The amount of strange press releases or requests for review that I get each week borders on the astounding and sometimes I don’t get why some developers/publishers/PR practitioners do what they do in their somewhat misguided attempt to get reviewers to check out their wares. Take a look at the description of a game that [...]

It’s been a rather crazy first day at Hong Kong for us, having landed at HKIA 15 minutes ahead of schedule and then proceeding straight to the discount stores at Citygate. Wednesday was a public holiday for both China and Hong Kong, so in addition to the extra discounts on offer for branded goods such [...]

From a video game design point of view, I can actually categories the games that I play into three different categories: minimalist, middle ground and sandbox. Minimalist games tend to be perceived as simple, but truly, these are the ones that are easy to play (the rules are clear cut), but prove to be really [...]

The London Riots of 2011 was an interesting event to follow even in a year in which we have seen the Arab Spring. This was simply because the scale and the looting that followed was unprecedented in what we acknowledge as a developed nation. While I think the general cause of the riot and looting [...]

Now, Nine Over Ten 9/10 doesn’t condone cheating on your girlfriend/boyfriend/wife/husband, but this sales thread in a local forum shows that you might want to lock-up your previous Apple devices before going on cheating on your partner. Apparently this guy was caught cheating with another girl by his girlfriend, and subsequently had his MacBook Air [...]

I was out at in dead of night hunting some ‘coons and skunks when this guy shows up on a horse, panting and saying that his wife just got kidnapped by a posse of bandits. So being a nice guy (well, maybe on the inside, and not on the outlook) and at the same time [...]

My first introduction (in earnest) to the God of War series was actually God of War III. I didn’t like action platformers in the first place but the game was really polished both gameplay and story wise, and I ended up finishing the game in three days. Curious to experience what it was that started [...]

There’s plenty of weird stuff coming out from Japan. One of my good friends is slightly obsessed with Hatsune Miku, the “female voice” of the Character Vocal Series, a computer program that according to Wikipedia, synthesizes singing in Japanese! Imagine that, singing by just typing in lyrics and melody. Check out the end result in [...]

Despite the Sony Playstation 3 being a region-free device when it comes to games (Asian consoles can play US Region games, and vice-versa), I noticed that there are gamers who purchase only Region 1 (US Region) titles despite the availability of cheaper, Region 3 (Asian Region) titles. Some of the reasons cited are the availability [...]

I’m pleased to report that there’s a food vendor selling stinky tofu (a.k.a “chow tau fu”) at Setia Alam’s night market. Although the smell is not as strong as the one selling at Taman Connaught, it managed to put off people walking within 4-5 meters of the stall. In any case, I love stinky tofu. [...]