PICCA Fest 2010

Last weekend, while strolling at SM North EDSA, I noticed a gallery of comic artworks that were on display , well it turns out that it was for the 2nd Philippine International Comics, Cartoons and Animations (PICCA) Festival that was held for 4 days (October 22-25, 2010).Unfortunately there were no scheduled events on the day I visited the exhibit, but nonetheless, I managed to view some artworks from famous local comic book artists, from DC Comics to Pugad Baboy to Culture Crash Comics and even...

The Buzz around The PlayStation Phone

It's been months that the rumors of a PSP hybrid phone is already in the works, some speculate that it was the PSP2 (the new portable console that will replace the original PlayStation Portable), some say that Sony wants to follow the success of Apple's iPhone in gaming.Images from EngadgetAnd finally Engadget revealed leaked information of the rumored portable console/mobile phone, Engadget posted screenshots of the PlayStation Phone, which is still a prototype version, it was also codenamed as...

Cosplay Fever

Cosplay FeverLetran Gym, Colegio De San Juan De Letran, Intramuros, ManilaDecember 4, 2010 9am - 7pmTicket Prices:100 - general adP150 - with free slice of pizza plus a chance to win gift packs from pik nik and freshmanP175 - free slice pizza and drink plus a chance to win games either for ds, ps2 or pspP200 - VIP, free slice pizza, drink, 4r souvenir photo, bakcstage pass and a chance to win digital camActivities:Gaming BoothsCosplay CompetitionDrawing ContestToy ExhibitsComic Book ExhibitsGadget...

Chikara!!...Hats

If you are a regular in attending Anime and Gaming Conventions, heck you should have already noticed those Chikara Hats being worn by Anime fans or Otakus that suddenly sprouted like mushrooms, heck chicks even dig these cute and adorable hats. Chikara Hats are bonnet-like head gears that have designs of cute animals like a cat or a mouse and even on popular cute critters in some anime or gaming series. Some Chikara Hats have limited designs and would cost around 300 to 600 Philippine Pesos......But...

KOMIKON 2010

The 6th Annual Philippine Komiks Convention (KOMIKON) 2010November 13, 2010, Saturday 10am to 7pmStarmall Trade Hall(corner EDSA and Shaw Blvd., Mandaluyong City)Php 80 entrance feeSpecial Guests: Jess and Manix Abrera, Harvey Tolibao, Stephen Segovia, Carlo PagulayanSource: komikon....

Phantasy Star Portable 2 Review

SEGA has released the sequel of their Sci-Fi themed RPG: Phantasy Star Portable 2, will the sequel surpasses the original and solve some of the major game issues from the original?Phantasy Star Portable 2 takes place 3 years after the event of Phantasy Star Universe as you start out as the new recruit of Little Wing: a private military group residing on the space colony resort Clad 6, PSP2 offers a whole new storyline and new characters, with guest appearances of characters from Phantasy Star Portable...

HERO Face Off

HERO Face OffOctober 23, 2010Skydome, SM North EDSACosplay Competitionfor details, visit http://myheronation.c...

Rock Band Music Finder

How many songs do you have in your Rock Band game? twenty? thirty? or a hundred? If you say you have a hundred songs, well that's just only 5% of Rock Band's over two thousand songs on its library. Yep you heard it right, Rock Band has around two thousand songs.And to honor the 2000th song, which was Jimi Hendrix's "Are You Experienced?" song, Harmonix, the who developed Rock Band just released the Rock Band Music Finder Widget to help you find the songs of your favorite artist in a more organized way. So can you collect all 2000 songs and play all of it?source: Kot...

Event Aftermath: Otaku Expo Reload 2010

The people behind the popular Anime magazine Otakuzine held yet another event at the Megatrade Hall 1 last October 8-10. Called Otaku Fest Reload, a sequel to their successful event Otaku Expo 2010, which was a replacement to the postponed Otaku Fest Encore, where it promises to bring a famous Japanese voice actress (or seiyu) to the country.Other than that, the Expo Reload event wasn't that big compared last January, as it only caters the fans who are still hungry for more conventions. But it still...

K-On! Houkago Live Review

Sega just released the PSP game of the hit Anime series K-On!, will the game promises a great music rhythm gameplay or will it only pleases the fans of the series?A fair warning though, as there is no English release for the game, expect a lot of Japanese texts and you will have a bit of hard time to navigate through the game if you are not prepared, you can refer to this link for a guide to navigate the game.If you've been playing the Project Diva series (which is also developed by Sega) you'll...

New Character Update from New York Comic-Con [UPDATE]

Capcom just revealed another set of videos at the New York Comic-Con for the new set of characters in their most anticipated fighting game Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, and it's 4 more characters, with a couple of newcomers debuting and some returnees. And they are: Spencer (Bionic Commando) and Arthur (Ghosts N' Goblins) for Capcom, for Marvel there's Magneto (X-Men) and MODOK (Iron-Man)[Update]Aside from new characters, there will be new costume variants (as seen in Kotaku), but for this case, Spider-Man...

MMO Console on The Go

New upcoming portable console Nintendo 3DS will be released on February 26, 2011 and a rumored PSP2 was said to be in the works, Panasonic decided to join the portable console war.Their new portable console called "Jungle" will feature portable MMO gameplay, now MMO gamers can now leave their homes while still continue grinding on their MMO games.The Jungle boasts a high definition display, includes a full QWERTY keypad with touchpad-like directional and action buttons, other features includes micro...

Event Aftermath: Collecticon 2010

It's another event for the Toy collectors and people who wants to buy toys/figures for a bargain price; Collecticon 2010, the event was held last October 2-3 at the Robinsons Midtown Mall. Although there are few attendees on the said event (since the event was held at the same time with Cosplay Mania X at the SMX Convention Center), Collecticon is packed with booths and exhibits that any collector will surely enjoy. Check out the pics below to see more of the event. ...

ROGT...What Happened?

Oh before we begin, Let's all wish the Philippine team good luck on the upcoming 2010 Ragnarok World Championship and hope they can bring home the bacon, you can learn more of the details here.Now back to the topic, what the hell happened to the Ran Online Global Tournament? The last time I heard about this was way back 2008 where the PH team won the tournament, and take note the event was held in the Philippines (more details here), then after the said tournament, there were no news of a 3rd tournament which supposed to have started last year, but from the looks of it, the tournament ceased to exist. The 1st Ran Online Global Tournament started last 2007 with Thailand being the winners. Funny the same fate happened with Supreme Destiny, during the Supreme Destiny World Championship League...