10 Strange places to become Pokestops

10 Strange places to become Pokestops

by | Jul 14, 2016 | Gaming

10 Strange places to become Pokestops

The latest craze in mobile gaming, Pokemon Go, has lured its users to some pretty bizarre places while on the hunt for Pokestops. Pokestops are places in the Pokemon Go world where you can collect items such as pokeballs and eggs that help you advance quicker throughout the game. To truly master Pokemon Go, players need to take full advantage of the Pokestops they come across. The game doesn’t seem to have any requirements as to what actually makes a place worthy of becoming a Pokestop, which has lead to users finding themselves in some very odd situations. Here are 10 among the strangest places that have been turned into pokestops:

1. Walter White’s House

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2. A Strip Club

3. Someone’s Grave

4. An ashtray

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5. A Creepy Shed

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6. The Church of Scientology

7. A Nutella Tree

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8. An Abortion Memorial

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9. ‘Young human’ Entertainment

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10. An Actual Alligator

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Celebrities are playing Pokémon GO too!

Celebrities are playing Pokémon GO too!

by | Jul 13, 2016 | Gaming, Lifestyle

Celebrities are playing Pokémon GO too!

The newly launched, augmented reality game, Pokémon GO, has recently taken the world by storm, with the average time users spend on the game daily surpassing both Whatsapp and Instagram. According to data from SimilarWeb, Pokémon GO has already been installed in five percent of Android smartphones. As a comparison, the popular dating app, Tinder, is installed in two percent of smartphones. It’s good to know that most people have their priorities straight.

And it’s not just a bunch of nerdy high school students who dream of being the next Ash Ketchum either. Multiple celebrities have taken to social media to express their newfound obsession with the game.

Of course, it’s no surprise that Zack Martin is a fan.

Even Chrissy Teigen is a player!

The game, currently only available in Australia, New Zealand and the US, is set to launch in Europe and Asia not long from now.

The struggle is real for Wiz Khalifa.

Guess Luna Lovegood enjoys interacting with strange creatures outside the world of Hogwarts too.

Trevor Noah has had some awkward encounters.

‘Gravity’ singer, John Mayer spent almost a hundred dollars to advance the game quicker.

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Getting Bulbasaur as his starter Pokemon was a proud moment for Nyle DiMarco.

Following reports that a woman, on her quest to find her own Pokémon, had come across a man’s corpse, Joe Jonas might not be wisest.

Is it really a shock that most people find delight in catching Pokémon in real life though? The game, which has already given Nintendo’s stock a huge boost, was clearly headed for success.

And for all you grown-ups out there who still think this is just a boring old kid’s game, Trevor Noah sums it up best:

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Pokémon GO: Which Team should I join?

Pokémon GO: Which Team should I join?

by | Jul 13, 2016 | Gaming

Pokémon GO: Which Team should I join?

With Pokémon Go surging to the number 1 spot on the Google Play Store, surpassing even the daily active users on twitter and existing on more android phones than Tinder, Pokémon Go is on the verge of catching us all.

Pokémon Go is set to launch in Malaysia by the end of the month, and we felt that the inevitable boom in Malaysia should be complemented with some handy advice collated from users in the US, UK and New Zealand where Pokémon fever is in full swing.

When do I have to pick a team?

You’d be fooling yourself if you didn’t anticipate to reach level 5 in a heartbeat, but that’s exactly when you’ll have the opportunity to pick between three teams.

Upon entering a gym for the first time, Professor Willow will introduce you to the three team leaders – Instinct, Mystic and Valor. We’ll explain more about their differences below. Once you join a team, you represent and fight for that faction.

It is important to note that, at least for now, you won’t be able to change teams, so choose wisely.

What are the three teams?

Team Instinct

Lead by Spark, Team Instinct believes in, as the name suggests, following your instincts. They have the legendary bird Zapdos as their team crescent.

Team Mystic

Mystic is lead by Blanche who believes in brains over brawns. Their team crescent is the legendary bird Articuno.

Team Valor

Team Valor is headed by Candela, who places faith in training. Their sign is the legendary bird Moltres.

Which Team should I join?

Choosing one team over another won’t have any significant impact on your gameplay experience, you will still progress through the game as everyone else.

Having said that, word on the street seems to suggest that Team Mystic is set to gain the most members. So if you’re one to go with the flow, or one to go against the grain, you should either join or avoid Team Mystic. Another way to go help you decide is to check with your friends or your nearest “gym” and ensure that you join the group that is geographically advantageous to you.

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Pokémon GO: Are you letting a thief in?

Pokémon GO: Are you letting a thief in?

by | Jul 13, 2016 | Gaming, Tech

Pokémon GO: Are you letting a thief in?

You might want to know this before you go and catch ’em all.

In a blog post by security analyst, Adam Reeve, Reeve reported that users had inadvertently given Pokémon Go developers, Niantic, access to their google accounts in a rush to join the Pokémon Go bandwagon.

Checking permission settings, he noticed that “Pokémon Go has full access to your Google account.” Cautious, he checked the Google help page for indications on what “full access” meant and came across this: “When you grant full account access, the application can see and modify nearly all information in your Google Account” and “This “Full account access” privilege should only be granted to applications you fully trust, and which are installed on your personal computer, phone, or tablet.”

As many would induce, Reeve suggested that Pokémon Go and Niantic could now:

  • Read all your emails
  • Send email as you
  • Access all your google drive documents (including deleting them)
  • Look at your search history and your Maps navigation history
  • Access any private photos you may store in Google Photos
  • And a whole lot more

Niantic have since come out with a statement:

“We recently discovered that the Pokémon GO account creation process on iOS erroneously requests full access permission for the user’s Google account. However, Pokémon GO only accesses basic Google profile information (specifically, your User ID and email address) and no other Google account information is or has been accessed or collected. Once we became aware of this error, we began working on a client-side fix to request permission for only basic Google profile information, in line with the data that we actually access. Google has verified that no other information has been received or accessed by Pokémon GO or Niantic. Google will soon reduce Pokémon GO‘s permission to only the basic profile data that Pokémon GO needs, and users do not need to take any actions themselves.”

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The Gamer’s Survival Guide To Cyberfusion 2015

The Gamer’s Survival Guide To Cyberfusion 2015

by | Nov 2, 2015 | Gaming

It’s that time of the year again, when gamers of all creeds gather in the hundreds in the hallowed halls of MMU (Multimedia University Cyberjaya) … to play games!

Yes, the biggest LAN (Local Area Network) party in Malaysia is back, and it will see scores of gamers, young and old, who will travel from all over Malaysia to meet up with friends and have a smashing good time playing games non-stop.

What is Cyberfusion?

Organised by gamers for gamers in Malaysia, Cyberfusion started in 2009 and got into the Guinness Book of World Records for having the longest LAN party in the world.

LAN (short for Local Area Network) Parties are gatherings where people connect to each other via a Local Area Network, typically through cables, in order to play multi-player video games.

Cyberfusion is a place to run away from everything just to play any games for 3 days 2 night with free food and high speed internet. You can play any games you want, even minesweeper. Just play games!
- Excerpt from the Cyberfusion FAQ page

The inaugural Cyberfusion (2009)

We’ve compiled a list of survival tips for the intrepid gamer to have the safest, most comfortable and enjoyable 51-hour LAN party ever!

Survival Tip #1: Snack Up

Gaming REALLY takes up energy. Hence, gamers get hungry very quickly. Ensure you have stocked up enough healthful snacks such as seaweed, muesli, mixed nuts and dried fruits so you have something nice to munch on in between meals that will slowly release the complex carbs and provide you with a good balance of protein and fats at the same time.

Survival Protip!

As much as you can, try to avoid carbohydrate-rich, salty, fatty foods such as sweet snacks, potatoes, rice, or crackers due to their high caloric content, which would result in weight gain if they are not worked off!

Survival Tip #2 – BYOB: Bring Your Own Bags

Your trash is yours and no one else’s.

So let’s all be responsible and clean participants and throw our rubbish into our own bags and dispose of them outside.

I mean, you wouldn’t want your first blood to be coming from a cockroach, now, would you?

Survival Protip!

There’s no need to purchase plastic bin liners or bags for the event. If you do grocery shopping, you can reuse the plastic bags that came with your grocery runs. Always try to reuse plastic when you can – you will be helping save the Earth too!

Survival Tip #3 – Hydration, Hydration, Hydration!

We cannot further stress the importance of this point. With the terrible weather these days and a drying, air-conditioned hall, it is imperative that you hydrate yourself well enough. As a general guide and from past experience, 2 litres of water for every 24 hours suffices. You can’t refill them there, however, so do bring enough to last your stay there.

Survival Tip #4 – Bring wet wipes

Contrary to popular belief, wet wipes are not just for babies and old people.

They’re *incredibly* handy for cleaning up all sorts of gunk like oil, spills and sweaty palms after hours of gaming. Trust me, I go nowhere without a pack of anti-bacterial wet wipes. They’re also reasonably priced at about RM 2 – 3 for two packs of 15 or so at a Guardian, Watsons or Caring Pharmacy. In fact, you can even go to a hypermarket like Tesco or Aeon to get a tube roll of about 100 sheets or so.

They’re really convenient to have around when you’re otherwise too indisposed (read: busy rampaging your server) to go to the washroom to wash your hand or clean up messes.

Survival Protip!

Bring along a small, personal square box of dry tissues as a complement to your wet wipes!

They’re useful for bigger and wetter messes (such as spilled soup) – Use them for soaking up the mess first, and then clean up the area with wet wipes. Let dry.

Survival Tip #5 – Take breaks

Designate rest and relaxation times well. One of the unhealthiest things gamers tend to do is not take breaks from their machines.

It is important that you give your eyes a break every 20 – 30 minutes or so by staring at a faraway object. It won’t take more than 2 minutes to leave your seat to exit the hall to look into the distance – MMU sits on a pretty huge plot of land, so it has really picturesque views all around.

Every hour or so, get up from your seat to stretch and flex those muscles!

Take a Vape Break, go for a walk, jog, or do Yoga.

Heck, you can even organise a morning Yoga or Tai Chi session!

(no, seriously, you can. Just let the organisers know so they can help you round up others)

Survival Tip #6 – Go with friends

Friends make the experience way more fun and everyone can help to keep a look out for each other’s stuff!

Establish a ‘guard duty’ roster so there will always be an eye or two on the lookout.

Have you invited your friend to Cyberfusion yet?

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Survival Tip #7: Padlock your bags

Purchase a couple of those small travel padlocks and keep all your peripherals such as your expensive Razer mice, Mechanical Keyboards, Steelseries mouse pads or laptops in a small bag. Lock them when you need to go to sleep or move away from your station for long periods of time.

Survival Tip #8: Bring foldable mattresses

They are worth the investment as this means you won’t be uncomfortably lying on the hard floor or dirty chairs. The fact that they’re foldable means you save a lot of space too!

They retail for about RM 70+ at most hypermarkets like Tesco or Aeon and come in their own plastic zipper bag. Don’t forget to bring a nice pillow (or two) and a blanket along!

Bantal busuk optional.

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The Alternative

Foldable mattresses are pretty thin and might not be too comfortable. In that case, bring an inflatable mattress along instead.

Tesco is currently selling them cheap at RM 39.90 for a double bed.

Survival Tip #9: Go one step further – Bring a tent!

Tents these days are also inexpensive and can be set up in mere minutes.

Place mattresses in your tents and it becomes a completely comfortable, cozy and private space for you to recharge away from the eyes of the rest.

Survival Tip #10: Practice good hygiene

There aren’t shower facilities per se, but toilets are available, so do shower and have a change of clothes at least once a day.

Like any other normal holiday, bring your toothbrush, toiletries, clean clothes (and underwear) and towels! Don’t forget the towels.

And please, deodorant too – everyone else will thank you for it.

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Do you have any other suggestions and protips and tricks on making your Cyberfusion experience awesome?

Share them in the comments!