Remember the “impossible space” Valve developer Eric Tams described in Portal 2’s developer commentary? Youtube user tonymyre311 took it to heart and created an entire map full of reality-bending impossible spaces. Impossibly long hallways? Check. Rooms with insides larger than their outside dimensions? Check. Walking up the wall of a room, defying gravity like a boss? […] Read more »
Ukrainian Dota team Na`Vi defeated Chinese team EHOME in the grand finals of the International Dota 2 Championships at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany last night (Singapore time) and took home US$1 million (S$1.2 million) in what must be the largest single prize award given out for an esports tournament in recent memory. Read more »
Scythe.SG are now one of the most successful gaming teams in Singapore gaming history, having won US$150,000 (S$180,000) by placing third at the International Dota 2 Championships in Cologne, Germany this evening (Singapore time). Read more »
If you’ve been feeling a little bit worried about the release of Portal 2’s free DLC pack, which was originally announced way back in April for a “summer release”, here’s a little update from Valve’s Doug Lombardi at this year’s Gamescon 2011: The DLC will be released around mid-September, which is “still technically summer,” he […] Read more »
After a fast 23-minute victory over Scythe.SG in the first match of the best of three winners bracket finals, Na`Vi looked as if they would repeat the feat and steamroll Scythe.SG yet again in the second match, cruising straight into the grand finals of the International Dota 2 tournament at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. While […] Read more »
Forget about the 6 – 25 loss against Na`Vi in the group stage. Forget about the largely undecisive 37 – 19 defeat Scythe.SG handed out to MYM yesterday. Tonight’s Scythe.SG is a completely different team from the previous two days: A highly skilled, determined and, most importantly, focused team which handed EHOME a 25 – 6 […] Read more »
This year’s Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention will take place over the next two days, 20 and 21 August, at the Suntec Convention Centre. While the main focus of STGCC has always been on toys and comics, there are also booths and exhibitions of interest to video game players like us. Here are the […] Read more »
Scythe.SG are in the winners bracket of The International Dota 2 Championships after placing second in their group with two wins and one loss at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. Read more »
Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong (SCEH) has announced in a press release that the price cuts for PlayStation 3s being sold in Singapore will take effect on 22 August, dropping from a SRP of SG$449 to SG$399. This follows Sony’s announcement on 16 August at this year’s Gamescom 2011 exhibition, where the company officially revealed […] Read more »
Ever since the Dota 2 Gamescom tournament was announced — creating huge buzz in the esports scene — I’ve been carefully considering if Dota 2 will be a success both in Singapore, Asia and internationally. While the original Dota was hugely popular here, it does not follow that Dota 2 will automatically enjoy the same success. […] Read more »
