So I went down to Suntec City for the 3rd and last day of the Games Convention Asia. Tagging along were Fishz and R. I went on the 2nd day as well, but my cam died on me, so I only managed to take shots on the 3rd day.The Games Convention AsiaAs the name implies, there were a healthy number of games on display. Demos were everywhere, allowing one to have a feel of the game before hand and hopefully, convince them that its worth the buy. Black Shot, a promising FPS MMORPGOf particular interest is Black Shot. Like Gunz, it is an online game that focuses on...well...pumping your opponent up with lead. Graphics is stunning for an online game, and gameplay apparently is almost identical to that of the ever popular CounterStrike. Judging by the number of people queuing up to take part in the impromptu tournament, you can say that this game is very well received. It can probably give CS a run for their money. Along the way I met up with Xephfyre of Certifiably Insane.He managed to create an iSlug on the planet TypeMoon in the hit game Spore. Ranka's popularity knows no bounds, even in the far reaches of the galaxy. Pity I forgot to take any pictures of that epic creation. Anyway, I was pretty impressed by Xephfyre's brief demo of Spore. I would consider buying it, if only my computer could run the game, which it can't. The raising of an entire species of creatures appels to the inner desire in everyone of us to play God - which is why games like The Sims never seem to get old. And you wonder why <link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Alvin/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml"><style>
</style>scientists like to mess around with stuff.NBA Live 09. I enjoyed 06 and 07, but felt that 08 was a disappointment. Would 09 be any better?For Motherland Russia!The latest in the long running Command and Conquer RTS series brings us Red Alert 3. Set in an alternate timeline where the Cold War did not end, the Red Alert series never fails to bring a smile to my face with its unconventional weaponry. Dolphins with supersonic guns? Check. Giant squid? Check. Gundam? Check. Telekinetic girl running around wearing a sailor fuku? Check.That's right, we have a telekinetic girl in the game. She belongs to a new fraction in the series, the Empire of the Rising Sun, which may or may not be related to Japan. :P As Xephfyre would put it, one does not simply walk into Mordor... My Lord of the Rings blood is thrilled at this game. Gameplay seems pretty freeflowing, much like Fable. The choices you make in game would affect the game's story, how people perceive your character, and your character in general. It was pretty funny seeing this ranger stuff murderous little hobbits full of feathers. But seeing how you are part of a raiding party, I guess its natural to have an old hobbit grandmothers hobbling towards you with puny (but nevertheless dangerous) knifes in their grimy little hands. ...you enter it perched on the back of an Ent.And along came the Ents. Can someone please tell me why are there Ents strolling through Hobbiton?Mirror's Edge is another game that drew my interest. Its an interactive, fast paced game with an emphasis on free running. Its quite realistic - your vision blurs whenever you move from a dark room to a brightened area, and vise versa. The free running element is pretty cool too, but that makes its fiendishly difficult as well. I fell to a gory death about 10 times just because I couldn't manage to grap onto a little red pipe sticking out the side of a wall.And one wonders, just who on Earth places all those ramps for you to leap to your death from?And for the low low price of $990, the sword Frostmourne can be yours. Caesars had a booth there as well, promoting Frostmourne, the sword of the Lich King ArthasWorld of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King opening screen. The highly anticipated expansion pack to the world's most popular MMORPG brings to you new items, new level caps, new quests and a whole new class - the Death Knight.Leeroy Jinkins, anyone? Much of the exhibits promoted online games, some of which looked pretty good, such as this one. The moe-lious character designs of Emil Chronicles Online is just begging me to play it. And who can resist a cute girl like that?
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