Movie to Watch Out for: Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Monday, November 3, 2008
Woohoo! Another movie of the Underworld Series. Scheduled for release in January of 2009, this movie is actually a prequel to the first Underworld movie.
Sixteen centuries ago, a man named Alexander Corvinus was the only survivor of a plague that wiped out his village. Somehow, the man's body was able to mutate the virus, mold it to his own benefit and become the first true immortal. Later, he had three sons, one of whom did not inherit his father's immortality and was simply human. The other two were bitten, one by bat and one by wolf, creating the Vampire and Lycan lines. Corvinus' third son also carried the Corvinus Strain, hidden away in his genetic code — an exact duplicate of the original virus, passed along to his human descendants through the centuries. This, according to Singe, is the key to creating a Hybrid.Click the 'View whole article link' for the official trailer and more info.
From: YouTube.com
The prequel is about how the centuries-old war between the vampires, also known as Death Dealers and the Lycans, who were once their slaves. A Lycan named Lucian evetually rose as the leader of the Lycans and gathers them to fight against the vampires and their king, Viktor who has enslaved them. If you remember the story, Viktor had a daughter, Sonja who became Lucian's lover. She joins the Lycans in their fight for freedom. ^^ Really cool story.
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Rohan Online Philippines
Saturday, November 1, 2008
One of the three new games announced by Level Up! at LIVE 2008. Rohan: Blood Feud is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). The game is a rich and expansive persistent online world, set on the continent of Rohan. A lot of fans have been eagerly anticipating the release of this game here over at our shores. Some key features that sets his game apart:
- REVENGE/Vengeance System: Players who have been slain in-game by another will have their killers automatically recorded on their “Hit List”. Once resurrected, the slain can teleport to their killers for a chance at revenge.
- TOWNSHIP BATTLES: In-game groups - called ‘guilds’ - have the opportunity to rule each town within Rohan. Other guilds may wage civil war with the ruling guild, with the chance to gain control of their own. In addition to treasure & riches, the right to tax all commercial exchanges within the town for one week goes to the winner.
- BUY & SELL SAFELY: There are several ways in which players can buy and sell goods within the game, including a website specially designed for player-to-player transactions.
Official Trailer, Specs, and more after the jump.
Specs:
Recommended Minimum
OS | Windows XP SP 2, Windows 2003 SP 2 | Windows 2000 SP 4, Windows98 SE |
CPU | Intel Pentium D 915(2.8Ghz), AMD Athlon64-X2 3800(2.0Ghz) more | Intel Pentium 4 2.4Ghz, AMD Sempron 2.0Ghz more |
Memory | 2GB more | 512MB |
Graphics | Geforce 6x00, Radeon x600 more 256MB more | Geforce FX, Radeon 9600 more 128MB more |
Sound | AC '97 compatible | AC '97 compatible |
Direct X | DirectX 9.0c version or higher | DirectX 9.0c version or higher |
Hard Disk | 6GB | 6GB |
Apparently PVP is a major part of Rohan. Once players reach level 30 they will have the ability to attack other players and gain riches or experience. In the game, players can wage civil wars with the ruling guild in town. Winning guild of Township Battles gets to govern the town and set taxes for everyone utilizing the town for one week. Winning guilds receive currency, mounts, special badges, etc. The town NPCs and patrols will bear the name of the winning guild for the entire week as well.
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Looking forward to it..
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Movie to Watch Out for: Twilight
Friday, October 31, 2008ABOUT TWILIGHT: Based on the #1 New York Times Best-Selling series with over 17 million books in print by Stephenie Meyer, TWILIGHT is a cultural phenomenon, with a dedicated fan base that eagerly awaits this movie. There are over 350 fan sites devoted to TWILIGHT, and it has been chosen as the New York Times Editor's Choice, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, Amazon's "Best Book of the Decade...So Far", Teen People's "Hot List" Pick, and The American Library Association's "Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults" and "Top Ten Books for Reluctant Readers," among others. Critically acclaimed director Catherine Hardwicke brings to life this modern, visual, and visceral Romeo & Juliet story of the ultimate forbidden love affair - between vampire and mortal.From the official website here.
Wow. My girlfriend's currently reading this book right now. Official trailer and more about the story after the jump.
Short info about the movie..
This movie is a modern-day love story between a teenage girl, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and a vampire. Her mother re-marries and sends her to live with her father. Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a boy unlike any she's ever met. Edward is a vampire, but he doesn't have fangs and his family is unique in that they choose not to drink human blood. To Edward, Bella is what he has waited 90 years for - a soul mate. But then a clan of new vampires - James (Cam Gigandet), Laurent (Edi Gathegi) and Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre) - come to town and threaten to disrupt their way of life.
My girlfriend's dyin' to watch it on the big screen. ^^
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Countdown to the most Wonderful Time of the Year!
Halloween's over! Time to move on to the most wonderful time of the year! I've already placed a countdown, maybe I'll change that to one with a more Christmas feel.
We just love Christmas.. The atmosphere, the lights, the trees, and all those toys and neat stuff we all like to have. Heck, even my girlfriend and I started our relationship on the month of December.
I thought I'd share this great website my girlfriend found. It's about how wonderful the internet is but with a Christmas touch to it. Perhaps we could inspire people to get into the Christmas spirit with this amusing site.
Check it out here.
Happy Holidays everyone! hehe
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Amazon Mechanical Turk
w000t. We actually made $3.26 in one day on this thing. Ok that's not really a lot, but all we did was click on a few things and answered some quick surveys. Maybe spent a total of a couple of hours. You have to wait for your work to get approved though.. But hey, we got paid. Something to do if you got a bit of time to spare and you wanna make a quick buck.
They pay you to do HITS (human intelligence tasks), like writing reviews, labeling images, quick surveys, transcriptions, things that require a human. 0_0 And the pay ranges from good $10 per hit to $0.01 per hit. That cent can go a long way if you got the time in your hands.
You can convert the cash you get for Amazon cash certificates you can use to buy stuff on amazon. Or if you got a US bank account, actually withdraw your cash.
For more info, check out the site here.
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Happy Halloween! Strange and the Bizarre
Happy halloween everyone! Yeah, I'm at home writing this blog. X_X C'mon, it's.. scary out there. ^^ Anyway, in keeping the halloween spirit alive, thought I'd share some pictures of some really bizarre creatures some of us never knew were really out there. Some are strange, a few are actually cute, and the others are just out of this world!
The pink guy up there is called an Axolotl. Man, they even got wierd names. And this guy down here, called an Aye-Aye is just plain scary. The eyes!
More of the bizarre after the jump.Red Panda
Komondor Dog
Proboscis Monkey
Dumbo Octopus
Blobfish
ET has landed..
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Welcome to TumbiYataki
I made 3 posts and haven't really introduced myself yet.. and my special someone. This blog is actually a pet project of my girlfriend and me.. thinking we have time to spare, and maybe a few ideas and thoughts we'd like to share with the world.
So you guys, (we really really hope ^_^) will be reading about, well lots of totally different stuff on this blog actually. Like gaming for example. I'm more of an mmorpg and real time strategy kinda guy. And perhaps some tech news. And then there's her stuff like pictures, amazing pictures or artworks she makes. She's really the creative one.
The rest will be about what we come across in our everyday life! And lets not forget the usual worldwide phenomenons that come up every now and then.. hehe^^
thanks for reading! And we hope to see more of you! take care..
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Atlantica Online Satisfaction Guaranteed
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Ok it's really hard not to notice all those ads. Looks like NDoors Interactive really went all out on the advertising.
Another promising new game with already plenty of great reviews. What's actually different with this MMO is that its turn-based! Yep, all you Final Fantasy fans out there might want to give this one a try. Graphics are awesome too. But what really got my attention to this game is their very 'attractive' guarantee. If somehow your mmorpg craving wasn't really satisfied, they're offering to BUY your character for $20! wooot.. They are also giving away more than $30,000 in cash and prizes like PSPs, IPods, and Wii's.
Check out the game here.
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Emil Chronicles Online coming to the Philippines
Lately, I've been finding myself looking for a new mmorpg to waste my time on. I miss my "adik mode" days, its more like "adik nights" actually. One has to satisfy his gaming needs. Or perhaps I just have a bit too much free time. Anyway, its appears the gaming gods are kind for they have bestowed new games upon us pinoy gamers.
This one looks promising. LevelUpGames PH is bringing Emil Chronicles Online to the Philippines. Cute animations and sounds. Reminded me so much of my first mmorpg, Ragnarok, which will always hold a special place in my heart. I think I read somewhere that Gravity, the makers of Ragnarok, is part of the group responsible for this game which is GungHo Online Entertainment.
Video trailer and screenshots after the jump.
Here's the story:
Emil Chronicle Online takes place in the land of Acronia. There exists three races; Emil (human race), Titania (angels), and Dominion (demons). In relation to our understanding of the worlds Tatania is above the world of Acronia, while Dominion is below it. In the distant future the civilization completely depleted the earth’s valuable resources. In its search for new resources worlds which were never meant to be connected were bridged. Complete chaos ensued between the three races. Humans entered into the heavens and underworlds, realms never meant for them. From the aftermath of chaos was the emergence of a new history. There was a great effort to rebuild and regroup as each race reclaimed their rightful spot in the world.
Features
- Cell-shaded animation
- Lots of Characters - Play twelve classes across three races. Character customization ranges from hair styles to accessories such as hand bags.
- The 3 Racial Types
- Emil have high VIT
- Titania have high MAG
- Dominion have high STR
- Marionette System - The “Marionette System” allows a player to morph their character to a marionette. The marionette can then do quests or can be turned into an accessory for other players.
- In-game cinema
- Piggyback Monsters - Players may place a “Piggyback Monster” on their back to aid in game play.
Screenshots:
weh, novice training grounds?? hehe
Will definitely try this one..
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C&C: Red Alert now a FREE download
One of the best selling games of all time. Actually the first PC game i fell in love with. I can still remember the feeling I had playing this game, the frustrations, and those oh so wonderful words, "Mission Accomplished". Pure nostalgia.. It's part of the 13th anniversary celebration of the Command & Conquer franchise and the highly anticipated release of Red Alert 3!
Comrades, venture back to the original Command & Conquer game that twisted history as we know it upside down with an alternate war-torn universe unlike any other. Celebrate 13 years of Command & Conquer with us and download the original Red Alert right now for free! What better way to get set for Red Alert 3 then to play the original that started it all.
You can download the game here.
Make sure to read the instructions or you won't be able to play the game. Its an ISO so you need to burn it on a CD or use an ISO software like daemon. 500mb for each side, Soviet and Allies.
Good luck Comrade!
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