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AniCon ’08

With the disappointing cancellation of Comic Con on October 18-19, I guess we’ll have to make do with the other 3 events lined up. What: AniCon ’08 When: October 5, 2008 Where: SM Megamall 5th Floor Mega


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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Manila Comic Con

What: 1st Manila Comic Con When: Postponed Until Further Notice Where: Glorietta Activity Center http://www.manilacomiccon.com/ UPDATE: Comic Con has been postponed until further notice Hobbylink Productions, Inc has agreed to postpone the Manila Comic Con. This difficult decision is


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,


Cosplay.ph’s Cosplay Mania

What: Cosplay Mania When: October 12, 2008, Sunday Where: SM Megamall, Mega Trade Hall 3 Cosplay events are stirring up a storm, I already count six events on my calendar and I doubt I can attend them


Soul Calibur IV is a smash hit, nears 2 million in sales

While the number of PSP game releases on US soil (English versions of the games at least) have slowed to a crawl, other platforms are having a quite a time especially with big names


What’s has Diablo III in store for us?

What’s has Diablo III in store for us?

As a self-admitted Diablo II nut, the official Diablo III announcement, I had only one thing in mind: “Get myself back in sync with Diablo.”  And so began the nightly Diablo II runs with


Buying a PS3? Wait until September

The all new 80 GB PS3 “Core Pack” (SRP $400) will go main stream and replace the current 40 GB model in the market by September this year. Jack Tretton announced on Sony’s


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


Wanted: Movie Review

At the theaters, It was a choice (for me) between Hancock, starring Will Smith, and Wanted, co-starring Angelina Jolie, and starring an unknown (to me) actor named James McAvoy.  I’m glad I chose a


Mangaholix: The Aftermath

I’d like to apologize for the very late post (to anyone still reading cosplay related entries on my blog that is), I had been busy with quite a lot of things In Real Life


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


Mangaholix Manga Mania 2008

Summer vacation means Cosplay Convention. Sure there wasn’t one in April but May is the month for Mangaholix. Last year’s event was a great treat especially to first time cosplayers. Too


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


Life’s a pain; Life is good

Let’s face it, life is not the pretty picture that main stream media and our respective governments wants us to see. It’s a daily struggle against deadlines, traffic, peer pressure, heat and whatever


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


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