Asiasoft gave fans of its games reason to celebrate the start of 2009 by auctioning off unreleased game items, as well as giving away limited-edition boxsets, in-game items and game merchandise to those who took part in the in-game and outdoor events at the Treasure Trove Bazaar event held last Friday, 26 December 2008 at Suntec City Mall. Photos are available for viewing here.

Gamers in Singapore and Malaysia will be able to start playing Sudden Attack, the Korean smash-hit free-to-play MMO first-person shooter, from early January.

Singapore-based games developers will now be able to create and upload games onto the Xbox LIVE Community Games platform, as well as apply for a S$50,000 grant from the Media Development Authority under the MDA-Microsoft XNA Development Initiative.

The Malaysia Team Fortress 2 Ladder (MYTF2L) has opened its doors to teams looking to play in its first ever TF2 6v6 ladder.

EA released a new trailer for The Sims 3 yesterday, entitled "Cheeky". The trailer showcases one of the new features of the latest title in the series, the ability for Sims to put on weight or gain muscle mass in the course of their game lives. Check it out:

Players will now be able to destroy the Demoman's stickybombs by shooting at them, as part of a significant Team Fortress 2 update released yesterday. Separately, a Scout class pack has also been confirmed as the next major content pack by TF2 developer Robin Walker, along with other major technical updates for the game.

The Compaq-AMD Pro-Gaming League has released the DotA Allstars brackets for its upcoming Winter Season leg and also announced the official map version and clarified backdoor rules.

The EA Singapore Store is offering a 20% store-wide discount in the 12 days leading up to Christmas. The promotion applies to game titles bought through the EA Singapore Store and is available from 12 to 24 December.

HanbitSoft released a new trailer for their upcoming MMORPG, AIKA Online. The trailer showcases a 1000 vs. 1000 PvP battle which happened during the closed beta phase. The open beta will open in Korea on 18 December.

A spokesperson from HanbitSoft said that some publishers have expressed interest in bringing the game to Southeast Asia but there are no concrete plans as of yet.

ATI released yesterday new drivers for their Radeon range of graphics card, promising graphical performance improvements of up to 25%, as well as resolving several graphical and stability issues.