Epic Arcade

It's that time of the year when we celebrate our favorite games of the year! That only means one thing, The Game Awards is here and we're excited to unpack everything (well, almost everything) from the nominations. Join your video game best friends and the one and only Jeff K as we passionately dissect categories ranging from the coveted Game of The Year to the Best Adaptation of the year.

Brace yourself for an in-depth discussion about the captivating world of Baldur's Gate 3 — yes, we might have gone a tad overboard, but can you blame us? Indie games, the adrenaline-fueled FIFA, and a slew of other gaming gems also make an appearance in our lively conversation.

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Intro VO by Elevenlabs.io

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In this episode, we took a short jog down memory lane as we explored our favorite video games of 2023 (thus far). Join your video game best friends Afiq K and Kelvin Tay in this "gaming highlight" episode!


We talked about Kelvin's GOTY candidate as a Baldurian (Baldur's Gate 3), his indie GOTY, Dave the Diver, and his toilet mobile GOTY, Marvel Snap - Afiq shared his personal favorite playing through EAFC24, Diablo IV, Path of Exile, and his favorite memories during the lockdown and pandemic playing GTA V/Online.


Get ready to uncover our gems of 2023 with us as we share our thoughts, experiences, and insights on these standout titles. Whether you're a seasoned gamer or new to the scene, this episode is your ticket to the year's most exciting gaming highlights. Tune in and level up with us!

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Intro VO by Elevenlabs.io

Get ready for a spine-tingling adventure as we dive into the world of video games, fear, and conquering creepy crawlies in this special Halloween episode!

Join Kelvin and Afiq, your video game best friends, as they reveal their deepest fears and the hilarious tales of recruiting their significant others to battle cockroaches. Kelvin even spills the beans on his top 5 horror games that he'd rather watch than play because let's face it, playing them might lead to some messy situations.

Tune in for a frightfully fun time with your two favorite scaredy-cats!

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Intro VO by Elevenlabs.io

Editors note: This episode is a cosmic adventure filled with Starfield spoilers, proceed with caution.

Get ready to blast off into the boundless cosmos as your video game best friends Afiq K and Kelvin Tay navigate through the uncharted territories of space in the latest episode of Epic Arcade!

Hold on tight as we dive headfirst into the infinite universe of Starfield! Afiq K shares his interstellar escapades in this stellar journey, we unveil tales of awe and wonder from Afiq's countless hours exploring the final frontier. We'll traverse the breathtaking landscapes, the enigmatic alien species, and the choices that define your journey among the stars.

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Intro VO by Elevenlabs.io

Original OST used from the game; Starfield
- Starfield Main Menu Theme Song
- Composer: Inon Zur

*que Baldur's Gate intro 🎵 Ohhhhhoh~ Ahhhhhah~

Editors note: This episode is spoiler-filled, thread carefully.

Prepare for an epic journey through the realms of Faerun (Baldur's Gate 3) as our heroes Kelvin and Jeff, along with the steadfast Afiq, embark on a quest like no other in the latest episode of Epic Arcade!

Buckle up as we plunge headfirst into the mystical world of Faerun, sharing tales of triumph and tribulation from our collective 100++-something hours of gameplay. Together, we'll traverse the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of this spellbinding journey. From voice acting to facial expressions, the races and decisions we've picked, to the lengthy main and sub quests, we touched on everything!

So join us as we bring you into our prologue discussion of Baldur's Gate!

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Intro VO by Elevenlabs.io

Original OST used from the game; Baldur's Gate 3
- Baldur's Gate 3 OST - Main Theme
- Composer: Borislav Slavov

While Afiq is away this week, Kelvin wanted to talk about possibly, his favorite indie game this year; Dave The Diver.


On this week's (five minute) show, Kelvin dived into Dave the Diver, a surprisingly wholesome diving & restaurant sim RPG that caught everyone off guard.


Kelvin and Afiq will discuss more on this as we return to our normal programming next week, so stay tuned!


Games discussed: Dave the Diver


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Intro VO by Elevenlabs.io

Original OST used from the game; Dave The Diver

1. Seals and Dolphins - D'Anthoni Wooten
2. Dave the Diver - New Trailer

𝙆𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙞𝙣'𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚: 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 2 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 2 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨, 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙚.

In part 2 of this RRRRR segment, your video game best friends talked about why most games that came out in the past few years are remakes or remasters, console exclusives coming to PC, some of the best and worst video game remakes and remasters and a little bit about the games we've been playing!

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Intro VO by Elevenlabs.io

𝙆𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙞𝙣'𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚: 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 1 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 2 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨, 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙚.

On this week's show, your video game best friends are trying something new. A longer form content where we dive deep into the current state of video game remakes, remasteres, and reboots.

In this first parter, we talked about the first few games that got the "remaster" treatment (it was back in the 80s), what the differences are with remake vs remasters, the current landscape of remakes and remasters and why some of the best games that was released in the last 5 years were remakes and remasters of our childhood.

Games discussed: Missle Command (1980), Centipede (1980), Mario bros. (1983), Lode Runner (1983), Dead Space, Metroid Prime, Fatal Frame, Resident Evil 4, The Last of Us Part 1, Spiderman.

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Intro VO by Elevenlabs.io

Join your best video game friends as we're back with a new episode!

On this week's show, we dive into the recent PlayStation and Warhammer showcases that excited gamers. There's a lot to cover, from major titles like Spider-Man 2 and Assassin's Creed Mirage to intriguing indie games like The Plucky Squire and Sword of The Sea.

Kelvin and Afiq will be cherry-picking their favorite announcements and recommending to you with the inside scoop on what to expect, what to look out for, and what to add to your wishlist!

Games discussed: Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Mirage, Konami's Metal Gear Solid 3 (Δ), Sony's Spiderman 2, Bungie's Marathon, Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2, Warhammer 40k Speed Freeks, Sword of the Sea, Helldivers 2.

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Intro VO by Elevenlabs.io


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Your video game best friends are back and bringing you news updates from last week! The boys talked about the end of E3 and the future of Video Game Conferences, will Nintendo sue the sh*t out of Steam for publishing Dolphin Emulator on the Steam Store, how an anime boosted sales and somewhat revived CDPR and Cyberpunk 2077!

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Trailer clips are sourced from their original trailer.

In this episode, your video game best friends Kelvin and Afiq are joined by Shern to talk about their experience of Hogwarts Legacy and what they like/dislike so far. Don't worry, this isn't a full-on review because the boys will definitely cover a more in-depth review of their entire game once they're done with it.

Just FYI, there will be some minor spoilers in this episode, so thread with care <3

𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱: 𝗛𝗼𝗴𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗚𝗧𝗔 𝗩 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲

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Intro VO by Elevenlabs.io
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Trailer clips are sourced from their original trailer.

Your video game best friends Kelvin and Afiq talked about their current go-to game, COD Warzone 2.0. The boys also talked about their experience with the Xbox Game Pass and Kelvin's thought of buying Valve's Steamdeck in the Malaysian grey market (shopee, carousell and facebook marketplace).

We discussed: COD Warzone 2.0, High On Life, Hi-Fi RUSH, Personal 5 Royale and the Steamdeck in Malaysia.

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Intro VO by Elevenlabs.io
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Trailer clips are sourced from their original trailer.

With 2022 GOTY out of the way, we're welcoming 2023 (our very first episode this year) with games that Kelvin, Afiq, and Zureen are most excited about. These are games that we are personally itching to get our hands on!

We discussed: Hogwarts Legacy, Starfield, Dead Island 2, Hades 2, and many more.

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Intro VO by Siren Calera.
Trailer clips are sourced from their original trailer.

Personal note from Kelvin Tay: Hey guys, we're excited to jump into the new years with you Epic Goers and we're just jumping in here to wish you lot a Happy New Years and Gong Xi Fatt Cai!

It's that time of the year when conversations such as "bro, what's your favorite game of the year" is. Kelvin and Zureen sat down and talked about this year's Game Award nominees, Doom Eternal controversies (yet another one, we know *eyes roll), a Superman demo being sold illegally, and so much more.

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Intro VO by Siren Calera.
Trailer clips are sourced from their original trailer.

In this episode, Kelvin Tay brings you the spiciest video game news of the week starting with The Witcher (Netflix) questionable switch from Henry Cavill to Liam Hemsworth, CDPR's "Canis Majoris" project is actually The Witcher 1 Remake, Callisto Protocol being banned in Japan and more!

Games mentioned: The Witcher 1, Callisto Protocol, and The Store is Closed.

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Intro VO by Siren Calera.
Trailer clips are sourced from their original trailer.

In this episode, Kelvin Tay and Zureen talked about the Bayonetta controversy Hellena Taylor is stirring, Konami opening the flood gates to ALL the Silent Hill titles and remakes that are coming out Ghostbusters: Spirit Unleashed review threads and a little update about Splinter Cell's development chaos. Don't miss out on this (well, last weeks) video game news update from your video game besties!

Games we talked about:
1. Bayonetta 3 (and it's controversy)
2. Silent Hill 2 Remake
3. Silent Hill Townfall
4. Silent Hill Ascension
5. Return to Silent Hill (Movie)
6. Resident Evil 4 Remake
7. Resident Evil Village: Winters Update DLC
8. Ghostbuster: Spirit Unleashed
9. Splinter Cell Remake

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Intro VO by Siren Calera.
Trailer clips are sourced from their original trailer.

Epic Arcade presents a Hauntingly Special Halloween episode with the boys over at Gamer Matters [Dia.log Podcast], join your video game best friends Afiq and Kelvin with Daniel, and Amirul where they pick the winners and losers of 2022's scariest games!

Games discussed in this episode:
1. Dying Light 2
2. Martha Is Dead
3. Iron Lung
4. Ghostwire Tokyo
5. Evil Dead: The Game
6. The Quarry
7. MADiSON
8. The Mortuary Assistant
9. Phasmophobia
10. Scorn

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Intro VO by Siren Calera.
Trailer clips are sourced from their original trailer.

In this episode, your video game best friends Kelvin Tay and Afiq K
talked about Gamescon 2022 and highlighted 5 games that they think you should check out.
From Killer Klowns from Outerspace, Dune's latest MMO RPG game, to Dead Island 2 and some
more obscure games from new developers, you won't want to miss this.

Games we talked about and reacted to:
1. Killer Klowns from Outerspace
2. Dune: Awakening
3. Dead Island 2
4. Where Winds Meet
5. Everywhere

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Intro VO by Siren Calera.
Trailer clips are sourced from their original trailer.

Your video game best friends Kelvin and Afiq are back with more gaming nonsense in the "catch up" episode of what they've been up to, the games they're currently playing, and what they bought during the 2022 Steam Summer Sale!

Kelvin got Afiq into the realistic WW2 simulator that is Hell Let Loose; long story short, Afiq got mild PTSD from the bullet strafe, artillery bombardment, and carpet bombings. Another game that they've been playing is Ready or Not - a SWAT tactical shooter that..well, you have to listen to the episode to faham la..Who says gaming isn't relaxing right guys? Right? T^T

Join your video game best friends Afiq and Kelvin on another episode of the Epic Arcade podcast where we bring you all the gaming news you need for the week.

ᴇᴅɪᴛᴏʀꜱ ɴᴏᴛᴇ: ʜᴇʏ, ᴋᴇʟᴠɪɴ ʜᴇʀᴇ! ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ʀᴀɴᴛꜱ, ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ɢᴀᴍɪɴɢ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴜꜱꜱɪᴏɴ, ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ꜰᴀᴠᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ᴀꜱᴋ ʏᴏᴜ. ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅʀᴏᴘ ᴜꜱ ᴀ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴏɴ ɪᴛᴜɴᴇꜱ ᴏʀ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ᴜꜱ? ɪᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴜꜱ ɢᴏ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴡᴀʏ! ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ!!

Kelvin is excited about Sony's upcoming lineup of games including Resident Evil 4, Rollerdome, Callisto Protocol, and more! Check out the latest episode of Epic Arcade Podcast where the guys talk about Sony State of Play.

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ᴇᴅɪᴛᴏʀꜱ ɴᴏᴛᴇ: ʜᴇʏ, ᴋᴇʟᴠɪɴ ʜᴇʀᴇ! ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ʀᴀɴᴛꜱ, ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ɢᴀᴍɪɴɢ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴜꜱꜱɪᴏɴ, ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ꜰᴀᴠᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ᴀꜱᴋ ʏᴏᴜ. ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅʀᴏᴘ ᴜꜱ ᴀ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴏɴ ɪᴛᴜɴᴇꜱ ᴏʀ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ᴜꜱ? ɪᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴜꜱ ɢᴏ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴡᴀʏ! ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ!!