I seldom blog about video gaming but this one is big. The Diablo franchise has a new installment, and from one video I have watched, it’s a quantum leap. The graphic is jaw dropping and we can now realistically interact with the environment such as the collapse of the structures as we battle. The control for the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'For the Geeks'
It is Diablo III - So the Wait is Over?
June 30th, 2008 · 4 Comments · For the Geeks
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My New Toy and a Whirlwind of Technology
May 29th, 2008 · 6 Comments · For the Geeks
I have promised to post the details of my new toy and here we are. But before we get to that, I wish to share a little story with you all. I used to think that talking about the climate of the technology world bore people. Recently, I have the privilege to meet people who [...]
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Omg! It’s 8800GT!
January 5th, 2008 · 8 Comments · For the Geeks
This blog entry will probably lose 99.99% of my regular readers so I am going to be a little bit creative here. It will be as layman as possible and I even have a little game for you. For each paragraph you read, you will collect a certain number of cherries. The heavier the content [...]
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Hellgate London
November 14th, 2007 · 2 Comments · For the Geeks
“London is in ruins and now Asia must respond”, so it says on the pamphlet. I do not hesitate (especially when Cynthia is out-of-town) and am ready for the challenges ahead. I arrive at Russel Square and the garden square is no longer what it used to be - now a piece of wasteland. From [...]
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Sam & Max Episode 6 - Bright Side Of The Moon (End Of Season 1)
May 18th, 2007 · 5 Comments · For the Geeks
How time flies. Back in December last year I chanced upon a new hilarious game called Sam & Max and till today, set aside the fact that I have fun with all the 6 episodes, I still find the business model pretty intriguing.
Traditionally, gaming companies spend months if not years to develop a title and [...]
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Sam & Max Episode 5 - Reality 2.0
April 13th, 2007 · 4 Comments · For the Geeks
Okay, let’s recall what we have so far. We have Sam and Max solved the case of hypnosis in episode 1. We have Sam and Max on reality TV (episode 2) and then acted as undercover mobs in episode 3. We have Max running as the president of the United State of America in episode [...]
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Supreme Commander - Boys’ Childhood Dreams Come True
March 18th, 2007 · No Comments · For the Geeks
There was a time when girls wanted to be Barbie and boys fantasied to take control of one of those robots as inspired by the Japanese anime series, fly high and kick some enemy butts (somehow I have this bizarre image of tomatoes and eggs flying towards my ways from the girls). “Supreme Commander” gives [...]
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Sam & Max Episode 4 - Abe Lincoln Must Die!
March 11th, 2007 · No Comments · For the Geeks
“People of Earth! Your day of reckoning is at hand!” - believe it or not, this is one of the many speeches our beloved rabbit Max made when he was running for American presidency side-by-side with his freelance police partner - Sam, the dog. This 4th monthly installment of a favourably rated point-and-click Adventure game [...]
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My 3rd Contribution to YouTube for Sam & Max Episode 3 - The Mole, The Mob, And The Meatball
February 15th, 2007 · 3 Comments · For the Geeks, My YouTube
Click onto the video below contributed to YouTube by me and you won’t regret it!
The 3rd monthly installment of this point-and-click adventure game Sam & Max based on two hilarious comic book characters is out and I took no time in completing this episode (for more introduction on this PC game, please visit my previous [...]
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World Of Warcraft - The Burning Crusade
February 15th, 2007 · 2 Comments · For the Geeks
Friends of mine must have found it odd that despite my passion with the online game World of Warcraft (WoW), I seldom write anything about it. Not even a review on its long awaiting expansion after its January launch. I was asked a number of times if I was one of those who queued up [...]
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