Gaming
Ragnarok Online returns to Malaysia
Way back before MMORPGs like Everquest and World of Warcraft were popular, there was another game cut from a similar cloth that offered many of the same mechanics – grinding, farming, tons of classes to aspire to, Player versus Player shenanigans and some of the most memorable music in gaming history. We speak of Ragnarok…
Read MoreThe ROG Masters 2017 International Grand Finals are coming to Malaysia
It’s always a pleasure to watch professional gamers at their craft as their fingers dance deftly to work miracles onscreen as bullets fly and spells get slinged willy nilly on virtual battlefields. If you’re in Malaysia this December, you’re in for a treat as the prestigious ROG Masters International Grand Finals will be taking place at…
Read MorePlaystation VR horror game The Inpatient delayed till January 2018
If you’ve been waiting in anticipation for ‘The Inpatient’, Supermassive Games’ prequel to their titular horror game Until Dawn, well, too bad. While the game has been slated for release this month, they’ve pushed the release date forward to January 2018 , presumably to make it even more pants-wettingly terrifying than it already is. For…
Read MoreStarcraft 2 goes free to play this November
Real time strategy gaming has been on a depressing decline in recent years in terms of popularity but Blizzard’s latest announcement at Blizzon 2017 may just reverse that trend as they’ve announced that a good chunk of Starcraft II is now free to play. The sequel to the original Starcraft, Starcraft II is split into…
Read MoreVainglory MOBA opens up pre-registration for 5 vs 5 mode
If you’re one of a growing number of gamers who game competitively on your smartphone, you’ll likely have heard of developer Super Evil Megacorp’s magnum opus that they’ve dubbed Vainglory. Part of the perennially popular ‘multiplayer online battle arena’ (MOBA) genre of gaming which pits teams of players against each other to take out the…
Read MoreGarena’s Arena of Valor MOBA game is coming to Malaysia this October
If terms like ‘lanes’, ‘creeps’ and ‘kiting’ mean anything to you, you’ll appreciate what Garena has to offer as they will be launching their own Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game dubbed Arena of Valor this October in Malaysia. For the uninitiated, a MOBA game is an entire genre of gaming that has its roots…
Read MoreAsus launches the ultra slim ROG Zephyrus GX501 gaming rig and more
Gaming notebooks are usually ponderously unwieldy affairs which requires the sort of fitness levels afforded to an Olympic weightlifter to tote them around but the new Asus ROG Zephyrus GX501 aims to buck that trend as it’s not only powerful but light in the bargain too. The notebook is just 16.9mm thin and weighs a…
Read MoreAcer’s unveiled 18-core Predator Orion 9000 desktop is a gaming behemoth
IFA is usually the perfect time for tech vendors to show their most powerful hardware and Acer’s massive, beefily specced Predator Orion 9000 certainly fits the bill when it made its stage debut in Berlin. The exterior of this huge edifice of desktop gaming is all manly lines and chrome along with tweakable RGB lighting…
Read MoreRazer launches zGold-MOLPoints in Malaysia
Razer and MOL announced the official launch of their zGold-MOLPoints in Malaysia. The new zGold-MOLPoints are a rebrand of MOLPoints that recognises Razer’s immense brand popularity in gaming circles. Razer is one of the most well known gaming brands on the planet with a line-up of impressive gaming accessories hewn based on their titular motto…
Read MoreStarCraft: Remastered lets you play in luscious 4K
Back in the late 90’s when I was struggling through the tepid tedium of college life, something came to light that brought blessed relief from a tedium of never ending paperwork, lukewarm meat pies and a looming set of final exams. It was a simple statement from a coursemate, but it changed my life. He…
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