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My previous blog post focused on the new(ish) Legendary – Marvel Deck-Building Game (DBG), by Upper Deck Entertainment. I had mentioned that while the game was solid, the artwork left a lot to be desired (subjective call by yours truly I know, but I was sorely disappointed after having seen some really awesome Marvel comicbook […]
By DAVID LIAN alltherage@thestar.com.my IT IS the end of the year again, and that means another 31.5 million seconds have passed us by. If those seconds were precious moments to treasure, how would you rate your 2012? Good, bad or you can’t remember? Thanks to the Internet, our societal memory is improving. Archiving the history […]
By SHARMILA NAIR alltherage@thestar.com.my CELEBRITIES really know how to keep busy and stay in the limelight. This week is no different. Out of control Justin Bieber is acting out, or so say the people around him. There have been several rumours that the big wigs at Bieber’s record label, Def Jam […]
Upper Deck Entertainment’s Legendary: A Marvel Deck-Building Game (DBG) is now out and available here in Malaysia, and yours truly was lucky enough to score a review copy courtesy of Meeples! Deck-building games are the new force de rigueur these days, competing for gamer attention alongside boardgames, living card games (LCGs) and trading card games […]
It’s the holiday season once more, and I hope everyone’s all stocked up and set to catch up on some year-end gaming action! The holidays so far has proven to be a mixed bag for yours truly. There’s a fair bit of gaming time to fill (yay) but unforeseen shipment delays means that I won’t […]
THE local streetwear scene has been booming recently thanks to a few hip and uniquely Malaysian brands – all created by young people. Most of these brands started out being sold online. Some of them, however, have done so well that they’re now opening physical stores! We interviewed the founders of some of these brands […]
It’s been a good year for gamers. By CHEE YIH YANG alltherage@thestar.com.my SINCE this is the season to look back and reflect, here are some of my thoughts on the gaming scene over the past year. TCGs chugging along Major TCG (trading card game) titles continued to enjoy another good and productive year. Magic: The […]
By DENIELLE LEONG alltherage@thestar.com.my Years ago in Georgia, the United States, lived young Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr, who played the trumpet in his school band. This boy had a clear vision of what he wanted to do in life – pursue a career in music. Today, he is a force to be reckoned with; an […]
By SHARMILA NAIR alltherage@thestar.com.my WE love talking about the stars (as if we know them personally) and it’s really awesome that they too give us plenty to talk about. Here is some of the celeb news that made the cut this week: A star in the making Move over David and Victoria Beckham, there’s a […]