Have some fun while saving the bees with Beebble!
SeventhSide Games recently launched its first game “Beebble“, a city builder (a virtual town simulator) geolocalised at a junction between Farmville, Sim City and Foursquare, offering players the possibility to allow their virtual environment to interact with their real world location.
The game’s story was inspired by one of Albert Einstein’s theory, stating that the survival of humanity rests on the bees’ destiny: “If bees disappear from the planet, Man will only have four years to live.”
To save humanity the Professor Beebblestein, a crazy scientist, created a new genetically modified species of bees names the Beebbles, capable of communicating with humans. During the professor’s experiments, an explosion occurred, scattering the Beebbles contained in his incubator to all four corners of the world.
By downloading the free game, the players will be asked to explore real locations around them to uncover the Beebbles who may have found themselves there after the blast. As well as enticing players to discover new areas of their real world, the game pushes them to create communities for these bees by placing towns within the Beebble universe but positioned in the real world. These towns will then be developed by the players, as well as any new friends they may make within the game.
Thus, by saving the Beebbles, will humanity be saved as well?
How to play Beebble?
Download Beebble! Free from the App Store
About Ajay
A die-hard blogger, web developer, biker, singer, geek, non-stop talker, foodie, movie freak are just some of the words that begin to describe me.
JamLegend – Play the Guitar Online!
Let the Epic ‘Skillz’ Battles Begin!
In case you’re wondering what I’m going on about, JamLegend is the result of a passionate night between FooBrew and Guitar Hero.
Imagine GuitarHero, except online and using a keyboard. That’s what JamLegend is. I’ve been having quite a ball trying to Jam to the various songs.
The way JamLegend works is simple. You pick a song, you select your difficulty and decide if you want a rock show-down against another player, the computer or if you want to just rock all by yourself and then off you go. You have an on-screen numbered fretboard and as the notes fall across the fretboard you’ve got to press a button corresponding to the string that it’s on.. It’s not really complicated but take a little bit of practice to get used to the faster and more complicated songs.
What I liked most about JamLegend is the fact that if you’re not too keen on signing up (who in the world wants another user-name and password to remember!) you can always just use your Facebook account to sign in. Just login via Facebook and you’re set. You can even show off your scores on Facebook. (This might lead to complications of it’s own, but for most of the part seems very harmless.)
The design is clean and neat and definitely user-friendly. I wouldn’t consider myself a complete ‘newb’ but I had no trouble at all navigating the site. And I haven’t even gotten to the best part yet.
Most of these games are generally limited to the songs that they have in their database and if there’s a song that you want to play that isn’t in there, you’re just plain out of luck.
Not anymore! You can now upload any song that you might want to jam to and continue to rock the socks of people! In fact you can even buy tracks via the site.
Of course it doesn’t have the best ‘graphics’ in the world, but that also means I’m a 100% sure that I won’t suffer a seizure while trying to become the next Jimmy Page and also I’m sure it’s not completely hassle-free but in terms of pure entertainment, it’s a blast.
Sign up and add me – ‘BingelJell’. Let us know what you think.
About Nikhil
I'm a 23 year old Web & Graphic designer, currently living in Mumbai, India. Most of my time is spent on the internet browsing through new ways and means of betting myself at what I like to do. As a big guitar enthusiast, I enjoy listening to a lot of Blues, Jazz and a few select rock and roll bands. Classical, if I'm in the mood.
Playstation 3, Xbox 360 or Wii?
No Top-7 stories of the day from me today. Mostly because there’s a 100 different articles talking about how and why AT&T had blocked 4Chan for a bit and how 4Chan plans to get back at them, because this is definitely the most world defining news of the day.
So have you recently decided that you wanted to get yourself a new gaming console or wanted to upgrade an existing console and are wondering what to buy?
Well, we’re here to help you! (Not really..)
Just the other day I was sitting down and thinking to myself, “it’s about time I bought myself a Ps3 or an Xbox..” and so I logged onto the net and did some poking about. And I’m sad to report, a week later, that I’m still confused as ever with regards to what console I should buy.
Here are my thoughts on each of the consoles and their Pro’s and Cons, as such..
I think the PS3 makes for a great console and I’m not saying that just cause I’m a big PlayStation fan-boy. They’ve had some of the best games and at least in the past Sony was famous for selling the best electronic equipment. (I fear, not so much recently..) It doubles up as a great Blue Ray player as well and with the added bonus of being able to store all the media you want it’s a great idea. Now they’re working on a new Motion Sensing Controller to be released by next year. To top things off you’ve got games like Killzone 2, Street Fighter IV, Resident Evil 5, etc.. And as far as HD goes, PS3 is the way to go, nothing beats it. Some PS3 only titles..
But then you move onto the subject of the Xbox 360. It’s not like the Xbox is lacking in titles either:UFC 2009, Halo Wars, Call of Duty: World At War (and this is just the first half of 2009..). Then there’s the ability to hack your Xbox 360 so you can copy the games and play them off a copy. And from what I’ve heard, if you have a decent internet connection, Xbox live is ‘da bomb!’. Also, the Xbox is a tad bit cheaper than the PlayStation as well, so you’re not selling a kidney on the black market to have some MGS4 fun! (Some Xbox only titles..)
And finally we come to the Wii. There’s a saying, something along the lines of; ‘There’s lies, damned lies and then there’s statistics’. But if we’re to believe statistics, the Wii has been quite the sensation all over the world ever since it’s release. With some cleaver marketing and some absolutely ingenious games, the Wii is one heck of a console. It’s completely different from any thing in the market, not to mention that I don’t think I’ve ever had more fun playing multi-player sports games. Once you get past the graphics, the games themselves are a blast. And who doesn’t want to buy a console that can actually cause some sort of physical injury. (Yes there are more cases of people hitting themselves in the nether regions with the Wii controllers while trying to play golf than you would believe.) Also if you buy into the whole “The Nintendo Wii will make you fit and healthy” sales pitch, you’re a winner on all counts! (It also means you’re a gullible moron and should get out more often. But hey, I’m not judging.)
So there you have it, I’m still clueless as to what console to buy…
Actually, I do have a suggestion. Since you’re reading this article, we’ll assume that you have a computer. Putting together a decent rig isn’t a big deal anymore. You can pretty much get yourself an ‘up to date’ PC that will not cost you very much and that will entertain you as much as, if not more than all the 3 consoles we’ve talked about. I’m running a E600 2.4GHZ C2D on a P5B Deluxe motherboard with 2GB dual channel (duh!) ram and a 256MB – Nvidia 7600GT (not too shabby, especially compared to the Riva TnT2 I had before this…) I figure, with just 2 upgrades (3 if I count Windows 7, whenever that happens) I should be able to run some of the best games out there and still have a ball.
With titles like StarCraft 2, Diablo 3, Warhammer 40k: DOW 2, etc I’m pretty well taken care of. And the upgrade is a damn sight cheaper than actually buying a whole new console. Because buying a new console means buying a new HD TV to get the best picture quality and a home theater system to get the best sound quality and.. you see where this is going.
There you have it. Don’t buy a console, just upgrade your existing system and pick up some of the epic PC only game titles and enjoy!
So how many of you have any of these consoles and what are your opinions about buying one at the moment? Also which is your current favorite game and on which console?
About Nikhil
I'm a 23 year old Web & Graphic designer, currently living in Mumbai, India. Most of my time is spent on the internet browsing through new ways and means of betting myself at what I like to do. As a big guitar enthusiast, I enjoy listening to a lot of Blues, Jazz and a few select rock and roll bands. Classical, if I'm in the mood.
Defend CyberSpace with a Massive Multiplayer Online Game Bots
Being a Sci-Fi buff I normally play through any kind of video game that is set in the future and has robots!
Today’s BOTS is no exception! Designed as a Massive Multiplayer online game (aka MMOG), BOTS story sets you as one of the many robots who need to defend cyberspace from `corrupted sectors’ that are turning your BOT buddies into nasty goons. As with all MMOG’s you have the ability to Buy, trade, upgrade/customize your Bots battle ability and of course, destroy anything that isn’t part of your team!
The graphics are pretty neat I especially liked the unique camera angle that was positioned just right for me (ie. not too far away with tiny characters on-screen and clutter, and not too close to limit my field of view)
The bots themselves are ok too of course any games merits are based on its gameplay and BOTS gives you three fun modes of play:
Player vs Viruses: the closest thing to an `arcade game’ for an MMORPG! You can either play alone or with many players (ie co-op mode)Â against computer controlled opponents (the Virus Bots) as you progress and earn experience and Gigas points which increase your level, the enemy bots often drop goodies after being defeated.
Player vs. Player – your standard deathmatch or team deathmatch mode.
PvP Base Mode: Similar to Capture the flag except you need to go the extra step and really destroy the opposing teams camp! The best part? The Game is FREE! Sign up now to kick some Bot!
About Umar
Umar is a professional content writer all the way from Pakistan. He loves discovering and reviewing new websites. He blogs at http://www.techcityinc.com
Top 5 games to look foward to in 2009
So we’re already at the end of the first quarter of 2009 and things haven’t been so great on the economic front. However, for you chip-heads out there who love their videogames and can’t wait to get your hands on something new to play, there is good news.
There are quite a few video games that will be releasing in 2009 and I’m going to list the top 5 games that I am looking forward to. These are games that I’ve been waiting for since the day they were announced. In fact, I’ve already started saving up to actually go and buy some of them.
So, without further adieu, here’s the list:
- Starcraft II: This has to be one of the most highly anticipated games of 2009, if not of this decade. The sequal to Starcraft, which by the way is still one of the most popular games in the world, is looking like it’s going to quite literally be as awesome as it’s being hyped up to be.
This is going to be a little different from Starcraft and I’m not talking just about the looks either. Blizzard has said they will release 2 expansions for this game, each focusing on a particular race. The game is still an RTS, but the mechanics have changed just a little bit. According to Blizzard, they’ve been “re-imagined”. - God of War III: Good God! Kratos is back.. If you’ve played GOW (God of War) I and II, then you don’t really need me to tell you why this game should be on your list of games to definitely get in 2009. But just for those who have not been fortunate enough to get their hands on the previous version let me spell it out for you. The GoW series is one of the most bad-ass that you will ever come across. If you are into any kinda of RPG games, this one takes the cake. Not only are the graphics mind blowing, but so is the game play. And for all those out there who love a good story, this game’s got that too.
- Bioshock 2 : I played Bioshock and I really really liked the game. I can only expect this game to be better. A lot more will be released about this game in the coming months, but from what I’ve seen (trailer) I’m pretty sure that I’m going to love this game as well.
- Call of Duty – Modern Warfare 2 : I’m quite a fan of the COD series. I had minor issues with 2 and 3, but all in all the series has not disappointed. The Single player campaign is quite entertaining and pretty good for a one time complete, but the COD Multi-player is the most fun. Activision Blizzard has confirmed the release of COD 6 or Modern Warfare 2, as it’s known, for later on this year. If you don’t already have it on your must buy list, you should seriously consider it.
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Splinter Cell: Conviction : There has been much debate as to when this game is going to be released, but one hopes that it will finally be released this year. After having played Pandora Tomorrow and Double Agent, it’s only fair that I give Conviction a try. I really enjoyed Double Agent, and I played it on a computer that barely managed to run it. Now that I’ve upgraded I’m all set to help Sam Fisher do whatever he needs to, at at least 60FPS! I’m quite looking forward to the game.
So there you have it. My top 5 games to look forward to this year.
Oh, I’m not done yet. There are a couple of other games that are either already out or will be out shortly that need to be mentioned as well.
- Tekken 6 : Don’t tell me you don’t want to play Tekken!
- Fear 2 – Project Origins : I haven’t gotten my hands on the full version yet, but boy oh boy was the trial a nice treat. Hoping to get my hands on this one soon.
- Resident Evil 5 : Who doesn’t like shooting Zombies. The PC version of this game should be out later this year, but until then, I’m sure you can make friends with someone who has a PS3.
- Halo 3 – ODST : Another Halo game. Definitely worth giving a go. I havn’t played it yet, and probably wont bother with it until I’ve tried Fear 2 and until I finish Prince of Persia on my new comp (Yes, old game, but I’m a BIG fan.) But since it’s a Halo game it deserves a mention.
- Duke Nukem Forever : All I know is that this game is going to be badass. I’ve been waiting for this game for a while now and I can’t wait for them to finally release it. This game was probably the reason why people started blaming games for why kids are so violent. Too bad they never played it themselves.
Right! So if there are any games that you’re particularly looking forward do let us know. Also, if you do manage to get your hands on any new games this year, let us know what you think.
About Nikhil
I'm a 23 year old Web & Graphic designer, currently living in Mumbai, India. Most of my time is spent on the internet browsing through new ways and means of betting myself at what I like to do. As a big guitar enthusiast, I enjoy listening to a lot of Blues, Jazz and a few select rock and roll bands. Classical, if I'm in the mood.
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