Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Forza Motorsport 6

Forza Motorsport 6

For over 10 years since the first Forza Motorsport game came out in the spring of 2005, the Forza franchise never stop evolving into new and exciting ways while delivering the fans greater promises to drive some of the finest sportscars and make them unique thanks to community-created contents. In celebration of Forza Motorsport 's 10th anniversary, Forza Motorsport 6 is their birthday present for the fans delivering the most realistic Forza experience rookies and veterans will never forget.

At the start, you are welcomed by the brand new 2017 Ford GT supercar, a legend reborn, at the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and as you are driving your way through the finish line, you are officially welcomed to the world of Forza Motorsport 6 and you've been given a choice of a Mazda RX-7 FD, Toyota GT86, Golf VII R, or a Honda S2000, while taking on a qualifying series to jumpstart your road to Forza.

Forza Motorsport 6 promises to be the most realistic Forza to date because for the very first time in Forza history, players can race on rainy weather or nighttime, depending on the track. A couple of things to consider about the new changes while racing; while driving on a wet lap, cars are becoming more slippery when wet and be on the lookout for puddles because going faster will cause the car to go aquaplaning, losing the traction and making it difficult to turn, so exercise extreme caution while driving on a wet track. In nighttime, visibility is poor due to darkness of the track as well as the cooling of track temperature in nighttime so stay focus if you're looking for the perfect driving line while surviving the darkness. With these time and weather changes applied in FM6, players are expected heavy challenges while racing but because they've been through a lot of racing games, they're very confident in their abilities on track no matter the time or weather changes.

With some returning tracks from FM5 such as Prague, Nurburgring, Long Beach, Bathurst, and some others as well as the famed Top Gear Test Track, FM6 introduces new tracks to master such as Monza, Lime Rock, Watkins Glen, Brands Hatch, Circuit of the Americas, Daytona, and Rio de Janeiro. Depending on the tracks, they're are different layouts as well as time and weather to choose from, and every track is a challenge to them.

Cars are the driving force of the Forza franchise and for FM6, we can expect returning favorites from past games as well as new additions such as the 2017 Ford GT, the new Ford F-150 Raptor, the new GT350R, the Golf VII R, Formula E machines as seen from the 2014-2015 season, the #3 Corvette C7.R, and many others. You can expect more cars to be added via DLC over the coming months and some surprises in store for later. In Forza tradition, players can make their car unique by tuning and designing just the way they want and share it to the world to gain funds.

In Career mode, players will take on the Stories of Motorsport, a five-chapter tale where players take on series of championships developed for specific cars and if they're not in the mood for those, there's showcase events where a series of special challenges are offered. They provide the car and the challenge, you'l do the rest. Simple as that.

There's also new to FM6 as well and that's the Mods feature, which allows them to help you win races or risk everything for higher rewards. Mods are categorized into three types; a Crew Mod which you can use as many times as you want that can help you with your car's performance, a single-use, a single-use Boost Mod that can change the tide of the race such as bonus XP or credits or making your car faster than ever, and then there's a Dare Mod where you will risk everything for bigger rewards like a decrease in power, view is locked in cockpit view, or start at last place. There are so many mods to collect depending on its rarity and you can collect them by either winning one on your free spin after levelling up or purchase them with credits.

There's so many things to do in the world of Forza Motorsport 6 and thanks to the addition of rain and nighttime racing, the desire for hard realism is becoming a reality for Forza faithfuls and if they want more from this game, this game is always ready for tomorrow thanks to additional contents coming your way soon.

If you have Forza Motorsport 6 for the very first time today, you can opt in for a Car Pass for just 29.99 dollars and that entitles you to six months of DLC Cars coming your way.

You can also avail for a VIP membership for 19.99 dollars and not only you'll receive five exclusive VIP cars, including the 2013 Ferrari 458 Speciale, 2012 Aston Martin V12 Zagato, 2013 Lamborghini Veneno, 2016 Ford Shelby GT350R, and the 1997 McLaren F1, but can expect VIP-only challenges as well as surprises in store for members over the coming weeks.

Lastly, there's the first DLC Pack called the Fast and Furious Car Pack featuring the best ten cars as seen from the Fast and Furious franchise. Yours for 9.99 dollars but it is included in the Deluxe and Ultimate Edition digital bundles of Forza Motorsport 6, if you've already preordered it days before its release.

Welcome to the world of Forza Motorsport 6, racers!

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Let's Do The News! (September 15, 2015)


- North Korea is staging a possible long-range ICBM launch on the 70th anniversary of the nation's ruling party next month. According to intel, the director of the National Aerospace Development Administration is advancing the final stage of the development of a so-called observation satellite for weather forecasts. Rockets used to launch satellites can also be used as long-range ICBMs.

- All of the 15 Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture, residents that were missing due to the heavy rainfall that battered most of the city are found safe on Tuesday. Most of the city was inundated on Thursday when heavy rainfall flooded Kinugawa River, causing it to burst its bank.

- A boat carrying 130 refugees and migrants capsized off the remote island of Farmakonisi in the Aegean Sea on its way from Turkey to Greece on Sunday, killing 34 people on board. The site is about 20km from Turkey. Nearly 100 people were rescued by Greek coast guard.

- Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said that the Philippines is ready to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' summit.

- Former senator Francis Pangilinan has resigned as presidential assistant for food security and agricultural modernization.

- A brand new chapter to the Pokemon XY saga is coming to Japan late next month. Here's your briefing, trainers: Airing this late October is a new chapter called Pokemon XY & Z on TV Tokyo and on this latest chapter, while Ash is continuing his quest for the Kalos League as well as Serena continuing her road to become Kalos Queen, we can expect the mysteries of the legendary Order Pokemon Zygarde as well as a different look of Ash's Greninja in the coming episodes. Also coming in the latest chapter is the saga of the villainous Team Flare, the ruthless organization bent on taking over the Kalos region. All will be revealed on the latest chapter of the XY saga next month.

- In case you missed the latest Eat Bulaga, it is confirmed that Yaya Dub won the wildcard round and advances to the grand finals of Bulaga Pa More Dabarkads Pa More. It's been a long week since these two dueled each other following with the kidnappings that kept the viewers shocked with awe but now with Yaya Dub is advancing to the grand finals of Dabarkads Pa More, do we expect more thrills for the AlDub tale?

- Hyundai joins the Gran Turismo 6's Vision Gran Turismo family with the unveiling of their N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo Concept racecar, set for 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show unveiling and coming soon to GT6 this fall.

- The first-ever Jaguar F-Pace crossover is fully unveiled in time for its 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show debut.



- The cast of Marvel's Jessica Jones, a Netflix-original series, will be making their appearances on next month's New York Comic Con.

TTFN!!!

Monday, September 14, 2015

Let's Do The News! (September 14, 2015)


- On early Monday morning, Mt. Aso on Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu has erupted at around 0943 hours Japan time. The Meteorological Agency raised its alert level on three, meaning no one should approach the volcanoes.

-  Okinawa governor Takeshi Onaga announced the revoking of an approval for landfill work in an area where the central government plans to relocate a US military base, saying it is the first step in stopping the construction of the base in Henoko district in Nago city, with all means necessary.

- Investigators believed that this is the work of an Uygur group behind last month's Bangkok bomb attacks. Investigators arrested two foreigners for their alleged role in the explosion that killed 20 people and injured over 120.

- Philippine President Benigno Aquino III spearheaded the inauguration of the controversial 700-million peso Iloilo Convention Center, located on a 1.7 hectare lot in Iloilo Business Park, Mandurriao, Iloilo City.

- The Department of Labor and Employment secretary Rosalinda Baldoz warned overseas Filipino workers and their families against loan scams circulating the internet using the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration name and logo to make the false document appear legitimate.

- A classic 1971 Toyota Celica sportscar is this week's Jay Leno's Garage feature.



- Ready for Doctor Who this Saturday on BBC One? Check out the exclusive scene from the prologue of the first episode of the latest series starring Peter Capaldi as The Doctor.



- Announced at the end of the final episode of the Death Note live-action TV drama, there's going to be a "forbidden sequel" to 2006's Death Note films from the first one to The Last Note. Yes, you heard that right. There's a new Death Note movie coming next year featuring descendants of Kira and L.

- Check out the Aston Martin DB10, made for the upcoming 007: Spectre movie coming this autumn, in action.



TTFN!!!

Sunday, September 13, 2015

GMA's Startalk ends their almost 20 year run on TV


For almost 20 years since its run in 1995, GMA's Startalk has been the longest-running weekly entertainment news and talk show that has been branded as the only showbiz authority in Philippine TV.

From past presenters such as Boy Abunda, Kris Aquino, Dawn Zulueta, Lorna Tolentino, Heart Evangelista, and Rosanna Roces, to present-day presenters such as Joey De Leon, Butch Francisco, Tito Ricky, and longtime presenter Lolit Solis, they have kept the show running for two decades by delivering non-stop and senseful showbiz news to everyone around the world.

Yesterday, their 1024th episode signalled the end of the Philippines' only showbiz authority where the presenters answered every viewers' questions from the world of Philippine showbizness as well as how past presenters recalled their moments.

It has been one heck of a ride for us, getting the latest showbiz news from generations after generations and there's never been a showbiz programme that lasts long as Startalk.

Thank you, Startalk.

Saturday, September 12, 2015

#BGIslandOfDesire

On the September 11, 2015 episode of Bubble Gang...

- The ugly man crashes the party...and then some...

- Bridge gags

- The biggest mistake a married couple would commit...

- More words to live by from Tata Lino!

- Different kinds of delaying tactics explained.

- Maria Sofia Love enjoys some of Bubble Gang's hilarious sketches.

- One man is stranded on an island of desire!

- One reporter's idea to save his nearly defunct news program...



- Lait pa more with Lala Ytera!

- One man learns to fight back against a shouty female...and then some other females...

Remembering 9-11 (14 years ago)

*This is a repost


September 11, 2001.

I was in school at that day, but I'll never forget the images I saw on the news that day.

Terrorists hijacked four jet airliners filled with passengers. They crashed two planes into the World Trade Center in New York City, while a third plane hit a wing of the Pentagon, the American military HQ, in Washington D.C., and a fourth airplane crash landed somewhere near Pittsburgh. According to reports, over 3,000 people died. It was a tragic day that engulfed the world.

Even in today's times, the pain and the radical changes since 9/11 are still in our minds today and we are still very unsure what possible consequences will be facing on us if the world keeps on changing.

Friday, September 11, 2015

Let's Do The News! (September 11, 2015)


- Reports state that about three people have died and 23 missing by the massive floods and landslides caused by heavy rainfall in eastern Japan.

- Meanwhile. rainwater has intermittently overflowed a drainage channel from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and spilled directly into the sea following the heavy rainfall that hit the eastern part of Japan.

- Voters in Singapore are casting ballots in today's general elections as attention is focused on how much ground the rival parties can gain as the public is increasingly unhappy with the rise of foreign workers and the widening wealth gap. A total of 89 seats are vacant in the first election since Lee Kuan Yew's death last March.

- The People's Republic of China is building an air facility on the Zamora Reef in South China Sea that will jeopardize the Philippines' possession of Pag-Asa Island.

- The Malacanang Palace rejected President Benigno Aquino III's proposal to declare a state of emergency due to the massive traffic jams in Metro Manila.

- The Sport Tourer for the new-generation Opel/Vauxhall Astra has been unveiled.


- Check out the latest TV advert for the upcoming 007: SPECTRE movie starring Daniel Craig as 007 James Bond.



- Young actor Enrique Gil  is allegedly involved in drunken incident.

- Over four million iPhone users have been downloaded THE IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Starlight Stage app game from the App Store since its release days after the Android version came out, according to Bandai Namco.

TTFN!!!