PlayStation Reveals Full PS VR2 Launch Lineup

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the full launch lineup for the PlayStation VR2 or PS VR2. This includes over 30 games, including 13 new games that have just been revealed.
PlayStation VR2 is officially launching on 22 February 2023 for RM2,799. For more details on the bundles, specs and pricing, head on over here.
Check out the 13 new titles (several of which are actually previously-released titles re-released for the PS VR2) below:
Before Your Eyes

Embark on an emotional and award-winning adventure where you control the story and affect its outcomes with your real-life blinks. In this unique VR experience, you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
The game uses the PS VR2 headset’s front-facing camera to immerse you in a way you’ve never experienced before. You will learn to control the flow of the narrative with your actual eyes – blinking through precious memories of family, first love, and the rise of an artistic career, ultimately revealing a heartbreaking truth.
Kayak VR: Mirage

Paddle through the ice caves in Antarctica, kayak with dolphins in Costa Rica, conquer a thunderstorm in Norway and discover the canyons of Australia. Explore these breathtaking locations with photorealistic graphics, a rich variety of wildlife and immersive soundscapes that bring it all together.
With PS VR2’s foveated rendering and HDR OLED displays, Kayak VR: Mirage is looking sharper and more vibrant than ever. Whether you want to take it easy and enjoy the scenery or get your heart rate up and compete in the race mode, we’ve got you covered. And because paddling is so intuitive, it’s a great game to show off your new headset to friends and family.
Pavlov VR

The #1 most popular multiplayer PC VR shooter is coming to PS VR2, featuring realistic weapon interactions and attachments, and a range of competitive and social game modes.
Take down a failed laboratory experiment that has escaped in an asymmetrical style of 1 vs. all gameplay. Bring three friends and queue up for a wave-based zombie co-op. Drive a T-34 tank and communicate with your gunner to eliminate a group of axis soldiers. Use your sharp wrinkled brain and power of reasoning to find the bad actors in a twisted murder mystery style of game called TTT. Or, you could just clone yourself into the form of a traffic cone and hide behind the storage shelf of a warehouse; it’s up to you.
Puzzling Places

Puzzling Places brings relaxing and wholesome 3D jigsaw puzzling to VR! Put together hyper-realistic miniatures of beautiful places from around the globe.
The award-winning PlayStation VR title is coming to PS VR 2 with major enhancements such as: higher visual fidelity (sharper textures, 120 Hz, higher render resolution); eye tracking for enhanced piece selection; haptic feedback and adaptive triggers from PS VR2’s Sense controller; roomscale support (puzzle in a larger play area); and now includes a PS VR2 1000 piece puzzle!
Puzzling Places for PS VR2 launches February 22 and will be available in the PS Store for $19.99 / €19.99**, and is a free upgrade for players who currently own the PS VR version.
Song in the Smoke: Rekindled

Song in the Smoke: Rekindled is the ultimate VR survival action-adventure – a physical, immersive game where you craft, hunt, and survive in a fantastic, dangerous world. Fully remastered with supercharged graphics, gameplay that takes advantage of the PS VR2 Sense Controllers and haptics, and an all-new free jump and clamber mode completely unique to PS VR2. Featuring a 15+ hour single-player campaign, you’ll challenge a savage world filled with strange beasts who are both prey and predator. Craft melee and ranged weapons, make clothes, build fires, and brew potions as you traverse the landscape in your quest for survival. Free upgrade from the PlayStation VR version.
Synth Riders: Remastered Edition

Kluge Interactive is excited to announce that a remastered Synth Riders is coming to PlayStation VR2. Delivering the best version of the game to date launching alongside the new VR headset – our PlayStation fans are in for a treat!
With remastered visuals, nuanced controller haptics as you ride the rails, headset feedback for in-game obstacle feedback, next-gen performance and SSD optimization to dramatically reduce load times, players will have a deeply-immersive & seamless gameplay experience.
The remastered version is a free upgrade for everyone who owns the PS VR version of Synth Riders – including all music DLC already purchased.
Thumper

Become a space beetle on a rhythm-action hellride in Thumper. The gameplay is fiendishly simple: tight controls, classic action, and breakneck speed. Combined with psychedelic visuals, a throbbing soundtrack, and adrenalizing boss battles, it’s pure rhythm violence.
On PlayStation VR2, the 4K visuals (2000 x 2040 per eye), 3D audio, and PS VR2 Sense controller’s haptic feedback deepen the immersion and monumental dread. Get ready to feel every satisfying thump and punishing crash. Thumper will leave you bruised, battered, and hungry for more.
NFL Pro Era

Now’s your chance to be QB1 of your favourite NFL team with NFL Pro Era, the first fully licensed NFL and NFLPA virtual reality (VR) game. Utilizing real-time game data,  NFL Pro Era brings the bright lights, team chants, and thousands of screaming fans to your home in one of the most authentic and immersive first-person VR games ever. Step under centre and see if you have what it takes to lead your team to a Super Bowl or play virtual catch with friends in your favourite stadium. Whatever you decide, the future of the game is up to you!
What the Bat?

What The Bat? is a whimsical slapstick comedy from the people behind the anti-golf golfing game What The Golf? It’s a bit like What The Golf?, except instead of golf, it’s all about baseball, and it’s in VR, and you have bats instead of hands. Get swingin’, champ. In a series of increasingly absurd minigames, What the Bat? challenges you to live as a modern-day bat-girl, shooting, cooking, smashing, swinging, parking, painting, pickling, and even petting (there’s a dog). Experience fully immersive silliness in a first-person experience like no other.
Rez Infinite

In October 2016, Rez Infinite debuted as a PS VR launch title and we’re excited to be back, just in time for the launch of PS VR2! Prepare yourself once again for THE ultimate version of Rez, a thrilling journey of sights, sounds and shooting action, except this time in PS VR2 with eye tracking (you can track and aim at enemies!) and haptic feedback from the controllers and headset feedback.
Experience 360 degrees of mind-blowing synesthesia as you blast your way through waves of enemies and massive transforming bosses, with your every move triggering colors and sounds that sync and blend to the beat of the unforgettable soundtrack. Rez Infinite is also playable in standard TV mode on PS5. Owners of the original PS4/PS VR game will be able to upgrade to PS5/PS VR2 version for $9.99 USD / €9.99.
Tetris Effect: Connected

Over four years ago, we launched Tetris Effect on PS4 and PS VR. Reinventing a classic and delivering a whole new experience – one that you’ve never seen, heard, or felt before in any other Tetris game – wasn’t easy but the overwhelming positive reception motivated and pushed us further to evolve the title as ‘Connected’ with the multiplayer expansion. Today we’re excited to announce Tetris Effect: Connected is coming to PS5 and PS VR2 on February 22. With eye tracking enabled, you can enter the Zone  by closing and then opening your eyes. You can also feel key moments of the game and your actions through headset feedback and haptic feedback on the DualSense controller. These enhancements deliver a truly unique Tetris experience. The game is also playable on PS5 without a PS VR2 headset. Owners of the original PS4/PS VR game will be able to upgrade to PS5/PS VR2 for $9.99 USD / €9.99.
Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition

In partnership with MGM, we are excited to confirm the return of Creed: Rise to Glory with Creed: Rise to Glory –  Championship Edition, coming to PlayStation VR2 in 2023. We’re thrilled to pair up again with MGM and expand on what Creed: Rise to Glory has to offer for old and new fans alike. Fights have never felt more visceral, as we intend to deliver an even more immersive boxing experience, only possible with the hardware and features of the PS5 and PlayStation VR2. Creed: Rise to Glory –  Championship Edition returns you to the ring, this time with a fresh set of gloves. Experience brand new game content, modes, and settings to create a more immersive and personalized experience for new and seasoned Creed players alike. Additionally, Championship Edition players will have the opportunity to truly test their skills in a reworked online PvP with optimized matchmaking and cross-platform play. Creed III, the third installment of the hit franchise, opens in theaters nationwide on March 3rd, 2023.
The Last Clockwinder

The Last Clockwinder is a puzzle automation game about making synchronized contraptions out of your own clones. You play as Jules, a young woman on a mission to repair the Clocktower: an ancient haven for the galaxy’s plants and seeds that’s fallen into disrepair.
Use the Clockwinder’s gloves to turn everything you do into a perfectly looping clockwork clone. Create an interconnected system of clones to grow plants, harvest resources, and synthesize new seeds. You can coordinate your clones to create marvels of precision teamwork, hare-brained Rube Goldberg machines, or a troupe of synchronized dancers.
Full PS VR2 Launch Lineup

After the Fall (Vertigo Games)
Altair Breaker (Thirdverse)
Before Your Eyes (Skybound Interactive, launch window)
Cities VR (Fast Travel Games)
Cosmonious High (Owlchemy Labs)
Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition (Survios, launch window)
The Dark Pictures: Switchback (Supermassive, launch window)
Demeo (Resolution Games)
Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate (MyDearest Inc., Perp Games)
Fantavision 202X (Cosmo Machia, Inc.)
Gran Turismo 7 (via free update to PS5 version of GT7)
Horizon Call of the Mountain (Firesprite, Guerrilla)
Job Simulator (Owlchemy Labs)
Jurassic World Aftermath (Coatsink)
Kayak VR: Mirage (Better Than Life)
Kizuna AI – Touch the Beat! (Gemdrops, Inc.)
The Last Clockwinder (Pontoco/Cyan Worlds)
The Light Brigade (Funktronic Labs, purchase includes PS VR and PS VR2 versions)
Moss 1 & 2 Remaster (Polyarc)
NFL Pro Era (StatusPro, Inc., free PS VR2 upgrade)
No Man’s Sky (Hello Games, launch window)
Pavlov VR (Vankrupt)
Pistol Whip (Cloudhead, free upgrade)
Puzzling Places (Realities.io, free upgrade)
Resident Evil Village (Capcom, via free update to PS5 version of RE Village)
Rez Infinite (Enhance)
Song in the Smoke (17 Bit)
Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge – Enhanced Edition (ILMxLAB)
Synth Riders (Kluge Interactive, free upgrade)
The Tale of Onogoro (Amata K.K)
Tentacular (Devolver)
Tetris Effect: Connected (Enhance)
Thumper (Drool LLC)
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners: Ch. 2: Retribution (Skydance, launch window)
Vacation Simulator (Owlchemy Labs)
What the Bat (Triband)
Zenith: The Last City (Ramen VR, free upgrade)


Steam Winter Sale 2022 Is Live; Here Are The Best Deals

2022 is coming to a close, so what better way to celebrate than to spend your hard-earned money to increase your backlog of gaming even further via Steam’s big end-of-year sale?
The Steam Winter Sale 2022 is now live until 6th January (GMT+8).

That’s not all: you can also vote for the annual Steam Awards. Voting is live now until 4th January 1am. Here are the nominees and categories:
Game of the Year

Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Elden Ring
Stray
God of War
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)

VR Game of the Year

Bonelab
Hitman 3
Green Hell VR
Among Us VR
Inside the Backrooms

Labor of Love

Dota 2
Project Zomboid
No Man’s Sky
Deep Rock Galctic
Cyberpunk 2077

Better With Friends

Raft
Ready or Not
Monster Hunter Rise
Multiversus
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)

Outstanding Visual Style

Scorn
Bendy and the Dark Revival
Cult of the Lamb
Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Most Innovative Gameplay

Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord
Teardown
Stray
Neon White
Dome Keeper

Best Game You Suck At

GTFO
Victoria 3
Total War: Warhammer 3
Elden Ring
FIFA 23

Best Soundtrack

Metal Hellsinger
Sonic Frontiers
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade
Persona 5 Royal
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+

Outstanding Story-Rich Game

A Plague Tale: Requiem
God of War
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection
The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe
Spider-Man Remastered

Sit Back and Relax

Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Power Wash Simulator
Disney Dreamlight Valley
Dorf Romantik
Slime Rancher 2

Best Game on the Go

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
Vampire Survivors
Death Stranding Director’s Cut
Brotato
Marvel Snap

And with that out of the way, here are the best Winter Sale 2022 discounts and offers we’ve seen on the platform.
Best Winter Sale Deals 2022

Two Point Campus (RM127.20, 20% Off)

Out this year, this Sega and Two Point Studios game is for those who like to build a simulation using campus grounds and British/Scottish accents.

Sonic Frontiers (RM111.30, 30% Off)

One of this year’s best Sonic games. Well, the best 3D one since forever.

Elden Ring (RM139.90, 30% Off)

One of this year’s best action RPG titles is getting quite a discount for a new game.

Deathloop (RM82.83, 67% Off)

Last year’s best shooter with the Groundhog Day mechanic is getting quite a price cut this week and the next.

Forza Horizon 5 (RM129.35, 35% Off)

Last year’s best racing game with the giant Mexico playground and tons of cars is being sold for a pretty good deal. Great graphics, awesome racing controls and rewind feature, a big-ass interesting city and valley to explore, and racing cars/off-road vehicles aplenty. What’s not to love?

XCOM 2 Collection (RM32.43, 92% Off)

XCOM 2 is another must-have game on PC, especially for those who love all things science fiction and anything from the tactical turn-based strategy genre. It’s essentially Fire Emblem with Soulsborne levels of difficulty, so get ready to “git gud” if you want to start playing this game. The XCOM 2 Collection costs a whopping RM385 at full price, so this is a steal since it contains even the game-changing War Of The Chosen expansion pack. Our advice: start the game with the expansion pack installed. Check out our review of the game here to find out why.

A Total War Saga Troy Ultimate Edition (RM123.79, 60% Off)

If you’re looking for an epic RTS, look no further than A Total War Saga Troy. Why this and not the newer Total War Warhammer 3? Well, this game strikes a balance between historical and fantasy elements. It’s also the most stable of all the modern Total War games, so you can run this even on weaker rigs. The Ultimate Edition comes with the MYTHOS, which is a must-have if you want to delve into the game’s full Greek odyssey potential. Where else can you unleash an army of Spartans alongside a Cerberus or Hydra?

Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy (RM87.15, 65% Off)

One of 2021’s best, but sadly underrated games was Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy. It was the game Marvel’s Avengers should have been. It features a great story with great writing and characters, while the gameplay is fun and chaotic, but can get repetitive after hours of the same thing. Despite that, this is still one game comic book fans should definitely try out at least to finish the story.

Cyberpunk 2077 (RM109.50, 50% Off)

CD Projekt Red’s open-world sci-fi game gives you the option to either hate/love it. Some will avoid it due to its poor launch and other improvements where the game could have done better, or just love it due to its storyline and atmospheric dystopia concept that will suck you in more than 20+ hours of gameplay. After several fixed patches were recently introduced, why not give it a go? Plus, you get to explore the world with Johnny Silverhand aka Keanu.

Persona 5 Royal (RM176.40, 30% Off)

A must-have game for JRPG fans worldwide! This game stands out as an extraordinary, memorable experience and easily one of the deepest JRPGs of the last decade. It has an excellent story combined with multidimensional characters, a refined tactical combat system, and banging soundtracks.

Stray (RM43.20, 20% Off)

Winner of the Best Indie Game 2022 at the Game Awards this year, Stray should definitely be on your Steam wishlist. A combination of intriguing puzzles, stealth, storytelling, and laser shooting fun to keep you entertained till the end. The whole gameplay is relatively short, leaving fans wanting more of this adorable cyberpunk feline hero. Check out our review here.

The Legend Of Tianding (RM19.50, 50% off)

Published by Neon Doctrine, The Legend Of Tianding is a sidescrolling action game about Liao Tianding, the legendary Taiwanese Folk Hero. It’s recommended for featuring a unique setting, as players can explore the dazzling streets of Colonial Japanese Taiwan in the early 20th century.

Simulacra 3 (RM21.15, 10% off)

Malaysian-based Kaigan Games’ latest game in their horror phone game franchise is perhaps the best yet, with more puzzles and unique mechanics for players to get immersed with.

Coffee Talk (RM20.10, 33% off)

Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two. If you’re looking for a relaxing game to chill to, Indonesian developer Toge Productions’ game is for you.
Teardown (RM32.80, 20% off)

You love physics? You love voxel graphics? You love tearing voxel stuff down under a time limit using physics? This puzzle game’s for you then, and only at 20% off.
Chivalry 2 (RM32.50, 50% off)

Good knight! At least, that’s going to be one of the lame catchphrases you’ll be saying as you beat down the enemy faction in this first-person siege game.
Yakuza 0 (RM21.25, 75% off)

It’s always a good time to head back to the 80s Japan lifestyle as either Kiryu Kazuma or Goro Majima. Sega’s prequel title Yakuza 0 is a beat-em-up and open-world cocktail of awesomeness full of replayability.


Granblue Fantasy: Versus Guide – Combos & Tips To Get You Started [Update]

Update (9th Feb): Added a new guide on how to deal with Lowain’s Yggdrasil Super and a Lowain vs Charlotta high-level analysis.
Update (14th Feb): Added a Skybound Arts and Super Skybound Arts punish guide.
Update (10th March): Added Narmaya and Beelzebub tips & bread n’ butter combos.
Update (13th April): Added advanced general tips.
Granblue Fantasy: Versus is out now in Asia and Japan, so you can expect a boatload of day one (and more)basic combos and protips to get you started on your journey to going pro in Arc System Works’ latest. If you’re from the US and are reading this, then think of this as an upcoming guide to get you sorted on 3rd March.
Basic Fighting Game Tips For Online Play

Overheads beat throws. Every character has a universal overhead (B+C). Not only are they useful for catching crouching players, but you can use them to beat throws since you’re in the air when you perform them.
Sweeps and EX moves will lead to hard knockdowns. Keep this in mind if you want to do mixups.
You deal more damage with anti-airs. Better get used to countering jump-ins. If you’re on the offensive, however, be prepared to air-block. Or better yet, use air throws to counter air attacks, attacks with air properties, and backdashes.

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You can roll or evade after a dash. You cannot block right after a dash, so you should either do R2+back or R2+front instead. Just be careful of lows and throws if you attempt this.
Easy inputs have lower damage when doing a high number combo. While easy inputs for Skybound Arts (QCF+R1, QC+R1+X) are convenient, it’s best you practice doing the real inputs. If you add in an easy input in a long string, your damage output is lower compared to using the actual input.
Advanced Tips (via Animeilluminati)
Dodge projectiles instead of blocking them and advancing. When opponents throw projectiles or do projectile specials, the cooldown period is significantly longer than if you blocked it.
Take the throw. If you whiff and get counter-hit, you will lose 50% of your health from a regular combo.
Use easy inputs when mashing for reversals. Even though there’s a cooldown time when you use easy inputs, it’ll come back quickly once you’re in a neutral position. Conversely, don’t use easy inputs for projectiles.
Do not get counter-hit by an anti-air when you’re jumping in. When you jump, it’s better to eat a hit instead of a counter-hit. If they’re not crouching when you’re jumping in, you can safely attack with your own move. Otherwise, just take the hit, because if you press a button and get counter-hit, you may eat a combo that will put you at a huge disadvantage.
Try not to use auto combos if you want damaging combos. Stick to links or 2-in-1 moves; they deal optimal damage.

Character-Specific Tips
Here are a few picks for some of the more popular characters in the game.
Katalina

One of her moves (QCB + C) lets her push her opponent far off to the corner. This bread-and-butter combo set lets you maximize your damage when you get your opponent to that coveted spot.
Vaseraga

The evil-looking-but-kind-hearted tough guy has some scary corner combos thanks to his Batallion Stomp that lets his steps do the talking. Make sure to do the C version in-between attacks so that he instantly goes to the heavy steps. This combo potential works best if you power up with his unique skill.
Ferry

If you like footsies and mid-ranged nonsense, you may want to learn these advanced setups that involve the ghost doge Jiji. If you play characters like Dhalsim, Ferry is kinda like that. However, it doesn’t hurt to know some moves and setups that prevent your opponent from closing in the gap.
Charlotta

What happens when you take away Akuma’s fireball but make him half-sized: that’s Charlotta in a nutshell. A rushdown character who is quick and has crappy range, she’s perfect for getting up-close and personal. These bread-and-butter combos will net you the most damage.
Ladiva

This buff woman is a grappler’s delight. If you love using Zangief in Street Fighter sequels, you’ll love using Ladiva. Her clothesline is basically her version of the Green Hand.
She will have a heckuva time getting in as she has to rely on well-timed jumps, clothesline, and 2D reads. But once she’s in, she will deal a heckaton of damage and will keep you guessing whether she’ll command grab you or not.

If you want to get further, just emulate Japanese pro player KouijiKOG above.
Zeta

Remember how acrobatic Chun-Li was in Street Fighter 2 onwards? Zeta is kinda like that.
Zeta’s unique attack is a great combo-ender that pushes opponents away from her. Coupled with her parry follow-ups and flying spear attacks with varying trajectories, learning some of these combos can make your Zeta a literal high-flying combo machine.
Narmaya

She’s dubbed as a “scrub killer” because of her different stances that give her options to anti-airs, mixups, and punishes.
Someone’s spamming mid-ranged attacks? Her Setsuna attack can knock them to a corner. Someone’s mashing on wakeup? Just change to her Freeflutter stance and pull off her Mugen Kagura, then counter appropriately. Your opponent is turtling? Autocombo up-close for a block string, then pull off Utakata and switch your strategy around when needed.
She can change stances mid-combos, which opens up a lot of attacks for her when she gets someone to a corner. Because of this, she’s a pretty advanced character to wrap your head around.
Beelzebub

He’s a mid-ranged character all the way, with some decent counters/anti-airs, a decent jump-in unique, and a handy teleport to catch enemies off-guard. Play him like a mix between Metera and Ferry; get close only when you can confirm a hit to wall bounce them with his EX Chaoscalibur (ie the move where he hits low and mid with his cape).
Also, if you main the aforementioned Metera and Ferry, you may want to pick Beelzebub to complement the areas the two are weak at.
Watch 2 Pros Use Narmaya and Beelzebub

You may remember Go1 and Fenritti as world-class Dragon Ball FighterZ players. Now watch them use the recently-released DLC characters.
Narmaya is a close-ranged rushdown sword user who can switch styles mid-combo, while Beelzebub relies on his tricks to harass foes like his divekick, teleports, and “Tandem Engine”. You’ll learn a lot about how to use these two by analyzing this video.
NEXT: Punishing Supers & Lowain’s Yggdrasil


MCU Phase 5 Announced, Adds Daredevil Born Again & More

During San Diego Comic-Con 2022, Marvel Studios has announced that Black Panther Wakanda Forever will conclude Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will begin with Ant-Man And The Wasp Quantumania.
They have also announced a bunch of new movies.
Here is the MCU Phase 5 slate:

Ant-Man And The Wasp Quantumania – 17 February 2023
Secret Invasion (Disney+) – Spring 2023

Just announced in Hall H:
Marvel Studios' Secret Invasion, an Original series, streaming Spring 2023 on @DisneyPlus. #SDCC2022 pic.twitter.com/Werg7vGvlP
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) July 24, 2022

Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 3 – 5 May 2023

Just announced in Hall H:
Marvel Studios' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, in theaters May 5, 2023. #SDCC2022 pic.twitter.com/aTWVTPf9yc
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) July 24, 2022

Echo (Disney+) – Summer 2023

Just announced in Hall H:
Marvel Studios' Echo, an Original series, streaming Summer 2023 on @DisneyPlus. #SDCC2022 pic.twitter.com/Wxq4yUdPnt
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) July 24, 2022

Loki Season 2 (Disney+ – Summer 2023

Just announced in Hall H:
Marvel Studios' Loki Season 2, an Original series, streaming Summer 2023 on @DisneyPlus. #SDCC2022 pic.twitter.com/6QhyrcBHp0
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) July 24, 2022

The Marvels – 29 July 2023
Blade – 9 November 2023

Just announced in Hall H:
Marvel Studios' Blade, in theaters November 3, 2023. #SDCC2022 pic.twitter.com/EPEOPT8cH9
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) July 24, 2022

Ironheart (Disney+) – Fall 2023

Just announced in Hall H:
Marvel Studios' Ironheart, an Original series, streaming Fall 2023 on @DisneyPlus. #SDCC2022 pic.twitter.com/4hZ8TXIijM
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) July 24, 2022

Agatha Coven Of Chaos (Disney+) – Winter 2023/2024

Just announced in Hall H:
Marvel Studios' Agatha: Coven of Chaos, an Original series, streaming Winter 2023 on @DisneyPlus. #SDCC2022 pic.twitter.com/0uLlhxtBF1
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) July 24, 2022

Daredevil Born Again (Disney+) – Spring 2024

Just announced in Hall H:
Marvel Studios' Daredevil: Born Again, an Original series starring Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio, streaming Spring 2024 on @DisneyPlus. #SDCC2022 pic.twitter.com/Nrt7xQmqfi
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) July 24, 2022

Captain America New World Order – 3 May 2024

Just announced in Hall H:
Marvel Studios' Captain America: New World Order, in theaters May 3, 2024. #SDCC2022 pic.twitter.com/Azgc0WiVIR
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) July 24, 2022

Thunderbolts – 26 July 2024

Just announced in Hall H:
Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts, in theaters July 26, 2024. #SDCC2022 pic.twitter.com/RbeUukAbdj
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) July 24, 2022


Free Fire MCPS Majors Season 4 Is Right Around The Corner

The Free Fire MCPS Majors Season 4 (MCPS S4) will be taking place throughout the month of September and will feature teams from Malaysia, Cambodia, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka.
The Free Fire MCPS S4 League Stage will kick off with 18 teams on 3 September. The League Stage will feature Qualifier Finals teams and teams invited from the previous Free Fire Challengers Series Season 2 and Free Fire MCP Majors Season 3. Beyond fighting for a slot in the Grand Finals and the lion’s share of the US$70,000 prize pool, teams will also be competing for one of 2 slots in the next Free Fire World Series.
If that wasn’t enough, viewers stand a chance to win various highly sought-after Loot Crates on each match day. All viewers have to do is tune in and catch the code flashed on screen and redeem it before 5:30 PM at https://reward.ff.garena.com/en.
MATCH DATES

TEAMS

Qualified from Season 3

Farang Esports – Malaysia
Todak – Malaysia
Blacklist International – Malaysia
SEM9 – Malaysia
Bloody Head – Philippines
Hard to Get – Philippines

Qualified from Challenger Series

Geek Fam – Malaysia
Pando EWG – Malaysia
Axis Esports – Malaysia

Invited from MCPS S4 Qualifier Finals

AV Radicals – Philippines
Expand – Malaysia
K9 Anxiety – Philippines
Supreme Assault Forces – Philippines
Orange Esports – Malaysia
NOXSCAPE REVOLT – Malaysia
ICON – Malaysia
Freedom Cheese – Malaysia
ORV X-MEN – Malaysia

WHERE TO WATCH?
Stream: YouTube / Facebook / TikTok


Forever Skies Is A New Survival Game From Ex-Dying Light Makers

If you’re sick of making free-roaming zombie games and rather keep the “free-roaming” bit intact, you’ll probably be like game studio Far From Home.
The Poland studio, made up of developers from Techland who were involved with the Dying Light games, just announced a new indie title called Forever Skies. Forever Skies is a game where you survive while controlling and upgrading your high-tech airship, scavenging ruins and forbidden areas in a now-toxic Earth, and using science to survive.

The survival game will be in Early Access first on PC via Steam in 2022. The game will also be out for Xbox Series and PlayStation 5.


Here Are The Grammy Awards Nominees For Best Video Game Soundtrack

The 65th Annual Grammy Awards will be held in February 2023, and it’ll be debuting a new video game category called the “Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media”.
This was confirmed back in June of this year, with the awards ceremony taking place in Los Angeles. The award itself “recognizes excellence in score soundtrack albums comprised predominately of original scores and created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current video game or other interactive media released within the qualification period.”
But enough talk; here are the nominees:

Aliens: Fireteam Elite (composed by Austin Wintory)
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok (composed by Stephanie Economou)
Call of Duty: Vanguard (composed by Bear McCreary)
Marvel’s Guardians of The Galaxy (composed by Richard Jacques)
Old World (composed by Christopher Tin)


We Now Know How To Pronounce “Kena” In Kena: Bridge Of Spirits…

During the PlayStation 5 reveal stream, the indie darling Kena: Bridge of Spirits graced us with its charming gameplay and aesthetics. Like as if it’s vying for the gorgeous-as-sin platforming throne that Ori and the Will of The Wisps is currently occupying at the moment.
Now we know what the game’s deal is thanks to a recent Game Informer issue. Here’s the breakdown:
-For starters, Kena’s name is pronounced “Kay-nuh”. Not “ke-na”.
-The game is set in a fictional location that’s influenced by Japan, Bali, and a ton of other Asian and Eastern locations.
-You can already tell from the trailer, but we’ll say it: Kena’s gameplay is influenced by The Legend of Zelda. Developer Ember Lab used to create a Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask fan film.
-The black creatures in the trailer are called Rot. Kena can find them scattered around the world and recruit them. They are responsible for decomposing things, and the fact that they have been scattered is one reason why this region has become tainted with corruption.

-Kena can find the Rot scattered around the world and recruit them. They are responsible for decomposing things, and the fact that they have been scattered is one reason why this region has become tainted with corruption. Also, the Rot cannot die.
-Kenaâ€™s staff has basic light, heavy, and charged attacks, as well as an upgrade that bends that staff and converts it to a bow. She has a pulse ability to create a bubble shield around her with its own health meter, which can also stagger enemies if timed correctly.
-While Kena is an adventure game, it’s not open world. The village you encounter early on in the game serves as a hub, and you from there you can travel to several connected regions.
-The PS5 version of Kena, you can see all of the Rot you collect on-screen simultaneously because of tech reasons. On the PS4 version, you can only see a few of them on-screen.
-The game loads super-fast on PS5. It took two seconds to load the game fresh from the system menu. While not built from the ground up on PS5 hardware, the additional horsepower allows the devs to do more.
Kena: Bridge of Spirits will be out for PS5, PS4, and PC (via Epic Games) this holiday.


[Report] Everwild Development Is Now Starting From Scratch; Will Be Out 2024

When we saw the new Rare Xbox game Everwild from 2019 a while back, we were awed but also perplexed as to what kind of game it was. Turns out, neither did Rare.
According to reports on Video Games Chronicle, Everwild will be rebooted by the studio, with the upcoming open-world adventure game now under a new creative director. Oh, and will also have a 2024 release window. Reports have stated that the game has undertaken a “complete overhaul of the game’s design and direction” following the departure of Rare’s previous creative director Simon Woodroffe. The new creative director? Gregg Mayles, who has worked with Rare for more than three decades. Here’s an official statement from Everwild executive director Louise O’Connor:
“Gregg Mayles joined us, late last year as Creative Director, and the team has never been stronger.
Since showing the world our Eternals trailer, we have been making progress on all aspects ofÂ Everwild. The team continues to work hard to realise our vision and to bring the magic of nature in Everwild to life for players around the world.”

Everwild did not make a peep at this year’s Xbox Bethesda showcase at E3 2021. The game was revealed early in November 2019. It’ll now have a release window of 2024.


XQC Might Return to the Pro-Circuit

Yep. You read it right.
Earlier today, recently-banned OWL hopeful, Coluge_V2 announced on his stream that he was unbanned by Blizzard from account-boosting misdemeanor and will be representing GoatsGG in the North America Contenders Trials alongside ex-Dallas Fuel main tank, Felix ‘XQC’ Lengyel.Â  The clip of the announcement can be found below:
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Goatsgg also released their full lineup for NA Contenders Trials via their official Twitter account:

@GOATsgg Roster for NA Contenders Trials:
Main Tank: @xQc
Flex Tank: @Coluge_V2
DPS: @ayEnkae
DPS: @SIT_OW94
Support: @Tensa_The_Sage
Support:@MajestyOW
DPS: @moffitthimself
Main Tank: @Knellery_OW
Coach: @Gator_OW
Manager: @Reklats_OW
Analyst: @Dqnny_OW #owpathtopro
â€” Goats (@GOATSgg) June 7, 2018
Gator’s one-year ban have been reduced to one season which means he *should* be eligible to participate as a player for any team in the following season. For the upcoming one, he will serve as coach for Goatsgg.
XQC, having been released by OWL team Dallas Fuel in Stage 3 will be filling in for Gator, who was banned by Blizzard for account boosting. However, according to XQC in a later stream with Coluge, the move may face some issues since technically he (XQC) is still banned from competing by Blizzard, having yet to serve his four match Overwatch League suspension which led to his contract termination by the Dallas Fuel. He also pointed out a possible clause requiring ex-OWL players to accumulate a considerable time buffer between their OWL contract and competing on lower-tier tournaments under Blizzard’s umbrella.
We will be monitoring this scenario closely as we believe that XQC have lots to offer to the pro-Overwatch scene and this may be his first steps for redemption following a disappointing show in the OWL inaugural season.


Thanos And The Avengers Endgame Cast To Visit Singapore Later This Month [Update: They’re Not]

Update: So much for this being the truth. It turns out to be an April’s Fool joke. Well-played!
Original story: Just two months after Brie Larson and the gang touched down for the Captain Marvel Fan Event, Disney and Marvel Studios are reportedly bringing the Avengers Endgame World Premiere to SingaporeÂ on 16 April 2019, ahead of the movie’s official release on 24 April 2019.
Yes, some of the cast did visit Singapore last year for the Avengers Infinity War event, with the likes of Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man), Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange), and Karen Gillan (Nebula). How can the upcomingÂ Avengers Endgame event top that level of star power?
The answer: By summoning none other than Thanos himself!
You read that right. According to GeekCulture, not only will Josh Brolin be coming to Singapore for the Avengers Endgame World Premiere, but several of the Avengers will also be gracing the event with their mighty presence. Who? Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), and Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), as well as co-director Anthony Russo. He’s basically an honorary Avenger by now, come on!.
The same source also mentions that at least two other members of the Avengers Endgame cast will be making an appearance. Possible candidates include Dave Bautista (Drax) and another character whose name supposedly rhymes with “okey dokey”. That doesn’t really make sense but it could be Tom Hiddleston (Loki).
What makes the Avengers Endgame World Premiere different than all other previous Marvel Studios events in Singapore is that the red carpet session will end with a special midnight screening of the movie itself.
Here’s hoping this isn’t all an April’s Fool joke. Stay tuned on Kakuchopurei for more updates soon!


You Can’t Buy The Division 2 On Steam Anymore, PC Gamers

Ubisoft has recently announced its partnership with Epic Games to bring its upcoming multiplayer loot-hoarding shooter The Division 2 onto the Epic Games store. The game is slated for launch on 15 March. And yes, it’ll still be on Ubisoft’s online store.
This basically means that Ubisoft is ditching Valve’s Steam platform in favour of Epic’s new baby. If that doesn’t bother you, then you can go pre-order the game now. You can buy the standard, gold, and ultimate editions of the game, and it’ll come with the standard Ubisoft Uplay and Epic online services you’ve come to know and love(?).
If you pre-order the game on the Epic service from here on out, you can get guaranteed access to the game’s private beta ahead of launch. If you pre-ordered the game elsewhere before the whole Epic Games partnership, your access to the beta is still counted.
So how do you feel knowing that Ubisoft’s upcoming baby is not on Steam anymore? Let us know how irate/pleased you are with this new development.


Anime & Video Game Theme Singer Sayaka Kanda Has Died

Actress and singer Sayaka Kanda, known for voicing characters in anime and singing for a number of their themes, is dead. She was 35.
According to the Yomiuri Shimbun, she was discovered lying on the 14th-floor patio of a Sapporo hotel on Saturday. She was taken unconscious to a hospital, and was pronounced dead later on that Saturday. The Hokkaido Prefectural Police are currently investigating the matter.
Kanda has voiced characters in shows like Air Bound, Convenience Store Boy Friends, Star Blazers 2202, and Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale. She also sang songs as one half of the group TRUSTRICK in Danganronpa 3, My Love Story!!, Shonen Maid, and Unlimited Fafnir. She also sang a number of songs in Star Blazers 2202 and Sword Art Online under her own name. She was also the Japanese voice of Anna in Disney’s Frozen.


Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Is EA’s Fastest-Selling Star Wars Game On PC

Any executive and video game publisher who think that single-player gaming content is dead may need to re-evaluate their life choices. As if games like Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Spider-Man aren’t proof enough that single-player action-adventure titles are indeed moneymakers, along comes Respawn’s Star Wars game to hit that point home.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is now EA’s fastest-selling digital launch for a Star Wars game, as well as the best-selling Star Wars PC game. EA bragged about the game’s success; a first since it had the licensing deal in 2013.
Wonder if they did anything to celebrate the two Star Wars Battlefront games and its many innovations?
So What Have We Learned From This?

If you give people a great Star Wars game that doesn’t have meaningless grinding and silly paywalls, people will love you and buy the game. It’s that simple.
EA shareholders who meddle in game production, development, and marketing affairs don’t know what the flying f*** they’re talking about when they want “live service” games for EVERYTHING they’re making.
People kinda forgot about Bioware’s other Star Wars game, the one called Star Wars The Old Republic. That’s arguably the best Star Wars game for the past 7 years.

And with that…


The ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 Laptop Is Now Available In Malaysia

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) has announced the Zephyrus M16, a gaming laptop that fits an immersive 16-inch display and a powerful new Intel processor inside an ultra-slim 15-inch chassis.
For fluid, richly detailed visuals in games, the 16-inch display combines a high WQHD resolution with a fast 165Hz refresh rate, 3ms response time, and Adaptive-Sync. Itâ€™s also primed for content creation thanks to a taller 16:10 aspect ratio, Pantone-validated colours across 100 percent of the cinema-grade DCI-P3 colour gamut, and Dolby Vision support for richer visuals.
The latest processors up to an 11th Gen Intel Core i9-11900H drive high-refresh-rate gaming and high performance in content creation. Up to a GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU delivers high frame rates and RTX technologies in the latest games. And ROG Intelligent Cooling keeps the M16 cool under the userâ€™s fingers while ensuring high CPU and GPU performance.
A six-speaker system with dual force-cancelling woofers produces clear, deep audio enhanced by Dolby Atmos technology. The 3D mic array captures clear audio in any scenario, and Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation intelligently removes background noise.
The Zephyrus M16 offers true portability, with a slim and light body thatâ€™s only 19.9mm thin and 1.9kg. With an Off Black tint and lustrous Prismatic Film visible through CNC-milled perforations, it also looks both stylish and professional in any setting.

Check out the prices for each model of the ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 Laptop below:

GU603HR (Off Black)
RM 11,499
(i9-11900H/Windows 10 Home/16GB*2 DDR4/2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD/RTX 3070 8GB/16â€ WQXGA IPS 165Hz 3ms, 100% DCI-P3, PantoneÂ® Validated, Adaptive-Sync/All-Zone RGB Keyboard)
GU603HM (Off Black)
RM 8,999
(i9-11900H/Windows 10 Home/8GB*2 DDR4/1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD/RTX 3060 6GB/16â€ WQXGA IPS 165Hz 3ms, 100% DCI-P3, PantoneÂ® Validated, Adaptive-Sync/All-Zone RGB Keyboard)

Check out the full specs and details of the ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 Laptop below:

Model Name GU603H-MK8043TS GU603H-RK8037TS.
Product Name ROG Zephyrus M16.
Colour Off Black Off Black.
Dimension (W x D x H) 35.5 x 24.3 x 1.99 ~ 1.99 cm.
Weight 1.90 Kg.
Processor Intel Coreâ„¢ i9-11900H Processor 2.5 GHz (24M Cache, up to 4.9 GHz, 8 Cores).
IGPU Intel UHD Graphics 630.
Graphic NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6.
GPU Wattage With ROG Boost up to 1525MHz at 80W.
(95W with Dynamic Boost) With ROG Boost up to 1390MHz at 80W (100W with Dynamic Boost).
Panel Size & Info 16-inch IPS-level WQXGA (2560 x 1600) 16:10 Adaptive-Sync 165Hz 3ms Pantone Validated.
Total System Memory Total 16GB RAM.
Slot 1: 8GB DDR4-3200.
On-board: 8GB DDR4-3200 Total 32GB RAM.
Slot 1: 16GB DDR4-3200.
On-board: 16GB DDR4-3200.
System Storage Installed.
M.2 Slot 1: 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD.
Slot 2: Empty Slot 1: 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD.
Slot 2: Empty.
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Wi-Fi 6(802.11ax)+Bluetooth 5.2 (Dual-band) 2*2.
(*BT version may change with OS upgrades.).
I/O Ports 1x RJ45 LAN port.
1x Thunderboltâ„¢ 4 support DisplayPort power delivery.
1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A.
1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A.
1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C support DisplayPortâ„¢ power delivery.
1x card reader (microSD).
1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack.
1x HDMI 2.0b.
Thunderbolt 4.
Webcam 720P HD camera.
Mic Built-in array microphone.
Keyboard Type Backlit Chiclet Keyboard.
Aura Sync N/A.
Speakers 2x 2W tweeter.
4x 2W woofer with Smart Amp Technology.
Audio Tech AI mic noise-cancelling.
Dolby Atmos Software.
Smart Amp Technology.
Operating System Windows 10 Home.
Microsoft Office Office Home and Student 2019 included.
Fingerprint Yes.
Battery 90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell Li-ion.
Power Ã¸6.0, 240W AC Adapter, Output: 20V DC, 12A, 240W, Input: 100~240C AC 50/60Hz universal.
Bundled Items ROG backpack for 15_17.
ROG Chakram Core mouse P511.
100W TYPE-C AC Adapter.
Warranty 2 Years Global Warranty.
(1st Year with Perfect Warranty).


Activision Confirms Warzone’s Fate Once Black Ops Cold War Drops

Don’t worry, Call Of Duty Warzone fans. You won’t be forgotten anytime soon.
Activision has confirmed that the upcoming Call of Duty 2020 release (which is said to be Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War) will be tightly integrated with Call of Duty Warzone as was previously confirmed in another interview with the publisher.
Speaking with Seeking Alpha, Activision president Rob Kostich said:

â€œWhat you should expect is that we do a very tight integration between the two.
Modern Warfare and Warzone are obviously very tightly connected.
Maybe thatâ€™s really important for the player base.
We plan to do the same with our upcoming titles as well, our premium titles, to ensure that we can reward all of our players and give an impression and experiences, regardless of whether they choose to just play in Warzone or also playing the premium game as well.
So, the connection will absolutely be there.â€

All we know right now is that Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War is being developed by Raven Software and Treyarch Studios.

Itâ€™s official. Looking forward to showing you what weâ€™ve been cooking up with @RavenSoftware!
â€” Treyarch Studios (@Treyarch) August 4, 2020
Kostich added:

â€œItâ€™s Warzone I think thatâ€™s caused us to rethink how, when and even where we reveal our upcoming title.
So, we canâ€™t wait to share it with community and we think itâ€™s going to be very different and more engaging than anything that weâ€™ve ever done before.
Another thing, I think, thatâ€™s really important for us as it relates to marketing is from storytelling â€“ from storytelling perspective, where we can be even more creative and so on and engaging with our fans than ever before.
So, if you look at Warzone in particular, itâ€™s not only like a great game experience, but itâ€™s also a great platform for us to share new franchise news and information directly with our community like we havenâ€™t done before.â€

Call Of Duty Modern WarfareÂ andÂ Warzone Season 5 is out now, check out the roadmap here.


Adult Swim Has Cut Ties With Rick And Morty’s Justin Roiland

Following the domestic abuse and felony charges of Rick And Morty co-creator and voice actor Justin Roiland, Adult Swim has cut ties with him.
As of now, he is off Adult Swim in all forms and capacities. According to brand representative Mairie Moore (via Hollywood Reporter), Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, and Boomerang have ended their association with Justin Roiland.
As for the Rick And Morty animated series? It’s not going anywhere as production on the show’s seventh season is still underway, with sources stating that Roiland’s voice roles of the title characters will be re-cast.
“Adult Swim isn’t even halfway through a massive 70-episode order commissioned by the channel in 2018.”

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— Rick and Morty (@RickandMorty) January 24, 2023

Co-creator Dan Harmon will be the sole creator, with the show running on until Season 10. Currently, there is no word on Justin Roiland’s other work Solar Opposites which is on Hulu and features Roiland as the leading voice actor.


Resident Evil Re:Verse Crossplay Early Access Will Stalk You Next Week

Fans of multiplayer games featuring survival horror heroes and villains: your day is made!
Resident Evil Re:Verse will host a crossplay early access session a few days before its launch. You’ll need a copy of Resident Evil Village to participate though.
Here are the timings: 24 October at 7:00 p.m. PT / 10:00 am GMT+8 to October 26 at 2:00 pm GMT+8.
Here is the game’s roadmap:
Launch

Six survivors.
Five creatures.
Two stages.
Challenge Mission #1.
Battle Pass (levels 1 to 30).
And more!

Update 1

One new survivor.
One new stage.
Eight new costumes.
Challenge Mission #2.
Battle Pass (levels 30 to 60).
And more!

Update 2

One new survivor.
Two new costumes.
Challenge Mission #3.
And more!

Update 3

One new survivor.
One new creature.
Seven new costumes.
Challenge Mission #4.
Battle Pass (levels 61 to 90).
And more!

Resident Evil Re:Verse will be out on 28th October for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation consoles.


A New The Lord Of The Rings MMO Is In The Works At Amazon Games

Amazon Games and Embracer Group, through its subsidiary Middle-earth Enterprises, have announced they have reached an agreement to develop and publish a new The Lord Of The Rings MMMO (massively multiplayer online) game.
The upcoming game will be an open-world MMO adventure in a persistent world set in Middle-earth, featuring the beloved stories of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings literary trilogy. The game is in the early stages of production, with Amazon Games Orange County, makers of the popular open-world MMO game New World, leading development. Amazon Games will publish the game globally for PC and consoles. Additional details, including launch timing, will be shared at a later date.
Christoph Hartmann, VP, Amazon Games, said:
“We’re committed to bringing players high-quality games, whether through original IPs or long-beloved ones like The Lord of the Rings. Bringing players a fresh take on The Lord of the Rings has long been an aspiration for our team, and we’re honoured and grateful that Middle-earth Enterprises is entrusting us with this iconic world. We’re also pleased to be expanding our relationship with Embracer Group following our Tomb Raider deal last year, as they’ve proven to be excellent collaborators.”\
Lee Guinchard, CEO of Freemode, said:
“The world of Middle-earth continues to prove an endlessly fertile ground for creators, and Amazon Games has a passion for building immersive, compelling worlds and publishing games for a global audience. We have the clear ambition to create the highest-quality entertainment products for this IP, whether we utilize internal resources or team up with the best industry partners that complement our capabilities. We’re taking every care to deliver an MMO which will do justice to the expansive Middle-earth universe and delight players around the world.”
The as-yet-untitled The Lord of the Rings game continues Amazon Games’ growing momentum in game publishing and development, following the success of its internally developed MMO New World and action RPG Lost Ark from Smilegate RPG, both of which have topped team and Twitch charts and continue to nurture strong player communities.
Amazon has also announced publishing agreements with NCSOFT for Throne and Liberty, Bandai Namco Online for Blue Protocol, Crystal Dynamics for the next major Tomb Raider game, and Glowmade and Disruptive Games for unannounced titles.
Separately, Amazon Studios also produces the hit series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power for Prime Video, which takes place during Tolkien’s Second Age of Middle-earth and is unrelated to this upcoming MMO game in development with Amazon Games (check out our review here).
In other related news, there are also new The Lord Of The Rings movies currently in the works at New Line Cinema and Warner Bros Pictures.


[Rumour] TSM May Sell Their League Of Legends Franchised League Spot

Dexerto’s Richard Lewis recently came out with an article claiming that TSM may potentially sell their franchised spot in the LCS.

Latest for Dexerto: Sources say TSM recently considered selling their LCS slot among plans to streamline their esports division.https://t.co/KfH24Hh6MA
— Richard Lewis (@RLewisReports) July 28, 2022

It is believed that a number of reasons factor into this decision such as to help TSM with reducing costs in esports as a whole, the level of competition in the North American region and the decline in popularity of North American League of Legends as a whole.
As confirmed by another one of Dexerto’s sources, this wasn’t to say that TSM was planning on leaving League of Legends as a whole. In fact, they intended to sell off their LCS spot and were interested in the now-sold Misfits Gaming franchise slot in Riot’s European LEC league. I say “now-sold” as that slot was purchased by the Spain-based organisation, Team Heretics for a reported US$45-50 million.
Statistically, according to Esports Charts, the LCS viewership has seen a drop in comparison to its European counterpart, the LEC. In April, the LCS’ Spring Split saw a peak of 387,000 viewers while the LEC almost doubled that with 723,000. On average, the LCS achieved only 123,411 viewers compared to the LEC’s 270,749.
According to one of Dexerto’s sources, “TSM are currently cutting budgets everywhere in esports,” the source said. “They will likely sell other parts of their esports division in the near future.”
A third source anonymously said that there’s no guarantee that TSM will actually be dropping any of their lineups, but were just “ideas” that the North American organisation were exploring.
This is still a developing story, so this piece will be updated if anything new comes to light.


Overwatch World Cup – Get Up To Speed With The Recap Part 1

As we head closer to BlizzCon, check out this quick recap video (Part 1 of 4) by PlayOverwatch chronicling the journey of the teams who will be making their presence felt at Anaheim come November 3 – 4 2017.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYObrLZpejc&w=560&h=315]
Following four qualifying stages involving 32 shortlisted teams, eight finalists will duke it out in single-elimination, best-of-five matches to find out which team deserves the title as winners of the second Overwatch World Cup. Will South Korea be able to retain their title or will we see a new champion emerge? We will be covering everything on Overwatch World Cup so make sure you stick around at Kakuchopurei.com


Magic The Gathering Events Cancelled Due To Coronavirus

Due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, more major events like E3 2020 have been cancelled.
Now, Star City Games has announced that they are cancelling the following SCG Tour Magic The Gathering events:

SCG Baltimore (14 to 15 March 2020)
SCG Syracuse (21 to 22 March 2020)

According to their news post, they are currently working with both venues to try and reschedule these events for sometime later this year. Anyone who has already pre-registered for either event will be given full refunds of their entry fee over the coming days.

Meanwhile, ChannelFireball also announced that MagicFest events in Detroit (13 to 15 March 2020), Sao Paulo, Brazil (20 to 22 March 2020), and Louisville, Kentucky (27 to 29 March 2020) have all been cancelled, including an upcoming event at Palm Beach, Florida (10 to 12 April 2020).

The safety of MagicFest attendees is important to us and we have been monitoring the evolving public health situation closely. Based on additional guidance from government and public health officials, #MTGDetroit, #MTGSaoPaulo, #MTGLouisville, and #MTGPalmBeach are cancelled. pic.twitter.com/eeDrA5EamD
â€” ChannelFireball (@ChannelFireball) March 11, 2020
MagicFest events include Grand Prix tournaments that usually have an average of 300 to 500 players attending and participating, excluding the side events or booths on the floor featuring MTG artists, vendors, and cosplay. On the other hand, SCG events are slightly smaller but can still have several hundred players and fans attending a tournament.
On a related note, there are still a number of public gaming events happening in Southeast Asia like AMG-Chan. Here’s a guide on how to deal with the coronavirus from us to you.Â


The Xenoblade Series Plot, Quickly Summarized

Believe it or not, it’s been well past a decade since Xenoblade Chronicles first launched for the Nintendo Wii back in 2010. A lot has happened since then for studio Monolith Soft, and the series that once was too niche for a proper localization is now at the forefront of simultaneous worldwide releases for JRPGs.
The latest entry for the IP under Nintendo’s umbrella, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 features a familiar sprawling open world, a band of misfits out on an adventure, and just the right touch of British accents. But with a story that’s said to tie directly into the futures of both Xenoblade Chronicles 1 and 2, newcomers are understandably concerned.
With the game coming out in a month’s time, you may not have time to play through all the Xenoblade games since they’re a 100 hours apiece. Whether you’re new to the series or just in need of a refresher, we’re here to get you up to speed.
 Since we’re recapping the numbered Xenoblade Chronicles titles on Nintendo Switch, there will be spoilers, so here’s your warning.

Xenoblade Chronicles 1 Plot Summary

In the world of the first Xenoblade Chronicles, two races live in perpetual war with one another. The organic life of the Bionis constantly defend themselves against attacks from the machine-like Mechonis. These two nations are represented by giant hulking Titans, which the residents live on. Why Titans? Well, there’s no inherent reason other than it looks really cool.
Anyway, our hero Shulk is a humble Homs (that’s a human) living in a Bionis village known as Colony 9. Shulk’s peaceful life is turned upside down when mean, mechanized robots called Mechon attack Colony 9, inevitably also leading to the death of his childhood friend and budding lover, Fiora.
Shulk gets really mad about this, shouts his memed-to-death, “I’LL KILL YOU!” line, and then sets off on a quest for revenge.

He’s got a glowing red sword with him called the Monado that can hurt the robots. It also somehow lets him peer into the future, which helps out with some snags on his journey.
Some friends join up along the way, among which include other childhood friend Reyn, Fiora’s brother Dunban, gun medic Sharla, and a furball called Riki. There’s also Melia, who seems to have a big crush on Shulk. She’s a princess and has a pair of wings attached to her head. Apparently, those are real.

Big plot twists kind of get thrown left and right throughout Shulk’s journey, but don’t worry too much about them. Shulk eventually reaches the Mechonis Titan, where he fights a lot more robots than usual.
Fiora is apparently alive and was turned into a cyborg. Kind of grim to think about, but the fact that she can fire lasers now probably evens things out a bit. She’s also possessed by Mechonis’s god, Meyneth.

The gang and newly joined Fiora learn that the Mechonis’ residents, called the Machina, are peaceful people. Turns out that those invasions on the Bionis we’ve been seeing was all the work of one rogue Machina called Egil, who seeks revenge on the Bionis and its god, Zanza, for destroying his people.
The crew beat Egil, after which we hear some platitudes about how everyone should be striving for peace, but before the credits get to roll, Shulk is shot in the back by Dickson, a minor character who turns out to be yet another main antagonist!

But brace yourself for a third antagonist, because another one magically appears from Shulk himself. Turns out that Shulk has been a vessel for the god Zanza, who in turn reveals himself to be the true main villain. Zanza’s goal is to destroy all life and reshape them in his new image, but our party isn’t going to take this lying down.

Meyneth leaves Fiora to save the party, and as Zanza taps into the power of the Monado, the party escapes with an unconscious Shulk while Mechonis is destroyed. They take some time to lick their wounds only to later find out that Zanza has already begun the process that will wipe the world clean.

More tragedy ensues. In particular, Melia loses much of her people due to them being transformed into world-ending entities called Telethia. Shulk and his friends fight their way through various opponents and finally reach Zanza.
And I suppose you already know what happens next, right? The party kills god and saves the world – that’s a JRPG classic, all right. And with the destruction of Mechonis, the Machina joins the Homs on the Bionis, where they live together peacefully. Likewise, Shulk and his friends are shown happy as can be, with life back to normal even for Fiora, who is magically just normal flesh and blood now.

Quick note though: it’s revealed that Zanza and Meyneth used to be normal humans and, in a science experiment gone wrong, triggered a big bang of sorts that created the world of Xenoblade Chronicles as we know it. Also, the Monado was a part of Alvis, a supercomputer from the space station Zanza and Meyneth were on. Guess this was a science fiction story all along! Then again, this is written from the same guy who wanted to turn the original Xenogears into a 6-part game epic.
Xenoblade Chronicles: Future Connected Plot Summary

Xenoblade Chronicles Future Connected is an epilogue to the first Xenoblade Chronicles, but it’s also a new story made with the intention of leading into Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
Our story begins one year after the events of XC1, with Shulk and Melia riding a flying ship toward the High Entia capital, Alcamoth. However, a giant laser from the capital strikes their ship, causing them to touch down on the Bionis Shoulder, which has remained suspended in the air even after the Bionis titan’s collapse.
The pair set out to Alcamoth on foot to find out what’s going on, and they’re conveniently joined by Riki’s two children, Kino and Nene, because… well… they happened to tag along on the ship in secret.
During their journey, they run into a sullen High Entia soldier who informs them that the capital has been abandoned and that a mysterious untouchable entity called the Fog King has taken up residence there.
There’s a bit of extra plot about Melia’s readiness to lead her people and how broken the High Entia people are after the events of XC1. Needless to say that much of the story’s emotions revolve around her, while Shulk and our furry friends are kinda just here for the ride.
Anyway, some time is spent reaching Alcamoth, after which they discover that, yes, the untouchable Fog King is indeed untouchable.

Melia and the gang fall back to figure out a way to beat the Fog King, but during this time, the rift it came from grows wider and wider, turning the living creatures on the Bionis Shoulder hostile.
Looks like the fate of the world is at risk again, but as Melia and Shulk are about to grab some important research to defeat the Fog King, a radical half-blooded High Entia named Gael’gar with a deep hatred for pure bloods destroys it. He’s kind of villain-of-the-week material, so don’t worry about it too much.
The party dispatches our villain and manages to salvage some information. After a short detour to upgrade Shulk’s sword, they’re now ready to take on the Fog King. After a good thrashing, the Fog King bites the dust, but not before waves of Telethia sacrifice themselves to control the rift. As Melia defeats the Fog King, the rift also disappears.
Shulk remarks that the future is now saved… but is it really? Well, that’s for another story (hint, hint).

In any case, Melia finally accepts her duty as Empress, and the story fittingly ends with her coronation. There isn’t much here that clearly ties the expansion to XC3, but the Fog King is vaguely reminiscent of a certain enemy that only appears in XC2, thus hinting at a link between the worlds of XC1 and XC2, as well as the merging of them in XC3.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Plot Summary

If you’re wondering when exactly Xenoblade Chronicles 2 takes place in the timeline, it’s in the same timeframe as XC1. So, rather than a sequel, it’s a sidequel. You don’t see that very often, do you?
Either way, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 starts like a brand new game with no immediate connection to Xenoblade Chronicles 1. Our protagonist Rex is a normal salvager in the world of Alrest who makes his living by fishing up random junk from the Cloud Sea below.
Rex is one day hired by a group of mysterious people called Torna for a big salvaging job. However, what he finds below is a legendary red-headed Blade called Pyra. In Xenoblade, Blades are artificial lifeforms that bind to a user, or Driver, granting them immense power. But before Rex can awaken her, he is stabbed in the heart by Torna’s leader, Jin.
In a dream, Rex makes a promise to Pyra to take her to a paradise called Elysium. In exchange, Pyra shares a part of her Core Crystal to revive Rex which, funny enough, involves, well, touching her chest.

Anyway, Torna soon has the pair on the run, because they want the Aegis for world-destroying stuff. Nia (an amusingly Welsh-speaking catgirl) defects from Torna to join up with our heroes alongside her Blade Dromarch. A furball called Tora and his hand-made Blade Poppi also tag along at some point.
While the adventure appears to go swimmingly for a while, Torna catches up to the group and tries to capture Pyra once again. Pyra transforms into a smoking hot blonde to fend Torna off, which, depending on how you look at things, might offset the loss of that one friend in the same dramatic scene.

We learn that Pyra is an offshoot personality created by the original Aegis, Mythra (that’s the blonde one). Mythra shut herself out from the world due to the regret of sinking the Torna Titan (hey, that’s a familiar name) and its inhabitants 500 years ago.
In any case, Rex and his two-for-one girlfriend continue their journey in search for Elysium, traveling across different Titans in their quest. The quirky Zeke and Pandoria, as well as Inquisitor Morag and Brighid also join up along the way.
It doesn’t take long before Torna ambushes the group once more, this time successfully spiriting Pyra and Mythra away.
We kinda get sidetracked here for a bit as Rex has to get over his sad feelings, but he does get around to rescuing them, we swear. As the group confronts Jin and Malos, Rex revives a hollow Pyra and Mythra to unleash the true power of the Aegis, Pneuma. Now you can also mark “green-haired girl” off your bingo card.

Also, Nia turns out to be a Blade and has a crush on Rex. We’re sensing a trend here.

The party finally gets around to climbing the World Tree in an attempt to reach Elysium, fighting many opponents in the process. Reaching the top, the party discovers that the real Elysium is gone and utterly devoid of life.
They meet the Architect Klaus, who’s missing half of his body in another dimension. Turns out that his other half is Zanza in the world of Xenoblade Chronicles 1, but this Klaus is less arrogant and just wants to make up for his mistakes.
We find out that the World Tree of Alrest is in actuality the spaceship that you saw in Xenoblade Chronicles 1, and while XC1 took place in a newly created dimension, XC2 happens on a destroyed planet Earth, with Klaus attempting to heal it through the creation of Blades and Titans.

Rex and the gang catch up to Malos, who is hellbent on using a giant mech from the old world to destroy all life. They ultimately come out top, but as Shulk defeats Zanza in the same timeframe, Klaus also dies, causing the entirety of Elysium to crumble.
Pneuma tricks Rex into leaving while staying behind to destroy Elysium before it can fall onto Alrest, thus sacrificing herself in the process.

Back on the surface, Titans begin to gather and form landmass, suggesting that Alrest was the true Elysium all along. It’s a bittersweet moment implying an unfulfilled promise, but Pyra and Mythra reappear before Rex once again, cementing a happy ending for our friends.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna The Golden Country Plot Summary
Unlike Future Connected, Torna The Golden Country is a story that expands on the history of Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Most notably, it focuses on Jin and his Driver, Lora, about 500 years before the events of Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
In stark contrast to XC2, Jin is still a good guy here, and he’s even noted to be a person who doesn’t like fighting.

In their time, an awakened Aegis called Malos spreads destruction and chaos throughout Alrest. Jin and Lora live on the Torna titan, struggling to survive amidst the war-torn land. The pair set out to meet Lora’s other Blade, Haze, to learn the whereabouts of Lora’s long-lost mother. Traversing through razen villages, they eventually run into one of Malos’s machines, after which they are saved by the Aegis Mythra and her Driver, Addam.

Mythra’s cockier and less compassionate for humans than you remember in XC2, suggesting that she’s inexperienced about the world and how to deal with people, especially since she was specifically awakened only recently to stop Malos. She and Addam are accompanied by a small catboy named Milton.
The party heads to the Gormott titan, but Lora soon discovers that her mother has died amidst the razing and pillaging at the village of Torigoth. From here on, they are joined by Hugo and his Blades, Brighid and Aegaeon, who are also keen on stopping Malos.
After a brief scuffle against Gort, a Core Crystal thief who was acquainted with Lora’s mother, the party departs in search of the obvious bigger fish to fry.

For a while, we get to learn about Mythra’s cooking skills (or lack thereof), and eventually the party is joined by Minoth, whom you may or may not remember as a less handsome minor NPC in XC2.
More events ensue, this time involving Mythra’s sleepwalking. Regardless, the party eventually surmise that Malos is out to unleash Torna’s true and unchecked power by making away with its seal, which would throw Alrest into chaos.

Despite their best efforts, Malos succeeds in obtaining the seal and goads the party into a final showdown. To save Torna, the party battle Malos, and while they fight on the ground, Malos and Mythra’s mechas pepper the sky with carnage.

Noticing that Mythra is holding back in their battle, Malos decides to push her off the edge by unleashing his destruction on Torna’s city, killing Milton in the process. Mythra is traumatized by what she sees and loses control of herself, unconsciously tapping into her true power, which then leads to Torna’s utter destruction as well as Malos’s defeat.
After these these traumatic events, Mythra hides herself away by creating Pyra, a separate personality embodying the opposites to all her flaws and insecurities (yes, that includes the cooking). Under the assumption that Malos is gone for good, Addam then seals Pyra away in a ship that he buries into the Cloud Sea, thus paving the way for XC2.

As for how Jin became a bad guy in XC2… Well, it looks like in fear of the Aegis’s power, armies were sent to hunt down Mythra amongst Torna’s survivors, which kills Lora in the process. Afraid of forgetting his memories of her, Jin manages to outlive his Driver by eating her heart; that’s just how it works.
500 years later, the man becomes embittered towards the entire world, so much so that he wants to destroy it. After all, what’s a life if it can’t be with the one you swore to protect?

Question: Do you need Xenoblade Chronicles 1 and 2 to understand Xenoblade Chronicles 3?
Answer: Not necessarily. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is the proper sequel to both XC1 and XC2’s stories but also features new protagonists.

XC3’s world of Aionios consists of locations from both games that have mysteriously been merged together. Similarly, the inhabitants from the games’ two worlds are also at war with each other. From a lore perspective, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is more intertwined with past games than ever before. Certain characters that have proven to live long lifespans also make a return.
But there is a silver lining here in that the main cast of XC3 is completely new, so these characters will be learning about any major revelation just as you will. Still, it always helps to know the context behind the previous games, so hopefully this quick crash course helped easy any doubts.
Question: Is xenoblade 3 connected to xenoblade 1 and 2?
Answer: The world of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 shares characters, races, and locations that you’ve seen in the other Xenoblade games. Some examples include the Homs, High Entia, and Machina from Xenoblade 1, as well as the Blades from Xenoblade 2. Characters with long lives such as Melia and Nia appear to return, as well as familiar locations such as the Mechonis Sword and Urayan titan.
However, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 also interestingly includes a desert area from Torna (Dannagh Desert), which somehow exists despite having been destroyed in the events of XC2. Which begs the question: what kind of metaphysical phenomenon brought about the existence of this world?


Here’s How You Can Represent Malaysia At The 2019 Overwatch World Cup

Malaysia is set to be one of many countries to take part in the upcoming 2019 Overwatch World Cup. We’re sure many Malaysian Overwatch players are bursting with the ‘Malaysia Boleh’ spirit to represent their country in the event, but have no idea how to even proceed. Well, here’s how you can answer the call to action, fellow Malaysians!

ðŸ”ŠðŸ”ŠHEROES WANTED!
Want to create history together? Then lace up your boots &sign up for the #MalayanTigers selection process for the Overwatch World Cup! ðŸ‡²ðŸ‡¾
If you fit the criteria below, register yourselves via the link here ðŸ‘‡! https://t.co/9YcaCnhvj0#OWWC2019 ðŸ‡²ðŸ‡¾ pic.twitter.com/RA9oIxfqzY
â€” Team Malaysia Overwatch (@malaysiaowwc) June 18, 2019
The selection process for Team Malaysia at the 2019 Overwatch World Cup is now open. Here are the criteria and requirements needed to be eligible for selection:

Must be a Malaysian citizen.
Must have a minimum Skill Rating (SR) of 3500.
Must have achieved the rank of Masters for at least 3 seasons.
Must submit a POV: 720p 30fps video.
Must be above 18 years of age before 1 November 2019
Must play on PC (not PS4 or Xbox One)

If you fit all of the above criteria, you can register by heading on over to this link, where you will have to fill out an application form. Questions include the role you want to fill in Team Malaysia, your hero pool and more.
Phase 3 of the Overwatch World Cup 2019 program is now commencing, which means anyone interested in representing Malaysia should register as fast as possible. We only have from now until 14 July 2019 for player selection, before submitting them to the folks at Blizzard.
The 2019 Overwatch World Cup will take place at Blizzcon 2019, which is scheduled to take place at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, United States, from 1 November to 2 November 2019.
For more information on who the National Committee are (and format of the tournament), head on over here, while those who are interested to design a logo for the Malaysian Overwatch team should head on over here.


This Hot Toys Tony Stark Is All Suited Up For The Quantum Realm

Having toppled Titanic at the all-time global box office, Avengers Endgame is on its way to toppling Avatar. Now that the spoiler ban for the movie has officially lifted, we can discuss it more freely, especially with this new Avengers Endgame Hot Toys Tony Stark Team Suit 1/6th scale collectible figure.
The new Hot Toys Tony Stark figure comes complete with the white Team Suit the Avengers used to navigate the Quantum Realm and travel back in time to collect the Infinity Stones. The helmet, which is essentially identical to Ant-Man’s, lights up with LED lights on its visor.
As a bonus, it also comes with a battle-damaged Iron Man Mark L mask, which is the one seen at the beginning of Avengers Endgame, when Tony was still trapped on the spaceship Milano in space with Nebula. You know, the one with which he recorded a touching message for Pepper.
Speaking of Pepper, here’s a first look at the Hot Toys version of her Rescue armor from Avengers Endgame. You can also check out the rest of the Avengers Endgame Hot Toys here.
Take a look at the Avengers Endgame Hot Toys Tony Stark Team Suit 1/6th scale collectible figure below.


Kakuchopurei’s Best Games Of 2019 Video – Part 5

Now we’re down to #21-#25 on Southeast Asia’s final word in GOTY stuff in video form. Guess what these games are?

Don’t forget: we have parts 1 to 4 below. We’ll just paste them below if you’re keen on seeing what a 4-man video game publication team is capable of.


Dreams Universe Early Access Now Available On The PS Store

Sony Interactive Entertainment Singapore Private Limited (SIES) has announced that Media Molecule‘s latest game, Dreams Universe, is now available via early access on the PlayStation Store. The developer is best known for other creative sandbox games like LittleBigPlanet and Tearaway.
Dreams Universe is a PS4 exclusive in which players explore, experience and play in a limitless sandbox with players around the world, seemingly creating anything in the game. Players can make games, music, movies, and even art with the tools in Dreams Universe.
Dreams Universe Early Access will feature the full toolset for creating, interactive tutorials and arcade games, templates and additional content, but it will not contain the story mode, which will arrive with the full version of the game.
Dreams Universe Early Access is now available for RM129 on the PlayStation Store. The game is also compatible and playable with the PlayStation Camera and PlayStation Move devices.
In the meantime, check out the Dreams Universe trailer below.
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13 Years Later, The World Ends With You Is Finally Getting A Sequel

It’s true, folks, that countdown website was ticking down to the announcement of a brand new The World Ends With You game.
Square Enix has officially announced NEO The World Ends with You for PS4 and Nintendo Switch. It is slated to launch sometime in summer 2021 worldwide.

Here is an overview of the game, via the official website:
NEO The World Ends With You is the follow-up to the hit action role-playing game The World Ends With You.NEO The World Ends With You transports players to the streets of the Shibuya, where they will take part in the â€œReapersâ€™ Game,â€ a life-or-death battle for survival. Players will take on the role of Rindo as they explore the heart of Tokyo to uncover the mysteries behind the sinister Game in which they have been forced to take part.NEO The World Ends With You brings a re-creation of modern Shibuya to life in a unique and comic-inspired style. Players can explore and enjoy the sights, sounds, and culture of this bustling city, fight monsters alongside their ally companions in fast-paced action battles, and complete missions as they seek to change the fate theyâ€™ve been handed.
What’s most intriguing about NEO The World Ends With You is that the sequel will feature a fully-3D combat system, instead of the 2D combat and mechanics in the original Nintendo DS game.
We still have no further details about the upcoming game, but here are some screenshots to tide you over until then:

An anime adaptation of the original The World Ends With You is also coming in April 2021.
Check out the English trailer below:


Every Summer Games 2018 Event Hero Skins Revealed So Far

Updated 9th August 2018
Another skin was revealed today and surprisingly, it’s a second one related to baseball! Following the reveal of Catcher Winston, we now have Fastball Zenyatta. All is left is a Batter … our guess? Genji of course!
Who wouldn’t wanna see the cyborg ninja swinging a metal bat during his ult?

Hit a home run headshot with FASTBALL ZENYATTA (Legendary)! ðŸ§¢ âš¾
Join us in Busan for Summer Games, kicking off August 9. pic.twitter.com/T7chyXEK3S
â€” Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) August 9, 2018

The Overwatch Summer Games 2018 Limited Time Event drops this August 10th and as usual, Blizzard teased a ton of skins that would make everyone hoard their coins, just waiting for the time spend them once these sweet-ass looking legendaries become available. Announcements are a plenty so we decided to compile all of them under one easy to track page.
Without furthe ado, here are all the skins revealed so far:
Waveracer D.Va (Legendary)

Make a splash with WAVERACER https://t.co/JW0Aei8tV0 (Legendary)! ðŸŒŠ
Join us in Busan for Summer Games, kicking off August 9. pic.twitter.com/0IO0BKZMuc
â€” Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) August 4, 2018
Gridironhardt Reinhardt (Legendary)

Break enemy lines with Gridironhardt Reinhardt (Legendary)! ðŸˆ
Join us in Busan for Summer Games, kicking off August 9. pic.twitter.com/DIHj9XmaBv
â€” Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) August 4, 2018
Catcher Winston (Legendary)

Strike opponents out with CATCHER WINSTON (Legendary)! âš¾
Join us in Busan for Summer Games, kicking off August 9. pic.twitter.com/QrlWm6pdzs
â€” Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) August 5, 2018
Cabana Ana (Legendary)

Stay cool in the shade with CABANA ANA (Legendary)! ðŸ‘’ ðŸ•¶ï¸
Join us in Busan for Summer Games, kicking off August 9. pic.twitter.com/algIOwJUGV
â€” Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) August 6, 2018
Lacrosse Roadhog (Legendary)

Body check enemies with LACROSSE ROADHOG (Legendary)!
Join us in Busan for Summer Games, kicking off August 9. pic.twitter.com/PKi1wHFGK0
â€” Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) August 7, 2018
Along with these skins, Lucioball makes a return, as well as limited-time Summer Games skins from previous years at a cut price. We will be updating this page constantly as we receive more news on the hero skins.


Battlefield 2042 Can’t Catch A Break; Delays First Season

To say that the latest Battlefield game is a huge disappointment for 2021 is basically calling the sky blue at this point. The series has been in the doldrums for a while since Battlefield 4, arguably so.
And the disappointments just keep on coming; Battlefield 2042’s first season has been pushed back from Spring 2022 to Early Summer 2022 (via the official blog post). Why? Because developer DICE plans to incorporate player feedback on the game’s UI, squad dynamics, specialists, and the upcoming season content itself.
In addition, the game’s senior producer Ryan McArther said that DICE will use the extra few months to make extensive fixes while adding new features. This includes voice chat, player profiles, and a revamped scoreboard. The team will also look into the specialist characters issue and other grievances in Battlefield 2042, which are many since its launch late last year.

Today we’re sharing the latest #Battlefield 2042 details, our new player feedback loop, and a status update for Season One.
Learn full details: https://t.co/6y8368gebO pic.twitter.com/WrueRz2ICm
— Battlefield (@Battlefield) February 1, 2022

For more on Battlefield 2042’s roadmap and 2022 plans, check out the post in full.


Sony Delays Morbius To October 2021

Bad luck for Morbius… again.
Sony Pictures has delayed the Morbius movie yet again; this time from its previous release date of 18 March 2021 to sometime in October 2021. It was originally supposed to premiere in July 2020 before initially being delayed to 18 March 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Directed by Daniel Espinosa and written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, the movie centres on a biochemist who becomes a vampire after attempting to cure himself of a rare blood disease. Jared Leto portrays Michael Morbius alongside a cast that includes Matt Smith, Jared Harris and Tyrese Gibson.
It remains to be seen how the Morbius delay will affect Venom Let There Be Carnage (the sequel to 2018’s Venom), which is currently apparently still scheduled for June 2021. If you want to learn more about who or what Morbius is, head on over here to our handy guide.
In the meantime, check out the trailer below:


Here’s Us Unboxing The ASUS ROG Phone 2

Want to spend maybe RM4,000 on a powerful gaming phone on the highest settings possible? Then the ASUS ROG Phone 2 might be right for you…
…but it’s not out yet, so why not just watch us unbox it? It’s got cool music and all!

Our review on this beast will be out middle of October, so stay tuned!


CDL Championship 2022 – Los Angeles Thieves Are The 2022 Champions

The Call of Duty: Vanguard season is officially over. In a Best-of-7 Grand Finals versus the Atlanta FaZe, the Los Angeles Thieves come out victorious as they hoist the trophy and are crowned the 2022 Champions. For all four players, this means that they will all receive their first World Championship rings.

THE TROPHY STAYS HOME IN LA!!! pic.twitter.com/hUVyhrtF7R
— LA Thieves (@LAThieves) August 7, 2022

The roster consisted of Zack “Drazah” Jordan, Kenneth “Kenny” Williams, Sam “Octane” Larew and in-game leader Dylan “Envoy” Hannon with coach Jordan “JKap” Kaplan. For those who may not know, the Los Angeles Thieves are owned by the North American esports organisation 100 Thieves which was founded by CEO, Matt “Nadeshot” Haag, former face and captain of OpTic Gaming‘s Call of Duty team from 2012 to 2015. He had brought in fellow former Call of Duty player Eric “Muddawg” Sanders to build the roster when 100 Thieves acquired the Los Angeles spot from Immortals Gaming Club at the end of 2020.
Leading up to this event, a new team had hoisted the trophy at every Major, meaning no team had won more than once, let alone back-to-back. LA Thieves were looking to be the first as they won the most recent Major mid-last month, Major 4 in New York where they took down the hometown heroes in the New York Subliners to claim the crown.
Kenny was awarded the Tournament MVP meaning that he too received back-to-back awards. Although in the final series versus Atlanta FaZe, he claimed that he was ‘carried’ by his team.

Throughout the entire season, the team was subjected to criticisms regarding the Thieves’ roster and whether or not a change was needed. For the majority of the season, the LA-based team did not live up to expectations, underperforming in the online qualifiers leading up to the Majors as well as at the Majors themselves.
After their win at Major 4 in New York, analysts and former professionals alike claimed that LAT looked like the best team in the game and fans were quick to jump on the bandwagon. But given the track record of the year so far, the idea of a team who hadn’t won anything was still in the books.
LAT had an amazing run through the upper bracket, with their closest game being their very first match of the tournament against Boston Breach which went to a Game 5, Round 11 which could have sent LAT down into the lower bracket, where mentally really plays a crucial part.
The Thieves eventually came out on top and went on to play close friends and rivals OpTic Texas. They knocked OpTic down into the lower bracket in a clean 3–0 victory. Following this LAT would go on to face their eventual Grand Final opponents in Atlanta FaZe defeating them 3–1 and securing a ticket to the Grand Finals.
In the lower bracket final, FaZe prevailed over Seattle Surge 3–1, securing themselves their fourth Grand Finals appearance as well as a chance to get revenge.
GAME 1
To start off this Best-of-7 series was Gavutu Hardpoint, a map Thieves were considered to be the best at and where a couple of days prior, they embarrassed OpTic 250–58.

One last time for the culture ? pic.twitter.com/nrxwiKQp5J
— CDL Intel (@intelCDL) August 7, 2022

Looking at the final scoreline of 250–187, Game 1 wasn’t particularly close but during the first set of rotations, Atlanta led by 50-points. It was during the second set of rotations where Thieves came alive and were able to take lead and close out the map convincingly.
GAME 2
With Kenny and Octane both being heavily criticised for their sub-par Search and Destroy (S&D) prowess over the past couple of years, with the likes of Drazah and Envoy, LAT finally looked like a solid Search and Destroy team.
LA took the S&D in a dominant 6–2 thanks to Drazah winning a crucial 1v1 against Alec “Arcitys” Sanderson to close out the map.
GAME 3
Gavutu would be played yet again but this time on the Control game mode which went to a Round 5 where FaZe could have taken the map but due to an alledged misplay by Tyler “aBeZy” Pharris, Kenny was able to eliminate him and secure the fifth and final round of the map.

FaZe almost pull off an insane win in round five but aBeZy gets taken out after an accidental mantle. pic.twitter.com/vWgAHjIccR
— Breaking Point (@GGBreakingPoint) August 7, 2022

GAME 4
Game 4 was Tuscan Hardpoint and LA Thieves were on a role this match, with Drazah showing up yet again as he was consistently out-gunning aBeZy and company, dropping 26 kills and 22 deaths. And after closing out the map 250–212, LAT were 4–0 in the series and it looked like this could already be over for Atlanta FaZe.

Drazah is heating up and this LA Thieves team is looking scary. pic.twitter.com/JSrS4bXbQp
— Breaking Point (@GGBreakingPoint) August 7, 2022

GAME 5
Possibly stepping off the gas a bit due to being at match point and already having such a heinous lead, FaZe took over Game 5, Bocage S&D, dominating the Thieves 6–1.

Arcitys with another 1v3 to take the Bocage 6 to 1.
FaZe starts the comeback. pic.twitter.com/PR5DiC1BAs
— Breaking Point (@GGBreakingPoint) August 7, 2022

Arcitys, who many have considered to be the weakest link for the Atlanta FaZe, stepped up this game as he managed to clutch up two 1v3s, the last one putting FaZe on the board. This just goes to show what he brings to the team as he finished the map with 11 kills and only 2 deaths.

Arcitys with the 1v3 in a crucial moment for FaZe. pic.twitter.com/0yTeaAMERi
— Breaking Point (@GGBreakingPoint) August 7, 2022

GAME 6
Berlin Control would be played as Game 6 and it had seemed that FaZe had finally woken up. Many had thought that this would be the map that LA Thieves would secure the series as the best Control team in the game, but this would be thwarted as FaZe bring the map to another Round 5.

FaZe win back to back offenses to claim a second map on the board.
Still a mile to go for this team but they are starting to heat up. pic.twitter.com/6fbu2NR4Pd
— Breaking Point (@GGBreakingPoint) August 7, 2022

Atlanta’s aBeZy put on a show for viewers in attendance and watching from all over the globe as he dropped a 40 bomb on this map, which is extremely impressive for a game mode like Control where you only get 34 lives per round. And thanks to this the series was brought to 4–2.
GAME 7
Tuscan S&D would be the seventh and final map of the series where LAT would eventually come out victorious. There was a round that was a 1v1 scenario that could have gone in LA Thieves’ favour but due to the crowd making noise as Octane attempted a ‘ninja defuse’, even with noise-cancelling headphones, aBeZy was able to tell that something was happening and proceeded to eliminate Octane and take the round.

L crowd for the second time this game. pic.twitter.com/vjfuDuTiPZ
— Breaking Point (@GGBreakingPoint) August 7, 2022

Nevertheless, thanks to Envoy clutching a 1v2, LAT were back in the running and before we knew it the map score was tied up at 5–5. Round 11 saw both teams play the early half of the round extremely passively, not wanting to give either side to pick off one of their players. The pace picked up after LAT secured the bomb plant over at the B-site and following a flurry of kills from Octane, Drazah and Envoy, LAT closed out the map 6–5, crowning them the Call of Duty League’s 2022 Champions, officially marking the end of the Call of Duty: Vanguard season.

WHAT’S NEXT?
For Call of Duty fans, this will be the last we will see of competitive Vanguard. With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II on the horizon, teams have been informed that any expiring contracts must be renewed within this coming week following Champs. So we can expect a massive influx of pro players announcing their free agencies going into the MWII season.
The MWII beta begins next month on 16 September for PlayStation players and will be available for Early Access on 22 to 24 September. The Open Beta will be from 24 to 26 September.

It was also announced during this tournament that Infinity Ward would be putting on an event dubbed Call of Duty NEXT. For more info on both the beta and the event feel free to check out our piece on it.


Seventh Batch Of PS5 Pre-Orders In Malaysia Starts Today

Sony Malaysia has announced that they are opening the seventh batch of official pre-orders for the PlayStation 5 starting from today on 23 July 2021. However, this time around there is no specific start time or link.
For the full list of PlayStation-authorized stores, head on over here.
https://www.facebook.com/SonyMalaysia/posts/10165792253845601
The PS5 console will be available at RM2,299 while the PS5 console with an extra DualSense wireless controller will be available at RM2,648. However, the PS5 Digital Edition is not available for this round of Pre-Orders.
Itâ€™s also worth pointing out that while pre-orders for the seventh batch will begin tonight, we still donâ€™t know when the new PS5 stock will arrive or even how many of them will be available.
Due to that reason, anyone interested in grabbing their own PS5 will have to be quick.
In the meantime, you can check outÂ my in-depth and no-holds-barred thoughts on the PS5Â after having it for more than a month. However, if youâ€™re looking for a more straightforward review, you shouldÂ head on over here instead.


Bethesda Unveils PC Requirements for The Evil Within 2

Heads up PC gamers. Bethesda today released the specifications required to play The Evil Within 2 on the PC and it isn’t that far than what we anticipated. Here’s what you need to get intoÂ Sebastian Castellanos’ shoes in the highly anticipated horror fest due out 13th October 2017.
Minimum Specs

OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions).
CPU: Intel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320 or better.
8 GB RAM, 40GB free HDD space.
GPU: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB/AMD HD 7970 3GB or better.

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Recommended Specs

OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions).
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770/AMD Ryzen 5 1600X or better.
16 GB RAM, 40GB free HDD space.
GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB/AMD RX 480 8GB or better.

It’s worth pointing out as Bethesda added: “We’ll be altering this post as we get nearer to launch with more information”, on theirÂ Steam Community post.
The Evil Within 2 is due October 13, 2017 and is also available on the PS4 and Xbox One.