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Pokémon Asia Players Cup 2021 begins Aug. 28

The Pokémon Company is gearing up to host one of the biggest competitions of the year, the Pokémon Asia Players Cup 2021.  In partnership with ESL, the Asia Players Cup 2021 will feature players from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand competing for a ticket to the 2021 Pokémon Global Exhibition in October.  Registration for the event is open now, with the first weekend kicking off on Aug. 28. Overall, the competition will run from Aug. 28 to Sept. 11, when the Asia Players Cup Champion will be

Wild Rift SEA Championship 2021 unveiled with $200,000 prize pool

The League of Legends: Wild Rift Southeast Asia (SEA) Championship 2021 will happen from Sept. 14 to Oct. 3, Riot Games announced today. 21 teams from across SEA and Oceania will be competing for a share of the $200,000 prize pool and slots to the Wild Rift World Championship 2021. The teams will qualify through the SEA Icon Series in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. The winner of the ESL Wild Rift Mobile Open Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) Championship 2021 will also make it

Southeast Asian League of Legends players are being barred from purchasing League’s new Coven skins individually

Garena, League of Legends’ distributor in Southeast Asian regions, is preventing players from purchasing any of the game’s newest skins in the Coven skin line individually.  As an alternative, players in Garena-sponsored regions are being forced to purchase the full Coven skin bundle if they want any of the newly-released skins right now. If players aren’t looking to spend the 13,000 Riot Points required to secure the bundle, they’ll have to wait until Aug. 20 when the skins will go on sale individually in Garena’s regions. Garena hosts servers for

PUBG Mobile reportedly made over $210 million last month

PUBG Mobile made $213.8 million in June 2021, according to estimates from the data analytics platform, Sensor Tower. This represents an 11 percent growth since June 2020. The majority of this revenue came from the game’s Chinese version, called Peacekeeper Elite (also known as Game for Peace). China accounted for 53.3 percent of the total amount made last month while 11.2 percent came from the United States. These statistics included the revenue from Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. Third-party app stores aren’t included. Compared to May 2021,

EFC unveils Ultimate Warrior Showdown: PUBG Mobile Asia Invitational with $90,000 prize pool

The best PUBG Mobile teams from across Asia will be competing in the $90,000 Ultimate Warrior Showdown: PUBG Mobile Asia Invitational. It will happen from July 5 to 7. The 16 invited teams are from 14 different countries, namely Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Mainland China, Taiwan, Cambodia, Nepal, Pakistan, Mongolia, and Bangladesh. The complete list of participating teams are as follows: RSG MY (Malaysia)Bigetron RA (Indonesia)Demigod Incognito (Philippines)Eagle Esports (Vietnam)XB Blood Legion (Bangladesh)PN Crew (Nepal)Stalwart Freestyle (Pakistan)Tong Jia Bao Esports (China)Da Kun Gaming (China)LIT Esports (Taiwan)FaZe Clan (Thailand)The

Garena to host Free Fire All Stars international tournament in July

Garena revealed today that the Free Fire All Stars (FFAS) tournament will return this July. The international online event will gather players and influencers from three regions: Americas, Asia, and EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa).  Following the same format as the Free Fire Continental Series (FFCS) 2020, each region will have its own tournament but now on different dates, which means Free Fire fans from all over the world can follow all events separately. Related: TSM FTX reportedly acquiring Free Fire roster The regional tournaments will happen over three

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hosts first test of Live Audio Rooms in US

In April, Facebook announced a slew of new audio products, including its Clubhouse clone, called Live Audio Rooms, which will be available across both Facebook and Messenger. Since May, Facebook has been publicly testing the audio rooms feature in Taiwan with public figures, but today the company hosted its first public test of Live Audio Rooms in the U.S. The event itself was hosted by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who chatted with fellow execs and creators. Joining Zuckerberg were Facebook VP and Head of Facebook Reality Labs Andrew “Boz” Bosworth,

10 Best Modern Point And Click Horror Games

Point and click adventure games are usually focused on the narrative and puzzles. These games were pretty popular back in the day but over the years, more adventure games have dropped the point and click aspect completely. In this list, we’re going to highlight some newer point-and-click horror games that you should try out. Some of these titles may not be as focused on the classic point and click gameplay aspect, but they are full of puzzles and a heavy focus around telling a story. We’re trying to stay with

GeIL Makes Ready to Launch the Next Generation DDR5 RGB…

GeIL Polaris RGB DDR5 Gaming Memory GeIL has designed the Polaris RGB to provide RGB illuminated high-performance DDR5 gaming memory and has been working closely with motherboard makers to guarantee the best compatibility and reliability among the latest Intel and AMD motherboards. TAIPEI, Taiwan (PRWEB) May 19, 2021 GeIL, Golden Emperor International Ltd. – one of the world's leading PC component manufacturers, is proud to announce the next-generation DDR5 RGB high-performance gaming memory, Polaris RGB, is ready for the upcoming DDR5 platform. The GeIL Polaris RGB Gaming Memory will be

How to watch the Free Fire World Series (FFWS) 2021 Singapore

The Free Fire World Series 2021 Singapore has suffered major date changes in the past few days. To ensure players’ health and safety and follow local public health protocols, the play-in stage will now occur on May 28 and the grand finals on May 30.  These date changes come after a Brazilian player was diagnosed with COVID-19 when he landed in Singapore for the tournament. Many other adjustments were made by Garena due to the pandemic, like the elimination of four Asian teams due to travel restrictions.  With a prize