Gaming

Lenovo Legion Phone Duel coming to the Philippines soon

No specific details yet though. Only, “in the coming weeks.”

Published

July 22, 2020

Rodneil Quiteles

So the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel just launched and we already know what you’re going to ask: Is it coming to the Philippines? The short answer is yes. As to the matter of when, we still aren’t sure.

We reached out to Lenovo Philippines and asked if they can give us a hint on when we can expect the Duel to hit the archipelago. This is their exact response:

“We are excited about bringing the Legion Phone to Asia-Pacific and will announce local availability in the coming weeks.”

So we don’t exactly know for sure when it’s coming, but we do know it will get here eventually and that’s something to be excited about.

Lenovo Legion Phone Duel

The Lenovo Legion Phone Duel has a 6.65-inch AMOLED display with 144Hz refresh rate with a 240Hz sampling rate. Inside, it’s powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus and two RAM options 12GB and 16GB. For storage, it has 512GB UFS 3.1.

It has many more gaming-oriented design and features. It has two 2500mAh batteries — separated strategically for cooling. To juice up, it has 90W Turbo Power Charging. You even have to ports to choose from — one on the bottom like usual, and one to the side which lets you charge while playing in horizontal mode. It also has dual front-facing speakers.

If you’re into streaming your games, this is built for that too. There’s a side-mounted 20MP front-facing camera that can capture 1080P videos and record up to 4K video at 30FPS. There are also four noise-cancelling mics around the phone to help reduce background noise while you stream.

The phone will be available first in China where it’s called Lenovo Legion Phone Pro. It will hit several other markets at a later date.

SEE ALSO: The Lenovo Legion Phone Duel is all about mobile gaming

Gaming

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 Soundtrack adds 37 new tracks

Get hyped for the remaster as you listen to this diverse set of tracks

Published

July 29, 2020

Gab Orlina

Activision has an exciting addition to its anticipated remaster of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 for new and longtime fans. Even though just a simple release trailer would’ve been great, they decided to take it one step further. In a 14-minute YouTube virtual concert, the developers showcased what is essentially the music behind the remastered classic.

The Noisey YouTube channel hosted this virtual concert, which featured a stellar list of rap, punk, and indie artists. These artists are behind a whopping 37 new tracks added to the remaster’s official soundtrack. Coupled with some of the classic tunes from the original, this soundtrack echoes the sounds of skateboarding. During the concert, artists like CHAII, Merkules, and Machine Gun Kelly even gave us a taste of the new music.

Apart from these, the concert also showcased previews of gameplay from the remaster itself. In between performances, you will just see clips of players doing all sorts of skateboarding tricks across the park. Also, some of the footage even features real-life skaters — or, at least character models of them.

If you want to watch the whole concert, you can watch it here.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 arrives on September 4, 2020 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

Enterprise

Smart unveils first 5G gaming hub, speed peaks at 1Gbps

Ready for cloud gaming!

Published

July 29, 2020

MJ Jucutan

Smart Communications has unveiled its first 5G-powered gaming hub in the Philippines. Situated at Gariath Concepts sports venue in Quezon City, the deployed 5G connection’s speed peaks at 1Gbps.

An important milestone

To test its speed, Smart hosted the country’s first crossplay match via cloud gaming and gathered esports athletes to partake in the competition.

PLDT-Smart Omega armed its players with 5G-certified handsets and competed with Team LuponWxC playing through their gaming PCs. The athletes played a DoTA 2 match via cloud gaming, where PLDT-Smart Omega was victorious with a score of 34-6.

Cloud Gaming

In Europe and America, Cloud gaming is becoming popular. Cloud gaming streams a game through cloud services letting you play a multitude of gaming titles no matter what device you’re on.

People can play their favorite games even with just a smartphone, as long as they’re using a fast and stable internet connection. No more relying on a gaming console or desktop computers.

Google’s Stadia, Microsoft’s XCloud, and NVIDIA’s GeForce Now are prime examples of game streaming services that offer cloud gaming.

Gaming

ROG Phone 3, ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition coming to the Philippines

Official announcement is in Mid-August

Published

July 23, 2020

Rodneil Quiteles

If the ASUS ROG Phone 3 announcement made your jaw hit the floor, you’ll be happy to know that the phone, along with the ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition, is coming to the Philippines.

ASUS ROG will make the official announcement on August 15, 2020 at 8PM. Pricing and availability will be revealed that day. You can tune in to the ROG Philippines social media pages to keep yourself updated.

ROG Phone 3

It was earlier announced that the phone will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus. It’s currently Qualcomm’s best and has an array feature geared towards “elite gaming.”

Elsewhere on the phone, it’s all about delivering the best. Naturally, the specs have been maxed out. Here’s a quick rundown:

6.44-inch OLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate
Up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM
Up to 512GB of UFS 3.1 Storage
6000mAh battery with a bundled 30W HyperCharge Adapter
Air Triggers with Enhanced Touch Gestures
Dual Front Facing Speakers

In terms of look, they toned the ASUS ROG Phone 3 down even more, getting rid of the cutouts that mimic the look of certain ROG laptops. The copper cooling vent has been replaced with a single sheet of glass with a transparent window to show off the AeroDynamic Cooling System.

Armory Crate, Game Genie

Also making an expected return are the gaming-related software baked into the phone. These are the Armory Crate and Game Genie.

With it you can customize how much power each core uses for certain tasks. You can also modify things like RGB lighthing, fan speed, as well as game controls.

Game Genie is like your mobile gaming assistant. Fire it up and it sends you into this interface where you can toggle all the games you have installed. It’s like having a console interface right on your phone.

One of the new accessories coming to the ROG Phone 3 is one that will let you connect your phone to any existing game controller you have lying round. It can be the Xbox Controller, DualShock 4 (PS4), or the Google Stadia controller — all will work with the phone with this new accessory.

Watch our ROG Phone 3 review for more.