Ask any BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma (BBCP) player which character they fear most, and most will answer: Kokonoe. She has high damage output, strong zoning tools, and a very dirty teleport to mess up your game plan. So perhaps as a testament to her top-tier power, last week’s Southeast Asia Major 2014 (SEAM 2014) grand finals […] Read more »
On 16 March, fellow writer Wei Song and I had the opportunity to have a very casual sit-down with Trion World’s own Design Producer Hal Hanlin and Lead Designer Bill Fisher as we candidly chatted away about all matters pertaining to RIFT and our collective experience with the game and beyond. Here’s how it all went […] Read more »
I managed to catch up with Thai Dota team MiTH.Trust’s captain Trai “TnK” Akaravinak as they were checking into their hotel at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre this afternoon. It was a short, impromptu interview, but I managed to hear a little about the team’s thoughts and feelings about the Dota 2 Malaysia Invitational tournament […] Read more »
No Game No Talk managed to get Flash e-Sports’s Ian “Muse” Ang to speak with NGNT’s Philibert “DA” Santhanaraj about the December 2011 StarCraft II Singapore LAN tournament, the lack of a real esports scene in Singapore and his team mate Marcus “Revenant” Tan on the sidelines of the StarCraft II LAN tournament last Sunday. Read more »
No Game No Talk managed to get Flash e-Sports’s Marcus “Revenant” Tan to do a short 10 minute video interview on the sidelines of the StarCraft II LAN tournament last Sunday. Read more »
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 »
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 »
Chris “M_Flo” Hong will be organising a beginners’ and newcomers’ tournament for Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition this Saturday at the Colosseum cyber cafe. Chances are — if you aren’t already involved in SF4 tournaments or hang out with the Bugis arcade community — you probably haven’t heard of him. That’s why NGNT is bringing […] Read more »
Scythe.SG made history last weekend when they placed third at The International Dota 2 Championships held at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, instantly becoming the most successful gaming team in Singapore by prize earnings. I interviewed Scythe.SG’s team leader Han Yong “hyhy” Lim, in which he revealed that the team only had a week to practice after coming out […] Read more »
Scythe.SG made history last weekend when they placed third at The International Dota 2 Championships held at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, instantly becoming the most successful gaming team in Singapore by prize earnings. I interviewed Scythe.SG’s team leader Han Yong “hyhy” Lim, in which he revealed that the team only had a week to practice after […] Read more »
