Dante's Inferno The Game

Based from the classic poem Dante's Inferno, comes a game that no one ever dared to make. A game that will take you to hell and explore the nine circles of hell, Dante's Inferno. I read a book that summarizes the original version of the book itself and honestly speaking, the description of hell and the nine circles totally sent shivers down my spine.

"Abandon hope, all ye who enter"  - a line from Dante's Inferno when he was about to enter HELL.

Now the difference is instead of Dante just being a sight-seeing tourist in hell, this time, he is all macho carrying with him a big scythe and slash his way through hell to find his one true love Beatrice.

Xbox owners, PS3 owners and PSP owners rejoice as this game is set to be played on your consoles. It's another title to be added to the ranks of Devil May Cry and God of War. Why? The game style is similar to the games mentioned where the camera is on a third person view which you will see later on the video trailer at the bottom of this blog. The game graphics are totally stunning which of course is what should be expected.

This game totally tempts me to buy an XBOX or PS3 and the game is announced to be released on Feb. 9, 2010 based from Gamespot.com.

PROTOTYPE

Dearly beloved, I apologize for not having to post for quite some time now. I would like to justify such neglect in posting new blogs for this month.

I've been busy with my new work, definitely I need some time to learn the ropes for me to get used to it and do multi-tasking (blogging while taking calls and browsing..etc.)

The main reason and highlight of this blog post is this game that I just installed on my computer. Prototype by Activision.

This game has freakin' blown me away! If your familiar with Grand Theft Auto, its similar to its Free Roaming feature but this time you get to roam the city of Manhattan and with beautiful and better graphics than GTA. It is not just the graphics itself but of course the gameplay and the story which will totally sink you in. It got me playing for 6 straight hours!

The Battle style is similar to that of the legendary Devil May Cry and God of War. It has a whole arsenal of weapons and abilities that is really to die for.

With the free roaming thingy, Since Alex Mercer, the protagonist in the game is genetically engineered, he runs as fast as a cheetah(or even faster) and jumps as high as half of a building of 12 floors(I may be wrong). He roams the city of Manhattan the free runner way with all the parkours and stunts. When he jumps from one building to another, the view is totally astonishing and has some realism into it that would make you feel like as if you were the one jumping. Especially if you have a wide-screen LCD.
One more thing, the story revolves around genetic mutation and virus infections, thereby producing infected people eating human beings which will definitely remind you of the one that started all the zombie games and movies: Resident Evil. That's what I know though. hehe...

So for PROTOTYPE, this game is highly recommended! There's this X-factor in the game that makes it really worth playing. Especially if you feel like klllingzombies while touring around Manhattan. :-)

Here's a video from Youtube.com

The Very First Wide-Screen Netbook!

Now this is something! Computer manufacturer Kohjinsha in Japan released the very first dual screen netbook. The Kohjinsha DZ has 2 ten-inch screens at 1024x600 that slides apart giving you a wide screen. It's a swivel type laptop meaning to say you can turn the screen around and use a bluetooth keyboard and mouse if you dont want to use the keyboard and the touchpad of the laptop itself. This baby runs AMD Athlon NeoMV-40 (1.6Ghz) which some say runs 2 times better than the 1.6Ghz Atom.
Here's some of the details I was able to get about the DZ:

CPU: AMD Athlon NeoMV-40 (1.6Ghz)
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
Video: ATI 3200 Graphics GPU
HDD: 160
RAM: 1gb Up to 4gbmax
Swivel Type
2 10.1 inch LCD Screen


Already released in Japan
79,800 Yen
Pesos 41,130.51
894.920 USD

Read more about it on the wow-pow blog

Here is the link to the Kohjinsha Website



However,

Japanese counterpart of Kohjinsha, Onkyo, released the same type of laptop but of higher specs. This time, its with 2 x 1366x768 screens. I think this model was made to kill the Kohjinsha DZ. It was even named next to it, Onkyo DX! same freakin' specs with just a screen upgrade, RAM at 2gb and a hard drive capacity upgrade to 320GB.

Expected to be released December 21, 2009
84,800 Yen
43,707 Pesos
950.993 USD

Are yah a lucky bastard eh?

Ehem ehem.. This is to formally announce my intent and willingness to join the..

“YugaTech Great Gadget Giveaway”

This blog post is also my official entry to the said event. Why? because I want to win some gadgets! Although I failed to get the HP netbook in the TrendLabs Blog this event contest, I will continue to pursue challenges like this!! I will persevere! Awoo! Awoo!

By the way, here are the gadgets to be given away...

                       MSI Wind....I got my eye on you babe... wahahaha!

BUT WAIT.....

No game is fun without competition! So I dare you... yes YOU! I dare you to join this gadget give away and see who is the luckiest bastard of them all mwahahahaha!

The mechanics you say!?? Read on you bastard guy you!

Since the theme of the week is Twitter, Here's how you can join via Twitter:

1) Follow @abeolandres and @talk2globe on Twitter.
2) Post a tweet “Just entered to win a Modu Phone. Quick! Go follow @abeolandres and @talk2globe and retweet: http://bit.ly/6e2q7O #thanks2yugatech”

The Prize for this category is as follows:

• A Modu phone 
• 10 Globe Tattoo 
• 20 Php500 prepaid call cards randomly

For the Bastard Bloggers such as myself, here's how:

1) Blog about the “YugaTech Great Gadget Giveaway”. Include the photo I posted here and link to this contest page.
2) Don’t forget to include in your post the mechanics for the Twitter contest above.
3) Leave a comment here with the URL of your entry.

Prize for this category is as follows:

• A Modu Phone
• 10 Globe Tattoo
• 10 prepaid load cards worth Php500 each

How about for the Non-Bloggers and Non Tweeters you say? Here's how:

1) Leave a comment on Yugatech's contest page with the answer to this question — “If you’re stuck in an island with a phone and only have one call left, who would you call and why?“.

Here is the link: Merry Tweetmas Gadget Giveaway!

 

Give thanks to the major sponsor of this great event!

Thank you GLOBE for the sponsorship!!

So, are you up for the challenge? Join the competition and may the luckiest bastard of them all win!

The Police and The Specs!

Have you ever wondered why most of the cops wear shades? I just wanna get this off my head that's all.. So I did a small research just to see if I would find anything special about it. I found out that this question was answered thru Yahoo Answers and some of the respondents responded like they are the police themselves. They all say the common boring reason, to see well during a bright sunny day. Of course I wasn't satisfied by such a lame answer! Aside from protection from UV rays and let's them see better during a bright day, they use it to hide their reaction. Why so? it is simple, when you cannot see their eyes you won't be able to read whatever their thinking or whatever they feel. It sends out INTIMIDATION thereby letting them control the situation especially when they are about to handout a revenue generating ticket. Plus, it does impose that they are damn serious.

 

I don't really know if the same principle is the same with the police here in the Philippines, Coz I see the police wear sun glasses even at night!

Blogging tips! Moh style!

I cannot express in words the joy and pride that I felt, when the people I know was inspired to do blogging as well. I am rushing this post hopefully I get to post it just before my prepaid broadband runs out!

Here are simple tips for you to get your fingers blogging in no time:

• Blogging has no rules. This is in terms of blogging your thoughts but there is still what we call responsible blogging meaning to say whatever you write make sure it isn't copied and pasted word for word from another blog site. Not unless you quoted it from the blog site itself AND you have the original bloggers permission.
• Be responsible and fair. Remember, whatever you post your posting it on the world's announcement board. Practice fair judgement.
• Create rather than destroy. This is not unless you have basis ;)
• Find a niche. It would be better if you blog about what interests you so that you can get the blogging going.
• Keep it short and simple. Make your blog friendly to the readers, as much as possible keep it short so that your readers wouldn't consider your blog a chore. In all honesty, this is hard even for me so if that is the case, to overcome this is to put pictures along the way so that your readers won't be bored on your blog.
• Free your mind. The more you constrict your mind on what to blog, the harder it is for your to start blogging.

More tips coming your way on my future posts. My prepaid broadband credits is running out!!

Brother's Burger: 50% Off! 50% Quality!

On November 27, I found a reason to to forget my deprivation of good food. As introduced to me by my new officemate, Half-pound burgers that were normally priced at P175 are on 50% off! So it is P87.50 per burger!

Now who wouldn't be tempted to try such burger with that price tag! So me and my wife went off to Telus, Cubao where the discount is at. I figured this type of promo is only available in one branch.

Nice location, and surprisingly the airconditioning wasn't turned on. I don't know why but maybe their cutting off their electricity bills as well.

Surprisingly, while we were waiting for the burger to be served they served candies for free! Now that is something different! A well deserved clap clap for this one. One more thing is that the burger was served in less than 4 minutes! 2 burgers in less than 4 minutes! NO NEED TO WAIT!!!

The P87.50 Half-Pound Burger

What I've noticed:

• Burger patty was dry.
• Lettuce was dry.
• The burger itself was lapse.
• Delisyoso per se, but could have gotten better
• 50% Hooray! 50% WTF

If you think about it, why was it served quickly? Didn't they have to grill the patty and stuff? It is 50% off you dummy! Don't complain!

This is the only justification that I can see based from my experience. I was getting the worst impression that the meat used for this were the ones that are about to expire! and the only way to recover from what was spent was to have it sold immediately! Even at half the price!

The french fries is similar to the ones at KFC only better. because the fries didn't have that much flavor as what KFC has.

The Breakdown

P82.50 - Half-Pound Burger

P40 - 16oz Softdrink

P60 - French Fries

It is a good deal, having one of its best burgers at half the price. Just don't expect too much. Overall, the experience was a 6/10. Damn softdrink freakin' expensive! I guess their target customer isn't really everyone.

My advice? If your on a tight budget and you want a heavy rock on your belly, this is IT.

A message from Moh

My dear blog readers, for such a time now eversince I became active with blogging, I would like my blog to be in touch with you, tell me what you want so that I can deliver what my readers want. You can give me topics that you want me to touch and I will do my best to deliver it! You can send me an email at mjtolentino at gmail dot com or leave me a comment. You can add me to your FB account as well if you like. (Endorsed by Jabee)



This blog is for you, and for the benefit of all.. Cheers!

Moh

Respect for the one that started it all! Friendster...

Friendster just made an entire makeover which I think was launched yesterday. Although Facebook is the THING today, they still tried to garner more market by having the courage to innovate as what Facebook does.


In my opinion, the new look gives me the 70's to 80's feeling, the time of the Hippies. Thanks to the hippy font and the green gay background hehehe..


Honestly, I tried to login 7 times trying to remember all the passwords that I had before until I finally logged in using my oldest password in my password dictionary. 


The change surely is noticeable and you cannot help but compare it to Facebook. The activity stream is really similar to the live news feed of facebook. 

Old to New

Let us all pay our respects to the one that fathered the social networking here in the Philippines, take a peek at your long lost friendster account for just a second and continue with your Facebook Mayhem.