The India Gaming Carnival, which claims to have a US$300,000 prize pool for its games tournaments, was postponed by a day, heightening speculation among the esports community that it was simply too good to be true. Read more »
The 3G/Wi-Fi PlayStation Vita model will finally be officially arriving in Singapore on 14 April, with SingTel offering a mobile data plan specifically for the console. Read more »
If you ever doubted that Dota 2 would be free-to-play, here’s some proof to tell you otherwise. No Game No Talk received some Dota 2 invite keys from Southeast Asia distributor e-Club Malaysia to give away, and when they were activated, the product listed was “Dota 2 Retail (SE Asia)”. Read more »
The World Cyber Games will no longer feature PC games at the national finals level, nor will there be any pan-regional championships from 2012, according to leaked documents obtained by European esports news site Cadred.org. Read more »
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 »
There will no longer be a Southeast Asia Battle.net regional server for Diablo III, as a Battle.net forum post by community manager Micah “Bashiok” Whipple seems to indicate. Read more »
Have you ever wanted to meet basketball legend Michael Jordan? Well here’s your chance, as 2K Sports announced Wednesday the start of the “Meet Michael Jordan” contest exclusively for gamers from Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan or South Korea who have purchased a copy of NBA2K12. Read more »
As if the delayed release date and the government regulation problems in Korea weren’t enough, Blizzard is now announcing that Diablo III will not ship with any player vs. player features on launch day. Read more »
The games line-up and event venue for the Road to EVO 2012 Southeast Asia Major were announced today in a press release issued by the organisers. Read more »
Mineski (the Philippines) edged out Orange eSports (Malaysia) in the finals of the Razer Dota 2 Tournament on Sunday to win the US$2,500 cash cheque and US$3,604 worth of merchandise at IT Show 2012. Read more »
