The wastelands encroaches

Finally, after 25 days of waiting, it has finally arrived. Luckily, I had a chalet to take time off right after exams (made some short clips of stopmotion while I was the Anime Club’s chalet) so it’s a better late than never arrival of IT.
Took some pictures of what’s inside IT, post them here and I will be jumping right back into the wastelands!

Let’s crawl right over to take a look!

Sony PSP-3000

Oh boy, here’s another rendition of PSP-3000, let’s just hope Sony does not continue to release PSPs at an annual pace! It’s going to be priced at US$200 with a bundled game which uhm, you and I probably have no interest in but that’s beside the point isn’t it? We get a spanking new PSP with much improved contrast ratio and a wide platte of colours!

Play in the sun? Noooo probleeem!

PSP slim versus PSP slimmer!

Beside the much improved screen, an inbuilt microphone will squeezed into the psp-3000 for your skyping pleasures! *WIFI each sold separatedly! Now if only they manage to squeeze a phone and touch screen inside…and will there be codec improvement for your anime viewing purpose? Gundam on PSP perhaps?

Official release here

Gundam 00 on 32″ HDTV

Visit to uncle’s house?

Checklist:

PSP Slim – Yes
TV output component cable – Yes
Gundam oo PSP versions from youknowwho at youknowwhere. – YES!

Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC Demo)

Malaysia’s first man in space had finally returned to Earth yesterday, bringing pride and glory to the country. For sure, when he’s back to Malaysia, people will look up to him as a celebrity rather a hero because this is how we treat famous people anyway. Did I heard the “Datuk” title award too?

I know I shouldn’t be doing this but a promise is a promise. In their effort to give gamers some sneak peeks into their latest game, Activision released demo version of Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare to the public. This beta version already available for the XBox months ago but now, it is the PC gamers’ turn to have their hands on this highly anticipated game. This also includes myself. Folks, if you have not download the PC demo yet, you can download at FileFront or Gamespot. Well the game is due to release in matter of weeks anyway, I’d rather be waiting now.

If I am allowed to give only one comment, I will be talking all about the graphics. I was at awe to see the visual effects, everything seems surreal. I am wrong if I compare this game to its predecessors but should I need to compare it, Call Of Duty 4 has one of the best graphics available in market, especially among most FPS games. Animation-wise, the model physics can still be improved but it was suffice to please me. Apparently the graphic demand is so great, I was having doubts if I could play the game. After changing some settings, I am good to go. Obviously, you need at least a dual-core processor, 128MB video card, 1GB RAM and 8GB HD to play this game. And I am saying that it is the minimal requirements. Not to mention if you bring it to multiplayer, likely you won’t survive with such PC. Due to such demanding nature, you must make sure to have your PC capable of this game and upgrade if necessary. But I must say, all the efforts will be worthwhile.

The demo was less than 10 minutes to play (using normal level), the gameplay was satisfying. Apart of its vibrant colours, detailed graphics and top-notch animation, the wide range of weaponry makes this game a must-play this year end. Already in this demo, many types of weapon (some seems rather new) are available for your disposal. Among my favourite is the Javelin, a tank-busting rocket launcher. Even your default rifle (forgot what name, M1A1 I guess) is awesome, readily equipped with grenade launcher. FPS gameplay was never this good. Anyway in this one-mission single player campaign demo, you play as Sergeant Paul Jackson. Along the mission, just bear with non-stop yelling from your commanding chief but do heed his words because those words are your objective. The final part of the mission is the bombing of an enemy flank cannon, which is rather tough since you need to defend a damaged tank before proceeding to that relatively easy task. I must warn you, it is difficult to find cover and always watch your back as the enemy would come from various direction.

I don’t plan to blog long about this PC demo but all in all, this will be my favourite game come once its release on 5th of November this year. Here’s a gameplay video for your viewing pleasure. Video courtesy of syoun678.