It was an honor to take over main stage duties from @rinoaskyes for day 2 of gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show alongside featuring:
- Tymon Smektala | Techland
- Meghan Morgan Juinio | Santa Monica Studio
- Fleur Marty | Gearbox
- Danny Koo | Marvel Games
Also grateful to have facilitated and hosted the annual Invest Circle by @xsolla - allowing independent developers & publishers / investors to connect en masse while at the show!
This show gets better with every year that passes - can’t wait to see what’s in store next year 👀
When I first booted up Marvel Rivals late last year, I had no idea this is what would become of it …
I’ve logged over 200h in Marvel Rivals across PS & PC and shared so many memorable moments with my friends in game over this past year. This game means *a lot* to me.
It was truly an honor to be able to introduce @zingodude - Executive Producer at Marvel Games on the main stage at @gamescomasia this year 🙏
Additional photos feature:
- Hulk? themed jungle juice at the annual Wave Party
- My hours and stats incase anyone still doubts me
- The squad
- What I have blasting on the audio system every night
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- Number 5 hire at amazon.com
- Built and sold a physics simulation company to Pixar in 1989
- Convinced George Lucas that two suns at Tatooine would elevate cinematic storytelling
- Personal computer was the first machine to mine bitcoin
- Holds PhDs in both Mathematics and English Literature
📷 @h.aileyxy
gamescom asia 2024 ✅ I had the surreal pleasure of hosting Day 2 of the main stage featuring leading game developers responsible for Fortnite, Dave the Diver, and Baldur’s Gate 3.
My deepest deepest thanks to the @gamescomasia team, @rinoaskyes for hosting Day 1 & bringing over @20mpodcast as an official media partner to the show.
(Getting the professional photos out of the way first before sharing a more chaotic recap of the conference later 🫠)
A couple weeks ago, we got an entire pod together to try out all the @wizards_magicapac x Fallout Commander Decks.
The care & creativity Wizards puts into integrating new and old MTG mechanics into their collaborations never cease to amaze me.
Absolutely loving this set!
@bethesda_anz #magicthegathering #fallout #mtg
🎻🦉 When The Past Was Around by 🇮🇩 Indonesia-based @mojiken & @togeproductions has single handedly impacted the entire trajectory of my career in the games space since playing it in 2020.
- it was one of the first games I streamed & showcased when kickstarting the Southeast Asia Nights project on Twitch - leading to hundreds of hours streamed & working with 10+ developers throughout the region in the years after
- it was the first game I received a formal review code for, giving me the validation that there was space in the industry for projects showcasing games from our region.
- It’s the reason I can call @sarahhana a friend as it was the reason why I first reached out to her
- Without this game, I would’ve have shared the stage at @gamescomasia alongside @crystalnyam & @mauskino shouting at the rooftops about Southeast Asian games
Thank you @crystalnyam & the @mojiken team for helping me get it transported over! And more importantly, thank you for creating an experience I’ll cherish throughout my life ❤️
Finding New Atlantis right here in Southeast Asia 🇲🇾🇸🇬
Spent this past weekend in transit between Malaysia & Singapore, couldn’t resist testing out the Starfield Chronomark smartwatch throughout the journey.
Starfield Constellation Edition provided by @bethesda_anz
#starfield #bethesda
Tried to steal Woolley, but he wouldn’t budge 🤷♂️
🇲🇾 Malaysian Made @gigabashgame was one of the first games that I saw at a trade show over 3 years ago that kickstarted my career in covering Southeast Asian made games.
After a couple years working with @passionrepublicgames highlighting Gigabash at Gamescom Asia, the Malaysia Direct & throughout the 20m Podcast, it was a pleasure sitting down with the team and reflecting on their journey so far!
This team is something special - thanks for hosting us in the office & can’t wait to see what else y’all have up your sleeves 👏
I feel like I tripped and fell into the games industry…
No words can describe how amazing Gamescom Asia was.
Last year, @mauskino asked me to fill in for a panelist who couldn’t make it to the conference. This year, we came back as official media partners via @20mpodcast , Hosts, Panelists, and co-organizers of the Southeast Asian Games Showcase.
Forever grateful, @mauskino /
@virtualseasia for first roping me into this rollercoaster of an experience. My partner in crime - @rinoaskyes for quite genuinely being responsible for all the amazing things we’ve accomplished. All the folks in the SEA games ecosystem for being not just wonderful collaborators but genuinely great friends & the team at @gamescomasia for supporting us & sharing our vision to uplift the regional games ecosystem 🙏
