Free Throw Arcade Monster!

Watch this guy just own this free throw arcade game!

Troubled kid kills mother over a game

In-game: when you kill others, they respawn.
In-real life: when you kill others they don't get up.

The boy, from Busan in Korea's south-east, got into an argument on Monday night with his mother when she "scolded" him for playing video games.

As tensions escalated, the boy strangled his mother to death before hanging himself.

Although the news above emphasized that the killer was a gamer, it doesn't mean that all gamers are violent. All this shows was that the kid needed help; too bad he didn't get it soon enough and both he and the mother perished because of it.

via Kotaku

Nintendo 3DS Update!

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Update: According to Nintendo, it will temporarily be called Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo Co., Ltd.(Minami-ward of Kyoto-city, President Satoru Iwata) will launch “Nintendo 3DS”(temp) during the fiscal year ending March 2011, on which games can be enjoyed with 3D effects without the need for any special glasses.

“Nintendo 3DS”(temp) is going to be the new portable game machine to succeed “Nintendo DS series”, whose cumulative consolidated sales from Nintendo amounted to 125million units as of the end of December 2009, and will include backward compatibility so that the software for Nintendo DS series, including the ones for Nintendo DSi, can also be enjoyed.

We are planning to announce additional details at E3 show, which is scheduled to be held from June 15, 2010 at Los Angeles in the U.S.

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What if Final Fantasy Had Lyrics?

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Why Video Game Review Scores are Counterproductive

I believe that video games and computer games are artistic creations like a radio show or a TV show, or a movie or a CD, and they deserve the same kind of consideration.

-Arnie Katz-

via gamasutra.com

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Xbox Adapter Confirmed! PS3 Gold!

What kind of tech blog would this be if I won't cover gaming platforms? I mean they are still techie items right? Okay, what I have is a confirmed rumor for the Xbox 360 and a shiny one for the PS3 Slim.


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Modern Warfare 3 Leaked?

via kotaku.com

(sarcasm)Of course, you do know that the Onion News Network is a real news organization (/sarcasm)

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New Level Up Ph Games! K.O.S. Secret Operations and Neosteam

Level Up Philippines have finally got their own First Person shooter (FPS) in the guise of  K.O.S. Secret Operations and a new MMORPG Neosteam. This was revealed today during Level Up Live 2009.

Swift, Cuomo, Wentz, Barker on a Band Hero Ad!

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New Designs: Apple's Media Player and Nintendo DSi

Designing tech devices are never easy. There are some that at first I thought was bad but turned good when i tried them on, and there are those who look really good but fell apart when I tried using them. Form follows function they say; let's hope that the new Apple media player and Nintendo DSi screens enlargements work.

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Perfect World Beijing Releases Tideborn Images and Video!

I was totally wrong on all the images. LOLZ!!!

The Perfect World Chinese server has just released images of the new Tideborn race and its classes: the Psychic and the Assassin.

Ubuntu for the Philippines

Some of the reasons why most computer users in the Philippines don't even want to touch Linux is because it's too hard to learn and that they can't play their favorite games on it. All I can say to that is poppycock!

I want to convince the internet shop owners and business owners out there that you don't need to resort to paying huge amounts of money to Microsoft or resort to practicing installing hacked Windows (that are just as dangerous since they hardly get updated and thus open to security and malware problems) just to get online or use a computer.

• MS Office vs. Open Office/Google Docs: Both MS Office and Open Office are virtually the same in every aspect that the only difference between the two is the price: paid vs. free. Even the updates are free, so no more buying the next MS Office update...

• Getting online: some people are still scared whether Ubuntu will get them online, but I promise you, it's even easier and faster to get online with this OS than it is with Windows. Regarding browsers, there's a Linux version of it whatever may it be.

• Typing in commands: some users I know suddenly get squeamish at the first site of the Terminal. I admit I was one of those folks but you get used to typing in commands. Plus, there are a lot of resources out there that provides step by step instructions on how to deal with the Terminal, so don't fret.

• Games: A lot of people are afraid of losing their games when they switch to Ubuntu and that's understandable. Not all games can be played with Ubuntu, but those that are worth it does! For example, I have been playing the following MMOs since I transferred to Ubuntu:

• Perfect World Ph
• Zhu Xian Online (Jade Dynasty)
• Red Cliff
• EVE Online
• Guild Wars
• World of Warcraft

I'm planning to try out Runes of Magic Ph on Ubuntu as soon as it goes to CBT.
To see the complete list of other Windows games that play on Ubuntu via Wine better check out this database.

Here are just some online guides on my current fave ph mmorpgs:

Perfect World on Ubuntu:


How to run Zhu Xian Online (ZXO/ Jade Dynasty) on Ubuntu

So there you have it. I hope to see more Ubuntu users in the future!

Living with First-person Shooter Disease

Gene Simpkins is a special person. Although he might have Duke Nuke'Em's Disease, he's still a part of society and must be treated equally. Let's support him and help him to integrate himself in society.

The following video is just an excerpt of his life.

Papa wants his game on but...

From Freelance Switch

Violent video games and kids

Image by bdgamer via Flickr

I'll have to admit, I let my two boys play First Person Shooters: Warrock, Call of Duty, and Wolf Team. Some parents may think of me as too lenient at best, but after my personal experience in playing such games in my childhood, I'll have to say that since it didn't make me and my friends into killing machines then it won't make my kids act the same way too.

Let's be honest here, I would rather have my kid go one on one with another kid/adult/bot online rather than in the real world. Why? Because in the real world, real people get hit, hurt, maimed, or killed. In the online world, everyone knows it's all simulated--everything's fake. Please don't look down at kids and say they can't separate fact from fiction--they're more intelligent than you think (sometimes even more!).

I was inspired to write this after reading the post and viewing the videos about this topic from Amy Tucker of B5Media.

Cussing in MMORPGs

After playing Rohan Ph for awhile, I noticed that when you decline some of their quest requests, the NPCs will cuss at you saying the "s" and the "f" word. This is most prevalent when you're in the Dhan and Human towns (I'm not going to post it here as there might be some underaged kid reading this blog). I'm pretty sure that Level Up Philippines were already informed of this before hand, but I'm starting wonder why they didn't take it out.

If you ask me, I blame EVE Online

Yes, I've been out for a long time but it's for a good reason: I've been trying out EVE Online for the last few days and I have to say that I have some mixed feelings about it.

Good stuff:

There's no MMO out there that can even come close to becoming EVE's competitor (RFOnline comes to mind). There's a dearth of SciFi- themed MMOs out there, but this game takes the cake and then bakes some more. The ambiance while playing it made me feel like I was in a SciFi movie. The graphics are a work of art, and the ships themselves were impressive to look at.

Things to improve on-stuff:

The pace is slow. I have to admit that experienced EVE Online players already warned me beforehand that it would seem slow to the average MMORPG player, and I have to say they are right. It takes a special kind of player to be able to play this game and stick with it for a long time as Patience is a virtue I really need to work on.

So with my 14-day free EVE Online trial days done, will I go on and pay game time load for the next two months? I'm not sure. Did I have a special time while playing it? Hell yes--it's something that'll linger in my head for a very long time and for that I'll remember that EVE Online took me out of the blogging world for 14 days.

Free Realms: Why you should play it

There's been so many MMORPGs that are coming out of the woodwork these days, but most of them seem to require a massive amount of time and/or money in order to level well. Then out comes Sony Online Entertainment's Free Realms (FR): a breath of fresh air for any MMORPG player who's tired of all the violence and despair in their realms.

So what's it about? Watch the vid below:

AION Online China Server How to

I know that I'm a few weeks late and that most of you out there are already enjoying your AION-China experience, but this post are for those who are "late to the party" as I was.

Here are some links for those who want to know more of Aion:

Basic info:
What is AION?
System Requirements

Video Trailer:




So you want to join in the fun of AION-China, eh? Here are some links to help you on your way:

Step by step guide on joining AION-China server
AION-China MMOSITE Download Link
English Pack

Take note though that it will be on Free-to-Play only until May 15, after that it goes Pay-to-Play.

See you in-game!

Credits:

Azure
Aeolith

Lasting memories of Lineage 2 SEA

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