The Gamer’s Litter Box

Sony has officially confirmed that the 120GB PS3 Slim will be coming this September…and it’ll cost US$299 (~RM1100). Incidentally, that will be the same price for the old PS3 Phat beginning from tomorrow. Apparently the model design is the same one that was leaked back in May.

The question that now remains is when will Sony Malaysia bring it over to Malaysia, and how much it will cost; the console is currently selling at RM1599 (~USD450). When the PS3 Slim eventually comes to Malaysia, I estimate that the unit will likely be priced around RM1300~RM1400.  I’ll see if I can dig up some answers from Sony Malaysia in the following days…

I’ve to admit - I do feel a tinge of regret for not holding out longer for the PS3 Slim. But I don’t really mind. I still got my PS3 Phat bundle at a great price (USD310), and the console itself look mighty impressive in my living room alongside my Xbox 360. Not to mention I still have an old PS2 Phat from yesteryears, so it’ll complement each other.

Tags: Sony Malaysia, Sony PlayStation 3 Slim

lol whut? 772 MB for a ‘patch’? That’s a whole freaking PS1 game! The worst part is that if the patch download fails, I need to restart ALL. OVER. AGAIN. WTF?

As much as I love KOF, this game was clearly released unfinished. And I don’t understand why it took them so long to release such barebones gameplay features when BlazBlue has tons more stuff in it…and more eye candy too. Perhaps they were too busy spending their resources on Witch Tits Touching 2.

The huge patch update is giving me Summer Days deja vu.

Tonight’s episode of Endless Eight sees Kyon failing to stop Haruhi repeating the summer. AGAIN. That means next week will be Endless Eight. AGAIN. Next week’s episode will make it the 6th episode dedicated to Endless Eight. Will it be the last? Who knows.

I can’t imagine any producer or studio ballsy enough to reanimate the same episode 6 freaking times (or to be exact, 5 times since the gang doesn’t realize it until the 2nd episode). I’ll be both impressed and disgusted if they actually go and do a whole 8 episodes of the same story. It’d be worse than a standard Naruto recap episode. But with the new Summer episodes already out, I already have better things to watch. Let me know when they finally break this ridiculous time loop.

Sure, everyone knows that the British Academy Film and Television (BAFTA) Award looks like a theatrical mask. But have you ever wondered how it looks from behind, or why nobody bothered to show its back? No? Well, who’s to stop me from indulging you with some worthless trivia that you can use on your snooty friends and relatives who think they’re so smart? I managed to capture the surprising truth behind the mask when Codemasters Malaysia brought back the award last month to highlight its win in the Best Sports Game (2009) category with Race Driver: GRID. Click the jump for the shocking truth. Continue Reading »

Tags: bafta awards 2009, codemasters, race driver grid

Earlier today, I took part in a mini Rock Band competition which was held at Sony’s booth at the Games & Gadget event in MidValley. I came in 2nd place, so I won myself a Sony PlayStation Portable. Since I don’t really game much on the go, I asked the prize sponsor if I could sell back the PSP and get a discount instead for a Sony PlayStation 3 instead. Luckily, Sony PS3 Evangelist Teoh Wah Keong was there and I managed to get a discount for the Sony PS3 bundle, which was selling at RM1699. I bought inFamous for RM209, and they threw in a free DualShock 3 controller.

Total cost? RM1088 (USD310). That’s some massive savings there for a brand new game console which can also play high-def Blu-ray movies. I can’t deny that if I weren’t a videogame magazine editor, I probably would not have gotten the discount. So many thanks Sony Malaysia and Tan Electronics! I’m now off to set up my PSN account and start playing inFamous! :3

Update: My PSN name is FatCatLim. Add me!

Tags: sony, sony playstation 3

A bloody mess in more ways than one.

Where do I start? The wooden acting? The Engrish lines? Poorly edited fighting and story scenes? The incredibly obvious CG blood and monsters? Or the stupifying ending that left half the audience speechless? It’s all of them, really. Continue Reading »

It’s real, motherfuckers. Season 2 is confirmed. Now awaiting for the Internet to explode.

Okay Kadokawa/Kyoani - you guys are no longer on my shit list.

Tags: bamboo rhapsody, haruhi s2

Last year, Microsoft Hardware Malaysia offered to send me a personalized skinned wireless mouse, so I sent them my design based on a fan art for Hayate the Combat Butler. After 6 long months, I finally got it in the mail. Woohoo!

Okay, half of Maria’s face is gone but at least Hinagiku has her smile.

Finally updated my Wordpress platform and everything looks fine. Back to drinking tea with Tsumugi~

I’m now at CyberFusion 2009 at CyberJaya, where nearly 200 gamers are attempting to break the Guinness World Record for longest LAN party with a record of 38 hours. The record will begin at approximately one hour’s time at 12 Midnight, and will end at Sunday 2 p.m.

Right now I’m just updating some drivers and chillin’. I’m kinda kicking myself since I forgot to bring my copy of Call of Duty 4 to the event, but I reckon Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead, Sudden Attack, and Dawn of War II will keep me awake for the duration of the record.

I will be twittering every now and then, so keep an eye on my Twitter page @fatcatlim

Tags: cyberfusion 2009, Guinness World Records