Get your 9th Gen Intel® Core™ desktop PCs from RM3000!

The latest 9th Generation Intel® Core™ desktop processors are a great choice for gaming and content creation, or just do both, at the same time with the immense performance on tap. Want the power but too lazy to configure your own desktop? Check these out.
To save you the hassle of having to worry about hardware compatibility, bottlenecks and that sort of stuff, JOI is now offering three desktop PCs featuring the latest Intel® Core™ processors, priced from just RM3000. The configurations are as follows:

JOI PC-1Intel® Core™ i5 9400FKingston 8GB RAMGIGABYTE GA-H310M-S2 2.0GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1650 OCKingston A400 240GB SATA SSDSeagate Barracuda 1TB HDDCooler Master Hyper 212Cooler Master Masterwatt 500W WhiteAigo darkFlash DLM21Windows 10 Home (64-bit)RM3000

JOI PC-2Intel® Core™ i5 9400FKingston 8GB RAMGIGABYTE B365M-DS3HGALAX GeForce RTX 2060Kingston A1000/A2000 240GB PCIe NVMe SSDSeagate Barracuda 1TB HDDCooler Master Hyper 212Cooler Master MWE 650W 80+ V2Aigo darkFlash DLM21Windows 10 Home (64-bit)RM3950

JOI PC-3Intel® Core™ i9 9900KGIGABYTE AORUS RGB 8GB x 2 (with dummy x 2)GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Pro WiFiGIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Ti XtremeGIGABYTE AORUS 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDSeagate Ironwolf Pro 2TBGIGABYTE AORUS Liquid Cooler 360Cooler Master Vertical Graphics Holder KitCooler Master MasterFan SF360RCooler Master Green & Black Sleeved Extension KitCooler Master V850 80+Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Lian-Li O11-Dynamic Razer EditionRM14 699

These prices are only valid from now until 28th December, and are available only at the GLOO @ Plaza LowYat, 2nd Floor outlet. They are also giving away umbrellas with every purchase, but as usual, while stocks lasts!

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Pokdepinion: Why a PCIe Gen4 SSD on an Intel platform though?
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In the latest Genshin Impact 2.2 leak, it appears that we can expect a 5-star character banner rerun, based on information gleaned from the beta that went live recently. Here’s what we know thus far.
Genshin Impact 2.2 Leak Reveals 5-Star Character Banner Rerun

2.2 Rerun Info
Hu Tao and/or (possibly) Childe.
There is not much data to go off of, so take this with more grains of salt than usual. I’m quite confident at least one of them will make a banner appearance, but this is *subject to change* as always.#GenshinImpact
— abc64 (@abc64real) September 2, 2021

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According to popular Genshin Impact leaker abc64, there is an expectation that either Hu Tao or Childe will appear as a 5-star character banner rerun. It’s worth noting that Childe already had a banner rerun in April this year so it’s more likely to be Hu Tao this time around.
Before everyone gets excited, this Genshin Impact 2.2 leak has some uncertainty surrounding it. While character release dates and banner details are usually accurate, it hasn’t been the case as of late, most likely due to changes on miHoYo’s end. There were also speculations that we will see Yae and Thoma in 2.2. For now, we will just have to wait and see.
Genshin Impact is currently available for free on the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, and PC. A Nintendo Switch port of the game coming in the near future.
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Pokdepinion: If there are changes again, it would make things interesting as it would be less predictable. Let’s see how things turn out.
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Malaysia Sees No Progress In Mobile Video Experience According To Study

Opensignal has released a new study where they looked at the state of mobile experiences in the world and here are some interesting details that they’ve found.
In a recent survey, Opensignal found that viewing smartphone videos is on the rise, with TikTok becoming more and more a part of the fabric of social networks.
Popular video streaming app Netflix has reported that 25% of total streaming happens on mobile networks instead of Wi-Fi connections.

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When it comes to ads, it seems that 62% of total video ad starts are happening on smartphones, where it grew 37% from 2017 to 2018 to reach $16.3 billion. So it’s not only consumers that cares for mobile video experience but for advertisers as well.
Mobile internet speed doesn’t mean that users will have the best mobile video experience. In South Korea’s case, they are ranked first for download speed yet are ranked 21st for video experience.

Opensignal has a chart on where it shows the state of Video Experience from 2018 to 2019, where the best countries rated are Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Netherlands, and Norway.
Sadly, Malaysia is at the No Change part of the chart, where it saw no improvements or decline. In the same list also consists of Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, and Singapore, to name some of our neighboring countries.
Pokdepinion: So next time you hear someone say that fast speeds will give you the best quality, well that’s not the case everytime.
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Super Mario Maker 2 Coming to Nintendo Switch – It’s Sooner Than Expected

Super Mario Maker 2 Coming to Nintendo Switch

Super Mario Maker 2 has been officially confirmed as per the announcement at Nintendo Direct. It will be coming in about four months from now. What Nintendo made pretty clear in the short trailer for the new sequel was that this new title will indeed feature slopes, something that was missing from the original Super Mario Maker.
Of course, a lonesome addition of slopes wouldn’t be enough to warrant a sequel for the game. Nintendo also made it clear that there is much more content packed into this sequel. We got a glimpse as new features lifted from other titles that were not included in the original such as the bell power-up in Super Mario 3D World. We also got to see how Nintendo is handling the transition from the Wii U touchpad to the switch screen.
The announcement comes to no surprise, but what is surprising is how long we have until the launch of the game. By that, I mean the fact that we don’t actually have to wait long for the game to be out. I expected like end of the year or early next year.

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As stated above, Super Mario Maker 2 is set to release June 2019 exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
Pokdepinion: Time to get frustrated by fan-made Mario levels that will bring Vietnam-esque flashbacks of Cat Mario. Well, that, and a slew of YouTube videos showing people raging over the game. That’s definitely going to be fun to watch when it’s out.
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Shopee 11.11 Big Sale Coming Soon — To Offer Upsized And Improved Promotions

Shopee has launched their Shopee 11.11 Big Sale today, one of the biggest year-end online shopping festival in the region.
Shopee 11.11 Big Sale

Coming over a successful 9.9 Super Shopping Day, the 11.11 Big Sale promises an improved and upsized series of promotions which will feature over 100 brands and 15,000 sellers. They have also teamed up with over 50 brands to waive SST on more than 1,000 products, helping consumers to save even more on their favorite items on Singles’ Day and the year-end shopping season.

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The company has also established partnerships with iconic Malaysian celebrities and brands to bring users first-hand access to their favorite products.
In addition to that, Shopee has scaled up partnerships with leading players from various industries which includes Digi, Pizza Hut, MBO Cinemas, Traveloka, FPX, Standard Chartered and more this 11.11.
Similar to the recent 9.9 promotions, the Shopee 11.11 Big Sale will see the return of popular themed days. Starting from 25th October 2018, you can enjoy three weeks of daily campaigns promising enhanced features as well as countless deals across all product categories. Certain brands will also be offering free shopping with a minimum spend of RM11. Well that’s not all, you can also purchase hundreds of items from as low as RM1.10 during the Shocking Sale.
To learn more on the Shopee 11.11 Big Sale, you can click on the link here for more details. Be sure to lookout on our Facebook page as well as we will be giving away one attractive prize to our followers in honor of the sale!
Pokdepinion: Hmm, this time around it’s much longer. I mean three weeks of sales. It doesn’t look good for my wallet. The temptation will be too much for me…
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HyperX Sponsors Street Fighter Champion Bonchan

HyperX today announced that they are sponsoring Masato “Bonchan” Takahashi, also famously known as “The King of Sagat Players”.
HyperX Now Headset Sponsor Of SF Champion Bonchan
For those of you who don’t know, Bonchan is a Red Bull athlete, and is followed by many fans because of his devotion to fighting games and its community.
With the sponsorship, HyperX will provide him with premium gaming headsets for tournaments, daily practice, and even his live streams. Started from humble beginnings, he started with Ryu as his main character but didn’t find much success.

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He later switched to Nash and slowly started to climb through the ranks. He proved himself as the best Nash player in the world by winning Saigon Cup 2018, The Colosseum 2017 and also the champion of Battle Arena Melbourne 9.
Bonchan follows the footsteps of other players such as Daigo, Echofox’s Tokido, Momochi and Chocoblanka to join the HyperX family.
Pokdepinion: That must be pretty awesome for him to get a sponsorship like that. Does anyone want to sponsor me? No? Okay..

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[LEAKED] Digi iPhone X and iPhone 8 / iPhone 8 Plus packages leaked! Save up for super amazing deals coming up!

Our brothers in arms, Zing Gadget today shared a rather interesting leak on their website that will definitely interest all you iPhone aficionados! Digi is definitely planning for the iPhone packages and we have the information to be shared for you.
Here’s the only bit of information that you are here for:
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The prices for the device are VERY interesting indeed! Starting from as low as RM1,529 for the Apple iPhone 8 64GB with the highest package Go Digi 168, the prices are going all the way to RM4,809 for the highest specification Apple iPhone X 256GB with the lowest package Go Digi 78. What comes with the packages, you ask (the prices are rather obvious, aint it)? Let’s have a look at it.

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The bulkiest of them all, is the Go Digi 168 that offers 40GB of internet on weekdays and unlimited data on weekends. I mean, if you’re going to get the new iPhone, for the first few months, you are going to be hogging the device pretty much the whole day, no?
Let us know your thoughts! What do you think about the offer?
Pokdepinion: With the iPhone official SRP yet to be announced locally, Digi has definitely set a very high benchmark for the iPhone prices to be compared against other telcos. Digi is also known to bring the most competitive prices in the market and this, in my opinion would be the best deal that you could get in the market.
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One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows Coming Soon

If you’re a fan of One Punch Man, well great news. It seems that Bandai Namco Entertainment will release a game called One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows. Developed by J-Starts Victory Vs and Jump Force creators, the game will be available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

The game is a 3D arena fighter, which you can probably guess, takes place in the world of One Punch Man. In it, you’ll see yourself fighting 3v3 battles consisting of characters from the anime such as Genos, Mumen Rider, Speed-o’-Sonic, and of course, Saitama.
Haven’t heard of the anime before? It was released back in 2015 and the story follows the protagonist Saitama, who’s so strong, that he can basically beat anyone with just a single punch. Hence the title ‘One Punch Man’.

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Despite the video revealing the game, there’s yet an official date of when we can expect to play the game. Until then, stay tuned to Pokde.net for more details.
Pokdepinion: I just have one problem with this… It’s Saitama.. he only needs one punch. This doesn’t make any sense.. but then again, it is a game after all.
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MTG Innistrad: Crimson Vow Sigarda’s Imprisonment Card Preview

With the latest Magic: The Gathering expansion, Innistrad: Crimson Vow coming up, we’ve got in our hands one of the cards from the expansion.  Thanks to Wizards, we have a special preview of Sigarda’s Imprisonment. Innistrad: Crimson Vow will be played together with MTG’s previous Innistrad: Midnight Hunt expansion.
Sigarda’s Imprisonment card preview

The new Sigarda’s Imprisonment card is a White enchantment card. With this card, you have the ability to enchant a creature on the opposition side. When the creature is enchanted, the creature will not be able to attack you or block your attacks. This is pretty useful in taking out an opponent’s card, freeing you to do other things.

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The new card also allows you to exile whichever creature you have successfully enchanted but this action will cost you 4 Whites. You can then create a Blood token. As you may or may not know, Blood tokens are colourless artifact tokens. You will then have to discard one card, Sacrifice this artifact and draw one card.
Art by Bryan Sola
The art card for Sigarda’s Imprisonment can only be found in Set Boosters while the normal frame card can be found in either Draft Boosters or Set Boosters. The card art is done beautifully by artist Bryan Sola. You can see more of his art through his Instagram, ArtStation and Facebook page.
Thank you again to Wizards for the opportunity for us to preview this card.
Pokdepinion: I wish I have more time to play MTG again on the regular as I did when I was younger. I’ve missed so much.
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OPPO Announces Lee Min-ho and Min Chen As the Faces of OPPO R9s Prior to Launch; Blind Pre-Order Revealed

Taking the OPPO R9s to newer heights.
OPPO has been teasing the masses with a teaser for their upcoming OPPO R9s smartphone. In it, we see silhouettes of known figures but no one can really tell for sure who it is.
Well, unless of course you’re a big of them, in which case it might have been really easy. Either way, OPPO announced the brand ambassadors for their upcoming phone, and here they are.

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Lee Min-ho and Min Chen as Faces of the OPPO R9s

As some of you may have guessed it, international superstar Lee Min-ho is indeed the man behind the silhouette. He is announced as the new face of the OPPO R9s alongside local heartthrob Min Chen. Needless to say, fans were excited when the revelation came about.
Check out the teaser above that made fans ecstatic about the OPPO R9s.
OPPO R9s Blind Pre-Orders

Aside from the new brand ambassadors, OPPO also announced a blind pre-order for their upcoming smartphone. For those who are interested in the device, the can deposit a fee of RM100 to participate in the blind pre-orders.
Not only will you be one of the first people in Malaysia to own the device, you’ll also stand a chance to win a mystery gift from OPPO. The actual retail price of the OPPO R9s is still unknown at the moment, and it will only be revealed at the launch event happening this Thursday, 5th January 2017.

As far as we know, the OPPO R9s will be available in both Rose Gold and Gold colours. Stay tuned to Pokde.net to find out more about the phone once the day of the launch event arrives. If you’re interested in participating for the blind pre-order, click here.

Pokdepinion: OPPO seems to be very confident that their upcoming smartphone will sell well. Blind pre-orders aren’t new and it can go pretty well for certain products. One thing’s for sure, OPPO is really trying to make a mark in 2017. Let’s see if it goes well for them as we’re curious about the phone ourselves.
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HONOR 20 Lite Now Officially Available At All Experiental Stores

Following the HONOR 20 Lite’s launch recently, the latest device from HONOR is now officially available at all experiential stores nationwide.
As’as Motawh performing in front of his fans
Local artist As’as Motawh was present today at HONOR’s experiential store in Nu Sentral, where he met and greet fans to celebrate the news of the phone’s launch at the brand’s stores.
The first 10 purchases of the HONOR 20 Lite managed to win themselves special gifts, where the sale started from 2pm to 4pm. Additionally some of the early birds walked away with another HONOR 20 Lite, which is signed by the artist himself for free.

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HONOR 20 Lite Specifications

Kirin 710, octa-core up (4 x 2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4 x 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
Mali-G51 MP4 GPU
4GB RAM
128GB
6.21″ FHD+ IPS, dewdrop notch
24MP f/1.8 PDAF + 8MP f/2.2 ultra wide-angle + 2MP f/2.4 depth
32MP f/2.0 selfie camera
EMUI 9.0 based on Android 9 Pie
3400mAh battery, 10W charging
RM949

The HONOR 20 Lite is the company’s first ever smartphone to come with a triple rear camera lens setup and the first to come with a ultra-wide angle lens. If you wish to learn more on the device, you can check out our thoughts on the device right here.
Pokdepinion: The winners are so lucky. It’s not everyday that you get to get a buy-1-free-1 kind of deal, especially for smartphones.
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AMD Announces Ryzen Z1 & Z1 Extreme Processor, Dedicated For Gaming Handhelds

The Ryzen Z1 series is the first dedicated lineup of processors exclusively powering gaming handhelds.

AMD has formally announced the new Ryzen Z1 and Z1 Extreme processor, with its debut set on May 11 when ASUS’s first gaming handheld – the ROG Ally – launches on the same date. The console is said to feature two versions, one with the standard Z1 chip and the other with the much more powerful Z1 Extreme chip.

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The Ryzen Z1 shares its bloodline with Zen 4 family of processors, namely Ryzen 7040 series codenamed “Phoenix” – with Zen 4 cores and RDNA3-based onboard graphics to deliver the framerates demanded by these resurgent class of consoles. The standard Z1 chip features 6C/12T and 4 CUs, whereas Z1 Extreme contains 8C/16T and 12 CUs at disposal. On paper, the Z1 Extreme is identical to the standard Ryzen 7 7840U, even down to TDP rating – however AMD did not publish any clockspeed details on the website so far. We do know that 7840U can boost up to 5.1GHz, however.
“At AMD, we’re continually advancing the next generation of gaming experiences, from consoles to desktops to on-the-go handheld devices,” said Jason Banta, corporate vice president and
general manager, Client OEM at AMD. “Ryzen Z1 processors deliver gamers an elite gaming experience and extreme portability in exciting gaming form factors.”
It’s unclear if more technical details of the Ryzen Z1 family will be revealed on ASUS’s console launch, so keep your eyes peeled by then.
Pokdepinion: I guess there’s a reason why the leaks was pointing to a Ryzen 7 7840U – can’t see any difference between that and the Z1 Extreme so far. Perhaps a better binned chips?
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Horizon Zero Dawn 2 Reportedly in the Works

Horizon Zero Dawn is one of the most acclaimed titles on the PlayStation 4. Naturally, many have come to expect a sequel to the game but the most we have is the Frozen Wilds DLC at the moment. Now, we believe we can say for sure that Horizon Zero Dawn 2 is in the works.
Guerilla recently posted fifteen new jobs on its website for a variety of different roles that it now has open at the studio. These roles include programming, art, and animation positions, just to name a few and while none of them directly mention Horizon Zero Dawn 2 by name, the descriptions of what some of the jobs would involve clearly point back to the game.
One such position for a Technical Vegetation Artist seems to specifically seems to indicate Horizon Zero Dawn 2.

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 Within Guerrilla, we have four teams dedicated to creating the stunning environments of Horizon. One team focuses on the creation of lush and stunning vegetation. We build these 3D models from scratch, so our world dressing teams can deliver our immersive world with industry-benchmark graphics.Job posting
As you can see, this position specifically mentions Horizon, seeming to indicate that Guerrilla is indeed working on something related to the franchise. Considering all of the post-launch content for the original game has now been out, a sequel would be what’s most likely to be in development now.
If you’d like to see more job listings at Guerilla Games, click right here.
We will most likely see Horizon Zero Dawn 2 on the PlayStation 5, which is expected to launch in Holiday 2020. Whether it will be a launch title or not is yet to be seen.
Pokdepinion: Can’t wait to get a glimpse of the game. I really enjoyed the first one so I hope they don’t ruin this one.
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Steam Sale Dates for the Entirety of 2023 Confirmed

For those of you who are often planning out your game purchases, you will need to know this as we have the Steam Sale dates for the entirety of 2023 right here.
Steam Sale 2023 Dates

Valve, the popular game distribution platform, has just released its upcoming schedule of Steam game sales. This announcement has generated much excitement among gamers worldwide. To help you plan your gaming purchases, we’ve compiled the list of sales events for 2023.

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Mystery Fest: 20th to 27th February 2023
Spring Sale: 16th to 23 March 2023 (major seasonal sale)
Puzzle Fest: 24th April to 1st May 2023
Sports Fest: 15th to 22nd May 2023
Next Fest: 19th to 26th June 2023
Summer Sale: 29th June to 13th July 2023 (major seasonal sale)
Stealth Fest: 24th to 31st July 2023
Visual Novel Fest: 7th to 14th August 2023
Strategy Fest: 28th August to 4th September 2023
SHMUP Fest: 25th September to 2nd October 2023
Next Fest: 9th to 16th October 2023
Return of Steam Scream Fest (Halloween): 26th October to 2nd November 2023 (more details to come)
Autumn Sale: 21st to 28th November 2023 (major seasonal sale)
Winter Sale: 21st Decemeber 2023 to 4th January 2024 (major seasonal sale)

The first major Steam Sale event for 2023 is Mystery Fest, which will take place from 20th to 27th February 2023. It will be followed by the Spring Sale from 16th to 23rd March 2023. This is one of the biggest seasonal sales events, where you can expect to see games at discounted prices. Valve is also organizing a series of themed sales events, such as the upcoming Stealth Fest on 24th to 31st July 2023, the Visual Novel Fest from 7th to 14th August 2023, and the Strategy Fest from 28th August to 4th September 2023.

Valve has made some changes to their sale schedule, narrowing the seasonal sales down to four major sales events per year to make them more effective. Aside from these major sales events, they also have themed sales, where specific types of games are put on sale.
In addition to the Steam Sale events, Valve also organizes Steam Next Fest events three times a year. These events are aimed at helping game developers get feedback from fans for their upcoming games. Valve facilitates live streams, chat events with developers, and other activities to make these events more engaging for fans.
Steam Sale provides a platform for game developers to promote their games and attract new players. With the sheer number of games available on Steam, these sales events offer a great opportunity for gamers to discover new titles and get them at discounted prices.
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Pokdepinion: Valve’s seasonal and themed sales events are highly anticipated among the gaming community. These events not only offer discounted prices but also help developers to get the attention their games deserve. Make sure to mark your calendars for these upcoming sales events and enjoy the best deals on your favorite games.
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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 Will Not Have Microtransactions But…

As many of you may know by now, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 will be remastered and coming to current generation gaming platforms. In case you were worried that the game may be filled with microtransactions, then I have some good news for you.
In an interview with Gamespot, Vicarious Visions boss Jen Oneal confirmed that the game will not have microtransactions. In fact, the content in the game can be unlocked by playing through the game.
Jen Oneal on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 Having Microtransactions
Everything that you see at launch is going to be unlocked with gameplay. We’re not planning on having monetization at launch.

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With that being said however, there is a chance that it might still appear in a future update for the game. As to what might require payment, that is uncertain at this point in time. For all we know, it might just be major expansions for the games.
Apart from that, we may see the game getting cross-platform play in a future update. This wasn’t outright confirmed, aside from it not being available at launch. The most that was mentioned by Jen Oneal is  “when the time comes, we will say more.”
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 will be coming to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Epic Games Store sometime in September 2020.
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Pokdepinion: Glad to see that there will be unlockable content instead of having to pay for them. This will actually give more incentive for gamers to play even longer.
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Microsoft announces availability of Minecraft: Education Edition in Asia Pacific

Microsoft today announced the general availability of Minecraft: Education Edition, an open world game specifically designed for the classroom to promote creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving for 10 markets in Asia Pacific, including Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

The full-release of the Education Edition includes a companion application called Classroom Mode enabling educators to manage world settings, communicate with students, give items, and teleport students in the Minecraft world. It displays a map view of the Minecraft world, a list of all the students in the world, a set of world management settings and a chat window. There is even a Minecraft clock to show time of day in the world. Classroom Mode offers educators the ability to interact with students and manage settings from a central user interface. It also offers a range of new, built-in lesson plans for educators to use across subjects and age levels and easy collaboration with up to 30 students to work together to build projects and solve problems.

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The release comes after months of feedback from over 50,000 educators and students worldwide who gained early Beta access in June 2016.
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According to the recently released Microsoft Asia EduTech Survey 2016, one in two educators wanted to make classroom learning experiences both immersive and fun through gamification and personalized learning. The use of Minecraft in the classroom enables educators to inspire their students in new ways, while mapping student activities to specific learning outcomes and curriculum standards.

“Visit a classroom that’s using Minecraft, and you may be surprised to witness a focused kind of enthusiasm — students who are motivated to learn, who are engaged, confident, and working collaboratively to solve a problem. We want to empower educators and students to teach and learn through doing and exploring. While great technology can never replace great teaching, it is essential that schools have access to the right tools that will help drive the most effective learning, and prepare students for the workforce of the future.” Don Carlson, Director – Education, Microsoft Asia Pacific

Minecraft is one tool that has the power to transform learning on a global scale. By creating a virtual world and then exploring in it, students can simulate the real world. Younger students can learn digital citizenship, empathy, social skills and even improve their literacy. Older students can explore more complicated humanities questions, while also learning basic engineering and programming skills.
Pokdepinion: Playing Minecraft does need skills, creativity and enthusiasm. That’s the reason why I stop playing Minecraft because lack of those criteria.
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[NO SPOILERS] Gintama Rumble Review – Reliving the Anime Somewhat Accurately

Our review of one of Bandai Namco’s latest anime adaptations to videogame featuring the silver-haired samurai and his adventures filled with drama, laughter, and 4th wall breaks, Gintama Rumble.
Gintama Rumble Review – Reliving the Anime Somewhat Accurately

There are all sorts of videogames that exist today. We’ve seen original creations that are only available via videogames and we’ve seen adaptations based on material from a different medium. Today, we are reviewing a game based on one of the most popular Japanese anime series of all time, and it’s called Gintama Rumble. Without further ado, let’s get right into Gintama Rumble.

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Gintama Rumble Synopsis

Long ago, the nation was known as the “Land of the Samurai”. That is until Edo (Feudal Japan) was invaded by aliens known as the ‘Amanto’. They have taken over Edo as well as the world, being a major part of the Earth as much as the humans are. The legendary samurais are very few in numbers due to the public ban on carrying or owning weapons, and they have been stripped down to just being ordinary folk.
The game follows the story of protagonist, Gintoki Sakata, a war hero who is now running a company doing odd jobs along with his trusty associates Kagura, a girl from the strongest alien species in the world, and Shinpachi Shimura, a boy who’s passionate about the way of the sword. Together, they’re tossed into plenty of wacky and chaotic situations all over Edo, with some of them determining the very fate of the universe itself.
Gintama Rumble allows the players to relive the entire anime series with cutscenes and battles up to the very final arc in the anime. It recreates pivotal moments in the series with surprising accuracy and even includes some screen to make you feel like you’re actually going through the anime again.
A Simple, Yet Effective Way of Laying Out the Game

In Gintama Rumble, you only have 2 game modes to play; Gintama Chronicles and Gintama Free Battle. For Gintama Chronicles, you follow the game’s storyline from beginning until the end, playing as the character that is being focused on for each particular arc. This will see you playing as protagonist Gintoki Sakata at one point, and then other characters such as policeman Toshiro Hijikata for the ‘Baragaki’ story arc. Gintama Free Battle allows you to play on any stage using any character you like.
For most part, each chapter will have a set of cutscenes detailing the story arc with images ripped straight from the anime series as well as the actual battle itself. If you are an avid fan of the series, there’s really nothing new here to take note of, which is a good thing that Bandai Namco allows you to skip through it if you wish to do so. You will then head straight to the battle portion of the chapter.

Prior to entering the battlefield, players will be sent to an intermission menu where you can begin preparing your character before the battle. This includes important matters such as equipping coins to boost your characters’ parameters or give them unique abilities, leveling up the characters’ parameters, taking note of the characters’ skills, and going through the mission objective.
The idea here is to use the intermission menu as a means of formulating a strategy before going to battle. You will know the layout of the map as well as what sort of enemy you are expected to face here, so you can customize your character accordingly. It’s also important to take note of the achievements you can accomplish in the intermission menu here as it will determine how well you’ve succeeded in each mission. Once you’re all set, you will then be sent right into the battlefield.
Combat Reminiscent of the Dynasty Warriors Series

As soon as the battle commences and you are able to move, you will then realize how it eerily reminds you of another particular game. If you’re thinking of the hack and slash-based Dynasty Warriors series from Koei Tecmo, then you are absolutely right. The idea here is that you will be going against hordes of enemies while trying to complete the mission objective.
Your character has a health bar, a special attack gauge, a coin-shaped icon indicating your support attack status, a kill counter on bottom right, and a map of the stage on the top right. The premise here is simple; attacks will fill up your special attack gauge, your support attack can be used every time it’s not on cooldown, and you have to avoid getting your health knocked down to zero.

Oddly enough, it doesn’t seem like there are a big variety of attacks that you can execute, and this is especially apparent when you’re using a low-level character. You have a light attack that can be chained into a combo attack if pressed repeatedly, a heavy attack which can deal more damage albeit at a slower pace, and a ‘Hurricane’ attack which serves no purpose other than a flashy counterattack and to shorten the distance between you and an enemy.
There is also the ‘Awakening’ command, which makes your character stronger and faster, and if the ‘Awakening’ meter maxes out in this state, you’ll be able to pull off a signature move which deals a lot of damage. In other words, there’s nothing much to do aside button mashing, which can make the game feel rather repetitive.

Another important thing to note is how awkward moving around in the game feels. For starters, you can’t have your character immediately running as it has to walk first before it changes to running. This can severely impact how you plan on approaching enemies as you will find yourself unintentionally getting too close to an enemy and be the victim of punishing attacks. You also can’t just walk through enemies either, which can make time-limited events unnecessarily frustrating.
It is still enjoyable to beat up waves after waves of enemies using your favourite characters but with these minor drawbacks, it’s really hard to get immersed in the game as you will find yourself stuck in the quirks of the game.
Gintama Rumble Verdict

Gintama Rumble is a game that is only intended for fans of the series. For most parts, there is nothing new here and it’s just a way for fans to relive the anime series through the game. The gameplay seemed to have been modeled after the Dynasty Warriors series but with how quirky the movement system is as well as the limited moveset each character has, the game can feel rather stale and repetitive very quickly.
It managed to recreate some of the most iconic moments from the anime series with incredible accuracy but the actual gameplay portion of it makes it hard to truly enjoy the game. Had they managed to make a carbon copy of Dynasty Warriors combat system, it would definitely make the game much better. With that in mind, I will award Gintama Rumble with our Bronze Pokdeward.

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Capcom Reports Strong Financial Results; Monster Hunter World Raising Expectations

Capcom’s quarterly financial results for the first half of 2017’s fiscal year is said to be quite strong. Monster Hunter World is expected to improve it.
Capcom Reports Strong Financial Results

Capcom has published its quarterly financial results for the first half of the fiscal year 2017 today, which ended on September 30th 2017. All relevant sales and income figures are in the black, and as you can see in the table above, actually show a significant improvement year-on-year.

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The increase was motivated by “favorable sales of new titles and licensing revenue in the Digital Contents business.” If you’re not sure what that means, the Digital Contents business is the one related to videogames.
Interestingly, we also learn that Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite (Marvel VS Capcom: Infinite Review) shipped 900,000 copies in its first ten days on the market, as of September 30th 2017. Resident Evil 7 biohazard shipped an additional 600,000 copies between July and September. This brings its total shipments to 4.1 million units.

If you wanna know whether Marvel VS Capcom: Infinite is worth your money, check out review of the game by clicking here.
A look at total sales shows that Capcom shipped 3,550,000 copies of its games at retail in the first half of the fiscal year (from April to September), while 4,850,000 copies were sold via digital download, for a total of 8,400,000 copies. This is almost two million above the same period in 2016.

Speaking of Monster Hunter World, the publisher mentions that it “drew much attention” at E3, and was “overwhelmingly popular” at Tokyo Game Show, raising expectations for its successful release.  Capcom also noticed “broad signs of recovery” in the industry due to “greater penetration” of PS4″ strong performance” of the Nintendo Switch.
In June, Monster Hunter: World (for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC), which will be one of our major titles for the current fiscal year, drew much attention from show-goers at E3, one of the world’s largest trade shows for computer and video games held in the U.S., and was also overwhelmingly popular at the Tokyo Game Show 2017 held in September, raising expectations for its release next January.
In such an environment, as part of its reexamination of the mobile contents division, the Company took on initiatives to strengthen its management structure by integrating development and operations, which included the absorption-type merger of Capcom Mobile, Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary.
In addition, the Company made efforts to reduce costs and expenses by reviewing and re-evaluating cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses in order to improve profitability.
Interestingly, Capcom deemed the results of Monster Hunter XX for Nintendo Switch as “Strong,” and classifies Ultra Street Fighter II The Final Challengers a “smash hit,” despite neither title selling over a million copies.
In this business, Monster Hunter XX (Double Cross) Nintendo Switch Ver. (for Nintendo Switch) performed strongly, while Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite (for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC), which targets the European and US markets, was released in September.
In addition to Ultra Street Fighter II The Final Challengers (for Nintendo Switch) turning out to be a smash hit, catalog unit sales of such titles as Monster Hunter XX (Double Cross) (for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems), which was released in the previous fiscal year, also contributed to the increase in revenues to a certain extent.
Furthermore, in online games, Monster Hunter Frontier Z, a perennial favorite which underwent a major update commemorating its 10th anniversary, performed steadily; while in mobile contents, amid the reorganization of operations, which include the Company carrying out alliance strategies to bring about a breakthrough in the business, Monster Hunter Explore remained popular, while licensing revenue from utilizing our IP also contributed to the increase in profits.
The resulting net sales were 20,138 million yen (up 23.0 % from the same term in the previous year) and operating income was 3,830 million yen (up 248.4% from the same term in the previous year).
Marvel VS Capcom: Infinite Review

Pokdepinion: I see Capcom and the first thing I think is how Megaman was butchered. Then I think of the disappointment that is Marvel VS Capcom: Infinite. I certainly hope Monster Hunter World will be great because otherwise, I don’t really see a point in supporting Capcom. If it is, it will definitely make a heck of a lot of money for them while making gamers across the globe happy.
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The Siege Of Paris, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s New Expansion Is Coming August 12

The Siege of Paris, the next expansion for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, will be released on August 12th, according to Ubisoft. Season 3, Sigrblot Season, also includes exclusive awards and events that are open to all players. The Sigrblot Festival will be open to all players starting this Thursday, July 29 and will run until August 19.

The Siege of Paris happening on August 12

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Assassin’s Creed is a video game developed by Ubisoft. The Siege of Paris, Valhalla’s second expansion, will be released on August 12. This new adventure, set in Francia, will send Eivor on a perilous journey through the Frankish countryside, leading to one of the most infamous conquest fights in Viking history.

New weapons, powers, gear, and skills will be available for players to use against new enemy kinds. The Siege of Paris will also see the return of Infiltration Missions, which are a direct descendant of the popular Black Box Missions. Players will be free to choose the best method for eliminating their chosen target in this game. All Season Pass customers will have access to the new expansion and all owners of the main game will be able to purchase it separately. The Siege of Paris is priced at RM79.

Beginning Thursday, July 29, players can participate in the Sigrblot Festival, a traditional Viking festival marking the start of the Raiding season. Various holiday activities will be available around the customary campfire in Ravensthorpe until August 19, including:

Flyting, Fight Tournament, and Dice Game mini-games
Three new quests are available
Exclusive rewards including settlement decorations, customization items, and weapons. Notably, the one-handed sword Skrofnung can be acquired with Sigrblot tokens in the festival shop for a limited time before the festival ends

To participate in the Sigrblot Festival, players must travel to England, finish one of the first storey arcs (Grantebridgescire or Ledecestrescire), and raise their settlement to Level 2. A new River Raids map pack will be released later this season, with destinations distributed over the rivers of France and Ireland.
Along with the release of Expansion 2, the “The Siege of Paris” music album will be released on August 12th, giving fans the opportunity to hear the entire soundtrack. They can listen to Stephanie Economou’s album’s opening track, “Hásæti”, starting today. She wanted to generate a sense of spirituality and depth in the music with this song, and singing seemed like the best way to do so. The lyrics are in Old Norse, and the word “Hásæti” means “Seat of Honour.” Please visit the following link to listen to the single:

The Siege of Paris expansion will release this August 12 and will be priced at RM79. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is available on Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One consoles, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Store on PC.
Pokdepinion: I regret not getting this game during the last Epic Games sale. To be fair, I was pretty tapped out after getting all the other Assassin’s Creed games.
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Malaysia set on path to be SEA’s gaming industry powerhouse

At the recent LEVEL UP KL BIZ, several high profile entities in the gaming industry announced their plans and partnerships here in Malaysia. Among them are Sony Interactive Entertainment, Larian Studios, Streamline Media Group, Kurechii and Media Prima Digital.
The biggest announcement probably has to be the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Malaysia’s announcement that it is partnering with Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios (SIE WWS) to establish their first studio in SEA here in Malaysia. The partnership will propel Malaysia’s status as a games development hub as SIE WWS will provide art and animation services to develop PlayStation exclusive titles from Malaysia.

Larian Studio, which has a pretty Malaysian name for a Belgian-based games development company, announced that they will start their SEA expansion here in Malaysia. They have also revealed that they will be harnessing local talents in their upcoming game project developments.

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Streamline Media Group also had a big announcement to make. Their upcoming title Bake ‘n Switch has entered early access on Steam. The game also won Game of the Year, Outstanding Gameplay and Visual Excellence at Reboot Red. They announced Day Zero too, a quality assurance and localization division of Streamline Media Group which will work together with the other Streamline divisions.
Meanwhile local game development company Kurechii announced that they have published Kings League II on Apple Arcade, marking a first for Malaysia.
As a whole, Malaysia’s digital creative content industry has churned out 149 IP titles, generating RM7.6 billion revenue and export sales of 1.3 billion with a global reach to over 120 countries.
Pokdepinion: Can’t wait for more games inspired by Malaysian legends and themes!
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Astro-Maxis IPTV Users Gets Speed Upgrades At Reduced Prices

Astro has announced that their Astro-Maxis IPTV customers will get a speed upgrade with lower prices coming soon in December 2018.
Astro-Maxis IPTV Speed Upgrade At Cheaper Price

Astro-Maxis IPTV 10Mbps customers will enjoy new broadband speeds of 30Mbps at RM89 in December 2018. IPTV customers on the 30Mbps plan will also enjoy the lower prices at RM89 in December and a phasing in upgrade from 30Mbps to 100Mbps in January 2019. pic.twitter.com/Zy1fOQrgad
— Astro (@astroonline) November 19, 2018

So the new update will see the 30Mbps to be priced at RM89, where it was previously at RM248 per month, which is a substantial difference. In addition to that, they will also be providing a free speed upgrade for all 10Mbps customers to 30Mbps with the new RM89 price.
Current users of the 30Mbps plan will get the new price rate starting from December. If 30Mbps is just not enough and you want more, there’s the 100Mbps option, which will be made available starting next year in January 2019. If you decide to go with that route, you will be getting a new dual-band WiFi router and be contracted.

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At the current moment, Astro has published the official pricing of the new 100Mbps plan and to top that, prices listed in their IPTV website is still showing the previous plan rates instead.
Pokdepinion: That’s a big price difference guys. To think that before it was RM248 per month for just 30Mbps… Well Streamyx users have it bad too..
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Notable Twitter Accounts Fall Victim To Widespread Bitcoin Hack; Includes Apple, Elon Musk and Barrack Obama

Twitter hacked!

A slew of high profile accounts on Twitter experienced a massive, coordinated hack this morning – one of the biggest we have seen so far on the social media platform. Apple, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, popular YouTuber Mr Beast and former United States President Barrack Obama are among the notable accounts affected by the widespread attack. All the hacked tweets seem to promote a scam that involves donating to one Bitcoin account.

We are aware of a security incident impacting accounts on Twitter. We are investigating and taking steps to fix it. We will update everyone shortly.
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) July 15, 2020

Twitter responded via their Twitter Support account that they are aware of the issue and are working towards a fix. They have also limited the actions of verified accounts, even those who weren’t affected by the hack, to just retweets. They said that they will only restore full access to the accounts when they are sure they can do it securely.

We detected what we believe to be a coordinated social engineering attack by people who successfully targeted some of our employees with access to internal systems and tools.
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) July 16, 2020

Twitter also detailed the information they know so far regarding this attack. They believe that this a coordinated social engineering attack towards some of their employees with access to internal tools and systems which gave them control over high profile accounts. They also mentioned that the hacked accounts were immediately locked down and removed the affected tweets.

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Tough day for us at Twitter. We all feel terrible this happened.
We’re diagnosing and will share everything we can when we have a more complete understanding of exactly what happened.
💙 to our teammates working hard to make this right.
— jack (@jack) July 16, 2020

Some time after the incident, Twitter CEO Jack addressed the situation by tweeting that they feel terrible about what’s happened and will update everyone once they know what exactly happened.
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The attack seems to have happened as soon as Elon Musk’s hacked tweet went out this morning at around 4.17 AM Malaysian time. The tweet read “Feeling grateful doubling all payments sent to my BTC address! You send $1,000, I send back $2,000! Only doing this for the next 30 minutes” with a Bitcoin address added at the bottom of the tweet. Other hacked accounts tweeted similar tweets with the same Bitcoin address at the end of their tweets.
As expected, many fell for this scam with the hackers collecting around USD 120,000 (RM 512,460). Strangely however, the hackers stayed true to their word and gave back the scammed funds as seen in the transactions statement here.
So far there has been no other reports of other account hacks at this moment and it seems as though the fire has died down a bit. We will update on the situation as more information comes to light.
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Pokdepinion: Woah this is scary. Goes to show that even a social media behemoths like Twitter can easily be affected by hackers.
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Free Games for PS Plus Asia in February 2017 Revealed: Sackboy is Here!

In the morning, we reported the lineup for PS Plus US and Europe. Now, this is PS Plus Asia’s lineup.
People in the European and North American region had to wait so long to find out their lineup of games in PS Plus. Turns out, we here in the Asia region had to wait even longer. The wait is finally over, and here’s what you have been waiting for.

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PS Plus Asia February 2017 Lineup

First major game up for PS Plus February 2017 is LittleBigPlanet 3. This is arguably one of the most imaginative games to hit the PlayStation, full of platforming adventure and excitement. After you’ve explored the Imagisphere, flex your creative muscle and bring your own imagination to life or play one of the millions of original creations from the LittleBigPlanet Community.
The other big title Sony Interactive Entertainment is offering free-of-charge for PS Plus February 2017 subscribers is Not a Hero. Sometimes you just want to blast the criminal underworld to bits. Players take control of Steve, a professional assassin turned amateur campaign manager as he cleans for his boss, an anthropomorphic rabbit and mayoral candidate from the future named BunnyLord. Run, jump, shoot, and cut your way through this white-knuckle campaign.
Unlike the US and Euro regions however, we’re also getting Until Dawn, and interactive horror game where every decision you make in your terrifying search for answers could mean the difference between life and death. If you like Telltale Games, you’re gonna love this one.
For the full list of free games for PS Plus Asia February 2017, check out the list below here:
Free Games Lineup for PS Plus Asia February 2017

LittleBigPlanet 3 (PS4)
Until Dawn (PS4)
NOT A HERO (PS4)
Spelunky (PS4, PS3, and PS VITA)
Color Guardians (PS4 and PS VITA)
TorqueL (PS4 and PS VITA)

Keep in mind that these games will be available from 9th February to 8th March 2017 so if you don’t see it on PS Plus yet, don’t panic. As an added bonus if you still don’t have it yet, the Final Fantasy XV original soundtrack is available for free for PS Plus subscribers.

Pokdepinion: Honestly, LittleBigPlanet 3 alone is enough for me to be enticed by the lineup. Now there’s Until Dawn. I haven’t personally played it myself, only watched YouTubers play through it and it is exhilarating. If you haven’t subscribed to PS Plus yet, this might be a good time, especially with the God of War 3 Remastered still up for grabs.
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Wiko View And Wiko View Prime Unveiled Today – Affordable 18:9 Smartphone!

Wiko has entered the list of 18:9 display smartphones that’s out in the country right now with the Wiko View and Wiko View Prime. Both were officially revealed today featuring a large 5.7 bezel-free 18:9 HD display.
Wiko View and Wiko View Prime
They at first introduced the standard variant, the Wiko View, then comes the higher end variant, Wiko View Prime. With the latter being the more well assembled of the two, it is certain to have a better specification than the Wiko View.
Wiko View Prime (Front)
Wiko View Prime (Rear)
The Wiko View Prime features a 5.7-inch 720p 18:9 display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 chipset accompanied with 4GB RAM, 64GB of expendable storage (up to 128GB) via microSD, 20MP+8MP front cameras, a 13MP rear camera, and packs a 3000mAh battery. The Wiko View Prime retails at RM1199 and is available in two color options; Black and Deep Bleen.

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Wiko View (Front)
Wiko View (Rear)
The standard View variation, has a rather modest specification compared to the View Prime. The only feature that is similar between the both of them are the display. On the View, it runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 paired with a slightly less 3GB RAM. It has 32GB of expandable storage (up to 128GB), a 13MP rear camera, a 16MP front camera with selfie flash, as well as a 2900mAh battery.
The Wiko View on the other hand retails at RM899 and is available in three color options; Black, Deep Bleen, and Cherry Red. Both View and View Prime will be available for purchase in October at all authorized outlets across the country.
Pokdepinion: Its a shame that in 2017 (it’s nearing 2018) that they are still using 720p display for their smartphones. If only they could’ve implemented 1080p with the phones then it’ll be a perfect buy for everyone. Despite that, I understand that they might be thinking of making smartphones that are affordable for the public, hence the downgrade in specs.
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Celcom and Malaysia Airlines Establishes Long-Term Partnership; Special Benefits for Travelers

Celcom Axiata and Malaysia Airlines have entered into a long term strategic partnership, which will help enhance the digital lifestyle of travelers.
Celcom and Malaysia Establishes Airlines Long-Term Partnership

Celcom Axiata Berhad and Malaysia Airlines Berhad has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a strategic partnership.  The long-term joint venture is set to provide significant benefits spanning multiple areas across both companies which will include Enrich rewards, special offers and many more in the coming months.

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The benefits from this long-term partnership include:

Easier ways to earn and spend Enrich miles.
Flight discounts for all Celcom consumers.
Attractive Roaming plans.

The MoU between was signed by Michael Kuehner, Chief Executive Officer of Celcom Axiata Berhad and Izham Ismail, Chief Executive Officer of Malaysia Airlines Berhad at Menara Celcom, today.
Michael Kuehner, CEO of Celcom Axiata
Michael Kuehner mentioned that their partnership with Malaysia Airlines resonates the telco’s determination and commitment to enhance its digital services and experiences, towards greatly benefiting customers and Malaysian Airlines employees.
Both Celcom and Enrich customers will soon enjoy an awesome experience of innovative digital offerings and rewards that will further ‘enrich’ their traveling lifestyles.
Izham Ismail, CEO of Malaysian Airlines
Commenting on the agreement, Izham Ismail, Chief Executive Officer Officer of Malaysian Airlines said the partnership is a perfect combination of the 2 companies.
Helping people stay connected, whether through travel or their mobile phone, lies at the heart of what we do. The partnership will enable Enrich members to reach rewards more quickly by providing new and innovative ways to earn and spend miles.
We may see more awesome stuff coming your way as a result of this strategic partnership, and we will be reporting on the matter as soon as information becomes available. Stay tuned.

Pokdepinion: Well, this was certainly unexpected. It’s definitely great news for Celcom users who travel around a lot, that’s for sure. Here’s to hoping that we get free holiday trips!
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ASUS Confirms ZenFone Lineup Will Still Be Continued

Just recently, ASUS’ CEO Jerry Shen had stepped down from the company, there’s been concerns on whether the company would discontinue their ZenFone line after the announcement that they will be focusing more on AIoT, gaming, and power users instead. To clear all doubts, ASUS has released a statement to clarify the issue:
With regard to doubts raised by some on the continuation of the ZenFone brand, we confirm that we will continue to develop the ZenFone series, while also aiming to expand the gaming smartphone market. We will focus on perfecting solutions for gamers and power users.
The statement was released to Gadgets 360, where it has confirmed that they will indeed continue on releasing ZenFones in the future.
Just recently, ASUS released their brand new ZenFone, the ZenFone Max Pro M2 to Malaysia. If you’d like to learn more on the device, you can check out our full hands-on review here.

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Pokdepinion: Well thank god for this. I can’t imagine what would happen if they didn’t release ZenFones in the future. It will definitely mean more devices will be coming out for us. It’s good to have options.
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MSI unveils the next generation Nightblade gaming PCs — The MI2 & X2

It looks like MSI has launched their next generation of their desktop gaming PCs, the Nightblade MI2 and Nightblade X2. It will come with the latest Intel 6th generation Skylake processors and NVIDIA GTX 900 series graphic cards.

First of all let’s talk about the size, both the Nightblade MI2 and X2 come in a small form factor. The Nightblade X2 has a volume of 16 liters and Nightblade MI2 with a smaller size of 10 liters. At first glance you might wonder how it will perform given the small form factor, but let’s go through the specifications below.

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Even with its diminutive size, these Nightblades still pack some powerful hardware, both Nightblade series come with either the latest Intel Core i5 or Intel Core i7. The graphic processing will be handled by either a MSI GTX 970 or MSI GTX 980Ti. The Nightblade X2 is using an Intel Z170 chipset motherboard while the MI2 gets the lower end Intel B150 chipset. Due the size of the boards, they will only support up to 16GB DDR4 DIMM memory. These specifications are powerful enough to play most games on high settings on a 1920x1080p display.

The Nightblades will come with more features such as Intel Core technology and smart cooling solutions, the latest Nahimic Sound Technology, M.2 SSD support and Super RAID compatibility as well as MSI Gaming Center software. The Nightblade X2 and MI2 is said to be available by the middle or end of October but the prices are yet to be revealed.

Pokdepinion : The new MSI Nightblade gaming PCs have great specifications with a small footprint, making it a lot more portable than a full sized gaming rig. The MSI Nightblades could be the best LAN Party PC if you are not into DIY gaming PC. But MSI put a 350 Watt 80 Plus bronze power supply in the MI2, even though I can guarantee it is plenty enough for gaming and normal usage, but it can be a problem when the system is overclocked.

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unifi Expands #khabarbaik Movement With unifi Business Club Launching

You might have noticed recently that unifi is offering customers their Pay Nothing promo, which offers monthly fee waiver until the end of the year. Today unifi has decided to send in their fifth #khabarbaik movement, this time around for their business and SME customers with the new unifi Business Club launch.
With the event held in Penang, unifi has revealed that unifi Business Plan subscribers will automatically be a part of their new unifi Business Club. Similar to unifi Home packages, SMEs or businesses will also be able to enjoy the Pay Nothing promo that’s going on.

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If you are interested in getting it, you can simply download the myunifi app to claim the Pay Nothing offer from now until the end of the year.
Wondering on what are the benefits of being a unifi Business Club member? For one, members will be able to utilize unifi’s integrated Digital Marketing Solution (DMS), which they are offering a free 1-year membership. With it, it will help members to grow and enhance their digital presence. DMS integrates with several digital marketing platforms such as Yellow Pages Digital, Instaweb, Google Ads, and Facebook Ads, making it easier to market their business online.

In addition to that, they will also receive free airtime through pod cast or video cast to showcase their business story through unifi Business portal.
Looking for financial assistance? Well that’s provided thanks to the partnership between unifi and SME-focused financial solutions provider, ScoreXcess. Interested members can make online loan applications and receive approval within 48 hours, which is incredibly fast.
Other than that, uBC also ensures that there’s quality service for you with premium unifi Riders support, where members can receive on-site consulting and servicing support within two days from contacting. At the current moment, the service is available in Pantai Dalam (KL), Shah Alam (Selangor), Johor Bahru (Johor), Butterworth (Penang), and Georgetown (Penang). They have said that they are planning to release more locations soon.
If you are interested in learning more of their business offering, do head to the link right here.
Pokdepinion: They’ve revealed that uBC is largest SME community in the country. Having that much users, it’s definitely some #khabarbaik.
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT OC Review — looks good, performs great

AMD might not have the best high-end cards, but their mid-range is definitely worth taking a look at. This is especially true for the Radeon RX 5600 XT, which is almost like a Radeon RX 5700, but with 2GB of its VRAM lobbed off. Today we will be looking at the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT OC, which is often regarded as one of the best Radeon RX 5600 XT cards in the market.
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          Front            Back
Unlike most brands which print their packaging horizontally, Sapphire went with a vertical arrangement for their packaging. There are no images, so you won’t know what it looks like until you buy it, or you read a review. Good thing we exist, eh?

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Inside the outer sleeve is a brown cardboard box, in which lies the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT OC itself along with some basic documentation. No driver CD, thankfully.
Appearance

One thing that I really like about the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT OC’s design is the simple approach to it, with most of the space used up by the large fans. A no-frills design that’s focused on performance, yet with some flair in the form of a silver mesh and red lines to spice things up a little.

The metal backplate follows a similar theme, with large cutouts to remind you that the PCB isn’t nearly as wide as the cooler. I kinda dig the design though, as it is rather aggressive looking, yet elegantly so, if it makes any sense.

Near the output end of the card we have a cutout for the Dual BIOS toggle, while over on the other we have the 8-pin power connector. The construction of this card is relatively simple, with plastic used here to keep the costs down. The black plastic contrasts well against the chromed heatpipes.

Output options are three DisplayPort 1.4 and one HDMI 2.0b, which should suffice for almost anyone out there, unless you are still hung up on HDMI monitors. Once again we see a design that’s both functional and good looking, with huge cutouts to allow airflow out through the back of the case. There won’t be a lot of air flowing out here though, considering the design of the cooler.

Unlike most recent cards, you do get some lighting, but it’s not RGB. Only the Sapphire logo is illuminated, and you only get one color. Hope you like red.
Specifications
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT OC

GPU
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (Navi 10 XLE)

Clocks
Performance BIOS
Boost: 1750MHz
Game: 1615MHz
Quiet BIOS
Boost: 1620MHz
Game: 1460MHz

Cores
2304 SP (32 CU)

Memory
6GB GDDR6

Memory Clocks
14Gbps

Memory Interface
192-bit

Display outputs
3 x DisplayPort 1.4
1 x HDMI 2.0b

Power connector(s)
1 x 8-pin

Recommended PSU
500W

Multi-GPU support
DX12 mGPU

Dimensions
25.4 x 13.5 x 46.5 cm
(2.3-slot)

Test Machine

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

Motherboard
ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus (WiFi)

Memory
2 x 8GB TEAMGROUP T-Force Xtreem ARGB 3600MHz CL14

Storage
256GB Samsung 850 EVO SATA SSD
960GB Kingston UV500 SATA SSD
256GB Toshiba PCIe 3.0×4 NVMe SSD

Power Supply
Cooler Master V850 Gold

Monitor
BenQ EL2870U

GPU Driver
Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.7.1

Performance
Synthetic

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT OC somehow stands out as the fastest Radeon RX 5600 XT we have tested in 3DMark Time Spy, although it does take a step back when it comes to Superposition.

Here we see it place itself as the slowest Radeon RX 5600 XT. Which is indeed a most peculiar transition. With the synthetic benchmarks out of the way, let’s see how the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT OC performs in games.
Gaming
AMD markets the Radeon RX 5600 XT as a 1080p card, but as usual we will be testing the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT OC at 4K as well as 1440p, just to see if it will be able to keep up when you upgrade your monitor.

1080p is definitely the sweet spot for the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT OC. It performs well in all our titles tested, except Metro Exodus which is indeed an extremely taxing game.

At 1440p more games begin to fall below the 60FPS threshold, which means that you won’t exactly enjoy a great gaming experience here. But if you are into esports titles like Rainbow Six Siege or For Honor, you can see that it is still quite playable even at 1440p.

At 4K you will be looking at cinematic frame rates for most of the games. The only game that still runs at above 60FPS is Rainbow Six Siege at 4K. If you are planning on gaming at 4K, you would probably be looking at more premium graphics cards than the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT OC.
Thermals

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT OC turns out to be the coolest running Radeon RX 5600 XT we have tested too. It seems that Sapphire designed the best cooler as compared to GIGABYTE and PowerColor, as you will see in the following graph.

While I thought that Sapphire went with a more aggressive fan profile, it seems that they didn’t at all. It was just a combination of a more efficient heatsink design and better fans. The fans were running around 920RPM throughout the 30-minute Superposition stress test, and yet the GPU, memory and VRM temps were extremely well controlled. As such it was very quiet. The average power draw during this period was 128.5W, with the GPU running at at around 1720MHz. At idle, the fans will stop at temperatures below 50°C, which is a nice feature on such an affordable graphics card.
User Experience

Sapphire developed their own Sapphire TriXX software which offers some basic monitoring, in addition to TriXX Boost which integrates Radeon Image Sharpening, while also having the extra capability of being able to work in all games. While we didn’t test it, it might be a good way to get higher frame rates in games that you don’t really care about the visual fidelity, which is pretty much every fast-paced game out there.
Conclusion
The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT OC is an excellent example of a Radeon RX 5600 XT. It might not be the flashiest Radeon RX 5600 XT card out there, but it serves its purpose. The simple design offers efficient and silent cooling, which is always nice to see. The most affordable Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT OC we found was sold at RM1388.88 on Lazada, but the SRP appears to be closer to RM1499.
This puts it squarely against the budget GeForce RTX 2060 options, which the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT OC has no issues competing against on equal footing, and might even blow them out of the water when it comes to cooling. If you want to add raytracing into the equation, then all bets are off. AMD does not have an adequate answer for that with their GPUs. DLSS can largely be countered by Radeon Image Sharpening, but not hardware-accelerated raytracing.

If you look at the red camp alone, there’s little reason to pick a Radeon RX 5700 over the Radeon RX 5600 XT. The value proposition of the Radeon RX 5600 XT is really quite strong. Sapphire can take credit for designing an excellent Radeon RX 5600 XT offering, with a simple yet effective design that cools well and does it quietly.

Our thanks to AMD Malaysia for sending us the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT OC for review.

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Sign Up For Genshin Impact 2.4 Beta Right Here While You Still Can

Want to get an early hands-on experience with the new update before everyone else? Sign up for the Genshin Impact 2.4 beta right here. Be quick, there are very limited slots available.
Genshin Impact 2.4 Beta Registration

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As usual, miHoYo tends to run a beta phase for upcoming updates of Genshin Impact to ensure that it will be ready for public enjoyment. They open it up to a select few gamers as there are very limited slots for it but if you’re interested, you can try your luck.
To sign up for the Genshin Impact 2.4 beta, all you have to do is fill in this form and make sure you have joined the game’s official Discord server. Keep in mind that you will not be allowed to share details of the game anywhere, especially not on social media. Whether it’s images or descriptions via text, it will not be allowed, and you will have to sign an NDA (non-disclosure agreement) form.
If you are one of the lucky ones to be selected, you will be able to get a first taste of the new characters and content in the game. From what we know thus far, we expect to see Shenhe and Yunjin, though there is a chance it might just be one of them instead of both. Either way, it should still be a fun experience nonetheless.
Genshin Impact is currently available for free on the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, and PC. A Nintendo Switch port of the game coming in the near future.
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Pokdepinion: I’ve already signed up so just gotta hope for the best on this one. I definitely won’t be able to report my first hand experience if I do get it, but from leaks on the other hand, that I can do. Stay tuned.
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MIUI 12 Sound Assistant offers much improved volume control

Windows 10 allows you to adjust the volume for individual apps separately, and the same functionality will be available on Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphones soon. The feature will be called Sound Assistant and will be rolled out in an upcoming MIUI 12 update.

Sound Assistant is accessible via the volume button, which will bring up a round music icon on the left side, along with the usual volume slider. Why didn’t the developers think about putting it on the left side under or above the volume slider and mute icon does baffle me. Anyway, tapping the icon brings up the individual apps’ volume sliders, so you can finetune the volume on a per-app basis when multitasking on your device.

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You will have to enable Sound Assistant in the settings menu first though, although the process is as simple as just toggling two settings.
How to enable Sound Assistant

Open Settings
Go to Sound & Vibration
Tap on Sound assistant
Enable both options

The feature is currently only available in the MIUI 12 China Beta ROM, although a global rollout can be expected, albeit at a later time.
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Pokdepinion: This is why MIUI 12 is my favorite Android skin out there right now.
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We Checked Out 2021 Hari Raya Advertisements And Here Are Some Of The Best Ones

The mood surrounding this year’s Hari Raya Aidilfitri festivities is but a sombre one as the country has once again been put under Movement Control Order (MCO) 3.0 which means that many Malaysians are forced to go through Hari Raya celebrations at home without family and friends. This seems to be the main theme of many Raya advertisements this year and many found humourous ways to address the issue.
Sit back, relax and take a look at some of the best Hari Raya ads we found on YouTube. This list is in no particular order by the way.
Raya Si Sakan – Maxis

Syukur Raya – PETRONAS

Dodol Pak Dollah – Shopee

Battle Raya – PUBG MOBILE

Kerana Azman – MR. DIY

Umi Pembaris – Toyota

Raya Kau Hijau – Safi

Raya Unik, Raya Ikonik – Watsons

Andaian – Digi

Singkap Sebalik Tingkap – Astro

Bukan Sekadar Pesanan – Grab

So which one was your favourite Raya advertisement? Sound us off in the comments below or on our Facebook page. We at Pokde.net would like to wish everyone a blessed Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri! Stay home, stay safe and don’t forget to follow SOP!

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The new iPad Pro comes bent out of the box — according to Apple, it’s completely fine

Apple’s latest tablet are thin, light and cost a pretty penny. And they do seem relatively fragile in the hands of one Jerry who is actually named Zack. But apparently you don’t even need force to bend the new iPad Pro, as users are reporting that their devices are arriving bent out of the box.

My new iPad pro came out bent right out of the box. I am sure mine was a not so common defective unit but you should definitely check for any issue since lots of people are complaining about bent iPad pro. #iPadPro #bent #bend pic.twitter.com/pCgKhT4w1v
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Apple’s explanation is that it’s a side effect of the manufacturing process, and it will not affect performance, and the bend should not worsen over time. Fortunately, Apple hasn’t gone all out in dismissing the issue, and still offers an exchange if users find the bend annoying.

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Well I am not sure about you, but if I spent more than RM3000 of my hard earned money on an iPad Pro and it arrives bent, I would be flipping out. If a tablet bends when force is applied, all I can say is perhaps the manufacturer could have done better, but the blame won’t be entirely on them. If I unbox it and it is already bent, you tell me whose fault it is.
Pokdepinion: Probably going all thin-and-light is not exactly a good plan once you start getting the devices bent out of the box.
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Hotlink Prepaid Unlimited 5GB limit for daily pass revealed

When we see the word “unlimited”, we would assume that it would actually mean “no limits“. Apparently Hotlink has a different definition for unlimited, as it, in fact, means limited to them. After multiple complaints from users about throttled internet, Hotlink revealed the Fair Usage Policy (FUP) limits for the new Hotlink Prepaid Unlimited passes.

The change was apparently added after the plans were announced for some time, and only after Hotlink users realized that their speeds were being throttled after 5GB of usage. The FUP limits are as follows:

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Hotlink Prepaid Unlimited FUP Limits:

Daily Pass: 5GB
Weekly Pass: 15GB
Monthly Pass: 50GB

Once you reach your FUP limits your internet speed will be throttled down to 512 kbps, which is abysmally slow in this day and age. With that said, most other providers throttle down speeds to around 128 kbps once you run out of quota, so while Hotlink isn’t entirely honest, the speeds you are getting once you hit your FUP limits with the Hotlink Prepaid Unlimited passes are still quite reasonable.

Hotlink isn’t off the hook just yet though as they actually actively denied the existence of a cap, instead claiming it to be a truly unlimited plan. However they began to reveal the FUP limit in later comments, before we stumbled upon the website that lists the FUP limit. Considering the uproar, I do believe that the Hotlink Prepaid Unlimited FUP limits were made public just recently.
So, does throttled Internet speeds after a certain limit is hit, still count as unlimited Internet? Technically, you still get unlimited access to Internet, just not at the speeds you were expecting. What do you guys think?
Pokdepinion: Well, 5GB per day is easily finished if you are using it as your main Internet connection. With everyone working from home, an unlimited Internet plan seems like a godsend, before it is revealed to be actually limited.
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One Piece Grand Cruise VR; PSVR-Exclusive Gets New Screenshots

The PSVR-exclusive One Piece Grand Cruise VR has new screenshots up. It features multiple characters that will be seen in the game, including yourself.

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Today Bandai Namco Entertainment released a new batch of screenshots of its upcoming virtual reality anime game One Piece Grand Cruise. The game will include character interaction and battle features.

In the character interaction sections, players will be able to do what it says on the tin, interacting with their favorite characters in various locations, for instance talking to Chopper in the infirmary, or finding Zoro and Franky training on the deck. Conversations will be different depending on the answers given by the player, and on the gender selected for their character.

The battle part is a “shooting battle” where the player encounters an enemy ship, having to use cannons to shoot down enemy cannonballs and deal damage. A battle against a kraken will also be included, needing to hits its tentacles.

Today we also learn that the game will come in 2018, even if nothing more was said, and no precise release date was provided. It will be exclusive to Sony Interactive Entertainment’s PlayStation VR.

At the moment, we also don’t know whether it’ll come to the west. Bandai Namco has normally been good in localizing even their most obscure Japanese games, but Summer Lesson is not a positive precedent for virtual reality.

You can check out the new screenshots for One Piece Grand Cruise VR, which is a PSVR-exclusive game, throughout this post. Once again, there is no exact release date for the game yet. Only a release window of 2018 for Japan. If the game is going to be localized, we’ll be reporting about as soon as information becomes available.

Pokdepinion: My 2nd favourite anime of all time, just beside Gintama. Well, if you’re just like me and wanted to experience what it’s like to be part of the Strawhat crew, this might be the closest we can get to that for now.
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ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 launched – Officially available in Malaysia today onwards

The long-awaited ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 has finally launched in Jakarta, Indonesia. The successor to the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 which happens to be ASUS’ best selling smartphone has finally got a refresh that everyone has been waiting for.

Started in 2015, ASUS introduced the ASUS ZenFone Max which boasted a large capacity battery circa ASUS ZenFone 2 era. Continuing the legacy, the ASUS ZenFone 3 Max was introduced a year later, spotting a fingerprint sensor. In 2017, the device was refreshed with the first ever dual-camera based ASUS ZenFone 4 Max. Earlier this year, the ZenFone Max series had a rebranding introducing the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 that introduced Full view Display powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 entering the gaming segment.

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Today, the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 made its appearance, spotting everything that the past ZenFone Max devices had, topped with extra goodness. The highlight of the device is the legendary Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 under the hood, with an enlarged All-screen Display that is covered with the Corning Gorilla Glass 6 for the first time ever. That is not all, in fact, Here’s a complete comparison of the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 against its earlier predecessor:

ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2
ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1

Processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 with AI Engine
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

Battery
5000mAh
5000mAh

Display
6.3″ FHD+ All-screen display, 94% NTSC color gamut
6″ FHD+ Full-view display, 85% NTSC color gamut

Rear Cameras
AI Scene Detection in 13 types
12MP Sony IMX486 sensor, f/1.8, 1.25μm
1.9X light sensitivity compared to Max Pro M1
0.03s PDAF
4K UHD video recording with EIS
16MP, f/2.0
0.03s PDAF
4K UHD video recording

Design
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Dynamic Optical Finish with 16 layers Wave finish design
Metal body

Audio
Improved 5-magnet speaker
NXP smart amplifier
5-magnet speaker
NXP smart amplifier

RAM
Up to 6GB
Up to 6GB

Storage
Up to 128GB
Up to 64GB

SIM / SDCard
Triple slots, dual Nano-SIM and one MicroSD card supports up to 2TB
Triple slots, dual Nano-SIM and one MicroSD card supports up to 2TB

NFC
Available (optional)
Available (optional)

The ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 boots up faster than its two other competitors.
From the comparison chart, the specifications are definitely promising. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 is the SoC that we craved in the ASUS ZenFone 4 that never made it to Malaysia but was instead spotting the Snapdragon 630. A generation later, the Snapdragon 660 is still one of the best processors available in the market balancing perfectly between performance and battery life. In fact, this also makes the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 honed compared to this years flagship, the ASUS ZenFone 5 that spots Snapdragon 636.
The ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 loads the Garena Free Fire fastest among its direct competitors.
To make this even better, the appearance of Adreno 512 GPU should be able to improve the graphics performance by 30% as it has been proven in plenty of devices so far. The Snapdragon 660 also allows the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 to utilize its AI capabilities. This is achieved by the marriage of Snapdragon 660’s Hexagon Vector eXtensions, the Adreno 512 GPU, the Kryo 260 architecture and 14nm FinFET manufacturing technology in combination.

The display has been enlarged to 6.3″ and now has an all-screen display with a notch. While the previous generation had 100% sRGB which is equivalent to 85% NTSC color space, the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 upped the ante with 100% AdobeRGB which is equivalent to 94% NTSC color gamut.

Under the lens, the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 now spots a much better camera with 12MP Sony IMX486 sensor with f/1.8 aperture and 1.25μm sensor allowing 90% improved light sensitivity compared to its elder sibling. While the 4K UHD video recording is still maintained, the M2 now has EIS for electronic stabilization. The secondary camera has depth sensing capabilities that improves portrait with better depth-of-field (DOF) detection.

While the metal body has been replaced with acrylic body, it has been graced with 16 layers Wave finish to give a unique pattern, a process that ASUS calls Dynamic Optical Finish. On the front facade, the display is reinforce with Corning Gorilla Glass 6 which is touted as the toughest glass by Corning.
Storage options have been increased up to 128GB and the dedicated MicroSD card slot supports up to 2TB for plenty of data space.
The availability of the devices start from today and the options are separated between the two E-Commerce giants as follows:

The 4GB RAM and 64GB storage version will be available at RM859 and the exclusive pre-order will be running on Lazada from 11th to 17th December 2018.
The 6GB RAM and 64GB storage version will be available at RM999 and the exclusive pre-order will be running on Shopee from 11th to 17th December 2018.
All devices will begin shipping on the 18th December 2018 accordingly as ASUS claims that the unit are already available in Malaysia, pending clearance only.
If you want a dive-in of the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2, checkout our review of the device.
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AMD and Square Enix Giving FREE Games; Don’t Miss Out on It with AMD4U

The partnership between AMD and Square Enix will yield the masses with free games. Go on ahead and claim it for yourself with AMD4U.
Don’t you just love free games? I mean, it’s not like we don’t want to support the developers but the idea of getting some fun entertainment free of charge just feels good. Well, you might be missing out on some free games if you didn’t know about this. Introducing the AMD4U program.

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AMD4U: AMD and Square Enix Giving FREE Games

In a surprising move, AMD and Square Enix have announced a partnership in the form of a games service for PC gamers. It’s called AMD4U, and it’s being touted as an innovative new program that will offer AMD consumers with a selection of games from upcoming indie game developers from all over the world.
The key to this program is the Square Enix Collective. For those of you who aren’t aware, the Square Enix Collective is the company’s in-house publishing program with a focus on putting the spotlight on indie game titles. Yes, that means AMD consumers will gain access to the Square Enix Collective.
Those who sign up soon will be rewarded with access to 3 free games from the entire Square Enix Collective Portfolio, which includes games such as, Black the Fall, Children of Zodiarc, Deadbeat Heroes, Tokyo Dark, Oh My Godheads, along with the upcoming titles Fear Effect Sedna and Battalion 1944.
One of the more notable games here would be Battalion 1944, which was developed with AMD’s Ryzen technology at its core. To be precise, the new AMD Ryzen 1800X and the Radeon Vega graphics cards. The game is expected to deliver an ultra-realistic action shooter set during World War 2.
If you want to register for the AMD4U program, you can do by clicking right here. Just make sure you’re using AMD equipments and you’ll be good to go.
If you’re a PlayStation 4 gamer, you are also eligible for free games. Click here if you’re from the US and EU region, or click here if you’re from the Asia region.

Pokdepinion: Wow, free games? Sign me up! Good thing I’ve always stayed on the red team.
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Genshin Impact Leak Sheds More Light on Heizou, Shinobu, and Yelan

The latest Genshin Impact leak reveals more details on three highly anticipated characters coming in a future update; Heizou, Shinobu, and Yelan. Here’s what we learned.
Genshin Impact Leak: Heizou, Shinobu, and Yelan

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According to details shared by reliable leaker UBatcha, some new data on Heizou, Shinobu, and Yelan have been revealed. To be precise, it’s skeleton data but there’s also a chance that it might be placeholder information rather than actual concrete data.
With that being said, here’s what the skeleton data says:

Yelan – Lady
Heizou – Boy
Kuki Shinobu – Girl
Ayato – Male

At the moment, there’s still plenty of mystery surround Heizou and Shinobu, but Yelan and Ayato have gained massive popularity in recent time. The latter two are definitely some of the most highly anticipated characters in Genshin Impact, so any little piece of information would be useful.
While the new leak doesn’t give out much details on the characters, it’s worth noting that their character data that is present in the beta suggests that it would not take long for them to be launched. In fact, Ayato and Heizou are rumoured to be launching in Genshin Impact 2.6, though we can’t confirm that just yet.
Genshin Impact is currently available for free on the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, and PC. A Nintendo Switch port of the game is coming sometime in the near future.
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Pokdepinion: Personally, I’m just looking forward to Ayato and Yelan. Something tells me they might be worth getting, so I’m preparing my Primogems ahead of time.
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