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Have you seen the Bloomberg interview for Starfield? Basically, one interviewer is asking legitimate questions for example. Why isn't Starfirled optimized for PC, in which Tod Howard replies you need to upgrade. The other question is why don't we have vehicles? But the one that stood up for me is when you ask this type of question, What is your preferred means of traveling through space? Full Video: https://youtu.be/4e_nUUkiPuk

Seems lime Hoyoverse is on a warpath because recently there was apparently a Genshin Impact Exploit or Hack involving the character Kaveh. The exploit apparently can delete interactable objects in other players’ worlds (imagine the trolling). You can delete objects and bosses. So in regards to this Hoyovere released an official statement addressing the issue. HoYoverse is planning to take legal action against developers, users, and disseminators of malicious plug-ins such as the Kaveh exploit to tamper with game data and affect other players’ experience. HoYoverse stated that they will deal with the malicious plug-ins in accordance with the “Terms of Service”, “Privacy Policy”, and applicable laws and regulations. TLDR: Lawsuit Incoming and if you are affected Hoyoverse issued a fix already Full Video: https://youtu.be/mDENSL3adAY

The next topics will be April Fools territory but rest assured they are. This is not a out of season aprils fools joke. What am I talking about? Well, do you know Heineken? Yes the beer company! Well apparently they are releasing a gaming PC. The game PC is called TH3 G4M1NG FR1DG3. It's a custom-made PC integrated with a Heineken beer fridge. So far the specs are GTX 1650, AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with 16GB of ram, but what is interesting is the Idle temperature temperature: 0-2°C and full load temperature: 3-6°C. Unfortunately, if you are interested it seems like it's not for sale. So far it will be a Twitch giveaway from a Brazilian streamer Gaule. Full Video: https://youtu.be/YsTRMJJ8c6M

Are you a dog person or a person? Do you like cats then? Well if you do remember that there was a cat game released called Stray? Stray is a third-person cat adventure game with positive Steam reviews. Did anyone play that? Well if you can’t get enough apparently they are making an animated movie. So Annapurna Studios will be making the movie which is led by former Disney Animation executive. Oddly enough the studio behind said that “This is a game that’s all about what makes us human”. Note this game is about a cat and a robot. Style-wise, the film will take on “hope punk” aesthetics, which highlight positivity, kindness, and optimism. Currently its still in production so no release date has been mentioned Full Video: https://youtu.be/YsTRMJJ8c6M

Does anyone here play or played Warframe? Well I played it since it's a looter shooter like Destiny and The Division, also its free. So if you like this game good news it's coming to Mobile in 2024 do note the game was first announced 2021. Based on the trailers I actually got confused coz it looks good I thought they where sharing an update on the PC/Console version. There will also be a cross-progression meaning players old and new will be able to continue with the same character anywhere regardless of platform. This is good because if you play Warframe there is farmville type mechanic wher eyou craft or build an item and wait for hours. Sadly no specific date has been mentioned and currently the pre registration is only fo iOS users. Full Video: https://youtu.be/mDENSL3adAY

Speaking of Rockstar apparently, they have been caught selling cracked games on steam. This was revealed by a video game modder “silent”, He found out by checking the hex code of the exe files which reveal cracking groups like razer 1911. Dont worry no fitgirl mentioned. This was found on their games like Midnight Club 2, Manhunt, and Max Payne. Basically rockstar didnt even bother with their own DRM and just resold pirated copies instead, maybe its that hard to update existing DRM? Full Video: https://youtu.be/YsTRMJJ8c6M

Do guys like noodles? What is your favorite? Trust me this is gaming-related. As a Filipino gamer what is your gaming noodles of choice? What if a big brand is officially making one? Pancit Canon gaming flavor? So cup noodle giant Nissin will release Gaming Cup Noodles and Gaming Curry Meshi. So not just noodles but also a meshi, a Japanese rice dish. According to Nissin, this will help gamers stay up and play all night, and probably also diarrhea (allegedly if you have bad digestion). Question here, how do you make a product gaming-related? Let's just start with this, the noodle's packaging has RGB. But not real RGB its just some graphics. Next let's go with the contents why is it a gaming noodles, well the Nissin gaming noodles apparently contain caffeine, arginine, and niacin. So far these noodles will be available in Japan from September 18. Full Video: https://youtu.be/YsTRMJJ8c6M

If you are eagerly waiting for the second season of Arcane this might be good or bad news for you. According to the reports Arcane Season 2 might release in the winter of 2024, so around October to December. However, this information isn't confirmed or denied by Riot Games instead it was from the Twitter account League of Legends account that posted a photo of a Tencent Conference called 2024 Video V Vision. Tencent is Riot Games’ parent company. Basically, according to the announcement at the Tencent conference, Arcane Season 2 will be airing in Winter 2024. If this is true it's still at least a year away, so if you haven't watched Season 1 there is still time to catch up.

Before we go to our main topics just a reminder The Goddess of Victory: Nikke Dakimakura Pillow Covers Revealed. 5 different pillow covers to choose from namely Rapi, Soda, Isabel, Modernia, and Dorothy. The pillow covers measure 50cm in width and 160cm in height or around 5ft. According to Famitsu the pillow covers will be released in mid-November 2023 and will cost 10,000 yen or around 3.8k php. Full Video: https://youtu.be/kxw4K5lMvzk

In a recent report by Dexerto, a rumor circulated that the budget for the sequel of GTA VI is around 1~2 Billion dollars. If this is true this will be the most expensive game of all time and since the development is expensive, the cost usually transfers to the consumer. Because, on the Dexerto article, its was mentioned as a Rumor the GTA VI will cost 150USD . So we are now moving from 60USD to 70USD then 150USD to play video games. Good news is this is speculation. But let's say this is true how much are you willing to pay to play a game? Again these are rumors and maybe after this recording Rockstar might confirm or deny, but as a gamer how much are you willing to pay to play? As for the release date, we might have a release window. According to Strauss Zelnick CEO of Take-Two Interactive the parent of Rockstar Games this what he said “we have a very robust pipeline of titles and we have a great outlook for fiscal 2025”. So it maybe a hint? Around April 1 2024 to March 2025 if we based it on that fiscal year. Full Video: https://youtu.be/YsTRMJJ8c6M

In our recent gaming podcast, Filipino gamers discuss about Video Game Smurfing, Dota 2 Bans 90K Smurfs, Animated Stary Movie, TH3 G4M1NG FR1DG3, Arcane Season 2 Release Window? GTVI 150 USD Price and Release Date? Rockstar Games selling pirated games, Pokemon Manga The Electric Tale of Pikachu and Ash Ketchum final episode. Video Game Smurfs Do you guys know the term video game smurfing? So I watched some videos here is the definition if found. Smurfing is when papa Smurf meets mama Smurf and they start smurfing some blue paint comes out or something. Jokes aside, video game smurfing is when a highly skilled player with a specific rank avoids playing players of the same rank by using an account with a lower rank. Other methods are instead of using the different account you kill your game character over and over to get matched with lower-ranked players. Here are some life examples: Pacquiao joining inter barangay boxing, Sarah Geronimo joining Got Talent show And many more examples. TLDR: It's bad, especially if you are the type of playing the game seriously only to pwned. Pwnaed or pwnage is a video game term where you got totally destroyed. And unfortunately, this is prevalent in the competitive scene in video games. Have you been affected by this? Or are you one of the reasons? What games have you experienced smurfing? How can game publishers stop video game smurfing? Is it even possible? IP Ban or Hardware Ban? Well to be fair you can report them, some games like valorant have Automated Smurf Detection’ system Valve Smurfs Last September 2 on a blog post by Valve it was revealed that they have we permanently banned 90,000 Smurf accounts. GTA VI Price In a recent report by Dexerto, a rumor circulated that the budget for the sequel of GTA VI is around 1~2 Billion dollars. If this is true this will be the most expensive game of all time and since the development is expensive, the cost usually transfers to the consumer. Because, on the Dexerto article, its was mentioned as a Rumor the GTA VI will cost 150USD . GTAVI Release Window According to Strauss Zelnick CEO of Take-Two Interactive the parent of Rockstar Games this what he said “we have a very robust pipeline of titles and we have a great outlook for fiscal 2025”. So it maybe a hint? Around April 1 2024 to March 2025 if we based it on that fiscal year. Rockstar Selling Pirated Games on Steam Speaking of Rockstar apparently, they have been caught selling cracked games on steam. This was revealed by a video game modder “silent”, He found out by checking the hex code of the exe files which reveal cracking groups like razer 1911. Dont worry no fitgirl mentioned. This was found on their games like Midnight Club 2, Manhunt, and Max Payne. Stray Movie Well if you can’t get enough apparently they are making an animated movie. So Annapurna Studios will be making the movie which is led by former Disney Animation executive. Arcane Season 2 If you are eagerly waiting for the second season of Arcane this might be good or bad news for you. According to the reports Arcane Season 2 might release in the winter of 2024, so around October to December. However, this information isn't confirmed or denied by Riot Games instead it was from the Twitter account League of Legends account that posted a photo of a Tencent Conference called 2024 Video V Vision. TH3 G4M1NG The next topics will be April Fools territory but rest assured they are. This is not a out of season aprils fools joke. What am I talking about? Well, do you know Heineken? Yes the beer company! Well apparently they are releasing a gaming PC. The game PC is called TH3 G4M1NG FR1DG3 Gaming Noodles Do guys like noodles? What is your favorite? Trust me this is gaming-related. As a Filipino gamer what is your gaming noodles of choice? What if a big brand is officially making one? Pancit Canon gaming flavor? So cup noodle giant Nissin will release Gaming Cup Noodles and Gaming Curry Meshi. Pokemon Ash Last week we talked about some Pokemon stuff, and just a follow to Pokemon the manga. The manga is apparently called The Electric Tale of Pikachu. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:02 Stray Movie 13:08 Arcane Season 2 Release Date 20:38 Gaming PC Fridge 29:24 Filipino Gamer Pancit 33:20 Nissin Gaming Noodles 46:07 The Electric Tale of Pikachu 53:33 Ash Ketchum Final Episode 57:52 GTA VI 150 USD Price? 01:04:10 GTA VI Release Window 01:05:23 Rockstar Selling Pirated Games 01:13:09 PSN Games Price Jump 01:14:13 Special Shoutout 01:15:56 Video Game Smurfing 01:26:48 Valve Bans Dota Smurf Accounts 01:30:02 Farlight 84 is the new ROS 01:33:43 Shoutouts and Outro The PinoyGamer Podcast is available on YouTube and Spotify, with a pre recording available on our Philippines discord where you can join the discussions!

Last September 2 on a blog post by Valve it was revealed that they have we permanently banned 90,000 Smurf accounts. These accounts have also been active over the last few months. So in Dota terms, Smurf accounts are alternate accounts used by players to avoid playing at the correct MMR, to abandon games, to cheat, to grief, or to otherwise be toxic without consequence. Apparently what valve did are they traced every single one of the smurf accounts back to a main account meaning even the main account can be affected. Because apparently main accounts going forward if you have smurfs could result on adjustments of behavior score and even account ban. Valve also encourages if you suspect someone smurfing you can report them so that they flag and gather data for their anti smurfing efforts Full Video: https://youtu.be/YsTRMJJ8c6M

Ok next what about if you are Farlgith 84 Filipino creator? They will have a Filipino Creators Program which will be on of their primary strategic plans on the local market. Farlight 84 will build a hyperlocal ecosystem designed exclusively for the Philippines. Meaning Farlight will be increasing its offline presence, bringing new hyperlocal, and cyber cafe collaborations. One example is the Filipina actress named Ella Cruz is Farlight 84’s newest brand ambassador. She said “As a player myself, I’m thrilled by the positive impact Farlight is bringing to the Filipino gaming community.” Full Video: https://youtu.be/mDENSL3adAY

So apparently last August 24 Farlight hosted a summit in the Philipines. Sadly we are not invited basically, they laid out a roadmap plan for the country. Currently its broken down into the following Esports, Creators, and New Hero. So here are the highlights for esports. There will be 3 regular seasons that will conclude in a fourth event, the Grand Finals each mobile event having $25,000 prize money. While the PC based events wil have $12,500 prize money so the combined prize pool for mobile and PC is set at $150,000. the first event of the esports year will begin this August and the grand finals will conclude the calendar year on July 2024. With the top 30 teams will join in the grand finals. Farlight 84 has made a commitment of US$20 million over the course of five years. Full Video: https://youtu.be/mDENSL3adAY