So, you planned to get a Sony PlayStation 3 but missed the official launch and the launch bundle? Oh boy, we got some news for you then. One good and one bad.
The good news is that Sony Malaysia is offering two type of PS3 bundles as you can see below.

Package 2 is pretty much the [...]

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Aha, kena heashot! - One of the [ESP] girls. Don’t play-play, they bite!
Over the weekend, the final stop of Animation Comic Games Convention 2008 was held at Mid Valley Exhibition Centre, Mid Valley Megamall, KL. Featuring tons of game outfits that ranges from online games, PC and console games, most of the attention [...]

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These RA3 pre-order cars are hot daymmmmmm
Gamers Dotcom, our local Electronic Arts distributor today unveiled the microsite for Red Alert 3 pre-order and guess what? The much anticipated RTS will have a launch event of its own!
Not much information available yet but one can expect it to happen around the same time the game is [...]

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The 2008 series of Animation Comic Games Convention (ACGC) is coming to its end this coming Saturday and Sunday, after having two successful stops at Berjaya Times Square, KL in March and Gurney Plaza, Penang in June. The finale will be held at Hall 3, Mid Valley Exhibition Centre, Mid Valley Megamall, KL.
Again, the drills [...]

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The Electronic Sports World Cup yesterday announced that the 2009 ESWC World Finals will be back to its hometown - France after having the 2008 edition at San Jose, USA last August. The event will be held in conjuction with the 4th Gaming Show of Paris at Bercy.
The only worrying thing about the return of [...]

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Time to rock the world, yes?Image credit: XBOXNIZAM
A year after its initial release, Rock Band is finally available for Asian’s Xbox 360 owners. Previously, many gamers usually got themselves a PlayStation 3 just to play the game as PS3 games are region free.
Apart from the one year delay, the release is kind of questionable since [...]

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With around one month to go, the WGT Malaysia organizing team just confirmed the dates and venue for the 2008 edition of WGT Malaysia. I bet many already eager to know the juicy details, so without further due, here they are:
Hall 2, Mid Valley Exhibition Center, Mid Valley Megamall, Kuala Lumpur
WGT Malaysia 2008 Gaming Area: [...]

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New Era recently announced that they has entered into an agreement with the renowned UK-based studio, Codemasters to distribute their games in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia region. The deal will cater for games across these platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS and PC. New Era currently already cater for a few more [...]

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Yesterday at One Utama Shopping Center, Petaling Jaya, Sony Malaysia has officially launched the PlayStation 3 for the local market. Check out how things went on at the event, after the jump!
Sony PlayStation 3 Malaysian Official Website
Sony PlayStation 3 Malaysian Launch Videos @ Lowyat.NET Frontpage
Sony PlayStation 3 Malaysian Launch @ Lowyat.NET Forums
Sony PlayStation 3 Malaysian [...]

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That’s right - waka waka waka waka waka.Image credit: Associated Press
I don’t know whether the designer of these hat or whatever you called it, was inspired by Pac-Man but you can’t help to notice the huge similarity. They even got Blinky on the runaway too! All of these came from a fashion show during this [...]

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This is (not) our trophy.
Intel Asia PC Gaming Showdown is the latest eSports initiative by the giant processor maker and the Malaysian leg of the event was held earlier this week at FTZ Asia.net in Subang Jaya. Five media members and four local gamers were pitted against each other in three games by Electronic Arts [...]

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Around five months after they ceased their operations, the Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) is now set to bounce back. Last month, the CPL official website was graced with an announcement that they have been acquired by a United Arab Emirates-based investment group.
With that, the CPL is now operating from UAE. There are still no news [...]

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Couple of days ago, the Electronic Sports World Cup people has announced the first list of official games for ESWC 2009.

Counter-Strike 1.6
Counter-Strike 1.6 Female
Quake 3 Arena (or Quake Live, depends on its release date)

Trackmania Nations Forever
Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne

This list is basically the same for the past few years but Do note that there [...]

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Sony Malaysia’s PS3 minisite finally updated…one day late.
After much delay, Sony Malaysia has finally confirmed the official launch event of Sony PlayStation 3 at One Utama, Petaling Jaya on 20th September 2008. The confirmation came in the form of press release earlier this morning.
First thing first, the launch bundle! The bundle is now [...]

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One of the established FIFA clan in the country - W|nDs, recently announced that they are organizing a special FIFA tournament for amateurs players out there. By amateurs, they mean players that are not W|nDs, MyFES and Tornado members. The restrictions also covered Top 8 players in CELgames’08 and WCG Malaysia 2008.
W|nDs Intercafe FIFA Challenge [...]

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