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I wanted to review Brother in Arms: Hell’s Highway in this issue, but I absolutely have no time for that. At least I’m on schedule this week, even if I’m posting this really late in the night.
The lead story this week is of the Xbox activities happening this weekend at Funan Challenger because I have to promote my own events, right? If not, who will?
Other than it, it’s just my usual half-baked review on this and that. I’m sure that makes you quite delighted. So, let’s move on.
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Table of Contents
- Catch me at the Xbox Xperience Zone
- Infinite Undiscovery – 1st hour impressions
- Feeling at home in PlayStation Home
- Intel gives amateur gamers a chance
- Results of last week’s contest
- Ask Sheylara
- Win a Microsoft LifeCam NX-3000 for Notebooks!!
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Catch me at the Xbox Xperience Zone
I suppose this is sort of late notice, but if you’ve been following my Xbox blog, you’d have known already!
This is a weekend for Xbox fans! Xbox Singapore has just launched a new concept retail space called the Xbox Xperience Zone. Trailers of upcoming games will be shown on screens around and you’ll also be able to play the latest games on big screens.
Photo by Nizam. Check out his blog for more photos.
The first Xbox Xperience Zone was launched yesterday at Challenger Funan (5th floor). With the launch comes a host of exciting promotions to tease you into parting with your money willingly. (Only for this weekend!)
And I’ll be making an appearance tomorrow to mingle with Xbox fans, play games, take photos, sign autographs, whatever.
In case you can’t tell, this is a hasty cut-and-paste job of me looking delighted, using one of Nizam’s photos. Cute, huh?
Some of the cool stuff you can expect this weekend:
- Rock Band Asia release! About freaking time is what I want to say. There will be a set on demo so come rock with me!!
- Launch of Infinite Undiscovery, the much-awaited RPG title from Square Enix. It will be available for you to try out this weekend and there are also limited edition CD soundtracks available.
- New low price for Xbox 360 Arcade at $399. This set comes with a 256MB memory console, a wireless controller and five Xbox LIVE arcade games. Good for people who are mostly interested in playing Xbox arcade games.
- Get exclusive Xbox premiums when you buy stuff!
I’ll be there from 2pm to 5pm tomorrow (Saturday), but the promotions last all weekend. See you there!
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Infinite Undiscovery – 1st hour impressions
Well, as the title says, this is only a first-hour impression, so you might not want to put too much stock into what I’m going to say.
First of all, the game has two discs, which is immediately intimidating or immediately attractive, depending on what kind of person you are.
I’m the first kind because I’m getting more games than I have time to play, so I need my games to be short.
I quite enjoyed the introduction sequence (although the first few minutes were pretty draggy). The style of drawing and the characters reminds me of Soul Calibur.
I waited to be wowed after the intro but the wow didn’t come. It was, instead, kind of peculiar.
You play Capell, a cowardly minstrel, and you start off in a jail, begging for food.
After the guard makes snide comments at you, a pretty lolita drops in from the ceiling. She bops the guard over the head, addresses you as Lord Sigmund and tries to rescue you.
And you’re, like, “No, no, I’m not a lord whatever. You have the wrong person, lady, so I’ll just crawl back into my cell now, thanks.”
Then, more guards come in and take out the lolita and you’re left on your own, defenceless.
Just as you’re about to become minced meat, you suddenly pick up the sword that Lolita dropped and you’re suddenly an accomplished fighter, despatching guards without effort (that is, simply by mashing buttons A and B).
The game starts off being action-packed and not making a lot of sense but then, I guess the title already warns us of that.
As you and Lolita (whose name is actually Aya) explore the prison grounds looking for a way out, the game tosses you pages off a game manual to teach you how to perform various actions.
I feel that this could have been done better. As it is now, the help interface looks quite retarded and pulls you out of the game world.
I had to read a total of 11 pages before my first battle, which was a bit of an information overload. I could only remember pages 1 and 2 by the time I was done, which was why I ended up mashing A and B to kill the guards.
Well, the good thing is that fight animations are fast and beautiful and make you look rather glamorous, especially when you do combos.
I think the game is determined to leave you gasping for breath at every turn. My heart never stopped pumping during the hour I was playing, as I frantically killed guards and tried to run away from a boss-that-cannot-be-killed.
Then, there was this trek through a pitch-black forest, illuminated by lamps at specific points. The mini map shows the way, but it gets blurred out when you step into a dark area unlit by a lamp, so that’s really challenging, not being able to see where you’re going (unless you cheat by turning up the brightness of your screen, which I didn’t try.)
After 25 minutes of bumbling through the forest and killing more guards along the way, with no save point in sight, the boss-that-cannot-be-killed suddenly made an appearance!!
I spent the next five minutes trying not to have a heart attack while I ran away from him, from countless guards shooting arrows at me, from bloodhounds, from irritating giant bees.
A few times, I thought I was going to die and have to make the 25-minute trek all over again because it was so dark and I kept running into walls and I couldn’t stop and fight because Aya said that the boss-that-cannot-be-killed cannot be killed, and I was actually knocked unconscious a few times.
Fortunately for the game, I survived the encounter and the game disc narrowly escaped a violent episode involving me and my hands.
Save points in games are very much like oases in deserts, wouldn’t you say?
The save point in Infinite Undiscovery is a blue glowy.
Well, what I would say is that Infinite Undiscovery is not for beginners (although there is an Easy mode for noobs, but I didn’t try that because some features are not available in Easy mode).
According to Wikipedia, the game throws you into many situations where you have to experiment with creative ways to pass a stage or defeat a mob.
You will eventually have up 18 characters to manage in your party, although you only control yourself. The rest are AI, but you can manually use any of their skills by using the Connect function.
For example, Aya has a bow and sometimes I need to take out something at range. It’s a useful feature to have but the interface is irritating. A lot of time is wasted going into the interface, selecting the character, selecting the weapon, waiting for the crosshair to appear, and then aiming.
Trying to use Aya’s bow skill killed me twice in the game. The action in the game is so fast that I just get creamed even before the crosshair appears.
Oh, there’s also the fact that the game makes you draw and sheath weapons manually. That means you press a button to draw and press it again to sheath. When it’s drawn, you can’t do certain actions like open chests or save game. When it’s sheathed, you can’t fight, obviously.
Some might find that realistic and challenging, but I find it downright annoying.
This game is not for the faint-hearted, really. But I think it would appeal to strategists. Gamers who like to apply smarts to outwit situations. IU promises that.
I picked up some apple things in the forest which I think I was supposed to use somehow to lure the hounds away, but in my frenzy to get out of the forest alive, I totally forgot all about them. I might have had an easier time if I had used them.
Last thing to say. The storyline is interesting. At the end of my deadly forest excursion, my party gets rescued by the gallant Lord Sigmund, who looks exactly like me (Capell), so there’s this mystery waiting to be solved.
Who are these two people and why do they look so alike? You start to think maybe they’re long-lost twin brothers that got separated at birth by some dastardly world-domination plot.
I guess I would have to continue playing the game if I want to find out. (Or I could read spoilers but i don’t think that’s fun.)
The game just needs to give me more save points if it doesn’t want me to die of heart attack.
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Feeling at home in PlayStation Home
PlayStation Home is really quite impressive at first glance. It’s now in beta, but it will soon be available to all PS3 owners at no cost other than some bandwidth spent downloading the software.
If you’re into customised avatars and such, you will spend a gadzillion years creating your avatar. The permutations are literally endless.
Here’s the primary list of things you can tweak on your avatar:
If you choose “Face”, for instance, you go into a sub-menu that allows you to tweak every part of your face.
And then, more sub-menus:
And more!
Like, it’s totally crazy, okay? I decided I didn’t have a gadzillion years to spare, so I just chose a preset face and spent two minutes changing my hair colour (I like pink hair!) and putting on a better-looking t-shirt. Then I went out into the world.
Here’s what greeted me first. My home!
Very nice! I always wanted to have a big, empty home!
The view out the balcony:
Sony sure knows how to pamper a gamer!
In your career as a PS3 gamer, you will no doubt pick up items to decorate your home with, through playing games or taking part in activities in the PS Home community, I don’t know.
Decorating your home is like playing The Sims, quite intuitive stuff.
The items I have access to now are really limited, so I got this rug and bubble blower for a start.
Here’s a hilarious bit of AI. I was trying to place an ornament, right? The program makes you move the ornament around in mid-air before dropping it down to be placed permanently. So, when I dropped this particular ornament, it would keep landing on its side and roll around the room.
It took me a few tries before I realised that I could move it nearer to the ground before dropping it so that it wouldn’t fall on the side.
My apartment from the outside:
The world outside is pretty. It’s like Second Life but prettier. The only annoyance is that I have to download each section of the world before being able to walk into it, but I guess that’s just an initial pain.
The loading takes forever, too.
You can talk using preset speeches or typing with the digital keyboard.
You can sit down in the square and watch a video.
There are adverts and posters all around, the sneaky joes.
You can interact with other real people. I’m not sure why some people appear to me as ghosts.
Maybe because it’s still in beta, loading stuff in PS Home really takes some time. It takes half a minute to load a single furniture item before I can see it and place it. I hope it will become more normal at release.
Overall, I think it will be quite a great place for the PS3 community to interact.
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Intel gives amateur gamers a chance
I sent the Goonfather to cover a gaming event on my behalf last night because I couldn’t make it.
And he came back to me with THREE photos of the four-hour event.
Someone needs to strangle him real bad.
So, anyway, the event was a gaming competition for game journalists and amateur gamers to compete in three games: FIFA 2008, Need for Speed Pro Street and Crysis, and to promote Intel’s latest Core™2 Extreme chipset.
The winner will be travelling to Hong Kong next month to compete against champions of six other Asian countries. How cool is that?
The Goonfather and Unker Kell took part in the competition but they didn’t win. They did, however, enjoy the samosas, mini pies and fried dumplings served at the event.
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Results of last week’s contest
I have five winners for the PlayStation Home Beta Test Account contest!!
Okay, not making much fanfare this week because I have already contacted the winners to set up their accounts asap. So, the winners are, in no order of importance or wealth or looks:
V
Swift
Jimmy
Naiveguy
Aicee
Congratulations, guys! See you in PS Home soon! :)
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Ask Sheylara
I’m back on Q&A duty this week because the Goonfather decided to go on strike after I made him a bus driver. But you can still e-mail him questions if only just to piss him off. :P He can be reached at 
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Anish asks a Wii question:
I have got a Japanese Wii. However, at times I get some errors which obviously I can’t read. This time I was dumbfounded with this error. Can you please translate this for me in English? What does this mean?
Sheylara Says:
Obviously, I’m not Japanese and I know very little Japanese, so I got my good friend Alvin (who is spiritually half a Japanese) to translate this for me. Your error message says:
“An error has occurred. Push the eject button. Take out the disk. Press the power button of your console. After the power is off, follow the instructions specified in the instruction manual.”
Well, you can’t say that error messages are often helpful. By the way, just because I have a spiritually half-Japanese friend doesn’t mean you all should start sending me more translation requests because I’m going to feel obliged to buy Alvin ice-cream if I continue misusing his friendship this way and it’s going to be all your fault!
zzz asks a music game question:
Would you happen to know if the drumset from Guitar Hero: World Tour would be compatible with Rock Band 2? The idea of splurging of two sets kinda kills me =x
Sheylara Says:
All Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Band 2 instruments will be cross compatible on Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles. Not for the Wii, though.
cheesepumpkins asks a Fable II question:
Is Fable 2 only on Xbox 360 or on normal Xbox too?
Sheylara Says:
It will only be on the Xbox 360 and no other console! Yes, that means everyone must buy an Xbox 360 because Fable II is so going to be the game of the year!
Spite666 asks a Fable II question:
When is Fable 2 comin out?
Sheylara Says:
Depends on which part of the world you live in. It will first be released in North America on October 21, 2008. Other regions will get it a few days later.
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Win a Microsoft LifeCam NX-3000!!
What a beauty. This Microsoft LifeCam NX-3000 for Notebooks could be yours for simply answering a few questions!!
The Contest
Answer the following questions and post them in the comments:
- Why do you want this prize?
- Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
- What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
- What’s your gender?
- What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
The Rules
- One entry per person.
- Closing date is Oct 2, 2008, 2359 hours
- Entries that answer all five questions satisfactorily will go into a pool for Mr Randomiser to pick from.
In case you’re wondering, I’m not collecting data or statistics for any purpose. I just wanted to make it slightly harder for people to win this because good things go to people who put in effort, right? :) At least, that’s how I like the world to be.
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I think the weeks are going by too fast. Don’t you think?
Week after week, the hours and the days just go by in a flash as I rush from project to meeting to event to writing to camwhoring. I hardly have time to form any memory of the whole week before the weekend creeps up again.
If you were to ask me now what happened from Monday to Thursday this week, I would draw a blank. I would have to consult my Filofax or read my own blog to remember what I went through in the week.
Do you think I’m going crazy or something?
Happy 20th issue!!! Thank you for 20 weeks of gaming goodness!!!
Wah, i was so hoping to be the first commenter, but Mr. Modchip beat me to it:)
Yes, dear Sheylara, HAPPY 20th GGF! I’ve only recently discovered your blog, but boy I’m glad i did:) Keep up the awesome work!
wow, you’ve been doing a really great job… 20 issues is a ton of work… more power…!!!
Happy 20th GGF! More issues plz!
Contest time!
I wished it was a score the highest point competition =(
Mr Randomizer always skips me…
anyway I wanna answer the questions!
1) My notebook does’nt come with a webcam so I need 1, and I can video conference with you! haha!
2) I like games alot, its good to read GGF and get up to date.
3) Erm.. tough leh! I like alot of games, maybe… Maplestory? Nono.. I chooose Dota!
4) Male
5) You? or maybe myself?
Lol@RN1209!
Wahhhhhhhhh!!! Now I want 2 RPGs for the 360 — that Tales game and this Infinite Undiscovery game!!! Is Undiscovery a real word? ^_^
Congratulations to V, Swift, Jimmy, Naiveguy, and Aicee!!! Enjoy your home accounts!
Thanks! i had fun answering those! Thanks for this issue again, ’til next week! Good nyt!
1. Why do you want this prize?
Because I dont have a webcam and it would be good for me to camwhore with it when I get bored waiting for Sheylara to update her blog. Hahahah.
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
It doesnt really interest me because I am not into all kinds of games but I dont mind reading to kill time.
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
Urhm. Gunbound? Haha, I like how those small characters fit into cute-looking mobiles, and how the wind in the game affects which direction/how far the amnos will fly. Its so skill-based.
4. What’s your gender?
Urhm. FEE-MALE. A silly question indeed.
5. What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
Take a picture of me reading Sheylara’s blog. Hahahaha!
1.) Why do you want this prize?
– I definately want the prize coz its looks really sexy and cool… the silver and black combination is a real turn on for me on almost any gadget….
2.)Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
– i read the whole GGF, why? bcoz I’m a gamer, as i posted before, once you talk about games, you get my 100% attention… =>
3.)What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
– favorite game of all time is final fantasy VII, current favorite game is NBA2k8.. =p
4.)What’s your gender?
– Male
5.)What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
– take a picture of myself then take a picture of my room
1. Why do you want this prize?
Because I’ve always wanted to video call my friends, but my previous webcam screwed my lappy up and lappy crashed :( And this prize looks really cool (!!!)
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
I only read in details those that interest me, like for instance, the PS Home in this post!
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
A favourite game? This is tough cause I’ve alot! Hmmm, Phoenix Wright shall be my answer :)
4. What’s your gender?
Female
5. What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
A happy Me! :D
Enough with the virtual worlds already! Second Life has shown just how useless and dreadful they are and now we are invited by Sony to do this all over again? I really do think that if you (not YOU, QY, but “you in general) want to spend time in these places then investment in a real life would probably pay off much more…
We’ll be there to support you at Xbox Experience Zone!
Thanks Modchip.
I have become a regular customer here, it is very refreshing and interesting to read your post. Maybe we should have one section for RGGay Kakis haha. Really missed the good old times but as we aged we have less and less time for friends and relative while spending more time earning and spending money.
Keep up the good work and thanks for the account :P
gongxi gongxi:P
1. Why do you want this prize?
Because my cam that is suppose to be a genius is not really that smart anymore
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
Yes I actually read your half baked review
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
Halo
4. What’s your gender?
Male
5. What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
My bitter half and she refuses to be called a thing.
Win a Microsoft LifeCam NX-3000!!
Answer the following questions and post them in the comments:
1. Why do you want this prize?
Answer: For a tech savvy like me, this would be a one of my treasured possession.
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
Answer: A big fan of sheylara…. You go girl…
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
Answer : Age of Empires
4. What’s your gender?
Answer : Female
5. What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
Answer : Take a photo of myself and update my facebook account.
The Contest
Answer the following questions and post them in the comments:
1. Why do you want this prize?
I don’t have a webcam, so having this nifty webcam will definitely be useful!
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
I’m actually a new visitor of this blog but I’ll visit this blog more in future since I love playing games too. =D But, yeah, I came by your blog cause of the contest.
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
Tetris? Yeah, old-school. But that’s my all time favourite. Can’t name only one so I’ll just name a few. Metal Gear Solid, Super Puzzle Fighter, Pokemon. Currently playing DriftCity, so that can be counted as my favourite right now.
4. What’s your gender?
Female
5. What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
Myself. =P
Why do you want this prize?
Because laptop’s webcam sucks?
Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
Usually read it, unless it’s a whole chunk of words, then i’m too lazy
What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.) Crysis.Yes. Both of them
What’s your gender?
Male (Wish I was female though. They get all the good stuff in MMOs)
What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
My baby cousin forsure. She’s cute as hell.
wow sheylara, you’re getting more generous by the week! good karma will definitely come your way.
1) well, my dad’s ye olde laptop ain’t got no camera. can’t imagine his face when i tell him he can video chat with my sister overseas. keke.
2) honestly, i look at the pictures first. and if it covers something interesting or a game genre that i’m into, i’ll read it.
3) this is hard. don’t have no consoles so PC’s my only media. gotta give it to World In Conflict. cos it isn’t as time-wasting as other RTS games but just as fun! close behind is Crysis.
4) male.
5) my dad’s reaction! hehe.
1. Why do you want this prize?
Firstly, I feel that the design of this webcam is nice, cool and unique. Besides this, it could also be easily carried around so as to allow me to communicate with my bf when he was overseas. As my labtop does not come with the webcam function, it was very hard for me communicate with my bf.. Therefore, having this web cam will definitely help me to communicate better with my friends also =)
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
Honestly speaking, I only read the Gamer Girl Friday occasionally, depending on whether it interests me or not =D
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
My favourite game is dota and maple..
4. What’s your gender?
Female
5. What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
Of course, with my bf =)
1. Why do you want this prize?
Cos this webcam is nice, cool and unique and i do not have a webcam and really need one.
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
I read the Gamer Girl Friday very frequently as i like it very much.
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
My favourite game is dota and maple..
4. What’s your gender?
Female
5. What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
my laptop with sheylara.com website on it.
1. Why do you want this prize?
I can have chat with my parents and wife back in my country. Could you imagine how much she wants to see me real time online?
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
I check the GGF everyday, sometimes every hour.
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
Spore
4. What’s your gender?
Male
5. What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
I will take photos of my university and send them to my family.
1. Why do you want this prize?
Because I’ve always wanted to video call my friends, but i do not have a webcam and this webcam u giving is very unique.
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
I only read in details those about gaming as i like a lot of game.
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
A favourite game? This is tough cause I’ve alot! Hmmm, must be Audition and dota.
4. What’s your gender?
Male
5. What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
My happy face
1. Why do you want this prize?
Because I need a webcam as my father is working in china but my laptop do not have a webcam so hope to get one.
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
I only read in details those that interest me, like for instance, the PS Home in this post!
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
Dota
4. What’s your gender?
Male
5. What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
My father pic.
1. Why do you want this prize?
because i lost my previous old and lousy webcam, and i want to get a new oneee!
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
i’ll read about cute games like patapon! or game events too!
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
for now it’ll be N+ on psp!
4. What’s your gender?
Female
5. What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
a mirrored version of the lifecam! =D
1.Why do you want this prize?
– Cause I don’t have one. I want one so I can camwhore with my friends when I catch them online.
2.Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
– I read the Gamer Girl Friday occasionally to check out if there are any cool games introduced
3.What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
-This game got me super addicted-Super Puzzle fighter.
4.What’s your gender?
– Female.
5.What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
– Camwhore with my friends
(1) Why do you want this prize?
So I could see my family and friends’ faces (they are stayin overseas) while chatting with them, I miss them! =P
(2) Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
I would read those games which I find interesting =)
(3) What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
My all time favourite game would be Final Fantasy and Harvest Moon =P
(4) What’s your gender?
Female
(5) What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
Me n my friends =D
Why do you want this prize?
-> So i can “(web) cam-whore” with my “friend”. :D
Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
-> I skip straight to the contest, then read the Q and A and will browse thru the rest
What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
-> SIMS rocks!
What’s your gender?
-> Female
What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
-> MYSELF!!! :D
1) I don’t have a webcam.
2) I don’t join most of the contests, so I guess I do read the article?
3) There’s so many. Erm, Civilization IV?
4) Male
5) It has to be fixed onto a laptop to be operational right? So I guess the first photo will be one of my laptop, since I’ll probably point it the wrong way.
Unrelated to the contest, I think it’s normal not to remember much about the week when we’re extremely busy. At least, I can’t either. So I did think of starting a diary, if I can overcome my laziness. It just doesn’t feel good to be unable to remember how I spent most of my days in any one year.
1. Why do you want this prize?
Cos my current webcam sucks.
& it kinda sucks when ‘camloving/camwhoring’
I want to take prettier photos of myself!
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
I read the whole GGF.
Which makes me wanna buy a console to play some games.
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
On PC, it will be DotA X)
On PSP, it’s bravestory.
4. What’s your gender?
Female!
5. What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
Myself. Cos that’s the reason why I want a Lifecam. X:
I’ve got to agree, IU has many confusing controls ._.
And, like many, the graphics weren’t up to SE standard, don’t you think? But nevertheless, it’s an entertaining game :D.
Anyway,
1. So that I can show my preety house to all my friends in webcam conversaions :D.
2. I read the whole thing. With all the reviews, it’s a great way to keep updated with the latest games and stuffs.
3. Too much ._. But, the Halo series on the Xbox? Great times :3.
4. Malez.
5. Myself :3. And then delete it for the fun of it :D.
Why do you want this prize? Able to video chat with my mum in hometown
Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section? sorry Guy don’t really read but skip to contest section
What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
Cabal
What’s your gender? Male
What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam? Post my photo on MSN Messenger
1. Why do you want this prize?
My Fujitsu doesnt come with it. Having a cam will be totally cool~
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
Its my first time here! Nice reviews on games.
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
All FF series…VII VIII IX X XI XII
4. What’s your gender?
Male. Ready to defend the nation..LOL~
5. What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
The view outside my window from my computer room at night :P
damn, only see this when i got home but even if i did i won’t be able to go down :(
1. Attend a Microsoft seminar with my colleague lately and he won the same thing for the lucky draw. I am so envy….
2. I read the whole article. In fact, I read everything u post. :P
3. Er… X-com: UFO Defense *blush*
4. Male, of course!
5. CAMWHORE!
It was interesting to see other’s answer so i will add mine as well.
Why do you want this prize?
No thanks, I don’t cam even though I have a few free webcam and my laptop come with one.
Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
I read the wole article. I am a gamer and aspire to be a game maker. Interesting how much you can learn from reading the post and people’s comments.
What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
Starcraft (I know I am kind of old dork who lives in the past haha. Now looking forward to Starcraft2)
What’s your gender?
Male and an old one
What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
Hmmm nothing. Not into photography
1. Why do you want this prize?
Ans: My old webcam doesn’t work on my new VISTA OS so I hope to get a replacement for it.
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
Ans: Yes.
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
Ans: PC. Diablo. Waiting for Diablo III!
4. What’s your gender?
Ans: Male.
5. What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
Ans: My family or friends, of course. ;-)
Hi Sheylara,
1. Why do you want this prize?
its cool and looks really ex ;p
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
Read lah, as a gamer my self i think its a must to read it then join the contest to win goodie goodie
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
Blue Dragon!!!
4. What’s your gender?
Female
5. What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
Me with my Blue Dragon heehee
The contest:
1. Why do you want this prize?
Because i dont have a webcam and it would be useful to communicate with my cousins who’s overseas :)
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
I do read but the contest section interest me more :) hahaha
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
That would have to be SIMS!!!! i sort of collect the sims games!! but its so expensive so i do not have much of the expansion packs :( ahaha but i have both the sims 1 and 2 and sims hospital and tycoon!!!:D :D
4. What’s your gender?
female
5. What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
oooh my dog and I? i have a crush on my dog!! hahaha
To everyone: Thanks for participating in this contest. I love reading all your answers! Sorry I can’t give individual replies to all of you this time cos there are too many entries!! But I do read each and every one of your answers! :)
modchip: Thank you for the congratulations! Well, 20 issue doesn’t really seem a lot but thanks for helping me make a big deal of it! It feels good to have all your support! :) And, no, undiscovery is not a real word. :P
RN1209: Hahaha… all you GGF campers! :P Thanks for being a new GGF supporter! I could always use more people like you! :P
aig: Thank you! :) I suppose I must have a big celebration when I reach 100 issues? OMG I can’t even imagine reaching there. It’s a freaking lot of work!! :P
Cornflict: Haha, I understand. I will try to have some variations from time to time. Sometimes score, sometimes random, ok? :P
Jesta: Um… Second Life is immensely popular and making a lot of money, despite it being useless. :P
Kerr: Thank you for supporting my event!! You guys are the best! :)
Aicee: Yay, so good to see an old friend being a regular reader here! :) I really do miss RGG though. Perhaps I shall do a feature on RGG one day. But dunno if my readers would like it, haha. :P
heartless: thank you!
Austingy: Thanks. :) I’m only giving away what I receive from being a blogger and attending events. Not really being generous, but just paying back what I can… because I owe my success as a blogger to all you readers. ;) Um, but don’t expect every week’s prize to be really good okay. Like I said, I can only give away what I receive. Sometimes I don’t receive anything good, or anything at all. :P
Ben: Yeah, I guess the IU graphics isn’t anything to scream about, but I do really like the combat animations.
1. Why do you want this prize?
My current webcam isn’t current anymore. It needs a parallel port! About time right?
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
I didn’t even know the contest was specific to GGF. I visit the blog when I’m free and if there’s a contest then all the better!
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
Ultima Online – 10 years and still playing. This was the game that coined the term MMORPG k!
4. What’s your gender?
The one that hurts more when you are kicked between your legs.
5. What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
Some of the cute dogs at ASD – Action for Singapore Dogs. These abandoned dogs need more publicity because they need homes.
1) My current webcam sucks!! And Cannot webcam at all.
2) Honestly, I would go directly to the contest page.
3) PS2: Guitar Hero. PS3: RockBand. PSP: DJ Max Portable.
4) I know this is gross but the one that gives out red stuff every month.
5) I will not take photo but will video call my friends!! Maybe take photo with my younger brother!!
I need the webcam badly, i am always away for oversea trips and seldom able to accompany my family. With the webcam it will definitely able to bring me closer with my family no matter how far away i am from homeland.
1. Why do you want this prize?
Well, in all honesty, I’m a sucker for freebies! Nah honestly, I think this webcame looks way cool… N I’m a cool guy so… do the maths! Hehe
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
Well I do read it ocassionally but I’ve only just started from an intro by friends, so waiting to read more…
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
Guildwars ftw… It’s PC btw for those who don’t know. Been playing it for years.
4. What’s your gender?
Male.
5. What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
I… me… or myself :P
Hi Hi, Dear Shey, I really want the Lifecam because I can give it to my boyfriend so that we may have webcam/video calls over the internet. He is usually doing some work on his computer and has no time for the phone so getting him on a webcam would be quite nice.
I really do read GGF because I like the way you review the games and all the nice pictures you take.
It will have to be SIMS city.
I am a girl!
Take pictures of room, myself and my roomie in hall. I barely have any pictures on my facebook!
1. Why do you want this prize?
Cos I don’t have a webcam and thinks it’ll be nice to webchat with my gf.
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
I actually try to read it but ends up skimming the game reviews cos they’re usually not my genre.
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
Team Fortress 2, on PC. I still can’t imagine how anyone frag using a controller.
4. What’s your gender?
Male.
What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
I dunno? Isn’t a webcam for video calls? If I wanna take a photo I’ll use a photo camera.
This is probably old news, but they say that the new NDS will be released on October 2, 2008 —
Built in camera (? Megapixels)
Larger Screens
SD Slot (?)
Built-in Music Player
Price under 2000 Yen
O please Jesus let this be true. :D
1. Why do you want this prize?
It looks cool and i need a webcam for my laptop for work as well.
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
I always read your funny posts and very much envy all the goodies you can get!
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
Hard to say cause there’s many!
NES – Ninja Gaiden 2, Rockman 2, Team Tsubasa 2
SEGA – Shining force 2, Fantasy Star 4, Super street fighter 2
SNES – Final Fantasy 3, Chrono Trigger
PC – Diablo 2, Clive Baker Undying, Final Fantasy 11, Guild Wars
PS2 – Fatal Frame series, Final Fantasy 10, Devil May cry 3, Winning Eleven 7
Xbox360 – GTA IV, Guitar Hero 3, Devil May Cry 4
4. What’s your gender?
Male.
What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
Take a picture of myself! Time to update my new hairstyle!
@ Modchip
NEW DS? I’m thinking of getting one.
Should I wait for the new one, or get the DS Lite?
Apparently, I’m still unsure if this is true or not. But if ever that it is true, there’s a big chance that it will be only available in Japan for the time-being, other countries to follow soon. As far as I know, the new one and the current DS Lite will play the same games, except that there might be new games that will be utilizing the new built-in camera as a new type of input. But again, just another speculation. Sadly, I cannot find any reliable source. Maybe tomorrow we’ll know. :D
Hmm, ok.
I guess I’ll skip the lite for now.
INDIA HERE I COME ~
1. Why do you want this prize?
It’s been ages since I bought my last webcam. I actually don’t have one right now so a new one would be a really good treat for me. :)
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
I’m relatively new here so I’m mostly interested in games that you’re into(featured). So… Yeah. Thanks for all the effort posting those games!
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
Xenogears is my favorite game of all time. I’m also an avid fan of the Legacy of Kain series. Super Robot Wars is also the first thing that motivates me in buying a console.
4. What’s your gender?
Ah ma man!
5. What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
I’m hoping it could be more than taking pictures. But if I were to take a photo, I think I’d take a picture of me to post as my avatar in yahoo! messenger.
Thanks and more power!
I guess a few more hours before the conference starts. :D
1. Why do you want this prize?
Because it’s a webcam! And also because I don’t have one? This is the only thing I’ve bothered to enter your contest for. Doesn’t that show how much I want it?
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
I usually just read GGf and ignore the contests.
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
Erm, probably GTA at the moment. Any one.
4. What’s your gender?
Male
5. What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
I’ve always wanted to do the ‘youtube’ thing and record myself playing bass.
1. Why do you want this prize?
So i can video call my gf when im overseas
2. Do you actually read Gamer Girl Friday or do you usually just skip to the contest section?
I just skip the ‘conference’ stuff and games I have no interest in. I usually read the rest for entertainment.
3. What’s your favourite game? (Can be console or PC.)
COD4
4. What’s your gender?
MALE
5. What’s the first thing you’ll take a photo of if you win this lifecam?
Usually I’d take foto with people rather than things but since you insist, i’d take a photo with my xbox 360. lol
@Ben: The new DS is true — It’s called Nintendo DSi;
-3.25″ screens
-SD slot
-On-board memory
-2 cameras (inside and outside)
-No more GBA slot
-Browser included
-Can install apps
Will be released in Japan in November, and the rest of the world in 2009. ^_^
VR-Zone did a better coverage on the Intel event. GF and Unker Kell is spotted in the photos with their real name revealed in the article. LOL