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Ozine Fest 2009

What: Ozine Fest 2009 When: April 3-5 2009 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) Where: Megatrade Hall 2 Since Hataw Hanep Hero was mostly a flop (take a good look at the multiply journals of regular cosplayers to


PSP Brite remains immune to Custom Firmware

Every casual PSP fan has expected the PSP Brite to be hacked and issued a version of the Custom Firmware a few days after release much like the PSP Slim.  Much to everyone’s surprise,


Hellgate London to hit the deadpool January 31

It’s one bad thing after another for the former Diablo development team Flagship Studio.  After filing bankruptcy earlier this year, key members of the dev team were acquired by Turbine (of Lord of the


PSP-3000 vs Nintendo DSi

Sony and Nintendo are all set with their new and improved (?) models of their portable gaming consoles.  Before you start screaming apples and oranges, this post is meant to help you decide which


Dial Up to Broadband: A big thanks to Globelines

It’s hard to imagine that a few years back, we accomplished everything over a 56K line.  Chatting via IRC, sending emails, collecting pictures, going crazy over IMs and chain emails, doing business etc.  I’d


The Monster Hunter Mania

The Monster Hunter series exploded into the RPG genre like wildfire, in Japan at least as well as several communities in the Philippines (PinoyPSP for one).  It’s one of (if not) the most successful


Final Fantasy Dissidia Comprehensive Guide

This is the Main page for my Dissidia Guide:  the Comprehensive Guide to Final Fantasy Dissidia Final Fantasy Dissidia will be the very first PlayStation Portable-exclusive (and original, Crisis Core is a prequel) Final


EA’s cutesy Spore

You’ve seen the screenshots, you’ve see in game videos, you’ve seen it out on stores.  But what the heck is it? Spore is a god game (yes, this definition is quite broad but you can


My experience with Blog Hackers

My experience with Blog Hackers

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EA: “No more crappy games from us”

Has EA (Electronic Arts) finally woken up to the pile of trashy games accumulating under it’s belt? Apparently so. Under EA’s belt are a number of games, which to say the least,


Magic Stones: RPG and Card game rolled into one

As a Collectible Card Game fan (notable names in this field of interest are Magic: The Gathering and Legend of the Five Rings) I’ve always wanted to play (card) games without spending all that


The countdown to Toycon 08

If you’re reading this post then it’s just 10 days to the 7th Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention 2008, which is still one of the biggest anime/enthusiast event in the country.  Known as


7th Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention 2008

June is the start of most classes (Mapua/Malayan starts in July, go figure why) and to start the school term/sem, most of the Philippine Anime and Cosplay Community gather to a good old event


The most awaited Games you’ll never play. Ever

A long history of successes in the games industry usually means a HUGE fanbase for the franchise. This means more people to buy games, more raves and positive (or negative) reviews and more


Iron Man: Movie Review

Iron Man, played by Robert Downy Jr and opened to theaters April 30th (May 2 on some parts of the Globe) is the Marvel-related offering from Paramount Pictures. I must say. I’m


Need free file sharing? Look at ADrive

If you’re looking for a place to store files to share online, the usual suspects are Megaupload, Rapidshare, Sendspace and Yousendit. While useful, most of these services are a burden to the uploader


Save yourself from Procrastination

Procrastination will always been a difficult obstacle to overcome whether you’re a student, a working adult, a parent, or just a plain bum. Procrastination is next to human nature to some, which typically manifests as


Web services I can’t live without

Web services have gone quite a long way from just being desktop-bound substitutes to full fledged, independent applications that we can’t do without. While they may not look as aesthetic or integrate well


What your console says about you?

The choice of console has always been quite a struggle for most. The most frequent questions asked are: What platform is the best? Which platform has the best games? What’s the cheapest? What’s the best value? Though these


Real or Fake? Debunking the Sony Memory Stick

For most new PSP users, it’s always a dilemma when choosing what Memory Stick to buy. No, it’s not about capacity since 2GB and 4GB are the most bought capacities. It’s rather


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