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Disney+ deepens its esports push with an expanded KeSPA partnership that will bring major Korean and pan-Asian competitions to global audiences, beginning with the Esports Championships Asia Jinju 2026 on April 24–26
Film & TV
Despite more API faces on screen, Hollywood still fails true representation—API leads lack genre diversity, and behind-the-scenes roles lag far
Gaming
Japanese-Australian actress Shioli Kutsuna reflects on moving to Japan at 14, Deadpool, Death Stranding 2, and bridging East-West careers
Hideo Kojima cites English fluency and CG challenges rendering Asian faces as reasons for casting fewer Japanese actors in Death
Callina Liang is Chun-Li in Legendary’s new Street Fighter film, set for 2026. Director Kitao Sakurai leads a star-packed cast.
NetEase and 24 Entertainment unveil a cinematic single-player title set in the Tang Dynasty, promising "visceral, realistic combat" and next-gen
Amazon MGM nabs Split Fiction film rights; Jon M. Chu directs, Sydney Sweeney stars
Legendary’s Street Fighter movie eyes Jason Momoa, Andrew Koji, Noah Centineo, and Roman Reigns, with Kitao Sakurai directing
Simu Liu is working to secure rights for a Sleeping Dogs movie, reviving hopes for a film adaptation after Donnie
Naoki Hamaguchi reflects on 10 years remaking Final Fantasy VII, balancing passion, industry shifts, and evolving gamer expectations
Amazon's 'Like A Dragon: Yakuza' TV series unfolds across two time periods: 1996 and 2005, following the life of protagonist
Black Myth: Wukong has sold 18 million copies in the first two weeks, makikng it one of the fastest-selling games
Ubisoft has apologised after Assassin's Creed Shadows drew backlash for featuring a black Samurai in feudal Japan
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80-year-old legend Yuen Woo-ping just dropped the action scene of the year.
Tatsuya Fujiwara headlines the stage adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s Hard‑Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, embodying data specialist
Japanese automaker Mazda is venturing into filmmaking with “5 Sides of the CX‑5,” a genre‑bending campaign that treats the CX‑5
Taiwanese artist 9m88 discusses her transition into acting with Shu Qi’s directorial debut “Girl,” and why filmmaking and songwriting feel
The actor joins Kat Stewart and Hunter Page-Lochard in a new suspense series set in Brisbane.
ENHYPEN’s label Belift Lab revealed their Blood Saga world tour kicking off May 1 in Seoul, hitting North America, Asia,
Anthony Chen’s We Are All Strangers lands North American distribution, extending the Singapore filmmaker’s global run after Berlinale.
Japanese director Nanako Hirose explores love beyond convention in Between Two Lovers, a throuple romance starring Masami Nagasawa