The Rubber Band Machine Gun

During my young years, I remember playing with a customized gun made out of sticks and wood and my ammo is a rubber band. Sometimes I wish I was back on those years and play cops and robbers with my friends. Surprisingly, like the Power Up Paper Planes I posted last time those guns I used to play with my friends just got an upgrade too of course it comes with a price - a whopping $140 dollars. Well, it seems even the older generation will enjoy this new upgrade but with that amount, I'll probably stick with the sticks and rubbers.

The Rubber band machine gun is not something to joke about, try joking with someone holding a gun like this. I remember being hit by a rubber band gun before - it doesn't hurt much but it hurts big time if you get hit twice or more. Anyways, here is a video of how it works. It's like jet fighters Vulcan guns, it even sounds like one (I mean the rolling of the barrels).

POWER UP Your Paper Planes!

During my childhood days, making a paper-plane was the best part of my life and I don't mind sharing the same happiness to my kids. But what if those paper plane can be powered-up? Imagine you can control your paper plane 's direction and when you want to land it - that would be cool invention!

Final Fantasy VI on iOS and Anroid

When I heard about Square Enix's news about Final Fantasy VI I got quite excited and checked out the screenshots as soon as I heard about it, but I got quite disappointed. Maybe I was expecting a really nice looking game. It is quite nice to look at but I was expecting it to be better. I know I shouldn't be expecting something really nice for tablets but have they seen the graphics of most games lately? I like the Final Fantasy III & IV for android were much better looking - dunno - can't tell because they only went out with 2 screenshots. But I am hoping to hear more about their Kingdom Hearts. I think they so much potential on the tablet market right now.

Dunno, let's see what happens next. From the looks of the first screen shot below - it looks like 3D acceleration or engine will be required, most probably for tablets with NVidia Tegra graphics built-in to it may be able to play with it. And probably they'll show a better screenshot next time.

So here are the screenshots for Final Fantasy VI (iOS / android games).

Reference: Japan Square Enix website.

Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm

Okay, it has been a long time since I've updated this blog and it deserves something new and very entertaining to look at. I have been so busy with my offline adventures in life and I've neglected to update two of my blogs - I know it is supposedly a good thing. Okay so this afternoon I decided to visit Blizzard's page and just discovered their new addition to The World of Warcraft series and a new game called Heroes of the Storm.

I decided to check-out the new title since World of Warcraft is not new anymore and boy I am into a surprise. I decided to watch its cinematic trailer and was amazed at the battle seen. Starcraft's Kerrigan vs. Diablo's Tyrael, Starcraft's Nova (Ghost) vs. World of Warcraft's Lich King and Raynor vs. Diablo (okay I am not entirely sure if it was even Diablo). It was ridiculously amazing - I have to check the video clip of the gameplay before I close my mouth because of amazement. It seems the game is like DOTA or Defense Of The Ancients which made me feel good and bad. Good because if it's like DOTA it won't require too much PC specs and disappointed because I was kinda expecting it to be like Skyrim and Kingdoms of Amalur. I want it to be a first person gameplay. Anyway, it still looks good.

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You have to see it for yourself. Here is the video clip of the cinematic trailer:

And here is the video of the gameplay.

Enjoy and hope you have fun watching. By the way, the game is on BETA right now and everyone is welcome to apply for a Beta test.

Diablo 3: Now on PS3 and Xbox 360

After unveiling their new expansion pack for Diablo 3, now you can play this game on your consoles PS3 or Xbox 360. Blizzard may have fine-tuned this version for both consoles but it is just like the PC/Mac versions only with some tweaks for the console's controller and some customized interface.

Now Blizzard has a lot more in their hands aside from Diablo 3 PC/Mac users on their battle.net. I wonder how which one will be better at gameplay, the PC/Mac or the console-tuned D3. Another things is, will they be asking you to get connected and create a battle.net account first before playing the game? --probably not since they'll make the D3 Xbox Live available only til October 4. Like most games, both will cost a $59.99.

Here is the article for D3's press release - click here. Enjoy guys.

Starcraft II: Heart of Swarm Opening Cinematic

Check out the new cinematic video of Starcraft II: Heart of Swarm. Kerrigan looks hotter than ever. Well, if you have seen the ending of Starcraft II then you won't be surprised at all. Now, I know why Raynor has got some hots on her. The game is coming on March 2013.

The Unbelievable Beckham

Wow! This is unbelievable. And I thought he was just for good looks. I haven't really saw him play but after seeing this clip, count me in as one of his fans. I can't imagine the control he has on his legs and man... David Beckham, are you an alien? Watch out for K and J.

You all got to see this clip.

El Presidente Trailer

Wow! after seeing this great video clip, I want to be patriotic once again. It is an all-star cast and I believe this will be a great movie and people would feel patriotic too once they see this movie. They should make movies like this more often. I'm sure if this would be the standard, I'll be more than willing to watch our very own movies. It's not that I am bullying our movie industry but if you try to look at some of our movies, you'd understand why. If they say movie is an art, this is just one perfect example of that. Not just for the money but for a better movie itself. Great casting too (the characters fit well). Enjoy the movie trailer guys.

Batman: Arkham City Review

Okay, I admit it, the past week has been busy for me and it's not because of doing something really productive, I've been addicted to Batman: Arkham City. So, how addicting was it? Lets just say, I always visit Facebook like 20-50 times a day but when I played Batman, it became twice a day (morning and evening before sleeping) - that's how addicted I am to the game. I know this is a bit late but I still want to make a review about it. Don't worry, I won't be biased about this review. Here it goes.

Graphics is awesome! It should be good since it is using Unreal's technology. Tosha (my laptop) really made my day when it played Batman flawlessly. There was just some slow downs in some parts of the game, specially after cut-scenes and you have to fight a lot of enemies. It is probably because of the rendering of all the enemies I was about to face. About the characters, I love the Batman character and the Catwoman looks great too! She is so hot!

Gameplay is another awesome part! I can't believe fighting games can be this realistic. It's like I am watching a Batman movie or better yet Taken but of course the best part was I get to pick who I kick or knock to the ground first. Having played Rainbow Six and Splinter Cell trained me really well in having patience when it comes to knocking down enemies while on a stealth mode. I love creeping on my prey and silently knock them unconscious (though there is a part of me that wants to stick a knife at their back or slit their throat - forgive my violence). It's like I am playing Splinter Cell again but with kick-ass fighting moves. I just hope there\ll be an option where you can interact with the environment like picking up a glass and throwing it on the enemies like how the enemies pick up a fire extinguisher and throw it at me. Oooh! oooh! I love the part where you can catch the stuff the enemy throws at you and throw it back at them.

Actions and Movements is pretty simple too, like most games now - keyboard plus the mouse for action. I love how you can counter an enemies attack using the right-click while using the middle-click to make the enemies dizzy and do your killer combo after that - it was awesome!

The story is awesome too! Playing this game made mo love Batman more. Of all the characters in DC comics, Batman is my favorite and this game just made me love Batman more. Love the twist of the story and the character build-up. I love the story so much. I just finished the part where Joker dies and now I'm playing as Catwoman (ooops! sorry for the spoiler for all those who haven't played it yet). But did Joker really died? Knowing Joker, he has lots of tricks on his sleeves.

Overall, it was a great game so to all who haven't played the game yet. Grab a copy now at your favorite game shop. It is a game worth playing. A worthy of everyone\s game archive. Thanks and hope to see you again on another game review or some tips.

The XBOX 360 Halo 4 Bundled: Limited Edition

Have you seen the Halo 4 game preview? If not, you should see it. It seems the Floods aren't the only threat now. Actually, from what I've heard, the Floods have been eliminated already in Halo 3 (haven't played it yet, sorry).. And with the new threat, it seems Floods can't really be compared to the new threat. Well, I have yet to play Halo 3 before I get to enjoy this new game Halo 4. I've played Halo 1 and 2 and I am pretty sure that I'd enjoy Halo 3 and 4. My son is asking me for a game console either PS3 or Xbox 360 and I think I am already found my answer.

This limited edition Xbox 360 game console has this features:

Batman of Shanghai

I am not an avid fan of Batman cartoons but I love the movies specially the last three movies. Batman movies have soared the movie theaters for a long, long time already and almost all of it were blockbuster. Probably, the realism of the character made the vigilante Batman without super-powers concept made a lot of fans to a lot of kids and adults alike. There is one particular Batman anime style movie clip I've seen that my brother showed me and it was so awesome. I think Batman should look like this when it is animated. I've seen a lot of anime style Batman but this one probably was the best.

It was uniquely rendered in a 1930's style thatt kinda reminds me of Avatar: The Last Airbender anime because of the fighting style used in the anime. I hope this buds a seriously animated Batman series. By the way, this was shown in Cartoon Network channel.

Continent of the Ninth - Game Review

Okay, I've been playing this game for quite awhile now and from my experience, I can never imagine myself getting hooked on an an MMORP game before, this one is a keeper for sure. I've played Ragnarok before but just for the sake of playing it and experience MMORPG but C9 or Continent of the Ninth made a great difference.

At first, it was quite hard to get the hang of it since it was my first time to really grind my teeth on. Exploring the game takes time but you can enjoy the moment in learning the game slowly as your game progress. It was a unique experience for me I should say. The art of Trading and Crafting things for a secondary job on the game itself is something you should or may want to explore. Okay lets start checking each categories.

Diablo 3's Success or Failure?

After the launch of Diablo 3 last May 15, there have been a lot of mixed reactions regarding the game. I have decided not to buy Diablo 3 and wait for people's reaction first since it was said that the game would be "Online Only". Sadly, the game can't be played offline even on Single Player mode. I remember before that I've played and finished playing Diablo 1 and 2 a lot of times while trying out different characters so upon hearing the user's exchange of comments at Blizzard's forum, I felt disappointed. One of the user commented that the game was ridiculous, he was booted-out of his own game session many times while playing the single-player mode. I fully understand how they feel. Correct me if I'm wrong but I do remember in Diablo 2, Blizzard made the Single Player characters unplayable on Multiplayer mode so why make the single player character saves on the server? Many said it was because of money - well, it is the very reason they made D3.

In my opinion, they should have made two packages; one for single-player only and the other one is both single player and multiplayer mode. Atleast anyone can play the game anywhere they want and if piracy is concerned, the player should atleast be online whenever it reaches a certain level (eg. level 1, 10, 20, 30, etc...) - saves Bliz some money too for additional servers they have to provide for all users. One player also commented that it is stupid to download a 7.5 GB game and not able to play it on places where there are no internet connections. Worst thing is if this game was ever cracked, it would be very unfair for those who purchase the 7.5GB game who can't play it anywhere while the user with a cracked copy will be much more happier of his game.

The launch of the game eventually made new fans but made some or most of the game's loyal fans their worst critics and haters. I am still quite disappointed at this new policy, too bad I was planning on buying the collector's edition. Anyways, there is still a possibility of me buying the game if ever they have fixed the problem of being queued for a long time before you can play on a single player mode and booted on your own game as well. There is also my upcoming vacation which could probably get me banned if I ever logged-in the Philippines.

So was it a success for Blizzard's Diablo 3? you judge. Sorry, there won't be any Diablo game review for now.

Philippines vs China: Stand-off!

Laughing out loud is all I did when I watched this cartoon clip from Taiwan. I'm just glad that they have they also find China's claim - ridiculous! Just enjoy the video.

Source (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/philippines/9259582/The-China-Philippines-dispute-explained-in-cartoon.html)

Kingdom of Amalur - Reckoning Review

Once again I have tested Tosha my mistress Toshiba laptop to it's capability in rendering such a great game. I've been hearing a lot of good reviews about this game so I had to check it out for myself.

Graphics were so stunning, you can almost feel that you are inside the stunningly rendered environment. I really dig the character creator and the model skins.

Gameplay feels almost like Fable but better graphics. I just finished 3 quests and was able to acquire my own house, I wonder if I could also get married and have family like in Fable. You could choose to be good or evil and create your own weapons and potions. 

Actions and Movements are smooth and game is very responsive to its associated keys. Didn't experience game lags whatsoever (another great performance Tosha!).

Story gets a bit complicated when you listen to side quest stories but with regards to the details of the story, it is quite good.

Amazed at Modern Warfare 3

Okay, last time I posted about my new laptop and said that I haven't tried any games yet to test the capability of the laptop I just bought so I did some serious testing. I've been hearing lots of noise about this game called Modern Warfare 3 and it seems pretty high caliber (means require a huge amount of memory) so I tested the laptop with this game.

At first I was a bit hesitant to download the game, anyways it's just to test, so I did download the 16GB game. You can buy this wonderful game at Steam, yes it is truly wonderful! I am amazed at the graphics, the huge maps on every mission and the game itself - of course I felt proud of Tosha (my mistress laptop). The game was smooth and hardly ever lagged. Great performance Tosha!

The controls are like Rainbow Six's controls so for me who's an avid fan of Tom Clancy games, it's like I was playing it for a long time. I still have to check the controls menu to see what other available options are there for me.

I was actually preparing for the most anticipated game Diablo III but if only I knew how great this Modern Warfare 3 is then this would have been my most anticipated game - it is now. I don't have to wait for Diablo III. Well, I'll still wait but while waiting for it, it will be MW3 that conquers my free time. Here is one scene I'd love the most.

Play Time!

Long time ago, I used to be addicted at FB games like Cafe World, Yoville and the most fun and addicting game of all was the FarmVille. I love games and most of the games right now are so sophisticated where you have to be a member first in order to play or install some applications in your PC which by the way I don't recommend because of too much spreading of virus.

Once in a while it is nice to play some classic games or just plain games played online like flash games. Twilight game gives you hundreds of choices of games to play with like this shoot 'em up game below that made my clicking finger ache (lol!) Play the game below or visit their site for more games.

The Thundercats are Back!

Do you remember the old Thundercats Cartoons Show? I remember I used to imagine myself as Lion-O and while raising my sword I shout "Thunder! Thunder! Thundercats Ho!". Well, those were my fondest days. I am glad they're back, although I was expecting it to be shown on a 3D movie. Never expected to see it on TV.

Based on the trailer, this Thundercats 2011 cartoon series will start at the beginning, before Mumm-Ra was resurrected, before the team was founded and before Lion-O gets to have the Sword of Omens. Thundercats 2011 is currently shown on Cartoon Network.

Enjoy the show guys!

Evolution of Man: Homer Simpson Version

While the never ending conflict of theories about evolution of men continues to be the most conflicting issue between men of science and men of religion, Homer Simpson has his very own version of human evolution.

I hope you enjoy this video clip as much as I have enjoyed it. See you again.

Check This New Shooting Game?

My friend showed me a couple of video clips by this crazy guy named Freddie Wong (crazy good ah). Actually, he is awesome! He (they) did a lot of cool videos that is fun to watch and very entertaining. And since I used to be a shooting game fanatic before (Counter Strike and Rainbow Six), I immediately super-liked this video clip. You can go and check the rest of his videos and see what I mean.

Warning! Before you play the video. The scene is not suitable for young ages.