Filipino Playboy to launch in April, but no nudes
Good news: The first Filipino edition of Playboy will hit the stands on April 2. Bad news: There will be no nudity. Well, that is, if you really consider it a bad news. Veteran journalist Beting Laygo Dolor says that the Filipino Playboy will be launched as an “adult lifestyle magazine”, aimed at a more mature readership compared to FHM and Maxim, which they classified as “lad magazines”. This will be the 25th...
Street Fighter IV: Sugoi Update No. 3
It’s time for another update on our favorite brawler’s next-gen successor. Previously, we had you take a peek at SFIV’s new characters, Crimson Viper and Abel. Now, a third new entry to this roster has been confirmed: Introducing El Fuerte! Image Source: Wikipedia Judging by his looks, El Fuerte, Spanish for The Strong One, is a pro wrestler whose style is the famous Mexican Lucha libre. With pro-wrestling being...
Britney Anime?
2008 Britney Spears? Definitely not Sugoi. Animated version of Toxic? I guess anything other than the crazy Britney Spears would be sugoi in my book. SunUK has some pics of her upcoming video Break The Ice. The audacious promo to forthcoming single Break The Ice is set in a futuristic world, and sees Brit depicted as a pretty, slim line superhero. Hmm… I don’t recall the Toxic video having those scenes. Let’s just...
WWE Magazine goes Fatal 4-way for ‘Mania
The March issue of WWE Magazine rips up, smashes, hammers and ignites the Road to WrestleMania XXIV – which is precisely why this special edition needed not one, not two, but FOUR covers! Which one is your favorite? This is the tag line WWE.com used to brag about WWE Magazine’s latest “special-edition” issue, which is available with Batista, John Cena, Triple H and the Undertaker as your choices for your magazine...
Realtors bag 2008 PBA All-Filipino trophy
This just in: The Sta. Lucia Realtors’ 15-year oddysey has come to fruition, as the green-clad basketball warriors finally win their first PBA Championship ever. It was a bittersweet victory for the Realtors, as their opponent Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants put much of a challenge by managing to tie the Best-of-Seven Series at three games apiece. But they made the ultimate statement by defending their 100-88 victory in Game 7. I...
Marvel, EA split up
This news isn’t so new, but I believe it’s worth posting anyway. In 2004, Electronic Arts had a partnership deal with Marvel Comics, which gave rise to the “cross-over” beat-’em-up/fighting game Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects. To me, at least, the game didn’t sell that good, and it has a share of fairly bad reviews. Summer of last year, Marvel and EA announced to create a fighting game...