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Alpha Protocol Dev Diary #1 - Take an awesome behind the scenes look at Alpha Protocol!

Sega's director of artists and repertoire agrees with analysts who think that the PS3 is going to catch up to, if not surpass, the Xbox 360. And It isn't just the recent PS3 price cuts which will certainly help bridge the gap, but the availability of big titles, Noah Musler told GamesIndustry.biz.

Musler remarked: "Microsoft has done a good job of closing the gap between the platforms. I don't think they are in the situation they were in with the PS2 and Xbox 1, but it is still too soon to say."

Muler notes that analysts think the PS2 could remain viable through 2009. Having a variety of PS3 prices for consumers is certainly not going to hurt the PS3. "I think it has still got a little bit of time to grow," Musler said.

"Fortunately, there are a lot of videogame consumers out there, and the market continues to grow.People want to play games, and the games keep getting better. The development community is really driving that by making great product." Muster added

Cruise-Holmes Wedding Gives Little Satisfaction to Fans Hoping to Get a Glimpse of Them

Frontlines: Fuel of War Preview for Xbox 360 from GameSpot website:
Learn about all the cool mechanical remote-control war machines at your disposal in this large-scale first-person action game.
Direct URL to the preview: click

In the spirit of cooperation fostered by the restart of WGA-AMPTP comes this amusing video about a different kind of love story. (It lags in the middle but stick with it to the end...)

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µHub is a high performance peer-to-peer hub designed for Unix-like operating systems. It has a clean design and small memory footprint. It is scalable, and will work for small hubs on embedded hardware, as well as big hubs running on high preformance servers with thousands of users. µHub uses the ADC protocol (i.e. the next generation Direct Connect), and is compatible with DC++, Elise, QuickDC, and other ADC clients.

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License: GNU General Public License v3

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Changes:
This release adds support for the ADC/0.14 protocol specification, and provides several bugfixes that should improve stability. Also included are CMAKE files, which can be used as an alternative to GNU make. This allows for alternative build formats, such as XCode project files on Mac OS X, and Visual Studio project files on Windows.

The backdating of stock options given to executives at Apple did not harm the company's stockholders, said a federal judge in dismissing a lawsuit that made the claim. The complaint, filed by the New York City Employees' Retirement System, asserted the backdating of stock options granted to Apple executives, including Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs, was illegal and resulted in stock dilution.

Ubisoft CEO says newly acquired World in Conflict dev will start with "light" online games and build into MMORPGs and MMORTSs.

Ultimately, where Assassin's Creed succeeds is in its most basic form - a vast, believable world to explore freely, a place teeming with life and intoxicating beauty. As an experience, it's undoubtedly a bold, brave and distinctly unique creation - exactly what this generation of consoles has promised from the beginning. In that sense, it's an incredible achievement and one that deserves recognition - IGN would even go as far as to suggest Assassin's Creed is an experience everyone should investigate purely to see what's in store for the future of the industry, if only from a presentation and tech perspective.

As a game though, Assassin?s Creed fails in just about every respect. That sense of freedom offered aside, its design is hopelessly outdated at best and laborious to the point of perpetual boredom at worst. Once the initial lustre of Assassin?s Creed?s world wears off after a few hours, what?s left is a flimsy, soulless gameplay experience, struggling under the weight of a painfully ponderous, woefully hackneyed narrative which only serves to drag things down further. That said, the IGN's score reflects Assassin?s Creed?s unquestionable achievements as much as it does its failing.

We thought that elevator zipping us to the 103rd floor of the Sears Tower was fast, but this one in the Taipei 101 building has been named the world's fastest by the Guinness Book of World Records. This one moves so quickly, it needs to be aerodynamically designed, roaring from the fifth floor to the 89th floor at a breakneck speed of 37.7mph. So is that treacly music they're playing supposed to make our descent seem even faster, or magical? Ha. Enough of that. Let's look at some pics of the elevator's innards.

If this elevator were any faster, they'd have to strap you into a special couch like those used on the space shuttle. Going down? By the time you get to the ground from the 89th floor, your stomach will still be waiting at the top. [Sci Fi Tech]

Sandie here, bringing you the debut of a new feature on Hold the 'Fone, where we spotlight our favorite "living legends" in the film industry. A select few working in Hollywood qualify for the designation, and we can think of no one better to start off with than Denzel Washington.

Vital Stats:
Age: 51
Family Status: Married with four children
Hometown: Mount Vernon, N.Y.
Breakout Role: Playing South African freedom-fighter Steve Biko in director Richard Attenborough's 1987 docudrama,  'Cry Freedom'
Total Films: 34, including his latest, the time-bending thriller 'Déjà Vu'
Noteworthy Awards: Two Oscars (five nominations), two Golden Globes (five nominations) and 14 Image Awards
Trivia: He has starred in four of director and good friend Spike Lee's films.

The Essential Denzel (it was hard to choose just six):

'Training Day' (2001)

'Remember the Titans' (2000)

'The Hurricane' (1999)

'He Got Game' (1998)

'Malcolm X' (1992)

'Glory'(1989)

Personal Fave: 'Glory'
Even though I've seen and loved most of Washington's filmography, 'Glory' is one of the finest war films ever. And that scene of him raising the flag on the 54th's doomed uphill rush (you know the scene, it's unforgettable) is simply awesome.
 
Next In: 'Déjà Vu'
I had the chance to interview Denzel via AIM about 'Déjà Vu' and what it was like to make a third movie with director Tony Scott ('Man on Fire' and 'Crimson Tide') and über-producer Jerry Bruckheimer ('Remember the Titans' and 'Crimson Tide') in post-Katrina New Orleans. Here are some highlights of what he had to say:

Moviefone: What made 'Deja Vu' a compelling project for you?
Denzel Washington: An interesting twist on the genre,a love story in reverse and the opportunity to work with Tony Scott and Jerry Bruckheimer again
Moviefone: What was it like to work in New Orleans?
DW: Quite interesting. Educational. Learned much more by being there than what the media and newspapers told you. I didn't realize how big it was, the scope.
Moviefone: Were there locals on the cast & crew?
DW: Absolutely. A lot, actually.
Moviefone: It must've been surreal, especially since the movie portrays a bombing there.
DW: What was surreal was what happened to that city. I mean, a movie is just a movie, you know? It's sad.
Moviefone: I wanted to ask you about Paula Patton. She is a relative newcomer.
DW: She is a star in the making. A wonderful actress and human being.
Moviefone: Is she really that gorgeous in person?
DW: Yes, absolutely.
Moviefone: How did you keep from making her feel intimidated?
DW: I don't know, by being nice.
Moviefone: So you think she's a rising star? That'll make a lot of male fans happy!
DW: Ithink so. I KNOW so. And by the way, she's married!

And on that somber note (sorry guys, Patton's husband is sexy R&B singer-producer Robin Thicke), Denzel had to go. But don't worry, we've got plenty more for you to check out about our first Living Legend and his new film 'Déjà Vu,' which I promise is up-to-par with Washington's previous collaborations with Scott and Bruckheimer (but we won't say too much about it, because we're not in the business of spoilers over here, people). I WILL say that it's the kind of nail-biter you keep thinking about and talking about hours and even days later.

POST: What do you think of Denzel?

WATCH IT Get a glimpse of the 'Déjà Vu' trailer

MORE: Go behind the scenes of 'Deja Vu'

SEE: More Denzel Washington photos

POST: Who else is a "living legend"?

Tags: Denzel Washington, Jerry Bruckheimer, Tony Scott, 'Déjà Vu', Glory, Remember the Titans, Malcolm X, movies