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Cosplay thrives, inspiring businesses and boosting Japan's pop culture scene

January 03, 2025

The country's anime, manga, and video games hold soft power with its worldwide following. Soon, cosplaying will likely become one of its central pillars.

Bangkok gets Nintendo’s first authorised store in Southeast Asia

November 23, 2024

Fans of Nintendo, the large video gaming company in Japan, can now purchase games, consoles and other goods at the authorised store in Bangkok.

Gaming to be developed through new bill, DEPA says

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 03, 2024

A gaming bill being drafted by the Digital Economy Promotion Agency aims to improve supervision and promotion of gaming industry

Thai gaming industry could become a soft power, says senior official

FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2024

Thailand has the potential to become a regional hub for the gaming industry with collaboration from relevant agencies, the top official of the Department of Cultural Promotion said on Friday.

VALORANT Masters 2025 coming to Bangkok

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2024

Thailand will host the first esports tournament in Southeast Asia next year, featuring its very own team ‘Talon’

Singapore Police's Mataverse game hits 4M players in first year

SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2024

Described as the “ultimate policing experience”, the Singapore Police Force’s (SPF) Mata-verse game appears to be a hit, drawing 4.4 million players since it was launched in June 2023.

Vintage Japanese video games growing in popularity among youngsters, foreigners

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Japanese video game consoles and software from the 1980s and ’90s are shooting up in price, with some software titles that originally sold for around ¥5,000 now going for upwards of tens of thousands of yen on the second-hand market.

E-sport a gamechanger for Thailand’s digital economy: Democrats’ Madame Dear

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2022

E-sport is not just a leisure pursuit but also a big opportunity to boost Thailand's digital economy, Democrat Party member Watanya Bunnag said on Sunday.

Thai stuns Liverpool’s Jota in online football match

MONDAY, JULY 11, 2022

A Thai Fifa player got a surprise online match against Liverpool star Diogo Jota while he was playing on live stream.

Tesla halts use of video games in moving cars amid safety probe

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla will no longer allow drivers and front-seat passengers to play video games while its cars are in motion, the company told federal regulators after a probe was opened this week.

Federal regulators probing Tesla over drivers ability to play video games in moving cars