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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."
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters, Online
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.
[Thanks, Shoehead and
Sherveen Mashayekhi]
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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.
10 Presentation
8.0 Graphics
9.0 Sound
9.0 Gameplay
9.5 Lasting Appeal
9.4 Overall
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.
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
PocketMac SecureNotes is a new utility that protects key data with 448-bit encryption.
