Hey TechNave gamers! While the gaming world was relatively quiet this week, a few interesting DLC’s were released that may keep us gamers pretty occupied until the next best game drops. ASUS ROG dropped the world’s thinnest and compact gaming laptop alongside a new range of ROG Ranger Backpacks and ROG Collection T-shirts which ends 2018 on a high note for the Taiwanese company.
Christmas is right around the corner and I’ve found a bunch of super cool deals for you guys who are looking for a special something for yourself or even a loved one, which I will reveal to you later. Now that we’ve got that covered, let’s get on with the Gaming Newsbytes!
UKM and Sunway University bring home the bacon for eGG Network’s ACE Season 1
Sunway University bag the champion title for Dota2
The champions for MLBB are UKM!
Season 1 of eGG Network's ACE Championships that was held on the 8th to 9th of December has finally come to an end. The tournament saw two teams, each from different games, walk home RM8000 richer. UKM took the champion title for Mobile Legends Bang Bang and Sunway University snagged the win for Dota2.
With an overwhelming response from universities around the country for this league, it may be possible for this championship to grow even more.
New esports league lands in Malaysia by Yes! E-Sports Asia Holdings Limited (YEAH)
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The YEAH Asia League was launched today by Yes! E-Sports Asia Holdings Limited (YEAH) which is an Asian esports tournament hub pioneer. The League aims to host a series of esports tournaments across asia as well as recruit talented players and groom them into professional gamers.
In addition, the compant are also looking to promote esport events to a wider audience through partnerships. Kuala Lumpur will be the first city to host the League with Bangkok and Tokyo following suit with games such as Overwatch, League of Legends and PUBG. For more info about the League, check out this link.
GTA Online gets Arena War update
Arena War is a place where “ruthless gladiatorial combat meets the bleeding-edge of vehicular modification technology in one spectacular – and highly combustible – competition.” The mode seems like it will have a career path of its own where players can earn points to rank up and soup up some crazy vehicles and from what we saw, includes a monster truck. Guess we know what I’ll be doing this Christmas!
South Korea clamps down on boosters with 2 year jail time and massive fine
Here’s a pretty effective way to curb boosting, threaten them with a 2 year jail time and a USD $18000 (~ RM75267) fine. The law is an amended Game Industry Promotion Act in South Korea which already penalises hackers, illegal distribution and licensing of video games and more.
The move is done to prevent negative impact on games that utilize skill based rankings to promote a healthier in game ecosystem. Maybe Malaysia should start adopting this move since we are heading to become Southeast Asia’s esports hub.
DOOM celebrates its 25th birthday with a free to download giant expansion
DOOM co-creator, John Romero announced that he will be releasing a DLC for the original DOOM game called Sigil which is the unofficial successor to the Ultimate DOOM’s 4th episode. The DLC has 9 levels in total which may be “official” considering that the game may be getting a 5th episode. The DLC will be free to download in February but you must have a copy of the game which you can purchase for RM12 on Steam.
You can also get the game in a boxed edition whereby the standard one comes with a 3.5 inch floppy disc shaped USB drive on it containing the game and the “Beast Box” comes with extra stuff including a booklet and print, an XL Sigil t-shirt and most importantly, a pewter statue of John Romero’s head on a spike.
Pokemon GO now has PVP
The Pokemon Go official Twitter account announced that all level 10 trainers now can battle other trainers’ Pokemon. All you have to do is scan a player near you’s avatar to initiate the battle. However, for Ultra and Best Friends, you are able to battle them online instead of having to be physically near them. So anyone up for a Pokemon battle at TechNave HQ?
Ni No Kuni II DLC: Lair of the Lost Lord
The Ni No Kuni II DLC: Lair of the Lost Lord is now out on PC and PS4. Some new features of the DLC include the Labyrinth, which is a brand new level with new enemies and challenges, the Martial Method, which is a new change added into the battle system and new quests which opens up more background stories of the characters, and lastly, new weapons to collect.
In addition, a patch will be coming up where it will raise the level cap of party members to level 120.
Kingdom Hearts 3 teases opening trailer with theme song “Face My Fears”
Square Enix teased the Kingdom Hearts 3 cinematic opening movie and revealed the theme song for the game. The song is named “Face My Fears” and like all other theme songs in the franchise, it is sung by Utada Hikaru. However, this time round, Skrillex will be joining her, giving the game’s song a very interesting twist.
Kingdom Hearts 3 will be out on the 25th of January and pre-orders are out now.
Anthem reveals demo release date
BioWare has announced the demo release dates for Anthem. The demo will come in two parts, the first date, January 25th till the 27th, will be for “VIP” players which are the players who have pre-ordered the game or are EA Access or Origin Access subscribers. The second date will be the open demo which will take place from the 1st to 3rd February.
Players who participate in the demo will receive an exclusive VIP demo item. The demo will be available on the Xbox One, PS4 and PC.
Monster Hunter World DLC: Iceborne, will be out in Fall 2019
Monster Hunter World will be getting a new DLC in the Fall of 2019. The DLC is named Iceborne and will be available on the Xbox and PS4. For PC, the company said they will be sharing more information about that in future. You can expect new quests, locales, monsters, moves, gear and more lore and story taking place after the game ended. If you want to know more, Capcom mentioned that they will be sharing more about the DLC in Spring 2019.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 holiday event begins!
The holiday spirit has arrived in COD:BO4, specifically in Blackout mode and the Winter Calling event in Zombies. Playstation 4 players can already hop into the event but Xbox and PC players will unfortunately wait till next week for the update.
In Blackout mode, the map will be decorated with Christmas lights, snowballs and holiday themed stashes. Players will be receiving double XP in multiplayer and Zombies as well as double merits in Blackout mode all weekend, starting today.
Development of Heroes of the Storm scaled down
Blizzard announced that they will be scaling down on the development of the popular MOBA, Heroes of the Storm. Blizzard President, J. Allen Brack and Chief Development Officer, Ray Gresko mentioned that they needed to take away the developers from that game to work on other games that are in the works. In addition, esports tournaments for the game, such as Heroes of the Dorm 2019, has been cancelled as well.
However, the game will still be updated with new heroes, themed events as well as other things that the community wants but these updates will be more for the “long term stability of the game”.
TechNave Gaming Newsbytes' Deal of the Week
If you're still looking for some gifts for a special someone who loves video games (or even yourself! I mean, let's be real. The good stuff will always be for yourself, amirite?) MaxLink4Gamers is having a pretty massive sale from now until the 16th of December in conjunction with the 12.12 sales. Playstations are as low as RM1055 and if you love retro gaming, why not grab yourself the Playstation Classic for RM399 instead of the usual RM429. Besides that, there are a lot of other things on offer as well such as games, peripherals and more. For more information, check out their Facebook page!
Some pretty cheap steals if you ask me
And that's a wrap for this week! We're only T-minus 10 days away from Christmas and as someone who doesn't celebrate that, I'm pretty excited (mostly for the cheap gaming stuff I can get for myself). Now, if only I can find a gaming themed Christmas advent calendar... See you guys next week!
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