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AC3 features have been revealed

2012-04-11T01:53:00.000-07:00

As we have seen the trailer, this game takes place in the American civil war. The environment has also changed; In the previous Assassin's creed games, you would climb on the taller buildings and hitting the view point button from there. But here, you will climb and parkour on the tree tops. Climbing on the tree tops also offers stealth advantages unlike in older games which you would have to contend with the guards on the roof.

The details that I have provided are not enough; so I want to show you guys what I found on news feeds about the AC3.

The complete details from "PSX Extreme":

Guilds don't appear in the game anymore, sorry guys.
The game has the span of 20-30 years.
The economy system is "hunting" no more renovations like the previous ones.
Leap of Faith hasn't changed yet.
Seasonal changes
The weather has huge impact; for example, moving through the blizzard can be difficult.
You have side kicks.
The land of AC3 is much bigger than Rome in ACB.
A new combat system like human shield and throw the enemy to their comrade.
Connor will partake in the historical battles and see the thousand-man battle.
Thanks to 'AnvilNext' Engine, the characters movements are much more smooth and natural.
Connor will be able to access latest plethora of firearms, swords, maces, knives in additional to hidden blade and Tomahawk.

Apple in video game industry

2012-03-22T08:25:00.000-07:00

"Call me a fanboy but I prefer console and PC"

Come on Apple, you already conquered the several markets like; digital music players, tablets and computers. But why engage in video game industry?

So okay, Apple wants profits and large audience appeal so they want to engage in video game industry that is not for the company. They might gain audience and profit from different type of gamers-- Casuals. However, I don't trust them yet for making real games (not "Angry Birds type" of games) but of course they should prove their worth. If and only if they decide to ruin the "VG" industry, a lot of hardcore gamers will be pissed then they need to GTFO!

I repeat! Apple should stay away from video game industry. Angry birds or similar games are nice but it shouldn't be on console. By the way, Angry Birds on PC is an epic fail.

Sacrificing "Freedom" in the name of "Profit"

2012-03-18T07:59:00.001-07:00

"Oh great! another moronic bill."

Seriously, these guys need to stop being greedy idiots. They don't know the power of the internet and the rewards that it gives to the people. These companies complains that the piracy spreads because internet, file-sharing sites, unrestricted access or other shenanigans they made up. I don't know if they live in Stone Age or just that stupid

First of all, ACTA and SOPA doesn't stop the piracy. Remember the DRMs guys? The "DRM is made to stop piracy" but it encourages piracy and not only that, but, it punishes the users-- THE LEGAL BUYERS. Second of all, these bills will remove the freedoms and privacy that we have in the name of security. Third, websites accused of copyright infringement will be shut down. Then the last, a lot of people get arrested for some stupid reasons.

"Might be a troll or retard..."

This congressman is a one kind of greedy dumbass. He proposed a bill that will take away our freedom and privacy but then he lost because of our "petition powers". However, the battle is not over. ACTA proposed as an international bill by the MPAA and corporate lobbyist. Although, it was turned down by the senior officials because from the pressure of the protesters but corporations, MPAA, RIAA and etc. will not stop until they reach their goal.

"Thank you Anonymous for scaring a crap out of them"

Because of these greed pigs proposing nonsense, people retaliate by different methods. Some protests, some riots and for the few, hacking. Defacement and DDoSing of a number of websites are perpetrated by Anonymous. I say, I praise you Anonymous! keep up the good job.

Happy 2012!

2012-01-01T04:17:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year Gamers! So what anticipated game do you want to play this year?

13 years ban on COD.

2011-12-27T18:30:00.000-08:00

Oh dear! maybe they should stop their gaming career if they continue to wreck havoc on "MW" community.

"You! cheaters and unruly bastards time to face your sentence for 13 years. The more you folks cheat/hack or done something stupid, the more "ban" sentence. That's right scumbags, you should be gone!"

Also Creative strategist of Infinity Ward "Robert Bowling" is definitely serious.

Hey you! If you don't want to be banned then stop being a jerk. As a reminder to you all malicious fools.

No posting on holidays

2011-12-23T22:47:00.000-08:00

I will not post on Christmas and New Year. Meanwhile, I would take a rest and hang with my family for a time being.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! see you on December 26.

Made in Philippines

2011-12-23T07:57:00.000-08:00

One thing I've noticed that some of the video game peripherals maybe-- console or hand-held that they have "Made In Philippines" mark. I'm proud of our countrymen that makes these chargers or whatever things they made.

On the other hand, our product weren't subpar though unlike "Made in China". Dear Readers, I'm not biased against china but bad experience on their products and of course, media scare a shit out of me.

It would be awesome that we can make a "Filipino made" game-- if we have that kind of industry. The title should be "Panday the MMO game" or something similar.

Another Battlefield in development

2011-12-23T06:07:00.000-08:00

When played on Wake Island DLC, you will see 2143 on image above. It means that they may be developing another "Battlefield". Actually, they used this tactic on BF2 as a announcement of Battlefield: 2143.

The Last of Us is not a stereotypical zombie horror genre

2011-12-21T07:40:00.000-08:00

Many people are saying that this is another zombie game or some crap. No! they are wrong for most part. The game is more on mutants since it features some big headed freak which is obviously not Undead but more like-- Aliens. Insane survivors are pretty much included here.

Proof on the video!

The debut trailer indicates that the game may look like a concoction of three titles; L4D (enemies run), RE (survive) and Condemned (Ax Crazy) that have been mixed on a blender then, boom! one badass game with two badass protagonist (father-daughter). Of course, the female character looks like Ellen Page.

The another proof is on the story plot.

Bad Opportunity, Bad timing

2011-12-20T07:01:00.000-08:00

So Okay, today is the release of SWTOR. Damn it! something is bothering me. It's either I don't have the money to buy subscriptions and the game actually, since it cost a 59 bucks for standard edition or maybe it wasn't released in the Philippines yet.

SWTOR release date

2011-12-18T05:54:00.000-08:00

Guys, you should be ready. The SW:TOR will be releasing on December 20th (2 days remaining) on North America and December 22 for European countries.

Each copy includes a 30 months subscription key. Although, you may continue playing this by buying a subscription keys below:

1 Month Subscription: $14.99 (£8.99/€12.99)
3 Month Subscription: $13.99 per month (one-time charge of $41.97/£25.17/€35.97)
6 Month Subscription: $12.99 per month (one-time charge of $77.94/£46.14/€65.94)

So pre-order now and "May the force be with you".

New C&C coming to social networks

2011-12-15T05:00:00.001-08:00

With the seeming end of C&C, We all know that the EA-- "the demon gaming company" raped and killed the C&C on purpose because of money. But however, EA decided to revive the C&C series one more time by creating a social network game called "Tiberium Alliances" which is obviously from Tiberium universe. I doubt that they may give quality C&C to us gamers since the "changes" it took. The quality C&C I may like to try is Generals 2-- which featured on VGA 2011 "World Premiere".

As I watched the video, The starting intro, as usual, some of it are recycled (EA logo, hill scenes, and particularly, units) and the gameplay is cool though. But with recent history of EA pulling our legs, I may call shenanigans on their part since it is only a beta and needlessly to say, I don't trust them.

To prevent another disaster, they may try some following changes-- including my opinion about it:

It may be improved by following the opinions of beta testers and common gamers.
Company policy, anyone?
Avoid rushing, they always like rushing their works.
"Inexperienced always leads the more experienced", now I know there are many screw-ups in game industry because of so-called "Managers" bosses their employees who knows how to game. Hell, they don't even play at all! So change it and hire some competent managers!
Lessen it's price. I don't care if they make it thirty or forty bucks but they should make it decent enough to be enjoyable.
Beta! don't forget to make betas.
Don't even try to fools us!

They also said that it's free to play but I'm not crossing my finger a bit!

list of winners in VGA awards 2011

2011-12-10T19:47:00.001-08:00

The awards have gone smoothly (perfectly) and my expectations have been met! So far, 11 winners are not on my voting list.

These are the short list of titles and studios that won the awards:

Game of the year:

Skyrim

Studio of the year:

Bethesda Game Studio

Character of the year:

The Joker

Best Xbox 360 game:

Batman: Arkham City

Best PS3 game:

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Best Wii game:

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Best PC game:

Portal 2

Best mobile game:

Super Mario 3D land

Best shooter:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Best action adventure game:

Batman: Arkham City

Best RPG:

Skyrim

Best multiplayer:

Portal 2

Best individual game:

Fight Night Champion

Best team sports game:

NBA 2k12

Best racing game:

Forza Mortorsport 4

Best fighting game:

Mortal Kombat

Best motion game:

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Best independent game:

Minecraft

Best adapted videogame:

Batman: Arkham City

Best song in the game:

Bastion: "Build that Wall (Zia's theme)" by Darren Korb

Best original score:

Bastion

Best graphics:

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Best performance by a human male:

Portal 2: J.K. Simmons as Cave Johnson

Best performance by a human female:

Portal 2: Ellen McLain as GLaDOS

Best downloadable game:

Bastion

Best DLC:

Portal 2 Peer Review

Most anticipated game:

Mass Effect 3

Gamer God award:

Blizzard Entertainment

Video game hall of fame:

The Legend of Zelda

PSVita supports one PSN account

2011-12-08T19:28:00.001-08:00

As stated by the title, the PSVita would only support one PSN account on a memory stick which means that you should have many memory stick just to keep your multiple accounts.

Sony associate brand manager Crystal MacKenzie said:

"Your PSN ID is bonded to your memory card and your memory card is bonded to your Vita, "

then

"So if you wanted to change different PSN users but use the same memory card, you would need to go factory reset."

Resetting the factory settings to play different users seems hassle to me.

Serious Sam: 3 epic DRM tactic

2011-12-08T18:19:00.001-08:00

Instead of Draconian DRM, Croteam created a more ingenious piracy deterrent: "The Immortal Pink Scorpion". Good thing though, that they didn't follow the examples of Ubisoft and EA.

Good job guys for your genius idea. But wait, Could hackers bypass it?

True Crime: Hong Kong cancelled

2011-12-06T17:43:00.001-08:00

I've played the "True Crime: New York" which immerse me into the True Crime series, it makes me wanted to play for another "TC"-- that I was really addicted to it. When the VGA awards 2009 featured the TC:HK on "World Premiere" preview, I was excited to the fullest. So I waited for 2 "freakin" years just to play "True Crime: HK" and now they're saying it's cancelled.

This is the most stupid excuse of Activision ever had!

"The game had been delayed twice; the budget had been increased twice; and it had ballooned to a size where it was going to have to be a pretty incredible success in order to be worth the investment that it was taking to get it done,"

and

“The finished product was not going to be at the top of that genre"

WHAT?! are they fucktards? This will be the most successful game if they release it and they would make more money.

But wait there is hope, Square Enix will create the TC:HK but with new name and the release is on 2012.

I rest my case...

VGA nomination voting

2011-12-06T16:57:00.001-08:00

Time is running out! Vote your for your favorite nominated games now.

http://www.spike.com/events/video-game-awards-2011-nominees/voting/game-of-the-year

VGA 2011 awards

2011-12-04T18:22:00.001-08:00

I'm very excited for the VGA awards again, since I'm watching it for three years-- from VGA awards 2008 to 2010. I love the "World Premiere" previews which is classic, it features the upcoming games like; True Crime: HK (cancelled), Mass Effect, Prototype 2 and etc.

But the current VGA is different-- they may say, I hope that they make it look cool. The last VGA awards (2010) is crappy and too short which makes it boring-- although, there are some cool celebs. VGA awards 2011 will feature the top games like Skyrim, Batman: Arkham City, BF3, Uncharted 3 and Portal 2 which means it is tight competition as said by the blogger of Game-Modo.

I almost forgot to mention that the trailers are cool.

The full list of nominees from VG27 with courtesy of Kotaku (more complete than my previous post):

GAME OF THE YEAR

Batman: Arkham City
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Portal 2
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

STUDIO OF THE YEAR

Bethesda Game Studios
Naughty Dog
Rocksteady Studios
Valve

BEST XBOX 360 GAME

Batman: Arkham City
Forza Motorsport 4
Gears of War 3
Portal 2

BEST PS3 GAME

inFAMOUS 2
Killzone 3
LittleBigPlanet 2
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

BEST Wii GAME

Disney’s Epic Mickey
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land
Lost in Shadow
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

BEST PC GAME

Battlefield 3
Minecraft
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Portal 2

BEST HANDHELD/MOBILE GAME

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Infinity Blade
Super Mario 3D Land
Jetpack Joyride

BEST SHOOTER

Battlefield 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Gears of War 3
Rage

BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Batman: Arkham City
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

BEST RPG

Dark Souls
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Dragon Age II
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

BEST MULTI-PLAYER

Battlefield 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Gears of War 3
Portal 2

BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME

Fight Night Champion
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters
Top Spin 4
Virtua Tennis 4

BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME

FIFA Soccer 12
NBA 2K12
NHL 12
MLB ’11: The Show

BEST DRIVING GAME

DiRT 3
Driver: San Francisco
Forza Motorsport 4
Need For Speed: The Run

BEST FIGHTING GAME

The King of Fighters XIII
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
Mortal Kombat
WWE All Stars

BEST MOTION GAME

Child of Eden
Dance Central 2
The Gunstringer
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME

Bastion
Minecraft
Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP
The Binding of Isaac

BEST ADAPTED VIDEO GAME

Back to the Future: The Game
Batman: Arkham City
Captain America: Super Soldier
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

BEST SONG IN A GAME

“Build that Wall (Zia’s Theme)” by Darren Korb – Bastion
“Exile Vilify” by The National – Portal 2
“I’m Not Calling You a Liar” by Florence + the Machine – Dragon Age II
“Setting Sail, Coming Home (End Theme)” by Darren Korb – Bastion
“Want You Gone” by Jonathan Coulton – Portal 2

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Bastion
Batman: Arkham City
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Portal 2

BEST GRAPHICS

Batman: Arkham City
LA Noire
Rage
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE

J.K. Simmons as Cave Johnson – Portal 2
Mark Hamill as The Joker – Batman: Arkham City
Nolan North as Nathan Drake – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Stephen Merchant as Wheatley – Portal 2

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE

Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Ellen McLain as GLaDOS – Portal 2
Emily Rose as Elena Fisher – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Tara Strong as Harley Quinn – Batman: Arkham City

BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME

Bastion
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Stacking
Trenched

BEST DLC

Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues
Mass Effect 2: Arrival
Mortal Kombat: Freddy Krueger
Portal 2 Peer Review

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME

BioShock: Infinite
Diablo III
Halo 4
Mass Effect 3
The Last Guardian

Also don't forget to tune in on December 10 live.

MGS 5 confirmed by Kojima

2011-12-01T18:54:00.001-08:00

MGS 5 confirmed by Hideo Kojima on the latest issue OfficialPlayStationMagazine uk, he will feature his plans which includes MGS: Rising.

So we will see the Old Snake again? probably so. So you'll have to wait guys, just wait.

Batman: Arkham City release tomorow.

2011-11-24T06:06:00.001-08:00

As I've posted earlier, the Batman: Arkham City (PC version) is already released in America. "Yes guys, you can play it now on PC", but on the other hand, Europeans will wait until tomorrow-- November 25.

Is BioWare Working On Mercs Inc? How About Command & Conquer?

2011-11-23T15:39:00.000-08:00

Is BioWare Working On Mercs Inc? How About Command & Conquer?

"Is this rumor true?" I don't know yet. But perhaps the Bioware will take hold of the franchise instead of crappy EA. As we all know that EA killed the Command and Conquer series since they bought the Westwood for $3.4 million claiming the rights and credits of creating the C&C series.

I doubt the Bioware can have a permission to create the next C&C game since the rights of it is on the hands of EA. However, the Bioware studios is under the EA company, so they may have the chance to create the game and improve it. But there are the chance that the EA would ride on their success and rake some money like they did on some games under them.

It is also stated by Mr. Nirolak on twitter that the Next C&C will be shooter, it is unconfirmed whether it's FPS or third person.

"Basically: mysterious BioWare game probably is a shooter developed at EALA previously known as Mercs Inc."

I just hope that this Command and Conquer is not a crap like the previous creation of EA-- so called C&C 4. Hell, if this is the revival of the greatness of C&C franchise, I would buy it. But for now, I would stick to C&C 3: Kane's Wrath.

Headlines: Wife tried to sell the husband on Craiglist the reason of MW3 addiction

2011-11-22T08:36:00.001-08:00

Wow this is stupid, A woman in Utah tried "sell" her husband on Craiglist because of the husband being hooked up on Modern Warfare 3.

According to the report of "The Salt Lake Tribute":

"Alyse Bradley became fed up with her husband's excessive gaming habits after he returned home from serving in the U.S. military in Afghanistan."

In my opinion, this the retarded thing to do to your husband even he is glued on the controller. Honestly, this is a stupidest joke ever.

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2011-11-15T07:34:00.001-08:00

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SWTOR beta key giveaway

2011-11-15T07:26:00.001-08:00

For those who want to try the SWTOR. They are giving free beta keys to anyone who reedem it on their official site.

As stated from the Botchweed website:

MMORPG.com has received 25,000 beta keys to give away for Star Wars: The Old Republic and we thought we’d help spread the word and get a few more of you into the beta. There are only around 17,000 keys remaining now with about 3 days left on the giveaway, as these keys need to be claimed by the 18th.

From MMORPG.com:

NOTE: You must get the key from us, redeem it on the official site no later than Nov 18, 2011 @ 11:59CST and wait for the email from the SWTOR team which will give you specific testing and client download details. Please do not contact MMORPG.com about this email or status of the beta test, since we do not know these kind of details.

Simply follow the link if you want to get your hands on a free beta key. All you have to do to qualify is make an MMORPG account and be over 18 years old.

Release of Assassin's creed: Revelations

2011-11-15T07:03:00.001-08:00

Time to celebrate guys! today is the release of ACR. By judging the look of it, it's epic. So it is available on game stores now and it is only $59.99 by pre-order. In Philippines, 1,4k for PC and 2,1-2,4k for PS3 in Datablitz and local gaming stores.

Too bad I don't have the game yet. Damn! I'll wait for Christmas to play it.

Want to see the review also? The review is for PS3 only from IGN.