It seems the 1st Filipino game developer Anino games has been using pirated copies of software in making their games. It’s a sad thing that the companies that does not condone piracy are the ones using them. Makes them more of a hypocrite than anything else. Maybe they’re just hating because their game was a clusterfuck… and nobody even pirated it. Go figure
Here’s the link to the original article.
- Kiko
what to write what to write
PINOY! yes I am one. I currently reside in Los Angeles and we still cook Bicol Express. Before I came here, I stayed in Manila, Bicol, and Baguio. For those who don’t know what I’m talking about, the places I mentioned are all in the Philippines. All three are located in an island called Luzon. Manila- being Central, Bicol-Down South, Baguio-North.
I miss my country. Mainly because of a certain egg called “balut”.
(the upper content of this post is IRRELEVANT to the post Hello World.)
SO OK. Pop Culture. I don’t know much about it.
POPULAR Culture? The patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance — which are popular, well-liked or common.
THERE’S A LOT, but I’m only giving one.
“This is often defined or determined by the mass media.” — wiki
Pinoy Pop Culture. Filipino’s are quick to brush off faddish matters like “ZAGU”.
But why do I say it’s a phase?
Because even if it’s “Intensely fashionable”, there is no doubt, Not even a ounce of dubiety, that someone out there (or a group of people) will outdo this search engine.
YEaHh Meyn, Why google other than simple examples? Because I know I use it. And you do too pare 
This is my first post in 3 years. Hello World!
23-08-08
Kamusta naman, WORLD?
(LAGOT, gumagamit ako ng dalawang lenggwahe sa isang pangungusap AT alam kong mali ito baka mababansagan akong coño o hindi marunong maging FLUENT.. haha!
dahil dito, mamarapatin kong magsulat sa aking kinalakhang wika kung saan ay maipapahayag ko ang aking saloobin! maaaring hindi ito naunawaan ng lahat ng magiging mambabasa subalit ito pa rin ang aking gagamitin! ngunit may pagkakataon naman na gagawa ako ng mga sulating nasa wikang Ingles naman.)
-MASIKIP!!
Ito ang sagot sa akin ng mundo! Oo. Marahil ikaw na nagbabasa nito ay naiinis na rin sa nagkalat na batang-paslit sa lansangan, mga lalaki at babaeng magkahawak ang kamay sa pasyalan, pulutong na estudyante sa silid-aralan at samu’t saring nilalang sa MRT na naggigitgitan.
Tama. Sa pampublikong mga sasakyan lalo na ang Manila Metro Rail Transit System o mas kilala sa tawag na MRT, ay isa sa mga patok na patok na sinasakyan ng mga mga tao ngayon. Isa itong tren na naglalaman ng mahigit 470,000 katao sa isang araw nitong operasyon. Malamig naman sa loob nito at masasabi kong maayos naman itong minimintena. Kaya lang, hindi talaga maiiwasan na may mga TAONG WALANG DISIPLINA na sumasakay rito.
Pauwi ako ng Quezon City, nagpasya akong magMRT dahil tipid (mula EDSA-North Ave na pumapatak lang ng 15php), malapit na sa amin ang sakayan at walang sayang na oras dahil walang trapiko), nang nasa Buendia na ay nagkaroon ng kaunting problema. Kumakadyot-kadyot ang tren, nangamoy sunog na goma kaya napilitan kaming ibaba sa sumunod na istasyon. Sa Guadalupe, para kaming butil ng bigas sa sako, sa sobrang dami ng tao. Humingi naman ng paumanhin ang taga-MRT dahil may nangyari raw na ’slight train technicality’. Naunawaan ko naman talaga ang sitwasyon–walang perpekto! Hindi naman din ito masisisi sa mga taong nagpapatakbo ng tren.
Hindi ako nakapagpigil, “I WILL NEVER DO THIS AGAIN!,” napabulalas na lang ako ng ganito. May isang babaeng napatingin sa akin. Marahil, inisip niyang hindi ako madalas sa tren kaya naaasar ako sa aking kinahinatnan. Pero, ang isang lalaking namataan ko sa may parte namin ang nakakuha ng aking atensiyon. Naalala kong nasa lugar ako ng mga ‘babae, may kapansanan at mga bata’ kaya nagtaka ako at napaisip..
Wala ba talagang pinag-aralan, makasarili at walang pakialam sa kapwa si JUAN DELA CRUZ?
Napabuntong-hininga ako. Nakakalungkot ang katotohanan. Mayroong mga taong ganito ang ugali na makasarili at walang pakialam. Marami pa kasi ang hindi nakapasok pero, nakipagsiksikan siya at Imbes na sumunod ay sumuway. 
Nakakadala ang mga ganitong pangyayari. Pero, maganda naman at nakakapagmulat ng mata ang mga ito. Salamat na lang at nakarating ako ng ligtas sa amin. Maaaring hindi na ako mag MRT sa susunod kong paguwi subalit hindi ko rin naman sinasabi na pang-habambuhay na ito (forever).
Ikaw na minsan nang nasakay sa MRT, huwag ka lang maging pasahero.. Ikaw ay maging DISIPLINADO… DISIPLINADONG PILIPINO.
-mrt gurl-
Over five years in development and with only about a dozen people to develop it, Bangu-Bang Mania has finally been shown to gaming journalists in a simple ceremony at GameFrog at Metrowalk, Ortigas Center.
Bangu-Bang Mania, developed by VITAS, is considered as the first fully Filipino made online casual game. It is primarily a two-dimensional beat ‘em up game similar to the popular Nintendo game Smash Brothers and can be played by up to six players on three-against-three matches.
The game’s characters are all robots whose body parts can be upgraded with different weapons. These include upgrades for the head, torso, arms, legs, primary and secondary weapons and backpack
VITAS President Rainier Umali said the open beta test of the game will start before the end of August while the commercial launch will happen by mid-October.
Instead of following the commonly used free-to-play scheme in other casual games, VITAS decided that Bangu-Bang Mania will be pay-to-play wherein players will top up their gaming cards with 50 pesos for one week play time, 100 pesos for 2 weeks, and 200 pesos for one month play time. He said they are in talks with ePLDT’s Get Loaded payment system as well as Load Central for the top-up card loading service.
“The pay-to-play model helps balance out the game because users will start out with just the same amount of money to play, instead of buying more expensive items. Of course, if they want to continue playing they have to get the higher amount,” Umali said.
Umali added that they are not hoping to be the most played casual fighting game but they are aiming for just “one percent” of the online gamer market, which would sustain the game.
For the next few weeks, Umali said the company will be having in-game promos that would include awarding prizes to the top scorer in the game for the open beta test as well as the person who reports the most bugs in the game.
Finally, the blog we were thinking have emerged. We are here to talk about the current pinoy fad and what nots. Hey, if you know it, why not write about it.
Anyways, without further adieu… HELLO WORLD
- Kiko