On The Radar: Diablo Comes To Mobile, RealMe PH

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ON THE RADAR | November 14, 2018

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Blizzard Entertainment literally fired up the recently concluded Blizzcon 2018 with two huge and surprisingly delightful announcements. One is Diablo Immortal, the mobile version of the renouned hack-and-slash RPG franchise. Developed by China-based NetEase Games and slated to become available on Android and iOS in 2019, Diablo Immortal takes place between the events that happened in Diablo II and III. 

Unlike Diablo II and III, Immortal is a full-pledged MMORPG where you can enjoy your own Diablo adventure on your smart phones as one of six character classes to choose from including Barbarian, Necromancer, Wizard, and Monk among others and fight your way against hordes of demons and monsters in completing quests and finding important items. On the other hand, another surprising announcement is the impending return of Warcraft III with a new and outstanding look.

Available in 2019 on PC, Warcraft III: Reforged will be the same Warcraft III that every gamer around the world loved during its glory days but it will be a remastered version featuring new graphics, more intense gameplay, and a more intriguing world editor. All the community maps and those created by users on the original game's old world editor will be compatible to play on the remastered version of Warcraft III which should be good news for young and old LAN players.

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RealMe, OPPO's equally engaging sub-brand, has officially activated its social media accounts for its Filipino consumers which literally signifies the brand's impending arrival across in our local shores in the coming months or probably within 2019. This could mean that tech-savvy Filipino consumers will soon get their hands on RealMe's bevy of smartphones that cater well to their own digital lifestyle needs.

RealMe was officially launched in the summer of 2018 and its first two smartphones were a big hit in the Indian market with the RealMe 2 being part of Amazon India's best-sellers list. The brand has already began making its presence felt in the Southeast Asian market and it has gained a strong impactful traction in several countries as the hottest brand during Lazada's 11.11 Online Revolution. I can assume that once it arrives in the local mobile market, RealMe's reception would presumably become as overwhelming as that in the Philippines' neighboring nations. Anyway, let's just wait and see for ourselves what will RealMe bring to the Filipino table.

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If RealMe was the hottest mobile brand in the first two hours of Lazada's biggest holiday online shopping event of the year in several Southeast Asian countries, how about the Philippines? Well, OPPO's sub-brand may soon hit our local shores probably by next year but the hottest brand for Filipino online shoppers at that time would have to be Xiaomi. However, you would be surprised to know that the best-selling product in the first 12 hours of Lazada Philippines' 11.11 Online Revolution is not a smartphone, but a large pack of Pampers Baby Diapers.

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 I would not be surprised about this since some of the online shoppers who have taken advantage of a bevy of great deals on the 11th of November were millennial moms, and it all depends on a modern Filipino's typical curiosity on what would suit his or her own daily needs. Aside from Pampers Baby Dry XL, another surprise throughout the online shopping affair was the Pocophone F1 whigh became the third best-selling product on that particular day. It is good to know that an underwhelming midrange smartphone would make its own impactful moment in the world of online shopping. Maybe I'll get to know more about Pocophone sooner rather than later.

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I would like to end this article with a sidenote that should delight those who are owning a Nintendo Switch and want to enjoy themselved beyond gaming. Well, I'm happy to announce that Switch users can enjoy what the online world is talking about everyday as they can now download and install the YouTube app on their Switch for free from the Nintendo eShop.

There are millions of videos available on the well-loved video sharing site for your own indulgement - from highlights of your favorite US or Philippine TV show to the latest music videos from your favorite local and foreign artists, viral videos that continue to capture the hearts of the online world, gameplay walkthroughs, clips of classic professional wrestling matches and moments, how to's, top tens and more. The most delightful thing about it is that you can even enjoy watching YouTube videos in 1080p at 60 fps when you put the Nintendo Switch in dock mode. Enjoy YouTubing, Switch owners!!