Evening Reading
by Steve Gibson, Jul 07, 2008 6:00pm PDTLots of explosions this weekend! Also fire! Yeah!
- NBC olympics new
media
- Keep the web free!
- Are you
href="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AheadoftheCurve/story?id=5303287&page=1">happy
? - Free speech online?
href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/07/tech/main4238427.shtml">Pshaw
- IM standards? Also
href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9984673-93.html?tag=nefd.lede">pshaw
As for the the videogame news around these parts for today:
- The Video Game Release list of
this week
- Dragon Age details arrive
- StarCraft 2 screenshots
- EA admits issues with PC gaming
support
- Fable 2 XBLA pub games in August
- XBLA gets Schizoid & Golf
- Microsoft says Wii users graduate
to Xbox 360
- Too Human co-op footage
- SOCOM PS3 delay
- Led Zeppelin vs Guitar Hero &
Rock Band
- Multiwinia screenshots
- Call of Duty developer working on new
project
- Metal Gear Online match mode
- Prince of Persia screenshots
Lastly, iPhone 3G mania href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-9983810-37.html?tag=nefd.top">is coming
totally going to be hanging out at 6am with my mom at an AT&T store. Generally I think
I'd just wait a couple of weeks but given that E3 is just a few days later, that device
could come in awful handy.
FileShack: Unity of Command, Skyjacker
Daily Filter: Planetside 2, Deadlight
Weekend PC digital deals: strategy-o-rama
38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=856489
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Who is up for helping out act 4 / act 5 or early nightmare! Starting in 20-30 minutes.
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Anyone watch last nights episode? It was hilarious. Hopefully it gets back on track now that Cylus is a growing genius and Doug is back.
You suck dick Cylus? was awesome and the cheese part.
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GTA4 just froze on my BRAND NEW 360 :(
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Mine are...
The Big Lebowski
What About Bob?
High Fidelity
New movies that I thought were hilarious
Superbad
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
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Well hello:
http://www.blizzard.com/us/jobopp/
That's a bigass list o.O
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http://www.reptoids.com/introduction.htm
Reptoids. lol. Half man, half lizard, and they have been roaming the Earth for centuries it seems.
I'm certain that they have something to do with chemtrails, 9/11, and the faked moon landings.
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Totally blubbed like a fucking bitch again at the Six Feet Under finale.
God damn it.
Best Show Ever, incidentally.
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Some of mine:
Ocean's 11: http://oceans11.warnerbros.com/dld/trailer_hi.mov
- a real classic trailer
300: http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/300/trailer1/large.html
- great timing. I still believe the trailers sold most of the tickets for this movie.
Brazil: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wh2b1eZFUM
- Great setup for the movie, though a bit spoilerific (really only makes some sense after you have seen the movie). Can't say it was a successful trailer though.
Man on Fire: http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/man_on_fire/first_trailer/large.html
- Love the editing of the clips near the end.
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Keep an eye out for [oREC].
http://www.fantasiafest.com/2008/en/films/film_detail.php?id=244
I usually don't get scared watching movies and this one creeped me out like none had managed before. It's a Spanish movie that can be described has a mix between the Blair Witch Project and 28 days later. I left the movie theater feeling like I had just came out of a scary roller coaster ride. My heart was pounding in my chest and I could still feel the dread and creepiness of what I had just seen. I was so physically affected during the showing that I actually jumped and shouted during some scenes. My gf will attest that I am incredibly stoic when watching any horror movie. The movie was just that good.
If you want to be convinced of how good the movie is, just watch this trailer showing the audiences reaction during the movie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfgZlMYj_NU
It might feel like its a cheap scare movie. But it's incredibly well done and never during any of the "jump at you" scare did I ever feel cheated. I heard an hollywood remake is in the works, title Quarantine. All I can say is booh to that.
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http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/236515.html
A lot of good choices it seems
If its not done right, then I'd rather have LEGO like silence (hear see Star Wars, Indiana Jones games for reference).
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I need shack help, help me find something to do!
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So thanks to the thread here: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17364108#itemanchor_17364108 I have found out that the "My Photos" section on your profile page is up and running and has picture sharing functionality! If you wanna check yours out, go to http://badcompany.ea.com and Login, then look for the My Photos tab. this assumes you have linked your gamertag to your ea.com profile, and if you haven't yet then why the fuck not?
I took some neat ones when I wasn't just trying to get the achievement, and I saved them for your enjoyment. I call these: Fun with Specialist Tracers (left shoulder button twice, if you've never used them... and if not, you're missing out on free points, assuming there are demos on your team)
http://mediasrv01.eaeurope.eu/bfbc/pm_albums/14282936_1.jpg -- Here we were defending the map where the final crates are at the top of a hill, and one is in the bottom of a fortified base. I think it's Ascension? I swear I'll learn the names soon... Anyway, we had two squads down there, and the third squad was wiping out most of the attacking team before they made it down. Most of us were purely deathmatching out of boredom, and someone on the other squad had the bright idea of tracing a fellow defensive guy... the end result was what looked live a rave with all the light trails everywhere, here's the rest I took:
http://mediasrv01.eaeurope.eu/bfbc/pm_albums/14282961_1.jpg -- I Torture Dogs is Head Rush 's favorite gamertag, he says...
http://mediasrv01.eaeurope.eu/bfbc/pm_albums/14283003_1.jpg -- they actually did kill our tagged raver defender once, and we had to re-tag him... you can see a very dejected looking attacker here, who lost to the most bored defense ever.
http://mediasrv01.eaeurope.eu/bfbc/pm_albums/14284014_1.jpg -- this was me dicking around with a recon... I'm not sure if he got headshot or not, but if another recon saw him they probably laughed just before blowing his brains out.
http://mediasrv01.eaeurope.eu/bfbc/pm_albums/14292627_1.jpg -- we had less than 5 tickets left, so I decided to tracer this opposing recon who still hadn't really noticed me yet.
Anyway, fun with tracers, it's a good way to waste time when the game is kinda boring you, and Head Rush and the rest of my squad had many good, hearty laughs at the underground rave. If only I had the presence of mind to screenshot the mega-intense Boat vs. Helicopter chase on End of the Line last Thursday night, that was easily my most intense moment in multiplayer, of any game, ever.
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"A senior government official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has expressed great interest in a so-called safety bracelet that would serve as a stun device, similar to that of a police Taser®. According to this promotional video found at the Lamperd Less Lethal website, the bracelet would be worn by all airline passengers."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/aviation-security/2008/Jul/01/want-some-torture-with-your-peanuts/
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http://gallerynucleus.com/detail/1052
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Now it's time to move on to S. T. A. L. K. E. R.. If the Shack could be so kind as to linkie me to their favorite mods (both gameplay and visual) I would appreciate it!!!
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Am I read this cast list correctly, Ludacris as Jim Bravura?
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Anyone feeling courageous?
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http://flickr.com/photos/12138809@N08/2649025981/
http://flickr.com/photos/12138809@N08/2649858078/
http://flickr.com/photos/12138809@N08/2649025855/
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http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/07/07/pixar-walle-gamecube.html
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http://www.bizarremag.com/weird_world/body_world/7173/zombie-boy.html
oooookaaaayyy O_o
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anyone else picking it up?
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Alright, here is a great free read. It's "Man Eaters of Kumaon" by Jim Corbett. It's accounts of a hunter in India when dealing with man-eating tigers and leopards. He never wanted to kill animals unless they turned man-eaters. Very cool read.
http://www.archive.org/details/maneatersofkumao029903mbp
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lol
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It looks fucking fun.
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/08/faked.fight.nights.ap/index.html
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