Halo Creation

Don't know what this is? It's a Mongoose ATV from the computer game series Halo. You can see other shots of it here. Built by VidGamer838 (where you can see his other Lego creations).

Source : Brothers Brick

Digital Stone Age

Sad but true. In our modern digital world, it's so easy to be thrown back into the stone age - just cut off our electricity, or even our Internet access will do, and we're suddenly stuck back in the days before online was the norm!

Mammoth Tank ready!

This isn't just any minifig-scale tank, it's a minifig-scale Mammoth tank, from the computer game Command and Conquer series. You can check out more shots of this tank from here.

Source : Brothers Brick

Lego Universe

There are Lego toys, then there are computer games, and then there are Lego computer games, and these days, they're closely tied to movies (like Lego Batman and Indiana Jones computer games and toys).

Now, get ready for the next level of interaction - the Lego MMORPG game! Just when you though there were enough online games, Lego comes and give you the Lego Universe!

It's not out yet, but if you're keen to check it out, head on over to the Lego site at universe.lego.com.

Diablo III Announced

A decade after the Diablo and his brothers were banished, they are now officially lining up once again, as another hugely-anticipated titanic sequel is rising in the gaming scene. As the Lord of Terror awakes from his slumber so will the legion of heroes...but some - if not most - would rather get their piece of Diablo right now. Who can blame them? Alas, Blizzard is but one, if not the only gaming company, which makes all your waiting worthwhile. So we shall await...

Gaming Relationship

Yes it's true. Some gamers have a more serious relationship with their games than they do with their relationship! However, with girl-friendly games like Sims, sometimes it works the other way too!

Brick Gamers 22 - Cyber Leadership

This might be a strange topic but it's one that happens in cyberspace, especially with online MMORPG - massively multiplayer online role playing games. It's about leadership and how you can't really run away from the real world issues even if you're in the virtual world - but at least the game world is programmable!

These comics weren't designed for the Web, and so they're actually printed magazine conversions. You have to click them to read the expanded size.

Why Pirated Software Rules

In developed countries, the illegal copying and selling of a medium (like CD) is known as a bootlegged copy, simply because over there, people would sell them by the street, and while they may not be hidden in their leg boots (maybe in an overcoat is more likely), the term comes from when home-made alcohol was hidden in flasks in their boots.

Over here, that is, in Asia, or Malaysia for that matter, we call it a pirated copy, after pirates (duh!). It's obvious why pirated copies of software thrive here - we're not as developed as Western countries, and so people cannot afford original copy prices like they can. While pirated software is lesser in Western countries because they can afford it in their currency, or download it from Warez sites with their connected computers, here if we have connections, it may not be fast enough too.

With the recent petrol hike fueled (pun not intended) by global oil prices going up, the piracy that was slowly being stamped away seems unlikely to go away anytime soon. Hence this comic: