News & Reviews:   esports

Samsung Electronics has concluded the 2025 Odyssey Cup Counter-Strike 2 Championship, bringing together top competitive teams from Southeast Asia and Oceania for a high-profile esports showdown. The tournament capped off with an in-person Grand Finals held at EBN Esports City from 12 to 14 December, where eight finalist teams competed for a total prize pool of US$50,000 (~RM197725).

When it comes to eSports, Malaysian gamers are quite passionate but never really took off the charts in international tournaments. However, that has changed recently, the Selangor Red Giants has just won the Mobile Legends Bang Bang Mid Season Cup 2024 tournament. This is the first-ever international trophy for the Malaysian eSports scene.

Having a mini cyber cafe in a hotel room is not something new, particularly in China. However, you can actually find one in Johor Bahru, Malaysia which is just 3 minutes away from Senai International Airport. 

Today, a new Kohai app just made its debut as the first Malaysian platform for Malaysian eSports gamers and enthusiastic fans. So what does it exactly do? Strap your seatbelt on, we are gonna explain to you the fundamentals and how features. 

If you pay attention to smartphone launches, you would notice that many brands emphasise mobile gaming performance now. As you know, some brands even have gaming smartphones. That shows how much mobile gaming is growing, and a new report provides some insights on that.

Today, it was announced that the Kelab Sukan Elektronik Generasi Bijak (GenBijak e-Sports) will be collaborating with Kedah, Perak, Putrajaya and Johor State Education Departments (JPN) in succeeding the Generasi e-Sukan Sekolah 2021 program. This program has also received full support from the Malaysian e-Sports Federation (MESF), the Ministry of Youth & Sports (KBS) and realme Malaysia as the official sponsor. 

When Razer unveiled the Razer Deathadder V2 Pro on 22 September 2020, it was the first gaming mouse in the well-known Deathadder series to come equipped with wireless capabilities. With a price of RM619, it is more expensive than the Razer Deathadder V2 which is priced at RM349, and much more expensive than the Razer Deathadder V2 Mini at RM259, would the wireless capabilities justify the higher price of the new Deathadder gaming mouse?

In this review, we’ll take a closer look at the Razer Deathadder V2 Pro and see how it stacks up in a competitive gaming environment as well as day to day use. With all that being said, let’s crack straight into it.

ASUS recently announced new Zephyrus series, STRIX series, as well as the Zephyrus Duo 15 gaming laptops starting from RM6199 with some of the laptops coming equipped with tech specs such as an Intel Core i7-10875H processor and up to an RTX2080 Super. Unfortunately, some of the laptop’s price has not been announced yet so you might want to stay tuned for that if you’re interested in the new gaming laptops from ASUS.

When it comes to mobile eSports, PUBG Mobile continues to be the most popular in the SEA region and another tournament is on the way. Digi, Esports PLayer League (ESPL) and OPPO have partnered up to host an online tournament, with a substantial prize pool of RM25000.

Valorant, a free-to-play first-person shooter, has been officially launched today exclusively on the PC. To those who are not familiar with the game, it is developed by Riot Games and it features gameplay mechanics similar to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Overwatch.