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Starcraft 2 - It'sbeen a long while!

2014-03-02T18:21:00.001-08:00

Hi Everyone!

It has been a long while since I wrote something in here. I will try to kick start this once again, something I might have to do every weekend. I have given my gaming life a break for almost a year. Wow, time goes by.

Finally I have acquired a new game. Sort of new. Anyway, I started playing SC2. I have been playing for a couple of months now. I have been playing as Protoss since I started the game.

I find that the game is pretty much balanced right now. However, it does feel like a rock, paper, and scissor game. Every units has a counter unit. Every unit has a weakness. Every unit composition has a counter that could result to total annihilation. As you can see from above photo, I am facing against the common unit composition for Terran players. M&Ms they call it.

So, I threw in a templar in my group. Stormed the heck out of my enemy and burned them with lasers. Oh gosh.

Yup. That is all what is left in his army.

This was one of my first exciting games that I had. I am so glad that I did not end up in the bronze league after playing 5 games in ranked. I am still trying to not to just watch my units die. Oh well. I need more practice. See you guys in SC2!

Mass Effect 3 Gameplay is up!

2012-03-12T04:11:00.000-07:00

I have tried uploading the gameplay video about 3-4 times. It kept on being rejected by the server for no reason. It finally went through when I changed the file name. I guess it was too long or something. Anyways, here is the gameplay video from my youtube channel.

This is my first time going through the missions. I am trying to get used to the controls and such. Going from playing first person shooter frequently then to a TPS/OTS one is a big deal for me. I have to get used to the camera angles as well. Gah, sometimes it gave me headache to play this game.

Enjoy!

Mass Effect 3 - Collector's Edition Unboxing

2012-03-09T19:12:00.002-08:00

Hey guys!
Finally, I have obtained a copy of Mass Effect 3. EB offered me the Collector's Edition and I said "Sure, why not." Anyways, I want to share what came in with the box. Good quality by the way :) Smells like fresh ink.

Okay let's start with the main box:

Cover Box

Steel Game Case

Manual to the left. Online Pass to the right

Game Disk

Uhmm...card?

Comics

Art Book

I thought that was all. Then N7 Patch (Velcro) popped out.

Care to watch me play the game? Visit my youtube channel here --->6deux's Channel I will start uploading as soon as I can.

Thanks!

Hauppauge HD PVR

2012-02-21T04:07:00.000-08:00

I have finally gotten a Hauppauge PVR to record some gameplays. I have been looking for it in my city for a long time. Now I just need a good computer to edit videos. High definition videos takes so much resources from my current computer. It is struggling to handle it. Anyways, here is my very first gameplay video.

Recording the gameplay is pretty easy. I just had to install the program that comes with the PVR, plug in all the necessary cables, and just press capture in my computer. It will start recording whatever you see in your screen. So far I am impressed of the quality of the video.

It's been hella month for games! Battlefield 3!

2011-10-30T17:56:00.000-07:00

I have been busy with PS3 recently. As we all know, good games usually come out on fall. This year has been the best one so far. Dark Souls, Ace Combat, and Battlefield 3! I did not include Batman to my list as it does not interest me.

I have not finished Dark Souls yet. It is extremely time consuming and difficult. I will finish it sometime later on. However, the game is simply AWESOME! Dark Souls is technically Dark Souls re-worked for both PS3 and Xbox. The graphics is pretty much improved and as well as the gameplay. No more spell spamming as you are limited to certain amount of spell usage. You have to make every spell cast count. Other than that, you will see similarities during boss fights. There will be some similarities on the storyline too.

There is one thing that I did not like about Dark Souls - the inability to play with friends easily. You have to be on the same server as your friend. There are multiple servers and you are put into a random one when you fire up the game. There is nothing in-game that tells you what server you are on. This took away the fun from venturing the open world with your friends. Now, they force you to play with complete strangers.

Anyways, here is a video of someone who finished the game within a short period of time. See for yourself. Spoiler alert!!!

Alright, what about Ace Combat Assault Horizon?

The last one I played was AC4 for PS2. Similar gameplay but man this new one blew me away. Helicopter fights, bombing runs, and more! I am impressed and satisfied with my purchase of this game. I got the pre-order bonus even if I did not pre-ordered the game. Which is a plus :)

Anyways, the storyline for AC4 is somewhat predictable. It is about betrayal. That's all. Nothing more. I hoped that the story would be much longer but the gameplay would be very repetitive if they do. The game's campaign mode is always action packed, lots of explosions, and good voice acting. Took me a while to beat certain missions but it is alright.

The online multiplayer part for me is just ok as well. It is a P2P multiplayerso you have to have a good connection in order to host a game. Sometimes it takes a while to join a game because of P2P connection. Sometimes, I constantly become disconnected because the quickmatch system puts me on a game where the host is from Japan. Other than the connection, the gameplay is great. I never been so stressed while playing a game because you are constantly under fire from other aircrafts. You can customize your aircrafts with all the colours of the rainbow - which is awesome!

I have tried Co-op but my experience is nothing different than the offline campaign.

There will be upcoming DLCs too but I am not sure I will be playing AC:AS since Battlefield 3 is out.

Speaking of Battlefield. I have pre-ordered it and got 2 set of codes. Surprise surprise! Well not really. You need to get a key to access the online portion of the game. This is just a warning for the people who want to buy the game used.

The main focus of Battlefield is the graphics, gameplay, and the intense realism due to the physics engine. This is my first Battlefield. I wanted to buy the first Battlefield when it came out. However, I did not have money to upgrade my computer in order to play it. Anyways, most people should have been able to try out the game due to the beta that they had a couple of weeks ago. Based from that, they have fixed major bugs, kinks, and dents from the beta. However, some are still there but the gameplay is much smoother.

I don't know what to say about this game. It has it's own fun factor to it. The game has so much things to unlock that to think about it, you will need to spend so many hours for this game to unlock everything. I'm talking about multiplayer wise since the game is basically built around multiplayer. Some are very challenging to unlock. For example, i had trouble shooting down another aircraft with my own aircraft. You only have the gun on your aircraft and as you shoot one down, you only unlock flares. Things like that makes the game challenging.

I don't have much complaints about the multiplayer. The game is responsive and sometimes laggy probably due to a player with a bad connection and joins in the room. I am happy to see tons of improvements in this game from the beta.

The storyline is well...more like you are re-living a soldier's story. You are playing a character that is being interrogated by an organization. CIA due to the obliteration of Paris. A nuclear bomb went off. I don't want to say much about the story because I might spit out spoilers. Anyways, I find it not exciting nor boring. Voice acting is great and 3D animation as well as lighting is somewhat have met my expectation.

There is nothing much to say now for Battlefield 3. There are millions of people playing it right now as we speak. All I can say is - you SHOULD DEFINITELY GET THIS GAME. It is fun, challenging, and nice eye candy.

Battlefield 3 Early Access Beta is now LIVE!

2011-09-27T16:37:00.000-07:00

That's right. Finally, I logged in to the PS Store and it is there! Downloading as we speak. To give you guys an idea how big the beta file will be, here is a screenshot:

Battlefield 3 Beta PS3 file size.

Whew! Just got back from Vacation.

2011-09-24T20:34:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since I posted something. Recently, I went to vacation for a couple of weeks. Anyways, I am excited for the Battlefield 3 beta coming up on 27th September. It will be 29th for the rest of the players who has not pre-ordered the game or bought the MoH last year. I have been waiting for so long for this game.

Also, I have purchased the 7.1 official PS3 headset. So far, I am very satisfied with it. It does not feel cheap at all. It has a metallic headband and a very comfortable headphones. I am not sure if they are 100% leather but they smell nice.

The headset works really well with the games I have been playing. Saves my life several times when playing online. The battery life depends on how you use it. If you keep the volume up, the battery will drain faster. The good thing about it is that you can plug it in on your PC or laptop and it will charge. You can also use the headset while gaming on your PC.

The headset is about 100$. Well worth the price.

I will update soon with Battlefield beta in about three days.

Dark Souls Shield Design Contest

2011-06-29T18:08:00.000-07:00

Hey Demon Souls fans who are looking forward for Dark Souls, there is a contest right now in regards to shield design. Here is my entry:

Link to vote for this entry : http://darksouls.fb-apps.namcobandaigames.eu/medias/502676446/thumbnails/502676446_1_x147_y184.jpg

I call this the Omega shield. I accidentally made an omega sign with letter R.

I am not sure what I are my chances to winning this competition. I think the gallery will open once the design competition design is done. Can't wait for other entries.

This shield is designed with minimalistic approach. I had fun designing the shield myself. I am a huge fan of RPG games. It took me about 2 hours to play around with this sheild lol. Made a doodle yesterday and it does not look right. I have two more entries to go.

If you see my shield in the gallery, please vote! I call it the Omega shield. I know - it is such a corny name lol.
Here is a copy pasta from the ToS from the competition:

Schedule:

- Phase 1: Post and vote Phase. From June 27th to July 13th

. The contestants will post their

drawings and will vote for the best ones.

- Phase 2: Vote only phase. From July 14th to July 20th

. The drawing upload section of the application is closed and only the vote section remains active.

- Phase 3: July 20th. The most voted drawings for each of the 3 shield templates are selected

and submitted to Dark Souls Development team (Fromsoftware) for selection of the winners.

- Phase 4: The winners are announced on the Facebook application Skin Design Contest by July 28th

Prizes:

For the winners 1, 2 and 3: Custom shield design in game + name in the game credits + 1 Limited

Edition signed by Dark Souls Director, Hidetaka Miyazaki. Value 80€

For the winners 4 to 10: 1 Standard Signed Edition by Dark Souls Director, Hidetaka Miyazaki. Value

70€.

The winners will be contacted by NBP on the e-mail address recorded on his/her Facebook page.

Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception Multiplayer Beta

2011-06-28T15:03:00.000-07:00

Unchartered 3 multiplayer beta is out now. I have not played Unchartered before but hey, it is free and exclusive for PS+ users for now. Since Sony offered PS+ for thirty days for free, everyone should have this beta.

Searching...searching..searching

I played a co-op and a multiplayer.Took me almost an hour to find a game through matchmaking. Seems like no one is playing it yet or it is just failing. The controls are fine but the character movements and shooting are clunky. Controls are easy to get used to though. The camera is not a problem but the character movement is bugging me. I think there is a lag input or something. It is just not fun. I tried to keep playing but the framerate dropped so low that the PS3 froze. I guess the PS3 forgot to decrease the texture on other parts of the map. Lol. The UI is at least better and much less cluttered compared to SOCOM4 during gameplay. Which is what I like.Anyways, that's my first impression. I am not purchasing this game.

Screenshot when my PS3 froze.

PS3 Firmware 3.66

2011-06-22T21:31:00.000-07:00

A new firmware has just came out now. I just been kicked off PSN lol and forced to update. Anyways, there are no info in regards to this patch. According to the playstation blog, it is a minor patch and just fixing some stability and improved network services. Downloading the update though takes longer...so maybe there is more behind this update that Sony is keeping for themselves until it get's checked by hackers out there.
Anyways, I am installing the update now...it is going to take a few minutes. I will update this post when I find more information.

Oh yea, I have not post anything new for a looooong while. I have been busy.

Update(1)
Apparently, someone figured out the button combination that the QA testers uses. According to some people, this patch is suppose to prevent regular players to access the QA mode.

Sony E3 Conference 2011

2011-06-06T19:15:00.000-07:00

I just finished watching it. I feel like there was no big boom from that conference. The conference started with the CEO of Sony Entertainment talking about the recent hacking stuff. UC3 and Resistance 3 followed after. They revealed gameplays that has not been seen before and live demonstration. New Sly Cooper and Starhawk trailer was revealed as well. There were some games that will be ported from PSP to PS3 like God Of War.

The big reveal was the real name of NGP. It is called Vita! Yea, it sounds like Vista but I will prefer calling it PSV than saying Vita. Thank goodness they changed the name from NGP. Price was also revealed. 249$ for wifi only version and for 3G it is 299$. I think it is pretty cheap for a powerful device. Might be a pick up on day 1. Hopefully, they are problem free. There is not much difference for the 3G version anyways. Maybe I'll get the 3G version.

Overall, I think the only big announcement is in regards to Vita. Other than that, no other announcement in regards to PS3 price cut. PS3 will get new 3rd party services for PSN. So...maybe we will wait until next day for some goodies for the games we are looking forward to.

Welcome Back Package now live!

2011-06-03T10:27:00.000-07:00

Ohhh yeaaa finally! It is up. Free 30day trial for PS+ and other goodies that comes with it. Activate your PS+ now I don't know what to say. I already downloaded a bunch of free stuff that you can keep even after your free PS+ subscription is done.

Your chance to get your PS+ package is only available until July 3rd!

If you have 2 or more accounts, you can download pretty much all the games for both PS3 and PSN. However, those accounts should be registered prior to April 20 2011.

Game list vanished from PS Store? Don't worry! It is still there! Go to your "Account Management" then hit "Transaction Management" then to "Services List" and finally to "SCEA Promotion".

PS Store to be Restored

2011-06-01T21:58:00.000-07:00

Hello, there is a press release that was just posted by Sony. All PSN (including PS Store) will be back online worldwide with the exception of Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea. It will resume all services on June 2, 2011 which is tomorrow.

Update(1): Welcome Back package will not be available until sometime later. Expect some delays and errors when you try to access PS Store as many will be trying to access it at the same time.

To see the press release yourself click : Sony Press Release PSN Restoration"

"Tokyo, June 2, 2011– Sony Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced today that Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI, the company) will fully restore all PlayStation®Network services today June 2, 2011, in the Americas, Europe/PAL territories and Asia, excluding Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea. The company will also resume Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity™ for PlayStation®3 (PS3®), PSP® (PlayStation®Portable), VAIO and other PCs."
- Sony Press Release

Oh the Similarity!

2011-05-31T14:19:00.000-07:00

Watch the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Am3rica teaser.

Then here is a link directly on that scene where MW3 : Am3rica teaser looks like without the technical stuff matrix look alike : Red Alert 2. That video is the first thing that came into my head when I saw that trailer. I am pretty sure some of you guys have played RA2.

Yes! The Russians are back in MW3. This time it is a total world war. A continuation of the story from the last one. Are you getting it or are you getting bored of Call of Duty coming out every year only bringing small changes everytime it comes out. I'm up for Battlefield 3 though.

Portal 2 Music for Free

2011-05-28T12:58:00.000-07:00

Hey Portal fans! Maybe some of you don't know that the music for portal is available for download for free from their website. I have downloaded the album and so far I am amazed how good this album is. It also comes with the album cover. Also, they have free ringtones for android phones as well as for iPhone. Check it out! Reminds me of my first play through when I listen to some of the tracks.

http://www.thinkwithportals.com/music.php

New PS3 7.1 Headset

2011-05-28T11:14:00.000-07:00

7.1 Goodness

Few days ago, Sony announced a new headset designed for the PS3. It is wireless and offers 7.1 surround sound. I wish I have waited for this to come out before I bought a PS3 bluetooth headset. The current headset is uncomfortable but it is nice because of it's minimalistic design. I think I will pick this new peripheral and then a surround sound system sometime in the future.

Oh and yes, that is a mic sticking out of that thing :)

Best Killzone Fan Made Film

2011-05-20T12:50:00.000-07:00

There are many fan made films out there but this one stands out from all of them. If you are a Killzone fan, you might wanna try watching this. You can tell that there was so much effort put in this fan made movie. They spent quite a lot of money too. Make sure you thumb it up if you see it. Best Killzone fan made movie I've ever seen.

L.A Noir : Too Hot for PS3

2011-05-19T19:20:00.000-07:00

L.A Noir just came out and it not only sets up a new bar for facial animation but also causing a problem for PS3. So far Sony has confirmed that they have not yet determined what is causing the PS3 to overheat or shutdown. They are not sure if it is the new 3.61 firmware update or the game.

It's a crime scene alright

Recently, my PS3 has been freezing too. I am not sure what is causing it. I keep my vents clean and everything and it does feels hotter than before. However, I think it might be the game as it seems like will require tons of resources and processing power of the PS3. Is the PS3 pushed to its limits by this game or is it the 3.61 update?

PSN Under Maintenance Again?

2011-05-19T09:52:00.000-07:00

I tried logging in on forums/community sites yesterday and I thought it is possible to do so again. Anyways, there was a security flaw in the log-in system where the hackers (who have obtained our information) has the ability to take over the account. The reason - they have our info. They have our birth dates, full name, and other stuff that could fool the system. Sony has brought PSN back down to prevent this from happening. Sony was given a warning by a security company in regards to this flaw.

Change your email address that is tied with your PSN account and change your passwords directly on your PS3.

PSN : Overloading

2011-05-15T19:24:00.000-07:00

Hi guys, I just want to spread the word out that the PSN will be down for 30 minutes to clear up the queue for those people who are requesting to change their password. Apparently, the servers are being overloaded for requests for password change. It is expected but after this, everything will be going as planned (I hope). Almost three weeks of no PSN and it will be down for 30 minutes. Patrick did not state when or what time it will occur.

"We’re currently experiencing an extremely heavy load of password resets, and so we recently had to turn off services for approximately 30 minutes to clear the queue."

- Patrick Seybold

No further details released. To keep connected to your online game, don't turn off your PS3. You might have a hard time logging back in.

PS3: Firmware Update 3.61 is Up For Grabs! SOE and PSN Back Online Today!

2011-05-14T16:31:00.000-07:00

That is right! 3.61 firmware upgrade for PS3 is now live. Like I stated in my old post, it is a security update that forces you to change your password. I think we are nearing the end of the dark times. Turn on your PS3 and get your update :) Also, PSN is coming back online now for North America - "state by state" as we speak.

* Not confirmed but just rough estimates/predictions. It could be some of their surrounding states as well. Thanks :)

Update(9): Playstation Network is online for North America 12:00am Pacific May 15, 2011. WOOT! See you guys online!

Canada is also back online. You can request your change of password now using your PS3. It is faster than PC. I highly recommend using the PS3 to change your password. Remember, only the PS3 you always log-on into will work for the password change.

If you are going to try to change it through your PC, you have to wait for an email that could take 24 hours to arrive. The email will provide you a link so that you can verify that it is you and update your password.This is what you would see from your PC if you try to log in:

"To sign in, an update of your account information is required. An e-mail message with instructions has been sent to Your_Email. It may take up to 24 hours to receive this message."

Update(8): West coast and mid-west U.S.A is now back online. Also some Central parts, Alaska and Hawaii as well. Every state in U.S will be back sometime in the morning. Welcome back guys! Now we look forward for our "Welcome Package". 11:00pm PST. Congrats!

Update(7): Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania are up and running! (Officially confirmed) 10:30pm PST

Still coming up next few hour or so*:
Washington State (Possibly next)
Texas and surrounding states- Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Oklahoma (Possibly next)
North/South Dakota(2-3 hours or so)
and Oregon (in about 2-3 hours or so)

Update(6): Florida, South/North Carolina,and Georgia are now online 9:00pm PST (officially confirmed) Enjoy guys!

It seems like they confirm states every hour. Please be patient.

Still waiting for Washington state(trying to confirm right now), Louisiana, Dakota, Texas, Michigan/Ohio (trying to confirm as well), possibly Oklahoma as well as Alabama, Illinois and their surrounding states to come up next hour.* One of these should be officially confirmed as well as some of their surrounding states

Germany (Will be back on soon as well).

Update(5): Florida, Louisiana, Washington State, and Dakota coming up next. In addition, Texas and Michigan/Ohio area are coming up too. Alabama will join shortly.

Update(4): State of California is now on as of 8:11pm PST. Europe servers are still down but has updated their blog post. PlayStation Network Restoration Begins - Sony UK

Update(3): Seems like the official site is having trouble loading. Probably the server is being overwhelmed. Nothing has changed so far from the map. 7:51 PST

Update (2): New York are and entire far North East of U.S is now officially back on. Still no word for Canada. You can now access your PSN and online multiplayer if you live in NY, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New Jersey area.

Update(1): People are reporting that they are having trouble downloading the new update probably due to the amount of people downloading it. So just keep trying and you will download the update successfully. The PSN is still down in my region as we speak.

"An error occurred during the download operation. A connection to the server cannot be established. (80710101)"

____________________________

PSN is going back on today state by state. Maybe by tomorrow, the whole North America will be back online.

"Please note that these services will take a bit of time to be turned on and rolled out to the whole country. The process has begun and some states are being turned on now, so please be patient as we reach your city and state."

They kindly put up a map on which state is currently on. To see the official blog. Click :

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/05/14/play-on-%E2%80%93-psn-restoration-begins-now/

"We strongly recommend that all PSN account holders with PS3s update their systems to prepare for when PlayStation Network is back online. The release of this update is a critical step as we work to make PlayStation Network significantly more secure. Thank you for your continued support and patience."

- Eric Lempel - VP, Sony Network Entertainment

It is quite a big update. I am pretty sure there is more behind this update other than just forcing you to change passwords of course. There was no noticeable changes made but we will find out once the PSN gets back on.

~~However, PSN is still down but I think it will come back soon~~. I expect another firmware update once before the whole service is back up since PS Store will be disabled up until the end of the month.

For full official blog post:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/05/14/ps3-system-software-update/

Also, a welcome message from Kaz.
Kaz Hirai - PSN Relaunch Announcement

SONY ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT

In addition, GOOD news for SOE PC gamers! Your service is coming back on today! Still no words for PSN though. Happy hunting!

"Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) announced today that restoration of its game services will begin today. The phased restoration will include the return of nearly all of SOE's portfolio of online games, the reinstatement of SOE's game forums and websites, and added functionality to require players to reset their passwords."

For the official announcement :

http://www.soe.com/securityupdate/restorationannouncement.vm

Amazon EC2 kicked PSN Down?

2011-05-14T07:24:00.000-07:00

Another Bloomberg report. This time, I think it is more accurate compared to previous report that they have made. However, I think when Bloomberg reported that the PSN will be back on by the end of this month is slowly becoming more realistic.

Apparently Bloomberg is saying that the FBI is slowly making a trace back to the perpetrators of the PSN hacking scheme. The hackers used Amazon's EC2 servers to help them enter PSN and bring it down. EC2 is a cloud computing service helping developers to compute much easier. It is a pay-as-you-go type of service. So anyone can sign-up, pay, and the service is yours. The hackers used false information to sign up for the site. However, it will be another road block for the authorities if they find out that the hackers used a stolen credit card or even a pre-paid credit card.

At least the FBI is making progress tracking down the guys behind this. I am pretty sure that the hacker has already thrown off his hard drive and computer into the river by this time :)

PSN : Sign of life? SOCOM4 Leaderboard Active

2011-05-13T16:37:00.000-07:00

I am not sure what exactly going on here but for some reason, some people can access the games online. Playtesting perhaps. Who knows. SOCOM's online leaderboard for May is a little busy during the past few days even if the PSN is still offline.Could this be dev accounts? Playtesters? Or a sign that the PSN will go back on soon? Maybe a server glitch or whatever. Thanks to someone who started a thread about this on SOCOM 4 forums that got me interested - kudos! :)

Here is a guide that I just made on how to access the SOCOM4 leaderboard without logging in:

SOCOM 4 Leaderboard for May

You can check the leaderboard without logging in by simply copy and pasting this URL in to your web browser and replace the insert_name_here to any of those names listed on that photo above or even yours (if you were able to log in before PSN was taken offline).

URL:
http://www.socom.com/en-us/SOCOM4/Leaderboards?handle=insert_name_here

Once you are looking at someone's stats, look for leaderboards in between co-op and compare stats tab.

The tab

So, you now have an access to the leaderboards without having to log-in. You can change the time range to see who is playing during this week or this month. You can check their stats too and look at when they started playing. I hope this helps :)

Update (1): Dunham tweeted :
"We have some internal tools available to us this week. Since I'm out, though, I can't elaborate"

He is currently on vacation. When he gets back, I think more questions will be answered :)

Demon's Souls fans! Dark Souls website is now up!

2011-05-13T12:49:00.000-07:00

For those who are looking forward for Dark Souls (like me), The official site for Dark Souls is up! Check it out for latest videos and screenshots. Awesome stuff they got there :)

http://www.preparetodie.com/en/

Look at that nice view!

Open world, no constant loading of the maps, and with the gameplay of Demon's Souls. Count me in!

Angry Birds flying free!

2011-05-13T10:44:00.000-07:00

Yes, Angry Birds is now free online. I am pretty sure you guys know what Angry Birds is. It is a game where you put birds in a sling shot and you try to kill the pigs who stole your eggs. It is a simple but fun puzzle game. It is a popular iPhone/iTouch game app and was ported to other platforms as a mini game like for the PS3.

Thanks to Google, Angry Bird is a free app for Chrome web browser. It is still in beta and requires you to log in with your Google account to download. It does not take that long before you can start hurling birds to kill pigs. It is available on both standard and high definition.

Google Chrome in Angry Birds

In addition to killing pigs, destroying their "house" or "castle", every level has a collectible chrome logo. If you hit that logo, you will unlock a challenge mode. Collect them all for extended levels/challenges. They are located in random places. Usually, places that you don't expect to see.

I finished each challenges within a couple of hours. It really got my attention and trying to get three stars now on each level. Same challenges that you will see from other platforms. Go and try it out! It is fun!