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ProGamist Game Awards 2011 Announcement

noreply@blogger.com (Subham Singh) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:39:00 +0000

The "Dragonborn"/Dovahkiin" from Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is
an exclusive property of Bethesda Softworks. We do not
own any type of material related to it. The above
character is shown only to represent 2011 gaming.

On January 20 2012, ProGamist is to going to have its own Game Awards called ProGamist Game Awards 2011 #PGGA2011 and we promise that next year it will be Gamers' Choice Awards i.e. your votes will decide the outcome of the awards. Following is a list of some of the awards for ProGamist Game Awards 2011:

1. Best Game of the Year
2. Best First-Person Shooter of the Year
3. Best Third-Person Shooter of the Year
4. Best Open-World/Sandbox styled game of the Year
5. Best PS3 Game of the year
6. Best Xbox 360 game of the year
7. Worst Game of The Year
8. Best Glitchy Game of the Year
9. FAIL of the Year
10. Best Gaming Troll of The Year
11. Disappointment of The Year
12. Best Storyline of the Year
13. Best Game Designer of the Year
14. Best Game Director of the Year
15. Best Music Composer of the Year
16. Best Game Soundtrack of the Year
17. Best Multiplayer of the Year
18. Best Multiplayer Kill of the Year
19. Best Action-Adventure Game of The Year
20. Best Survival Horror Game of the Year
21. Best Breakthrough in Gaming Technology
22. Best Sequel of The Year
23. Best Ending-Sequel of the Year
24. Best Climax of The Year
25. Best Protagonist/Main Character of the Year
26. Best Antagonist/Villain of the Year
27. Best Confusing Moment of The Year
28. Best PC Game of the Year
29. Best Comic/Humour Game of The Year
30. Best Dialogue of the Year
31. Best Videogame blog of the year
32. Best Videogame blogger of the year
33. Best Emerging Developer of the Year
34. Best Debutant Developer of the Year
35. Best Announcement
36. Best Promotion of the Year
37. Best In-game Environment of the Year
38. Best Artwork of the Year
39. Best Fan-art of the year
40. Best Upcoming Potential Game of the Year
41. Best Xperia Play Game of the Year
42. Best Graphics of the Year
43. Best Engine of the Year
44. Best Role-Playing Game of the Year
45. Best Simulation Game of the Year
46. Best Racing (Arcade) game of the year
47. Best Racing (Simulation) Game of the Year
48. Best Emerging Gaming Website of the Year
49. Best Indie Game of the Year
50. Best Mobile Game of the Year
51. Best Real-Time Strategy Game of the Year Award.
52. Best Videogame Character of The Year
53. Best Sports Game of The Year
54. Best Fighting Game of The Year
55. Best Song Featured In a Game Award
56. Best Song Featured In a Videogame Trailer of the Year
57. Best Videogame Trailer of the Year
58. Best DLC of the year
59. Best EPIC Moment of the Year
60. Best HOLY S#!* Moment of The Year
61. Best Videogame forum of the Year

and much more.

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Don't forget to visit ProGamist on 20 January 2012 for all the results. Till then TECH THE HECK OUT!!!

PRO Focus: The Most Anticipated Videogames of 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Subham Singh) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:57:00 +0000

So, 2011 is over and we're now in the year which has a movie of its own - 2012. Leave movies, 2012 is going to offer a lot of blockbuster games. Not wasting any more time, here's the list of the most anticipated games of 2012:

Alan Wake (PC)

Alan Wake is a psychological-thriller third-person game, launched exclusively for Xbox 360 back in 2010 and its PC version is going to be released in early 2012. Alan Wake is developed by Remedy Entertainment (of Max Payne fame). The protagonist is a writer uncovering his wife's disappearance.

Alan Wake's American Nightmare (Xbox Live Arcade)

First of all, Alan Wake's American Nightmare is NOT a sequel to Alan Wake. It'll be an action-thriller third-person game developed by Remedy Entertainment. This time Alan will be in search of his doppelganger, Mr. Scratch.

Alan Wake's American Nightmare is slated to release between January-March 2012 for Xbox 360.

Aliens: Colonial Marines (PC, PS3, Xbox360, Nintendo 3DS, WII U)

Aliens: Colonial Marines is an upcoming First-Person Shooter game developed by TimeGate Studios and Gearbox Software and is being published by Sega. The game is based on the movie Aliens and its characters.

Aliens: Colonial Marines is a squad based game in which the player will control a squad consisting of 4 marines (A la GRAW, Desert Storm etc) and the enemies will be (not hard to guess) Aliens particularly from the 1992 movie Alien 3.

Anarchy Reigns (PS3, Xbox360)

Anarchy Reigns is an upcoming online action-combat game developed by Platinum Games. The game will also feature various multiplayer modes including Battle Royale, Tag Team mode etc. Anarchy Reigns will release on July 3 2012 for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

Assassin's Creed III (PC, PS3, Xbox360, WII U)

So, after the end of Assassin's Creed Revelations, it's time to look forward to the next installment in the series Assassin's Creed III. Assassin's Creed III will see a whole new assassin, a whole new place, a whole new arsenal of moves and weapons. Developed by Ubisoft Montreal, Assassin's Creed series is an open-world, third-person action-adventure science fiction game and the flagship product of Ubisoft.

There are some rumours surfacing about the future of the series including Assassin's Creed III taking place in Egypt and having a female protagonist, only time will reveal the 'truth'. A movie on the original Assassin's Creed is in pre-production stage by Sony Pictures and Sébastien Puel of Ubisoft stated that, "We could do 35 of these (games)". Oh boy!

Assassin's Creed III is speculated to be released on November - December 2012, on PS3 and Xbox 360 and PC on a later day, which will merge the game's storyline to present day.

Binary Domain (PS3, Xbox 360)

Sega's Binary Domain is an upcoming squad-based third-person shooter game developed by Yakuza Studios. The game is based in Tokyo of 2080.

Binary Domain is scheduled to release on

14 February 2012 (North America)
16 February 2012 (Japan)
17 February 2012 (Europe)

for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

BioShock Infinite (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

BioShock Infinite is the third installment in the BioShock series. The game is a Single player First-Person Shooter game being developed by Irrational Games and being published by 2K Games. No, it's not a sequel to previous BioShock games.

The player will take up the role of the protagonist Booker DeWitt and has to save a woman named Elizabeth in the air-city of Columbia. The game's storyline will be based in 1912.

BioShock Infinite is scheduled to release in June 1 2012 for PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

Borderlands 2 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Borderlands 2 is the sequel of the 2009 game Borderlands. Borderlands 2 is an upcoming first-person shooter with some role-playing elements (Skill tree, character customization, character development etc) added.

Borderlands 2 is expected to release in April 2012 (or it can take upto March of 2013)

Brothers In Arms: Furious 4 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Brothers In Arms: Furious 4 is a first-person shooter game and will see the original protagonist Staff Sgt. Matt Baker's 'final chapter'. This game however features 4 different protagonists:

Chok, a native American Soldier.
Crocket, a Texas citizen.
Stitch, a mentally-unstable Irishman who shocks his enemies with a taser.
Montana, a chain-gunner large Nazi-slayer lumberjack.

Brothers In Arms: Furious 4 is expected to release in April 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Counter Strike: Global Offensive (PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Mac OS X)

Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) is more of a 'reboot' to the popular multiplayer FPS Counter Strike. This game features the "HD Remake" of many classic maps as well as some brand new maps.

You can read my preview of Counter Strike: Global Offensive in WikiGaming by clicking here. The beta and the full version of CS: GO are expected to release in early 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and MAC OS X.

Darksiders II (PC, PS3, Xbox 360, WII U)

Darksiders II is an upcoming third-person action-adventure/ hack 'n' slash game developed by Vigil Games and published by THQ. Darksiders II will be the sequel to the 2010 game Darksiders from the same developers and publishers. In Darksiders II, the storyline will focus on Death, the brother of original Darksiders' protagonist Wrath.

You can read our own editor Aman Goyal's preview of Darksiders II by clicking here. Darksiders II is expected to release in June 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and WII U.

Diablo III (PC, MAC OS X)

Diablo III is one of the most anticipated (waited) role-playing games of all time since the Diablo II days. Currently being developed by Blizzard, Diablo III is the third installment in the series of popular dungeon crawl-cum-role playing game series Diablo.

You can check our preview of Diablo III in this 2009 article by clicking here. Diablo III is expected (hopefully) to be released between January - March 2012 for PC and MAC OS X.

Dishonored (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Dishonored is an open-world/sandbox-styled first-person tactical game developed by Arkane Studios and being published by Bethesda Softworks. This game will be based on past and future and will be based on the following places:

Dunwall City
The Desolate Isles
Pandyssian Continent

The player will be put in the shoes of Corvo, a legendary guard of the Empress, seeking revenge against Lord Regent who set him up in the assassination of the Princess. The protagonist also possesses supernatural powers. Dishonored is expected to release between April - June 2012 for PC, PlayStation3 and Xbox 360.

DmC: Devil May Cry (PS3, Xbox 360)

DmC: Devil May Cry is an upcoming action-adventure game developed by Ninja Theory and being published by Capcom. This will be the first game in the Devil May Cry series of games being not developed by Capcom. DmC: Devil May Cry is the fifth installment in the series but it's not a sequel to Devil May Cry 4 and by no means, it's Devil May Cry 5.

The storyline follows a younger Dante (The original protagonist from Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2, Devil May Cry 3 and co-protagonist in Devil May Cry 4) and his quest through the fictitious Limbo City. The game is said to be based on a parallel universe.

The "new" Dante has accumulated many negative reviews and a backlash from the fans as expected. DmC: Devil May Cry release date is not announced but is expected to be released in mid - late 2012 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Dota 2 (PC, MAC OS X)

Dota 2 is an upcoming action Real-time Strategy game developed by Valve Corporation. Dota 2 is said to be the spiritual successor to Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. This game will feature an online session-based multiplayer with the player's primary objective being destroying the opponent's base/fortress.

Dota 2 is expected to release in 2012 with the release date has yet to be announced. It will be out for PC (Windows) and MAC OS X platforms.

Fable: The Journey (Xbox 360)

Fable: The Journey is a first-person shooter-cum-role-playing game being developed by Lionhead Studios and being published by Microsoft Studios. This game is the fourth game in the Fable series but is not related to the main series hence making it a stand-alone title. This game is a Kinect exclusive.

Since the demo has been unveiled in E3 2011, fans of the Fable series have backlashed and criticized it for almost everything shown. The player will have to use kinect in order to use magic and defeat enemies. The game's storyline is based after five years from the events of Fable III and focuses on Theresa.

Fable: The Journey is expected to release in 2012, with the date has to be annouced yet, for Xbox 360 (with Kinect).

Farcry 3 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Farcry 3 is an upcoming open-world/sandbox-styled first-person shooter game being developed by Ubisoft Montreal in association with Ubisoft Massive, Ubisoft Shanghai and Ubisoft Reflections and game's publisher being Ubisoft. Farcry 3 is the sequel to the 2008 game Farcry 2 developed by Crytek (of Farcry and Crysis fame).

Farcry 3's story revolves around the protagonist Jason Brody, a tourist trapped on tropical-island groups between Pacific and Indian Oceans. The main objective of the game is to escape the islands and survive the "insane" civilians. It is being said that the map used in Farcry 3 will be ten times larger than Farcry 2.

The gamers will get to know the "definition of insanity" when it releases in mid 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

FIFA 13 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360, MAC, WII, PS2, PS Vita, Xperia Play, PSP, Nintendo 3DS, iPhone/iOS)

FIFA 13 is an upcoming football sports game being developed by EA Sports and being published by Electronic Arts (EA). The announcement of FIFA 13 has not been made yet but hey it's no doubt that they are going to release it in 2012.

FIFA 13 will see all the major features from FIFA 12 including online mode. FIFA 13 is expected to release in mid-late 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3. Xbox 360, Mac OS X, WII U, PS Vita, Xperia Play, PSP, Nintendo 3DS and iPhone (iOS).

FIFA Street (PS3, Xbox 360)

FIFA Street (FIFA Street 4) is an upcoming street football sports game being developed by EA Canada and being published by Electronic Arts (EA). This game is the fourth installment in the FIFA Street series of games.

"The first true quality street football experience" as said by Sid Misra, the Line Producer of FIFA Street. This will be the first game in the series to feature "realistic" visuals instead of "the cartoon-like visuals" from the previous installments. The game will feature Street Ball Control, "Attack" dribbling system, one-on-one with 5/6 players per team. Panna and Futsal Street football style modes also included.

FIFA Street is going to be released on 7 March 2012 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3, Xbox 360)

Final Fantasy XIII-2 is an upcoming role-playing game being developed by Square Enix and tri-Ace and being published by Square Enix. Final Fantasy XIII-2 is the sequel to the 2009 role-playing game Final Fantasy XIII.

The game takes place three years after the events of Final Fantasy XIII. The game will feature two main playable characters:

Serah Farron, Lightning's (Final Fantasy XIII's protagonist's) sister.
Noel Kreiss, A time-traveller possessing dual combinable swords.

The locations include the worlds of Gran Pulse and Cocoon. Bresha Ruins (previously Lake Bresha), New Bodhum (previously City of Bodhum), The Yaschas Massif (now ruined), The changed Sunleth Waterscape, The Archlyte Steppe is a now a home to various hunters, The city of Academia (is now the capital replacing Eden), Serendipity (The floating casino city), Augusta Tower (A maze-like high tech city), Oerba (now is on the verge of being eaten by a blackhole), Vile Peaks (which were trash-ridden, now covered in snow) and Valhalla (also know as "The invisible world") are all playable lands.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 has already been released in Japan on December 15 2012 and is expected to release in North America on January 31 2012, February 2 2012 in Australia and February 3 2012 in Europe for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (PS3, Xbox 360)

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 4) is an upcoming third-person tactical shooter game developed by Ubisoft Paris in association with Ubisoft Red Storm and being published by Ubisoft. This game is the fourth installment in the Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon series of tactical games. A PSP and WII version of this game is also going to be released in the name of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Predator and will feature different storylines.

The game is based in Asia, Middle East and Norway featuring ghosts fighting Ultra nationalists which take Russia under their control. The player will control a squad consisting of 4 soldiers:

Kozak (Commando)
30k (Reconnaissance Expert)
Pepper (Sniper)
Engineer (Bones)

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is going to be released in North America on 6 March 2012 and on 30 March 2012 in Europe.

God of War IV (PS3)

God of War IV is an upcoming action-adventure hack 'n' slash game being published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It will be the sequel to the 2010 game God of War III.

An official announcement has to be made yet but sources confirmed that God of War IV will feature an online co-operative mode with the series protagonist Kratos and his dead brother Deimos in their bout to escape afterlife.

No announcement has been made but God of War IV is speculated to be released in 2012 after its announcement for PlayStation 3.

Grand Theft Auto V (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) is an upcoming open-world/sandbox third-person action-adventure game being developed by Rockstar North and being published by Rockstar Games. GTA V will be the fifth major game in the GTA series of games and the fifteenth one overall.

GTA V is based in the fictional city of Los Santos from the returning state of San Andreas (from GTA San Andreas). You can read our full preview of GTA V by clicking here.

The release date of Grand Theft Auto V has yet to be announced but it is expected to released on 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Guild Wars 2 (PC)

Guild Wars 2 is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) being developed by ArenaNet and being published by NCsoft. Guild Wars 2 is the direct sequel to the 2005 game Guild Wars.

Guild Wars 2 promises to be a breakthrough in its own genre by featuring a dynamic storyline which will take place according to the player's actions. The dynamic storyline thing has been already being featured in a numerous single player RPGs but it will be the first multiplayer game to implement this. Game is based in the world of Tyria. Player will get to choose a character from five races with eight different professions. Following are the eight professions:

Warrior
Ranger
Elementalist
Guardian
Necromancer
Engineer
Mesmer
Thief

The release date of Guild Wars 2 is yet to be announced but it is expected to be released before 2012 ends for PC.

Halo 4 (Xbox 360)

Halo 4 is an upcoming first-person shooter game being developed by 343 Industries (replacing Bungie Studios) and being published by Microsoft Studios. Halo 4 is said to be the first game in the "Reclaimer Trilogy" and is the sequel to the 2007 game Halo 3.

Halo 4 starts from the final events of Halo 3 and sees the return of the original protagonist Master Chief John-117 (as 2009's Halo 3: ODST and 2010's Halo: Reach saw different protagonists). Cortana (The fictional AI character) will also make her return in this game. Storyline will see Master Chief finding himself in an unknown Forerunners planet and will "confront his own destiny and face an ancient evil".

Halo 4 is slated to release in late 2012 exclusively for Xbox 360.

Hitman: Absolution (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Hitman: Absolution is an upcoming third-person stealth shooter game being developed by IO Interactive and published by Square Enix. This game is the fifth installment in the Hitman series of games.

Hitman: Absolution will feature the original protagonist Agent 47. You can read our full preview of Hitman: Absolution by clicking here.

Hitman: Absolution release date has not been announced but is expected to release between mid-late 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Inversion (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Inversion is an upcoming third-person shooter game developed by Saber Interactive and published by Namco Bandai Games.

The game will feature both singleplayer and multiplayer modes with key features being the player possessing the ability to manipulate gravity. The game will also feature a full destructive as well as interactive environment.

Inversion is going to be released in North America on 7 February 2012 and in Europe on 10 February 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is an upcoming role-playing game being developed by 38 Studios and Big Huge Games and being published by Electronic Arts (EA).

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is said to be a "marriage between God of War and Oblivion". The game will feature 4 playable races and 5 regions with 3 class trees and 22 abilities per tree. The four playable races are:

Almain
Dokkalfar
Ljosalfar
Varani

The three class-trees are:

Might
Finesse
Sorcery

The game's team boasts of huge names like executive designer Ken Rolston (also the lead designer of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion), fantasy author R.A. Salvatore who created the game's universe and Todd McFarlane (the creator of Spawn comics) is the brains behind the artwork of the game.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is a single player RPG, going to be released in North America on 7 February 2012 and in Europe on 10 February 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Mass Effect 3 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Mass Effect 3 is an upcoming third-person action role-playing game being developed by Bioware and published by Electronic Arts (EA). This game is the sequel of Mass Effect 2 (2010) and is the final game of the Mass Effect trilogy of games.

Player will take up the role of the original protagonist Commander Shepard to save the galaxy from the race named Reapers. It is being said that Mass Effect 3 is the final game to feature Shepard as the protagonist of the series. Players will get an option to import their saved games from Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 to Mass Effect 3. This game will also feature a multiplayer co-op mode along with the campaign.

Mass Effect 3 is slated to release in North America on 6 March 2012, in Australia on 8 March 2012 and in Europe on 9 March 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Max Payne 3 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Max Payne 3 is an upcoming third-person shooter game being developed by Rockstar Vancouver in association with Rockstar New England, Rockstar London and Rockstar Toronto (replacing Remedy Entertainment) and published by Rockstar Games. Max Payne 3 is the sequel to the 2003 game Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne.

Max Payne 3 is based in São Paulo, Brazil, eight years after the events of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne. The player will take control of Max Payne who is working as a private security officer for a rich local family. All the things change when Max gets double-crossed in this new city. The lead writer of Max Payne 3 is Sam Houser (of GTA series fame) replacing the original series creator Sam Lake. The series' USP Bullet-time is back in this game.

Pre-orders are on for this game in India, US, UK, Australia, Europe and other parts. Max Payne 3 is going to be released in March 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is an upcoming third-person action game being developed by Platinum Games and published by Konami. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is not an interquel nor sequel nor prequel to the 2008 game Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of The Patriots instead it's a spin-off and is not related to the Metar Gear Solid series.

The game's events take place years after the events of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of The Patriots. Raiden, the Katana-yielding cyber ninja and the ally to the series protagonist Solid Snake, is the protagonist of this game.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance release date is not announced yet but it is expected to release on late 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Metro: Last Light (PC, PS3, Xbox 360, WII U)

Metro: Last Light is an upcoming first-person shooter-cum-survival horror game being developed by 4A Games and published by THQ. Metro: Last Light is the sequel to the 2010 game Metro 2033.

Metro: Last Light is based in the Moscow Metro in the year of 2034. The game continues right from the ending of Metro 2033 and follows the original protagonist Artyom in the quest of finding the mysterious "prisoner" - the said "key to survival".

Metro: Last Light is slated to release in mid 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and WII U.

Neverdead (PS3, Xbox 360)

Neverdead is an upcoming third-person action game being developed by Rebellion Developments and published by Konami.

Neverdead follows the story of Bryce Boltzmann, a demon hunter cursed with... immortality! The thing is Bryce will lose his limbs as time goes on and the player has to make Bryce roll over on his limbs to collect them. This limb-detach ability is one of the main features of this game as this ability will be used in combat and for solving puzzle. A female private investigator named Arcadia will be the companion of the protagonist and she's not immortal so you have to be save him.

Neverdead is slated to release in North America on 31 January 2012 and in Europe on 3 February 2012 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Ninja Gaiden 3 (PS3, Xbox 360, WII U)

Ninja Gaiden 3 is an upcoming action-adventure hack 'n' slash game developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo Koei. Ninja Gaiden 3 is the sequel to the 2008 game Ninja Gaiden II.

Ryu Hayabusa, the original Ninja Gaiden series protagonist, is also the protagonist of Ninja Gaiden 3.

Ninja Gaiden 3 is slated to release in North America on 20 March 2012 and in Europe on 23 March 2012 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and WII U.

Prey 2 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Prey 2 is an open-world/sandbox first-person shooter game being developed by Human Head Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. Prey 2 is the sequel to the 2006 game Prey.

Prey 2 follows the story of US Marshall Killian Samuels (replacing Domasi "Tommy" Tawodi, the protagonist from Prey) who is on a passenger-flight that crashes on the Sphere. Several years after the crash, Samuels is now a bounty hunter on Exodus, an alien planet. Tommy, the protagonist of the previous game is also present in Prey 2 in some capacity.

Prey 2 is slated to release in mid 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Prototype 2 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Prototype 2 is an upcoming open-world/sandbox-styled third-person action-adventure game being developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Activision. Prototype 2 is the sequel to the 2009 game Prototype.

Prototype 2 will feature a new protagonist in Sgt. James Heller replacing the original protagonist Alex Mercer from Prototype. The game takes place 14 months after the events of Prototype and is set in New York City (now NYZ - New York Zero). Just like Alex Mercer, Heller can shapeshift and take up the forms of the consumed victims and acces their memories.

Prototype 2 is slated to be released in North America on 24 April 2012 and in Europe on 27 April 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is an upcoming third-person shooter game developed by Slant Six Games and Capcom and published by Capcom. This game is a part of the Resident Evil series of the games.

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is set in between the events of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis and set in the zombie-infested Raccoon City after being hit by the T-Virus pandemic (T-Virus is the biological weapon developed by the Umbrella Corporation). The player can choose to play one of the six playable characters. The six playable characters are:

Spectre (Surveillance, Sharpshooter)
Vector (Recon expert, possesses cloaking ability)
Lupo (Assault, Team Leader)
Bertha (Medic)
Beltway (Explosives)
Four Eyes (Scientist, programs bio-organic weapons)

With the single-player mode, a four-player co-op mode is also available. The game also uses a bleeding mechanism in which the badly-wounded characters will be the main priority target for the infected ones. The game will also allow the player to make major decisions like killing Leon Scott Kennedy, one of the main characters of Resident Evil 2 and also the main protagonist of Resident Evil 4.

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is slated to release in North America on 20 March 2012 and in Europe on 23 March 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Risen 2: Dark Waters (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Risen 2: Dark Waters is an upcoming role-playing game developed by Piranha Bytes and published by Deep Silver. Risen 2: Dark Waters is the sequel to the 2009 game Risen.

One of the USP of Risen 2: Dark Waters is that the player doesn't choose any character thus the main character is nameless. The game starts in the harbor city of Caldera when Carlos (from Risen) asks the protagonist to help a ship that sank.

Risen 2: Dark Waters is going to release in North America on 24 April 2012 and in Europe on 27 April 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Silent Hill: Downpour (PS3, Xbox 360)

Silent Hill: Downpour (Silent Hill 8) is an upcoming third-person survival horror game developed by Vatra Games and published by Konami Digital Entertainment. Silent Hill: Downpour is the eighth game in the Silent Hill series.

The storyline follows Murphy Pendleton, a prisoner trapped in the Silent Hill town after the prison transport vehicle carrying him meets with an accident. This game is by no way related to the previous Silent Hill games.

Silent Hill: Downpour is expected to release between January-March 2012 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 is an upcoming tactical first-person shooter game being developed and published by City Interactive. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 is the sequel to the 2010 game Sniper: Ghost Warrior and the third overall game in the Sniper series.

In this game, it is speculated that just like its prequel, the player will take up the role of various characters who will be "ghosts" i.e expert snipers and stealth specialists. The game will also utilize the CryEngine 3 from Crytek.

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 is slated to release in Europe on 16 March 2012 and in North America on 20 March 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Soulcalibur V (PS3, Xbox 360)

Soulcalibur V is an upcoming fighting game developed by Project Soul and published by Namco Bandai Games. Soulcalibur V is the sixth game in the Soul series of games.

Soulcalibur V is based 17 years after the events of Soulcalibur IV. The game's protagonist is Patroklos, the son of Sophitia. The game will feature a total of 30 characters with Ezio Auditore Da Firenze from the Assassin's Creed series, as one of the guest characters (Ezio's appearance will be based on his Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood look).

Soulcalibur V is set to release in North America on 31 January 2012, in Japan on 2 February 2012 and in Europe on 3 February 2012 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Spec Ops: The Line (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Spec Ops: The Line is an upcoming tactical third-person shooter game being developed by Yager Development and published by 2K Games. Spec Ops: The Line is the ninth installment in the Spec Ops series.

The player will take up the role of Captain Martin Walker accompanied by his delta squad. The main objective is to find Col. John Konrad who is somewhere in Dubai. The game has a dynamic weather and terrain system (random sandstorms, earthquakes etc). Apart from the singleplayer campaign, the game will also have a multiplayer mode.

Spec Ops: The Line is slated to release in the Spring of 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360/ UNCERTAIN)

S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 is an upcoming post-apocalyptic first-person shooter survival-horror game being developed by GSC Game World. S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 is the sequel to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call of Pripyat and will be the fourth installment in the series of S.T.A.L.K.E.R games.

The problem with S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 is that it is uncertain whether this game will make its way onto our shelves as the studio developing this game is experiencing many hiccups. Anyway, S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 is announced for 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and if this game's development is discontinued then it'll be one of the biggest disappointments of this year.

Syndicate (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Syndicate is an upcoming first person game developed by Starbreeze Studios and published by Electronic Arts (EA). This game is the reboot of the original Syndicate series, completely transforming the series genre from tactical shooter to first-person shooter.

Syndicate is set in the year 2069 and the world is divided into regions being controlled by corporations known as syndicates and a neural chip has been implemented in everyone. The player takes control of Milo Kiles, a prototype agent. Storyline is based on the protagonist's thirst for revenge.

Syndicate is slated to be released in North America on 21 February 2012 and in Europe on 24 February 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The Darkness II (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

The Darkness II is an upcoming first-person shooter-cum-survival horror game being developed by Digital Extremes and published by 2K Games. The Darkness II is the sequel to the 2007 game The Darkness.

This game's storyline follows the protagonist Jackie Estacado from the original game. The game is based two years after the events from the first game. Jackie is now the Don of the Franchetti Crime Family using his powers of The Darkness. One of the improvements in the sequel is that Jackie can now use The Darkness and his weapons at the same time.

The Darkness II is going to release in North America on 7 February 2012 and in Europe on 10 February 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The Last of Us (PS3)

The Last of Us is an upcoming third-person action-adventure survival horror game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.

This games features two main characters - Joel, a survivor of the apocalypse and Ellie, a 14-year old girl having no memory of the pre-apocalypse. The game revolves around a "deadly fungus" causing apocalyptic situation in the modern world.

The Last of Us is expected to release in either late 2012 or early 2013 for PlayStation 3.

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (PS3, Xbox 360)

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron is an upcoming third-person shooter game being developed by High Moon Studios and published by Activision.

The game follows up from the events of Transformers: War for Cybertron in the battle between Autobots and Decepticons for their home planet of Cybertron. This game will show the players the final battle between the Autobots and Decepticons resulting in the fall of Cybertron.

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron is expected to release in the fall of 2012 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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Troll of The Year 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Subham Singh) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:18:00 +0000

Troll/trōl/
Noun:
1. A mythical, cave-dwelling being depicted in folklore as either a giant or a dwarf, typically having a very ugly appearance.

2. Everything above in addition they have access to internet.

Trolls - A troll is a rare kind of specimen among human species. One of their main characteristics is that they will be roaming around in the comment section of a certain website. It's hard to believe but one of the universal truths is the existence of trolls. In your neighbourhood, In your school, In your college, In your workplace etc. They can be anywhere. But some trolls raise their bar extremely high. They are the master crafters in the art of trolling. Coming to the point, we are going to award this year's biggest troll which shook the world. First of all, special mentions:

Special mentions

creature_of_the_night
Hailing from: Wrestlezone Comments Section
Better known to: Wrestlezone Readers
Real Name: Unknown
Highlights: Claimed playing badminton with pro wrestlers, Clones emerged after ban.

creature_of_the_night was a commenter in the professional wrestling website WrestleZone. He was... a troll. In his online time, he commented (trolled) in every news article ever published in WrestleZone. After WZ readers, started saying against him he levelled up his trolling skills by claiming that he knows many wrestlers and also claimed playing badminton with wrestling stars and continued to make claims on each and everypost until he was banned by the site administrator. After he got banned, many "clones" of the creature_of_the_night popped up in the site's comments section hence keeping his art of trolling legacy alive. (LOL!)

Athene
Hailing from: YouTube/Social Media/Internet
Better known to: YouTubers/World of WarCraft Gamers
Real Name: Chiren Boumaaza
Highlights: Athene's Theory of Everything

Chiren Boumaaza aka Athene, is an internet celebrity and professional gamer. Athene is best known for crashing game servers with the aid of his followers. In recent time, he suddenly disappeared and no updates from him but he came back and explained that he was actually working on this:

The "Athene's Theory of Everything". According to this theory, it challenges modern scientific beliefs and can change the human perception of universe. His theory can be right. It can change the foundation of Physics but the thing is, this theory is coming from a professional gamer being notoriously popular in the art of trolling. Who knows.

GrieferParadise
Hailing from: YouTube
Better known to: Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Gamers
Real Name: ?
Highlights: Team Killing/Trolling in Battlefield 3

Like I said before, the sacred art of trolling is not limited to the comments and videos. It can be executed in games too. Suppose, you are playing Battlefield 3 Multiplayer and after a very long time of wandering the map, you find a jet. You go inside the jet and take off and after 2-3 seconds of flying... *BOOM!!!* your teammate did plant a C4 on your jet. What the !@#$% Watch the below video -

Now you might have known not to ride a jet or a chopper when there is a player named GrieferParadise is present on your team.

Another Gamer is birgirpall and he's a master of 'C4ing' and he's famous for Operation Douchebag.

Troll of the Year 2011

Now it's time to reveal the ProGamist Troll of the year 2011 and he is...

Mark Zuckerberg
Hailing from: Israel
Better to known to: Social Marketers
Birth name: Rotem Guez
Highlights: His name (of course)

Mark Zuckerberg.. hey wait! He's not what you're thinking he is. This Mark (Birth name - Rotem Guez) is an Israeli entrepeuneur who recently changed his name to "Mark Zuckerberg" officially on 7th December 2011. He is the founder of LikeStore, a social marketing-based company which provides "Google +1s", "Facebook likes" etc to its customers. In September, representative of Facebook law firm Perkins Coie threatened to file a lawsuit against Mark and sent a notice to shut down his website as it doesn't abide by Facebook's terms and conditions by the sales of "likes". Now Mr. Mark does something which can be termed as a masterpiece in the art of trolling. When Facebook again threatened to sue him, he officially changed his name to Facebook's founder name "Mark Zuckerberg" and posted a video on his website with the title "WILL FACEBOOK SUE MARK ZUCKERBERG?" In the video below, you can see that he officially changed his name:

Rotem Guez.. oops.. Mark Zuckerberg is ProGamist's Troll of The Year 2011. TECH THE HECK OUT!!!

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ProGamist 3.0

noreply@blogger.com (Aman Goyal) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:59:00 +0000

...EVERY THING BEGINS FROM WHERE IT ENDED...

Yo ProGamist Galaxy! I'm Aman Goyal back with a new article. By the way, a very warm welcome to the new ProGamist. I'm sure that you all liked it (Thanks to Mr. Subham Singh & Rahul Malhotra).

I am also feeling very much obliged that my previous atricle on GTA V was the last article on PROGAMIST 2.0 and I also got the pleasure to write the first article on the new PROGAMIST 3.0! (BU HU HA HA HA HA)

This article of mine is dedicated to all the Progamist members. (Rahul Malhotra, Anirban Das and Subham Singh)

This time my article will be on "PROGAMIST" itself..

Yesterday was one of the most memorable day in the history of ProGamist as it was Progamist's third Birthday. PROGAMIST 3.0 also released its second custom-made trailer yesterday which is put below...

WE ARE RELOADED

TECH THE HECK OUT

Yesterday was the day when Subham Singh founded Progamist, 3 years before.

The first article in the history of Progamist was:

Resident Evil 5 Is Coming to Haunt Once Again

Progamist 1.0

Then followed various hit articles which made Progamist more Famous and also kept on improving the alexa rank of it.

Today the Alexa Rank of Progamist is 1,015,802 which is a great achivement. Even though it did reach 800,000 but ProGamist paused for a short period of time for maintenance, design and some external issues. But now we're back :D

There was a time when ProGamist was getting 20 pageviews per week now it's between 15,000 - 20,000 per month. Our articles were mentioned in various wikis and tutorial sites. ProGamist is also nominated for Bloggers' Choice Awards in Categories:

Best Geek Blog
Best Blog About Stuff
The 'Blogitzer'
Best Educational Blog

ProGamist 2.0

We're not backed up by any huge corporate networks but still we're trying to make a mark on the videogame blogosphere as well as technology's. We do what we believe in. We awarded Technology Bloggers because they deserve that and we promoted the band Downstait because we like them and they deserve it and we'll continue to show support to the ones who DESERVE. With the continual discontinuation of videogame blogs in India, we are still live and will be functioning. We are no Kotaku but in 5 years, we'll try to reach that level.

In 26 August 2011, a new writer named Aman Goyal (Me) debuted for the first time in the history of ProGamist with his first article:

PRO Focus: Darksiders 2 Preview

This article made Aman Goyal (Me) the youngest technology and videogame editor of India.

Since then I have written almost 5 articles which have been a boom to Progamist Galaxy with 4 articles getting more than 100 shares/like/recommendations.

I'm Proud of it.

Our next target in Progamist is to achieve 500,000 rank in Alexa by the next Bithday of Progamist or better than that.

That's all for my this article. I hope you all enjoyed it. Thank you. TECH THE HECK OUT!
(Edited and written jointly by Aman Goyal & Subham Singh)

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Pro Buzz: GTA V PREVIEW (TRAILER ANALYSIS)

noreply@blogger.com (Aman Goyal) — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 05:22:00 +0000

Hey Progamist Galaxy, I am back with a new article on GTA V. Firstly, I will like to thank God that I am alive after reading Mr. Senior ProGamist's (Subham Singh) article on Internet's Most Scariest Articles..!! (It was really very scary and I could not sleep that night.)
Now, before I really go crazy, I will like to move towards my article and before starting my article, I will like to thank ProGamist Galaxy for making my previous article a second big hit! (I really think that my previous article on BADA OS boomed your minds)

INTRODUCTION

Developed by series creator Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto V heads to the city of Los Santos and surrounding hills, countryside and beaches in the largest and most ambitious game Rockstar has yet created. (After seeing the trailer, I don't really think so)

GTA V is a game that we all were waiting from centuries (I mean from the time GTA IV was launched). GTA V is set to be released in 24 May 2012 (I got a hint from the trailer)Rockstar games released its first official trailer of GTA V on 2:11:11. If you missed out the trailer, you can view it below:

CRITICISM (In my style)

Ahh! The trailer really sucks! (I felt it) The game's graphics are not in par with the previous version of GTA i.e. GTA IV. You’ll find a lot of vehicles in GTA V, In the above trailer, I noticed there were around more than 40 different types of vehicles. I have also studied the trailer very carefully and after analyzing it, I listed below the folowing information that can be included in GTA V.

The Protagonist

• The main character is alluded to be a career criminal of sorts, choosing to retire from a life of crime to reform himself.

• The ethnicity of the main character is unknown exactly, but he appears to be a male of some Hispanic background.

Location

• The time period is apparently present-day.

• It has been confirmed that the game takes place in Los Santos, as well as the surrounding countryside and mountains. The cities of San Fierro and Las Venturas will not be featured.

Places

• Confirmed areas in Los Santos include the Del Perro Freeway, Downtown district, East Los Santos, Little Seoul, the Los Puerta Freeway, Los Santos Bay, Muscle Sands, Pleasure Pier, Vespucci Beach, and Vinewood.

• Los Santos Golf Course

• Liquor Ace Grocery

• Mile High Club skyscraper/building complex

• Mount Chiliad

• Oil refinery

• Wind farm

Businesses

• 24/7

• Bugstar Pest Control (Putting the FU in fumigate)

• Daily Globe News

• E-Cola

• FLEECA

• Pisswasser

• Pizza This

• Postal (We Aim Not To Lose It)

• STD Contractors

• Up-N-Atom Burgers (Once it pings, eat like Kings)

Confirmed Vehicles

• Bicycles

• Blimp, it is unknown whether they are interactively piloted.

• Buffalo

• Caddy

• Cognoscenti

• Convertibles. They may be interactive now.

• Crop Duster airplane.

• Emperor (White car infront of Landstalker and black Premier)

• Futo

• Huntley

• Jet skis (Speedophile 2000).

• Landstalker

• Habanero

• Hydra(?) Fighter jet

• Mesa

• Phantom

• Phoenix

• Pinnacle

• Police Maverick

• Pony

• Seaplane

• Semi-trailers

• Serrano

• Shamal jet plane

• Surf board, unknown whether maneuverable or not.

• Rancher

• Rebla

• Tornado

• Unique license plates

• Vader

• Vapid police cruiser

Features

• Animals, including dogs and tangible birds.

• Bank/jewellery store is shown being robbed, possibly meaning a heist mission or activity.

• Character enhancement (working out [Affects Stamina, Fat, Muscle etc]) maybe be back as a feature, as we spotted exercise equipments.

Weapons

• AK47 rifle equipped with a silencer. Gun customization is a strong possibility

....more to come as the day progresses.

Myths/Urban Legends

Bigfoot of GTA San Andreas fame (Rumour)
UFOs (Confirmed)
Ratman (of GTA IV's Subway fame)
End of the world a la 2012 (2nd half of the game) , World War 3, New World Order

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PRO Buzz: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Breaking Sales Records

noreply@blogger.com (Subham Singh) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 06:59:00 +0000

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Activision's latest installment of the popular FPS franchise Call of Duty, once again broke sales records. Outperforming franchise's predecessor Call of Duty: Black Ops ($360 Million) and its competitor Battlefield 3 ($60 Million) by a huge margin, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 raked up the staggering figures of $400 Million in its opening day in the first 24 hours and that too in UK and US alone. It is also being reported that in other countries like India, Singapore, Bangladesh and other Asian countries, the sales are doing significantly well.

Bobby Kotick, Chief Executive - Activision Blizzard, said

"We believe the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the biggest entertainment launch of all time in any medium, and we achieved this record with sales from only two territories."

According to Telegraph UK, the total sales of the whole Call of Duty series overtook Lord of The Rings and Star Wars total box office collection with the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

For more videogame news, previews, editorials stay tuned to ProGamist.

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PRO Buzz: MTV EMA 2011 Results!

noreply@blogger.com (Subham Singh) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:20:00 +0000

So, this year's MTV Europe Music Awards (Commonly referred as MTV EMA Awards) just got over at Belfast, Northern Ireland with a bang and this year has been ruled by Lady gaga bagging 4 awards out of 6 nominations. The MTV EMA 2011 kickstarted with live performances from Coldplay and Katy Perry and the show was hosted by Selena Gomez. So here's the complete results.

Best LIVE - Katy Perry

Biggest FANS - Lady Gaga

Best ALTERNATIVE - 30 Seconds To Mars

Best MALE - Justin Bieber

Best FEMALE - Lady Gaga

WORLDWIDE ACT - BIGBANG

Best NEW - Bruno Mars

Best PUSH - Bruno Mars

Best POP - Justin Bieber

Best WORLD STAGE - 30 Seconds To Mars

Best ROCK - Linkin Park

Best HIPHOP - Eminem

Best VIDEO - Lady Gaga's "Born This Way"

Best SONG - Lady Gaga's "Born This Way"

Photos

MTV EMA 2011 - BIGBANG winning Worldwide Act

MTV EMA 2011 - Pink Carpet!

MTV EMA 2011 - Selena Gomez

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Internet's Most Scariest Articles

noreply@blogger.com (Subham Singh) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:46:00 +0000

DO YOU LIKE?

Imagine yourself in your empty room in your empty house all alone and it is late night but the thing is you are not feeling drowsy, you are awake and bored. So you take out your smartphone/tab or jump out of your bed and start your PC and start surfing the world wide web to kill your boredom and suddenly, you are stumbled upon something like this:

Presenting you the Top 5 Internet's most scariest articles (and no it's not copied from Cracked):

#5. Jingles Bell Reversed

"Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way". Aah! That Christmas song! But what happens when you hear it reversed. Any secret message. Click the link to know it: http://haydnspage.tripod.com/ (Note: This flash file is a prank and it is NOT recommended to be listened by little kids and sensitive women as well as men. TIP: Don't listen it carefully. You are warned.)

#4. "Hands Resist Him" - The Haunted Ebay Painting

"Hands Resist Him" by Bill Stoneham is a painting of a little girl and a little boy standing infront of a door. Inside the door are several hands. According to the painter, "the boy in the picture being himself, the hands being other lives, the windows/door being a thin veil between waking and dreaming with the small doll like girl being the guide."

But the thing is someone sold it on ebay and claimed the painting's haunted. The original gallery owner who displayed this painting and a Los Angeles Times critic who reviewed this painting died within one year of the painting being displayed.

THE ORIGINAL EBAY DESCRIPTION OF THE PAINTING:

WHEN WE RECEIVED THIS PAINTING, WE THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY GOOD ART. A " PICKER " HAD FOUND IT ABANDONED BEHIND AN OLD BREWERY. AT THE TIME WE WONDERED A LITTLE WHY A SEEMINGLY PERFECTLY FINE PAINTING WOULD BE DISCARDED LIKE THAT. ( TODAY WE DON'T !!! ) ONE MORNING OUR 4 AND 1/2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER CLAIMED, THAT THE CHILDREN IN THE PICTURE WERE FIGHTING, AND COMING INTO THE ROOM DURING THE NIGHT. NOW, I DON'T BELIEVE IN UFOS OR ELVIS BEING ALIVE, BUT MY HUSBAND WAS ALARMED. TO MY AMUSEMENT HE SET UP A MOTION TRIGGERED CAMERA FOR THE NIGHTS. AFTER THREE NIGHTS THERE WERE PICTURES.THE LAST TWO PICTURES SHOWN ARE FROM THAT 'STAKEOUT'. AFTER SEEING THE BOY SEEMINGLY EXITING THE PAINTING UNDER THREAT, WE DECIDED, THE PAINTING HAS TO GO.PLEASE JUDGE FOR YOURSELF. --- BEFORE YOU DO, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING WARNING AND DISCLAIMER. ----WARNING: DO NOT BID ON THIS PAINTING IF YOU ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRESS RELATED DISEASE, FAINT OF HEART OR ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH SUPERNATURAL EVENTS. BY BIDDING ON THIS PAINTING, YOU AGREE TO RELEASE THE OWNERS OF ALL LIABILITY IN RELATION TO THE SALE OR ANY EVENTS HAPPENING AFTER THE SALE, THAT MIGHT BE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS PAINTING. THIS PAINTING MAY OR MAY NOT POSESS SUPERNATURAL POWERS, THAT COULD IMPACT OR CHANGE YOUR LIFE. HOWEVER, BY BIDDING YOU AGREE TO EXCLUSIVELY BID ON THE VALUE OF THE ARTWORK, WITH DISREGARD TO THE LAST TWO PHOTOS FEATURED IN THIS AUCTION, AND HOLD THE OWNERS HARMLESS IN REGARD TO THEM AND THEIR IMPACT, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.------------ NOW THAT WE GOT THIS OUT OF THE WAY, ONE QUESTION TO YOU EBAYERS. WE WANT OUR HOUSE TO BE BLESSED AFTER THE PAINTING IS GONE, DOES ANYBODY KNOW, WHO IS QUALIFIED TO DO THAT? THE SIZE OF THE PAINTING IS 24 BY 36 INCHES, SO IT IS RATHER LARGE. AS I HAVE HAD SEVERAL QUESTIONS, HERE THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS. THERE WAS NO ODOR LEFT BEHIND IN THE ROOM. THERE WERE NO VOICES, OR THE SMELL OF GUNPOWDER, NO FOODPRINTS OR STRANGE FLUIDS ON THE WALL. TO DETER QUESTIONS IN THIS DIRECTION, THERE ARE NO GHOSTS IN THIS WORLD , NO SUPERNATURAL POWERS, THIS IS JUST A PAINTING, AND MOST THESE THINGS HAVE AN EXPLANATION, IN THIS CASE PROBABLY A FLUKE LIGHT EFFECT. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO BID ON THE ARTWORK, AND CONSIDER THE LAST TWO PHOTOGRAPHS AS PURE ENTERTAINMENT, AND PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THEM INTO CONSIDERATION, WHEN BIDDING. AS WE THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO BLESS ANY HOUSE, WE STILL WELCOME INPUT INTO THAT PROCEDURE.

This auction is nearing the end. I want to thank the more than 13000 people that took the time to look at this image on Ebay. I appreciate the more than 30 suggestions, that I received regarding blessing the house, exorcising and cleansing. 7 e-mails reported strange or irregular events taking place, when viewing this image. And I will relay two suggestions made by the senders. First not to use this image as the background on the screen, and second not to display this image around juveniles or children. Last not least, thanks for appreciating the art as well.

People have been reported of feeling uncomfortable looking at the painting and children crying looking at the painting. Anyway this painting was sold for $1,025.

Article's link and images: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hands_Resist_Him

#3. The Caver

It is an online journal of a caver named Ted. In his journal, he has described his experiences about discovering a "Mystery Cave" and the strange incidents happening in it. The journal is also full of the expedition's photos. The journal was last updated in 19th May 2001. You have to read it completely to know why I am referring the date.

Article's link: http://www.angelfire.com/trek/caver/

#2. Smile.jpg

Smile.jpg, as the name suggests, is a jpg file believed to be first posted on the /x/ board on 4chan. According to the legend, smile.jpg was found in 1992 by a college student searching for the content required for his assignment. He stumbled upon a woman's story who was in trauma for that smile.jpg and somehow that image led her to kill herself. In your dream, the dog in the image tells you to "spread the word" then only it would leave you. The college student ends his article by attaching the "Smile.jpg" thus spreading the word.

Oh and one thing, that above pic you have seen at the beginning of this article is smile.jpg. :) Don't worry, the above pic is a fake one. Also mentioned in the legend is that the original image is lost and the internet ones are fake. (Photoshop can do wonders while scaring the shit out of us)

ORIGINAL Article's link and (Most Probably) ORIGINAL image: http://images.encyclopediadramatica.ch/images/d/dc/Smile.jpg_Story.jpg

#1. Red Room

Red Room is actually an Adobe flash animation file in Japanese. According to the flash video, two friends discuss about an internet rumour about a pop-up ad displaying "Do you like?". If a person closes the pop-up ad, he dies. The skeptical friend goes on to search for this pop-up but he doesn't find anything. So he stops his search and just opens his usual websites when suddenly a pop-up appears and asks him, "Do you like?". Even after he closes the ad, it keeps popping up, "Do you like?". Then after sometimes, the voice becomes distorted and asks "Do you like red?" then the voice becomes normal it asks again "Do you like the red room?" (which is a Japanese urban legend). The next day, there is a gossip at the school about two students who committed suicide, painting their rooms red with their own blood.

And now the thing is, after the video ends, if you have not disabled pop-ups, a pop-up will appear on your screen asking,

"Do you like?"

Article Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Room_(animation)
Flash Video Link (Japanese): http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley/4358/red_room1.html

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PRO Focus: BADA OS

noreply@blogger.com (Aman Goyal) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:57:00 +0000

Hey ProGamist Galaxy, Wassup? This time I will be writing a review on BADA OS... and as usual, it has totally been reviewed in my style and I hope you all will surely like it just like my previous article on Windows 8. This time I have again decided to write on an OS because of the success of my previous article on windows 8 OS. It was my first article on ProGamist to get 100+ likes/shares! Thanks ProGamist Galaxy!

INTRODUCTION

Bada is an operating system for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. It is developed by Samsung. It ranges from low-end feature phones to high-end smartphones.

To help grow the Bada OS, Samsung might make it open-source in 2012 including the use of Bada OS in smart TVs. (Making it an open-source as to save it from sinking in the market or water!)

Samsung also sent an open invitation to Symbian developers to join the Bada bandwagon. The letter encourages them to start developing for the Bada operating system.

The exact words are:

"If you are a Symbian developer unhappy about Nokia’s recent announcements, and are hence looking for a new platform to showcase your talents, we say “Hello!” and “Welcome to bada!” If you’re new to the bada development, or are moving your app from Symbian, we’d like to welcome you with the ‘Quick guide to Bada development’. In about 15 minutes, you can learn how to build your first bada app!” (Oh! What a mess. If I would have been there on NOKIA’s side then I would have sued Samsung.)

HISTORY

The first Bada-based phone was the Samsung Wave S8500, released on June 1 2010, which sold one million handsets in its first 4 weeks on the market (Wow! Didn't expect so!). After the launch, companies such as Twitter, EA, Capcom, Gameloft and Blockbuster showed their support for the Bada platform (as expected but still the OS became a big flop in the market).

In May 2010, Samsung released a beta of their Bada software development kit (SDK) to attract developers. Samsung also began the Bada Developer Challenge with a total prize of $ 2,700,000 USD. (Oh! I wish that I could have got that much amount.) In August 2010, Samsung released version 1.0 of the SDK.

In August 2011, Samsung released version 2.0 of the SDK. This new version provides many enhancements over its predecessors. (The SDK version 2.0 was very similar to version 1.0 with very minor changes.)

CRITICISM

PHONE REVIEWED: SAMSUNG STAR DUOS (My Dad’s)

I only got a short amount of time playing with Bada OS (Dad was very busy at that time), but I truly liked what I saw (I mean it). It has some features which I have seen on other operating systems, like a integrated contacts from all of your social networks, and a synchronized calendar. It also has a notifications system that was quite similar of WebOS. It is not anything revolutionary, (This shows that BADA is having a tough time keeping up with the competition in terms of features with other OS.)

From an apps perspective, Bada has some potential: It is an open platform, the UI supports Flash and Samsung already has an app store. Samsung really seems to be reaching out to developers (Ah! But the apps really suck!).

It is hard to predict how Bada is competing with the legions of Android phones taking over the mobile world, but phones as nicely designed.

That was all from my side. I hope this article gives a load of knowledge and I hope you had fun while reading this article (In my style).

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PRO Buzz: Ezio Auditore Is Officially In Soul Calibur V, Battlefield 3 Launch Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (Subham Singh) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:35:00 +0000

In the upcoming fighting game by Namco, Soul Calibur V, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, the protagonist of Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood and the upcoming Assassin's Creed Revelations, will be featured as one of the playable guest characters as a Master Assassin confirmed by both Namco and Ubisoft. Ezio will appear in Soul Calibur V as he appeared in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (The 'Master Assassin' gimmick).

Soul Calibur V will release on 31 Jan 2011 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Ezio Auditore in Soul Calibur V Video

In other news, EA and Dice just launched the Battlefield 3 Launch trailer. You can view it below:

New battlefield 3 Launch Trailer Video

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PRO Buzz: Sony Likely To Make A Deal On Assassin's Creed Movie

noreply@blogger.com (Subham Singh) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:09:00 +0000

According to reports,

Sony Pictures is in negotiation on signing a deal with Ubisoft to make a movie series on the popular videogame franchise Assassin's Creed.

According to Variety, Sony is in its final stage of negotiation to confirm the deal with Ubisoft. If everything goes fine, the action-adventure hictorical science-fiction game will soon be in a theatre near you. Hollywood Studios including Universal were also trying hard to grab the Assassin's Creed movie oppurtunity. Few months ago in E3 2011, Legendary filmmaker Steven Speilburg had praised the episodic storyline involving science-fiction and historical events of Assassin's Creed.

Sony is also working on a movie based on its own videogame franchise InFamous.

A spokesperson of Ubisoft said:

"As we've stated before, Ubisoft is actively looking for film opportunities for our top brands. There is high interest from top Hollywood studios to collaborate on these brands."

We, from ProGamist, are equally excited about the movie. Hope that they don't screw the storyline. What about you? Share what you think about the Assassin's Creed movie on our comment box below.

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PRO Focus: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Preview

noreply@blogger.com (Subham Singh) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:59:00 +0000

May 2011 - YouTube was stormed by four trailers namely -

which were actually the teasers of the upcoming game of the most successful FPS franchise - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

History of the franchise's record breaking sales

November 2009, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 released and it smashed the one day sales records of any entertainment related product (in 2009). It collected 310 million USD in the regions of US and UK in just 24 hours after its launch. More than a hollywood movie, more than any entertainment property. It also broke the one-day sales record of Rockstar Games' GTA IV set in 2008.

Come November 2010, Call of Duty: Black Ops was released and it destroyed, tormented, broke, smashed, wretched, squashed, every-synonym-you-wanna-use-you-can, thrashed one day sales records. It laughed on Hollywood as Black Ops collected a whooping 360 million dollars and that too in the regions of North America and UK in just 24 hours after its release. Holy mackerel!

Activision, the publishers of Call of Duty series are keen on making huge profits on their upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Development

The developers of the past Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare were Infinity Ward (Treyarch for Wii platform) while the developers of the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 are Sledgehammer Games in association with Raven Software. The folks from Infinity Ward got into a legal dispute with Activision and as you can see bye-bye Infinity Ward.

Sledgehammer Games made an announcement that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will have a in-built assist mode for colour-blind gamers and that's really a nice thing.

Singleplayer/Storyline

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will take place right after the events that concluded Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, where the invasion of Russian forces continue to attack United States and parts of Europe. The single player campaign will be pretty much same as compared to the Modern Warfare series.

Characters

It is being known from the sources that from the original Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Captain John Price, Captain Soap MacTavish, Nikolai and Wallcroft are going to make a return in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Speaking of other characters we have Master Sergeant Sandman and the antagonist who carried out the killings in one of the most controversial sequences in the history videogames, the Zakhaev International Airport massacre, Vladimir Makarov will be in MW3.

Captain John Price (Courtesy: Captain Doomz)

Master Sergeant Sandman (Courtesy: Captain Doomz)

Vladimir Makarov (Courtesy: Captain Doomz)

Multiplayer

In September 2011, the folks from Activision organized an event in Los Angeles, California, the Call of Duty XP. At that event, gamers got a chance to put their hands on an exclusive preview of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer. For example, if you kill your opponent, you need to collect dog tags to gain additional points. In the other hand, you can prevent your opponents to collect dog tags of your fallen mates to collect points.

Talking of co-op gameplay, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is going to introduce Strike Packages. Streaks are now going to depend upon Assault, Specialist or Support. Perks are now specific to a class.

Assault Strike Package (Courtesy: Captain Doomz)

Speciality Strike Package (Courtesy: Captain Doomz)

Dome Map (Courtesy: Captain Doomz)

Village Map (Courtesy: Captain Doomz)

Weapons

In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, weapons can be upgraded to their full potential. This addition is really a nice touch as it will be helpful for the Gamers. The upgrades include:

Steadiness (for snipers)
Longer range
Reduction of a gun's recoil

etc.

CM901 (Coutesy: Captain Doomz)

Possible PC System Requirements for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Minimum System Requirements

OS: Windows XP SP3, Vista or Windows 7

Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / Athlon 64 X2 4400+

RAM: 2 GB+

HDD: 12 GB free disk space

Graphics: Geforece 8800+ / Radeon X1800 Series

Graphics Card Memory: 512 MB

DirectX: Version 9.0c

ProGamist Final take on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is really a promising FPS game to look forward to. No doubt, it will be a blockbuster. It will come in direct competition with Battlefield 3 when it'll be released igniting a World War '3'. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will be releasing on November 8, 2011 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. (*The following rating is an overall potential of this game.)

ProGamist's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Rating - 9.5/10*

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Reveal Trailer

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Redemption Single Player Trailer

More Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Screenshots

Call of Duty: MW3 Screenshot - Aerial! (Courtesy: Captain Doomz)

Call of Duty: MW3 Screenshot - Aerial again! (Courtesy: Captain Doomz)

Call of Duty: MW3 Screenshot - Trouble in flight! (Courtesy: Captain Doomz)

Call of Duty: MW3 Screenshot - So we were saying that.. (Courtesy: Captain Doomz)

Call of Duty: MW3 Screenshot - So what're we saying? (Courtesy: Captain Doomz)

Call of Duty: MW3 Screenshot - Not Spiderman's its MW3's Sandman

Call of Duty: MW3 Screenshot - Mayday! Mayday! (Courtesy: Captain Doomz)

This preview was possible due to the help received from Captain Doomz. Special thanks to Captain Doomz from ProGamist. TECH THE HECK OUT!!!

PRO Focus: Windows 8 Developer Preview (Reviewed)

noreply@blogger.com (Aman Goyal) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:46:00 +0000

Hye Progamist Galaxy! Before I start my article, I want to express my deepest condolences on the passing of Steve Jobs, one of my greatest idols. He gave us a big example of how a normal man could change the whole structure of tech industries. He's the founder of a big tech pioneer company namely APPLE. The company value of Apple is around 57 Billion USD.(More value than the U.S. Government!) He started his company from scratch in his fathers garage. My heart goes out to his family, everyone at Apple and everyone who has been touched by his work. I heartily hope and pray to God that his soul rests in peace. I will remember him through out my life. Now Before I get sentimental, I will like move towards the article.

Few days ago Microsoft released the first preview release of Windows 8, and I spent the whole night testing it out and diving into how it all works (Combined Windows 8 Developer release with Virtual Box). Here’s my personal review, and it has totally been reviewed my style.

WHAT IS NEW OR SHOULD I SAY WHAT'S DIFFERENT???

Totally New User Interface – A totally new concept, the new default interface in Windows 8 will definately change the world of OS! Especially for touch devices like tablet PC's, etc. And this is called the Metro UI which will also be implemented as the Xbox 360 UI in the near future.

Faster Boot Times – Windows 8 will boot much faster than any other OS in this planet!!! On my NEW TOSHIBA laptop, it completely boots in fraction of seconds ( I mean 5-7 seconds )......

Windows Store - It will let you purchase Windows apps all in a single place just like Android Market and Nokia OVI store!!!

New Task Manager - It is completely different, (Just the Mac style) including a way to disable startup applications, track application resource usage over time, and even easily restart Windows Explorer. It is completely equiped with much better tools, including a way to disable startup applications, track application resource usage over time, and even easily restart Windows Explorer.

Now you all must be wondering about the configuration, aren't you? You will definitely be having a better experience on a faster machine. But, here’s the minimum specifications:

1) 1 Gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) Processor
2) 1 Gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
3) 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
4) DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

Taking advantage of touch input, you will require a screen that supports multi-touch (not a big deal ) (This proves that Microsoft is mainly concentrating on tablet PCs)

The key thing to note is that you don’t need a touch device to install Windows 8. Keyboard and mouse will work just fine.

Will buying a windows 8 bring me to the road ( I mean will it cost much in my pocket that it will just make me a beggar?)

Hmmm... I don't think so. Apple recently released its New Next generation OS (MAC OS X LION)... Apple claims it to be the most Advanced OS on the planet (Wow! It means that it is more powerful and advanced then windows 7). You all must be knowing or will be very much shoked to know that it has a price tag of only $30 (1500 INR)! So, It will definitely be affecting the price of Windows 8. So, from my point of view the next generation Windows (Windows 8) must not be costing more than $100 (7500 INR).

Thanks a lot! I really enjoyed writing this article and I hope the same from your side! ;)

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A TRiBUTE TO THE PiONEER... STEVE JOBS

noreply@blogger.com (Subham Singh) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:27:00 +0000

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."

- Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs by Tsebis

The founder of Apple, the man who changed how technology was and how technology now is. Steven Paul Jobs, the man who's popularly known as just Steve Jobs passed away at the age of 56 on 5th of October 2011, battling Pancreatic Cancer.

It was yesterday when my friend asked me to name some pioneers of modern technology - living legends. I replied him Bill Gates, Linus Torvalds, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page and Steve Jobs. It was yesterday that I mentioned him as a living legend today he's no more. For me, today he was immortalized. His soul might have left his body but his doings, his work, his dedication for making this world technologically a better place, can still be seen.

Steve Jobs along with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne co-founded what's now called Apple Inc in a garage when he was 20 years of age. Not only did he was the brains behind Apple but also behind the Disney Pixar animation studies. He shaped today's technology to a greater extent.

Steve Jobs' death news was a huge shock.

"Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend. Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you."
- Mark Zuckerberg

"R.I.P. to Steve Jobs - one of the greatest innovators and visionaries, ever."
- Papa Roach

"Steve was among the greatest of American innovators — brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it. By building one of the planet’s most successful companies from his garage, he exemplified the spirit of American ingenuity. By making computers personal and putting the internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible, but intuitive and fun. And by turning his talents to storytelling, he has brought joy to millions of children and grownups alike. Steve was fond of saying that he lived every day like it was his last. Because he did, he transformed our lives, redefined entire industries, and achieved one of the rarest feats in human history: he changed the way each of us sees the world."- Barack Obama

Steve is now not with us but his thoughts and ideas will always lead humanity to a better future. He was the inspiration for the past generation and is the inspiration for present generation and will be the inspiration for many generations to come. R.I.P Steve Jobs.

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New Social Networking Site For Gamers - Gamorphine

noreply@blogger.com (Subham Singh) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:23:00 +0000

Gamorphine

"Socialize" is the term of this decade. If you don't have an SNS profile, we doubt that you are even reading this. So, it is an announcement of ProGamist's joint project - Gamorphine - A Social Networking Site for Gamers. 2 days ago, 01.10.2011, the Gamorphine project kickstarted.

Although, gamorphine.com is in its initial stage of development, it is still open for anyone to access it for testing purposes. You can log in to gamorphine.com and sign up. It is also available in mobile version. So you can easily sign up through mobile too. Heavy construction is going on before making Gamorphine public and we're improving everyday.

The concept of the Gaming social networking site Gamorphine is by Dibya Ranjan, the founder and administrator of Gamorphine (as well as creative site TheWackyHeads)

PRO Buzz: Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Nominated For Nobel Peace Price

noreply@blogger.com (Subham Singh) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:54:00 +0000

Founder and editor-in-chief of controversial worldwide non-profit whistleblower organization WikiLeaks Julian Assange has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Bradley Manning, Wael Ghonim (Egyptian Internet Activist), Israa Abdel Fattah (Egypt Youth Movement/ Also known as Facebook girl) and Lina Ben Mhenni (Tunisia Blogger) are also nominated with Assange for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Julian Assange already has many awards to his name:

Amnesty International UK Media Award (New Media) [2009]

Sam Adams Award [2010]

Sydney Peace Foundation Gold Medal [2011]

Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism [2011]

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PRO Focus: Top 10 Songs Ever Featured In Videogame Trailers

noreply@blogger.com (Subham Singh) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:40:00 +0000

From monophonic Pac-Man to Need For Speed: Underground 2's jukebox, from Space Invaders' soundloops to Hans Zimmer's music for Crysis 2, the evolution of music in videogames is an everlasting trend but still it belongs to one of the most overlooked parts of a game. Music is now an essential part of a game, both for its content and marketing, and as a result, in the E3 and Comic-Con season many videogame trailers are launched and often launched with a song which describes the whole game in its melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, structure, and dynamics. The rankings are based on the featured songs which are the most appropriate for the trailers and match perfectly with the theme of the trailer. Here is ProGamist's list of the top 10 songs ever featured in videogame trailers:

#10. "Edge of The Earth" by 30 Seconds To Mars (Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2010)

"Edge of The Earth," the name of the song itself suits a game of racing genre. The adrenaline-rushing intro of the song itself is one of the best for a fast-paced racing game. Performed by the band 30 Seconds To Mars, this song is featured in the Need For Speed Hot Pursuit E3 2010 trailer. "Edge of the earth"

#9. "Mad World" by Gary Jules [Tears For Fears Cover] (Gears of War)

"Mad World" by Gary Jules [Cover of Tears for Fears] is featured in the Gears of War trailer. The song's appreciated by many people and the game has sold very well.

#8. "Won't Back Down" by Eminem ft. P!NK (Call of Duty: Black Ops)

"Won't Back Down" by Eminem ft. P!NK is featured in the Call of Duty: Black Ops trailer. This song is also in the in-game credits. Here are the excerpts from the lyrics of this song: "You can sound the alarm/You can call out your guards/You can fence in your yard/You can pull all the cards/But I won't back down/Oh no I wont back down..."

#7. "Breathe Me" by Sia Furler (Dead Island)

"Breathe Me" by Sia Furler from the album Colour The Small One is in the trailer of Techland's zombie-survival FPS-Sanbox game Dead Island.

#6. "The Catalyst" by Linkin Park (Medal of Honor)

"The Catalyst" by Linkin Park is one of the songs off their recent album A Thousand Suns. "The Catalyst" is featured in the trailer of EA's Medal of Honor (2010). Here are some of the excerpts from the lyrics -- "God bless us everyone/We're a broken people living under loaded gun/And it can't be outfought/It can't be outdone..."

#5. "A Call To Arms" by Jason Hayes (Warcraft 3)

"A Call To Arms" by Jason Hayes is in World of Warcraft (WoW) trailer. The trailer has received good responses and the game is one of the most-played MMORPGs of all times.

#4. "Power" by Kanye West (Saints Row: The Third)

"Power" by Kanye West is in the trailer of Saints Row: The Third as well as in the trailer of Forza Motorsport 4. Saints Row: The Third is going to release in November 2011.

#3. "Till I Collapse" by Eminem ft. Nate Dogg (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2)

"Till I Collapse" by Eminem is in the trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and the game is one of the best selling FPS games of all time. Here are the excerpts from the lyrics of "Till I Collapse:" "Cause sometimes you feel tired/ feel weak, and when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up./But you gotta search within you, you gotta find that inner strength/and just pull that shit out of you and get that motivation to not give up/and not be a quitter, no matter how bad you wanna just fall flat on your face and collapse."

#2. "New York, New York" by B.o.B (Crysis 2)

"New York, New York" by B.o.B has been featured in the trailer of Crysis 2. The song itself fits well with the game as Crysis 2 is based on New York City.

#1. "Iron" by Woodkid (Assassin's Creed Revelations)

For years, videogame trailers have attracted a lot of attention from gamers and videogame journalists, but one thing is sure — the Assassin's Creed Revelations E3 trailer is a trailer that has been crafted so beautifully that the lyrics of Woodkid's Iron and Ezio's (main character's) movements completely match with each other. The folks at Ubisoft deserve a standing ovation for choosing the most appropriate song for this trailer. Even the tune fits well with the Assassin's Creed series of games. Hats off to Woodkid and Ubisoft.

PRO Buzz: DID APPLE EVER EVER GO THROUGH ROTTEN TIMES? (PART I)

noreply@blogger.com (Aman Goyal) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:55:00 +0000

Hye ProGamist Readers (PGR)! I'm Back! This time I will be just experimenting with my article! Under past few days many tech events took place! But I won't be discussing any of them! And try to take you back to an interesting journey of apple! I really enjoyed writing this article and hope the same from your side!!!

Every big Pioneer started itself with starch. Apple is one big example of it. Every big pioneer made big mistakes and is still doing so. Apple is one big example of it. So what all mistakes did Apple make? Is it still striking your mind? Dont worry! I will be saying you all the mistakes made by the pioneer during the journey of this article.

I'm sure you've already heard that Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple. The man has ended his 14-years reign at the tech company he founded in his garage. In case you're wondering, this is what the garage looked like:

Steve Jobs' garage aka Apple Inc!

Ten years after starting one of the most innovative computer companies in the world, Jobs was fired by the board. Yes he got fired from the multi-billion dollar company that he started in his own garage!

His thoughts on being fired from his own company:

"I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life."- Steve Jobs

Jobs brought us the Apple I and Apple II computers which sold in the mere hundreds of complete failures. Apple II became a successful product once floppy disks were introduced and sufficient RAM added.

In the early 1980s, Jobs introduced the Lisa computer. It cost tens of millions of dollars to develop and was an epic failure. (That's why you don't even remember it.) Thanks to the Lisa fiasco, Jobs was out of a job at Apple.
In 2008, Apple launched MobileMe, its own advanced email system. It flopped big time. It costed $100 a year and had syncing issues, and emails were being lost. He gathered together his MobileMe team and asked them what it was supposed to do. When someone answered, Jobs responded by saying: "So why the f**k doesn't it do that?" He then told the team that they tarnished Apple's reputation and added: "You should hate each other for having let each other down."

In 2010, while giving a demo on the last version of the iPhone, Jobs encountered a bit of a failure with his wireless connection of his demo. Talk about egg on the iPhone interface!

HAHAHA!! WHAT A MESS?? There are few more mistakes (Or rather hell lot of mistakes) made be the pioneer! I don't want to make the article booooooring for you all! So, I will divide the article into two parts namely- PRO Buzz: DID APPLE EVER EVER GO THROUGH ROTTEN TIMES? (PART I) and PRO Buzz: DID APPLE EVER EVER GO THROUGH ROTTEN TIMES? (PART II). So, just wait for my next article in which I will say you the rest of the mistakes and the minor mistakes made by Apple.

DISCLAIMER: That was from my side! I hope you really enjoyed it! This article is just written for educational purpose! I must not be held due responsible if the information in this article is misused. My Intention is not to harm the sentiments of any apple fan because I, myself, am a big fan of it! Over-and-out!

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PRO Live: The Live Coverage of The Linkin Park A Thousand Suns Asia Tour - 21st Sep Jakarta Live Concert

noreply@blogger.com (Subham Singh) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:08:00 +0000

This is the live coverage of The Linkin Park A Thousand Suns Asia Tour - 21st September 2011 Live Concert, Stadion Gelora Bungkarno, Jakarta. This coverage is totally brought to you by the ProGamist Galaxy Members i.e. the readers of ProGamist themselves. 20 of our readers are currently in the place of the live event. Although the show will start at 8pm and the doors will open from 6:30 pm, fans are already flocking into queue since early morning. It is also being reported that everything which are being sold there has a high amount of price tag attached to it like

"A bottle of water costs Rp. 10.000 meanwhile they cost Rp. 1.600 in supermarket" (Thanks to Ellen Kurniawan for sending this in.)

List of tracks Linkin Park is going to play

1. The Requiem
2. Wretches and Kings
3. Papercut
4. Given Up
5. New Divide
6. Faint
7. Empty Spaces
8. When They Come for Me
9. No More Sorrow
10. Jornada del Muerto
11. Waiting for the End
12. Wisdom, Justice, and Love
13. Iridescent
14. Numb
15. The Radiance
16. Breaking the Habit
17. Shadow of the Day
18. Crawling
19. One Step Closer

(source: setlist.fm) [Thanks to Dibya for sharing the playlist with us.]

Live Photos

Linkin Park Poster, Stadion Gelora Bungkarno, Jakarta

The Stage

The stage (upper view)

Near-stage view (Image credit: Kiswasono JD)

LP on stage [Bird Eye view] (Image Credit: Tito Solagratia )

This is what we call an LP concert (Image Credit: Widyasena Sumadio)

Burning In The Skies! (Image Credit: Rian Hamzah)

Chester on stage on-screen (Image Credit: Mell)

Stage upper view (Image Credit: Dhika Andril)

Linkin Park Rocked Jakarta! (Image Credit: Rock 'n' Roll boy)

More Photos (Courtesy of CBN)

Chester Bennington

Chester singing!

Chester Bennington with Joe Hahn in Background

Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda

LP on stage and Chester on screen!

Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda (with guitars)

Mike Shinoda

Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda with Brad Delson in background

Joe Hahn

Dave "Phoenix" Farrell playing his guitar

Chester playing to the Jakarta crowd!

The Jakarta crowd in LP's concert

Linkin Park on stage

Linkin Park on stage with Chester on screen

Chester along with Joe Hahn in background

Linkin Park on stage rocking Jakarta

Mike Shinoda with guitar

LP on stage and Chester screaming!

Chester with Mike Shinoda in background

Chester Bennington

Live Videos

Keep refreshing this page. We will update this page all day long with more photos/pictures and videos as we are able to get it from ProGamist Galaxy Members present at Stadion Gelora Bungkarno, Jakarta right now. Are you also attending this concert, share your pics, videos and experience with us and show your support towards our Linkin Park A Thousand Tours Asia Tour coverage. Share your pictures/experience/videos through our Facebook page - www.facebook.com/progamist or you can mail us your photos, videos and experiences at admin@progamist.com

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PRO Buzz: Resident Evil 5 Is Based On A True Incident!

noreply@blogger.com (Subham Singh) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:45:00 +0000

Resident Evil 5 returns to ProGamist again as this game's preview was our very first article back in 2008. OK, coming to the point, Resident Evil 5 was launched in 2009. This game is the direct sequel to Resident Evil 4.

In Resident Evil 5, the opening cutscene (the cinematic intro scene) shows (*Non-spoiler*) Someone circling around a person who is about to become a zombie and he eventually becomes a zombie. Now, the thing is something's like that has already took place back in 1960s.

Clairvius Narcisse, a man from Haiti, who was declared dead by two doctors and was buried in 1962. 18 years later, in 1980, Clairvius returned to his home! After investigations it was found that a local voodoo priest had fed him some "zombie powder", actually a mixture of naturally obtained chemicals bufotoxin (venom of toad) and tetrodotoxin (venom of pufferfish). That "zombie powder" put the victim into a state of coma which slowed down the body functions to such an extent that the victim was considered dead.

Then after his burial, the voodoo priest dug up his body and brought him back to normal state by inducing a drug called datura stramonium which resulted Clairvius to remain in a trance-like state with almost no memory. Then the voodoo priest would make him work in sugar plantations along with several zombies. Anyway fortunately, the plantation owner died 2 years later as well as the priest, Clairvius escaped the labour field and regained his memories back but it took him 16 years to completely regain his lost memory.

The neurotoxins were featured in Resident Evil 5 and those were the neurotoxins (bufotoxin and tetrodotoxin) used by the voodoo priest on Clairvius and many other persons to convert them into mindless zombies. Zombies are real.

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PRO Focus: Top 20 Most Badass Videogame Characters

noreply@blogger.com (Subham Singh) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:53:00 +0000

bad·ass/ˈbadˌas/
Noun: A tough, aggressive, or uncooperative person.

A badass is technically a tough guy. A tough guy who is... tough. Being badass doesn't mean that you should have a motorcycle and a ripped off body. You may be a videogame character and still be a badass.

But first a special mention:

Special Mention

Mario

What? Mario indeed deserves a special mention. He is one of the first badass dudes of the gaming world.

He can jump from tremendous heights.
He has flattened countless koopas or monsters or aliens.
He's not afraid of the flame-breathing hammer-like-things-throwing Dragon.
No armour or guns needed.
Saves not just one but countless Princesses.
He can break bricks with his damn head.
He has a moustache!

In this list, ProGamist presents you the countdown to the Top 20 Most Badass Videogame Characters.

Jack Krauser (Resident Evil 4)

#20. Jack Krauser (Resident Evil 4)

This guy got a transformable arm, badass attitude and in the Mercenaries mode you just can't stop him. From Resident Evil 4, Jack Krauser is a mercenary hired by the antagonist Osmund Saddler. A former US SOCOM member and have also worked for Albert Wesker (Umbrella Corporation).

"Something's wrong. It smells like... like a battlefield. Yeah... like 'death'."

#19. Master Chief (Halo)

Master Chief (Halo)

Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, voiced by DJ Steve Downes, is the protagonist of Halo series of games. Master Chief, to say, won the entire war against the covenant by himself.

Halo's Master Chief is 19th in our rankings.

#18. Overlord (Overlord)

Overlord

Overlord, imprisoned in his dark tower by 7 heroes, wakes up when his minions wash his eyes with acid. He never talks and he just want destruction of the livestock and to take revenge from the 7 heroes cursed by the 7 deadly sins. Overlord has a hordeful of loyal minions for his backup and he seriously kicks ass.

Overlord is placed 18th in our rankings.

#17. Niko Bellic (GTA IV)

Niko Bellic (GTA IV)

"During the war, I did some bad things, and bad things happened to us."

Nikolai Bellic is the anti-hero protagonist of Grand Theft Auto IV. He has an Eastern European descent and his character evolves in the GTA IV storyline making him more-and-more badass.

#16. Nathan Drake (Uncharted)

Nathan Drake (Uncharted)

Nathan Drake is the protagonist of Naughty Dog's Uncharted series of games. He is a treasure hunter.

"Naughty Dog based Drake's appearance and personality on daredevil Johnny Knoxville, actor Harrison Ford, and the heroes of pulp magazines, novels, and films. To make him relatable, the character was outfitted in jeans and a t-shirt, and given an "everyman" persona; he is strong-willed, and often jokes and quips" (Source). Yeah, this gives a better idea. Uncharted's Nathan Drake is 16th in our rankings.

#15. Frank West (Dead Rising)

Frank West (Dead Rising)

Frank West is a.. photojournalist. But he's trapped.. in a mall.. with zombies. When everyone's either crying or getting eaten. Mr. Frank West jumps from a helicopter, puts on a suit, grabs the nearest sledgehammer/guitar/chainsaw/shovel/lawn mower and smashes zombies. Dead Rising's Frank West is 15th in our Top 20 Most Badass Videogame Characters.

#14. Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)

Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)

Sephiroth, one winged angel, is the antagonist of the Role Playing Game Final Fantasy VII. He is the result of Shinra's experiment consisting of cells from extraterrestrial lifeform Jenova. His main objective is to control the planet. His weapon is the Masamune, a very long sword and when I say very long it's really very long. Badass villain. Even his stare is badass.

#13. Marcus Fenix (Gears of War)

Marcus Fenix (Gears of War)

Marcus Fenix, war hero, sentenced for 40 years of imprisonment, fought locusts for ten years in Gears of War series of video games. His arsenal consists of:

Retro Lancer

Lancer Assault Rifle

Snub Pistol

Boltok Pistol

Longshot Sniper Rifle

Longspear

Gnasher Shotgun

Bolo Grenade

Gut-Puncher

Knife

Sawed-Off Shotgun

Mortar

Chain Gun

Explosive harpoon

"I'll think less of me. And it's the only thing that's going to make me feel alive." Gears of Wars' Marcus Fenix is ranked 13th in our list.

#12. Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)

Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)

Scorpion, a resurrected ninja in the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games. He is the only character, along with Sub-Zero and Raiden, to appear in all generation of Mortal Kombat games. Scorpion, dressed in yellow and black, is a hell-spawned apparition who wants to take revenge against those responsible for the fall of his clan and the death of his family.

"This is where I was reborn, this is where YOU WILL PAY!"

Mortal Kombat's Scorpion is 12th in our rankings.

#11. Commander Shepard (Mass Effect)

Commander Shepard (Mass Effect)

Lieutenant Commander Shepard is the protagonist of the Mass Effect trilogy. (Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2 and (upcoming) Mass Effect 3). John Shepard was born on April 11, 2154. He graduated from the Systems Alliance N7 special forces program and is assigned to the SSV Normandy as Executive Officer.

“You're not even alive… not really. You're just a machine, and machines can be broken.”

Mass Effect series' Commander Shepard is 11th in our list.

#11. JC Denton (Deus Ex)

JC Denton (Deus Ex)

Sharing the 11th position in our rankings with Mass Effect's Commander Shepard, JC Denton is the nano-augmented protagonist of the first-person RPG Deus Ex. His main objective is to stop terrorist organizations. Actually, JC Denton is a code name. According to the character wiki, his character traits are intelligent, sharp and perceptive, yet cold, solid and a bit of a loner.

Deus Ex's JC Denton is 11th in our list.

#10. Shinkai [with his Katana] (Urban Reign)

Shinkai (Urban Reign)

Urban Reign is a Playstation 2 fighting game consisting of single-player as well as multiplayer gameplay supporting upto 4 players. Brad Hawk is the protagonist of Urban Reign while Shinkai is the antagonist. Shinkai is the only character having the Master class in this game. His original weapon is the Shinkai's Katana. You want to test him? In multiplayer mode, select Shinkai and give him his Katana, and just watch. Watch him how he decapitate you in seconds. With his Katana, Shinkai can almost defeat anyone with just 2 moves. One move will take 70% of the life of the opponent and the other will K.O the opponent!

Urban Reign's Shinkai is 10th in our rankings.

#9. Alex Mercer (Prototype)

Alex Mercer (Prototype) [by VampireIllu]

Alex Mercer is the anti-hero protagonist of the sandbox-styled game Prototype. He's infected and he has transformable arms which can be modified into claws, hammer, and almost into any thing which can cause chaos. As the storyline of Prototype progresses, the player gets to know that the real Alex Mercer is dead and it is the virus which has taken control of him. Codenamed ZEUS, Alex Mercer is a badass and the whole millitary is scared of him. He can leap on helicopters, kill the soldiers, consume their memories and no one will notice anything as he can also shapeshift himself into the form of the victims consumed. Tanks, choppers, warships etc are toys to him.

Prototype's Alex Mercer is 9th in ProGamist's Top 20 Most Badass Videogame Characters.

#8. Captain Price (Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare)

Captain Price (Call of Duty 4)

Captain Jonathan Price is a member of the British SAS and has been featured in the Call of Duty series of games (Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and (upcoming) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3). He's often seen carrying a modified M4A1. He has fought in World War II and also led Bravo Team while he was in SAS. Oh and one thing, he has a moustache!

Captain John Price is 8th in our rankings.

#8. Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)

Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)

Solid Snake, commonly referred as Snake and Old Snake (Real name: David), is a special operations solder, a former spy and a mercenary. The main character of the Metal Gear Solid series of games, he is the product of the Les Enfants Terribles project and "son" of legendary soldier, Big Boss. Solid Snake's IQ level is 180, he is fluent in six languages and he's also known as "the man who makes the impossible possible". He can hide in boxes, in lockers, and even blend himself well into any environment. He survives in jungle feeding on snakes. True badass!

Metal Gear Solid's Solid Snake is placed 8th in our rankings along with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare's Captain Price.

#7. Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)

Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)

Ryu Hayabusa is the protagonist of the Ninja Gaiden series of games as well as one of the character in the Dead or Alive series. He is also known as "The Modern Day Ninja", "The Super Ninja", "The Singular Super Ninja" and "Dragon Ninja". He has deadly and calculative skills. He displays the savage brutality against his opponents in the battle. His most devasting weapon is the Dragon Sword.

"My strength comes from training, not from some curse in my blood."

Ninja Gaiden's Ryu Hayabusa is 7th in our rankings.

#6. Gordon Freeman (Half Life)

Gordon Freeman (Half Life)

Let us create an equation. Gordon Freeman + HEV suit + Anti-gravity gun = Badass! Gordon Freeman is the main protagonist of the ValvE's Half Life series of games. His traditional weapon is the crowbar but anti-gravity gun is his weapon too. He goes on his way killing those aliens without even saying a thing. He's an MIT graduate and theoretical physicist and still he can kill aliens and guards with ease.

Half Life series' Gordon Freeman is placed 6th in our rankings.

#5. Duke Nukem (Duke Nukem)

Duke Nukem (Duke Nukem Forever)

Duke Nukem is the protagonist of Duke Nukem series of video games as well as comic books. He's one of the most badass characters in the history of gaming ever. Wearing his trademark sunglasses, he kicks everyone's ass who comes in his way while chewing a gum. He can single-handedly fight off a massive alien invasion and still gets the time to visit strip clubs.

Duke Nukem is ranked 5th in our rankings.

#4. Wesker (Resident Evil 5)

Albert Wesker (Resident Evil 5)

Albert Wesker is the main antagonist of Resident Evil 5. Infected with the T-virus, he has some superhuman abilities. He can move with a speed which can't be compared to any form of life in this planet. He can stop missiles with his bare hands and he doesn't talk too much. In a stance to resurrect Umbrella Corporation and vow to control the entire human race wearing his sunglasses, Albert Wesker is ranked 4th in ProGamist Top 20 Most Badass Videogame Characters.

#3. Altair (Assassin's Creed)

Altair (Assassin's Creed)

Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad is the protagonist of Ubisoft's 2007 action-adventure science-fiction game Assassin's Creed. Altair was the member of the Assassin's order from 1191 and took the orders from his preacher Al-Mualim. Altair doesn't talk too much, he takes orders and assassinates the bad ones. Stealth is his personality and his devastating weapon is the hidden wrist blade. He can assassinate from benches, from rooftops, haystacks etc and no one will even notice someone from the crowd is now dead.

Assassin's Creed's Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad is placed 3rd in the ProGamist Top 20 Most Badass Videogame Characters.

#2. Dante (Devil May Cry)

Dante (Devil May Cry)

Dante is the primary protagonist of the Devil May Cry series of games. He is the second son of the demon Sparda. He's a half-human and a half-demon. Dante has extra-ordinary abilities. He has the strength out-powering that of even the strongest demons and he can punch through or break stones with little or no difficulty at all. In Devil May Cry 4, Nero inserted a 100 foot long-and-wide sword into Dante's body but still he manages to survive with ease and calls Nero a "kid".

"Adios, kid."

Dante is placed 2nd in our Top 20 Most Badass Videogame Characters.

#1. Kratos (God of War)

Kratos (God of War)

Gods fear him, should I say more? Kratos is the anti-hero protagonist of Sony Computer Entertainment's God of War. He:

Killed the sea-monster Hydra.
Out-wrestled a minotaur.
Teared the heads of Cerebrus and Medusa.
Suplexed a Siren.
Pulled out the eyes of a Colossus from his head.
Killed Ares with a mountain-sized sword.
Made Sun-God Appollo cry in pain.
The beat-up of Zeus in God of War 3 was freaking badassness redefined.
He nailed Aphrodite.

Kratos is genuinely the most badass videogame character in the history of videogames. He kills GODS! Period.

God of War's Kratos is the ProGamist Most Badass Videogame Character.

P.S: Is someone missing in the list? Comment box is always open for your opinions below. TECH THE HECK OUT!!!

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PRO Focus: Hitman Absolution Preview (FIRST ON WEB)

noreply@blogger.com (Aman Goyal) — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:01:00 +0000

Hitman Absolution

I'm back friends! Today I will be reviewing the preview of the game "HITMAN ABSOLUTION". This article is very special to me as it is the first preview of the game on any blog!

Hitman: Absolution is a stealth game developed by IO Interactive and published by Square Enix. It is the upcoming fifth entry in the Hitman game series followed by Hitman: Codename 47 released in 2000, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin in 2002 ,Hitman: Contracts in 2004 and finally Hitman: Blood Money in 2006 . Hitman: Absolution will run on IO Interactive's Glacier 2 game engine, combining the original Hitman game mechanics with brand new mechanics. The game will be featuring more hardcore/detailed graphics than the previous versions of the game! The game is expected to release in early 2012.

Rattlesnake & Silverballer Pistol

Though plans to continue the Hitman franchise were first announced in 2007, it was not until May 2009 that Eidos confirmed the game was in development. Certain storyline details for the game were rumored in 2009, stating that the game's story would lead Agent 47 to a low point from which he would have to rebuild himself. On 20 April 2011, Square Enix filed the trademark for the name Hitman: Absolution in Europe, leading sites to speculate that it would be the name of the fifth Hitman game.On 6 May 2011, a teaser trailer was released, confirming the title: Hitman Absolution. The trailer briefly showed Agent 47 attaching a suppressor and a rattle snake coiled around his signature Silverballer pistol. It has been reported the game will be "familiar and yet significantly different experience from other Hitman games."

Hitman: Absolution follows Agent 47, a cold-blooded assassin, who takes on his most dangerous contract to date. Betrayed by those he once trusted and now hunted by the police. He suddenly finds himself at the center of a dark conspiracy and must embark on a personal journey through a corrupt and twisted world. Boasting a cinematic story, distinctive art direction and highly original game design, Hitman: Absolution combines much-loved classic gameplay with features never seen before in the Hitman franchise.

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PRO Experiment: 7 Days Without Internet - Is Internet An Addiction?

noreply@blogger.com (Subham Singh) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:23:00 +0000

Back! After a long hiatus from blogging, I am back. Actually 1 week ago, due to a short-circuit, my graphics card died. And the soul of a gamer inside me died too but that's not all, actually I had no access to PC as well as mobile that meant no blog, no games, no internet. I was internet-free for 7 days! In the course of 7 days, I discovered the answer of a question of great importance - Is internet really an addiction?

According to some nerd,

Internet addiction disorder (IAD), or, more broadly, Internet overuse, problematic computer use or pathological computer use, is excessive computer use that interferes with daily life. These terms avoid the distracting and divisive term addiction and are not limited to any single cause.

IAD was originally proposed as a disorder in a satirical hoax by Ivan Goldberg, M.D., in 1995. He took pathological gambling as diagnosed by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) as his model for the description of IAD. It is not, however, included in the current DSM as of 2009. IAD receives coverage in the press, and possible future classification as a psychological disorder continues to be debated and researched.

Online activities which, if done in person, would normally be considered troublesome, such as compulsive gambling or shopping, are sometimes called net compulsions. Others, such as reading or playing computer games, are troubling only to the extent that these activities interfere with normal life. Supporters of disorder classification often divide IAD into subtypes by activity, such as excessive, overwhelming, or inappropriate pornography use, gaming, online social networking, blogging, email, or Internet shopping. Opponents note that compulsive behaviors may not themselves be addictive. (Source: Wikipedia)

Really? Really?? Really??? I don't know what these over-intelligent nerds from Harvard University think but I am going to share the experience of my exile from the world-wide web for 7 days.

Day-1:
Death of Graphics card/Deactivation of Facebook Account

Like every ultimate opportunist, I thought to upgrade my whole system while only the Graphics Card required replacement. So no computer. (My mobile's out-of-order too). So, I deactivated my Facebook account on the first day from my friend's mobile. The very first day I was missing internet badly.

Day-2:
No Web, No Phone, No Communication

I am more of a social-networking guy but at that time, I didn't have any communication means available to me. Still missing internet.

Day-3:
College Homework
English homework. Had to find the meanings of certain words I was not familiar with. Used dictionary to find the meanings. Took 1 hour to complete but then I thought if I had internet. I just would have opened Google in my smartphone and typed "define: wordname" and I would have got the description of that word in few seconds. It would have saved a lot of time.

Day-4:
Communication Difficulty/Cousin's Birthday/Letter Returns

Phone's out-of-order that's why I couldn't wished my 7 year old cousin (now 8) a Happy Birthday. If I would have access to internet at that time, I could have sent an email containing the image which I would have edited with Photoshop to wish my bro a very happy birthday but alas I couldn't. So I wrote a letter and sent him. (Letter has not reached yet)

Day-5:
Boring

Yes, boring

Day-6:
Urge was gone

The urge to use internet was gone. Homeworks and assignments took a lot of time to complete and that's why I was completely engaged but still if I had access to internet, all the works would have completed quickly.

Day-7:
Conclusion

My PC is back with all new parts and in these 7 days, I learnt a thing that internet is not an addiction. I am not challenging the studies and researches of the over-intelligent nerds from some university. I am just saying that internet is a part of development. It helps humans to communicate and to stay in touch with their friends and relatives over a long distance of separation. It helps in globalisation, saves time, spends time. Actually, internet is what you make of it. Internet is YOU. Just like a knife, you can use it to cut fruits and vegetables to eat or you can use/misuse it as a weapon. Internet is a neutral fabric of space. And it is not an addiction as it contributes in helping us in either way.

TECH THE HECK OUT!!!

PRO Focus: Darksiders 2 Preview

noreply@blogger.com (Aman Goyal) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:19:00 +0000

Darksiders, is originally known with the subtitle Wrath of War, it is an action-adventure/hack 'n' slash game developed by Vigil Games and published by THQ. Darksiders II: Death pays a visit is an upcoming action-adventure/hack 'n' slash genre of game published by THQ. It is the successor to Darksiders and is expected to be released in June 2012.THQ has confirmed that Darksiders II's plot will take place in the same time period as the first game, only this time players will take control of the Horseman's Death, instead of his brother War.

"This time you're playing Death, another of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. You may remember in the first game that War was gone for a century for accidentally bringing about the apocalypse. In this game you have to restore mankind in order to rescue your brother." - Luis Gigliotti

STORY

Darksiders II starts at nearly the same time as the start of the first Darks

The Four Horsemen

iders. After War is convicted and sent back to Earth by the Charred Council, they inform the other three Horseman of his fate. The Horseman Death, knowing that his brother War is the most honorable and incorruptible of the four, and would never have started the Apocalypse early, flies into a rage. Believing his brother is victim of a conspiracy, Death defies the Council's orders and sets out on a personal mission to find proof of his brother's innocence. Death travels to the Nether Realms, a place between Heaven and Hell, to call in favors from powerful beings that rule the realm.

CREATION

THQ creative director Luis Gigliotti revealed in an interview with GameAxis that Darksiders will be a franchise and that THQ is contemplating a sequel. The sequel may include a multiplayer component, as the other three horsemen will join War in the sequel or someone entirely new.

It was announced at E3 2011 that Darksiders II would be a launch title for the upcoming Wii U. It was recently confirmed that Darksiders II would not have a multiplayer because of technical problems and because they had not developed each horseman individually.

NEW FEATURES

Darksiders II is set to feature dungeons which will dwarf those of its predecessor Darksiders. Vigil has promised that one dungeon network in particular is as large as all of those in the first game. Add this to a world four times the size of the original and it's clear that the scale is at the forefront of the developers' mind.

To go along with this enhanced breadth is some substantial depth, as evident by the RPG elements. Darksiders II, now brings a loot mechanic, XP and levelling, along with a skill tree that is almost as labyrinthine as the games dark dungeons. Finally, the game features a full World of Warcraft style quest system, where Death is given tasks in town and open areas, and then must complete under certain requirements.

Darksiders II is slated to release on June 2012 on the platforms - PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and WII U.

(Partial Source: Wikipedia)
(This post will be updated as soon as more information on Darksiders II will be out)

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PRO Focus: Why Writing Contest Posts Hurts You and Your Blog - Zombie Blogger

noreply@blogger.com (Subham Singh) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:25:00 +0000

Hello, everyone. What's up? Before I say anything I want to know what are you thinking? Is this another rant post of me ranting on some blog-networking website? It's not. Actually blog-networking sites are doing their job. Job of making bloggers their labourers. Cheap, sorry, not cheap but free, yeah free labourers. And if you are a blogger, you'll be thinking how? Let us consider an example.

Suppose, there's a blog-networking website in which thousands of bloggers are a part of. This blog-networking site issues contests and bloggers take part in it. Here's the thing, suppose a mobile company sponsors a blog-networking site. That blog-networking site issues a contest. Contest states that "Write a unique article on that mobile company's latest mobile". Now the engine starts. Now, the bloggers will write on that mobile company's product to win some goodies. Every blogger will write with the mindset of winning this. They will submit their posts. Blog-networking site chooses a post containing "uniqueness". Winner gets goodies and all over. Right? That's what you think? Really? Really?? Really???

But actually the truth is that mobile company sponsors the blog-networking website. The blog-networking site issues contest. Bloggers write on that mobile company's product. One blogger wins and thousand other Bloggers freely advertise that mobile company's product. Commission will be paid by that mobile company to the blog-networking site for the promotion and making the bloggers write about their product. Blog-networking site will be richer and you, Mr/Ms/Mrs Blogger, you will be a zombie. A mindless zombie who will shower appreciations for that mobile on your post for the sake of winning that darn contest without even knowing what is Android or AMOLED or any feature of that goddamn mobile etc. The mobile company will proudly show in its ads that its mobile is reviewed by thousands of bloggers and they have rated it "best" which we know that all the reviews are pretty-much fake as these reviews are done by contest-hungry bloggers who never achieved anything in their real life but want to achieve something by exaggerating their worthless contest post and begging votes for that worthless piece of... blog.

Bloggers are becoming free advertisers for these so-called contests for the sake of winning contests. It's upto you if you want to sell yours and your blog's reputation. Just think about it. I don't judge. I am just telling my personal opinion on 'contest posts'. It's upto the bloggers if they want to become puppets, zombies etc by behaving like mindless noobs or we can say by becoming Zombie Bloggers.

TECH THE HECK OUT!!!