Ironic Gamer

April 9th, 2008

MotherLoad Of Celebs As SpokesPersons For Games In Asia, Ka-ching For All

My personal fave - Hebe (S.H.E) for World of Warcraft in China
When not singing or filming, Asian celebs such as S.H.E, Jay Chou, Jolin Tsai, Rainie Yang and many more are doubling as spokespersons for many online games, MMORPGs or casual games. It’s a win-win (money) situation for both celebs and game companies. Hit the […]

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April 7th, 2008

Vic Zhou Is A Video Games Otaku, Only Out In Streets To Search Game Mag

Some celebrities prefer to bath in the limelight, while others prefer to bath at home and stay in home unless going out for filming. Is safe to tag these love-to-stay-home celebs as “Otakus“. Some star hunks such as Takeshi Kaneshiro (金城 武) and Taiwanese celeb, Vic Zhou (周渝民, 仔仔), are video games otakus. For Vic […]

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April 1st, 2008

Ma Ying Jeou VS Frank Hsieh, Taiwan Politics Continues On…Mahjong Table

Taiwan presidential election may be just over but the battle between Ma Ying Jeou and Frank Hsieh continues on the erm, mahjong table. Taiwan Politics Mahjong Online, an online casual game, hits the right tiles by marrying ROC political figures on the mahjong table. The fun part of this game is that you can play […]

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March 5th, 2008

Lobster Claw Vending Machine

Lobster Claw Vending Machine
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February 20th, 2008

Master Chief Supports Nike

I don’t remember Master Chief donning Nike shoes.
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September 26th, 2007

Lightning Fast DDR Footwork, Taiwanese Shy Girl Turns Oni (Devil)

Starts @ 5:03 mark. The girl clinches Taiwan DDR award straight for 2 years with a speed of 18 dance steps per second.

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September 16th, 2007

Blindfold Taiko No Tatsujin Gameplay, Taiko Drum Master Zealot

A Taiwanese guy, AK, has mastered the art of blindfolding himself and playing the Oni level of Taiko No Tatsujin 10 (太鼓の達人10, Taiko: Drum Master arcade version 10) without missing a single beat. If you want to reach his level, you gotta have your personalized Taiko drumsticks (smaller and lighter are better) first.

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May 6th, 2007

Wii For The Dead

The Chinese has a tradition to burn incense paper or joss paper for the ancestors or the deceased in funerals. It is believed that the dead can recieve the joss paper or ghost money after they are burned.
In Taiwan, the Nintendo Wii has been made into a joss paper model. The joss paper Wii package […]

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April 18th, 2007

$2 Million Royalty For Korea Adult Martial Arts Online Game Twelve Sky

Taiwan gaming giant Soft-World has paid US$2 million in royalty to Korea Gigassoft for an adult martial arts online game - Twelve Sky. This is the first for Korea small and medium gaming developers, first time that such a grand royalty has been paid.
Although Twelve Sky has been around in Korea for four years, Soft-World […]

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February 10th, 2007

A Tribute to Xu Wei Lun, Beatrice Xu (许玮伦)

Life is so unexpected. Your friend or close ones may leave you…suddenly. And if you have a life, cherish it as you can’t start all over again, just like in video games.
Xu Wei Lun ( 許瑋倫), 28, a Taiwanese celebrity and actress, passed away on 28th January, 2007, after a freak accident.

Below are her friends, […]

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