be built on Unreal Engine 4, promising “state of the art” visuals for mobile devices.

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Planned to release in 2022, combat colonialism in “dynamic and innovative” battles. This seems to be capitalizing on building the hype for the upcoming Avatar movies, besides Ubisoft’s first-person, action adventure Frontiers of Pandora also in the works. Archosaur Games’ previous titles have been Dragon Raja, and upcoming MMORPG Noah’s Heart that ran a beta test late 2021, so they do have experience in these large scope titles.
It’s still relatively early in the year, with the website not having any links to socials either at time of writing, so definitely stay tuned for something more concrete in time.
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Street Fighter 6 Closed Beta 2 Announced For This Month

Capcom has announced Closed Beta 2 for Street Fighter 6, letting players get another crack at the upcoming installment of their premier fighting game.

For fans who go into the first beta, you needn’t worry about the mad lottery to get in again- people who received a code for Street Fighter 6 Closed Beta 1 will automatically be admitted into Beta 2.

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“All Closed Beta Test #1 participants who redeemed their code are automatically invited to join Closed Beta Test #2. We have increased the number of total spots in order to accommodate for both waves of participants”, they said in a tweet.
The second closed beta will run from December 16th to December 19th, spanning PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S as well as PC via Steam, with crossplay enabled between them.
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Sadly, based on the trailer, it doesn’t look like the beta will be featuring any new characters- despite having already been announced, characters like Blanka, Dhalsim and E.Honda appear to still be missing from the beta.
While Street Fighter 6 doesn’t have a definite release date yet, the closed betas are a good sign that the game could be coming within the next year, as Capcom prepares the servers for the undoubtedly large influx of players it will have at launch.

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New Mobile MMORPG Dragon Samurai Launched Worldwide!

Dragon Samurai is a game developed by Finger Motion in association with Cubizone. They have recently launched their new mobile MMORPG, Dragon Samurai globally for both the iOS and Android devices. The new mobile MMORPG boasts new classes from the normal Warrior, Sorcerer or Archer; instead they have been replaced with Vanguard, Rogue, Samurai and Seer.

Check out their official trailer below:

The game is a hack and slash game where you need to fight your way through Eliem, a fantasy world that is invaded by monsters. If you were part of their Closed Beta in the last few months ago, they had a new content patch called the “Uprising” which is included with the official launch. There are unlocked features including costumes, mounts, various upgrade systems, 2 vs 2 battlefield, additional story chapter and even a new open world map!

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There are more updates expected to come to enrich the storyline and character development. So be sure to follow their official Facebook page or their official website for more future updates!

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Nexon Thailand details five features for World of Dragon Nest SEA

A while back, Nexon Thailand confirmed that it won the rights to publish World of Dragon Nest for South East Asia. Now, five new features of the game have been revealed on Nexon Thailand’s Facebook page.

Below are the five features as described by Nexon Thailand:

Open World
The game will be set in an open world, which you now get to experience on mobile devices. Things you can do include farming, fishing, crafting, mining and more.

New weapon swap system
You can equip two weapons at the same time and swap them on the fly. This should allow you to create a wider variety of combos.

Selectable gender
This time around, you’ll get to choose your gender in World of Dragon Nest.

Multi-verse storyline
Not too sure about this one but the description reads: “When the world has collapsed, the only way to save it is to go back to fix the past. From the traitor to a mighty hero… Velskud a Saint Haven knight who has betrayed his friend will return to fix his tragedy.”
We can probably expect the story to involve multiple instances of the same characters, each with different backgrounds.

Siege Warfare
A game mode that allows up to 200 people to have large-scale siege battles.

World of Dragon Nest SEA will be available to players in Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore. There still isn’t a final launch date for it but you can expect the SEA version to be released within 2019.
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ROG Zephyrus S GX701 review: So powerful yet so slim

The new ROG Zephyrus S GX701 is the new entry to the Zephyrus model, an upgraded version from its past predecessor. The new laptop didn’t merely just receive an upgrade on size but an upgrade on everything. There’s even a powerhouse packed inside this slim and delicate body of the laptop that can rival the performance of a gaming desktop. The ultra slim gaming laptop will be priced at RM13,999 and here’s our ROG Zephyrus S GX701 review.

Design

First off, let’s take a look at the design of this ultra slim laptop. The new Zephyrus S GX701 has very slim bezels and smart design with 17-inch display in a 15-inch form factor.

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Moreover, it’s highly portable thanks to it being the smallest in its class. Also, this beast here is tough because it’s body is made of magnesium-alloy that can stand up to everyday life.

Like its predecessor, the keyboard position will come forward when the lid is lifted and the bottom will elevate allowing cooler air intake. So, the design that ROG came out does not only aim for a better appearance but also a better performance.

Besides that, they have upgraded their keyboard to single key AURA RGB backlight making it possible for every keys to have different colors. Plus, you can customize the colors of it using the Armoury Crate software. However, the laptop has a very awkward space which is for the fan but they should have make use of it more.
ROG Zephyrus S GX701 Specifications
The specifications on this ultra slim laptop is insane! It’s powered by the 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H Hexa core processor with HM370 chipset that enhances overall performance.

Besides that, there’s the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Max-Q) 8GB GDDR6 VRAM, one of the most powerful graphic cards around that allows photorealistic graphics in game. Furthermore, this beast of a laptop also offers 8GB + 16GB DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM that totals up to 24Gb, how amazing is that! Games running on this laptop can never be any smoother compared to any current gaming laptops.

However, the laptop doesn’t have an HDD instead of 1TB of SSD which is frankly quite enough for gamers looking to game heavily. In addition, the 17.3-inch Full HD (1920×1080) display with G-SYNC is on a whole other level that offers up to 144Hz refresh rate and 3ms response time. All of this is possible with the bezels being super narrow and the removal of internal webcam, but they did provide one for free in the bundle though. Most importantly, ROG has even incorporated the Optimus mode into the laptop due to how bad the battery last on the last model. Now, light task without any plug-in power can last to 5 hours long!
GX701 Performance Benchmarks

3D Mark

ROG Zephyrus S GX701 scores an incredible result of 8151 in 3D Mark test, the Graphic score is 8566 while the CPU is 6397. Moreover, it also manages to get 49 to 59 FPS on both graphics test and CPU test got a 21 FPS. This result shows how it can handle high-graphics video game with ease.

PC Mark 10

For the test on PC Mark 10, GX701 got 5733 which is also quite an impressive score on a laptop. Then the scores for Essentials, Productivity, and Digital Content Creation are 8423, 7294, and 8324 in the following order. With results like these, video content creation is not a problem at all.
Gaming Performance
A ROG Zephyrus S GX701 review can’t miss out on gaming performance right? So, here it is! We tested games that require high requirements and the games are Devil May Cry 5, Battlefield 5, PUBG, Apex Legends, The Division 2 and even Sekiro: Shadow Die Twice. To our surprise, all these games run really smoothly on the ultra slim and powerful laptop.

With Apex Legends and PUBG reaching FPS of 144 and maintaining the frames at 135 above. As for Sekiro: Shadow Die Twice, the FPS for windows version is only capped at 60 FPS, so we only got 60FPS and maintain it throughout the game!

While testing out Devil May Cry 5, we noticed how the 8GB VRAM of RTX2080 is pushed to the limit. Even though it’s at its limit, DMC5 still runs extraordinary smoothly having stabilizing the FPS at 10 and reaching the peak at 120FPS!
Verdict

In a nutshell, the ROG Zephyrus S GX701 is without a doubt a beast of a laptop which can easily play games at 80FPS and above thanks to RTX2080 graphic card. Other than that, the sleek and magnesium-alloy design is very cool looking. At times the laptop will heat up after long-session of gaming but that still doesn’t affect much on our gaming experience. So, to those very hardcore gamers that is always on the move. This is the one gaming laptop that you are looking for! The ROG Zephyrus S GX701 is now available in Malaysia and is priced at RM13,999.

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Honkai Impact 3rd holds 2nd Anniversary Dorm Party

In conjunction with its second anniversary, Honkai Impact 3rd is having a special Dorm Party event where users will be able to win a bunch of goodies.

Users are tasked with creating a Honkai Impact 3rd-themed video which is to be uploaded with the hashtags #dormistory & #Honkai2ndanniversary with their UID (SEA users only) in the description to participate.

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The submission takes place between 19 October 2019 and 14 November 2019, with the actual review to take place a day after that. Results will be announced on 18 November 2019.
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The prizes from the contest as follows:

1st prize (1 winner): 5k Crystals + [Audio Technica x Honkai Impact 3] Yae Sakura headphones
2nd prize (3 winners): 2k5 Crystals
3rd prize (10 winners): 1k5 Crystals
Lucky prize (20 winners): 500 Crystals

For further details about the competition, be sure to drop by the official Facebook page.

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Godzilla Singular Point Release Window Announced

Netflix has announced the English release for Godzilla Singular Point, the new Godzilla anime that’s already out in Japan.

While the anime aired in Japan on March 25th, Godzilla Singular Point will be getting an English release in June of 2021, available on Netflix. While it debuted on Netflix Japan on March 25th, the anime also got a TV release starting April 1st.

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Delayed releases aren’t uncommon, as many anime tend to come to Netflix after it airs in Japan. These can range between anime like Kaguya-Sama or Attack On Titan, who get their episodes within the week of them airing to anime like Beastars, where the whole season dropped months later.
Godzilla Singular Point features an original story featuring the popular Kaiju, as well as the lesser known mecha Jet Jaguar from Godzilla Vs Megalon. In the new trailer they go over some of the plot of the anime, showing off more of the kaiju that will be appearing as well as some scenes of Jet Jaguar.
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Godzilla is in the middle of a big cultural resurgence with the recent Monsterverse boom, bringing the creature back into the pop culture spotlight with Godzilla Vs Kong. It also recently returned to its political commentary routes with Shin Godzilla, directed by Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno.

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Closed beta for Battle of Blades opens

Following up on the gameplay details of their upcoming mobile MOBA game, Square Enix announced the closed beta for Battle of Blades. Players will be able to try most of the features in this testing, which lasts until 23:59 on 5 November 2017 (GMT +9). Saves will of course not be able to be carried over to the official release. Also, there are only 2,000 slots available.

Setting itself apart from games of its ilk and to recap, Battle of Blades surprisingly has a single player campaign. As with other games in the genre, characters here are split into different roles such as Attackers, Supporters or Balanced. Each boasts their very own Skill Tree which you can customise accordingly to your play style. With more than 60 collectible characters, there will be many for you to assemble. New characters can be obtained through the story mode, events and of course, Gacha.

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The game modes you can expect from this game in addition to the usual PVP Deathmatch, is capture the point and raid. Each mode lasts about only three minutes, so each round will feel just right in terms of length. Be sure to sign up now if you want to give this game a go.
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Love is going out the way of the dinosaurs in Goodbye Volcano High

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We might be in for a bit of a ride with Goodbye Volcano High, as we say goodbye to an era, in more ways than one – be it in the game, or in real life – in this title from KO_OP.

Greetings, PlayStation community! I’m Marcela Huerta, KO_OP’s Community Manager and resident hypebeast for our upcoming narrative adventure game, Goodbye Volcano High.

KO_OP is a Montreal-based studio, making games with the kind of art you’d hang on your walls, and the kind of music you’d listen to on Spotify. You might recognize our name from our 2017 release GNOG – a musical puzzle game that came to PS4 and PS VR – or even from our 2020 mobile release, Winding Worlds.

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For the past two years, we’ve been hard at work making our next project: Goodbye Volcano High, a cinematic, choice-based narrative game set in the final year of school for a bunch of dinosaur teens, on the cusp of graduation and the rest of their lives.
You will follow them as they struggle to make their mark on the world, figure out who they’re going to be, and try to find love, all before time runs out and they’re thrust into the world of adulthood. But what they don’t know yet is that time might be about to run out for real. In a time where we’re all feeling a little lost and scared, and not sure what happens next, we’re hoping that the story resonates with people.
We have a fantastic art team behind the game – it’s the most artists we’ve ever had working on one project in the studio’s history! – with lovingly hand-painted backgrounds and bespoke animations in each scene that bring the game to life. You’ll be able to appreciate every tiny detail of the art in stunning 4K.

The art is backed up by our fantastic in-house audio and music design, by Boyfriend Dungeon and Winding Worlds audio director, Dabu. We’ve also enlisted the vocal talent of local Montreal musician, Brigitte Naggar, all in the name of creating a fantastic, sweeping, melancholy soundtrack to the ups and downs of high school life.
We want playing Goodbye Volcano High to bring you the satisfaction of binging your favorite TV shows. But, unlike with TV, you’ll have the power and the emotion in your hands as you guide our characters through a branching narrative, with innovative use of the PS5’s features. Haptic feedback on the new DualSense controller brings the tension to you—when Fang is making a decision that’s difficult for them, you feel that pressure as the player. The power of PS5 allows us to build Goodbye Volcano High with no limits, enacting our vision exactly how we want it.

And just to really drive the point home: in our search to cast a non-binary actor to voice our main character, we found Lachlan Watson from The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, who is absolutely fantastic. We’re really excited for you to hear them – and don’t worry, the rest of the game will also be fully voice-acted, too!
Now that I’ve yapped your ear off about Goodbye Volcano High—dinosaur this, graduation that—you’re probably foaming at the mouth to get your claws on this game. So are we! Keep your eyes peeled for more details from us leading up to launch.
Marcela Huerta, KO_OP’s Community Manager

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Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls to end service in 2023

Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls has announced its end of service, in what could be seen as an incredibly surprising move. To be clear, Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls is not the same as Starlight Stage – which is the rhythm game -, but the fact that it will end after 10 years is still pretty shocking since its initial release in 28 November 2011. This year would be its 11th anniversary.

Service will be terminated on 30 March 2023, according to the official Twitter. Gematsu notes that new events will be released until December, with gacha planned up till 16 December 2022, with sales of “Cinderella Coins” to cease 22 December.

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The game is a more simple card collector game, but has been a platform to introduce new characters to the cast as well as releasing the artwork for new cards that would eventually make their way into Starlight Stage. That being said, when you see the earnings for Google Play and App Store through AppMagic:

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It’s been on the decline for a while now, financially. This is unlike Rage of Bahamut, which has been announced to be officially on ice, but there are still news updates regarding the state of the game.
All resources are likely to be directed to Starlight Stage at this point, and Idolmaster is certainly a large juggernaut that can’t completely screech to a halt.

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SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS launches in Southeast Asia!

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SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS is released today for Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC Steam in Southeast Asia! Bandai Namco has also revealed a new trailer to celebrate the launch of the game. It summarizes the battle scenes, one of the attractions of the “G Generation” series in fast-paced action.

After Genesis, 4 new worlds will cross… over 30 works from the  “Mobile Suit Gundam Wing” series, “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED” series, “Mobile Suit Gundam 00” series, and “Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans” series converge in SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS. This latest “G Generation” series work lets you experience the stories of the various original Gundam series through 4 universes!

High-definition 3D graphics and dynamic cut-scenes depict new and powerful battle scenes! Gather up your favourite characters and Mobile Suits from the various Mobile Suit Gundam series to train, develop and form groups. Create your very own team through this unique game system and experience the stories of various Gundam series through this Gundam simulation game.

The Playstation 4 has a trial version. Save data can be migrated to the full game! Get it in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia or Thailand. You can play “STAGE 01” of 4 works in the trial version: “Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Dual Story -G-Unit-”, “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED ASTRAY”, “Mobile Suit Gundam 00F”, “Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans Gekko”.
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Transferrable content are:

“Scenario Progress Data” and “System Data” can be transferred.
“Stage Suspend Data” cannot be transferred.
Data from both Standard & Premium G Sound Edition (Package / Download) can be transferred.

The trial version has the following restrictions:

Up to LV20 for unit and character growth
Up to 2 million capitals (cap.)
Up to 50 Cooldown Item

SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS is available in English subtitles with Japanese voice-over. You can learn more about BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Asia titles at their website, Facebook or Twitter.
[Updated 29 November]
■[Important announcement] Irregularities reported in SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays STEAM® version.
We would like to address the irregularities reported occurring in SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays STEAM® version on [PST] 27th November 2019, 3:00 pm / [CET] 28th November 2019, 12:00 am.
Currently, the bugs have been fixed with an update patch. Please restart the STEAM® Client for the update.
■Irregularity occurrence
・Time of occurrence
[PST] 27th November 2019, 3:00 pm-5:40 pm
[CET] 28th November 2019, 12:00 am-2:40 pm
・In the STEAM version, the following irregularities are confirmed and fixed.
-Damage value is not reflected properly. Abnormal damage value is shown.
-Game crashes when viewing profiles.
-Configuration settings are not reflected correctly.
-Other improvements in operational stability.
■Solution
An update patch was released at on [PST] 27th November 2019, 5:40 pm / [CET] 28th November 2019, 2:40 am to prevent the irregularities mentioned above from occurring.
In the case of irregularity occurrence mentioned above, please restart the STEAM Client to apply the update patch.
We would like to sincerely apologize to all the players for the inconvenience caused, and thank you for your continued support in SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays.

SD Gundam G Generation Cross RaysPublisher: Bandai Namco EntertainmentDeveloper: Bandai Namco EntertainmentRelease Date: 2019-11-28Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Steam
SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays is a tactical role playing game, part of the SD Gundam G Generation series. The game will feature a lot of popular Gundam and pilots from Gundam series such as Mobile Suit Gundam Wing and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. Player will control multiple number of mecha to combat enemy on a turn-based system. This is also the first SD Gundam G Generation series that will launch at PC platform.

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Runa Narumi, voice of Yuika Mitsumine from [email protected] Shiny Colors is removed, likely due to NTR allegations

Runa Narumi, who voices Yuika Mitsumine from The [email protected] Shiny Colours, is due to have her voice lines removed from the game. Twitter user @iwbjp tweeted an image of the in-game announcement which delivered the news:

2022年1月に三峰結華のCV交代のお知らせがありそう。🎙> 今回追加されるコミュの三峰結華のボイスは未実装となります。 #シャニマス #三峰結華 #成海瑠奈 pic.twitter.com/2y0zn3TvVh

— iwbjp (@iwbjp) December 10, 2021

The highlighted line in green states that Yuika Mitsumine will not have a voice for the latest event. According to the tweet, the complete removal of the voice will happen on January 2022. There is no news of a replacement of Runa Narumi, who voices the character. UPDATE 29/12/2021: The Idolmaster website has announced that a new voice actor for Yuika Mitsumine is currently in the process of being selected.

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Narumi was the subject of harsh criticism on Japanese social media after allegedly cheating on Mokou, her YouTuber boyfriend. Apparently, the individual whom she was cheating with had a girlfriend who proceeded to bring the scandal to light back on October 10, 2021. The hashtag リアルNTR (Real NTR) trended on Japanese Twitter as a result. For a full breakdown of these events, check out this Reddit comment from u/Cloud668.
On October 15, Narumi, who was also a member of the idol group SoundOrion had suspended her activities, according to a notice from her agency, Stardust Promotion.
Besides Yuika Mitsumine, Narumi also voiced Lymee, the slime girl that appears in episode 3 of the Interspecies Reviewers anime, as well as Erika, from KonoSuba: Fantastic Days, a gacha game. While there is still no announcement regarding the status of Erika’s voice in the game, it is largely expected that her voice will be removed as well.
It isn’t uncommon for gacha game characters to lose their voices due to controversies involving their voice actors. Last month, Tatsuhisa Suzuki who voices Regal from Alchemy Stars, was replaced by Shintaro Asanuma for allegedly cheating on his wife, award-winning singer LiSA. Earlier, another high-profile voice talent, Ai Kayano, also had her voice removed from several gacha games not because of cheating—but because she visited a controversial war memorial.

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Win rewards in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius x War of the Visions Community Challenge

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius and its prequel, War of the Visions will have the Community Challenge event, offering rewards to players of both games.

This event is basically a social media campaign. Depending on the number of Twitter retweets or Facebook shares, Final Fantasy Brave Exvius and War of the Visions players can win rewards and even merchandise from this Community Challenge.

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Between 11th March 00:00 PST to 18th March 00:59 PDT, If the number of retweets and shares reaches 2,000 or more, players can get the following rewards:
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius rewards
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750 Lapis
Perma-Premium 10+1 Summon Tickets (4★/5★) x2

War of the Visions rewards

300 Visiore
MR+ Guaranteed Unit Summon Tickets x2

To take part, players will need to follow any of the following social media pages:

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Twitter: https://twitter.com/FFBE_EN
War of the Visions Twitter: https://twitter.com/wotvffbe
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ffbeen/
War of the Visions Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wotvffbe/

Next, share or retweet any of the following posts (account should be set to public):

https://www.facebook.com/519831508178734/posts/1960205867474617/

In commemoration of the #FFBEWW x #WOTVFFBE Campaign, we will be giving out rewards to players relative to the total amount of retweets of the event posts! Follow the @FFBE_EN / @wotvffbe and retweet this post for a chance to win rewards!Event Details – https://t.co/Zeny3nOeLh pic.twitter.com/jFUwQPnmvT
— FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS (@FFBE_EN) March 11, 2021

Join #WOTVFFBE x #FFBEWW Facebook/Twitter Campaign!
Follow the WOTV FFBE / FFBE social media accounts and retweet this post!
If we reach 2000 shares and retweets, 300 Visiore and MR+ Guaranteed Summon Ticket A x2 will be rewarded!
Check the official FB page for more details! pic.twitter.com/7KHiMEMwky
— FFBE WAR OF THE VISIONS (EN) (@wotvffbe) March 10, 2021

After that, players will need to take a screenshot of their party taking part in eligible event quests for the Final Fantasy Exvius Universe Campaign. Finally, players will need to comment on the posts above, together with the screenshot and player ID.
Furthermore, five Final Fantasy Brave Exvius players and five War of the Visions players will walk away with merchandise. Here are the prizes:

 Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Artbook Season 3 x1
NV Hoodie (XL) x1
 Final Fantasy Brave Exvius cap x1
Chocobo Plushie x2

To learn more about this event and how to win the prizes, refer to the terms and conditions.

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CrossFire: Warzone now out globally for smartphones

Having first soft-launched in select regions, CrossFire: Warzone is now available globally for Android and iOS platforms. CrossFire first began life as a military FPS akin to the Counter-Strike games by Valve. This time around, developer JOYCITY is opting for a top-down strategy title.

As a commander of an army, you are tasked with reclaiming cities that currently under control of a terrorist group armed with advanced weaponry. You yourself are able to even the odds with a deadly arsenal of weaponry of your own to dominate the battlefield. The usual strategy game tasks need to be carried out, and they include base building and unit training. There is also a roster of 25 heroes that you will be able to recruit to join your cause and bolster your army even further. Furthermore, the game lets you form alliances with other users in order to partake in city takeovers.

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With numerous events under way right now to coincide with the global launch, players will find much to do at the start. More information on these are available at the game’s Facebook page. Of course, if you like what you see, be sure to get CrossFire: Warzone off either Google Play or the App Store right now.
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GUNS UP! Mobile pre-registration now open for mobile

NHN Corp has just opened pre-registrations for GUNS UP! Mobile for the Android and iOS platforms, although its release date remains unknown. GUNS UP! was first launched for the PlayStation 4 in 2015, before seeing a release on the PC in 2018.

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A description of the game as follows via the GUNS UP! Mobile store page:
GUNS UP! ™ Mobile is an online PvP strategy game that brings a new twist to Tower Defense battles. Build an army, send your troops into battle and support your soldiers. Give them orders and back them up with your choice of deployments from tanks to airstrikes! A ton of content awaits in this new take on a PlayStation® classic!
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FIGHT YOUR WAY
Compete in asynchronous Multiplayer battles where attackers are pitted against other player’s defenses. Bring your best soldiers, create your own battle strategies and dominate the battlefield. The spoils of war are waiting for you!
TAKE ON CHALLENGES
If PvP isn’t your thing you can also take part in several single player challenges. Fight against developer created Puzzle bases, defend against raging hordes of Zombies, break out of military Prisons, and much more!
BUILD YOUR BASE
Plan, expand and upgrade your base to create a fine-tuned defense against attackers and protect your most valuable resources. View replays of your opponent’s attacks and improve your defense strategy to create the ultimate base defense.
GROW YOUR ARMY
Expand your roster by recruiting new Soldier classes. Upgrade and customize your army as you gather loot in battles. Use strategy to keep your soldiers alive, help them become veterans and enhance your power for future attacks and defenses.
FORM ALLIANCES
Form alliances with your friends and fight alongside them in Alliance Wars for loot and glory on the leaderboards. Work together by coordinating strategies, gifting resources, unlocking new boosts, and sharing the spoils of war. Each Alliance War season brings new challenges and content to enjoy together!
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GUNS UP! MobileRelease Date TBCAndroid, iOS
GUNS UP! Mobile is a new action game for the Android and iOS by NHN Corp.

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Sword of Shadows is now global launched

The latest mobile action RPG from Snail Games, Sword of Shadows is global launched on iOS and Android platforms. (Noted that China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Vietnam is excluded.) The game is created by the makers of Age of Wushu, a famous China PC MMORPG and is powered by the 2nd generation of Flexi Engine.

Aside from the fast paced and dynamic combat style, you will experience the revolutionary Flying Skills together with some classic martial arts gameplay. There is a panoramic 3D map and a total of 5 unique schools as well. Its visual effects are impressive too!

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  The game is now available on both App Store and Google Play Store. Embark on the journey to become a martial arts legends now!
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Pyra Announced For Smash Ultimate

Pyra from Xenoblade Chronicles is the newest character coming to Super Smash Bros. , as the first of big announcements coming from the Nintendo Direct today.

She comes as a dual character with Mythra, true to her original appearance in Xenoblade Chronicles. Rather than have Mythra be an alternate skin, her gimmick appears to involve switching between the two characters.

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Sadly, critics of the over reliance on swordsman tropes might be a little unhappy to know that she has a lot of the standard swordsman moveset that’s become a meme in the Smash community.
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Pyra will be added to Smash in March, and will likely get the “Mr Sakurai Presents” treatment closer to the character’s release date, where they go over the mechanics behind Pyra in greater detail.
According to the trailer, Pyra will focus more on power, while switching out with Mithra to go for a faster playstyle.
Shulk is also shown at the end of Pyra’s trailer, though it’s not known if he’d be getting anything new the same way Cloud did with the Sephiroth update.
Pyra is the latest character to join the Fighter Pass Vol. 2, after Minecraft Steve and Sephiroth. She’ll be able to purchase on her own or as a part of Fighter Pass 2 for a cheaper price.

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It’s time to d-d-duel: Presenting the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel, now in Malaysia

Lenovo has announced the availability of the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel in Malaysia, three years after the launch of the company’s gaming sub-brand. The phone features a unique Dual Technology Architecture to redefine the mobile gaming experience by unleashing the full potential of hardware and software.

Lenovo has listened to gamers worldwide to build the ideal gaming powerhouse to meet demands of great thermal management, long battery life, customized controls and livestreaming capabilities while also being equipped for 5G and cloud gaming.

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Purchasing the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel from 26 October to 30 November will enjoy a free gift worth up to RM329, which includes the Legion H500 Pro 7.1 Headphone, while stocks last, through Lenovo Malaysia’s official website or selected participating partners.
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POWERING UP
Lenovo is amongst the first to feature the next-level, flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus Mobile Platform for revved-up performances across the board for incredibly-fast Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gaming, plus 5G support in selected markets. For enhanced power efficiency, you get advanced 5th gen memory chips with up to 16GB LPDDR5 high capacity RAM and ample storage up to 512GB UFS 3.1. The gaming-grade 6.59” display has a 144Hz refresh rate and 2340 x 1080 pixels resolution. The display’s interactivity is further enhanced by its 240Hz touch sampling rate for instant response to your finger movements.
DOUBLE THE FUN

The Dual Technology Architecture approach begins from the power circuitry; bearing 2500mAh dual batteries for a total of 5000mAh, they are located on the sides of the phones where hands will rest, with the warm logic board in the center. The dual design enables a more comfortable hold for long hours of game play. With Dual-Liquid Heat Pipes, Graphite sheets, and copper foils, the thermals are also precisely managed for a cool experience.

Dual Type-C Charging provides convenient charging ports on both the bottom and side of the phone, giving you the choice to use one or both charging cords with the bundled 65W charger. With both cords plugged in, the phone will turbo charge from 0% to 100% in 34 minutes (or 0% to 60% in 15 minutes).
Dual Shoulder Controls are ultrasonic trigger buttons that come with Dual Haptics engines that provide life-like feedback for deeper immersion in games, feeling like physical buttons in actual use. You can further tune the haptics feedback level and pressure threshold to your liking. You want to activate a continuous burst of fire (up to 10 firing shots per second)? You can, by long pressing the triggers. If you need to change your in-game view whenever you rotate your phone on its horizontal axis, a gyroscope sensor is on hand to do so.

Hear the cues you need with dual front-facing speakers, made possible by Dirac Audio technology with large 1.4cc acoustics chambers for far-reaching sound quality—engineered for you to crank up the volume and generate a 3D-like sound field.
Dual Livestreaming is easy thanks to the Legion Phone Duel’s 20MP pop-up front camera, taking a mere 0.5 seconds to activate or retract. Activate it to broadcast your voice and facial reactions as you play and have your image overlay on-screen! The feature is compatible with popular streaming apps. The background is also easily removable, while you can use AI to auto-enhance your image via the selfie editor with retouching filters and correction options. Livestreamers can record them just fine anywhere thanks to the four noise-cancelling microphones too!
As for the rear, there is a pair of 64MP and ultrawide 16MP camera for capturing stunning images, as well as record up to 4K resolution at 30FPS.
PLAY IT YOUR WAY
The Legion Phone Duel has a specially customized interface that maximizes the landscape orientation of the phone so you hardly need to use the portrait mode and get distracted from your gameplay. Legion Realm is the phone’s central dashboard where gamers can tweak hardware performance settings, scroll through your downloaded games, and select the enabled network that gives you the best connectivity in that moment – WLAN, 5G, or Wi-Fi 6.

Review all your gaming highlights with a preview screen to then select and merge recorded clips together before sharing. You can even slide your finger over the right ultrasonic trigger to the left for a reverse-record if you missed that key moment! When you need it, the RGB lighting can be tweaked to be informed of notifications via the “Y” Legion logo. If you just want a larger screen gaming experience, just connect the phone to an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse with a USB-C dock.
The Lenovo Legion Phone Duel is available in Vengeance Red or Blazing Blue, at:

12GB/256GB – RM3,399
16GB/512 GB – RM3,999

SPECIFICATIONS

PROCESSOR

CPU: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 865 Plus 5G Mobile Platform
GPU: Qualcomm® Adreno™ 650

OPERATING SYSTEM

Android™ 10/ZUI 12/Legion OS

AUDIO

Dual stereo front-facing speakers with dual AWINIC 88264
Quad-microphone system with Qualcomm® Noise Reduction Technology

MEMORY

LPDDR5 12GB/16GB

STORAGE

UFS 3.1 256GB/512GB

BATTERY

5000mAh (typical) (2500mAh *2) / AI & scheduled charging for battery protection

DIMENSIONS

169.17mm (H) x 78.48mm (W) x 9.9mm (D)

DISPLAY

6.59”, 19.5:9 (2340 x 1080) 144Hz
AMOLED display

COLOURS

Vengeance Red / Blazing Blue

SIM

Dual SIM dual standby
Slot 1: Nano SIM Card (5G+LTE) Slot 2: Nano SIM Card (5G+LTE)

CAMERA

Main Rear
64MP image sensor – 1/1.72” large sensor size, 0.8 µm pixel size / F1.89 aperture / 25mm equivalent focal length in 35mm film camera / 6p lens / 80° field of view / LED flash
Second Rear
16MP / 120° ultrawide camera, 1.0 µm pixel size / F2.2 aperture / 16mm equivalent focal length in 35mm film camera
Front
20MP / F2.2 aperture / 25mm equivalent focal length in 35mm film camera / 81.7° field of view

VIDEO RECORDING

4K UHD (9280 x 6944) video at 30 fps for rear cameras / 3-axis electronic video stabilisation for rear cameras

SENSOR

Fingerprint on-display / Accelerator / E-Compass, Gyroscope / Proximity sensor / Hall sensor / Ambient light sensor / Ultrasonic sensor / Dual x-axis linear motor

WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY

Integrated 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4G & 5G, 2×2 MIMO) / Bluetooth
5.0 / Wi-Fi direct / NFC

NAVIGATION

GPS / GLONASS / BeiDou / Galileo / QZSS

NETWORK STANDARD

GSM/GPRS/EDGE; WCDMA/HSPA+/DC-HSPA+; FDD-LTE; TD-LTE; 5G NR
5G NSA: DL: 2.52Gbps; UL: 0.66Gbps
5G SA: DL: 2.12Gbps; UL: 0.9Gbps
LTE CAT15 DL up to 800Mbps / CAT18 UL up to 210Mbps
DC-HSPA+: UL 5.76Mbps / DL
42Mbps
DL 4CA and UL 2CA supported 4×4 MIMO and CA w/ 4×4 MIMO supported
5G NR: n1, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
5G NR: 2×2 MIMO n3 / n28
FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28)
TD-LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
WCDMA (Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8)
GSM (Bands 2, 3, 5, 8)

POWER BUTTONS AND PORTS

Power key / Volume key / Ultrasonic game key *2 / USB-C connector on the bottom / USB-C connector on the left side

POWER ADAPTER

65W spec:
single port output: 5V/3A, 9V/ 3A, 15V/3A, 20V/3.25A
dual port output: 5V/3A, 9V/ 3A, 15V/2A, 20V/1.5A

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Two Point Campus Preview – Where You Actually Have To Do Your Job

It’s time to profit from education with Two Point Campus, the new management simulation game from Two Point Studios. Coming off the capitalistic hellscape of the medical industry in Two Point Hospital, you are now in charge of some AI people’s formative years around the equally treacherous field of education.

Note that this was a press preview build, so we can expect things to change when the full game launches 9 August 2022.

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Do check out our interview with Mark Webley (Studio Director), and Chris Knott (Lead Animator) here!
PRESENTATION
Much like Hospital, the general look is cartoony to fit the overall comedic tone. The animation feels like it’s gotten a bigger budget, with them looking good and a variety to cycle through. You can see the students juggle their stuff, or even merely loitering around. The animations are as such that they still seem unique, even “lifelike”.
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The individuality extends to the locations and their themes, the courses and students. The user interface has been cleaned up from Hospital, with an easier to navigate menu, so it can make the entire experience feel much smoother. It’ll be nice to have more speed-up options; even 2x can feel slow.
CONSTRUCTING ADDITIONAL PYLONS
Building works similarly to Hospital. Build within the pre-built outer wall the building, and have a wall sticking out if your room happens to be just that one block wider. Don’t worry about it.

That said, the building system is enjoyable in how streamlined it is. Drag around an area in the recommended or larger size, slap in all the things you need to actually make the room usable, and voila! For the speedrunning techniques, select an already built room and copy it in its entirety and drop it somewhere else.
CFO OF EDUCATION
Unlike to what I alluded to, Campus isn’t a single-minded Money Is God game you might’ve done with Hospital. In Campus, the students are going to be staying for a while instead of you handling walk-in, walk-out patients. Shockingly enough, the students will need more from you so that they can remain happy.
Their needs will run the gamut of living quarters (e.g. dorms), adequate facilities, and decor. You will need to keep them happy, as if you don’t, they won’t pay the fees. Due to not being allowed to screw over the kids, that can amp up the difficulty. Totally not speaking from experience, it’s possible to get stuck on levels because they don’t think the campus looks hip enough.

Once a school year ends, you can choose to offer more courses, which in turn will increase your expenditure to furnish the relevant rooms. Consider it an investment, since more students would bring in more projected money. Other times, you can get rocked by natural disasters during which your staff and students will understandably panic, not forgetting the mess to clean up after. Hope you have enough janitors.
HANDLE IT
As you might expect, students have their own needs with varying levels of understanding of subjects. Open up their profiles and check their grades, then decide if they need to go for private tuition to improve their academic performance. The sorting system is very convenient for you to check who needs closer attention.

Managing staff is pretty simple. Yes, you will need to hire them based on their skill sets and assign them their jobs – or you can let them find something to do by themselves, even – and keep them happy, but their salaries can’t be adjusted. It can feel strange when you’re not able to do so as aside from pay cuts when you’re in the red, you can’t raise salaries when you’re flush either.
Discounting the unionizing that looms on the horizon, after the relatively normal levels of good ol’ science and culinary arts, we have Knighthood and Wizardry! I’m sure you were already expecting something along those lines, with a spy school being something you can do too. I do wonder if it’s because it’s a limited build, but the difficulty seems to spike after Level 2.

That said, as challenging, admittedly frustrating requirements and how easily debt can come, it is fun because of how different the fantasy-themed levels are from more “normal” campus stuff.
SCHOOL’S OUT
It’s frustrating, but it is also fun. The variety of courses and the students that can take them is wonderful, with a great presentation to boot. The menus will still see some polish but as is, it’s pretty nice already. There’s quite a lot more moving parts to think about when you can’t just screw around your patients, forcing you to actually learn some sustainable way to keep your operations running.

Presumably until Spiff breaks it I guess.
Two Point Campus is one I’ll look forward to seeing shenanigans for.

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Dragon Quest Monsters The Dark Prince Reveals New Story and Character Details

Dragon Quest Monsters The Dark Prince has revealed new details about its story and main characters.

The most notable of the details is that the game will star Psaro, one of the central villains of Dragon Quest IV before he became an all-powerful demon lord.

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The story of Dragon Quest Monsters The Dark Prince is that Prince Psaro (VA Gwilym Lee) is cursed by his father, the ruler of the monster realm of Nadiria so that he can no longer hurt any creature of monster blood. In defiance of this, Psaro becomes a Monster Wrangler so that he may build up an army of monsters to get revenge on his father.
He is joined by two companions on his journey: an elvish woman named Rose (VA Emma Valentine) and a mysterious magic researcher named Toilen Trouble (VA Hyoie O’Grady). A creature named Fizzy (VA Harriet Carmichael) also joins them and acts as a mentor figure for Psaro in the art of Monster Wrangling. Together they adventure into the land of Nadiria.
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Being a part of the Dragon Quest Monsters sub-series, the game focuses on recruiting different monsters from across the series. The Dark Prince will reportedly feature over 500 different creatures. The game is also confirmed to have online capabilities that will allow players to battle their monsters against others.
Three new monsters have also been confirmed for the game:

                    Goomulonimbus. Image Credit: Square Enix

                    Vegandragora. Image Credit: Square Enix

                    Ronin Raccoon. Image Credit: Square Enix

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Dragon Quest Monsters The Dark Prince will launch for the Nintendo Switch on the 1st of December 2024.

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The somewhat jank desert – Sands of Salzaar Early Access impressions

Some time back, we reported on how quickly people took to Sands of Salzaar, looking to be an indie darling by Chinese developer Han-Squirrel Studio. The English update was finally released on 22 September, following their Steam Early access roadmap. Now, we even have a brief backstory for those who may find themselves drawn to the sands…

This is a fantastical tale of an exotic land. The Old Empire which once ruled the desert has fallen, leaving various tribes to fight for control of their world. Little do they know of the seeds of darkness which grow in the shadows with each passing day…

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THROUGH THE HEAT HAZE – Graphics
Not to bring down the game, but with Salzaar‘s focus being a fairly complex strategy game, this is not a title where you’d have your jaw drop from its beauty. That said, the 2D art is quite nice, employing a more realistic style rather than fellow China-developed Banner of the Maid that goes anime-esque. The 3D models nor the animations are the best, but hey they have time to fix that next time. The music isn’t the most outstanding, but at least it fits the desert and adventure feel.
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You can see that the Spiritmancer is gender-locked to male.
SADDLING UP – Gameplay

You start off by creating your character, picking out your style through a variety of pre-sets, and naming them. You can also change your character model if you don’t like the default associated with your chosen class. You move on to picking classes, some of which have rough difficulty indications by the developers besides the global difficulty – easy, medium, hard. The classes available all have their own starting perks/bonuses/talents. Once that‘s done, you get to select additional bonuses, and finally, you begin.

I got thrown in without much ceremony into the desert, with nothing else but a brief blurb of my character’s backstory and the rags in my inventory I remember to check and equip. Starting off as a literal nobody, I can go round picking up quests from random NPCs and trying to build up my reputation and legacy. It’s a blend of 2D sprite art and 3D models wandering the vast desert, so go wild?
Talents are separate from active skills.
There are random dungeons, or perhaps more accurately, instanced areas, that you can stumble on. Some of these provide resources, and throw you into battle. The battles are real time, reminiscent of Diablo. Bolster your numbers with both human squaddies or beasts, some even the mystical kinds like phoenixes or dragons. For beasts, you can turn off the option to get them so that you can only have more Realistic animal companions, but what’s the fun in that?
Don’t go too wild though; both weapons and armour have durability, so you need to get the appropriate hammer item to fix them back up. Not every area will sell these items, so your best bet will be to get to the biggest town/hub area for more chances to get your supplies. The equipment naturally come with their own stats, though in my exploration, I couldn’t tell if there would be set items like an actual ARPG.

Besides equipment durability, even your food stocks can expire. It’s another resource you need to manage, besides your cash money, wood and jade. You can also find things like plants scattered around to gather up, like how you can get the apothecary to make you potions using what you found. Be sure to have enough food to feed your squads, I doubt you’d like having a veritable army behind you deserting once they’re too hangry.
Regular battle.
How does food expire? Time passes as you explore. Dungeons will go on cooldown once you’ve cleared them, like how I need to wait 7 in-game days before it’ll be accessible again. Some quests are also time-sensitive in when you can pick them up, so you best decide if you think you can do them. Along the way, other events will also occur, like bazaars opening in other areas, news of tribes going to war with each other, besides affecting a travelling merchant’s available wares.
Speaking of the tribes, you also have relationship meters for the tribes, as well as your named travelling companions. At the start, I got accosted by random bandits, and after several sound beatings, they finally stopped automatically aggroing on me. If you do choose to confront them, your relationship with the bandits can further sour or sweeten depending on whether you mercilessly bully them or spare them.

Named NPCs especially have their own interests if you choose to befriend them. As you might expect, you do need to meet certain criteria to get them to join you. I got brushed off by one saying I looked dirt poor. Tragic. As you might expect, if you want to butter up one tribe, you risk antagonizing another, so that’s something to keep in mind.
Some areas are Siege areas, which are horrendously awkward in this Early Access build. You see, you need to have your squads to take over the various areas in a map, which give you resources. Your squads will respawn if you have sufficient resources, while your character will revive after some time should you fall. I couldn’t manage to capture a base, and the combination of me and the AI being stupid, it became a stalemate situation I couldn’t get out of. There’s no option to exit the Siege, so tough luck if you don’t have a save you can return to!
Example of a Siege.
Remember to build up that skill tree you have, for both yourself and your named units. It’s decently big, with Talents that you can invest in to make life easier when crossing the desert: be it improving selling prices to merchants, getting more squad space, and so forth. You could be a benevolent boss by giving your named NPCs horses to ride as well, to get through the empty sands faster. The faceless goons are on their own.
TALE AS OLD AS TIME? – Story
Probably one of the better parts of the game, I didn’t get to really get into it too deeply due to the whole “bad at strategy” aspect. Classes have their respective plot quests you can embark on, gradually added in over the course of early access. Their stories tie in to their starting items, which is a nice touch.
Look at everything you can potentially bring.
Starting NPCs aren’t the most colourful out there, but I did come across an interesting quest where I had to fight through the guy’s retelling of his stories. I am Bad At Video Game, so I flunked out and the guy complains of a headache and tells me to come back another time, forgetting what he was trying to say. Sorry, my dude.
There are other random points in the desert which require stat checks a la Dungeons and Dragons to progress. Needless to say, the mysteries of those are also kept from me until I Git Gud.
CLOSING THOUGHTS
I think a more fleshed out tutorial would be something to include in future builds. While it could come with a manual, hands up for people who actually read external manuals, maybe even in-game manuals, before they start playing. The tool tips just don’t ease the learning curve of juggling the systems in the game.
I’ve seen people say the English translation can be awkward, but I haven’t noticed them. It’s something they can fix, so I wouldn’t be too hard on that. Besides the English release for the game, there’s also ready mod support in the language, so if you fancy your hand at tweaking the game, you can do so!
I did not try the experimental multiplayer.
Sands of Salzaar is a blend of RPG, simulation and resource management in a single title, and it’s certainly not a game for me. However, if anything of the above interests you, it is currently available on Steam Early Access, in which they’re expected to stay in for at least another couple of months from their earliest estimate. Will you own every grain of sand, or will you be another insignificant speck? Get better through every playthrough and forward your legacy to your future saves. It’s your story to tell.

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Darkmoon Races, Darkmoon Faire mini-set out soon

The mini set for Hearthstone‘s latest expansion, The Darkmoon Faire, will be revving up at the starting line with the Darkmoon Races! Arriving 22 January for GMT+8, celebrate the Year of the Phoenix with returning card mechanics from Ashes of Outland, Scholomance Academy, and Madness at the Darkmoon Faire. Get ready for dormant dangers, spellbursting racers, dual-class cards, creeping corruption and more!

Darkmoon Races includes 35 unique cards:

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4 Legendary
1 Epic
14 Rare
16 Common

All cards from the Darkmoon Races Mini-Set can now be found in Madness at the Darkmoon Faire card packs. The Darkmoon Races Mini-Set bundle, containing the entire set, will be available for purchase for either $14.99 or 2000 Gold until 11 May. This includes 2 copies of each Common, Rare, and Epic card and 1 copy of each Legendary card for a total of 66 cards.

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BATTLEGROUNDS & DUELS UPDATE (22 January)

Battlegrounds

New Heroes: Tickatus, Greybough
New Minions: Soul Devourer, Ring Matron
Early Access with Battlegrounds Perks for New Heroes: 22 January – 4 February 4

Duels

Darkmoon Races Mini-Set added to Active Duels Sets
New Hero Powers and Treasures
Choose between three (previously two) Hero Powers
Choose between 6 (previously three) Treasures

NEW BOOK OF HEROES: ANDUIN – SOLO EXPERIENCE (3 February)
Raised with the expectation he would follow in his father’s footsteps, Prince Anduin has instead forged his own way through the grace of the Light. He learned to wield holy magic as well as a sword, making him a unique figure among the royalty of Azeroth. Thus armed, Anduin has embarked on numerous adventures as far away as the storied realm of Pandaria and as close as the decaying ruins of Lordaeron.
Book of Heroes: Anduin is the fifth chapter in Hearthstone’s Book of Heroes and is also completely free to all players. Completing this adventure will award 1 Priest Pack, containing only cards from the Priest class.

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Justin Wong Keeps Getting Parried in 3rd Strike To Recreate Evo Moment 37

Justin Wong keeps running into people successfully recreating Evo Moment 37, much to his existential horror.

The professional fighting game player has had an illustrious career- he was EVO’s ranking champion for Marvel Vs Capcom 2, and even won first place in tournaments for Killer Instinct, Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter Alpha 2.

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Despite this, most fans would know Justin Wong for his part in Evo Moment 37- a heated battle in Street Fighter 3rd Strike wherein his round was stolen for him when Daigo Umehara successfully parried every hit of his super, gaining just enough meter to finish Wong off with his own super.
The moment lives on in infamy for it’s technical skill- parrying Chun-Li’s super is an act of reading it beforehand, since once you see the super flash it’s already too late to get the timing for the first hit of the parry.
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Now, 18 years later, Wong finds himself in a strange situation as he streams 3rd Strike, and keeps running into players who have all mastered the parry timing, as if they were waiting for this exact moment.

2022 just started man…. WTF
How did I let this happen already pic.twitter.com/m5Bco0Txza
— Justin Wong (@JWonggg) January 4, 2022

“Oh, he Daigo!”, Justin exclaims, as another player recreates the moment, even using Ken to complete the punish.
“It’s not scripted, he Daigo’d me”, he continues after the round.
This wasn’t the first time someone had attempted this on Wong- it famously almost happened last year, too, though they didn’t quite nail the execution. Even he recognized the similarities, echoing the infamous “Let’s go Justin!” battlecry that directly preceded Daigo taking that round all those years ago.

Flashback to when it almost happened. pic.twitter.com/bpX7CQtByn
— Lethal_Latch (@MetalTailCroc) January 4, 2022

In 2022, it’s now happened a total of three times- shortly after the first clip was posted, Justin Wong had it happen yet again, this time by another Chun Li player.

Nah… 2022 is not my year…
Bruh wtf people just go for it against me huh pic.twitter.com/p1vEbc1xHa
— Justin Wong (@JWonggg) January 9, 2022

“Bruh wtf, people just go for it against me huh”, he says in a tweet linking to the clip.
Some fans accused him of throwing out the super too predictably- hence why it keeps happening. However, Justin mentioned that the last clip was more of an error on his part with regards to timing:
“People keep saying I am just throwing this super out. I actually messed up my execution and buffered too early which cause the super to come out by accident and then Randomator just randomly went for the parry and here…we…are”, he tweets.
As of this writing it’s seemingly happened a third time, though with a twist- the other player didn’t parry the whole super, instead rolling out of the way of the last hit to get a throw in:

We can all agree that this doesn’t count right??? 😅😅😅😅 pic.twitter.com/3p8yrVldqP
— Justin Wong (@JWonggg) January 10, 2022

Jokes aside, it’s great that Justin Wong takes all these moments in stride. If anything, it’s a great testament to the popularity of 3rd Strike- decades later, people are still learning an incredibly advanced technique, all for the purpose of tormenting one of the greatest fighting game players in the industry.

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Pre-registrations have begun for Re:Zero Kinsho

A new game for Re:Zero has opened pre-registrations via the DMM Games platform, presumably its short title being Re:Zero Kinsho. You can check out the promotional video below:

For Japanese residents, they can stand a change to win a variety of goods including signed shikishi, anime blu-ray, art book, figures, Rem dakimakura and Rem lantern. That’s not even all the goods that they’ve showed image previews of, so this is definitely something really big just going by the prizes alone. Those who join in the pre-registrations for Re:Zero Kinsho can do the gacha, both to obtain one of the goods up for grabs, as well as a game unit. From the official website preview, we can expect a 5-star to probably be the highest rarity character.

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There will be special programming and character PVs to be released at a later date, presumably as we get closer to the actual launch date. For the time being, we can assume it’ll be a browser title, so we’ll have to see if they’ll eventually also release a phone version of it. Some of the items you can get include skip tickets, dungeon keys and presumably growth materials.

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The systems look pretty standard, from original scenario, character bonds, original illustrations, and side-scrolling auto battle. In any case, keep an eye out for it.

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Titanfall: Assault To Be Launched On August 10th!

We have some good news for Titanfall fans! Titanfall: Assault will be officially launched for both iOS and Android on the 10th of August, which is this week! The game we heard so much about back in May will finally be coming soon. Ever since their previous project, Titanfall: Frontline was abolished, Titanfall: Assault takes on the mantle and became the spiritual successor of it.

Check out their Q & A with the Devs and the game’s launch date revelation trailer:

Some would say that the game is just another deck-building game, but with a combination of real-time strategy elements in it. The game is not just about building the best team of Titans, Pilots and Burn Cards but it also requires some strategical intelligence to level the playing field. Not just that, for those who have pre-registered for the game will get their hands on the exclusive Titan Ronin when the game is launched!

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Check out the Titan Ronin intro below:

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GigaBash official game teaser released!

A new teaser for GigaBash has been released! Malaysian developer Passion Republic Games shows off more of the alpha gameplay of the multiplayer kaiju arena brawler, appearing to show off new locales not seen yet, like a water theme park in a city, and maybe even dynamic maps with environmental hazards alongside flashier moves for the playable characters. Check out the teaser!

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While we can’t quite make out if the lava will damage you, it seems safe to assume so. We’ve only seen more static maps in previous builds, so this will be a game changer as rounds get longer! Which kaiju will come up on top? We’ll have to wait and see.

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