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Announcements, Articles, Guides and Promotions / Yoplait's Nintendo Wii Giveaway« on: April 30, 2014, 07:42:47 AM »22
Reviews, Previews & First Looks / Bite It: Locally Developed Mobile Game« on: April 29, 2014, 12:14:51 PM »
GATTers, check out "Bite It".
A mobile game developed by Speed Demon, one of our very own. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ASA1Touch.Bite_it Currently rated 3.8 stars Feel free to cast your vote and help support our local "talant" Heard he has a new game in the works as well! 23
Media / Trinidad & Tobago SmartPhone Film Festival Competition« on: April 16, 2014, 12:45:03 PM »
A lot of local talent on display here. Best of all....these films were all done using a SmartPhone.
A showcase of the technical prowess of these devices. They are so capable that a pretty decent film can be shot using one. Have a look and judge for yourself (Peoples Choice award is up for grabs) Some very decent prizes offered as well, sponsored by Digicel Our Jr Staff group intended to enter this competition but didn't get the film done in time. Maybe next year! You can see all the entries here: http://www.youtube.com/user/ttsmartphoneff 24
Upcoming Tournaments, Lan Parties, Sweats & Events / Microsoft Tech Day @ NAPA Friday March 28th 2014« on: March 27, 2014, 06:38:37 PM »The official word: Microsoft Tech Day @ NAPA (Theatre 1 and Theatre 2) Friday March 28th 2014 Time: 9AM - 4PM Come see the XBOX One, Latest HP, Dell and Lenovo Windows 8 tablets. Door Prizes and Giveaways throughout the day. Looking forward to seeing you there! GATT will be on site exhibiting TitanFall #titanfallthatisall 25
General Gaming & System Wars / Official TitanFall Roster« on: March 12, 2014, 07:58:49 AM »
TitanFall Roster
PC Platform (Origin IDs) ~~~~~~~~~~ TriniSpartacus MessiaaH Limit-tt Berzerker28 Shivadee Bountikilla Pulserate100 awoodyear D3mon-tt D2Ultima Crixxtachi Launchpadtt Meztt Arcmanov Redfishtt triniprimal101 Iseme2003 triniprimal101 Ultinferno Crackerjack_tt V1rtueTT WildChild_TT dartzreunion sneekolas Xbox Live ~~~~~~~ RedlumTT W1nTry Jarrox Agokillya NDVenom33 Dipshun DiscreetCamper MellowTrinbago Mr ReklezzTrini Joe b0n3s KILLAZIN Sharpened3Line xX M4X1MU5 1 Xx AghastManatee31 CuryMushroOM Foz4ric LudaC riprawed slyCzar SpartenMadara modeminho Trini Assassin The Loki Lokes Dbelttightner87 Odinstar31 Boombooki666 DeFiine GraviTy MellowTrinbago PSYCHOFROMHELL1 DrunkVista Kentek Live TitanFall Caribbean Facebook group (Feel free to join if you play the game) https://www.facebook.com/groups/843622249000753/ Join us on TeamSpeak while playing: Great for team coordination in online games and general banter. Here is the skinny on connecting to TeamSpeak: ServerName: carigamers.com ServerAddress: teamspeak.carigamers.com For full details on how to use the application, including pictures as a guide, click here: http://www.carigamers.com/cms/forums/index.php/page,teamspeak.html 26
Reviews, Previews & First Looks / TitanFall Preview (From Beta)« on: March 02, 2014, 03:15:24 PM »
Review:
#titanfallthatisall No kidding, believe the hype. It is a rare moment in our gaming history that a game comes along and grabs center stage completely, demanding attention. We have seen it with Quake 3, the venerable Starcraft, the once ubiquitous Battlefield and the indomitable Dota. In 2014, such a title is about to be unleashed on the masses yet again. TitanFall. How can we know for sure? The good people at Respawn Entertainment were kind enough to allow us to play the Beta. Providing a first hand preview of the next generation, competitive multiplayer game. It did not dissappoint. The experience was surreal. It left many of our members in a stupor, suffering from a TitanFall Tabanca as they await the second coming on March 11th 2014, the official release date. The developers out did themselves and an ever increasing list of Awards (75 at my last count) from all corners of the gaming industry confirms our sentiment. This is the future. Tight gameplay mechanics, fluid movement, intuitive controls and most of all...fun. That is a recurring theme you will hear from gamers who played the beta. It was an absolute blast. Screen shots were posted, videos recorded and it generated a buzz of constant chatter on our various communication platforms. Inspiring action and activity across the association like wildfire. Uniting gamers in a common warcry like neverbefore....#titanfallthatisall If you did not notice, this is a multiplayer only title. Don't let that and the word competitive fool you. It is still very accessible. They took a page out of DOTA and included AI grunts that populate the map and provide easy fodder for less skilled players. There is comm chatter from the AI that keeps you abreast of the situation and advises on the next course of action. Very helpful if your human team mates are not being particularly vocal in guiding you on. Also, everyone is rewarded with a Titan That is right. After about two minutes of regular run and gun gameplay, you are rewarded with your very own mechanized machine of death, aka a Titan. The combination of traditional first person shooter action with mech combat is a winner. The maps we played were cleverly designed to allow both to exist in the same space. Allowing enough freedom for the lumbering Titans to roam and dish out damage while still providing sufficient cover for pilots to wall run and double jump to safety. Verticality is dominant. You will soon realize that being on the ground level as a pilot is counter productive. Best left to the AI grunts. Pilots are extremely mobile and due to the defacto jumpjet, can scale pretty much any obstacle with parkour like antics. It is very liberating and stronly advised as the Titan's, for all their power, cannot take to the high ground. Grabbing some sky is the best way to prevent yourself coming under foot of one. There is an elegant simplicity about TitanFall. Everything just works. No need for a series of complex key presses nor extraordinary skill to achieve spectacular feats. The game is very forgiving and exceedingly generous in this regard. Still, beneath that simplicity is a complex game of "rock, paper, scissors" that will open up a lot of deep strategic options for veterans. A minute to learn, a lifetime to master. For example, to perform a finishing move on the enemy titan, you just have to land a melee attack while it is in the doomed state. One key press, that is all. The opponent could have countered by equipping his Titan with a nuclear self destruct mechanism, in which case, getting close to perform the melee attack would be suicide. Another example, to "rodeo" an enemy Titan you have only to jump and land on top of it. Taking you into a sequence where you bypass the shields and can destroy the mech at point blank range with your primary and secondary weapons. This in turn is countered by equipping your Titan with electric smoke which would shock the intruder to death. It is a beautiful song and dance that players can revel in as they begin to peel back layers and layers of the game. Another area of excellence that must be mentioned is the net code. This can make or break a multiplayer title. Especially coming from our region where we depend on Microsoft Azure servers based in the United States to host our games. Poor net code can result in your shots not registering, enemies killing you around corners, rubber banding and other nefarious in-game anomalies that lead to frustration. Pleased to report that at average pings of 90 - 120ms, it was very playable with only nominal incidents of these. In fact, we defeated many teams with US players sporting latency three times faster than ours. That is an absolutely fantastic achievement by the developers. My hats off to them. Amazingly, being built on the Source engine (which powered Team Fortress, Half Life and Dota 2) this game does not require a super powerful computer to play. It ran smooth on even modest specs. I tested it personally on my primary us$1500 rig and my lowly US$500 steam machine, clocking twenty two hours of game time between them both. The primary rig ran TitanFall beautifully at 1080p while the steam machine managed competently at 720p. If you prefer the console scene, our members had great things to say about the game on the Xbox One as well. Microsoft has even created a bundle which provides the game for free with the purchase of a new xbox one system. Boom Bang In closing, one very minor peeve, for a futuristic game...we need lasers. #titanfallthatisall Recommendation: Buy Rating: 10 Booms out of 10 There are many versions of the game available, see below for a list and some notes regarding them: Xbox One TitanFall Bundle Free Copy of TitanFall with the purchase of an XBOX One Xbox Collectors Edition $250.00 Comes with art book and statue PC Collectors Edition Comes with art book and statue PC Download (Online Game Code to Redeem in Origin) http://amzn.to/1gKEK7T PC Instant Access (Link your Origin Account with Amazon, no key redemption required, preload) PC DVDROM (Disc version of the game, you will need to wait for this to be shipped) 27
Media / Soca Monarch 2014 Results« on: March 01, 2014, 08:20:40 AM »
International Soca Monarch Results :
1st Machel Montano 2nd 3 way tie Iwer George/Destra/Mr Killer Groovy Soca Monarch Results: 1st Kerwin DuBois 2nd Machel Montano 3rd Farmer Nappy 4th Destra So I didn't like "Mor" at first....but it has grown on me. The epic music video Machel dropped on youtube definitely helped. A class production. Kerwin had a winner on his hands with "Too Real" right out of the gate. Groovy idmc #dazwhawetalkinbout The controversial dark horse in the race was Ann-G from Japan, in the power category. Many thought she was included for her international flavor. I figured her "We Love Carnival" selection was better suited to the groovy competition. Judge for yourself Either way, it is good to see that soca continues to influence artistes beyond our shores. PS...they need to change their judging system....yet another tie laden result. Ridiculous. 28
Ole Talk / Happy New Year 2014!« on: January 01, 2014, 09:05:53 AM »gg no re @ 2013 Epic year. A lot of good games and great gamers. Moving on to 2014. The year of the next generation. My new years resolution is to tackle a burgeoning backlog of games (damn you steam and humble bundle!) To help keep me honest, I've made a promise not to purchase any new games without first completing some of my old. Progress will be tracked here, in the official "Rate the Last Game you Completed" thread: http://www.carigamers.com/cms/forums/index.php/topic,27912.20.html What is your resolution? 29
Mini/Media PC's / HTPC Steam Machine vs XBOXONE: A TriniSpartacus 2014 Project« on: December 22, 2013, 08:32:23 AM »
Having waxed poetic about building a new HTPC for all of 2013, I am committing myself to the act in 2014
The objective....to complete the build for less or the same price as an xbox one: US$499 Then to compare the performance and capabilities of the HTPC Steam Machine against Microsoft's next gen box. Not starting from zero as I have already scavenged for cheap hardware on these very forums via the trading grounds. Collected thus far: CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 3.1Ghz/3.4ghz US$70.00 RAM: 2x2GB DDR 3 US$30.00 HDD: Plethora of loose HDs laying around my office: US$0.00 MOBO: Gigabyte LGA 1155 DDR3 1600 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Motherboard GA-H77N-WIFI: US$112.00 Total: US$212 $287.00 in budget to go. WTB CASE: Cooler Master Elite 130: US$50.00 PSU: Corsair CX Series 500W Modular: US$55 VID: Used ATI 6970: US$204 (Alternatively, a GTX 660 for US$180 or a Radeon R9 270 also at US$180.00) Total Projected Spend: US$499.00 Boom Bang 30
Ole Talk / Christmas Wishlist 2013« on: December 11, 2013, 07:45:04 AM »
As is the annual tradition around this time of year....we take our pens to papers (or fingers to keyboard) to scribe that wish list of items for Santa to deliver on December 25th 2013
No doubt, next gen systems are going to dominate stockings the world over. So let me start with the blatantly obvious #1) Microsoft's Xbox One http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CMQTVUA/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00CMQTVUA&linkCode=as2&tag=g12n7-20 Messiaah has me stoked with all the Killer Instinct coverage. Can't wait to get in on the action myself and now with that mod allowing keyboard and mouse support? SOLD Someone needs to work on a mod for XBMC next #2) Nexus 5 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GD6H0NU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00GD6H0NU&linkCode=as2&tag=g12n7-20 Google's latest smart phone brings some additional horse power to an already capable device, its predecessor, the LG Nexus 4, doubling the storage and increasing the processor speed from 1.5ghz to 2.3ghz. Screen resolution is now at a solid 1080p. GPU gets a minor bump (Adreno 320 to 330) and they also added optical image stabilization to the 8 megapixel camera. Throw in the latest version of the Android OS (KitKat) and you've got a winning combination. #3) Sony's Playstation 4 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BGA9WK2/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00BGA9WK2&linkCode=as2&tag=g12n7-20 A little low on the list since my Playstation is used for fighting games primarily and the next generation of those are not released for PS4 as yet. Still, would be a happy camper if Santa drops this down the chimney. Good luck for him finding one though. The system has been pretty much out of stock worldwide since release. What's on your list? 31
Announcements, Articles, Guides and Promotions / Battlefield 4 on Sale: 50% OFF!!« on: November 28, 2013, 07:10:08 PM »
Many said it would not happen, they said it was too soon. BOOM!
Amazon has gone mad. Offer ends tonight! so act fast http://astore.amazon.com/carigamers00-20/detail/B00BXONG7G Get it while it's cheap. 32
General Gaming & System Wars / Which consoles have you owned?« on: November 26, 2013, 06:42:26 AM »33
Announcements, Articles, Guides and Promotions / New GLs (Gaming Locations are Stores or CyberCafes that focus on gaming)« on: November 14, 2013, 08:18:58 PM »
Looking for new GLs across the island to add to our official list.
Please post the name and any contact info you might have for them (phone number, etc...) For Example: Gamers Destiny Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago (868) 345-7440 Game Concepts Ltd Arima, Trinidad and Tobago 779-9835 720-0298 KenTeck Interactive San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago (868) 726-4499 34
Announcements, Articles, Guides and Promotions / Game On: Super Street Fighter IV Tournament Results« on: September 22, 2013, 06:37:04 AM »Congrats to PridePridePride for an impressive win at Flow's Game On: Super Street Fighter IV Tournament Courts Megastore on Sat 21st Sept 2013. Analyst L2W secured second place with a nail biting win over Dutch in a classic Ryu vs Ryu mirror match. Going down to the final round. Dutch put in work with Ryu amongst a star studded field of competitors to earn the third place prize. Thanks go out to Exodus who presided over the day as the official tournament Director. As well Andromeda Entertainment and the entire GATT team that made it happen. Would also like to thank our sponsors who collaborated and contributed tremendously to the success of the event. Full results are below: http://challonge.com/flowgameon Supreme Champion: PridePridePride (64pts) 2nd: Analyst L2W (32pts) 3rd: Dutch (16pts) 4th: Khronoz585 (8 pts) 5th: Handi (4 pts) Slick (4 pts) 7th: Briggs (2 pts) TriniBattousai (2 pts) 9th: Crimson NiceGuy Ario Fresh 13th: GameConcepts ColdStarz CalledEternal Mujahideen 17th: Ultima Kcaldon UltimateGamer Dfullness CrabNDumplin Jaymur Britty earyh 25th: X-xLAWLESSx-X KaioLegin Mr. Selby Seth Shotta Domnic 4bent dhirenr9 35
Upcoming Tournaments, Lan Parties, Sweats & Events / Game On: Super Street Fighter IV Tournament @ Courts Megastore« on: September 13, 2013, 06:26:24 AM »Game On: Super Street Fighter IV Tournament Date : Saturday 21st September 2013 Start Time : 10AM Venue : Courts MegaStore, Churchill Roosevelt High Way, San Juan Over $2000.00+ in Prizes Entry Fee: FREE Platform: PS3 Limit: 32 Players (first to register) Facebook Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/385223798272484/ Proudly sponsored by Flow & Courts First Prize : $1500.00 Second Prize: $750.00 Third Prize : $250.00 Door prizes to be won! VIP Membership at CariBox Tournament Rules BYOC allowed (Bring Your Own Controllers) Double Elimination 2/3 Rounds 2/3 Matches, 3/5 Grand Finals Double Blind Pick available Register by contacting Raj, TriniWyatt, LexiWild, Link, Ryuzaki, Underbalanced, NinjaCookies, Xjin, Project E or JJWillo and providing your Name and Gamertag Also by emailing same to gatt@carigamers.com or calling 224-GATT (During the hours of 9AM - 5PM) Points will be awarded to the following placements and go towards the official GATT Ultimate Fighter Leaderboard. 1st place - 64pts 2nd place - 32pts 3rd place - 16pts 4th place - 8pts 5th place - 4pts 5th place - 4pts 7th place - 2pts 7th place - 2pts Registered Players: 01: Seth_Mortifer 02: Shotta_tt 03: Khronoz585 04: KCaldon 05: Handi 06: PridePridePride 07: Joegrine 08: Dutch 09: Trinibattousai 10: NiceGuy 11: Fresh 12: Crimson 13: Ultima 14: Mr. Selby 15: Britty 16: Briggs 17: Slick 18: ((Prime)) 19: Smithbad 20: GameConcepts 21: X-xLAWLESSx-X 22: Jaymur 23: ColDstaRz 24: Burnss 25: CalledEternal 26: RagnaSol 27: Dfullness 28: CrabNdumplin 29: KaioLegiN 30: Ario Wallen 31: Analyst L2W 32: megasxlr81 0 Spots Left Reserve: 01: scrappyJo 02: lesmilz 03: blackadam 05: Underbalanced 06: Mujahideen 07: Domnic Tudes 08: :- i-plz 09: crownestings 10: 11: 12: 13: 14: 15: 16: (You can still register as a reserve in case one of the first 32 fail to show on the day) 36
Announcements, Articles, Guides and Promotions / Cyril Ross Nursery Game Day and Donation 2013« on: September 05, 2013, 10:52:58 AM »
For Immediate Release
On Saturday August 24th the Wagon Club with the assistance of GATT organized a gaming day at the Cyril Ross Children’s Nursery in Tunapuna. The activities began around 2pm after three gaming stations were set up to the delight of the kids. Ezra Burnley (aka Project E) from the GATT Junior Staff Committee presenting the Nintendo WII and games to the Cyril Ross management. He is flanked by Alias Cosplayers Merida, Princess Bell and Rupunzel. FIFA, Mario Kart and High School Musical were welcomed with enthusiasm as the kids played well into the evening. The play day was co-supervised by Kurt Kingston and members of the Wagon Club as the game day coincided with their monthly visits to the nursery. At 3 pm more excitement arrived as cosplayers from the Alias Cosplay Group, Merida, Princess Belle and Rupunzel entered to add some fantasy and whimsy to the afternoon’s proceedings. The management and staff of the Nursery were happy for the activities as they mentioned how important it was for the kids to interact with the wider public on occasion. Before wrapping up, GATT surprised the kids by donating a Nintendo Wii system with two games Mario Kart and High School Musical to the nursery. GATT thanks its sponsors Gamez Plus, Cariszone.com, Laptop City and Tribal WorldWide for their contributions and a special thanks to Glen Saxon (aka Saxman) and the Y Wagon Club for the collaborative effort. An extra special thanks goes out to the children of Cyril Ross who were very receptive to all the visitors on the day with their assistance, bright smiles and courteous dispositions. If you wish to get involved, feel free to email gatt@carigamers.com We welcome your support Our Sponsors: About Cyril Ross Nursery: The Cyril Ross Nursery is an Institution owned and operated by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. It houses thirty-five (35) children and is responsible for the medical management of thirty other children living with their Parents and or Guardians in different parts of Trinidad and Tobago. The staff of twenty-five, care for the children at the home on a twenty four hour basis while having to, at some time during each month, deal with some aspect of each of the out-patients' management. Spirituality is an essential aspect of life at the Nursery. The Nursery is equipped with a quiet-room where the children are encouraged to spend time in reflection/meditation and at other times, prayer sessions are held there. http://www.svdptt.org/cr_nursery.htm About GATT: GATT is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) formed in April 1999 by a group of passionate gamers with the purpose of glorifying electronic entertainment on the twin island of Trinidad & Tobago and by extension the Caribbean. The association prides itself on leading the digital entertainment culture in the region and has worked at providing facilities for the gaming public to participate in electronic sport and other related activities. As a charitable organisation, donations of volunteer services, systems and games are made to other NGOs and charity homes. http://www.carigamers.com/gatt About Y Wagon Club Formed in May 2011, the Wagon club is the first group of its kind in Trinidad & Tobago to have similar Nissan "Y" Wagon Models (Y10, Y11 & Y12 series) all housed under the same Umbrella. It has since expanded its membership to include the MAZDA Y11 & Y12 ADs. Encouraging owners of these vehicles to share with each other, their experiences, knowledge, time & expertise, while growing together & building friendships along the way. http://www.nissanywagonclub.yolasite.com/ More pictures from the event can be found at our facebook album here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.576847219048029.1073741825.166545273411561&type=3 (Photo's courtesy Haze Photography) 37
Announcements, Articles, Guides and Promotions / Contest: Post a Photo of your Gaming Setup to Win!« on: August 14, 2013, 09:50:50 AM »
Rules are simple
Whip out your cameras or smartphones and snap a picture of your gaming setup. Post that picture here for a chance to win a copy of Battlefield 4! Also, two consolation prizes of a game from STEAM will be drawn at random during the contest. Open to all PC, Console and mobile gamers except Messiaah. (jk @ messiaah) Bonus entries will be given for the following: 1) If one or more persons are in the picture 2) If any epic gaming paraphernalia is featured in the photo (collectibles, replicas, etc...) 3) If our website is visible on any of the screens in the photo 4) If native Caribbean items can be identified (Carib, Smalta, Chubby, Doubles, etc...) Winner will be chosen by random draw on Sunday 27th of October 2013 Ladies and Gentlemen, start your cameras. 38
General Gaming & System Wars / Official Battlefield 4 Roster« on: July 28, 2013, 08:21:18 PM »
Boom Bang!
Releasing October 29 2013 Starting our official roster: All members are welcome to join us as we prepare to take on the world in arguably the greatest virtual war game ever. ~~~~~~ Arcmanov TriniWyatt firstchoicett NotNiCeTT LTChiney CptAwesomeTT ( Spazosaurus ) EmperorXavier Blood||Lust shivanandrs Shotology101 RedfishTT Nyro_TT Doomtack W1nTry ImmortalJoker You can find the details for our TeamSpeak server for voice communication here (currently in test to replace mumble) http://www.carigamers.com/cms/forums/index.php/page,teamspeak.html 39
News / Game Studio Closure: Bye Bye Spellforce« on: July 17, 2013, 08:49:15 PM »
It is with a very heavy heart I report the closure of Phenomic Studios.
The maker of my beloved Spellforce RTS/RPG games. http://www.pcgamesn.com/phenomenot-ea-close-spellforce-studio Spellforce was a true gem and one of my favourite games of all time. Spellforce 2 did a repeat of the original's success and scored a respectable 80/100 metascore. No easy accomplishment for a game that tries to be both an RTS and an RPG at the same time. Catering to two very different types of gamers and running the risk of pissing off both. lol Really sad to see them go as this means Spellforce 3 won't be materializing. The game has no equal since it stood alone in a genre it created. Was really looking forward to a modern release with all the graphical bells and whistles. sigh gg wp no re RIP Phenomic 40
Hardware, Tweaking & Networking / Leap Motion: Impressive Piece of Tech« on: July 17, 2013, 05:02:54 PM »Kinect eat your heart out. An amazing level of accuracy on display here by a US$70 device. |