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The Worst NBA Game Ever

Posted by Francis Panganiban on December 28th, 2008

The good news — I just got myself a brand new PSP 2000; hacked with Dark-Alex’s m33 5.00 Driver, homebrew capable, and running at full potential.

The bad news — I got hold of a copy of a horribly pathetic game that I can’t even begin to loath more. NBA 08.

That’s right: NBA 08. You may be thinking of that wonderful game that features famous ballers as its cover boys and awesome Season and Dynasty mode plays, well, I did too. That’s NBA Live 08.

After loading it up on my PSP, I noticed that its splash screen is different from the usual splash screen on NBA Live games, but thinking that it may be another port of the game, I still urged to play a normal quickie. I was horribly dismayed to find that it’s an entirely different game. The gameplay sucks, the movement feels lousy, and the graphics: horribly clipped at all views.

I was so disappointed that I didn’t even hesitate to throw the game away permanently. Shredded and thrown away. Well, technically.

And now, I’m planning to go back to the store later. This time, my hopes are high.

By the way, be sure to read GameSpot’s official review on NBA 08.

NBA 08 is horrible. It’s not a thing worth wasting time for. Get NBA Live 08 instead.

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Mac vs PC

Posted by Francis Panganiban on December 27th, 2008

Here’s a short video that every geek would love.

A visual effects piece depicting the unending combat between the PC and the Mac; this time, a la Transformers.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLbJ8YPHwXM[/youtube]

Side note: Hey, it seems like I’m on a video fever! If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been continuously posting video links for quite some time now. =)

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Fluteboxing

Posted by Francis Panganiban on December 24th, 2008

I just had the extreme urge to share this awesome video with you guys. It’s about two of UK’s most celebrated beatboxers on a duet; Nathan Lee and Beardyman.

Watch in amazement as Nathan the Flutebox does beatboxing while playing the flute.

This was held on Google’s London Offices.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3kyNGVK-hI[/youtube]

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Windows XP Gets Yet Another Life Extension

Posted by Francis Panganiban on December 24th, 2008

This one’s for us, the loyal users of Windows XP.

Almost as a tradition, Microsoft pulls an operating system off the market six months after the release of a newer version. But Windows XP continues to be an undying OS for almost two years now after the release of Vista.

For the third time after the release of Vista last January 2007, Microsoft extended Windows XP’s life by granting system builders a “flexible” delivery date beyond the officially declared phase-out deadline on the 31st of January, 2009.

While the end of January remains a cut-off date for PC vendors to purchase licenses, they can still take delivery of those licenses through May 30, 2009. That means that customers may still purchase Windows XP machines up through June.

Rumors say that that would coincide with the release of Windows 7, the successor to Windows Vista. While Microsoft has already declared that Windows 7 will ship in early 2010, many indications pointed out that Windows 7 will be shipped in early June 2009.

http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3792821/Windows+XP+Gets+Another+Life+Extension.htm

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