And then The iPad was born

Apple has just release the iPad, a tablet with a touch screen panel that promises to became one of the best gaming platform that can rival a laptop or smartphone. The announcement was made during a special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, California.The iPad's design is like a larger version of the iTouch and the iPhone, the screen dimension is almost the same as of a piece of paper. According to Steve Jobs, the iPad is somewhat between the iPhone and a laptop...

Event Aftemath: Otaku Expo 2010

Anime and game lovers are united once again for another major anime/gaming event in the metro, the Otaku Expo 2010. The event was held at the Megatrade Hall 2 in SM Megamall last January 23 and 24, this is the anime magazine Otakuzine's annual event showcasing the hottest to the latest trends in the world of gaming, hobby collection, animes, mangas and cosplay. (Warning: massive load of pictures is just ahead)Banners around the mallEvent stageEntrance areaSome notable gaming publishers are present...

Lunar Silver Star Harmony Game Review

The Lunar series has another remake on the classic RPG, now titled Lunar Silver Star Harmony,the game is ported to the PSP with newly improved graphics, gameplay and more secret stuffs.The very first Lunar was created in the Sega CD on 1993, then a PlayStation remake of the game was ported on 1999, will the 2nd remake of Lunar bring the players back into the old school style of RPG?*The Demo version of Lunar Silver Star Harmony was used for the reviewThe Story focuses on the role of Alex, a young...

Tetris that makes you dizzy

Tired of the same old Tetris game? Well this for a new twist in gameplay, but be warned though as this can make you really dizzy.Introducing the First-Person Tetris, the Tetris game with the first-person view style of gameplay, it will make you feel like you are the brick falling down the screen, and if that wasn't enough, try playing it on night mode for a more challenging and yet dizzy experience.http://firstpersontetris.c...

A Gallery of Consoles

Do you know your Console gaming history? so have you ever heard of old gaming consoles like Tele-Spiel Las Vegas, Blackpoint and Spectrum 6? did you know that the very first video game console was the Magnavox Odyssey that was released on 1972? (I remember my dad had one when I was a little kid but didn't able to play it) and Microvision was the very first handheld console.Talk about geek trivia huh? but if are interested in checking the different gaming consoles, and I mean all of the known gaming...

New Movies as Reto Games

So what if...Our movies today are as they were today but they time traveled where video gaming are still played on wooden boxes and they are all pixelated and very retroYep, you heard that right, imagine some of your new movies and TV series had their own game version but for the retro console like the Atari 2600 (they changed it to CVS 2600 to avoid any copyright infringement), the folks at Penny Design made some cool box arts of retro goodness and they look so real, you can see smudges and stains...

The New Final Fantasy XIII English Trailer

Yes it's here, the long awaited Final fantasy XIII will be released on March 9 for the PlayStation 3 and also for the Xbox 360.And to keep the hype going, Square-Enix finally released today the latest trailer for the international (English) version. The trailer also features Leona Lewis latest single "My Hands" as the official theme song for the Final Fantasy XIII international version.So feast your eyes on this epic trailer...enjoyYou can also view and download the HD version of the trailer from GametrailersFinal Fantasy XIII International trailer...

Punch-Out!! Toys

You probably love the classic Punch-Out!! game on the NES, you know a game where you play as Little Mac as he journey to become the best boxer and challenge the best boxers alongside with his trainer Jerom "Doc" Luise.The game was popular it has several sequels, remakes and spin-offsIf you can't remember the game, here are some screenshots to refresh you mind:And one guy decided to create an action figure series to pay homage to this great classic game.Fugazi ceated the whole cast of Punch-Out!!...

Recreating the Joran vs. Jordan Commercial

Anyone remembered Michael Jordan? well every basketball lover should know him, if you don't know him and you love basketball then you're a noob and you should go back to grade school and study your history in basketball lessons (lol as if they teach that in school)But anyway, if you know Jordan then you probably remembered one of his cool Gatorade commercials (which debuted on January, 2003) during his season with the Washington Wizards, yeah the one with him pitting against his younger self, which is ironic because the title of the commercial was 23 vs. 39, 23 was the age of the younger Jordan (during the rookie years with the Chicago Bulls) and 39 was his age at that time.Why am I talking about this? well some guy by the name of MassenjahMatt re-create the famous video by using Machinima...

Game of The Year Awards 2009

2009 is over and it's time to reign the biggest winners and losers in the world of gaming.Gametrailers has it's annual awards at the end of the year to showcase the best of the best in different consolesSo let's see who made it in each gaming consolesBest PSP Game Video Games | GT GotY Awards 2009 | Best PSP GameXBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo WiiBest Nintendo DS Game Video Games | GT GotY Awards 2009 | Best Nintendo DS GameXBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo WiiBest Wii Game Video Games | GT GotY Awards 2009 | Best Wii GameXBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo WiiBest PC Game Video Games | GT GotY Awards 2009 | Best PC GameXBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo WiiBest PS3 Game Video Games | GT GotY Awards 2009 | Best PS3 GameXBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo WiiBest...

The Great Intro Mashup

Welcome back!, now 2009's gone and we are welcoming 2010 with a bang, it's time for some cool stuff from the bottomless pit of uber coolness info: the internetEveryone loves watching cool intros from popular TV series and also animes, since hearing their immortal theme songs makes us feel nostalgic especially if the series is now a classic, but what if two popular series got mashed up, meaning you are watching series A's footage but with series B's intro music. Kind of confusing huh? but the result was spectacular and also funnySo here are some TV series (and movies) that got mashed up with some popular theme songs:Star Trek (original) / A-Team mashupStar Trek (new movie) / A-Team mash upStar Wars / A-Team mashup*Okay, for those who weren't born the time A-Team became popular (same goes for...