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Commentary: Opennet problems threaten to spoil Singapore’s fibre broadband experience
 
 
 

Diablo 3 initial impressions: Defeated by errors

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19 May
2012
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It doesn’t work out of the box. Troubleshooting required.

Not cool.

And this was a huge surprise to me. Given the past quality of Blizzard’s games, and the extremely long wait fans had for Diablo 3, you’d expect it to be extremely polished and launched without a hitch.

After all, they run the world’s most massive and profitable MMORPG World of Warcraft, so you would think they know a thing or two about server loads and whatnot.

 
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Massive crowds turn up for Diablo III launch

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16 May
2012
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Singaporeans, it seems, are chronic queuers, and it’s not just iPhones commanding snaking lines.

Even in the age of convenient online pre-orders, hundreds, if not thousands still preferred to get their hands on Blizzard’s latest game Diablo 3 the old-fashioned way – by queuing at the Funan mall launch event yesterday. Some queued for three hours or more for a copy of the long-awaited game.

 
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Goondu Q&A: My Republic promises no “hard” throttling for fibre broadband

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1 May
2012
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The newly-opened up broadband market in Singapore has seen the entry of new players such as MyRepublic, which promises to cater to niche markets such as gamers with its differentiated fibre broadband offerings.

Just how do these smaller players get their game going and can they continue to prosper as the Big Three telcos in Singapore slash prices in an all-out fibre broadband war?

In this month’s Q&A, we speak to Malcolm Rodrigues, the CEO and co-founder of MyRepublic, the new kid on the block in the broadband market, for his views.

 
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Top five anticipated PC games of 2012

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24 Jan
2012
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My preference for games has shifted over the decades.

As I get older, I have less time to play games, and my attention span has gotten shorter as well.

I still play a ton of games, but I probably play as much casual and indie games — like niche titles like Sequence and Runespell Overture — than triple-A PC titles.

However, I still keep an eye out for triple-A titles that I am interested in. 2012 is a bumper year for some highly anticipated titles for me, and below is a list of the top five PC games I’ll definitely try out this year.

5. Bioshock Infinite

 
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