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MechWarrior 4 released for free

By Edward Pang on 1 May 2010 11:06am - No Comments

Update 2: The Mektek website is back online. A new version of the MTX client has been released to allow offline installation of MechWarrior 4. Update: It appears that the Studio Mektek website has crashed due to overwhelming response, making it impossible to download or install the game. Stay tuned for more updates. Original: MechWarrior 4 has been released for free by Studio Mektek. You can visit their website … Read more »

L4D2: The Passing is out

By Edward Pang on 23 April 2010 8:36am - No Comments

The Passing DLC for Left 4 Dead 2 was released just a few hours ago on Steam. The download is almost 2GB in size, making this one of the largest L4D expansions to date. Why are you still reading this news article? Start playing the new add-on now! Foppy says: My money is on Zoey to die. Read more »

Take You For a Ride: Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 announced

By Edward Pang on 21 April 2010 6:06pm - No Comments

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 was announced by Capcom yesterday. You can view the embedded teaser trailer above. Here are all the important facts, in condensed form, that have been unveiled so far for this highly anticipated fighting game sequel: Read more »

L4D2: The Passing DLC releasing this Friday

By Edward Pang on 21 April 2010 12:23pm - No Comments

Valve has announced on the official L4D2 blog that the first add-on for Left 4 Dead 2, The Passing, will be available on 23 April (Singapore time). Read more »

Arts is Singapore’s first Mini Fighter champion

By Wei-Meng Lee on 19 April 2010 1:50am - No Comments

Mini Fighter Champion Toh "Arts" Wei Xiong (left)

Toh "Arts" Wei Xiong became the first-ever Mini Fighter Singapore champion when he defeated Edmund "Mist" Lim in the finals of the Ultimate Mini-Fighter Championship (UMC) held Saturday afternoon at the Game Haven cyber cafe. Read more »

Return to Rapture: BioShock 2 review

By Edward Pang on 19 April 2010 1:12am - No Comments

Would you kindly?

The original BioShock was a violent scavenger hunt set in a retro science-fiction setting, with a great video game plot twist thrown in the middle. It also contained a strong, objectivist subject matter based on the teachings of Russian philosopher Ayn Rand. I hadn't the faintest idea what objectivism was about after I completed the first game more than two years ago, and I just couldn't be bothered. I simply … Read more »

Just Cause 2: Bolo Santosi’s Singlish accent

By Edward Pang on 31 March 2010 4:21pm - 3 Comments

Introducing Bolo Santosi, a villainous character from Just Cause 2 who has a really thick and deadpan Singaporean accent. Seriously, just watch the embedded video above, and laugh your heart out.

Ms. Santosi is quickly becoming a cult personality among gamers (both Singaporean or otherwise) due to her combination of cheesy dialogue and emotionless voice acting. She's even caught the attention of prominent Singaporean blogger Mr. … Read more »

Official Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings trailer

By Edward Pang on 25 March 2010 12:09pm - No Comments

Update: Assassins of Kings will also be released on the Xbox 360 and PS3.
Source: VG247

Original: Following the leaked alpha video that was glimpsed back in September 2009, Polish developers CD Projekt RED have just unveiled an official trailer for Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

According to Read more »

Diablo II: patch 1.13 goes live

By Edward Pang on 25 March 2010 9:34am - No Comments

The latest 1.13 patch for Diablo II has been released by Blizzard. For those of you who are still playing Lord of Destruction, you can download the patch manually at the Blizzard website, or login to Battle.net from Diablo II to download it automatically.

The most notable changes introduced are the … Read more »

Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva is out in Singapore

By Edward Pang on 18 March 2010 4:41pm - 3 Comments

Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva, an animated film based on the popular Professor Layton series of puzzle games, is now showing at Golden Village cinemas in Singapore.

Set three years before the events of Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, Eternal Diva is a 97-minute movie that was originally released in Japanese theatres on December 2009.

This is the first international release of Eternal Diva outside of Japan. Singaporean … Read more »