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Oh Final Fantasy XIII, truly the black sheep of the family. This unflattering title, which was once held gloriously by the experimental Final Fantasy II, has since been overtaken by the thirteenth entry of the series and its two sequels. It’s hard to feel strongly about Final Fantasy XIII, especially at the time of its release. After all, it was supposed to be the game that launched the series into […]

The EA Sports Fifa Global Series East Asia Regional Qualifier 2 recently saw a new champion being crowned., What's even impressive is that this is his first big tournament. 20-year-old Malaysian gamer, Ahmad Akmal Abdul Rafi, was pegged as the underdog of this regional tournament but managed to bring home the gold despite this being his very first time participating in this sort of tournament. For the uninitiated, the EA […]

It’s easy to think that survival horror games truly made their debut in the 32-bit era, when Resident Evil became the talk of the industry. But there were notable exceptions in the 8-bit and 16-bit era that preceded Resident Evil’s success. One of these was 1989’s Sweet Home, a game that took JRPG mechanics and instead of having players on a quest to fight dragons, the game had players surviving […]

In 2006, the Mega Man games were in a state of limbo. While the original hasn’t received a new entry since Mega Man 8 on 32-bit consoles, the Mega Man X games were losing steam due to their middling conversion into 3D. With Mega Man Legends seemingly wiped from the face of the Earth, the only Mega Man sub-series that was doing well was the Battle Network games, which was […]

Crossovers in media is a tried and tested winning strategy for most movies, cartoons, and video games. The likes of the Marvel Cinematic universe and the Super Smash Bros. series are testaments to this fact. Mobile games are no stranger to these kinds of crossover events, like Neon Genesis Evangelion in Honkai Impact 3rd. But what is rare is for Southeast Asian games to have their own crossovers with local […]

With this year being Pokemon’s 25th anniversary and most of us still having Pokemania over the recent announcements, IGN Southeast Asia thought it would be a good idea to rank the most important Pokemon to have ever graced the franchise and brought a meaningful impact. Spoiler alert: they are mostly from Generation I. 25. Nidorino/Gengar As the first Pokemon you’ll see when booting up Pokemon Red and Blue, this pair […]

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade will be coming to the PlayStation 5 on June 10, and with it comes a new side-story starring everyone’s favourite ninja, Yuffie Kisaragi. This new addition takes place amidst the confusion of Mako Reactor 5's destruction, as the ninjas of Wutai make their move on the city of Midgar. Avid FFVII fans would be familiar with the Wutai War, which was sparked when Yuffie’s father […]

The Binding of Isaac reintroduced the concept of roguelikes during the indie boom of the 2010s, along with Spelunkey. Its final chapter and expansion, Repentance, will finally be making its way to fans this month. For the uninitiated, The Binding of Isaac was created by Edmund McMillen, who is also known for his other indie mascot, Super Meat Boy. The game takes the brutal roguelike game style and fuses it […]

Though it’s been quite a few weeks since Valentine’s Day, the most romantic day of the year has brought us a number of artistic works from all over the world. And if you’re in the mood for love, then this short and sweet visual novel might be for you. EDDA Café is a visual novel made by Indonesian game developer Morinoir/Pepapen, and tells a cute and heartwarming story about love […]