StarCraft II: Singapore BarCraft at Molly Mallone’s on Saturday
Singapore’s second BarCraft – a gathering to watch StarCraft II in a bar — will be once again be held at Molly Mallone’s Irish Pub on Saturday. Read more »
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NRIC only used for verification purposes at Diablo III launch: Asiasoft
Asiasoft has clarified that they will not be using the personal details collected through customers’ identity cards at the Diablo III launch event for marketing purposes, nor have they stored the information. Read more »
StarCraft II: Singapore team goes semi-pro
Who says that esports is dead in Singapore? Certainly not Team Eve, who announced on Friday a partnership with PokerStrategy.com, transforming them from a community clan to a semi-professional team. Read more »
[Update] Qisahn.com allegedly blacklisted from selling Diablo III by S’pore distro Asiasoft
Update 3 (26 March, 11.37pm): The latest twist in the tale appears as Qisahn notes on their FaceBook page that the ban was “miscommunicated” to them. They have since taken down the original blog post for the special $65.90/RM160. Seems like a misunderstanding that blew up in everyone’s faces. If we get more news, NGNT [...] Read more »
StarHub e-Club TF2 game servers revamp due next week
The StarHub e-Club Team Fortress 2 game servers are due for a major revamp next week to lure back players who have flocked to competing game servers. Read more »
Team DM will be at GameScore tomorrow for SFXT release
Team Desperation Move’s Kun-Xian “Xian” Ho and a couple of mystery guests will be making an appearance at GameScore tomorrow, where they will be demoing Street Fighter X Tekken for the launch and showing off some tips and tricks. Read more »
Getting the most out of your gaming experience
Many casual gamers underrate the importance belonging to a gaming community has. As a result, most players never get fully involved with a particular game. Instead of developing a loyalty to a certain game they like, they constantly switch their interests and thus start to develop a loyalty not to any particular game but just [...] Read more »
Current and upcoming FIFA 12 competitions in the pipeline
The FIFA community in Singapore have gotten organised and are running online leagues for the PC and PlayStation 3 versions of FIFA 12, while an offline tournament is being planned for later this month. Read more »
Battlefield Fridays resumes this Friday with UMvC3 and Soulcalibur IV
Battlefield Fridays, the weekly community-run fighting games event, will resume this Friday, 13 January after a two-month break with Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Soulcalibur IV as featured titles according to a post on the official BFF Facebook page. Read more »
Interview with BarCraft Singapore organiser Frogmite
One week ago, history happened. Singapore’s first ever BarCraft — a gathering to watch StarCraft II in a bar or pub — went down at Molly Malone’s Irish Pub in Boat Quay. I spoke with Alexandre “Frogmite” Dumont (pictured) to learn more about the person and the motivations behind the event. Read more »
