Diablo 3 To Be Announced Soon?

1) Blizzard.com displays a mysterious splash page. Blizzard has previously done the same mystery style announcement for Starcraft 2. So what announcement could this be?

2) Diablo3.com was just snapped up by Blizzard as recent as FEW DAYS AGO! Previously, this was a fan page and now the ownership of this domain name belongs to Blizzard.

1 + 2 = Diablo 3

Looks like good news for Diablo fans soon.

Spore Creature Creator Hands On

The trial version of Spore Creature Creator has been released recently and I just played with it for a while and I got to say, it’s been a while since I’ve been impressed with a game that is both highly intuitive and brings great fun. While the creature creator is just a small part of a huge game that is to be released (I think September), it provides an insight of what to expect.

Spore Creature Creator trial version is available for download here for both Mac and PC. The full version is available for purchase at 9.99 USD. On the other hand, the full game will be available for 49.95 USD pre-order (you can download it off the net when it releases).

I’m looking forward to the full game and pit my creature to battle with other creations.

Razer Lycosa: More Than Meets the Eye

So I finally decided to get a new keyboard for my gaming machine. My previous keyboard got me fed up at times especially when the computer goes TOOT TOOT whenever I smash the shit out of it. Also, the W A S D keys are all worn out anyway.

Most gamers would’ve probably went for Logitech G-15. But I didn’t – mainly because my desk keyboard drawer currently is so small it would only fit the keyboard alone.

I finally decided on Razer Lycosa. If you look at the keyboard, it doesn’t look any much different than most generic ones.

Pictured is the Razer Lycosa with my Razer Copperhead on the 5 years old funcpad (gonna replace this when I move to a bigger place later this year)

I have been using my Lycosa for about 2 days now. And I have to say, wow, I haven’t felt such sensation while typing or gaming. The keys are probably so well built it won’t wear out anytime soon. It has some sort of rubber on top of each keys that would make your fingers feel comfortable even when you smash the shit out of it.

If you work in dark rooms, this keyboard is probably worthwhile for you. It has a blue backlight and you can switch between 3 modes – no backlight, backlight on and backlights only on W A S D keys (probably useful for some FPS gamers).

However, while the backlight is a cool feature, if you work in extremely lit rooms I don’t recommend this keyboard at all

As you can see from the picture above, when there’s tons of light the keyboard keys will be extremely difficult to see.

The keyboard also has other features such as macros, usb 2.0 passthrough port, sound and mic-in jack etc.

As you can see, the keyboard lacks macro keys and therefore it uses the function keys to do the macros. You can switch between 10 profiles of different macro key settings. To switch between profiles you just tap the Razer logo on the top right corner where other multimedia keys exist together.

Do I recommend this keyboard? Yes, the rubber coating on the keys make it so much comfortable for long use. My fingers barely feel tired anymore after hours of button smashing sessions. This keyboard not only suits gamers but also people who type a lot (and I mean a hell lot).

What keyboard do you sport?