Gigabit Speeds For Philippines This Year
When I was in Korea last year for my annual GStar game convention trip, I experienced Internet speeds that simply blew me away. If you think downloading 1.5 GB in less than 15 minutes is impossible, think again.
PLDT is gearing up to bring us these same speeds, possibly this year. In a news article at Inquirer, the telco giant plans “the most advanced broadband delivery platform called Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH), which will deliver high-speed data services to residences and buildings.”
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Queen of England Gets Gold Nintendo Wii

Queen Elizabeth, monarch of England recently received a specially-commissioned, gold plated Nintendo Wii from game publisher THQ.
The console came with THQ’s Big Family Games.
Check out the photo of the golden Wii after the jump.
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Real Life Cyberdyne Develops Robotic Suit

Is Judgement Day coming soon?
If you’re a Terminator fan, you’ll probably be shocked to know that there’s a real-life Cyberdyne company. In the Terminator canon, Cyberdyne is the company responsible for bringing the end of the world via the creation of Skynet, the computer network that takes over all systems and brings about Judgement Day.
And now, the real-life Cyberdyne company has announced the creation of a robotic suit…
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PS2 Outperforms PS3 Sales

Whoa there, old one! The PS2 bested its younger brother, the PS3 in sales last month. According to a report from Yahoo Games Plugged In, the PS3 found itself beaten out of fifth place by the PS2.
“A 50% leap in Playstation 2 sales accounts for the surprising change, an increase likely prompted by the system’s price cut on April 1, a move which apparently electrified interest in the nine-year old platform.” the report stated.
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Original GTA 4 Almost Free

Hey! Hey! Hey!
Here’s a great deal… just go to selected Ministop convenience store, buy the latest Maxim magazine (and then another ABS-CBN mag) and you get an ORIGINAL GTA IV DVD for PC free.
No kidding! I just got mine last night. Check out the pics above. My total spend - around P250! The cost of the Grand Theft Auto IV DVD = P2,000.00
Whoa! A steal! Hurry and get your now. Thanks to pals Kevin and Alex for the tip. Wohoooo! Now I can play online.
More photos after the break.
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How To Be Famous in the Videogame Industry

So you want to earn that big break? Want to be famous? (either as a player or industry professional?).
The following are some cool and wacky tips from gamespy
- Do something violent
- Bake, Build or sew something game related - yeah, that Mario cake will get viral!!!
- Be the first person at every midnight launch
- Give a highly anticipated Nintendo game a low rating/review
- Leak embargoed news at Twitter
- Summon Jack Thompson
- Make an offensive flash game based on a real-life event (like the Swine Flu game here)
- Show a nipple (best if you’re NOT a guy)
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Restaurant City Is All The Rage in Facebook
The Facebook community is all the rage about new game - Restaurant City.
It’s simple, fun and addicting. Make your own restaurant, invite friends as employees, find ingredients and grow your business. It’s a great testament to the power of social networks and gaming.
Just make sure you don’t sacrifice time for work (or school) with this one, k?
Got cheese and mushroom? Meanwhile, you can invite me as a friend
Peace!
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Top 10 Best Selling Games of March 2009
Here’s the Top 10 list for video games for the month of March 2009. This list is based on actual sales.
Leading the pack, of course, is new release Resident Evil 5. It’s got to be the great gameplay, the awesome graphics or the cool marketing ploys… whatever the reason, it’s a must play for every gamer.
Check out the full top 10 list coming up next…
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Timewaster: Mouse Maze Game
It’s Holy Week. Chances are, you’re gonna get bored.
Here’s a simple yet addictive game to waste your time with. The rules are simple - Move your pointer over the ‘S’ to start. Navigate to the ‘E’ without touching anything. Challenging and fun! Try it!
Have fun! Stay safe and have a blessed vacation!
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The Power of Computer Literacy
Through casual games head Carlo Ople, I was recently invited to the anniversary celebration of TULAY, a project in cooperation with the OWWA (Overseas Welfare Welfare Administration), Microsoft, and the Blas F. Ople Policy Center.
The TULAY project, which started in 2004, initiates teaching computer literacy courses to dependents of overseas Filipino workings. According to Labor Secretary Roque. “It has led to the empowerment of thousands of overseas workers and we intend to sustain and strengthen this computer literacy program by constantly updating our software and hardware for the benefit of our OFWs and their families.” Read more
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