Awesome April 1st 2010

Well, now that April Fool's Day is over, here are some great April Fool's gag I found around the web.


There are a couple of new games from Blizzard... for mobile devices:

• Blackthorne 2: Thorne Harder - Set 16 years after the original game. The game boasts uncanny life-like AI and photorealistic graphics.

• Queen's Quest - The story of Kerrigan after the Brood War. It has amazing 2D graphics and incorporates a text parser ala old school adventure games (like King's Quest maybe).

Blizzard's new Battle.net Matchmaking. Give it a try.

Blizzard's new merchandise:
Battle.net Neural Interface
Diablo 3: X-Treme Gamer Blanket
Diablo 3: Deckard Cain GPS voice pack
WoW: Equipment Potency Equivalent Number


Notable mentions:

Ubisoft: Rabbids: Splinter Cell Conviction (JP);
Ecco 2: Water Wars
Razer: Venom
Kotaku: Announcing Koticku

Non-game related:
Starbuck's new Plug And Pour
More cup sizes from Starbucks


[UPDATE 2]

Nokia Morph

In my humble opinion, this is the most awesome concept of a mobile media/communication device I've ever seen.

If this ever became real, it'll most likely revolutionize the way we use our media. Much like the the iPhone, in a way.

Imagine this, instead of downloading updates to your software, how about updates to your hardware? Imagine that you saw an update for this device that enables it to become a digital camera. Another update might add HD video recording functionality to it. Yet another could add flash or night vision capability.

You could practically change the device to suit your own needs and preferences. There may be as many varieties as there are people with this device. Consumers are no longer constrained to what the manufacturers can produce. 

If this is the future, I hope to still be around to see it.

Nokia Morph Concept 

Big Red Button

Big Red Button

It's big... it's red... I wonder what will happen if I press it....

Assassin's Creed 2

I'm enjoying Assassin's Creed 2 for the PC. There are so many improvements made compared to the first game. You can use different weapons now, have more various killing moves and new assassination techniques (it's pretty awesome to stab n throw a guard off a roof while hanging just under him or stab a guard from inside a haystack and pull him in).

There's a new economic system in place too. You actually have money and can upgrade your town with it which in turn brings in more money. A lot of people complain that the economy system is pointless but I'm not one of them. The main point of the game is to kill people. I find the economy mini-game is a nice little distraction.

PSA - Save The Murlocs

D.E.H.T.A. - Save The Murlocs

Druids for the Ethical and Humane Treatment of Animals (DEHTA) have made a public service announcement regarding saving the creatures known as the murloc.

See the abuse these hapless creatures had to endure under evil adventurers looking for phat lewt. Not only are their properties taken, their body parts are also being sold as a delicacy.

All around Azeroth, no tribe is spared by these merciless hunters for no matter where they are, these adventurers always managed to find them. But with our help, these wonderful creatures can be saved.

Lets do our part and help the "Save the Murloc Foundation". And together, we CAN make a difference.

WoWWiki: Murloc 
WoWWiki: D.E.H.T.A.

Avatar

Though there are two movies with the name 'avatar', I mean James Cameron's Avatar. I'm not really interested in the Last Airbender movie (just found out about it anyway and it's not out yet).

I went to catch this movie a couple of weeks ago and I must say, it is truly impressive. Every single creature looks real, especially the humanoid Na'vi. The expressions one their face gives you the impression that they are real people.