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"It looks like the waiting period is finally over and publishers are starting to move on to showing a bit more of the big 2008 releases. And Battlefield: Bad Company certainly is one of them. I sure would love to get more videos like this one, informative and funny. It sure looks like the developers had fun."
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Few have been spared the satire of Matt Groening's long running animated sitcom. Last night, The Simpsons took on Apple, or uh, Mapple for a full 6 minutes of lampoonery -- a pretty harsh ride at a two-joke per minute pace. It all starts when the Springfield mall gets its very own Mapple store, "it's so sterile," gasps Lisa upon entering. Perhaps the best exchange comes from Bart's dubbing of a Steve Mobs' product announcement in front of a crowd of gaping nerds, "You think you're cool because you buy a $500 phone with a picture of a fruit on it. Well guess what? They cost 8 bucks to make and I pee on every one!" A Mapple store employee then angrily responds, "Who dares question the boss we fired 10 years ago and then brought back!" Yuk yuk. Videos after the break for as long as it takes for the copyrighters to wake up.
I have to hand it to Leno and NBC. It's a great idea to air older episodes of Leno's show during this strike. I've been saying for a couple of years that the late night shows should run repeats from years ago when they have repeat weeks instead of an episode we saw just a week or two ago. Leno's doing it, though I wonder if it's more of an NBC decision and not one that Leno made.
Last night he aired an episode from June, 1992, which was only one month after Johnny Carson retired and Leno took over the show (with the controversial Helen Kushnick still producing the show). It's interesting to note the differences between Leno 1992 and Leno 2007.
"The Top 100 Games of All Time!
Yes, friends, more than 30 editors located all over the world set aside their ages, allegiances and personal favorites to pick the hundred best videogames that the planet has ever seen! There was fighting, there was mayhem, and there was pizza -- lots and lots of pizza.
Now, some of you may proclaim, "but your list is different from the rankings you guys did in 2005!" Well, of course it is people. Plenty of fantastic games have been released since then, and we have plenty of new folks in our ranks to throw in their couple of cents. We're also not afraid to admit that our tastes change over time too."
Knowing that a human like this exists makes me afraid to leave my house.
Microsoft?s Xbox Live has come a long way since it launched in November of 2002. Xbox Live started out as a multiplayer gaming network, but today the 8 million users with Live accounts do much more than just play games. Users can download movies and television shows, chat with friends, and more. Even Microsoft now describes the service as a ?comprehensive unified online entertainment network?. Marketing-speak at its finest, but it?s true - Xbox Live is a key component of Microsoft?s connected entertainment vision. In this article last100 looks at the state of Xbox Live today, and explore some of the ways Microsoft will likely enhance it in the future.
Thanksgiving is a time for family, reflection, and now pure, unadulterated sluttiness. That's right, The Real World: Denver kicked off its season in typical fashion, and in case you missed it (because, you know, you were traveling), here's how to summarize it in a nutshell: like Vegas, except less cerebral. Yes, it was an action-filled premiere, or at least, the last ten minutes were. The rest of the time was spent meeting the gang, watching endless flirtations, and listening to what surely will be the first of many discussions about homosexuality and the church. You know, the usual. But just because this stuff isn't necessarily fresh, doesn't mean it's bad. After all, since when are we to turn away a bunch of horny kids slutting it up for our personal enjoyment?
A dispute between two firms and representatives of the open-source movement appears to be heading to court. The Software Freedom Law Center alleges that the two firms are distributing software in violation of the GNU GPL (General Public License).
Network security vendor Check Point plans to acquire encryption provider Pointsec for $586 million.
That sure didn't take very long. Call of Duty 4 has passed over Gears of War as the second most played game on Xbox Live according to Major Nelson's latest top 10 list. Assassin's Creed debuted at #9
More after the jump.
A DHD reader who received the survey from Variety being conducted by Frank G Magid Associates "to better understand how readers feel about the WGA strike" tells me "your site features prominently in the questions". Huh? Here's one question:
How have you been following strike coverage? Please select all that apply.
I read The Hollywood Reporter (print or [...]
After the astonishingly average "Conan", 1PStart's JW hoped to get a somewhat more exciting experience out of WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2008. Instead what he got was a game so broken, so rehashed and so fundamentally flawed that it led him to invent a new level of low score to give the game.
"This game is absolutely garbage. If you buy this game for yourself you?re a fool, if you get it as a gift you need to ask for a receipt, and if you buy it for someone else you don?t love them. Avoid it at all costs."
According to Major Nelson's weekly Xbox Live Activity Report, Gears of War has taken over long-reigning champ Halo 2 as the most-played Xbox Live game. As it's only one week of dominance we can't say much for long-term ramifications, but it's about time an Xbox 360 game out-played an original Xbox title.
While one can argue that these titles feature disparate styles of gameplay, they both fill that online shooter category in ways that are not mutually exclusive. We don't think Gears of War could ever steal the thunder of Halo 3 -- with just one screenshot, Bungie can incite its fanbase into a frenzy -- but it does help tide fans over while giving them a new perspective on the online shooter genre. Hypothetically, how might Gears' success influence Bungie while fine tuning Halo 3's play mechanics?
We'll know in a few weeks if Gears' popularity is anything more than a fling, or if a new game should be crowned king of XBL.
Adult Stem Cell treatments are not legal in Australia or America, but that doesn't stop hundreds of people from flying to Thailand for this life saving treatment. Meet Adult Stem Cell Visionary Don Margolis the man behind this medical revolution.
Closing Comments
Rock Band is a great game. The presentation elements are top-notch and take music games to a new level; consider the bar raised. Though there are three separate solo careers, Rock Band is best experienced with a group of friends. The only major concerns are with the hardware. The guitar is inferior to other versions on the market and it seems likely that before Rock Band II arrives, many will have broken their drum kits (how long can you beat that thing before it dies?). Still, this is an excellent game overall. Anyone who invests the extra money to purchase some of the stellar downloadable content is certain to be playing Rock Band well into next year. Heck, you can tell by the mammoth size of this review just how much there is to say about Rock Band. Without question, Rock Band is one of the must-have games of the year.
Sun Microsystems has announced that it will lay off 15 percent to 18 percent of its workforce, as the company seeks to save $700 million to $800 million a year in costs. Sun also said that its top software executive is leaving the company.
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This teaser features Domonik and the Broken Family on location in Edmonton, assembling a new cast and crew for a new series of episodes set to begin production in the New Year.
"Heavy Play" is designed to showcase the development of the Rock n Roll/ Punk Rock Industry in Canada. Starting with Edmonton and moving through the major cities.
The SMN cast and crew will interview various musicians who have been active and influential in their respective communities as well as recently emerging artists.
A series of pre-production episode segments are set to occur through out the Edmonton and Calgary areas. Stay tuned for updates on 'Shoot Me Now' and 'Heavy Play.'
Interested parties are encouraged to contact Domonik.
It seems Guitar Hero World Tour isn't the only game dealing with copyright infringements. As Kotaku reports, complaints are spreading across the official Little Big Planet forum, with players' arguing that their custom levels are being "moderated" -- or, to use less euphemistic language, "deleted forevermore" -- without warning or much explanation from Media Molecule. But there seems to be one common thread tying together many of the deleted levels: use of copyrighted materials.
Greg Goodrich demos Sierra Entertainment's World In Conflict for PC
This is a real campaign commercial. It was made last year in Rockingham County, North Carolina for a seat on the Board of Education. The dude didn't win, but he did get 4,648 votes.
PocketMac SecureNotes is a new utility that protects key data with 448-bit encryption.
Jean-Claude Van Damme split-kicks his way through a humorous performance playing a washed-up action hero named Jean-Claude Van Damme. Top that, Seagal! [Rated R]
Here is the new PS3 advertisement for Spain, featuring Pau Gasol.
The best afrodisiac for lovers: a delicious chocolate cake.I absolutely love this recipe! Is fast, easy, cheap and the best thing is that it tastes nice
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I grew up with the biggest crush on Linda Carter's Wonder Woman so seeing these pictures of Kim Kardashian's fat ass ruining my childhood fantasy makes me sick to my stomach. This is blasphemy. I don't know how she's supposed to get that fat ass in her invisible plane. I bet she's [...]
There's been an enormous amount of brouhaha about whether or not Sony added the motion sensitive feature to their controller after Nintendo announced the Wii, or if they had been planning it all along. Now Sony fanboys are claiming, via the YouTube video after the jump, that they had motion sensitive controllers back on the original PlayStation, so Nintendo must have copied the idea from Sony. Nobody seems to notice that it wasn't Sony who made the motion sensitive controller back then. Since it was pre-2000, then it's ancient history, in Net-time.
The only thing the video proves is that third-party manufacturers (like Pelican) made motion sensitive controllers, Sony had nothing to do with it. In fact, Pelican made motion sensitive controller paks for the N64, which also incorporated vibration as well, and this was back in what, 1998? What's really puzzling is that Sony isn't able to (or unable to, due to the Immersion lawsuit) make both the vibration and the motion sensitive technology work in their PS3 controllers. It's been seven years since Pelican packed this technology into a PS1 controller and both work. Seems like technologically they'd be able to make it work come November.
The real issue is that Nintendo isn't just adding motion to a controller as a novelty, it has created an entirely new way to play games that require motion. Once you've spent any time playing with the Wii, then you'll see how it changes gameplay on a fundamental level. It's not a tacked on feature to try and squeeze some more life out of an existing controller design, instead they opted to go for something unique and different. Only time will tell if people actually embrace the difference and make the Wii a success, or a failure.
Just don't expect to see motion sensitive controllers coming to the Xbox 360 anytime soon. Microsoft tried a motion sensitive controller, the Sidewinder Freestyle Pro for PCs, but it never took off. Bill Gates said in an interview with MTV News at E3, "It's tough because sometimes you move the controller, and you don't [mean] to fly into the ground. You just want to put the controller down. People aren't that good at totally standing still. Even pilots actually sit in a chair when they do their flying. So there's a lot to be learned about these controllers." Yeah Bill, lets try and have pilots stand up while they fly, I'm sure that would work out pretty well.
So yes, motion is a feature on the PS3, but it's a requirement on the Wii. Where it's an option on one system, you can't play games without it on the other. Nintendo had extremely primitive motion sensitive technology in their Power Glove back in 1989, and companies like Pelican have tried to innovate with motion sensitive controllers on several consoles. It just hasn't proven itself to be a mainstream technology yet, and Nintendo is crossing its nunchucks that it will.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
There’s a new Web site available for Canadians to get information on food and children’s product recall. Healthy Canadians is available at http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/pr-rp/index_e.php .
Here you can do keyword searches and get information on product recalls back to 1995. The site is also featuring photographs of recalled children’s products — very nice. I started with [...]
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Reservoir Dogs (PC) Put these dogs to sleep.
FallOut Boy would totally compliment greek mythology.
Batman Movies News and Updates has translated an interview with The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan and producer Charles Roven from Kino.de which included these bits ( minor spoilers ).
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Apparently, it wasn't just posters that were pulled.
I bet his mom will never tell him to "go fly a kite" ever again.
Accompanied by DJ Low Budget and sidekick Cherry-- and a hyperactive set of videos on a screen behind the stage-- M.I.A. played an hour-and-a-half set containing pretty much every good song she's ever recorded. And she somehow found time to mash-up New Order's "Blue Monday" with "Jimmy", "10 Dollar" with the Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", and most thrillingly, "Galang" with Lil Mama's "Lip Gloss". The latter served as a reminder of how much the mainstream pop/dance/rap landscape has shifted since M.I.A. first appeared in 2004, and how much certain megahits have come to resemble her sound. (Fortunately, Fergie's "London Bridge" didn't make an appearance.)
The giddy highlight of the set occurred with "Bird Flu", when M.I.A. encouraged fans to join her on stage. Soon, she was surrounded by a large crowd of cool kids of all races and ethnic backgrounds boogieing to the stuttering beat. As the singer herself melted into the crowd, her voice just one among many shouting the lyrics, the spectacle became a kind of word-into-flesh enactment of the multi-culti vision M.I.A. preaches.
Bonus rock star sightings: Nick Zinner and Brian Chase of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs in the V.I.P. section-- Chase taking notes throughout M.I.A.'s performance! (What could he be studying?) Pavement's Mark Ibold on the street after the show checking out a bureau that someone had thrown in the trash!
MGMT [Crash Mansion; 12 a.m.]
Some might say MGMT are in the right place at the right time. Their debut album Oracular Spectacular (produced by Dave Fridmann) is out now on Columbia Records, they're on tour with Of Montreal, and their CMJ showcase was packed. They're officially a "buzz band."
But as I watched these guys play, I realized something: MGMT represent a whole lot about what is wrong with the music industry right now.
Let me back up a bit. In July, Pitchfork ran a news story about Of Montreal's fall tour. MGMT's publicist gave us an mp3 of the song "Time to Pretend" to include with the story. I fell for "Time to Pretend"-- it's got a nice loping beat, a sugary melody, and tongue-in-cheek lyrics that somehow don't come across as asinine. So far so good.
In September, I received a strange package via FedEx. It was the MGMT promo…on cassette. And a cassette player/recorder. Well, that's one way to avoid a leak. But is it really worth the amount of money it costs to FedEx a bulky tape recorder to who knows how many journalists?
A week later, the Pitchfork office received several copies of Oracular Spectacular, with no watermarks or security protection or anything. Guess they don't care about MGMT leaks so much after all.
"Time to Pretend" is by far the best song on Oracular Spectacular, though "Kids" isn't bad. And, um, that's about it. I'd tell you more about the other songs on it if I could remember any of them. There's a bit of typically hazy Fridmann psychedelics, some kinda trippy outer space stuff. Yet every time I put the damn thing on, the next thing I know the album's over and I didn't even realize I was listening to it.
But because "Time to Pretend" is so good, I decided to give MGMT a chance at CMJ. Maybe the live setting is where the magic really is, where I'd experience whatever it is that first captivated that key Columbia Records A&R person.
Well, you know what MGMT sound like live? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Their music and stage presence are so bland, we all might as well have been staring at a brick wall. This show happened a few hours ago, and I couldn't tell you what any of the band members look like, or hum anything they played. The crowd seemed just as bored as I was, bobbing up and down mildly, mostly text-messaging and checking their CMJ guides to see who else was playing nearby.
Admittedly, I left after four songs. I didn't even stick around for "Time to Pretend". Maybe the fifth song brought dancing girls, confetti, and a cover of "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" with a guest appearance by Meat Loaf himself.
I wish MGMT were actually bad. Like, super cheesy or technically inept or offensive or emotional trainwrecks. Or something. ANYTHING. Instead, they were just nothing.
I'm sorry to pick on MGMT; obviously I'm setting them up as a straw man. As my friends and co-workers know, I'm a pretty harsh music fan. (I mean, I don't even like In Rainbows that much.) And hey, at least MGMT have one good song, which is much more than I can say for most artists!
I'm also pretty bad at predicting the future. The last person I begged people to ignore was Amy Winehouse. Maybe MGMT will one day become the greatest band ever in the history of the universe, and they will magically convince the entire world that paying for music is awesome.
But for now, when the major label system is in its death throes, and yet labels are still throwing money away on inane promotional schemes for bands with no character, no following, and little potential, it's hard to have much sympathy.
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What a difference 15 years makes.
Thanksgiving is a time for family, reflection, and now pure, unadulterated sluttiness. That's right, The Real World: Denver kicked off its season in typical fashion, and in case you missed it (because, you know, you were traveling), here's how to summarize it in a nutshell: like Vegas, except less cerebral. Yes, it was an action-filled premiere, or at least, the last ten minutes were. The rest of the time was spent meeting the gang, watching endless flirtations, and listening to what surely will be the first of many discussions about homosexuality and the church. You know, the usual. But just because this stuff isn't necessarily fresh, doesn't mean it's bad. After all, since when are we to turn away a bunch of horny kids slutting it up for our personal enjoyment?
According to Major Nelson's weekly Xbox Live Activity Report, Gears of War has taken over long-reigning champ Halo 2 as the most-played Xbox Live game. As it's only one week of dominance we can't say much for long-term ramifications, but it's about time an Xbox 360 game out-played an original Xbox title.
Adult Stem Cell treatments are not legal in Australia or America, but that doesn't stop hundreds of people from flying to Thailand for this life saving treatment. Meet Adult Stem Cell Visionary Don Margolis the man behind this medical revolution.
SHOOT ME NOW
Season 3; HEAR US NOW
Episode Segments; HEAVY PLAY
This teaser features Domonik and the Broken Family on location in Edmonton, assembling a new cast and crew for a new series of episodes set to begin production in the New Year.
"Heavy Play" is designed to showcase the development of the Rock n Roll/ Punk Rock Industry in Canada. Starting with Edmonton and moving through the major cities.
The SMN cast and crew will interview various musicians who have been active and influential in their respective communities as well as recently emerging artists.
A series of pre-production episode segments are set to occur through out the Edmonton and Calgary areas. Stay tuned for updates on 'Shoot Me Now' and 'Heavy Play.'
Interested parties are encouraged to contact Domonik.
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