XCOM: Enemy Unknown’s tactical game is all about cover, but the isometric Battlescape often makes it difficult to understand why and how an enemy can still be under cover, even though it seems that your soldier has a clear line-of-fire. Read more »
I followed the recent controversy surrounding Eurogamer, Robert Florence, and Lauren Wainwright with great interest, because the problems highlighted by Florence are more prevalent here in Singapore and Asia (I won’t post names, but the culprits are clear as day if you know where to look). I also won’t bother summarising what happened, because many […] Read more »
Singapore’s Kun-Xian “Xian” Ho has won two championships at this year’s Canada Cup 2012, a fighting game tournament held at Calgary, Canada. He finished first for the Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition 2012 (AE2012) and King of Fighters XIII (KOF13) tournaments. Xian also took part in Persona 4: Arena (P4U) where he obtained 4th place, and […] Read more »
Ask me to summarise XCOM: Enemy Unknown in 10 words or less, and I’ll call it, “the Dark Souls of turn-based strategy games”. Both games take pleasure in making players fail in the most spectacular manner, and yet, we keep coming back for more because of the enjoyable frustration, the perfect balance of addictive fun […] Read more »
George Washington is considered one of the greatest individuals to ever serve as the president of the United States of America. But what if he became corrupt with power and crowned himself the new King of America, crushing all who defied him? And what if you, a hardened assassin who once called him friend, was […] Read more »
Borderlands 2 has been out for a few days, and while I am nowhere near to completing the game yet, I’ve acquired enough experience during my 40-hours of play to teach you some tips and tricks on how to maximise your playing experience, especially if you’re still a newbie starting out. Read more »
A new, even slimmer PlayStation 3 (PS3) with larger hard disk capacity will be available at your favourite retailer by the end of October, Sony announced at a press conference in Tokyo on Wednesday. Read more »
The Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) event in Guangzhou, China has been cancelled partly due to the political fallout from the ongoing territorial dispute between China and Japan over disputed islets in the East China Sea, an announcement by event organiser ESL suggests. Read more »
It’s the Jack Attack segment, You Don’t Know Jack’s version of fastest finger first. The question “Tic-tac-toe” appears, asking me to match it with the correct answer. As I wait patiently for the right response (“match three in a row”, of course), the phrase “tick the tacs” flashes. Immediately, two of my friends buzz in […] Read more »
The closure of Andriasang earlier this week came as a shock to many gamers, especially those invested in Japanese videogames. Andriasang was always the first to report about the latest, translated gaming news from Japan, and generated a strong following of readers who posted frequently on the site’s comments section. Read more »
