Friday, August 31, 2012

Promo Unlocks for Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013

In Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013, you can enter the following codes to obtain additional 10 cards per deck: 


Although it is not really cheating -- you could obtain the codes by other means, and hey after all almost every second duel you will meet people with those promo unlocks, and some of them are really game changers:

Forced Fruition will mill your opponents like no tomorrow (if you survive the burns)

Phyrexian Obliterator is a nice stalemate and an unblockable 5/5 for  4 mana  later on
Flow of Ideas costs 1 mana more than Tidings (which also available via promo unlock only), but outperforms it for sure

Symbols in your name for Magic the gathering: Duels of Planeswalkers 2012 2013

Magic symbols
Many people on Steam ask me how did I put these symbols into my name. Simply use {b} for black, {r} for  red, etc. There are also symbols of mixed colors, e.g., {B} is red-black. 

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Battlefield 3 Weapon Stats

If you always wondered why you prefer one rifle to another, maybe here is your answer: weapon stats by Symthic. It might also help you understand advantages of rifles you weren't using all that often. 

I especially like rifle head-to-head comparisons and accuracy plots:

L85A2 heavy barrel
L85A2 bi-pod (deployed)
Just look at how much more accurate your weapon get with a bi-pod deployed.

Battlefield flag conquest video




this might just be the best real-life video on that theme I've seen so far, enjoy!
(c)  Israeli Animation College Production.

Funky Graphics Cards

"Probably strangest graphics cards till today" is an overview article by the German hardware magazine. Judging by their looks, Gigabyte GV-R797SO-3GD would be my favorite:


Gigabyte GV-R797SO-3GD
Isn't the shape just sexy? the first step towards golan-space-gun-looking graphics cards?! :D

 Empire Strikes at Coolers

Machinima: Battlefield Friends

Hi there. If you haven't seen BFFs so far, it's a must! Even if you have never played the battlefield series, this stuff is so hilarious and so machinima!


The whole playlist is available by the following link: http://www.youtube.com/show/battlefieldfriends/videos?view=1

Enjoy!

BF3: Armored Kill


Yet another DLC for Battlefield 3 is launching next week. As you all probably know, it's called Armored Kill and this is what this Electronic Arts series is all about, right?


As for me, previous DLC I couldn't quite fit into the BF setting: already got tired of closed quarters in Call of Duty games! Not willing to start a flame war, but isn't the battlefield simulator all about vast terrains (sometimes without a cover from snipers or armor covering the field), dozens of soldiers assaulting bunkers together, supported by heavy armor and attack helicopters, explosions all around so you don't even hear your own heart beat? And that is what (hopefully) the Armored Kill offers us: yet another Caspian Frigging Border!! :D

Let me know what you think in comments below, and by the poll on the right side ;)