Gaming
Pokemon announces trio of relaxing Pokemon games
Including a new Pokemon Snap

Who doesn’t need more Pokémon in their lives? After a few relatively tepid months from the popular monster-catching series, Pokémon is back with a brigade of upcoming games for the dedicated trainer. Coinciding with the first Pokémon Sword and Shield DLC, the company has announced three new titles in the spinoff series: Pokémon Snap, Pokémon Café Mix, and Pokémon Smile.
That’s right, Trainers—#PokemonSnapIsBack! #NewPokemonSnap is an all-new adventure inspired by the classic Nintendo 64 game.
Grab your camera, and get ready to photograph Pokémon while exploring beautiful islands on Nintendo Switch! https://t.co/7lqjl7saf0 pic.twitter.com/p6oJgmwZ8d
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) June 17, 2020
Pokémon Snap
A classic title from the Nintendo 64 era, Pokémon Snap is coming to the Nintendo Switch as an all-new game — officially titled New Pokémon Snap. Much like the main battle-focused titles, New Pokémon Snap is a collecting game but, instead of throwing PokéBalls at cute creatures, you just take photos of them. The upcoming title is designed to be a much more relaxed experience as you try to fill up your Photodex. New Pokémon Snap does not have a release date yet, but it’s coming soon.
Pokémon Café Mix
Remember Diner Dash, the classic strategy game where you control and manage your own restaurant? Pokémon Café Mix follows the same plot. However, instead of beating the clock to satisfy customers, you solve puzzles to make the perfect cup of coffee. Like New Pokémon Snap, the café-building game offers a chillout experience away from the bustle of trainer battles. It will come free-to-start starting June 23.
Get ready to show us your pearly whites!
Introducing #PokemonSmile, a free app designed to provide a fun toothbrushing experience for even the tiniest Trainers! https://t.co/MDb4C4uxzl pic.twitter.com/l3xpxJcG1v
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) June 17, 2020
Pokémon Smile
Sometimes, teaching a child to brush their teeth is as difficult as pulling your own teeth. Pokémon Smile aims to help with that particular childcare predicament. Using a front-facing AR camera, players can save Pokémon from bacteria and catch the newly saved Pokémon. The app can also set notifications for brushing and provide brushing advice. (Though the app is made for kids, us adults sure could use some help brushing our teeth, too. Especially for that cute Charmander.) Pokémon Smile is available now on Google Play and the App Store.


If you’ve been holding out on getting a new laptop for all your needs, know that you haven’t been waiting in vain. ASUS ROG is launching their AMD Ryzen 2021 Gaming Laptops in the Philippines! The lineup is comes in many configurations and price points that there’s definitely something here that can be your GadgetMatch!
Included in the lineup are: ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE, ROG Zephyrus G15, the ROG Strix Scar series, a couple of ROG Strix G laptops, new members of the TUF Gaming series, along with gaming backpacks to safely carry around these bad boys.
ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE
PRODUCT | DISPLAY | CPU | GPU | RAM | STORAGE | COLOR,
FEATURE |
SRP | BUNDLE | BUNDLE VALUE | AVAILABILITY |
ZEPHYRUS DUO 15 SE
GX551QS-HB041TS |
15″ 4K UHD, 120Hz | R9-5900HX | RTX 3080 16GD6 | 16GB
x 2 |
1TB PCIE SSD + 1TB
(RAID 0) |
Off-Black | ₱ 254,995.00 | ROG Chakram Core, ROG Delta Gaming Headset, ROG Backpack, ROG GC21 Eye, PD Adapter, Windows Home & Student 2019 | ₱ 31,000.00+ | FEB 2ND WEEK |
ZEPHYRUS DUO 15 SE
GX551QR-HF009TS |
15″ FHD, 300Hz | R9-5900HX | RTX 3070 8GD6 | 16GB
x 2 |
1TB PCIE SSD + 1TB
(RAID 0) |
Off-Black | ₱ 199,995.00 | ROG Chakram Core, ROG Delta Gaming Headset, ROG Ranger Backpack, ROG GC21 Eye, PD Adapter, Windows Home & Student 2019 | ₱ 31,000.00+ | FEB 2ND WEEK |
ROG Zephyrus G15
PRODUCT | DISPLAY | CPU | GPU | RAM | STORAGE | COLOR,
FEATURE |
SRP | BUNDLE | BUNDLE VALUE | AVAILABILITY |
ZEPHYRUS G15 GA503QS-HQ017TS | 15″ QHD, 165Hz | R9-5900HS | RTX 3080 16GD6 | 16GB
x 2 |
1TB PCIE G3 SSD | Moonlight White | ₱ 179,995.00 | ROG Chakram Core, ROG Backpack, ROG GC21 Eye, PD Adapter, Windows Home & Student 2019 | ₱ 21,000.00 | FEB 2nd WEEK |
ZEPHYRUS G15
GA503QS-HQ018TS |
15″ QHD, 165Hz | R9-5900HS | RTX 3080 16GD6 | 16GB
x 2 |
1TB PCIE G3 SSD | Eclipse Gray | ₱ 179,995.00 | ROG Chakram Core, ROG Backpack, ROG GC21 Eye, PD Adapter, Windows Home & Student 2019 | ₱ 21,000.00 | FEB 4TH WEEK |
ZEPHYRUS G15 GA503QR-HQ050TS | 15″ QHD, 165Hz | R9-5900HS | RTX 3070 8GD6 | 8GB
x 2 |
1TB PCIE G3 SSD | Eclipse Gray | ₱ 139,995.00 | ROG Chakram Core, ROG Backpack, ROG GC21 Eye, PD Adapter, Windows Home & Student 2019 | ₱ 21,000.00 | FEB 2nd WEEK |
ROG Strix SCARs
PRODUCT | DISPLAY | CPU | GPU | RAM | STORAGE | COLOR,
FEATURE |
SRP | BUNDLE | BUNDLE VALUE | AVAILABILITY |
STRIX SCAR 17 G733QS-HG153TS | 17″ FHD, 300Hz | R9-5900HX | RTX 3080 16GD6 | 16GB
x 2 |
1TB PCIE SSD + 1TB
(RAID 0) |
Original Black | ₱ 199,995.00 | ROG Chakram Core, ROG Delta Gaming Headset, ROG Backpack, ROG GC21 Eye, PD Adapter, Windows Home & Student 2019 | ₱ 30,000.00+ | FEB 2ND WEEK |
STRIX SCAR 17 G733QR-HG021TS | 17″ FHD, 300Hz | R9-5900HX | RTX 3070 8GD6 | 8GB x 2 | 1TB PCIE G3 SSD | Original Black | ₱ 149,995.00 | ROG Chakram Core, ROG Delta Gaming Headset, ROG Backpack, ROG GC21 Eye, PD Adapter, Windows Home & Student 2019 | ₱ 30,000.00+ | FEB 2ND WEEK |
PRODUCT | DISPLAY | CPU | GPU | RAM | STORAGE | COLOR,
FEATURE |
SRP | BUNDLE | BUNDLE VALUE | AVAILABILITY |
STRIX SCAR 15 G533QS-HF126TS | 15″ FHD, 300Hz | R9-5900HX | RTX 3080 16GD6 | 16GB
x 2 |
1TB PCIE SSD + 1TB
(RAID 0) |
Original Black, Numpad | ₱ 194,995.00 | ROG Chakram Core, ROG Delta Gaming Headset, ROG Backpack, ROG GC21 Eye, PD Adapter, Windows Home & Student 2019 | ₱ 30,000.00+ | FEB 2ND WEEK |
STRIX SCAR 15 G533QR-HF038TS | 15″ FHD, 300Hz | R9-5900HX | RTX 3070 8GD6 | 8GB x 2 | 1TB PCIE G3 SSD | Original Black | ₱ 144,995.00 | ROG Chakram Core, ROG Delta Gaming Headset, ROG Backpack, ROG GC21 Eye, PD Adapter | ₱ 30,000.00+ | FEB 2ND WEEK |
ROG Strix Gs
PRODUCT | DISPLAY | CPU | GPU | RAM | STORAGE | COLOR,
FEATURE |
SRP | BUNDLE | BUNDLE VALUE | AVAILABILITY |
STRIX G17 G713QR-HX094TS | 17″ FHD, 144Hz | R9-5900HX | RTX 3080 16GD6 | 16GB | 1TB PCIE G3 SSD | Original Black | ₱ 114,995.00 | ROG Strix Impact Gaming Mouse, ROG Backpack, PD Adapter, Windows Home & Student 2019 | ₱ 15,000.00+ | FEB 4TH WEEK |
STRIX G15 G513QR-HN176T | 15″ FHD, 144Hz | R9-5900HX | RTX 3070 8GD6 | 8GB x 2 | 1TB PCIE G3 SSD | Original Black, Numpad | ₱ 109,995.00 | ROG Strix Impact Gaming Mouse, ROG Backpack, PD Adapter | ₱ 8,000.00+ | FEB 4TH WEEK |
ASUS TUF Gaming Dash 15
PRODUCT | DISPLAY | CPU | GPU | RAM | STORAGE | COLOR,
FEATURE |
SRP | BUNDLE | BUNDLE VALUE | AVAILABILITY |
TUF Dash F15 FX516PR-HN092T | 15″ FHD, 144Hz | i7-11370H | RTX 3070 8GD6 | 8GB x 2 | 512GB PCIE3 SSD | Eclipse Gray | ₱ 94,995.00 | ASUS TUF Gaming Bag | ₱ 2,400.00+ | FEB 2ND WEEK |
TUF Dash F15 FX516PR-HN080T | 15″ FHD, 144Hz | i5-11300H | RTX 3070 8GD6 | 8GB x 2 | 512GB PCIE3 SSD | Eclipse Gray | ₱ 85,995.00 | ASUS TUF Gaming Bag | ₱ 2,400.00+ | FEB 2ND WEEK |
ROG Backpacks
PRODUCT | FEATURE | SRP | AVAILABILITY |
ROG Ranger BP3703 | Aura RGB | ₱ 14,995.00 | FEB 2nd WEEK |
ROG Ranger BP2500 | ₱ 4,995.00 | FEB 2nd WEEK |
Click here for details on where to purchase these products.
Gaming
Netflix’s Blood of Zeus now in the game Immortal Fenyx Rising
In a themed quest called “A tribute to family”

This crossover just makes so much sense. Netflix’s animated series Blood of Zeus is in Ubisoft’s Immortal Fenyx Rising. Players will be able to dive into a Blood of Zeus–themed quest and purchase an all-new character pack and weapon pack.
From January 21 to January 28, in a Blood of Zeus–themed quest called “A tribute to family”, players will take on two evil creatures of another world: Chimera and Cerberus. Upon completion of the quest, players will earn the Eagle pendant and all-new character customization options tied to “Blood of Zeus.”
The weapon pack contains Blood of Zeus–themed skins for your Sword, Axe and Bow. Meanwhile, the Blood of Zeus character pack lets you walk in the footsteps of the Amazonian warrior Alexia.
Immortals Fenyx Rising is a fresh game with an action and puzzle filled open world that has humor and Greek mythology enclosed into it. You might say it can be a mix of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Zelda: Breath of wild.
READ MORE: Immortals Fenyx Rising: Action, puzzles, and some good humor

You’ve been waiting for this, haven’t you? The second batch of pre-orders for the PlayStation 5 in the Philippines is officially happening on January 22, 2021.
Just like the first batch, the pre-order period will happen for only five minutes from 2PM to 2:05PM. Participating retailers should still be the same. They are as follows:
- iTech
- Gameline
- Metro Plaza
- Abenson
- Game One
- GameXtreme
There were some pre-order blunders the first go round but here’s to hoping there won’t be a repeat of that.
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