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 »
Singapore’s first ever BarCraft — a gathering to watch StarCraft II in a bar or pub — happened last Saturday. Organiser Alexandre “Frogmite” Dumont expected “maybe a dozen” to turn up, but over 50 people attended the event in the end. Here are some photos of the event, graciously provided by Shi Chun, who is […] Read more »
Remember the Dota 2 tournament which we reported was going happen from 2 to 4 December at Licence2Play? The full event schedule for the StarHub-Digital Life DOTA 2 Open Challenge 2011 has been released, along with team registration details for those interested in participating. Read more »
League of Legends developer Riot Games announced last Friday that their popular action RTS game has passed the 4 million daily player mark — an increase in community size of 280% in just four months — as it prepares to enter its second competitive season. Read more »
While we were chilling out in rainy Singapore last weekend, AEON.Dota and Kun-Xian “Xian” Ho were flying the Singapore flag in two different international esports events. One scored podium finishes, while the other didn’t meet their own expectations. Read more »
This weekend will see 12 teams from 11 countries participating in the World Cyber Games 2011 Asian Championship Dota and Dota 2 tournaments in Jakarta, Indonesia. One of the teams is Singapore representative AEON.Dota. I did a quick Q&A with their manager, Michael “XtReM1St” Phee, about the team’s preparations for the tournament. Read more »
Singapore’s Leslie Cheong placed second in the Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition tournament at the Canada Cup 2011 fighting games tournament in Calgary, Alberta after losing to Japan’s Kazunoko 0-3 in the grand finals. Read more »
Singapore’s David “Real Deal” Sim (pictured, left) won the Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix tournament at the Canada Cup 2011 fighting games tournament in Calgary, Alberta after defeating opponent Justin Wong 6-1 in the grand finals. Read more »
When Sendi Mutiara Multimedia launched the SMM Grand National Dota Tournament in 2006, it was a domestic tournament catering primarily to gamers from Malaysia. Today, the now five-year-old tournament’s reputation and prize pool attracts participation from teams located from all across the Asia-Pacific, and even as far away as Europe and North America. Despite its […] Read more »
e-Club Malaysia, distributors of Valve games in Southeast Asia, have announced a Dota 2 promotional tour to drum up excitement in the region for the yet-to-be released game. Read more »
