Kai "Flick" Santos
came up through LAN-cafe and early online competitive play: Counter-Strike 1.6, Quake III, Halo 2 on Xbox Live, then Dota and League, CS:GO to CS2, Valorant, and the battle-royale wave. Follows SEA esports scenes (MLBB, PUBG Mobile, Free Fire) closely.
By Kai "Flick" Santos
Community The Game Awards 2026 nominees arrive November 18 MYT, with Roblox and PS5 streams added
The show itself airs at 8:30am MYT on December 11. Winners are 90% jury and 10% fan vote, and Vidio, mewatch and Bigo Live carry it in Southeast Asia.
Shooters Wolfenstein 3 is in production at MachineGames, with B.J. and Grace Walker back
Brian Bloom and Debra Wilson return as B.J. Blazkowicz and Grace Walker. Xbox has shown no trailer, platforms or release window for the sequel yet.
Shooters Halo: Campaign Evolved gets a free four-player Firefight mode this winter
New maps and weapons are promised, but no date yet. More details come at Halo Fest in Seattle on December 12 and 13; PvP is still not announced.
Shooters id Software confirms a new game directed by Hugo Martin as Doom gets Slaughter Mode
Teams in Texas and Frankfurt are on it, with no title or date yet. Doom: The Dark Ages adds an endless Slaughter Mode free for Revelations owners on Nov 16.
Shooters Overwatch brings back 2-2-2 Role Queue for 6v6 Competitive on December 8
The four-week test runs next to 5v5 and Open Queue 6v6, with its own balance patch. Blizzard says 5v5 stays the main mode and admits queues may slow.
Shooters Marathon Symbiosis adds PvE Expeditions on December 8 with a free week
A 3v3 deathmatch beta, the Limbo social space and the blade-wielding Bishop shell arrive too, and progress from the December 8 to 15 free week carries over.
Industry Sony cancels Fairgames after its playtest misses retention goals
Haven Studios keeps every job and becomes a support team for other PlayStation studios. The PvP heist game was revealed in 2023 and never got a release date.
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Shooters Modern Warfare 4's DMZ is free to try until 2 a.m. MYT on November 12
The trial covers the whole extraction mode, X01 and Story Missions included, on PC, PS5 and Xbox. UAV Towers were just made 40% rarer, which helps solo players.
News Phasmophobia's Ghost Hunts for Hearts raises over $230,000 for charity
Over 500 streamers joined Kinetic Games' week-long drive for the American Heart Association, doubling 2025. Log in by November 15 for the animated badge.
Industry Sega's ALL.Net arcade outage: still no restart date after the November 12 update
Bandai Namco cabinets like Taiko no Tatsujin are back on trial, but maimai, CHUNITHM and other Sega games still have no restart date. Next update: November 17.
News Fortnite Pirate Token odds are 1 in 137,500 chests: what that means for your grind
Epic published the drop rates after a week of backlash. Treasure Hours boost the token 1.5x, and in Malaysia they fall on Sunday mornings. The math.
Shooters Wardogs Season 3 lands November 12 with an urban map and Limited Mode
Bulkhead also bans 185,000 accounts, slows progression back to Season 1's pace and moves to three-month seasons. Limited Mode caps armour at Tier 2.
Community Steam marks Dead by Daylight review bomb off-topic after BurntPeanut backlash
Reviews from November 1 to 6 no longer count by default. Behaviour removed the DLC it gifted TheBurntPeanut and says it is rewriting its creator rules.
New releases Gears of War: E-Day marks 20 years with free RAAM and Season 2: Legacy
Every Gears of War: E-Day player can claim RAAM free by logging in. A two-week 20th anniversary event adds two modes, and Season 2: Legacy starts on December 1.