Evolve Swag!

Some stuff 2k Games Asia gave out to attendees of the Evolve Preview Event.

Wristbands and Decals.. 

I collected for my friends which is why I have 4 with me right now. Each one gets only one. The Wristbands came in 5 different types; One of each class and 1 Monster. 

Would have loved a full set of wristbands to myself, but I had to settle for just one, so I took the Support. My favourite class at the moment!

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Room's in a mess... Stuff's everywhere... But..

Ok, I just recently moved into my new house.. We will be converting 1 of the rooms into a study/work/gaming room. There's still plenty of unpacking to do and we need more shelves to store a lot of the stuff, so the room's in an absolute mess now. 

The other rooms are mostly neat and 90% ready, so a lot of the unpacked stuff are being dumped into this room for now.

Kinda sucks but as a family man, gaming has to be a much lesser priority now..

That said.. while the room isn't tidy, there's still space to set up my PS3 and TV!

Room's in a total mess but there's always a way to get your gaming fix!

Hopefully I can get in some cabinets and shelves to store away all the junk and I will have a much neater gaming room soon.

Oh and do you see something in that pic.. Will try to get some unboxed pics of that in the next few days..

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E3 2014 for me

So E3 2014 came and went..

What did you all think of it? Great? Not too bad? Poor?

Well here's what E3 2014 excited me with..

The Order: 1886

Well, in terms of before-E3 and after-E3 interest levels, this game jumped the most. The first time I saw this game was at last year's E3. The second time.. This Year's E3.. That's how much interest I had in this.

But, the gameplay and the setting showed to us, has me very interested in this game. Gameplay reminded me a little of The Last of Us where you are not an over-powering hero, but at times, and have to run away from your enemies at times.

The game will not feature open-world and instead, focus on a linear, story-driven style. I think that's great! I enjoy lots of open-world games but I think it's getting tiring where the story loses it's pace because I need to find a feather, or there is some mission that needs to be completed. It's been a while since I played a good, solid linear game, so hopefully this will be one to change that.

Some of the gameplay showed during E3 however, seems to be a bit boring so hoping to see that change, in the months leading up to it's release. Always great to see some new IPs!

Oh and the Collectors' Editions! Those look nice too..

Evolve

This game seems to be the best of E3 this year, according to several gaming sites and rightfully so.

A new Monster was revealed at E3, the Kraken!



That was Boss at 00:52 when the Kraken opens it's second pair of eyes!!

Not really feeling the new character classes yet, but that's understandable coz I had first-hand experience with the original character classes.

I have great hopes for this game, but the release date has me a little worried.

Assassin's Creed Unity

Just one week after Evolve releases, comes a Blockbuster hit; AC Unity. 

The co-op gameplay that will be a important feature in this game, is everything that I have wanted in a Assassin's Creed game. I have been saying it for quite a while now - that there will be co-op in a future AC game, and it's finally here. 

Not just co-op, this current-gen (Oops I finally stopped using next-gen) game looks visually stunning, and the present-day story still poses plenty of questions.

Far Cry 4

I have never played a Far Cry game yet, but my friend, Rishi has been telling me how awesome Far Cry 3 is... so I did finally get the game. Haven't gotten to playing it but after watching that super-awesome gameplay of a fort being taken down by elephants (.. and you), Far Cry 3 just went high up my must-play list.

Time is running short though... this one releases in November this year..

Besides. who doesn't like men in Pink Suits? :P

Dead Island 2

Oh yea.. Dead Island 2! Enjoyed the first game but due to my first PS3 crashing, never managed to complete it. 

This was a surprise.. I never saw any clue or hint that this game will be announced at E3, so when they rolled this trailer.. it was a real surprise. As the trailer played, I was like .. "Is this Dead Island 2? Is it.. Is it? Yea, it has to be.. Oh yea, it is!!!". 

And this is what E3 is all about, getting the surprises live during the Press Conferences itself.. Awesome!

Mortal Kombat X

Unlike Dead Island 2, Mortal Kombat X was teased almost a month ago.. and a slow build-up led to an announcement the week before E3.

But there were still surprises.. we got our first look at several new characters for the Franchise, including Cassie Cage! Johnny Cage's and Sonya Blade's Daughter! That was a big lol!

Kotal Kahn looks to be a beast..

Still no idea if he is related to Shao Kahn.. but his look is my favourite of the 4 characters at the moment.

Game looks as brutal as it has ever been, real solid, fluid system. The 3 fighting style options will be interesting.. Can't wait to see the rest of the roster and the Fatalities! 

inFamous First Light

First Light, Second Son? All these is making me ask questions but I have yet to play this so I only briefly watched the trailer, in case of spoilers. Great to see this and hopefully, it will expand on the lore of the game.

Where are they?

Not so much of a prediction.. but personally, I was hoping to see these games in some form.. Whether it was a teaser or announcement. But unfortunately, not even a whisper of these was heard..

AC Comet - This was surprisingly non-existent at E3.
Prince of Persia - Another year without the prince :(
God of War 4 - Apparently, the leak was false..
Bully 2 
Grand Theft Auto (PS Vita Game)
Army of Two

Nothing! Just nothing!

Disappointing.. but there's still plenty to look out for in the next year. What about you guys? What games are you excited for, from E3 2014?

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Gaming Heads' 1/4 Scale God of War Kratos Statue

Gaming Heads finally announced a 1/4 Scale Statue I'm interested in!

Kratos from God of War

Everyone seems to love it and it isn't too bad. But the pose seems an odd choice. There is already a statue from some unlicensed company in China that did a very similar pose to this and it's quite prominent on eBay. So I'm quite baffled on why Gaming Heads chose to do a similar pose again.

That really took out the "wow" factor for me when I first saw this..

However, taking a look at all the detailed pics, this is a very nicely sculpted Statue.

But I'm still 50-50 about this.. A nice God of War 4 announcement at E3 would have got me really excited for this, but the series has gone stale after GoW 3 for me.

The Kratos Bust, however is still more enticing.. Some decisions to make on how deep I want to go into this God of War collection... Hmm..

Source: Gaming Heads

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Get your God of War Statues from Entertainment Earth

Augumented Reality Card Pics from WatchDogs' DedSec Edition

Got a few messages asking me what the Augumented Reality Cards from the DedSec Edition were, so I managed to get some pics.

Here are the cards..

You will need to download the free H_IDE App to view the images.

Place them this side up..

and view..

There shouldn't be anything in between your device and the cards, or the images won't appear.

Let's take a closer look at each one..

Aiden Pearce

T-Bone

Defalt

Clara Lille

Not too bad eh? I don't think they are of any use in-game but still something pretty cool.

Now to invest in a mobile device that I can fix permanently at my display, so I can view it anytime.. Nah, just kidding!

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WatchDogs DedSec Edition Pics

Here's some pics of my WatchDogs DedSec Edition for the PS4!

Taking off the shrinkwrap..

Opens up nicely..

Firstly.. The Steelbook

The PS4 Game Case

Map of Chicago

Box of 4 Augumented Reality Cards

Soundtrack CD

ArtBook

Some of the art inside..

Pin Badges

And as always.. My Favourite.. The Aiden Pearce Statue

This is the case that it comes in..

And here's more pics of the Statue..

Another fine little collaboration by PureArts and UbiCollectibles!

Overall, a nice Collector's Edition by Ubisoft again. 

Until the end, I was torn between the US Limited Edition (pictured below) and the UK DedSec Edition..

But in the end, I think the extra content was worth the extra cost. Not really a fan of apparel so I could also afford to give the Scarf a miss.

Let's see if this Collector's Edition is the first of many for the WatchDogs franchise. I think that's a given, with Ubisoft, as long as the games keep coming.

And here's all of it together..

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