Capture the Intelligence v1.2 is here! Team Fortress 2 Horror Game

Capture the Intelligence is a fan-made top-down survival horror game based on characters from Team Fortress 2. The player takes on the role of the BLU Spy, completing various objectives like stealing items, powering up doors, etc, all while avoiding enemies lurking around every corner to progress through the game. Developed by Nixliz and originally released in 2023, and recently version 1.2 was released, bringing a lot of new content and the fans have responded positively!

What's new in V1.2:
- Hard Mode with New Maps
- 2x Secret Optional Stage
- 4 New Enemies & 4 Secret Enemies
- New Ending after beating Hard Mode
- Achievements

Despite its creepy atmosphere, I feel like this game is quite fun and enjoyable, the horror elements don’t overpower the gameplay, instead it’s balance of fear and fun that makes the game stand out in the fangame community.

Here's my full playthrough of the game, covering full Normal and Hard modes.


Check out the game here, it's free!
https://gamejolt.com/games/gmod-capture-the-intelligence/850383

Sirocco Thugs - FPS Beat 'Em Up with Classic PS1 Vibes!

Sirocco Thugs is a beat 'em up game in first person view that emphasizes skillful combat over button mashing. This game kinda requires players to master distance judging and employ precise techniques, collect weapons throughout the way or from the enemies to make the fights easier, utilize a mix melee attack when enemies are stunned (like Resident Evil 4) to launch them to the other world.

Sirocco Thugs is not just about attacking relentlessly, it's about timing and positioning especially enemies coming in group, and you'll likely get surrounded (if you played a lot of beat 'em up games you know what it means).

The demo currently offers a tutorial and a beginner stage featuring a boss fight that will keep rushing toward you like no tomorrow. While there are various types of enemies basically share similar behavior, with differences primarily in their health and weapons. Full demo gameplay here

Sirocco Thugs demo is available on Steam now
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3743660/Sirocco_Thugs_Demo/

Rogue Snake - Play the classic 'Snake' game in combat mode!

Rogue Snake (currently in demo) has combine the classic snake game from the old school Nokia handphone with the roguelike shooting game! You will get through the upgrades, mods, from the resources you obtained from the battles, as well as extra skins in the full release.

You control the snake like in the classic game on the map with full of enemies, instead of getting high score, you will need to get the firepower items to defeat all the enemies on the map to proceed. The picture above is showing a boss fight. But personally, I think the demo is a bit too hard, I have to retry multiple times to farm for a lot of upgrades only can get to the final stage, because at the very beginning, you will die after getting a few hits or crush into an obstacles.

Anyway, just one more reminder: still don’t bite your own tail, even Mecha Snakes don’t like that. Demo gameplay below.



Demo is available on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3724700/Rogue_Snake_Demo/

SHOCK - Hunted by a Deadly Cybernetic Creature in a survival horror

SHOCK is an over-shoulder type of third-person psychological horror game that thrusts players into a tense, atmospheric survival experience. You play as Jack River, a survival who has lost both legs, begins in an abandoned basement parking lot using a wheelchair, with no memory of how you got there. In the demo, you have to find a solution to escape the packing lot while avoiding being caught by a giant head, snake-like monster, since it has bunch of wires, chips, and PC motherboard filled on its face, it could be a robot lol

A quite scary and unique horror game that brings back the feel of classic horror titles where if you mess up, you’ll die badly. The only thing I feel could be improved is the lighting—some areas are completely dark, while others are too bright, such as the light from cars and their reflections. Fans of horror games should definitely give it a try.

SHOCK is planning to release in 2025, the demo is now available on its Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3391130/SHOCK/

Full demo gameplay (and death scene)

Kriophobia, another title that carries on the legacy of fixed-camera survival horror

An upcoming survival horror game developed by Fira Soft - Kriophobia, the game follows Anna, a geophysicist trapped on the frozen Zhokhov Island, where something sinister lurks beneath the ice. The classic fixed camera style, puzzle fixing, and limited resources, truly brings back the feel of the OG Resident Evil and Silent Hill.

The demo just released few days ago, both controller and keyboard/mouse work smoothly and shouldn't be a problem for the fans of fixed camera. However, the flashlight mechanic (which is important in a boss fight in the demo) controlled by the mouse can be a bit clunky. Aiming it while moving with the keyboard often feels awkward, especially during tense moments, and can take away from the otherwise immersive experience.

You can play the demo on their Steam page now
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1604630/Kriophobia/

The demo gameplay here

Adsense - Western Union sender's name from Google Asia Pacific

Just some quick info here. Previously I took my Adsense payments by using Google Inc. as sender name without any problem, until Adsense has been upgraded to new payments system, the payment displays Google Asia Pacific as the payer (Asia-Pacific region). If you are under this category, you have to fill Google Ireland Ltd. as your sender in Western Union agent.

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Adsense - Youtube payment for April 2013 and onward

Earning from Youtube show up on my Adsense on 15th of May, 2013


Many users asking about the new payment formula after Google made some Analytics changes, caused Youtube's earning won't show up in Adsense as well as the finalized monthly payment. I share my experience for my first payment after the changes hope to help anyone still confusing with this.

This month - May 2013 supposedly I should get my payment from Youtube and Adsense ads, but it only shows me the Adsense earning. From the info I found from many websites, Youtube earning would only apply around 10th - 15th of the month, so after a 2 weeks waiting time, the second row of the April's earning finally appear which is the finalized earning for Youtube! Check the image above.

So here's the new formula after the changes:
- Youtube earning of the month will apply on 10th - 15th in the following month.
- To view Youtube earning in your Adsense, you need to go "Performance reports" tab, click the "Products" on the left column, click "Hosted AdSense for Content". The "Total Earning" listed your Youtube earning.


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Girl Fight - Chun Li vs. Tifa Lockhart

Street Fighter series: Chun Li vs Final Fantasy VII Tifa Lockhart in real.


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Mr. Bean special appearance at London 2012 Olympic

Rowan Atkinson/Mr. Bean! Highlights from the Olympic Stadium at the London 2012 Olympic Games. - 27 July 2012

Biohazard Cafe & Grill S.T.A.R.S. open today!

Resident Evil (a.k.a Biohazard in Japan) theme cafe is open on Friday the 13th of July, 2012. Located in the Shibuya Parco department store in Tokyo's Shibuya ward, Japan, the shop is only open for just one year. Check here to see the official site and menu, as well as their location and map if you're interested to visit.

The operating hour is 11:00AM to 11:00PM for Monday to Friday, and 11:00AM to 12:00PM for Saturday and Sunday.



Tyrant actual scale figure. A S.T.A.R.S. ANGELIQUE dancer standing beside him




Read full article and more photo here:
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Resident Evil: Revelations multiplayer

This is another wonderful product from Capcom, Resident Evil: Revelations. It brings back the true horror feeling gameplay from the Resident Evil series, with RE4/RE5 play style. The difficult level is harder than average (for me) due new type of enemies, new dodging system, and the grenade system is quite confusing at the beginning because it mixed with knife as subweapon. Raid Mode is a great feature allow players play together locally or via internet.

Anyway, I'm gonna to put an info here regarding online multiplayer, for easier communication during 3DS games through online mode, you may connect to the chat room by using the chat box via this link. Me and some net friends were using it for RE: Mercenaries 3D as well, hopefully this could gather up the players together again. == (just type a nickname and connect).

I will be in the chat room if I'm playing online.


My Friend Code:
3737-9550-9315
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Dr. Michio Kaku talk about the science of video games

Here to share some old video regarding the science of the video games Mass Effect II and inFamous released for in 2010 & 2009. GameTrailers had some episodes discussing about the technology and examine how it could be possible in real life with the world-famous physicist Dr. Michio Kaku. They talked about the invisibility, dark matter/energy, weather control, force shield, and more.

PS: Happy Valentine's Day!

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Surprise guest in Square-Enix event - Umehara!

Street Fighter legend Daigo Umehara appear as special guest and pro gamer in Square-Enix press conference. This event announced upcoming arcade STG Gunslinger Stratos, Umehara talked to the game producer Nobuki Kadoi and it was revealed that Umehara already tried the game back in November. According to the announcer, he is "official supporter" of the game.

Gunslinger Stratos is an online 4 vs. 4 team battle game, players are able to choose different guns/weapons according to the selected character as well as customize it. The stages in the game are design according to the real locations in Japan (it's an idea i wish to be in game long time ago :p), and they are fully destructible. The game cabinets are all linked so they can multiplay with everyone in Japan, otherwise, player can choose to play with CPU or their own group member too.

Gunslinger Stratos is set to be release in the summer of 2012, don't forget to check out their Official Site here. It would hava a national tournament in Japan as well, officially host by Square-Enix, like what they did for Dissidia: Final Fantasy before.

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Final Fantasy VII world map "Earth" edition

Holiday with low activities scheduled, that's why this thing come cross my mind, "what does FF7 world look like... from a satellite?". If FF7 world is a planet just like Earth, orbiting a star like our Sun, in a distance where keeps water in liquid form and so on... the color and looks should be similar like our Earth (or I'm wrong?), so I put all the Earth-like texturing and color to similize the Earth, so hopefully it looks more like a real planet. And this is it, Final Fantasy VII world in the reality form.

Click the image to enlarge:


Credit:
The cloud texture originally created by Natural Earth III, I use a part of it into this map.


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AMY - enemy in the veins

The worst enemy is hide in your own vein? If you don't do anything about it, your character is going to die! Sounds like another new experience that never be in any horror games before (or there's game has this?). This trailer explains it.


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No iPhone 5 but 4S from Apple event Oct, 2011

Well, it was too much rumor and fake prototype of the iPhone 5 floating around the net. Finally in Apply Special Event on Oct 4, 2011 "surprises" us all, the new iPhone is not "5", but anyhow it's still a new iPhone.

Watch the full Apple Special Event (Oct 2011) here
(iPhone 4S presentation starts at 52:45)


Read the iPhone 4S Specs here
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Demitri and Morrigan costumes in Monster Hunter Frontier

Capcom Unity archives the Monster Hunter Frontier has a new "sepcial" update that allow player dress up Morrigan and Demitri from Darkstalkers. It is exclusive to Japan. BTW, this game is an MMORPG for PC Windows.


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Why many 3DS games exclude online multiplayer support?

Nintendo's Yusuke Amano has explained the reasons behind the lack of an online mode in Star Fox 64 3D, and it's possible the reasons of many 3DS games did not included online mode so far.

"This leads me to think that just making multiplayer parts of existing games playable online isn't enough to create a satisfying experience for users. The popular online games work in lots of things, so they play well online - and if we wanted to satisfy everyone who bought the game, the costs required for including online support would be vast."

Yet it wasn't just a matter of cost. There was also a time issue and the developers decided to prioritize the 3D visuals over online play.


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A time lapse journey with nature in the past 2 years (2009-2011)

Found an interesting video uploaded by Evosia Studios showing the changes in nature from 2009 to 2011. This film is a collection of some best scenes captured from 2009 to present. It's very impressive.

Scenes include (in order of appearance):
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
Mono Lake
Joshua Tree National Park
Alabama Hills
Lunar Eclipse of December 2010
Monument Valley
Salton Sea
Tuscon, Arizona
Jeju Island, South Korea
Yosemite National Park
Petrified Forest National Park
Death Valley National Park
Horseshoe Bend


More details here
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Diablo 3 Inferno mode, enemies move faster and more aggresive!

Diablo 3 Inferno difficulty presentation in Gamescom 2011. Other than stronger and tougher, the enemies movement is faster too. Needless to say, many rare and quality items are only found in the Inferno difficulty. Watch the video above for the full presentation.


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