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What StarCraft II Class are you?

In light of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty‘s imminent launch this July 27, Blizzard has created the Entrance Exam for the Dominion. Welcome to the Dominion New Recruit Processing and Acclimation Center. Prepare to take the


Korean WOW players get Starcraft II for free

As if South Korea needed any more reason to get Starcraft II, now Blizzard is giving it away for free to WOW players. *sigh* They really get all the good stuff 🙁 According to


Team Fortress 2 Gets Mac version and is 50% off!

Mac users finally get a slice of the Team Fortress 2 action as valve releases the OSX version of the game with a 50% off sale :D. No reason NOT to get Team


Sony gives away free games for PSP Go buyers

Free PSP Games from Sony? For it’s PlayStation Portable? I found it hard to believe at first but considering the poor sales of the PSP Go, I guess we should have expected


Evangelion 2.22: You Can (Not) Advance

Finally! Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance gets released on DVD and Blu-Ray. Much like the first movie, Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone which had it’s Blu-Ray release using the moniker


Monster Hunter Tri Tips: Newbie’s Guide

If you’re new to the monster hunter series, you’d best take this guide, Monster Hunter Tri Tips: Newbie’s Guide to heart. The game takes skill and patience to play the game. Sure


Steam is now officially on the Mac

Gaming?  On a mac?  The words Mac and Gaming used to be mutually exclusive.  Today things have changed with the official launch of Steam for the Mac.  The best part?  Just for downloading Steam


Currently Playing: Monster Hunter Tri

It’s been a very busy month for me which is sad because it just so happens that one of my most awaited games has finally been released, Monster Hunter Tri. I managed to


[Torchlight] Vasman Quest/Ember locations

I’m currently playing through Torchlight again (it’s been a while since I got the 1.15 patch but I only got time to play it now :() and once again, the quest for Embers throughout


Black Wii coming to US shores?

Three years and a half since the launch of the Wii and it seems we’re finally getting that black Wii console to match our black wiimotes, nunchuck and classic controller controllers (pardon the pun).


Currently Playing: Gundam vs Gundam Next Plus

Like the previous game in the series, Gundam vs Gundam Next Plus is the PSP adaptation of the wildly popular (in Japan at least) arcade game of the same title. If you’ve played


Currently Playing: No More Heroes 1 and 2

I really was hesitant to start playing No More Heroes because of the premise that screenshots and videos of the game seemed a wee bit familiar; it felt like those “do-good-yet-tough-guy-routine” characters from several


HowTo: Watch StarCraft II Beta Replays

Say you’re part of the lot that was unlucky enough to not get picked fro the Starcraft II Closed BETA but want to be able to watch replays.  Do you wait for a Starcraft


Happy 10th Birthday PlayStation 2

10 years and 140 million units sold (as of October 1, 2009), that’s a small testament to the Sony’s success with the PS2. Can you take a guess at what my first PS2


Valve announces Portal 2!

Portal fans can revive their “cake is a lie” mantra. Valve has formally announced Portal 2 and will be shipping the game will ship in the “coming holiday


Official Final Fantasy XIII International version trailer

The International version for Final Fantasy XIII is set for release on March 09, 2010, several months after the original japanese release. The official trailer below shows the reason for the delay.


Polaroid makes an instant camera comeback with PIC-1000!

I’ll admit, when Polaroid announced the decision that they’ll stop producing films for their Instant film cameras (AKA Polaroids), I felt sad because the sheer legacy of the company and it’s cameras to the


Enjoying my Nikon D90

Phew! Things have been really hectic for me since the New Year began and one of the few joys during the interim that I found throughout my currently busy busy busy schedule (aside


What’s new in Monster Hunter Tri?

Apparently a LOT. As a Monster Hunter player since it’s first incarnation on the Ps2 and it’s iterations on the PSP, I can say I’m really excited for Monster Hunter Tri on the Wii.  Aside


Happy New Year from Atma Xplorer

It’s quite a late greeting as the new year has already pass throughout the globe but I’ve got one good reason to post this late. I went out to watch the first sunrise


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