Early during Wreck-It Ralph, the game characters from the Fix-It Felix Jr machine explain what happens when an arcade machine malfunctions beyond repair: the cabinet gets unplugged, and the characters are relegated to a videogame purgatory, out of job, and never to be remembered. Read more »
One of the biggest complaints against Torchlight II is the game’s limited options for skill respecs: you can only respec the last three points that you spent on your character. Beyond that and you are out of luck. What if you suddenly need to change your build, or come across a later skill that drastically […] Read more »
The donation drive to determine the eighth fighting game at this year’s Evo 2013 World Championships ended on Friday afternoon, Singapore time, with Super Smash Bros. Melee (SB) taking the top spot with US$94,672 of donations, beating out Skullgirls at second place (US$78,760) and Super Street Fighter II: Turbo HD Remix (ST) at third place (US$39,567). Read more »
The semifinals and finals of the Flash eSports Dota 2 Open Category was held on Sunday, 27 January at the Dell Alienware Arena in Lucky Chinatown. Team Zenith emerged as the overall champions, while Team First Departure were the runners-up. Read more »
NGNT writers Edward and Amos both managed to watch Wreck-It Ralph, a movie about videogames that features cameos from a few popular videogame characters. How does the film fare? Is it another Scott Pilgrim or another King of Fighters? Since Edward watched the movie on his birthday, he’s decided to edit his review to appear […] Read more »
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the original English voice acting for Borderlands 2. In fact, Dameon Clarke, the voice actor who plays Handsome Jack, recently won the Spike TV Video Game Award for Best Performance by a Human Male. But if you are a gamer who frequently watches Japanese anime (like myself), you might […] Read more »
Valve has debuted its Steam Community Market, a new feature added to Steam where users can buy or sell items they acquire in game. The Steam Community Market is still in beta and is currently limited to Team Fortress 2, but more games are expected to be added in the new year. Read more »
There is nothing more inspiring than seeing a fellow Singaporean making his mark on one of gaming’s biggest franchises. Zong-Hui Seow (better known by his nickname Sonic) is the brains behind what could be one of the best Capcom crossovers of all time. Capcom has announced on their Capcom Unity blog that Street Fighter X […] Read more »
Dawn “pinksheep” Yang on Monday announced her retirement from Singapore all-girls Dota team PMS Asterisk* in an update on the team’s official blog. Read more »
Ragnarok Online II is coming to Singapore and Malaysia this December, according to game developer Gravity’s third quarter financial report released last Wednesday. Ragnarok Online II’s regional publisher Asiasoft will most likely officially announce the title at next month’s Licence2Play event. Read more »
