Plants Vs. Zombies Halloween Giveaway

Good news everyone, Plants vs. Zombies will be available for FREE this Halloween! PopCap has teamed up with the American Dental Association in an effort to raise awareness of fighting tooth decay this trick or treat season, by urging participators to give out free game coupons and various other freebies instead of candies this year.

There are a number of freebies attached with this campaign, one of which is a collectible set of trading cards made available through selected dentists around the United States that include different Plants vs. Zombies characters and bonus Putrid Posse cards, plus a free game code coupon in every pack. So definitely check with your dentist if they have this on your next checkup.

 

And of course, last but not least, the game Plants vs Zombies is available for FREE at StopZombieMouth.com with coupon codes for both PC and Mac starting October 30, 2012 to November 10, 2012. You can print as many coupons as you like using this PDF coupon and give them away to kids this Halloween as alternative treats to sugary candies that can cause tooth decay, which they can then take home and download on their computers for over a week after the trick or treat season. Additionally, the site also contains a few more free PvZ themed items and freebies such as info-graphics on Halloween fun facts (pictured below), PvZ coloring book, wallpapers, printable Halloween masks and party invites.

  

So I hope many of you out there will be able to enjoy this huge wave of freebies that PopCap is offering this Halloween, and while we wait for the Plants vs. Zombies games to become available on October 30, here is a video featuring a new signature song from Plants vs. Zombies to get you in the trick or treating mood!

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Angry Birds in McDonald's China - A Love Story

Rovio, the company behind Angry Birds, and McDonald's have decided to join forces in the marketing move that probably no one saw coming. "What?" I hear you ask. Yes, you read it right, and no, we're not getting taken over by green alien pigs and Ronald McDonald, at least not yet.

So long story short, if you happen to be eating at a branch of McDonald's in China and you bust out your Angry Birds game on your iPhone, you will be treated to special items and hidden game modes exclusive to that particular branch. In addition, customers are also given the chance to vote for their local or favorite branch to build an actual giant slingshot on, pictured below.

If you're reading all of this still in disbelief, questioning how a $1 iPhone game could have built so much momentum in so little time, don't worry, you are not alone. I myself didn't fully realize the magintude of Angry Birds' fame until I really looked into what they have been up to. Apparently, Rovio has been very busy in the aftermath of their hit success and they are showing no signs of slowing down. In just the span of a couple of years they have successfully achieved hundreds of millions of downloads worldwide, released many different versions of their game, earned millions more in merchandising, talks of a Pixar-esque 3D animation film studio with matching Angry Birds movie (of course) and a Star Wars game deal. So I suppose it really shouldn't be too surprising that they teamed up with McDonald's after seeing all these other achievements. And in the future, when we are bowing down to our alien pig overlords and our only hope is to be saved by plump red, yellow and blue birds and a slingshot, you can tell your grandkids the story that you were there when it happened, and that it all began with this commercial:

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Kickstarter - Start Or Support Creative Projects

With the current fast paced progress of technology and information, chances are that most of us have thoughts and ideas flowing through our brains constantly and our creative minds are being put in overdrive more than ever. We spend our day looking at what other people are doing and we learn from each other, it would be hard not to have a wild imagination, and ultimately not generate a few great ideas. But if you lack the financial backing and necessary resources, what do you do with those ideas? Or what if you did have resources, but have not yet found an idea worth spending it on? Well, now is your time to shine because there is a site called Kickstarter.com, which allows anyone to invest in ordinary everyday people with extraordinary ideas.

So what is Kickstarter? At it's core, it's basically a website that mediates deals, agreements and updates between the project starters - i.e. entrepreneurs and proprietors with their investors, which are called backers. The site serves as a venue for individuals or start-up companies to securely upload and showcase their proposal to attract possible contributors or investors and give them updates about the project as well.

The mechanics of the site make it fairly simple for both proprietor and contributor alike. The project creator will post details of his or her project, and give incentives on each value of contribution. Potential backers can then contribute any value from a dollar to thousands of dollars depending on which incentives they prefer.

So if you are a person with great ideas that you are sure can work, a person who has an extra few bucks that you want to spend on something more interesting, or even just someone who likes to browse new things people are coming up with, Kickstarter is a fun site worth spending a little time or money on.

Site Link: kickstarter.com

Some things worth noting:

• At present, Kickstarter is only available to the U.S. and U.K. Hopefully, they offer this service internationally some day in the future or that a site pops up that will offer this service to other countries.

• If you do plan on becoming a backer and investing some money, please do your due diligence first. Kickstarter tries to make their site as secure as possible, but you should also do your part in protecting your hard earned money by doing some research on the project starter and on the project itself before pledging. 

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Yes, I Know That

The Internet has an overflow of information for everyone to just sink their nails into. Some portals have focused information where they publish specialized topics. Some websites like ours give out a mix of stuff from here and there. One website which we found interesting enough earlier today, collects discusses trivias about categories such as animals, celebrities, countries, education, humans, nature, space, sports, health, and plain weird. 

Site can be found at http://www.yesiknowthat.com, and there are actually interesting facts that we thought we knew but they just took the extra step into writing about details of that topic. We think this would be a great way of filling up our brains with new and more detailed information as brain exercise. Woopee!

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Free iPhone Game - Chicken Revolution : Warrior (Expired)

In this section, we will review some of the free apps we find, because hey, who doesn't like apps and... who doesn't like freebies, right? So as my first post I will be reviewing the iPhone game Chicken Revolution, the first of hopefully many more freebies to come! Here is a brief description and my review of the app:

Chicken Revolution: Warrior
Developers: BlueG&C

Original Price: $0.99
Promo Price: FREE *Update: Deal has now expired, but you can try Chicken Revolution 2: Zombie instead which is now FREE until Oct. 24, 2012 so hurry!

A brief plot and game description by the developers: 

One time, chickens and human beings lived and exchanged peacefully in their own territories. However, the greedy human started being greedy for chicken species' richness, and chickens fall to human's slaves due to the several chickens who made deals with greedy human. 'Wattles', the chicken who got angry at this resolves to revenge on the betrayers. 

Chicken Revolution : Warrior is an action game filled with simple and various fun as a spin off game of Chicken Revolution. As supporting more than a hundred of weapons, items and skills, various enemies more than 100 kinds appear. 

The game is pretty straight forward, a hack and slash where you basically move the direction button and slash your opponents, and as you go further the harder the enemies get and the better armor and weapons you will need. You start out with basic equipment and once your warrior is equipped. Click the "Battle" button and your chicken is ready to fight, GO!

It gets progressively interesting as more options get unlocked as your level goes higher. You can upgrade your character's status and increase HP, strength, critical rate, movement speed, shortened cool kill time, and earn more gold. Get better armor and more weapons you can use to equip your chicken warrior.

Overall I would say that this game is very good and definitely worth a try. It's got a lot of upgrades so it doesn't get boring, the sound effects and background music is great, and the quality of the graphics is good, as well as the movement, mechanics, and rules of the game. My rating: 4/5

If you want to try this free iPhone game now, click here: Chicken Revolution : Warrior for more information and how to download. Remember to hurry because it's free for a limited time only!

Leave us a comment and tell us what you think of this game! :) And if you liked this article, follow us on Twitter and Facebook for updates on free iPhone apps and other digital deals before they expire.

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On Weight Loss and Being Fit

Now that the "Ber" months have started, most of us anticipate reunions and festivities. Not only will there be a lot of gifts going around but rest assured that a lot of pounds will pretty much be showing up here and there.

Against those who are actually going through an ordeal trying to lose weight and losing it, we came across a site named Sarah Fit: A Healthy Living Blog from YouTube fitness guru, Sarah Dussault.

You might think: "Hey, here's another one of those fitness blogs, blah, blah, blah."

We think, it's the real deal.

She has great videos with advice and proper training techniques on how to lose pounds or how to tone your body. The blog is updated almost everyday, so be sure not to miss an entry!

Remember, it does not hurt to gain a few pounds. Some people look great in gaining a few. Stepping over the healthy limit is what we should watch out for, and this blog is definitely one of the few options  worth checking out.

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A Body Revolution by Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga gaining weight shows that she is human enough to be like us. Whether she blames her father's good restaurant cooking or not, battling bulimia and anorexia in her early years, we absolutely still think that she is a great artist, just the same.

The writers of this blog are rockers but would like to state that listening to a variety of music genres does not kill :)

On the subject of Lady Gaga gaining a few beatiful pounds and brave enough to lose it, we came across her Facebook Page called "A Body Revolution", where she stated that this page is for one thing: "Be brave and celebrate with us your 'perceived flaws,' as society tells us. May we make our flaws famous, and thus redefine the heinous.", as found in the article published at Mail Online.

Do join Lady Gaga in inspiring us to "BREED some m$therf**king COMPASSION."

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