Persona Theory Games aims to champion Southeast Asian narratives in the form of engaging, story-driven games. Ahead of the impending release of their upcoming game, Kabaret, we speak to the team to find out what it’s like to be in the industry without any formal background in video game development and what it’s like to make games that are more focused on storytelling.

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The GGWP team talks about Stray, a game that will get you meowing alongside its protagonist, a stray cat, as it goes on an adventure in a post apocalyptic world. Is this game worth picking up, even if you’re not a cat lover? Tune in to find out!

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Skull & Bones finally has a release date after being in limbo for quite a bit, but Jonathan Leo from Kakuchopurei.com tells us why people are a bit cautious of Ubisoft Singapore’s first Triple A game. Elsewhere, creator of the Dead of Alive series, Tomonobu Itagaki returns with a new studio and a new NFT game, and Nintendo makes a move to enter the film industry by purchasing Dynamo Pictures. July’s releases also include Stray, Powerwash Simulator, Spidersaurs and Live a Live.

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Despite the negativity surrounding the game, our guest Najman Maliki (a hardcore Diablo fan), still downloaded Diablo Immortal to give it a try. He shares what he thinks of the game, based on its merits, and talks about microtransactions and whether we can or can’t run away from it.

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Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5 has been getting some rave reviews from the gaming community, and with a lot of big studios jumping on the bandwagon to use the engine for their future games, does this mark a successful launch that outshines the previous iterations of the engine? Quentin Staes-Polet, Managing Director for Unreal Engine at Epic Games for EMEA, India and Southeast Asia joins us on the show to talk about the engine and how it might change the gaming industry.

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Diablo Immortal’s less-than-stellar release, due to their ridiculous microtransaction practices, dominates the news in the month of June. Apart from that, we also talk about Heroes of Newerth, a MOBA that finally calls it a day after 12 long years, despite living in the shadows of DOTA 2 and League of Legends for most of that period. The month of June also saw the release of retro compilations such as Capcom Fighting Collection and Sonic Origins, as well as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge. Content Director at Kakuchopurei.com, Jonathan Leo joins us on the show to share his thoughts on these games.

Here's the link to the Diablo Rift Simulator that Jonathan Leo mentioned in the episode.

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No E3, no problem as the industry continues to provide us with a memorable summer full of big announcements from multiple events throughout the month of June. Jonathan Leo, Content Director from Kakuchopurei.com joins us to summarise all the major games announced, from Final Fantasy 16 and Street Fighter 6 all the way to Starfield and The Last of Us PT1.

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No E3, no problem as the industry continues to provide us with a memorable summer full of big announcements from multiple events throughout the month of June. Jonathan Leo, Content Director from Kakuchopurei.com joins us to summarise all the major games announced, from Final Fantasy 16 and Street Fighter 6 all the way to Starfield and The Last of Us PT1.

It took us quite a while to finish the game, but finally we’re done and ready to talk about Horizon Forbidden West, Guerrilla Games’ follow-up to the highly celebrated Horizon Zero Dawn. Does the sequel live up to the hype? We join Aloy in her adventure to the Forbidden West.

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We summarised some of the biggest gaming news in May, including the 31st SEA Games esports event winners, controversies involving Activision-Blizzard and Playstation’s Jim Ryan, and a leaked roster for Warner Bros’ MultiVersus. Jonathan Leo also shared his impressions of the Overwatch 2 Beta, as well as his takes on some of the new games that were released this month, including Kao the Kangaroo, Sniper Elite 5 and Soundfall.

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