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Cyphesis is a server for MMORPG games. It is the core engine of the WorldForge project and is currently focused on implementing fantasy games, providing rich scripting, full world persistence, and basic physics.
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Changes:
World data is now fully persistent across crashes and restarts. Many bugs have been fixed and performance improvements made.
Jeremy, Richard and James celebrate 40 years of British Leyland by buying three BL cars and attempting to prove that they're not as bad as everyone might think.
We've heard things like this before without results, but The Inquirer is reporting that a reader was tipped off to TMO US 3G handsets and plans. That rep replied with a date of December 6th, citing internal docs. It's a thin thread to hang this rumor off of, but last September, T-Mobile won an auction for 2100 and 1700MHz bands covering 474 million people. One would hope they're pulling the trigger sooner or later on 3G. I mean, their attempts to blanket the country in Wi-Fi haven't exactly replaced EDGE. Probability guess-timate: 20%. [Inq]
If 2005 was the Year of the iPod, then 2006 was the year that Apple's portable music player -- and the accessories that surround it -- came of age, with improvements on the original offerings. We select more than 20 of the best speakers, headphones, and other iPod-related products from the past year.
As GM's empire crumbles, we take a look at some of the great things they've accomplished over the last 100 years.
Sony halves the price of the PlayStation 3 development kit in an effort to encourage more games.
Letter: Reader corrects reviewer on use of multiple tabs in IE7.
The baby shower Paris Hilton threw for pal Nicole Richie reportedly had an "Oz" theme, which is appropriate considering how much both of them seem to like prison.
Julia Roberts is set to "unveil" photographs of her son today on Oprah. Julia's also booked a host of angels to sing the hallelujah chorus during the unveiling, and afterwards she'll bring peace to the world, but only for 5 minutes.
Some British famewhore reality star named Sophie Anderton also appears to be a whore in the more literal sense of the word.
R. Kelly's publicist resigned this weekend under dubious circumstances. Or she finally just came to the realization that it's her job to make R. Kelly look good in the press.
This past weekend Michael Cera joined the cast of SNL and put on a live performance of the show at the UCB Theater here in New York to benefit the striking writers. Here's a recap of the whole awesome celeb-packed event that will fill you with an agonized envy for not seeing it yourself.
The film focuses on a panic room, a safe shelter usually located inside a residence. The panic room in this film is protected by a four-inch-thick steel door and an impressive security system, and features a phone line not connected to the residence. Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) and her young daughter Sarah (Kristen Stewart) end up locking themselves in there to hide from some intruders.
Which rock simulator are you picking up?
Four new posters available for the film.
A delicious deaf dumb and blind item filled article in the Financial Times picks up where Forbes left off with more tips on how to successfully marry, and stay married, to a Manhattan business mogul.
When it is your husband's event, you don't leave the house without first checking what he wants you to wear - something best done days in advance in case you don't possess a pair of cargo pants, or a Ralph Lauren polo shirt or your black-tie dress is too glitzy or too revealing and you are in danger of looking too attention-grabbing.
More hot tips: be a "listener and not a talker," remain "up to speed with current affairs and . . . . husband's businesses" and talk up your husband "at all appropriate moments but in a natural, non-unctuous way." Gosh, it's so much more complicated than we thought. We're almost starting to feel like it might be easier to just have your own career and hopes and dreams and stuff and not have to bone any weird geezers with burny-hands. But that's probably just us.
The Corporate Wives' Club [FT] Earlier:Gawker Cliffsnotes: Don't Marry Career Women
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Google has made it easier for companies to migrate any e-mail system to Gmail by offering an E-mail Migration API targeted at corporate developers and e-mail administrators.
Sony is confident things will start picking for the PS3 this holiday, though one analyst begs to differ saying it will be yet another Wii Christmas.
An arrest warrant has been issued for the plastic surgeon who operated on Kanye West's mother the day before she died.
Gametap writes:
"This game is one of the most immersive gaming experiences I've had this year, and it's definitely a great reason to own a PS3. The mix of platforming and gunplay worked really well and left me craving the next title in the series. Hear that, Naughty Dog? Get to work!"
Pros: Amazing visuals, specifically the textures; detailed animations that play out in so many cool ways; smart refinement of the Resident Evil 4/Gears of War gun mechanics.
Cons: The swinging mechanic is kind of obnoxious; brutal melee is hard to pull off in a frenzy of fighting; there's an interesting element that's introduced that I would have liked to have seen more of.
9/10
A new feature for Google's iPhone search application that listens to spoken searches will be made available soon, according to the search company's iPhone application page. At press time, the feature had not been rolled out through Apple's online App Store, though a report states it may come as early as Friday.
A skydiver freefalls and lands into a football stadium in San Diego in this awesome P.O.V. clip.
Runtime: 1 min 2 sec
Take a nice stroll on the beach with your partner in Dead or Alive Xtreme 2.
Sonic the Hedgehog (X360) Next-gen hedgehog adventure can soon be yours.
Meryl Streep, Josh Brolin, Kyra Sedgwick, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Uma Thurman have been set as presenters at the 17th Annual Gotham Awards taking place at Brooklyn's Steiner Studios on November 27th, organizers announced today.
Unreal Tournament III is unlikely to win any awards for originality. It's a game that provides exactly what you'd expect from an Unreal Tournament game. But that's the thing. Everybody expects something different from an Unreal Tournament game. It looks like the game's biggest achievement then, could simply be that it meets all of those expectations: those of mod-makers, who just want tools and the freedom to use them; of professional or near-professional gamers who want speed and balance; and of regular gamers who just like to dive into something that looks pretty and plays well. And it's officially a record-breaker, with Frederiek van Gammeren (aka Frantic) pulling off 131 kills to bag the official record for most overall kills in a 30 minute Unreal Tournament III deathmatch.
Andrew Goodman’s blog mentions that his spidey sense is tingling. Anyone who’s been to the last couple of Web Search Universities knows why that made me laugh a lot.
CNET Buys FindArticles from LookSmart. I now officially have no reason to visit LookSmart companies. When I think about how much I liked LookSmart back in [...]
This unofficial patch includes a number of game tweaks, bug fixes, and adjustments to dialogue.
Graced with effective performances, Take My Eyes compellingly explores the subject of domestic abuse while avoiding simplistic characterizations.
Here's Jessica Simpson at the launch of her new fashion line. I'm not sure what it's called, but whatever she's selling, I'm buying. Jessica could hawk her toenail clippings for all I care and I'd still pay top dollar for them - as long as she keeps heading out in public working those sweater [...]
First trailer for the Carell comedy now online.
These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade, full versions purchased this week. The arcade list is based on full versions purchased. Here are the top 3 for each charts, see the source for the complete top 10 list.
Xbox 360 Top Live Titles
1. Halo 3
2. Gears of War
3. Guitar Hero III Demo
Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions)
1. Battlestar Galactica
2. Puzzle Quest
3. Bomberman Live
Original Xbox Top Live Games
1. Halo 2
2. Battlefield 2: MC
3. Star Wars: Battlefront 2
Edgar Ramirez finds new life
Paul and Heather McCartney Are Waging a PR Battle While Engulfed in Fiery Divorce War -- Who Will Win?
Spore is a sight to behold: a strategy game made up of a cluster of gaming styles that take you from a protozoan swimming in a primordial soup to the commander of a spaceship, all in about eight hours.
There's been a lot of evolving since Spore's initial showing in PCG 151. The world is sweeter, more childlike. Edges are bevelled and shiny. It glows like a kid's toy.
There might not be a direct connection, but it's hard to imagine the God of War series existing as it does without Conan the Barbarian preceding it. At their hearts, both are brutally violent and dark tales of swords and sorcery, so it's not entirely surprising that developer Nihilistic has taken extensive inspiration from God of War in developing a game based on Robert E. Howard's iconic adventurer. Conan neither goes as big nor has the same high shine as God of War, but its graphic carnage still packs a real visceral punch. In a way, the game's unapologetically lowbrow take on D&D fantasy enhances the experience.
Warner Music Group may be the latest content provider to become increasingly restless with Apple's pricing terms according to The Washington Post.
While the iTunes store undoubtedly saved a bleeding music industry, the same can ...
Ok before anyone gets upset the frog is totally fine, but these guys did strap a parachute to it and shoot it in the air with a spud gun. Funny but cruel.
Brown back in court; Sovereign kicks off tour; the Chili Peppers and MCR play at Voodoo and more in MTV News' Morning Edition.
When she spoke with us back in September, Alexa Vega promised video blogs from the set of Repo! The Genetic Opera -- and now she's delivering on that promise. Check it out!
Wonderwallweb review one of the most highly anticipated games of the year, Pro Evolution Soccer 2008.
Forbes:
There's a new member of the "Not Ready for Primetime Players": The Xbox 360.
Microsoft has delayed the launch of "Xbox Live Primetime," its programmed series of interactive games with real-world prizes, until the spring.
Gamespot has up the record of a liveblog from yesterday's Sony Game day event. They dish a medium-sized helping of dirt, with information like controller price ($50), first-party title price ($60), what is actually in the box, launch window titles, and a bit on what the online experience will offer. From the article: "2:04 p.m.: Hirai says the final boxed product is rolling off the assembly lines as we speak. Then he shows the retail packaging. He says they will have 22 launch-window titles, including games like FEAR, Call of Duty 3, Full Auto 2, Genji: Days of the Blade, NBA Live 07, NBA 2K7, NHL 2K7, Rainbow Six Vegas, Tony Hawk's Project 8, Untold Legends, and Riiidge Racer 7. (Yes, he said 'Riiidge.')" Meanwhile, 1up has some details on the PS3's pre-order status in Japan ... if you're curious. As well you might be, because importing a PS3 is illegal, doncha know.
GameTrailers recently received an alarming phone message referencing a Castle Crashers clip that the site had posted during PAX 06. A babbling voice was insisting that The Behemoth's upcoming Xbox Live Arcade title was racist, depicting "brown and black characters" being slaughtered by "pure-white characters." It sounds absurd -- it is absurd. But for someone who seems so obviously removed from mainstream gaming culture and the intentions of The Behemoth, could Castle Crashers be rationally interpreted as racist?
The message has since been overlaid on top of gameplay footage (see embedded video), giving us a chance to inspect its claim. Interestingly, if we suspend our understanding of the game -- that is, if remove this clip from the context of mainstream gaming culture -- we see what appears to be white figures mercilessly butchering brown and black characters. If we also take into account that a history of racist media and entertainment exists (often guised in cartoonish fashion), than the interpretation in question is actually not absurd. But the interpretation is, we must contend, inaccurate.
Giving CPR only works when the person who's passed out is attractive. At least that's our motto. So for those times when you happen to see a troll passed out on the ground there's the Just-in-Time Support (JITS) device which lets you perform CPR without giving mouth. The device comes with a headrest, anesthesia mask, defibrillator pads, and a video screen that tells you what to do before jolting the victim's heart back to life. It's currently in prototype at the University of Utah. The chances of passing out next to someone carrying a JITS are slim, but it's a great concept nonetheless. – Louis Ramirez
John Drake talks about the upcoming AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack.
Universal Pictures and Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes production company have been developing a remake of the Alfred Hitchcock suspense classic The Birds for over a year now. The powers-that-be are reportedly eager to take the next step in the development process and attach a star. According to TMZ.com, Universal is poised to make an offer to scream queen Naomi Watts (The Ring, King Kong) to star in the film. The role would be the one played by Tippi Hendren in the original film. TMZ also claims that screenwriter Leslie Dixson (The Thomas Crown Affair) has come onboard the pic. IGN was advised this past June by Platinum Dunes producer Brad Fuller that Stiles White and Juliet Snowden (Boogeyman) were scripting the project, which Fuller stressed would be more faithful to Daphne Du Maurier's original story than Hitchcock's film was
Apple confirmed Tuesday what rumor sites have been speculating on for days: Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" will hit store shelves at 6 p.m. on Oct. 26. The Leopard Server operating system will be released at the same time.
The much-anticipated 64-bit operating system will sell for $129 for individual users and as a $199 "family pack" for up to five users. Apple will also allow anyone who has purchased a Macintosh since Oct. 1 to buy the operating system for $9.99, which covers the shipping and handling costs of the installation DVD.
Apple announced the release date -- which had been delayed since last April, when the company shifted development work to its iPhone -- this morning.
The operating system, the first from Apple since it released Mac OS X 10.4 in late April 2005, will run on all Intel-based Apple computers and laptops, as well as as PowerPC G5 machines. It will also run on PowerPC G4 hardware as long as the processors run at 867 HMz or faster. Max O X 10.5 requires a DVD drive for installation and 512MB of RAM, according to Apple officials.
Our interrogation of GSC on its second Zone excursion concludes.
We recently caught up with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. dev GSC Game World to grill it about Clear Sky, and below is the second and concluding part of the interview (part one can be found here).
Cyphesis is a server for MMORPG games. It is the core engine of the WorldForge project and is currently focused on implementing fantasy games, providing rich scripting, full world persistence, and basic physics.
We've heard things like this before without results, but The Inquirer is reporting that a reader was tipped off to TMO US 3G handsets and plans. That rep replied with a date of December 6th, citing internal docs. It's a thin thread to hang this rumor off of, but last September, T-Mobile won an auction for 
A delicious deaf dumb and blind item filled article in the Financial Times picks up where 
Giving CPR only works when the person who's passed out is attractive. At least that's our motto. So for those times when you happen to see a troll passed out on the ground there's the Just-in-Time Support (JITS) device which lets you perform CPR without giving mouth. The device comes with a headrest, anesthesia mask, defibrillator pads, and a video screen that tells you what to do before jolting the victim's heart back to life. It's currently in prototype at the University of Utah. The chances of passing out next to someone carrying a JITS are slim, but it's a great concept nonetheless. 
