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Koreans shed tears

2009-11-12T13:01:00.000-08:00

source: IGN

During the BMO Capital Markets Digital Entertainment Conference in New York today, Activision Blizzard Chief Financial Officer Thomas Tippl outlined the publisher's upcoming title and releases plans, including World of Warcraft and Starcraft II, but it seems any hope for a Diablo III release next year have been dashed.

Both Starcraft II and World of Warcraft: Cataclysm are on track for 2010, but during the conference a slide was shown that puts Diablo III's release date at "next few years" and not in 2010 as many speculated.

"Diablo III is coming along well. Blizzard has expansion packs for Starcraft II in development," Tippl said. "They have a continuous innovation plan for the Battle.Net platform, as well as an unannounced MMO to come sometime down the road.

New Fallout Vault 69 Reveal Trailer!

2009-05-18T23:37:00.000-07:00

(OF COURSE IT'S FAKE :D, BUT CHECK OUT THE WORK I PUT INTO IT)

Reinstalled Windows and programs so I made this stupid fake trailer to test-drive the 3D, camera tracking and editing programs.

Vault 69 is a fallout bunker made by Vault-Tec (from Fallout universe), it has never appeared in any of the game in FO series but the best part is that Vault 69 contains 999 women and 1 man (talk about "One man standing... or f**king???")

I used Borderlands' Old trailer as editing material because the lady said something like "You are looking for THE VAULT, aren't you?... blah blah blah... IT DOESN'T EXIST!" so I came up with the idea of putting Fallout's Vault into the trailer... the problem is to determine a Vault number which would be interesting so I searched info on Vaults and found out 69 would be nice for this fake trailer.

Hope you like it.

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Materiel sources:
- Borderlands' VGA Trailer
- Fallout 3's in-game image of Vault door
- Fallout 3's main theme by Inon Zur
- Jessica Drake's moaning LOL

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Pre-order Borderlands

Army of Three 14 + Gaming WTF: Muscle March!

2009-05-15T17:22:00.000-07:00

This is some WTF shits that I honestly would like to try :D

Remember the infamous HUMAN TETRIS??? I've got them for you after THE CLICK

The crazy and funny Japanese one...

But I know you love THIS version more!

The reason people look at us like Idiots

2009-05-15T12:51:00.000-07:00

EXAMPLE

Honestly, I browse gaming forums for several reasons, one of them is to check out how these people show off their ignorance. One of the most common phrase is "I didn't read the article you posted but I think ...(went on for another 10 minutes worth of texts)...".

Seriously, what the heck was that? It seems people are more concerned about their post-count more than actual making logical or reasonable debates so the faster they could assume the contents of news/articles within their own dreams and typed down what they had to say the better. This is kind of a characteristic of ignorant persons since they are always asking to be heard but denied or refused to hear others' opinions.

No wonder people look at us gamers like bunch of idiots...

P.S. I think it's normal if people based their debates on different information or data they learned and believed, that is what the debating process is for. But when people start arguing not by using information but their own imaginations... where would that argument lead them to?

Gaming WTF: I wish you were * so I could *

2009-05-15T00:20:00.000-07:00

Pretty old stuff, but it's GOLD!

While Kojima's taking his time teasing your sorry asses, Contra makes a come back!

2009-05-14T14:19:00.000-07:00

Forget about the sadistic Kojima and that empty teaser site! Instead, clean up the dust layers on your Wii and make sure it's gonna work by the time Contra Rebirth hits North America.

ALL YOUR AWESOMENESS ARE BELONG TO US!

Kojimaaaaaaa !!!

2009-05-14T12:19:00.000-07:00

- This guy is having SOMETHING in store for us, but what is it gonna be? No one knows for now.

Speculation on IGN talked about the keywords on that page have something to do with Metal Gear, but we can't be so sure since I'm sure George Lucas is gonna use the keyword 'Star Wars' on his teaser page for a movie about 'little pony searching for her lost parents' too (If, he decided to make one).

People who think of themselves as Robert Langdon from 'Da Vinci Code' might started decoding and translating the symbols of this teaser page already, something like "Oh... the numbers of fences mean..." kinda bullshits. I'm sure you'll start seeing a lot of fortune tellers wannabe soon enough.

It might really be the NEXT Metal Gear, NEXT Zone of the Enders or anything unrelated to those 2 series... I DON'T CARE WHAT IT'S GONNA BE! JUST TELL US ALREADY!

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Source: IGN

Gaming WTF: Drama Queens?

2009-05-14T01:29:00.000-07:00

^{44.99$ sounds nightmarish steep! Try it at your own risk! LOL}

Army of Three 13: Sarcasm Ep.1

2009-05-13T12:16:00.000-07:00

Note: These random sarcasms have nothing to do with the actual games or sources. I made them up based on my first impressions upon seeing the clips.

DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO
Dragon Age: Origins Trailer

Most of the higher people in movie and game industries kept telling you while trying to get a job that you should put "NO HEAVY METAL" in your demo reels. Yes, heavy metal is bad if you are small flies because they are loud and can annoy the person viewing your reels, unless you are called BIOWARE or EA, then you can pretty much use any kind of music you want in your trailers even after turning down the poor souls applying with the same song in their reels.

Now isn't this ironic?

P.S. Marilyn Manson doesn't come close to metal in my book, but I know a lot of recruiters would call it metal :D

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Sarcasm on Clubbing game and Raping party after the click.

Who are your target groups again?
New York Nights (?)

IF you like to party, you wouldn't be playing this iPhone app... you'd be busy flirting your asses off in the real clubs.
IF you don't like to party... why wouldn't you go shooting some Nazi zombies or enjoying blue alien sex scene instead of playing this game?

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Wii IS for FAMILIES!
Family Pirate Party

When the whole family can enjoy evil activities such as robbing, raping and killing, thanks to Nintendo Wii!

Want to get into Movie Industry?

2009-05-12T13:43:00.000-07:00

Tired of current job? Ever dream about working in the movie industry? Now your dream may comes true with the walls separated you and your opportunity to be a movie poster designer are all gone!!!

Resume? Education? Fine Arts degree? Do not worry about such minor details, you see people at Hollywood are simple and easy going bunch. But of course no matter how easy they are, you still need to meet these 2 requirements...(you know, it would make them look bad if this is TOO easy)

1.) Know what a photo editing program is and how to save a file.

2.) Ability to put face (any face) at the center of the poster (or at least in the central area of the poster).

Here are examples of what you should have in your portfolio...

See? Not that difficult, right? It always makes me feel good when there are new opportunities for people to get into the industry. What are you waiting for? Fire up your editing program and start practicing putting faces in the center!

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Thanks
- DK for pointing out this lazy shit trend of poster designing.

Limited OR Collector's Edition?

2009-05-12T11:10:00.000-07:00

^{THIS THING looks sweet, but 143CAD? I'm thinking real HARD}

At the time like this when the term Collector's Edition means nothing more than "I'm throwing in bunch of shits to your face and you pay 20$ more!". Publishers got smarter enough to change the term Limited into Collector's since LE usually stick to lower quantity in order to stay limited (well, what else?) and desirable among consumers while CE means they can produce as many copies of these special editions and sell at premium price to consumers who thought they got something really special (where in reality, each person in the whole neighborhood has the same thing sitting on his collector shelf), remember seeing this scary image (click Read More to see) at any game retailer near you?

^{This scary mother of all over-supply theory}

Like the T2 set I mentioned above... if it's really a Limited Edition (say, 500-1000 sets ever produced) then I would have already placed the order long ago. But when the trend now is that everyone will probably own the same thing because they can produce near limitless (exaggerated) supply of Collector's Edition... consumer with the right mind might want to think again since CEs are not THAT special like the way LEs were.

It might be fair to say that Collector's Editions are just extortion schemes by publishers to take more money away from us. Have you seen Metal Gear Solid 4 CEs collecting dust on game shelves recently? I think CEs defeat the original purpose of having SPECIAL product packages in the first place... I think it would be cool if they go back to LE again, it would be hell but it would be fun... like people who got (and failed to get) this Lineage 2 Limited figurine.

P.S. Although I stated my opinion about CEs, but the Endoskull of this T2 set is seriously tempting!

Gaming Deal: Buy Killzone 2 and save 50% on Dualshock controller

2009-05-11T22:41:00.000-07:00

Amazon.ca is having a great gaming deal of the week, get Killzone 2 for the Playstation 3
and save 50% on a Dualshock 3 Controller. (Amazon.ca says the deal will valid until May 9, but it's definitely a typo ... the deal will work until May 16 or until they're totally sold out)

Not a bad deal especially if you still haven't got the game and still short of controller (it's selling around 55CAD at retailers so 25CAD is pretty sweet!)... and don't forget, you get free shipping for order of 39CAD and up so these sweet babies will be delivered to your doorstep hassle-free.

Johnny Crush WHAT?!

2009-05-08T14:21:00.000-07:00

When you let people make their own ideas into reality and allow them the distributing channel like the Xbox Live Community Games, clueless gamers might end up shooting some meat sticks... really kinky!

Watch the trailer after the click...

Johnny Crush is the name of this game which (in my opinion after watching the clip) may make you think about Serious Sam or Nitro Family, they all look like the kind of game which won't allow you to take your eyes off the screen even for half a second (forget about your favorite game-time snacks). No, no, no ... they are not THAT fun you couldn't take a break, they are games that required constant Run-n-Gunning and pausing won't do you any good because you couldn't remember which direction you'll have to straft to next!!

And from the clip below I think they should rename him Johnny CRUSHED (by giant RODS) LOL

Anyway, this is the developer's website and despite the jokes I made above, Johnny Crush is actually a good looking community game.

Pixar coming to Van?

2009-05-08T12:13:00.001-07:00

A lot of us CG people might be shaking in their boots holding their pee right now LOL

The Vancouver Sun: Pixar Animation, one of the world’s leading computer animators and a multi-Academy Award winning studio, will build a 20,000-square-foot facility in Vancouver to produce its popular short features.

Walt Disney Studios, with whom Pixar merged in 2006, is scouting locations in the city, concentrating on the downtown area. It hopes to have the new studio up and running by this fall.

The studio will hire 75 to 100 people, most of them Canadians, and will make all of Pixar’s three-dimensional, computer-animated short films, which usually run three to five minutes. All Pixar theatrical features will continue to be made at its main studio in Emeryville, Calif., which employs almost 900.

READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE (BEFORE 'JUMP FOR JOY') ---> HERE

CONTRA IS BACK! (for the 100th time)

2009-05-07T23:00:00.000-07:00

Anyone who can read Japanese, please do human race a favor and translate THIS

I only know it's for Nintendo Wii, it costs 1000 Wii points, and coming out on May 12 (next week... in Japan?)

Skynet Research Infomercial

2009-05-07T19:08:00.000-07:00

You think infomercials are stupid and redundant? Think again because this is the infomercial from the company which will change your world forever...

Why donating your CPU to space researches or cancer analyzing when you can contribute your valuable resources for a well known organization like Skynet Research?

See more details HERE

Spartans meet their maker in this Darkest of Days trailer

2009-05-07T14:19:00.000-07:00

When guys in Village People's costumes think they're at the top of the food chain, give them a split second to think again or use your shiny things to change their mind.

Middle Manager Hi-Five!

2009-05-06T17:23:00.001-07:00

You've got to love this!

Army of Three 12: Red Steel Explodes Angry Nerd

2009-05-06T11:33:00.000-07:00

Red Steel 2: Wild West Cyber Punk + Motion Plus = WTF

Remember Red Steel, one of the most anticipated launch title for the Wii? If not, then remember seeing the image below in the discount bin of any game retailer recently?

Now you know what game I was talking about. Despite the mediocre stamp it received as average from critics, it was still one good game to play especially if you are tired of shooting the axis (of evil?), mutated life forms or even aliens from other dimensions (Oh! Did I forget to mention zombies?). It had flaws in many parts, but the concept was promising Ubisoft just need to polish thier next sword-swinging title into better shape before putting it on shelves.

Now Ubi just released the debut trailer for their upcoming Red Steel 2 but do not think you'll get to put yourself into some gaijin's shoes and start blazing your Uzis and swinging your Katana against some Asian mobsters this time around...

Since game controversies had proved to be dreadful for developers and can halt games in progress, playing as a white guy shooting up Asian and colored gangsters as well as saving Geishas from evil Mama-san could be considered as "Racist", so the safest bet is to abandon all the setting from the original and let players play cowboy and place them in a surreal world where they can shoot and slash as many masked (apparently evil) people as they want. Yes, I made all those up... just watch the trailer, it really looks interesting!

And you've got (some high on drugs) Splosion Man video and the newest episode of Angry Video Game Nerd after the click!

Splosion Man: This is what you've got when developers took weed brownies while working!

Explosive trailer, that laugh was creepy!

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You Favorite Nerd is BACK!

X-Men Origin? Forget about the movie... it's not gonna be crappier than these old school X-Men titles!

Army of Three 11: Ninjas Pirates Zombies Screwing You

2009-05-05T13:46:00.000-07:00

Rocket Riot?

This is probably the only game I don't have any bad thing to say about ... looks like the kind of game people can have fun with just like Worms or Raving Rabbids. Love that "Have you fought a pirate, ninja and zombie AT ONCE?" irony thing... for Buddha's sake why not throw in some cyborgs and space marines too?

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NVP: Choose your side and settle the world's oldest debate(?)

Seriously, what ****ing debate? Like which clan has the biggest sausages?

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Zombie 'Wanker', oops... I meant 'Wrangler'

Sometimes I'm not really sure if western gamers love or hate zombies. Can you remember or have you ever counted how many games with zombies released during the past few years? Too bad all of them is about slaughtering these green people.

It's BROKEN! It's coming... and it's RAD!

2009-05-04T10:52:00.000-07:00

Broken Steel coming tomorrow. That was all I needed to say.

Army of Three 10: You'll need 9 UPs in Battle for Terra!

2009-04-30T11:04:00.000-07:00

Here are some upcoming 3D movies I'm looking forward to

And so ... 9 ... I'm creating YOU... [09.09.2009]

UP up and away... [29.05.2009]

Terror in planet Terra [01.05.2009]

Army of Three 9: 256 gang-bangers online?

2009-04-29T10:51:00.000-07:00

My life and things had gone really really MAD recently. Been getting a lot of headaches from work, too tired and unable to continue making my own 3D and manga projects, my RPG gaming weren't progressing ... AND ... getting robbed by the beloved annual income tax!

But despite all those things mentioned, I still feel the need to post something ... to keep doing things I normally do ... yeah, blogging can take my mind off those trouble for a while (or so I hope)

MAG Trailer: Talk about hail of bullets

This MAG thing (I mean the game, not the cosmetic!) is looking kind of cool. I'm not a hardcore online FPS-ter but thinking about a match with 255 other people in it (minus the lag) it could turn out to be a really exciting online experience, unless you're at the wrong end of the barrels :)

2 more videos from this Massive Action Game after the click...

MAG: Architecture Interview

See and listen to what the good people at Zipper Interactive have to say about this conceptual FPS.

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MAG: E3 2008 CAM Trailer

Old stuff but still cool to watch.

Susan Boyle Flew, How About You?

2009-04-22T12:38:00.000-07:00

Seems like everyone (or most of the online people) knew or heard about Susan Boyle and the stir she caused last weekend. It moved the hearts of so many people.

I admitted her performance and the scene captured from the Brit show touched my emotion a little too, I said a little because I always believe in the hidden selves of us people, I always believe that we are all different in one way or another and we all have something special inside that we need to search and realize for ourselves, something many of us as well as the judges and most of the audiences in last Saturday's audition didn't believe in.

But according to Peter Bregman, Susan didn't pass with flying color just because she has the talent, her triumph was 35 years in the making and she also had the most important thing we all need ... The heart...

Her brief story from the article told us that apart from 35 years of singing, she also had one of the most important ingredient above all. That ingredient is (are) Heart(s). She has the love for something which she has been doing it for 35 years and also she acquired the love and believe from some important people around her and these are the reason she stands tall and keeps her head high in the position she's in right now.

Now come back to take a good look at ourselves. How many of you who after getting Susan's slap on your faces, felt motivated during that weekend and now finding your skins sinking into the same old couch (where you got motivated) stop believing in yourselves and others?

Susan Boyle is a phenomenal role model for all of us, not just because of her talent or her courage or her perseverance or her supportive friends. She is a phenomenal role model for us because she is us, in all our awkward ordinariness and amazing extraordinariness - Peter Bregman

^{(We'll see how long people are going to keep this in mind)}

It's hard to really get up there and work on your dream especially after the long day at work and other headache stuffs, but I believe if you don't start doing something when you're motivated then you will never get anything done for the rest of your sorry lives. You can start from smaller steps but at least you've got to have a slightest progress in order to keep on being motivated. And when your fire died down, you'll stop believing you're special and you'll stop believing in others also, I noticed people who lost their motivation (or never had, to begin with) always say words of discouragement, because they know themselves won't get anywhere therefore they tend to bring other people's hopes down too.

So which type are you? The Susan Boyle type or just ordinary dreaming machine type? Your future is yours to decide.

And before I go I'll leave you with something good to watch, cheers!

Army of Three 8: RPG Head too busy at work

2009-04-21T11:18:00.000-07:00

Too busy working and playing Last Remnant, but I still want to post updates of some upcoming (cool looking) RPGs, enjoy!

Magna Carta II: RPG with BJD!!

Okay, it did strike me as a little creepy at first, but the character models look kinda interesting though.

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End of Eternity: How?

I don't know how you could find the 'end' of 'eternity' (here may be?) but this is another cool looking RPG, reminds me of Shadow Hearts.

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OH! Don't forget one more RPG trailer after the click...

X-Edge: so 'X' is pronounced 'Cross'?

Just cool, I didn't (and still don't) know anything about this game but I already pre-ordered it. (life of an RPG Head :p )