First announced back in 2020, Granado Espada M is the official mobile version of the beloved PC MMORPG, Granado Espada (aka Sword of the New World) from the original developer Hanbitsoft. Thus far, we have only seen 2 official screenshots,…
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Clash of Clans – Supercell and Pop Mart Funan Store in Singapore Create an Immersive Offline Experience
What’s it like to encounter the classic characters of Clash of Clans & Clash Royale while shopping in a mall? In September, the Clash-themed Pop Mart store, created by the world-renowned game company Supercell and Pop Mart, appeared in the…
Midgard Saga – $50 million funded Yeeha Games reveals first game for Southeast Asia
Yeeha Games, a $50 million-funded gaming platform is looking to shake up the playing field. From the coronavirus pandemic to the historic global markets’ collapse, in less than two years, billions of people have dealt with a decade’s worth of…
Black Desert SEA – Drakania class arriving with Mountain of Eternal Winter next month
[Game website] As announced over the weekend during the CalpheON Episode 2 Livestream, a new playable class known as Drakania and the new region known as Mountain of Eternal Winter is arriving in all regional PC versions of Black Desert…
Special Force – Play-to-Earn version of PC online FPS to launch in Southeast Asia next year
According to Korean developer Dragonfly, it has established a new subsidiary in the Philippines to aggressively push the launch of Special Force next year, built with blockchain technology to enable Play-to-Earn capabilities. The online FPS was first launched in the…
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened – Wizarding game coming to mobile and PC gamers in Southeast Asia
NetEase Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, a new game for iOS and Android mobile devices and the PC platform that invites players to experience the wizarding world, coming to Japan, South Korea, and…
Undawn – SEA publisher announced with Pre-Alpha registration now live
Following the recent game reveal of Undawn, developed by the Chinese team which made PUBG Mobile, the publisher for the Southeast Asia server (including Taiwan and Macau) has been announced. Garena, which found major success with Free Fire and League…
Kritika: REBOOT – Southeast Asia server goes live for high-octane action MMORPG
Thailand-based games publisher Godlike Games today announced the opening of its new PC MMORPG, Kritika: REBOOT, for the Southeast Asia region. Once operated by Asiasoft a few years back, Kritika has since evolved through regular content updates from Korean developer…
ServerDNA5 – Malaysia’s largest gathering of gamers goes online this December
[Register now] One of Malaysia’s largest gamer gatherings is coming back this December, and it promises some really exciting activities and over RM200k worth of giveaways for game lovers. ServerDNA5: The Celebration of Gamers, organised by serverDNA, is an 18…
GigaBash – Teaser trailer revealed for kaiju-inspired arena brawler
GigaBash was first announced by developer Passion Republic Games back last year, but here’s a refresher. Passion Republic is the Malaysian team which participated in projects such as League of Legends, Mortal Kombat 11, Nier: Automata and most recently, The…
Genshin Impact – Preview tour of first 90 minutes of new fantasy MMORPG
[Game website] Closed Beta 2 for Genshin Impact started earlier today, and we managed to hop in and experience it for a couple of hours. Crafted by miHoYo, the masters behind Honkai Impact 3, there are big ambitions behind this…
Garena – Parent company posts USD 1.46 billion net loss for 2019
In an astonishing financial report revealed by Sea Limited (parent company of Garena) recently, a hefty net loss of USD 1.46 billion was posted for the full year of 2019. Other than Garena, Sea Limited has other subsidiaries such as…
CrossFire ZERO – Smilegate announces new PC battle royale for Southeast Asia
[Pre-register] Korean developer Smilegate recently announced a new PC battle royale, CrossFire ZERO, based on the popular CrossFire online shooter IP. However, CrossFire ZERO is only slated for Southeast Asia market at this time. According to the teaser trailer combat…
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang – Facebook threatens action against creators from attending world championship
While I am not an avid fan of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB), I do understand how big the mobile MOBA is in Southeast Asia, hence this news caught my attention. According to reports, Facebook Gaming is threatening actions against…