Rest in peace, Michael Jackson....the King of Pop! The man is truly a legend and he'll never be forgotten.While I think at some point late in his career, his life took a turn for the strange, there's no denying his contributions to the music world. Since the day of his passing I've been reading up about this man, and it really seems he was a good person at heart. Unfortunately the media focused a
Sunday, 28 June 2009
Saturday, 27 June 2009
Dead Space - First Impressions
Posted on 16:53 by Unknown
Just got Dead Space...yes, it's not really a new game, but I've heard a lot of good things about it, so I thought it was worth a try. Impressions:- Excellent production values - I like the way the GUI is set up as these floating graphics/screens. It's the most unique GUI I've ever encountered for a third-person shooter in a long time, and it makes the game feel very futuristic.- The graphics are
Saturday, 20 June 2009
Prototype - Halfway Through Game...Just EPIC!
Posted on 04:29 by Unknown
Just went through a boss fight that lasted over an hour and thirty minutes. I took so long because I used hit-and-run tactics to take down that boss. Eventually I found a 'way' to do it and it was extremely satisfying once it ended.It was Capcom-esque in that you need to really work your way to winning that fight and it really isn't easy, unless there's something I completely missed and there's a
Thursday, 18 June 2009
Prototype - Sandbox Carnage
Posted on 18:00 by Unknown
A few weeks ago I played Infamous on the PS3. The game's premise was that there's this character who wants to figure out why he has certain superhuman abilities. At the same time, supposedly his actions in the world determine how his powers develop, and also steer the course of the storyline.Within nearly the same release period as Infamous, Activision's Prototype gets released for multiple
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
Can't Decide Which Platform to Get A Game For?
Posted on 21:10 by Unknown
This is an interesting site. It compares multiplatform games between the Xbox 360 and the PS3, and recommends one based on which has the best overall features.http://www.lensoftruth.com/Give it a try when trying to figure out which version of a multi-platform game to get.
Tuesday, 16 June 2009
Forza Motorsport 3 - One Lap of Le Mans
Posted on 16:08 by Unknown
Gameplay footage.I found this on: http://jalopnik.com/5292747/forza-motorsport-3-le-mans-screen-shots-partial-car-list
Halo Wars - Final Thoughts
Posted on 07:00 by Unknown
Finally finished the campaign for Halo Wars tonight. My opinion still stands on the soundtrack. The last few missions are very well structured and are enjoyable for what they are; though if you've played a lot of RTSes you already know what to expect.There is one thing which blew me away towards the end of the game:That last bit of the game contains the very best
Monday, 15 June 2009
Save your old laptops! Try Windows 7!
Posted on 20:18 by Unknown
It’s back to school here in the Philippines and I was helping my brother prep up his laptop for college. It’s a relatively old laptop, a Compaq Presario V2000 (V2602TN), that we got around 2006. I say old because of the original specifications below.PROCESSOR: Intel Duo Core T2300 1.66GHZMEMORY: 1.5 GB DDR 2HARD DRIVE: 60 GB 5400 rpmGraphics: Mobile Intel 945GM Express ChipsetAt the rate
Halo Wars: Some Things Right, Some Things Wrong
Posted on 08:15 by Unknown
Alright, I think I'm a bit more through Halo Wars, enough to give a solid opinion about it. The game gets a lot of things right, and a lot of things wrong. It isn't a bad game, but it could be a better one.Case in point: the game's soundtrack needs some serious help. I know that Ensemble Studios must have went through so many lengths to capture that 'Bungie' magic and put it in their game. And
Dee Jay and Thunder Hawk Sound Bites Found In Demo?
Posted on 05:33 by Unknown
I found this on this thread at forums.shoryuken.com:http://forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=194980It seems these sound files were found with the demo which was just released.Check these links:"Thunder Hawk Wins!" http://www.zshare.net/audio/613842821a438fac/"Dee Jay Wins!" http://www.zshare.net/audio/613843017883d013/
Sunday, 14 June 2009
Street Fighter IV PC Benchmark Is Now Available For Download!
Posted on 16:14 by Unknown
Here's a link:http://file.4gamer.net/demo/StreetFighterIV_Benchmark.zipOr go to the page with the link on it: http://www.4gamer.net/games/049/G004954/20090612078/You can also get it from the other sites listed in my previous post about SFIV PC.
Saturday, 13 June 2009
Can Your PC Run Street Fighter IV? Find Out Tomorrow
Posted on 19:35 by Unknown
According to this post from http://www.andriasang.com/ , the benchmark program for Street Fighter IV PC will be out tomorrow:Excerpt:In last week's update at the Street Fighter IV blog, writer Natsuki Shiozawa announced that the Street Fighter IV benchmark would be offered at the official SFIV site on June 22, but would be accessible one week before that through an undisclosed means.Today's
Street Fighter IV: Finally Hit 2,000 Games Played on Xbox Live
Posted on 17:39 by Unknown
Hey, you never know if or when my Street Fighter IV save file might get corrupted! There are rumors on forums online that it just happens at random. So I took these pics here to preserve how much time I've put in on Street Fighter IV for the Xbox 360.Most of the games I play online are Player Matches, the reason being that I enjoy being able to relax a bit when playing and not worry about losing
Soulja Boy @ E3 - Project Natal, Halo ODST, Forza 3, GOW2 Map Pack Footage and More....
Posted on 16:15 by Unknown
I'm not an R&B/rap fan, but every so often I come across youtube videos from this guy. They're always interesting, sometimes even funny:
Posted in E3 2009, Forza 3, Gears of War 2, Halo ODST, Project Natal, Soulja Boy, Splinter Cell Conviction
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Friday, 12 June 2009
In-Depth Kikizo Article On Project Natal
Posted on 17:39 by Unknown
http://games.kikizo.com/features/microsoft-natal-xbox-360-why-its-a-big-deal-p1.aspExcerpt:Natal is a new peripheral for Xbox 360 that currently exists in a very early work-in-progress form. This new, 'full body motion sensing' technology may be revolutionary for interactive entertainment, and quite frankly, leaves things like EyeToy, Wii MotionPlus, and Sony's new motion sensing controllers for
Thursday, 11 June 2009
Final Fantasy XIII Category Available On Singapore Xbox Live Marketplace - Confirms Asian Version?
Posted on 19:50 by Unknown
Thanks to a tip from Pinoyxbox I found out that there is already a category for Final Fantasy XIII in the Singapore Xbox Live marketplace. Does this mean that Final Fantasy XIII will be released in Asia/Singapore? I sure hope so.Unfortunately, for some odd reason, the video for FFXIII on the Singapore marketplace is region locked, so I can't download it from my location (Philippines). Why is this
Is Final Fantasy XIII Still Exclusive To PS3 in Japan?
Posted on 15:45 by Unknown
According to this post from Kotaku, it may not be...http://kotaku.com/5286896/xbox-japan-accidentally-uploaded-final-fantasy-xiii-pageCurrently I'm not sure if this game will be out for Asian/Japanese Xbox 360s, considering that the FFXIII trailers and themes on the marketplace are only available for US accounts. It would be a real shame if it were only out in the USA; there's a lot of JRPG fans
In Case You Missed It - Project Natal Jimmy Fallon Segment
Posted on 07:06 by Unknown
http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2009/06/kudo-tsunado-demos-project-natal/
Yes, Project Natal Works with African Americans
Posted on 00:06 by Unknown
The Youtube channel for Project Natal was just recently updated with more videos.http://www.youtube.com/xboxprojectnatalHere are just some of the videos there:Some time this week some misinformation was being spread on NEOGAF about how the system couldn't 'see' African Americans, citing how N'Gai Croal was having trouble with using it. There was a video on the Youtube channel with other
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Reminder: Project Natal Will Be Demoed On Jimmy Fallon Show (Jack TV on Philippine Cable TV)
Posted on 06:32 by Unknown
For gamers in the Philippines, catch the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show tomorrow at 4:00 PM Philippine Time on JackTV, to see a live demonstration of the Xbox 360's Project Natal, courtesy of Kudo Tsunoda from Microsoft.It will be interesting to watch this on local cable TV tomorrow :D
Project Natal on ABC's Good Morning America
Posted on 06:23 by Unknown
No embed code for this video, so you'll have to visit the link:http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7791505The more I watch these videos of Natal, the more impressed I get. I can't wait for this! And that's saying a lot considering I'm not too big a fan of motion controls on Wii.
Monday, 8 June 2009
Gamingvice.net Claims Tekken 6 on PS3 Has Aliasing Issues
Posted on 06:28 by Unknown
http://gamingvice.net/2009/06/07/tekken-6-on-360-analysis-the-rematch/"Now here’s the real kicker, if you like the staff of GamingVice.net were at E3 last week you’ll notice something very interesting about the Xbox 360 version of Tekken 6. It is graphically better than its Playstation 3 counterpart. Am I happy about this? Not at all but I find it very ironic that after all this arguing over
NXE Minority Report Designer and Project Natal
Posted on 06:07 by Unknown
I managed to dig up this old news from Kotaku dated July 2008. They were talking about the redesign of the XBOX 360 User Interface which we now all know as the NXE. Back then it was interesting that they got the design company 'Schematic' who has people that worked on the impressive UI Tom Cruise was using in the 'Minority Report'. Read all about that here.With the announcement of Natal
Sunday, 7 June 2009
Forza 3 vs Gran Turismo 5 Continues: CNET Poll
Posted on 22:18 by Unknown
Forza Motorsport 3 Vs. Gran Turismo 5 poll is underway over on CNET:http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-10256571-48.htmlPoll: Forza 3 vs. Gran Turismo 5by Antuan GoodwinE3 2009 has come and gone, leaving delicious trailers and tons of information for Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5 and Turn 10's Forza Motorsport 3 racing sims in its wake. It looks like it's time for the digital drag race to
Celebrities, E3 Visitors Try Out Project Natal - With Burnout Paradise Footage!
Posted on 17:21 by Unknown
Watch the youtube channel for Project Natal for more videos:http://www.youtube.com/xboxprojectnatalHere it seems they also got random E3 visitors to try it as well:
Friday, 5 June 2009
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon To Feature Project Natal Wednesday Next Week
Posted on 23:09 by Unknown
E3 was featured on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show, with this segment:http://kotaku.com/5280535/jimmy-fallons-late-night-at-e3According to Kotaku, the people from Late Night were so impressed with Natal that they've invited Kudo Tsunoda from Microsoft for a segment this coming Wednesday. If it pushes through, it's a huge opportunity for Microsoft to continue building awareness on their
Gran Turismo Developers Polyphony Digital Visit Forza Motorsport 3 E3 Booth, Then Start Taking Notes!
Posted on 22:46 by Unknown
Now this is an interesting turn of events. Blog post from Che Chou of Turn 10, the studio working on Forza Motorsport 3:http://forums.forzamotorsport.net/blogs/turn_10s_forza_motorsport_blog/archive/2009/06/05/the-road-to-october-looking-beyond-e3-2009.aspx************Besides the consistent line of showgoers wanting to try their hand at this rare spectacle, we also had quite a few celebrities
New Interview with Tomonobu Itagaki
Posted on 22:24 by Unknown
Here's a new interview with Tomonobu Itagaki, courtesy of 1UP from E3 2009:http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?pager.offset=0&cId=3174656It doesn't take a rocket scientist to guess where he's headed....
Microsoft's Project Natal Has The World Talking
Posted on 16:40 by Unknown
Kotaku recently posted an article about how Project Natal has all the buzz coming out of E3:http://kotaku.com/5280739/so-which-e3-announcements-generated-the-most-buzzSurprising to see it beat out big hitters like Super Mario and Final Fantasy XIII.Also, in Gamespot's latest poll on which press conference did gamers liked best, Microsoft's poll clearly leads the rest, with a dominating 41% of the
1UP Forza Motorsport 3 Interview
Posted on 07:00 by Unknown
Is it just me, or every gaming site out there is getting hammered? It's quite hard to download anything gaming related from most sites.
More Incredible Stories on Project Natal
Posted on 03:07 by Unknown
Click here for the full article:http://gizmodo.com/5277954/testing-project-natal-we-touched-the-intangible?skyline=true&s=iHere's a very interesting excerpt from the article:Burnout showcases a few important points for Microsoft. First, it's a real game that's been on the 360. So Natal doesn't weigh down on the processors so hard that you can't play games. Second, it requires fine motor control.I
Infamous (Playstation 3) - Review
Posted on 01:37 by Unknown
I got around to finishing Infamous this afternoon. I only completed it once, focused as a 'good' character. I suppose there's a lot of replay value to be had in this game considering it can be played as an 'evil' character, too.When I first fired up the game, honestly I was not very impressed by the graphics. On my setup which is running at 1080p with HDMI, I could see a whole lot of jaggies, and
Wednesday, 3 June 2009
Forza 3 @ E3 2009 Multi-Screen Setup
Posted on 20:31 by Unknown
Project Natal Makes Headlines
Posted on 18:07 by Unknown
Front page of Science and Technology Section, today's issue of the Philippine Star:Meanwhile, Sony's PSP Go, and their prototype motion sensor device, and Nintendo's Wii Motion Plus were nowhere to be found. They're newsworthy for gamers, but for the mainstream, they're not so interesting.Bloomberg:If you haven't heard of Project Natal yet, here's some videos from E3:The key now for Microsoft is
Even More Forza 3 Real-Time Footage
Posted on 06:03 by Unknown
Let the videos speak for themselves. Video Games | Forza Motorsport 3 | E3 09: New Features and Improvements InterviewXBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Video Games | Forza Motorsport 3 | E3 09: Leaderboards InterviewXBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
How To Draw Mainstream Attention: Invite the Beatles
Posted on 23:51 by Unknown
This was in today's The Philippine Star newspaper here in Manila:Having the Beatles at Microsoft's E3 Press Conference was a pretty smart move by Microsoft to gain worldwide attention for their event.
More on Project Natal
Posted on 22:44 by Unknown
Project Natal was the most interesting thing I saw in Microsoft's conference and perhaps the best in E3. Sure I like the games, and MS E3 conference pretty much sold me on practically every game they showed. But games are games but Natal is something completely different which can essentially change the way motion systems work for games. My interest in Natal is not based purely on gaming. I
Metal Gear Solid: Rising Announcement for Xbox 360 Sparks Fanboy Anger/Rage
Posted on 06:58 by Unknown
Here's a tip: if you fall under the same category as the angry people who just posted in Hideo Kojima's blog here, please, consider some mental / psychiatric help / treatment.http://www.kjp.konami.jp/gs/hideoblog_e/2009/06/000177.htmlPreserved one angry comment for posterity; I have a feeling Konami / Hideo Kojima will clean out his comments section after today or after E3.32 / Disappointed Fan /
Famitsu.com - "We Support Xbox 360"
Posted on 03:46 by Unknown
Marketing? Or a real show of support? I wish my Japanese skills were better than kindergarten level so perhaps I can make a better conclusion.Interesting nonetheless.Famitsu proclaims "WE SUPPORT XBOX 360!"
More on MS E3 09
Posted on 01:02 by Unknown
As I write this post with bleary eyes, I look back on the past 4 or 5 years where my husband and I watched Microsoft’s E3 Press conferences. It all started with J Allard returning to the stage to announce the XBOX 360. Back then, I knew this was the console that, for me, will bring about the technological enhancement that I have been looking for. I have always felt that technology is not solely
Monday, 1 June 2009
Forza Motorsport 3 - The Defining Racer for this Generation of Consoles
Posted on 16:45 by Unknown
Just downloaded the trailer for this on the Xbox Live Marketplace....the SD version I posted below doesn't do the game justice. It ALREADY looks good just by watching the SD trailer here, definitely matching Gran Turismo 5 in overall sharpness, and in many cases, surpassing it....but when you watch the trailer in HD on your Xbox 360, you will feel your jaw drop....This trailer for Forza 3 was
Comments on Microsoft's Spectacular E3 2009 Press Conference!
Posted on 12:24 by Unknown
MS's presscon started out slow but at some point really picked up steam. Granted, starting out with The Beatles: Rock Band is not a bad choice, but I think they spent too much time on it. Then again, EA must be a really important developer for MS, and, it is the BEATLES after all, and they deserve all the respect that they get.On to what I thought were the most mind blowing points of the show:1.
Posted in E3 2009, Forza Motorsport 3, Metal Gear Solid Rising, Microsoft, Project Natal
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Minutes to E3 - Gran Turismo 5 Will Be A No Show
Posted on 06:36 by Unknown
On the week that the world will [possibly] get a first glimpse at Forza Motorsport 3, Microsoft's answer to the Gran Turismo series on the Playstation 3, it is being announced that NO questions will be entertained regarding Gran Turismo 5.Only questions regarding Gran Turismo PSP will be entertained, apparently.Source: http://www.vg247.com/2009/06/01/rumour-yamauchi-wont-talk-gt5-at-e3/Those
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