Fat Cat Lim on Jun 14th 2009 Games, competition, event
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!
Fat Cat Lim on Aug 12th 2008 Games, event, news
Multiplay reports that Sony is close to launching the Sony PlayStation 3 in the country. Well, since there’s no official word from Sony Malaysia and I can’t exactly confirm anything at the moment, I guess this news is best filed under ‘rumor’.
But if you take into consideration that Malaysia has already launched the PlayStation Portable here, the chances of Sony Malaysia bringing in the PSP’s bigger brother into the country are high. It’s just a matter of when and where.
P.S. Just don’t forget to bookmark your calendar.
Fat Cat Lim on Aug 9th 2008 Anime, Games, competition, event
GameAxis Malaysia gets an extra spurt of WAAAGH!!! this August to come out with this very manly cover of two sworn enemies rushing at each other. This month’s cover story is a little different from other cover stories, as it is presented as a transcribe of a diary entry penned by a nasty green Orc. There’s a handy codex on each page that nicely explains some of the terms in the article so that it gets the reader up to speed on Warhammer Online this coming September.
This month’s issue was exhausting: beside helping to run GameAxis LIVE, I had to write a 9-page coverage article about the event, as well as watch nearly all of the first few episodes of the new lineup of anime this season for the Anime Summer 2008 Lineup article. I also had to wrap up the WCG 2008 Malaysia supplement, which comes bundled with this month’s issue.
Anyhow, I’m gonna enjoy myself this weekend with the Maple Story 3rd Birthday Bash taking place this Saturday at Cineleisure Damansara, and the ongoing Animax Youth Festival at 1Utama. Remember, we’ll be giving out a free Sony PSP courtesy of Sony Malaysia to the winner of our mini racing tournament at the AYF, so come on down and you may just win a shiny handheld console!
Fat Cat Lim on Aug 5th 2008 Anime, Games, competition, event
The Animax Youth Festival will take place at 1Utama, High Street this weekend, and GameAxis Malaysia will be there too! We’ll be having a mini racing gaming competition where participants may stand to walk away with a Sony PlayStation Portable! See you there!
Event: Animax Youth Festival
Date: 8th - 10th August 2008
Time: 12 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Venue: 1Utama Shopping Complex, High Street
Fat Cat Lim on Jul 15th 2008 Games, WTF, event
What a day. Woke up this morning and the first big news of the day from E3 is Final Fantasy XIII coming to the Xbox 360. Nice scoop there, Microsoft. Making the game ‘PS3-Exclusive in Japan’ is a bit retarded though.
Then again, perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised at this news. The game was long rumored for the Xbox 360, especially since it was developed on a multiplatform engine. Plus Squarenix couldn’t just simply ignore the Xbox 360 large user base in NA and Europe. Furthermore, it’s not the first time that Squarenix have partnered with Microsoft: Final Fantasy XI was released for the 360 a few years back.
I wonder if MGS4 will be next…
