YearStarter2019: All games and all play


Wan Hazmers Metronomik is one of the many indie game developing companies that is benefiting from Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)’s Digital Content Fund. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

The game industry in Malaysia will see a boost in 2019 if all ourlocal game developers are as enthusiastic as this bunch.

WHEN Wan Hazmer Wan Ab Halim left Japan at the pinnacle of his career as the lead designer in the Culture team for the insanely popular and successful Final Fantasy XV videogame to start his own game company, critics thought he was crazy.

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