Gaming in Philippines. Reviews, Walkthroughs, News

Helldivers 2 players have spent their time in the galaxy since launch learning how to work together for a common cause. When the Automatons mysteriously returned to menace the galaxy, tacticians would take to X and Discord to encourage fans to hit the right planets. Super Earth asked Helldivers to kill two billion bugs, and the player base pulled it off within hours. But the biggest coordinated effort that players have pulled off is not against the bugs or bots, but against the game’s publisher, Sony — and after a weekend of protest, the Helldivers scored a massive triumph.

Game Rant can exclusively reveal a new Disney Lorcana card, an alternate version of Ariel — Sonic Warrior. This Enchanted-grade character card is set to reach the Disney-licensed game in mid-May 2024.

Helldivers 2 is no longer purchasable via Steam in numerous countries following the news that having a PSN account will become mandatory.

The long-delayed Star Wars: Hunters finally has a new release date. Back in 2021, Lucasfilm Games and developer Zynga announced Star Wars: Hunters, a squad-based arena shooter set after the fall of the Galactic Empire at the end of the original Star Wars movie trilogy. Players can choose from characters like Rieve, a dark-side-empowered warrior, a lightsaber-wielding droid called J-3DI, and even Utooni, a pair of junk-scavenging Jawas stacked together. Each of these characters has their own unique abilities, which will come in handy during frantic battles across several classic Star Wars locations.

Over 300 itch.io creators have come together to offer a bundle of their work to benefit relief efforts for Palestine. The itch.io Palestine Relief Bundle costs just $8 and includes a collection of digital games, tabletop role-playing systems, and other cool stuff. All proceeds from this bundle will be donated to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF), a more than 30-year-old registered non-profit organization that describes itself as “the primary humanitarian organization in Palestine, delivering crucial and life-saving medical relief where it is needed most.”

Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just like Wordle, you can keep track of your winning streak and compare your scores with friends.

Dragon Age: Pals Adventure is opening up for pre-registration today on mobile. This card-hunting title is hitting Android devices in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines. Developed and published by Pixel Spirits, it currently supports English, Simplified Chinese and Thai languages.

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Herbert Chavez, who believes he is the world’s biggest Superman fan, has undergone 16 years of cosmetic surgery (21 in total and £4,400) to transform himself into his hero. A dressmaker from the Philippines, he has had surgeries on his nose and jaw, skin whitening, pectoral implants and abdominal implants performed in order to look like Superman. In 2018, we had the opportunity to speak with Herbert Chavez (also known as the Filipino Superman) about his love for The Man of Steel and the truth behind his obsession.

Rolling Games just soft-launched a new game on Android called Cooking Wonderland Global. If you’re in Australia, The Philippines, the USA, Brazil, India or Malaysia, then you can get your hands on this game from the Play Store.

Ubisoft has announced they are laying off 45 more employees.

Bunny Haven – Cute Café is surely the cutest game dropping on Android this month! Just as you’re starting to munch on those Easter chocolates, Runaway dropped this cosy garden fun simulation to make the holiday even better.

Any avid gamer has definitely heard about the action platformer Katana Zero. The game’s now moving to mobile devices in select regions. Yes, if you haven’t played it yet, maybe now’s the time to try it out. Keep reading to know more about the Katana Zero mobile soft launch.

We’re getting some really fascinating, unique indie games on PS5 at the moment – and Until Then looks like one that’s well worth keeping an eye on when it drops on 23rd May. The narrative adventure is all about high school life in the Philippines, as protagonist “Mark Borja and his friends navigate the joys and woes of another year of high school”.

Philippines-set narrative adventure game Until Then will launch for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam on May 23, publisher Modus Games and developer Polychroma announced. A demo is available now for PC.

Goblin Stone, the debut title from Orc Chop Games, has two stories behind it. The narrative of the game itself is of innocent goblins turning the tables on the adventurers that so frequently invade their home, inverting a typical fantasy trope.

Skull and Bones, the live service pirate game that released just over two weeks ago on PS5, is already having its price slashed across the US and Europe. It was a full-price title at launch — your now-standard $69.99 / £69.99 — but it's currently down to as low as $44.99 / £49.85 (as reported by VGC). While that's certainly not what we'd call cheap, it's still a significant discount after such a short length of time on the market, and it suggests that retailers are struggling to shift copies.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth launched this past Friday worldwide, following widespread critical acclaim (check out the accolades trailer). However, even after a patch that improved the visual quality of Performance Mode in the demo and game, players are still complaining about the same. Director Naoki Hamaguchi acknowledged this and confirmed another update is coming soon.

Square Enix is already at work at fixing the issues with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s Performance Mode.

Electronic Arts has released its upcoming title, Plants vs Zombies 3, the latest entry in the tower defense strategy franchise, for early access on Android and iOS in multiple regions. Right now, early access is available in the Philippines, Australia and the United Kingdom, with more regions expected down the line.

Disney Realm Breakers is a new strategy game developed by JOYCITY Corp. It is now available for Android as a soft launch in select regions, including the Philippines, Australia, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Can’t get enough Death Stranding? Well, you’re in luck. The documentary film Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds shows the creative process behind Hideo Kojima launching his independent studio Kojima Productions and the development of Death Stranding. Connecting Worlds is available to stream now on Disney+, Hulu, and Hotstar depending on region.

Until Then is a gorgeous-looking pixel adventure game set in a world recovering from catastrophe, bringing an emotional adventure to PS5 sometime in 2024. It follows a cast of «achingly familiar characters» using modern technology and social media, where chatting with friends, classmates, and total strangers can have unforeseen effects on the narrative at its core.

Midjourney considers ban on Political images amid election misinformation concerns; Suffolk expert forecasts AI to takeover in coding within a decade; AI Pilot project saves lives by detecting heart attacks in Assam Hospitals; Adnan Sami supports positive use of AI in music creation- this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look.

Until Then is an indie game with unexpectedly profound things to say and a breathtaking art style set among Philippine-inspired landscapes. Don’t mistake its simplistic controls for a lack of substance—from its addictively mundane minigames to its meaningful look at healing from trauma. This game has the potential to stand among the classics in the narrative adventure genre.

Disney Realm Breakers soft launches for Android users in select regions today. Developed by JOYCITY Corp., it’s free to play and offers in-app purchases. JOYCITY is known for a number of other popular titles, including Pirates of the Caribbean: Tides of War, Game of Dice, Rule the Sky and Gunship Battle: Helicopter 3D.

If you played and liked last year's excellent slice-of-life adventure A Space For The Unbound, stop what you're doing and go and download the Steam Next Fest demo for Until Then. Go on, I'll wait. Right, sorted? Let's continue. Like A Space For The Unbound, Until Then is a coming of age story where the ups and downs of everyday high school life start intermingling with strange, supernatural occurences.

Greetings. This is Hyung Tae Kim, Director of Stellar Blade. After a long wait, I am pleased to present to you our new gameplay trailer.

I think this one’s about to give Pokemon a real complex. Dreamster World, a rad new RPG by indie developer Yiqiao Wang, is all things cute and fantasy. It’s now up for early access on Android exclusively in select regions. Want to know more about it? Keep reading!

Cybercrime and data theft have become a common problem for organizations and the general public. Personal and sensitive data is being shared all over the internet by hackers without anyone's knowledge and new data breaches and invasions of privacy are recorded virtually on a daily basis. While organizations are taking strong cybersecurity measures, it is still not enough to protect people from data breaches. And things are getting worse. In the latest cybercrime, it has now been revealed that 26 billion records, which is approximately 12 terabytes of personal data and credentials from companies and organizations, were leaked. This data leak is a combination of multiple previous breaches and it has been dubbed as the 'Mother of all breaches'.

PopCap has released Plants vs. Zombies 3 for iOS and Android in a new soft launch ahead of a full worldwide launch.

It was a staple game on tablets about ten years ago. We remember everyone playing Plants Vs Zombies back then, and, along with its sequel and various spinoffs, it's still an immensely popular mobile game today.

Bethesda has taken to social media to finally announce The Elder Scrolls: Castles. Its move arrives nearly four months after the latest The Elder Scrolls game first appeared on the Google Play Store.

The series is actually getting a new game in the near future, but it doesn't look like it will have much of anything to do with the hotly anticipated The last mainline entry in the franchise was 2011's, which has essentially become the face of the series since, with an incredibly active modding community and regular ports to new platforms that have generated many jokes and even more sales. was teased with a short trailer in 2018, but there's still no sign of anything more.

PopCap has released Plants vs. Zombies 3 for iOS and Android in a new soft launch ahead of a full worldwide launch.

Bethesda has been known for delivering some thrilling RPGs into the marketplace. But they have slowly dipped their toes into the mobile market. We’re used to seeing developers and publishers release ports for past games on the mobile platform. More impressive title ports are being released, with new devices proving better suited for gaming. It was a bit of a surprise when Bethesda unveiled Fallout Shelter, a game that was being developed for mobile devices rather than consoles and PC. But if you enjoyed that game, then you might be interested in The Elder Scrolls: Castles.

Bethesda has at last officially announced The Elder Scrolls: Castles, its Fallout Shelter-style mobile game which popped up last year, ahead of a full launch.

Plants vs Zombies 3: Welcome to Zomburbia is coming to mobile devices this year, a whole 11 years after the last mainline entry.

Great news for fans of The Elder Scrolls and mobile gaming. Bethesda Games Studios has revealed a brand new fantasy sim from the team behind Fallout Shelter. 

Plants vs. Zombies 3: Welcome to Zomburbia, a new mobile game in the series, has been revealed and is in the beginning stages of a soft launch in certain countries. The game’s soft launch announcement accompanies the release of an official trailer, teasing a return to the classic feel of Plants vs. Zombies, or PvZ. The last installment in the PvZ world came in 2019 with The Battle for Neighborville, and now fans are closer than ever to getting their hands on the latest wacky and colorful installment from Plants vs. Zombies.

Bethesda has announced The Elder Scrolls: Castles, a new mobile experience from the team behind Fallout Shelter.

Electronic Arts and PopCap Studios have soft launched Plants vs Zombies 3: Welcome to Zomburbia.

EA has announced that Plants vs. Zombies 3: Welcome to Zomburbia will be soft-launching for mobile today in select markets, with a full worldwide release happening later this year.

Plants vs Zombies is back with a brand new mobile game.

Three months after a playable build randomly appeared on mobile platforms with zero fanfare, Bethesda has officially announced The Elder Scrolls: Castles, the next game from the team behind the similarly styled management sim Fallout Shelter. 

Frostpunk, the BAFTA-nominated title, is making its way to Android soon as Frostpunk: Beyond the Ice. The survival game will be ported to mobile by Com2uS and is now up for pre-registration. Keep reading to know more about Frostpunk Mobile.

Avatar: Reckoning’s development studio will separate from its publisher and take over full operations of the game, though it remains optimistic about a 2024 release (press release via PoBear Plays ). 

The International Criminal Police Organisation better-known as Interpol has announced the arrest of 3,500 alleged cybercriminals and scammers, alongside the seizure of $300 million in cash and digital assets across 34 nations. The arrests marked the conclusion of what Interpol calls Operation HAECHI IV, a six-month investigation funded by South Korea.

Mobile Legends Bang Bang has dropped a new update which has new heroes, events and battlefield features. Obviously, there are a couple of buffs and nerfs as well. Developed by MOONTON Games, Mobile Legends Bang Bang is a 5v5 mobile multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game.

AI Roundup: Several notable developments took place in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) today, December 7. The EU's AI Act could exclude AI models that have an open-source license, according to a leaked compromise proposal seen by Reuters. In the US, despite AI implementation in drive-thru services by chains like Checkers and Carl's Jr., human involvement in fulfilling orders persists, accounting for over 70% of customer interactions in locations like the Philippines. On the other hand, Neverinstall introduced its Windows Cloud PC, aiming to challenge established Desktop-As-A-Service providers with AI integration and CloudLink for an advanced cloud-computing experience.

Hey there, fellow adventurers! Exciting news is sweeping Southeast Asia as “OCTOPATH TRAVELER: Champions of the Continent” makes a surprise early landing! Fans couldn’t be more thrilled as the Octopath Traveler (SEA) version drops a fantastic ten days ahead of schedule. 

We’ve got some scoop on the fourth Avatar-based game, Avatar: Reckoning. Developed by Archosaur Games, the game is hitting the scene in 2024. Follow along to get the lowdown.

The 2023 MAMA Awards, or Mnet Asian Music Awards, will take place this month at Japan’s Tokyo Dome. It will be a two-day event, where K-pop artists like ENHYPEN, Street Woman Fighter 2, TVXQ, ATEEZ, SEVENTEEN, ZEROBASEONE, and (G)I-DLE will perform.

Skull and Bones’ release window was confirmed yet again from an official, if somewhat uncertain source.

In her one-room home on a quiet street in Agara, a tiny village three hours southwest of Bangalore that's fringed by rice paddies and groundnut fields, Preethi P. sits on a stool near a sewing machine. Normally, she would spend hours mending or stitching clothes, averaging  less than $1 a day for her work. On this day, however, she is reading a sentence in her native Kannada language into an app on a phone. She pauses briefly, then reads another.

We are happy to share that 11.11 Festival this year starts from 3rd till 16th November 2023, and players will be able to purchase PlayStation 5 consoles for up to SGD 160 / MYR 550 / THB 4,200/ IDR 1,820,000 / VND 2,900,000 off at participating retailers in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam.

Even with Netflix’s recommendation algorithm serving you new movies, new TV shows, and original programming tailored to your viewing habits, the streaming service’s firehose of content makes what’s coming and going difficult to parse.

Update:  Pulse Explore wireless earbuds, Pulse Elite wireless headset, and additional PlayStation Link USB adapters will be available to pre-order starting Friday, November 24th. Preorders will be available through PlayStation Authorized Dealers and Sony Centres in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam. 

The option to view Twitter/X without ads is finally here, but it’ll cost you $16 per month. 

Apex Legends’ newest character is just happy to be here. Conduit, the game’s first Filipino Legend, will join the roster with season 19 on Oct. 31, and she’s a big fan of the Apex Games. Expect her to be fangirling out as she meets (and defeats) the rest of the Legend lineup using powers she gained from a harvested Monarch Titan battery.

Apex Legends’ newest character is just happy to be here. Conduit, the game’s first Filipino Legend, will join the roster with season 19 on Oct. 31, and she’s a big fan of the Apex Games. Expect her to be fangirling out as she meets (and defeats) the rest of the Legend lineup using powers she gained from a harvested Monarch Titan battery.

Apex Legends is dropping Season 19 Ignite October 31st and players will be getting a new Legend Conduit, new map changes, cross progression, and more quality of life changes. There have been a handful of Legend and Weapon adjustments too to keep things fresh. Here’s everything you need to know about Apex Legends Ignite.

Dynasty Warriors 9 is getting another turn in the spotlight, this time in the form of a mobile game. Nexon and Koei Tecmo announced Dynasty Warriors M for a global release this winter. 

Nexon and licensor Koei Tecmo have announced Dynasty Warriors M, an action RPG based on Dynasty Warriors 9 for iOS (App Store) and Android (Google Play). It is available now as a soft launch in Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia as a free-to-play title with item-based microtransactions, with a worldwide launch to follow this winter.

Twitter has been teasing, testing, and launching different subscription tiers since Elon Musk took over the company last year, but he's not done yet.

AI Roundup: Cryptocurrency exchange platform Bitget announced the launch of its latest AI tool called Future Quant, which leverages AI technology and sophisticated algorithms to provide users with info to take informed investment decisions. In a separate development, the Philippine military has been instructed to cease using AI apps due to potential security risks. All this, and more in today's AI roundup.

For weeks, it has been known that X (formerly Twitter) would introduce multiple tiers as part of its subscription known as X Premium. It is just one of the several changes that the microblogging platform has undergone since Elon Musk's acquisition. Although the majority of Musk's moves have been called draconian by users, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO has not shied away from enforcing them, with the aim of making X a super app that competes with China's WeChat. In the latest announcement, Musk has now revealed that the tiers of the X Premium subscription could be coming soon.

Since the day of its launch, Meta's latest addition to its social media apps i.e. Threads, is continuously in the news. First due to its amazing initial popularity and then the quickly receding user count. Worryingly, for Meta, after the grand launch and increase in the number of Threads users, the excitement quickly slowed down after some time. There was a huge reduction in the number of active users on the platform. Since then, Meta has been rolling out useful updates and now, it is looking to promote it in other ways too in order to amplify the number of active users on the platform.

Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment has revealed the next character coming to its free-to-play battle royale game. The good news? The reveal trailer for the new Legend known as Conduit is full of exciting Titan-on-Titan action. The bad? Despite continued hope from the Titanfall fanbase, it’s not the Titanfall 3 reveal some were desperately holding out hope for.

It’s a good time to be an Apex Legends fan at the moment. With the ongoing Halloween event and an upcoming Post Malone collab, the game feels like it’s getting some newfound interest. However, to make the excitement last it looks like we’re getting our 26th hero in Conduit for Season 19. While she’s been making appearances in the background lore of Apex Legends, we’re finally getting some concrete evidence. Thanks to a few solid leaks, there’s some more information on Conduit’s abilities for Season 19, and we got the details below.

Twitter owner Elon Musk has come up with a bold new plan to rid the platform of bots and attract legitimate new users: Charging new subscribers $1 per year for access.

The number of Cisco devices hijacked through a newly discovered attack has risen to over 30,000, according to the latest findings from security researchers. 

Ever since Elon Musk took over X (formerly Twitter), it has undergone a myriad of changes. In a bid to make it a super app that can compete with China's WeChat, the microblogging platform has received several new features, alongside a complete rebranding that resulted in Larry the Bird being replaced by an X. However, not all users are happy with the multitude of changes being introduced on the platform, with several of them calling these moves draconian. Just recently, it was announced that X would bring a 3-tier subscription model to its X Premium.

In the future, new users to Twitter/X may have to fork over $1 per year to tweet. 

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While creating the new sci-fi action epic The Creator, director Gareth Edwards drew on his lifelong love of science fiction and cinema to fashion a world that walks the lines between spirituality and technology, artifice and emotion.

Twitter has reportedly removed an option to report election misinformation.

Filipino travellers embrace AI-powered tour guides for trip planning; Waitrose uses AI to make successful Japanese food products menu; Polish Drinks Company appoints AI robot 'Mika' as experimental CEO; AI-generated naked child images shock Spanish town - this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look.