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Just this morning, something dawned on me - it never takes me more than two years after release before I acquire a newly released gaming console. It’s just my nature. I tried to forget about gaming (and I ended up working for a videogame magazine) when the first Playstation came out, but a trip to a friend’s house changed all that.

Do you remember the first time you saw all those rabid dogs jump out the window in Resident Evil 1? I sure do, because it made me want to purchase a Playstation. Since I purchased the console for my 16th birthday, I have finished all four Resident Evil games except Codename Veronica (I didn’t have a Dreamcast). I do remember though having a bunch of my high school buds sleep at my basement rooms for days just playing Resident Evil 2. Those were very good times indeed.

“Resident Evil 5 is practically guaranteed to be the last of its kind,” said 1-UP. “Takeuchi assured us that a reboot is in order for the inevitable Resident Evil 6.”

So, if someone happens to have a spare PS3 out there (yeah right), you know who to contact. Even though I don’t have one, I’ll be one of those eagerly waiting for March 13th.

*Since this will be the last one in the series with reference to all previous installments, you can be sure this will be the best.

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Fine, fine. I sort of plagiarized the title for this blog post from this IGN review of Street Fighter 4. I just thought, Ryan Clements came up with a perfect description for the 4th installment of probably the most influential fighting game franchise of all time (If even mentions Tekken or Virtua Fighter, you are all fools!). After months and months of waiting, the game will finally be released on February 17th!

The part of this review that I immediately looked out for was of course the multiplayer play.

Besides the 3D visuals, Street Fighter IV also sports online play, which will certainly please network-happy gamers looking for more than just the local competition. During my time with Street Fighter IV’s online mode, I found it ran well on both the PS3 and 360, though there were occasional hitches that popped up mid-game. Honestly, casual fans will have no problem playing online, though the hardcore audience will likely stick with local multiplayer, regardless. No matter how good your connection is, there’s never a guarantee that you’re experiencing the exact same battle that your rival is experiencing, which would trouble competitive players. Furthermore, there’s no telling how the game will run online once everyone begins jumping on, but my time with it was quite positive.

So local play is a lot better than online play? I wasn’t just hoping for local play to be better - I was praying that the online version would become unplayable.

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I think that if there’s any game that should bring back the gamer to the arcades, Street Fighter 4 would be it. I know I’m reaching too far here given the current state of the economy, but I wish for the game to have the same effect on the gaming industry as when Street Fighter 2 was ported on to the Super Nintendo almost two decades ago. It made everyone want a Super Nintendo yes? Hell, if videogame sales still continue to increase year on year despite the hard times, anything is possible!

Don’t you miss the days when people used to crowd behind an unbeaten joystick wielding Street Fighter warrior in every video arcade? I’m not a joystick type of guy (and I’m not a fan of Emo Dance Rev Tambays in malls), but I do wish video arcades make a comeback from being classified as nothing more than places where cheap plush toys can be picked up by mechanical cranes.

From ALvs

I have a confession to make — I ate a piece of bacon yesterday.
Though the act isn’t considered a sin, to a vegetarian or a PETA member, it can qualify as such. Gladly, I’m neither of those two. I am however, someone who decided exactly a year ago to take my lifestyle change to another level.
The logic behind it?

I wanted to flush out as much of that from my body as humanly possible.

If you grew up in a Filipino household, you should know that pork adobo, sisig, and lechon kawali are commonly prepared dishes in the Philippines. Even though people know it’s not good for them, you can be sure that putting a plateful of either on the dinner table is enough to ensure it’ll be gone in a few minutes.
I admit, these foods are things that I miss. Though my willpower is stronger than when I first decided to […]

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