Singapore’s Kun-Xian “Xian” Ho has won two championships at this year’s Canada Cup 2012, a fighting game tournament held at Calgary, Canada. He finished first for the Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition 2012 (AE2012) and King of Fighters XIII (KOF13) tournaments. Xian also took part in Persona 4: Arena (P4U) where he obtained 4th place, and […] Read more »
Ask me to summarise XCOM: Enemy Unknown in 10 words or less, and I’ll call it, “the Dark Souls of turn-based strategy games”. Both games take pleasure in making players fail in the most spectacular manner, and yet, we keep coming back for more because of the enjoyable frustration, the perfect balance of addictive fun […] Read more »
Borderlands 2 has been out for a few days, and while I am nowhere near to completing the game yet, I’ve acquired enough experience during my 40-hours of play to teach you some tips and tricks on how to maximise your playing experience, especially if you’re still a newbie starting out. Read more »
It’s the Jack Attack segment, You Don’t Know Jack’s version of fastest finger first. The question “Tic-tac-toe” appears, asking me to match it with the correct answer. As I wait patiently for the right response (“match three in a row”, of course), the phrase “tick the tacs” flashes. Immediately, two of my friends buzz in […] Read more »
The closure of Andriasang earlier this week came as a shock to many gamers, especially those invested in Japanese videogames. Andriasang was always the first to report about the latest, translated gaming news from Japan, and generated a strong following of readers who posted frequently on the site’s comments section. Read more »
The first DLC for Gearbox’s Borderlands 2, which adds the fifth Mechromancer class, has been given a tentative release date of 16 October, CEO Randy Pitchford told Eurogamer. Read more »
Valve’s latest Steam Community update, released a couple of days ago, adds some much needed social networking improvements in today’s age of Facebook and Twitter. You can read the full details on the official Steam Community page, but here are some of my thoughts on the update. Read more »
Looks like Blizzard is going all out to attract new subscribers for their upcoming World of WarCraft (WoW) expansion, Mists of Pandaria. From now until 28 August, 3pm (Singapore time), you can purchase the WoW Battle Chest (containing vanilla WoW and Burning Crusade) for US$5, Wrath of the Lich King for US$5, and Cataclysm for US$10 from […] Read more »
The Nintendo 3DS XL was launched quietly in Singapore last week, going at a recommended retail price of S$319. There are currently two colours available for the handheld: Red and Blue. Customers who purchase the XL will receive a one-year warranty from Maxsoft, who are the local distributors for Nintendo hardware in Singapore. Read more »
Last weekend, the Diablo III (D3) community was lit up when several D3 developers from Blizzard posted some angry Facebook remarks in response to an interview conducted by Diablo IncGamers, a popular Diablo community website. Read more »
