Injustice Tournament at Otaku Expo 2013

Otaku Expo happened at SM Megamall this past weekend and video games were played at the Hotseat booth. A tournament for Injustice: Gods Among Us was run during day 1 (08/17) and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 on day 2 (8/18). Injustice Philippines brought some gear over to record and commentate over the matches and just finished uploading all of the videos captured for Injustice.

There were a few technical difficulties along the way so there were some lost footage. Still, the event was pretty hype and I'm hoping that the Injustice scene here in the Philippines grows. Here is a link to the brackets if you want to check it out.

Recent Buys: Episode 26 - Steelbook Rinoa

A new month usually means a new video game purchase for me, be it a new game or an old game.

This time, I snag myself a steelbook copy of Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (pre-ultimate) because I am a sucker for steelbooks. Also I buy little Rinoa toy to go with my Squall figure and I also print custom covers for some of my PS3 games because of reasons.

Migoy Has Never Beaten Super Mario Bros.

Yes, this is true. I have never beaten the oringinal Super Mario Bros. on the NES/Famicom. To be fair, I haven't really tried to beat the game yet. I usually just play until the first warp pipe then when the nostalgia wears off, I shut off the game.

When I was growing up, the original Famicom that we had broke before I really got a chance to play on it. So my folks got me one of the NES clones called "Super Family Computer" which is just a NES in a SNES body. The controllers had four face buttons on it which X and Y were turbo buttons of A and B. When they got me that, the old games we used to have were either sold or already given away so my mom bought me one game and it was Mega Man 6. Rockman 6 to be exact. One of my neighbors (he was around 5 years older than me) found out that I got a new NES and gave me a sack, a literal sack, filled with his old NES cartridges. Among them were Rockman's 1-4, I got 5 from another neighbor. A ton of other games were also in there such as Super Mario Bros. 1-3, Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!, Spy vs Spy, Battle City, so on and so forth.

I was in the situation where I had quite the number of games to choose from and wasn't forced to just grind away at this one game that I owned. If I lost interest in a game, I would just simply pop in another one. I really enjoyed Super Mario Bros. back in the day but I had been exposed to a lot of more refined games before  I really got to play it. Aside from the shortcut pipe and hidden 1-Up in world 1-1 and the warp pipes in world 1-2, I don't really know anymore secrets in the original Super Mario Bros. One day I'll sit down and try to beat the game legit, no warp pipes. But for now, here's a vid of me playing SMB while I messed around with a NES emulator.

In my defense I did beat Super Mario Land on the original GameBoy.

Weekend! What are you playing?

Weekend! ah, the taste of freshly brewed coffee on a Saturday morning. This week was pretty hectic but we are finally at the tail-end of it all. So much going on in this world of video games; Quake-con, GTA online reveal, plus Gamescom is just around the corner. But enough about that, what are you playing? 

Carlos: For the first time in a long time I find myself in a serious case of backlog. So many games left unfinished. There's so much I want to play right now but I just don't have the time. I want to play Saint's Row: The Third to finally finish the game once in for all. I want to play some more Guild Wars 2 since I'm so close to my first legendary. I also want to jump back in Bordlerlands 2 since I have three DLC contents left to explore. I also want to go back to Mark of the Ninja since I'm at the final stages.

I don't usually juggle games, but it happens every once in awhile. Oh, I also started Dead Space 3 because of that damn Humble Origins Bundle. Damn you EA.

Migoy: I'll be at the Hotseat booth at OtakuExpo for the Injustice tournament and various other video games. I also haven't played enough of NieR yet so Imma get on that.

Arlie: Arlie is actually on vacation this week. He's currently in Singapore having a blast, and also in search of a place to find video games apparently.

The Grand Theft Auto V Giveaway!

Yes, that's not a typo on the title. In celebration of the upcoming Grand Theft Auto V from Rockstar Games, we decided to give away one copy of GTA V for the PS3 to one lucky guy/gal when the game comes out on September 17. From now until the release of the game, you can input your entries for a chance to be picked as that one lucky winner. It's easy stuff don't worry, so get all the details below after the break!

We've always wanted to do a raffle or some sort of giveaway, and it hit us when we noticed that each of us is getting the game on day one , so why not buy another copy and give it to a viewer?

I'm sure you have tons of questions regarding the mechanics of this giveaway. Again, it's easy. Here's a small FAQ that explains everything you need to know about the giveaway:

How can I join?

It's simple really. All you need to do in order to participate is to like and follow Too Much Gaming on Facebook.

How can I add additional entries?

There are other options that you can opt to do in order to increase your chances. For example - Every share or tweet done once a day through the Rafflecopter widget below gives you additional entries. You can also opt to subscribe to our YouTube channel. Take note: In Twitter, you must have @toomuchgaming on your tweet for it to count. For Facebook, include #toomuchgaming in your share for it to count.

What version of the game are you giving away?

We are giving one lucky guy/gal one standard copy of Grand Theft Auto V for the PlayStation 3. For the region, we are going with what will be available on release day.

Who's eligible to join?

The Grand Theft Auto V giveaway is only available to participants residing in the Philippines. We won't accommodate participants in different countries. If by a small chance someone from a different country still joins and wins, we have the right to disqualify and choose another winner.

How are you going to reveal the winner?

On the release day of GTA V, the giveaway ends, and we will post the winner here, as well as through Facebook and Twitter right after, so stay tuned on September 17.

Let's say I win, what’s next?

Once we announce the winner, we will contact the lucky guy/gal for his/her information in order to ship the prize. If the winner doesn't comply within 24 hours after we reveal the winner, sorry, we will be forced to pick another winner.

How are you sending the prize?

We will be shipping your prize through LBC. Once your information has been confirmed,  we will send it immediately. Shipping is covered by us of course and we will allow shipping within Metro Manila and other provincial areas.

Wait, you have the game already?

How we wish! But, no. We will have the giveaway copy on release day, September 17. We'll be posting an image showing that the copy is all set for the winner. Once the winner has been confirmed by us, we will immediately ship the game ASAP.

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This giveaway will last from today all the way up to release. If you have any questions, concerns, don't hesitate to contact us through toomuchgamingblog@gmail.com. You can also contact us through Facebook and Twitter if email isn't your thing.

So, now that you got all the information you need, input your entries!  Good luck!

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