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The company behind Bejeweled and Plants Vs. Zombies may be cashing in on its success.
The grapevine reports that Zynga, the Facebook gaming powerhouse is poised to drop 1 Billion large ones to acquire Popcap.
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Tags: Sony Officially Announces PSP2 aka NGP at Tokyo
January 27th, 2011 5 Comments
Now, you can forget about ALL THE RUMORS and the ridiculous concept arts and photos for the elusive PSP2.
A few hours ago, Sony officially announced and showed to the media the PSP2. Dubbed “NGP” or Next Generation Portable, it’s a thing of beauty.
The most striking feature would be the double analog sticks, a big @$$ screen and front / back cameras.
More?
Maximo Peligro is Driver of Bombed Bus
January 27th, 2011 2 Comments
Seriously.
The driver of the ill-fated bus that exploded along Buendia and EDSA last Tuesday was named MAXIMO PELIGRO (Maximum Danger in English).
This was disclosed from news reports via the ABS-CBN website. Meanwhile, recent developments have it that the death toll has now risen from 4 to 5.
Social Gaming, MMO up. PC and Console Down. US 2010 Gaming Industry Reports
January 2nd, 2011 No Comments
Despite being slightly lower (-2%) from 2009 figures, the US video game industry racked in a whooping $24.7 Billion for the past year, 2010.
Social gaming and the MMORPG category were the clear winners, while PC and Console games were on the losing end as compared to 2009. Sales figures were just software and did not include hardware.
WTF! Pagcor Chairman Pays P21M for Burgers
July 26th, 2010 1 Comment
Only in the Philippines.
Two days before newly-elected President Noynoy Aquino assumed office, then PAGCOR chairman Efraim Genuino issued a check worth P21 Million big ones to Pagcor president and chief operating officer Rafael Francisco.
According to them, this was a blow-out for cops… WTF?!?
2 Year Old Baby Smokes Two Packs A Day
May 28th, 2010 5 Comments
His name is Ardi Rizal from Musi Banyuasin, Indonesia.
Ardi is a normal, 2 year-old toddler… playing and running with friends, just like the others EXCEPT – he smokes two packs (40 cigarettes) a day.
Metro Manila Had Highest Temp Yesterday At 38
May 27th, 2010 No Comments
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The metro experienced it’s highest recorded temperature yesterday, May 26, 2010 at around 2pm. The thermometer read 38 degrees. This is just .6 short of the 38.6 record temp for the city last 1915.
Egad! That’s hot. Even the aircon at home and the office are having a hard time.
pGMA Now Looking To Buy Private Jet?
August 15th, 2009 3 Comments
After the $20,000 dinner at Le Cirque by the president and her entourage, I recently found out that Malacanang is shopping around for a private jet worth at least P1.2 Billion!
OMGWTF!?! Have we gone to the dogs? Imagine how many projects for the poor or better things to do with that money. And to think that the president only has a few more months left in her term. This is unthinkable.
Interested suppliers are required to place a non-refundable P100,000 bond. Details after the break…
Legal PSP Downloads of Retro Games Coming Soon
March 10th, 2009 1 Comment
Although a lot of fans have already been converting, modding and porting classic/retro games to the Sony PSP via its “homebrew” community. Sony wants to get in on the action, and ultimately cash in on this growing user demand.
Pinoy Game Developer Companies Will Not Close
February 10th, 2009 2 Comments
That’s what my good friend and Game Development Association of the Philippines (GDAP) president Gabby Dizon said when interviewed recently by Hackenslash.
“Major developers can’t just stop creating new games. They have to sustain production and they’ll be looking for outsourcing firms,” Dizon said; referring to the fact that while there is a global crisis, more and more US and European companies will be looking at outsourcing to cut costs.
In the Hackenslash article, Dizon assured that none of them (local game development companies) would be closing shop.
Read the entire article here.
