There is a common saying in the world of eSports that goes, “If you want to be the best, you have to play with the best.” Although there are some rare exceptions, generally a person’s gaming skill is largely dependent on the playing environment he is in. This holds true for many other games as […] Read more »
After the resounding successes of the respective Kickstarter projects for Double Fine, Wasteland 2, and The Banner Saga, it was inevitable that someone would eventually attempt to exploit the crowd-funding system for nefarious gains. That culprit was the “game” Mythic: The Story of Gods and Men, by Little Monster Productions. Read more »
So you’ve played the Diablo III beta and decided to purchase the game when it’s released on 15 May. Many gamers have already pre-ordered their copies of the game. However, for those who have not pre-ordered and are wondering what are their options for purchasing a copy, here’s a compiled list for your reference. Read more »
Last weekend saw a mass of major tournaments around the world for the StarCraft II scene. From Dreamhack in Stockholm to Major League Gaming (MLG)‘s Spring in New York City and the Australian Cyber League (ACL) in Sydney, all around the world we got the chance to watch all our favourite players duke it out. Read more »
DiRT: Showdown is the latest instalment of the Colin Mcrae Rally series of games by Codemasters. The game is touted as an arcade-themed racer, though its name suggests that it still has roots in the original DiRT series of games such as DiRT 1, 2, and 3. Read more »
Unable to get hold of a Diablo III beta key for the past few months? Blizzard is giving everybody a one and only chance to try out the D3 beta, which will be made open to all players with a valid Battle.net account over the weekend, according to a post on the official Diablo III […] Read more »
The IGN Pro League 4 (IPL 4) finals ended with a blast last weekend after three days of intense gaming, with Fnatic’s Lee-Seok “aLive” Han (KR-SC2) emerging as champion. However, what made IPL 4 especially memorable was the “We want LAN” controversy which happened at the Global StarCraft II Team League (GSTL) finals. Read more »
There will be no Southeast Asia server for Diablo III and all game items cannot be transferred between regional servers, an Asiasoft spokesperson confirmed on Monday morning. Read more »
Orange Esports (MY-Dota) defeated MiTH.Trust (TH-Dota) in the Dota Allstars finals of the India Gaming Carnival (IGC) on Sunday to win 7,00,000 rupee (US$13,000) in prize money. However, with all the controversy surrounding tournament organiser WTF Eventz, it is unknown if the Malaysian team will be able to cash the prize money cheque. Read more »
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 »
