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While air travel may not be accessible to us during this global pandemic, chances are you have boarded a flight with airasia in the past. Now, the Malaysian multinational low-cost airline aims to not only be the popular choice among Southeast Asian travellers but also gamers. In a few days' time, airasia is set to introduce its first virtual idol, Aozora Kurumi, ushering in a new age of streaming content […]

The world's biggest and most highly anticipated esports tournament is back. The 2021 League of Legends (LoL) World Championship, simply known to fans as Worlds, will be held on November 6 in the city of Shenzhen, China. Worlds is an annual tournament featuring some of the best LoL teams in the world battling it out to claim the coveted Summoner's Cup, which brings with it the undisputed World Championship title. […]

Zoë Roth, who became Internet-famous after a picture of her smiling in front of a burning house went viral more than a decade ago, has sold the original copy of the meme for half a million US dollars. According to the New York Times, Roth sold the meme as a non-fungible token (NFT) at an auction for 180 Ether - a form of cryptocurrency - that is worth about US$495,000 […]

A knife-wielding man has been arrested by police for attempting to assassinate the founders of the miHoYo, the company behind games like Genshin Impact and Honkai Impact. According to news reports, the suspect allegedly trespassed into miHoYo's headquarters in Shanghai, China. The man, who was reportedly armed with a knife, was apprehended by police on April 24. No injuries were reported in the incident. The suspect was apparently upset over […]

A professional Valorant player from Singapore has been accused of match-fixing and betting on the opposing team to win money during a recent Riot Games-sanctioned tournament last year. The incident allegedly took place during the Epulze Royal SEA Cup, which is an Ignition Series Event for the Southeast Asian region, featuring a US$25,000 prize pool. The player in question, germsg, was then playing for team Resurgence (now known as RSG). […]

Netflix has hit the 208-million subscriber mark and plans to spend US$17 billion on new content this year. And yet, its shares fell 11 per cent in after-hours trading to US$489.28, reducing the company's market capitalization by US$25 billion. Why is that the case? After all, ever since the Covid-19 pandemic began last year, Netflix saw 25 million more paid subscribers signing up as millions of people were forced to […]

If you're a fan of the Nintendo Switch who prefers gaming while listening to a pair of wireless headphones or headsets, you've probably invested in a Bluetooth adaptor to connect your audio device to your Switch. While the official Nintendo Switch's recent 12.0.0 firmware update's patch notes do not contain any particularly interesting details, dataminers have uncovered several key findings that may prove otherwise. According to well-known Nintendo dataminer OatmealDome, […]

Streamline Media Group may be well known in the Southeast Asian video game industry as the masterminds behind Bake 'n Switch, but the Malaysia-based company has also started making inroads in fashion, thanks to a recent collaboration with luxury brand Balenciaga. In December last year, Streamline was named as the game developer of Balenciaga’s Afterworld: The Age of Tomorrow, which delivers the largest volumetric video capture and interactive immersive 3D […]

Professional Dota 2 organisation Team Nigma has removed midlaner Aliwi “w33” Omar from its active roster following the team's disastrous result at the recently concluded Singapore Major tournament, where they finished in last place. Team Nigma, which boasts a star-studded roster of veteran Dota 2 players, only managed win only one of their 10 matches at the Singapore Major, leading some fans to attribute the losses to w33's poor performance. […]