Games Convention Asia 08 Event

Another weekend just passed by and I am feeling that this September holiday isn't exactly a holiday at all.. Anyway, September does have a fair share of good events to go to.. One example is the upcoming Games Convention Asia 2008..

As per usual, it is held at the Suntec International Convention & Exhibition Centre, the main convention area for most events held this year like the Singapore Toys & Comic Convention and the World Cyber Games..
Well, the GCA held last year was very interesting and fun.. Me and my bro, Infestor51 were having a blast playing alotof pre-released games (back then) like Crysis, Sims Societies, Medal of Honour: Airborne, Need For Speed: Pro Street..

Playing Crysis before it's release was totally awesome.. And its for free.. ^^

Medal of Honour: Airborne.. Another game showcased in GCA07..

Well, going for such event doesn't really mean we played games all day right?? Well, thats where you are wrong.. We got tons of freebies and also prizes from contest we volunteered ourselves to join..

Here is what we got at last year's event:

1. Razer Merchandise - 1 T-Shirt, 2 big stickers and 2 Razer dog-tags..

2. Countless posters from alot of companies.. I preferably like the "World in Conflict" poster.. And..

3. A Cherry Credit digital clock with built-in internal lights.. Awesome..

Well, there were more freebies we got but I forgot all about it.. :P

Well, other than that, it is still games galore.. Alot of pre-released games will be shown there.. Expect games like Dead Space, C&C: Red Alert 3, Need for Speed: Undercover, Mirror’s Edge, Crysis Warhead, FIFA 09, FIFA Online 2 and MySims Kingdom..
For this year's event, expect more good games by companies such as EA, Nintendo (courtesy of Maxsoft Online, the official distributor for the company in South-East Asia) and THQ and KOEI who will be represented by their distributor Replay Interactive...
Other than international companies, there are also local companies like Asiasoft and Cherry Credit.. I wonder what games will they be showcasing this year.. Can't wait for it.. ^^

This year however have an additional event which is going to be held on Saturday.. It is the CosCon event where cosplayers will come and compete against one another for the top prize..

Well, there are also the cosplayers who will be walking around the convention.. Do bring along your camera; DSLR or not when you come to GCA08..

Having cosplayers like this would be interesting.. :P

The event will commence this Thursday and ends on Saturday.. The Opening hours are:

18 SEPT 2008: 11.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m.
19 SEPT 2008: 11.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m.
20 SEPT 2008: 11.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m.

Admission for Public Visitor is Free of Charge although note that registration is required... To register, please click here..

I will be attending all 3 days.. 1st day being the review of the event and what games are available during the convention.. 2nd day would be game-whoring (as expected from a Gamer).. The last day being to catch the CosCon.. ^^

If you want to meet me there pls make a comment here and we can arrange a time to meet.. I will be going with my polytechnic friends on 18th but well, the more, the merrier..

For more information, please visit [ Games Convention Asia 2008 ] official website.

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Happy Birthday Hatsune Miku!!

Celebrating Hatsune Miku's birthday with a Big Bang!!

Today is a very wonderful moment for every Miku fans out there.. Today marks the birthday for Hatsune Miku.. To be precise, it is her 1st birthday according to the year she was born into this world (2007)..

It has been 1 whole since she was born as a voice synthesizer program where people could just use her voice to make songs that they composed.. However, most of us didn't think she would become very famous unlike Kaito and Meiko; the 2 characters from Vocaloid 1 voice synthesizer series..

Well, since then, alot of songs have been made using the program.. She is now very famous, even in the shores of tiny Singapore.. I could have sworn some random person was wearing it during CosFest.. xD

This year have been a great year for Hatsune Miku, may the next be even better! I don’t know what to say, other than Happy Birthday Miku! Your voice cheer me up when I am feeling down and also entertain me with those nice melodies when I go to and from school by train.. A million thanks for everything Miku!! ^^

A token of appreciation by the Miku Guardian..

Other than just words, every Vocaloid's music listeners do know that a new song was just released yesterday by the OSTER Project team.. They made a song, 【初音ミク】8月の花嫁【オリジナル曲】 / 【Miku Hatsune】August Bride 【Original Song】 which coincides with Hatsune Miku's birthday..

The song is pretty amazing and the best thing is is that the song became the winner of Nico Nico Douga’s Daily Ranking... According to Kevinay, The makers of the Weekly VOCALOID Ranking in Nico Nico Douga is making a Yearly Annual VOCALOID Ranking.. They’ll begin counting the points as of tonight...

Anyway, here is the song:

【初音ミク】8月の花嫁【オリジナル曲】 / 【Miku Hatsune】August Bride 【Original Song】

Miku's birthday is filled with many surprises this week, from the GT Car to the Announcement of the Hatsune Miku Project DIVA to the Release of the "Re:Packaged" music album to last but not least the Announcement of the figma Hatsune Miku.. Those are one heck of a surprise.. xD

Miku community showing some love for Hatsune Miku..

Back to the Hatsune Miku Project DIVA, apparently Sega has finally opened the official site for the game.. Currently, it is laggy to go into the domain due to very very high traffic..

Well, you can visitthe site via the link I've shown which is at "http://miku.sega.jp/"..

So what can we see more for Hatsune Miku's birthday? Well, I will post more pictures with Miku celebrating her birthday.. New about the opening of the Project DIVA website is also a good news to blog about.. And speaking of figures, I hoping to get Figma Hatsune Miku during September.. ^^

Source: Kevinay, Moetron, 初音ミクみく

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"Re:Package" [Livetune feat. Hatsune Miku]

It seems that the time has finally come.. The much-hyped Hatsune Miku music album, "Re:Packaged" by Livetune featuring none other than Miku herself is already out on the market just yesterday.. It is good news since Miku's birthday is just 3 days away(Its on 31st August).. ^^

Apparently the album was so famous that it was almost on top of every ranking, on it’s first day of release.. Now that is simply EPIC.. Anyway, which rankings am I talking about?

Well, first of all is the advertising box called “Nico Nico Ichiba”, which you can find at the bottom of the video page.. There are products that are related to the video itself. People could then click on this and buy it from Nico Nico Douga's partners (such as Amazon Japan).. In most Hatsune Miku videos, this usually points to the "Re:Packaged" album..

Well, here is the ranking on the day of the album's release:

Wow, it seems that Touhou is still the winners too.. They took the 2nd and 3rd spots in "Nico Nico Ichiba".. Well, their songs are awesome too.. ^^

Next up is Amazon Japan, one of Nico Nico Douga's partners.. Since the album is primarily sold there, they are placed in the rankings.. Here you go:

Well, there you have it, the rankings for "Re:Packaged" from 2 good sites.. I wonder how the other website will rank the album.. Looking at those rankings already tempt me into buying the album, seriously..

Anyway, back to topic at hand, the album featured many Hatsune Miku songs made by "kz" and "kajyuki", 2 of the many best composer for Hatsune Miku.. They are quite good, believe me..

So I went to compile the list of songs that are included within the album.. Here are the songs:

01. Anthem

02. Packaged

03. over16bit!(Full ver.)

04. シューティング☆スター :"Shooting Star"

05. 虹色 :"Niji-Iro"

06. 椛 :"Momiji"

07. Light Song

08. リラホルン :"Lilachorn"

09. 日々の夢想い :"Hibi No Omoi"

10. ファインダー :"Finder"

11. ドキドキハートチューン :"Doki Doki Heart Tune"

12. ストロボナイツ :"Strobo Nights"

13. Last Night, Good Night

14. Packaged piano ver.

15. our music

You can get to hear a preview of their songs at their Official Website.. There is an intro video so please do not skip it if your internet isn't laggy.. ^^

The background picture is so beautiful that I managed to save it as my desktop wallpaper.. It looks good on my empty desktop since I just reformat the whole laptop of mine..

So for those Miku fans out there, here are some of the songs that are in the album.. Enjoy! xD

Packaged [PV Ver.]

ファインダー :"Finder

Light Song

And last but not least, the ever famous song;

Last Night, Good Night

There you go, some of the great songs in the album itself.. If you wish to purchase it, you have to go to Amazon Japan to do so.. As for me, I am still finding a way to purchase it..

So if you have any slots for the purchase please tell me.. I am very happy for Miku's birthday this Sunday.. ^^

Source: Kevinay

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Dead Fantasy 3 Rikku SneakPeek

She looks smexy in that outfit..

Monty Oum has amaze us once more.. Well, not the whole world but hey if his movies are made into movies, who knows.. Anyway, back at the story.. It seems that earlier this month, Monty has released 2 artworks of Rikku from Final Fantasy X for the upcoming Dead Fantasy 3.. ^^

Well, to those who don't know about Dead Fantasy, I have a very early entry about it way way back.. You can click here to see it..

DF series is a good action-packed show.. MUST WATCH!!

Well, the 2 artworks of Rikku is actually a so-called prototype of his final artwork for DF3.. Monty call her the "Lolita Rikku".. Well, I was stunned to hear that in the first place since I never expect Rikku to become a loli lolita..

Do not be confused between loli and lolitas..

Definition of Lolita:

A fashion subculture in Japan that is primarily influenced by Victorian children’s clothing as well as costumes from the Rococo period.

The lolita fashion on Rikku is stunning.. Seriously, I can't imagine how Monty can come up with such great designs..

Seriously.. She looks MOE~~

Well, I hope to see the final design of Rikku, maybe at the end of this year.. Monty have yet to see Ayane in her new outfit.. xD

DF3 will most probably be out by next year according to Monty's DeviantART webpage.. Well, I shall report any news about DF3 if any pops-up in the future.. ^^

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Automated Art From Space

As beautiful as art could be, anything can be a pretty thing when you take a look at it from a different angle.. Well, you have seen Planet Earth from space so many countless times that you need a calculator to do so for some of you..

But what if you've seen the view of air traffic or even land telephone cables at Britain, one of the world's most busiest cities?? Now that's something to see..

View of Fibre Optics transferring data..

Using the latest satellite technology and innovations in aerial photography, the pictures will be shown for the first time on 'Britain from Above', a new TV series that starts this Sunday.

The programme maker also uses satellite data and the latest computer generated imagery to demonstrate how Britain keeps moving...

View of taxis plying around London..

Well, BBC made such awesome documentaries that I always watched one or two of them once a week.. This is another documentary to catch when it comes out in Singapore..

Air traffic above Britain..

For more pictures and also the videos, please visit Gizmodo.. I wonder that it will looks like above Singapore instead of Britain.. Must be interesting to do so.. ^^

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DJ Max Fever and DJ Max TECHNIKA Announced

Wow, it has been such a logn time since I played this game on my bro's PSP.. Well, apparently PM Studios announced just recently that it will be publishing Pentavision's DJ Max Fever in the United States..

Well, you all know DJ Max Portable right? The music game which the player must press their keys in time with the melody, rhythm or beat, as indicated by scrolling symbols..

She is just lovely right?? xD

It is essentially Beatmania squeezed into a handheld form, which have you furiously button-mashing on the PSP to the beat of the music.. Man, my bro did scold me a few times for doing so.. :P

Here is the Intro video from DJ Max Portable:

So whats new in the US version? Well, quoted from IGN,

"The game is going to be a mix of DJ Max Portable and DJ Max 2. The title will pack in more than 100 songs for you to tap through; a Freestyle mode that's activated by performing a perfect mix; goal-based contests called Extreme challenges..

There would be five difficulty levels (including something that will thankfully approach "feasible for mortals" -- the import and demo edition were notorious for being too hard for those blessed with only a mere 10 fingers); Network Battle Mode; and a collection gallery to house the music videos, soundtracks, and images you unlock."

So you can expect more fun and more.. Button-Mashing actions?? -_-" Well, at least I can get to play more songs from the DJ Max games.. ^^

Speaking of DJ Max Fever being recently announced, there is another announcement made by the people who made DJMAX Portable and EZ2DJ.. They have finally announced the new and upcoming DJ Max game on arcade..

This version is called DJ Max TECHNIKA.. Here is the promotional video I found on Youtube.. It is a very nice promo indeed..

Here you go:

I will get my chance to play this game when in comes to the shores of Singapore.. I wonder what songs will get to appear in the game.. Sources from Kotaku and IGN..

Well, just by looking at this, I am going to dust off my bro's PSP and play the DJ Max Portable 2 game once again.. ^^

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Singapore CosFest 2008 Day 2

Well, the 2nd day was as fun as the 1st day of the festival.. It took awhile for me to post about this entry due to so many pictures..

I felt that I should just post some pictures (Maximum was about 300+ pictures lol..) here and you would just click on the links all the way below..

So without further ado, enjoy all the pics.. ^^


OMG!! It is the Yuki WonFest EXCLUSIVE 1/1 scale!! Orz..

Ninety-Nine Nights cosplay.. They look hawt..







Death Note..


One of the few best cosplay in the 2nd day of the festival.. According to Panther, she plays as a character from FF13 Versus... However, we do not know the character's name.. Can anyone help with this?? X.X





Gundam Exia from yesterday.. Today he finally entered the big tent after a test run yesterday somewhere else..

A LOW-ANGLER shot of Gundam Exia.. This is one of my best shots from my dad's N82 (FAILs at indoor shots most of the time)..


This is another of the few best cosplay; LOLI HARUHI!!

She is not very hard to spot among the many cosplayers during the 2nd day of the festival.. I know alot of people will be very pleased with these few pictures of her.. ^^

Even Allen Walker wants to join in the fun..


Loli Haruhi up-close..



Haruhi with Lenalee.. They both look stunning..


I wonder who she is cosplaying as.. According to Panther, she is called A.O.D. or Angel Of Death for short.. Although her costume may look simple to some, it is one of the best and I find it unique.. ^^



Sugintou from Rozen Maiden..

Stein from Soul Eater..

Edit: This is Fei-Yun from the "Virtual-On" game.. Though I have not seen her in yellow colour.. Must be a unique skin of sort.. XD

Kukuku~~ Lucky Panther..

Outdoor shots of N3 cosplayers.. ^^






Vampires allying with Elves?? Interesting..

More cool cosplay shots.. Enjoy!!








Then came the arrival of Iron Man later in the day.. Man, he is EPIC!!

Even some of the cosplayers want to have a shot together with him.. OH BEHAVE TONY STARK!! Lol..




Well, thats is all I have for this entry.. I hope you get to enjoy looking at the pictures.. Anyway, if you want to see more of the event, you can click the links I provided below..

There are 3 parts for the pictures I took during the event.. Enjoy!!

CosFest 2nd Day Part 1
CosFest 2nd Day Part 2
CosFest 2nd Day Part 3

Well, it has been a long time since I have a good rest.. So for now, enjoy looking at the pictures in the links.. ^^

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