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Dead Space 2 Get Caught Up Trailer [HD]

An another Dead Space 2 trailer

Halo Effect 3 (Halo Reach/Mass Effect Machinima)

A really good mix of Mass Effect 3 trailer and Halo: Reach

Be The Weapon Trailer

This new Crysis 2 trailer reveal some elements of the like the return of the stealth, speed, strength and armor. It also reveal that you can slide shot during speed mode and instant silent kill during stealth mode. I'm not sure if the kick action is only available for the strength mode but it might be a fun function if you wanna kick an alien out from the rooftop. The visual graphic in this makes me wonder if my old 8600GT can handle it but they say it will have a lower system requirement which means more graphic option can be adjusted or maybe it's something else.

Release date:

22 March 2011 (US)

25 March 2011 (EU)

Strength and Weaknesses Of The USSR In R.U.S.E.

The Strongest point of the Soviet Union Faction in R.U.S.E is their cheap medium tanks, the T34. The T34 is the most decent tank and the cheapest medium you can afford and is great for a rush attack. The only drawback is that it have to be research before able to deploy in the battlefield and the price tag of the research is expensive. The T34 can beat any factions light and medium tanks in its sheer numbers alone but probably can have a problem going against the Panther Tanks, heavy tanks and tank destroyers.The Soviet Union do not have a strong air force but if you want to counter aircraft unit you have to research and build the ZSU 37 or AA 37MM. The ZSU 37 is great mobile anti-aircraft and perfect weapon to protect your base or your tanks from incoming air attacks since it can fire while moving. If you playing as the Soviet Union you better research and build ZSU 37 first since to protect your base from air and infantry attacks. If you up against a veteran player he/she might launch an early para drop or air bombardment in your base and best bet is to build the AA 37MM plus camouflage for an early air assaults.

Conclusion
*Build AA 37MM or if possible the ZSU 37 and use camouflage first if you suspect an early air assault
*Research and build T34 first as your main unit
*Always use the combine force of T34, ZSU 37 and upgraded infantry unit for a major assault so that your tanks will not get pummel by air bombers and tank destroyers.
*Never build an airfield first if you go against a pro.
*If fighting againts a noob just build a lot of light tanks rush toward his/her base or use it for supply raids. (this apply to all factions)
*Always build artillery weapons to bombard the enemy defenses.
*Never go up against a tank destroyer with your T34's always use upgraded infantry or air bombardment to take them out.
*Always use blitz for quick resources gathering.



   

RUSE Lead New Era Of RTS?

I just played RUSE beta at my friends house and it was good. The gameplay of the game is a bit similiar to the traditional RTS micromanagement but with added feature of deception to your opponents. I like the idea where you have to trick your opponent rather then to than trying to do a massive rush attack. The beta offers 6 faction nations to choose from and each faction have their own strength and weaknesses. The beta version only offer U.S.A as an A.I opponent in easy difficulty and is a bit of a let down for me since I prefer more faction A.I and the difficulty settings should offer normal and hard mode. Another good feature is the IRISZOOM that will let you zoom out further more then the traditional RTS to give the view of the entire map. The graphic is good enough for me and the sound was good as well. I wonder why they don't put Japan part of the faction on the game but I understand the main focus was Europe WWII era but Japan are also involved in WWII. I hope they put Japan on a DLC or in the sequel of the game since I don't think R.U.S.E can't be totally completed without Japan.

Fix Bink Videos Sound Cuts

I got this problem when sounds keep cutting during a cutscenes in Batman: Arkham Asylum and it took me awhile to find the solution. Below is the features needed to be disable to solve the sound problem.

C1E Support
Intel Speedstep Tech
Intel C-STATE Tech


After that, test and see if the problem is solve.


Note: If you are using AMD processor try to find any of the feature on the motherboard that throttles the CPU.

Better Way To Force GTA 4 To Window mode

If having trouble to force GTA 4  to window mode just follow the link below and download the file.

http://www.mediafire.com/?thj0qi4nlnm

Useful tweaks For GTA4

1. Go to C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto IV.
2. Create a text file called "commandline.txt" (no quotes).
3. Just edit and add any of the command lines listed below to the text file.


Graphics

-renderquality: Set the render quality of the game. (0-4)
-shadowdensity: Set the shadow density of the game. (0-16)
-texturequality: Set the texture quality of the game. (0-2)
-viewdistance: Set the view distance of the game (0-99)
-detailquality: Set the detail quality of the game. (0-99)
-novblank: Disable wait for vblank (No Vsync)
-norestrictions: Do not limit graphics settings
-width: Set width of main render window (default is 800)
-height: Set height of main render window (default is 600)
-safemode: Run the graphics in the lowest setting possible
-frameLimit: Limit frame to interval of refresh rate (ex If refreshrate is 60HZ frameLimit 1 = Locks down to 60HZ)
-refreshrate: Set the refresh rate of main render window Warning - Monitor must support (ex. refreshrate 60)
-fullscreen: Force fullscreen mode
-windowed: Force windowed mode
-availablevidmem: Set amount of physical Video Memory(ex. availablevidmem 0.9)
-percentvidmem: Percentage of video memory to make available to GTA


Audio

-fullspecaudio: Force high-end CPU audio footprint
-minspecaudio: Force low-end CPU audio footprint


System

-noprecache: Disable precache of resources
-nomemrestrict: Disable memory restrictions 

Fixed Resident Evil 5 Cutscene Out Of Sync Audio

1.Go to My Documents\CAPCOM\Resident Evil 5\config.ini.
2.Before opening the file make sure you copy it 1st before doing anything.
3.Open the config.ini file and find the word [SOUNDS].
4.Change the Reverbquality to high and CategoryEQ to OFF.
5.Close and save the file and test the game out.

AMD Announces VISION Pro

AMD VISION Pro is a new PC platform brand aimed to deliver a superior visual computing experience. The VISION Pro is base on the AMD VISION Technology that was launched last year.
    Mainstream PCs  bsed on Technology feature support for multiple monitors, enhance video viewing and the ability to perform to create rich presentation.
    Vision Pro also has security features that include the Trusted Platform Module and AMD's Enhance Virus Protection technology.
    Vision Pro is design to be easier on the wallet while able to produce great performance  needed to increase productivities on world class business.
  

SenQ and Samsung Lunch the Latest Samsung Netbooks

SenQ and Samsung are the first retailers to launch the latest N210 and N150 netbooks from Samsung Electronics in Malaysia.
    The N210 netbook is said to have a 12 hour battery life and for the N150 last only up to 8 hours. Both netbooks features 10.1 inch LED back-lit anti-reflective displays with an ultra-slim design and is powered by Intel Atom N450 proccesors.

N210
Price: RM 1499/ USD 438

N150
Price: RM 1299/ USD 380

What is Google Chrome OS

Before all of you grabbed a copy of Google Chrome OS, all of you must know that this is not design to be a contender to the those titan OS like Microsoft.

   Google Chrome OS is design for speed and reliability to do this it has to take away all the complex function of OS like Windows and by doing this it will speed up boot time and instance quick surf into the net.
   This OS is aim for netbook users whom only need a portable computer to access to the internet without the frustration of boot up time.

The Alienware M11x Invansion

Dell has release its ultra-portable 11.6 inch gaming notebook with only the weight of 1.99kg and still has the power of a full fledge gaming notebook, thats what Dell said.
    This notebook is powered by Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 1.3GHz processor, 4GB of RAM and has 320GB of HDD space.
     The notebook 11.6 inch LED screen with the native resolution of 1366 x 768 pixel will give a great HD experience when playing games or watching some movies.
     The battery life of this baby can last up to 8.5 hours giving you more ample time for serious gaming, thats what Dell said.
     The graphic card powering this notebook is a nVidia Geforce GT 335M 1GB with thae capability to run most demanding modern games. If its not in gaming mode the notebook while switch to an integrated graphic card to extend the battery life.
      Other features like 1.3-megapixel webcam is useful when you want to video cht with your friends or create a vblog to post on youtube. Theres only two kinds of colours to choose from this notebook its either black or grey.

Price: RM 3499/USD 1022

StarCraft II Possible Open Beta

Blizzard’s Korean community manager Kicho has hinted of a possible open beta, saying StarCraft II will be available for “all fans of the franchise”, not just press and VIPs.

“We know that all of you are very curious about the development of the Beta with the release of many Starcraft 2 Beta Testing related news across various news portals,” Kicho said in a message to the community. However, the specifics of beta testing have not been finalized yet and Blizzard is not yet ready to give out details. The team is apparently doing what it can to introduce StarCraft 2 as quickly as possible, something we have reported on previously.

“I can definitely say that the Beta test will not just involve industry experts and other VIPs but rather will involve all fans of the franchise,”he said. This would in effect mean an open beta period.

The question is of course if this implied open beta will start after the promised closed beta, or if all the beta keys given away so far effectively have become worthless. An alternative is that it just means the fans so far already having received keys for various reasons.

Stay tuned for more info as we get it.

Free softwares that you should have on your pc

In the internet world there is tons of software that could help you speed up your sluggish PC or solve your crash problems. Here are the list of useful software that could help you solve some of your nasty problems.

Download Accelerator Plus (DAP)

Is a download manager software develop by speedbit that use multi-channel technology to download files from multiple servers hence faster downloading.

http://www.speedbit.com/

Smart Defrag

Is the same as your normal Windows Defrag software but it offers optimization that place your frequently used files on the fastest area on the disk plus it got an auto shut down its very convenient when you plan to defrag your pc all night without the worry of electricity wastage.

http://www.iobit.com/iobitsmartdefrag.html

Advance SystemCare

This is an all-in-one software that provide the tools to clean your system registry, optimize and fix system errors, Defrag your system, remove spyware, and etc. Its free to download and use but there are some features require you to buy the software but the free edition is consider fine.

http://www.iobit.com/advancedwindowscareper.html

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

Is a good anti-malware software that detect and remove all kinds of malware that is not detectable from your standard antivirus like Kaspersky and Norton. This software will come in handy when your PC seem to have a malware your standard antivirus could not detect it.

http://malwarebytes.org/

CCleaner

This software is very useful when you want to free up some space on your harddrive and it beats waiting the long frustrated Windows Disk Cleanup. This software have the feature to clean your registry keys, uninstall softwares, remove startup programs and remove useless system restore points.

http://www.ccleaner.com/

OpenOffice

OpenOffice is a free version of Windows Office it have everything what Windows Office has. I recommend this software if you have a tight pocket.

http://www.openoffice.org/

VLC

If you have a problem playing certain video format and don't have the codec for it this software will solve all your codec problem. VLC has the ability to play all your favourite like mpeg to divx and its a great alternative for Windows Media Player.

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

Which graphic card you should buy if you are on a budget

We all have our own budget on upgrading our computer hardwares and since the release of  Mass Effect 2 we need a good performance pc to run this games at the highest quality available. Graphic Cards are the core of handling heavy duty complex task to run games and its the most important hardware for gamers like me.

Recommended Graphic Cards

Power Colour 4890 1GB DDR5 Zerotherm

Price: RM 660/ USD 193

Crysis Warhead Avg FPS(1920x1200): 25

DX Support: 10.1

Sapphire 5770 Vapor X 1GB DDR5

Price: RM 620/ USD 181

Crysis Warhead Avg FPS(1920x1200): 19

DX Support: 11

Palit GTS 260 Sonic 896MB DDR3

Price: RM 599/ USD 175

Crysis Warhead Avg FPS(1920x1200): 18

DX Support: 10

How to speed up torrent downloads

Many people complain that their torrent download speed is very slow especially if you live in Malaysia and you are using some crapy ISP's like Streamyx. I realize that I still get good download speed despite people claim that Streamyx is throttling torrent download speed.

Selecting a good torrent client
There's a lot of good torrent clients and most of them do almost the same thing regardless what client you are using some of my optimize download method are compatible to any client, for now I'm just focusing a single client uTorrent.

Increase the numbers of max half open port
Some of don't know that Windows XP limits the half open port by 10 and they got a good reason to limit the port. To adjust the limit of the half open port is to download a patch from http://www.lvllord.de/. Just download the zip file, unzip it and run the program.You can set whatever number of port you want but I recommend just set it to 50 to decrease the probability of worms and viruses attacking your computer.

Adjust your port forwarding
Usually some people say that between 49152-65535 are private/dynamic ports that are use for keeping out ISP from torrent traffic. Regardless which port you are using make sure you test it before using it. As you can see mine is 80 and I have no problem with it. Go to option-> preference-> connection to adjust your port number.

uTorrent settings
You all must remember that the main reason why you have a slow download speed is because you guys limiting your upload speed. Limiting your upload speed will at the same time limit your download speed. I recommend all of you set your upload speed to 0 or automatic this ensure that you have a good share ratio so that people will let you download more of the file. Just go to option-> preference-> bandwidth and follow the settings as shown on the image above.
Just go to option-> preference-> bittorrent and follow the settings as shown on the image above.

I recommend to download only one at a time to hasten the download process of the torrent file. Just go to option-> preference-> queueing and adjust it to your own preference.

Now go to option-> preference-> advance and change:

bt.transp_disposition to 255
net.max_halfopen to 50
peer.disconnect_inactive_interval to 600

Final notes
If you want the best download speed I recommend download torrents from private sites instead of public sites since private torrent sites offer better download rate but some of this sites have limited membership account they could give. The other piece of advice is stop being greedy and increase your upload limit and seed some files so that your share ratio could go up and this will the people to give you more download speed since you are downloading from other people computers and not from a server. If anyone is using Xunlei/Thunder 5 I recommend not to use this software since they will upload your file without permission and it only download small files at high speed and not those big files like the 7GB ones.

Dragonica Review

Dragonica is a free-to-play 3D side-scroller with nice graphic and fine gameplay. If you ever play Maple Story and seriously bored with it this game is for you. Dragonica story is about an angry evil dragon named Elga who was imprisoned but freed by a cute evil bitch named Paris and now this bad ass evil dragon wants to take revenge by turning those cute creatures into fearsome sons of a bitch monster. You as a young cute adorable hero have the responsibility to forge a group of cute warriors to face the manace of evil before is too late.

Classes
There is only 4 type of classes.


Warrior - the guy with high HP, high strength and a melee fighter
Magician - this magic wielder pack a good punch on long range
Archer - this is second to the magician but has the highest attack rate on long range
Thief - fast, agile and cause the most burst damage in melee



Gameplay
The gameplay is what you expect from Maple Story but in 3D. The 3D side-scrolling is a good element for this MMORPG away with from the traditional point and click. There are two set of quick slots in the game, one for the numpad keys and the other for the QWERASDF key. This quick slot system is basically give you more room for your skills and items and this is useful if you want to us more skills and still able to us the remaining slot for your HP and MP potions. The gameplay is basically a hack and slash there is not much else then that and is pretty easy to play alone without any friends until you reach the area you get gangbang by a group cute angry animals. Mission are mediocre is the basically is the kill this much, collect this much and go meet this guy type of quest and is pretty boring even for sake of the money and EXP. Some of the quest are story driven of the main plot is the only thing interesting if you plan to go through with it. There is also an Mission Portal where you teleport yourself into an arcade mode of the game where you can hack and slash all the enemies until you reach the boss stage. The arcade mode can be easy if you playing alone but when you reach the boss stage it can be challenge to your skill and patient unless you have assemble a party. The Hero Quest can be only unlock if you accept and complete certain storyline quest of certain characters. The leveling is easy in this game since its arcade style gameplay makes it easier for the impatient bastards to level up their warrior to level 20 in less then a week but thats depend how much effort you play this game.


Graphics
The graphics are not that stunning but still consider in the okay level. I like the anime cute design on the characters it makes the game feel more appealing for those anime freaks out there who like this kind characters for the wrong reasons. The graphics will not strain anyone graphic cards unless you still leaving in the stone age. A good main stream graphic card will be just fine for the since its resolution is fixed on 1024x768 and thats consider a let down for those who have high resolution monitor.


Sound
The sounds in the game is consider normal for its consider standard. The music is okay to my ears but it can be a little bit boring at times although you can turn off the music and use your own music player software to play your own tune.


Conclusion
This game is consider to be fun at first but it can be boring a times only if you have no friends to party with. Unlike all other MMORPG this game is much better than Cabal and way better then Maple Strory in terms of graphics and gameplay. There is some topics I didn't cover about this game but it's features is the same to the mainstream MMORPG that you ever played.


Rating:
3.5/5


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