Evening Reading
by Steve Gibson, Sep 03, 2008 7:21pm PDTApologies for a few hiccups we had today, we had one of the machines in the server cluster crap out a bit but for some reason it didnt drop out of rotation.
Kinda goofed things up a little bit.
- TiVo coming back to DirecTV!
- Big ice!
- Tobacco gene therapy!
- Broadband to skip a generation
As for the the videogame news around these parts for the weekend:
- Demigod hands-on preview
- Thailand hates games
- The Orange Box hits PC sales charts
- Battlefield Heroes trailer
- Battle.net 2.0 details
- Buffy MMO announced
- Play Samba and BiA early!
- E3 to go public?
- Grand Theft Auto saves family
- Wii Music screenshots
- Eurogamer expo?
- Halo 3 Mythic campaign incoming
- Xbox 360 price cut is official
- EA chasing developers
- Spore to sell 2 million first month
- Resident Evil 5 control overhaul
Lastly, apparently our site actually works with that newfangled Google Chrome
browser, so that's good news. Honestly was really not looking forward to having to deal with yet another browser and all the quirks that I assumed would go
along with it. So, if you were worried about your Shacking going wrong with Chrome, fear not!
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
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How in the hell do I get it not to launch media files within the browser itself?
I'm trying to get it to just launch whatever appropriate program to open mp3/mpeg/wmv etc, but cant seem to find how to do this.
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I know there are tons, but for me it's Alan Wake, The Outsider, Dreamfall Chapters, Cipher Complex and Splinter Cell: Conviction.
Alan Wake is my most anticipated. It's been almost two years since anything was released on Alan Wake and I'm getting doubtful anything will be shown this year. I wonder if the game even resembles the current screen shots that are floating around the net.
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I don't know if this was posted before, but I never saw anything, and it never made frontpage.
So here it is.
http://www.vgblogger.com/?p=3731
DEVELOPER PRESENTATION of WARHAMMER 40k:SPACE MARINES. at leipzig.
awesome.
Where the fuck did this come from? I seriously never heard of this before.
Comments:
Too much slomo;It's cool, but not when it happens that often.
Hopefully they will improve the combat mechanics and stuff, It seemed a little boring to me.
Thirdpirson is cool.
Looks genuine and i loved the artwork
fucking space marines!
hopefully it comes to PC, if it doesn't i will be pissed.
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Interesting question about Pythagoras's theorem and our perceptions of reality! (and pit traps)
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http://forums.joerogan.net/showthread.php?t=74612
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CS/SHH!: Is Harvey Dent alive?
Aaron Eckhart: No. He is dead as a door nail.
CS/SHH!: So he's not coming back?
Eckhart: He ain't coming back baby!
CS/SHH!: I was hoping he would.
Eckhart: No. I asked Chris [Nolan] that question and he goes, "You're dead" before I could even get the question out of my mouth. "Hey Chris, am I?" "You're dead!" Alright, cool.
CS/SHH!: That's not a problem in comic book movies. You could still come back.
Eckhart: I think in contract negotiations it's a problem.
CS/SHH!: So you were never signed on for another film?
Eckhart: No, I'm not coming back. I think unfortunately, Heath [Ledger] was supposed to go on and that didn't work out. I'm nobody. I'm a cog. I have no say over this sort of stuff. I'm sure that there's so many other characters that they could whip together. I heard Angelina Jolie was going to be Catwoman or something like that. I thought that was a great idea. I'd like to be in that one.
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http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3775/revitalizing_a_heritage_the_.php?page=2
"It's not Deus Ex in Fallout 3, but it has sort of that same vibe. And the gun works the same way."
Game keeps getting better and better to me
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Which defence would you start this weekend? Vikings @Green Bay or Eagles hosting Rams.
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Freelancing Shackers,
Amrbean and I are looking for one to two shackers with web experience to help design, produce and program an internet network. The project is paid, with the amount based on numerous factors, including experience. We believe the project will be rewarding and entertaining and the idea and outline based on a solid foundation.
Skills desired include:
PHP / Photoshop / MySQL /
In addition preferences include:
Close to the east coast / 18+ /
Shackmessage myself and Amrbean to discuss the project further.
( Sorry for the ad feel! )
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/48955564@N00/2823669621
Look at that slope too
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http://feeds.kotaku.com.au/~r/KotakuAustraliaAU/~3/383010155/activision_blizzard_announces_official_guitar_hero_world_tour_pricing.html
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http://media.filmweb.no/trailere/fox/FOX20080437/klamqkg1.mov
Easily the best ive seen so far, cant wait for this.
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http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/shop/301230.wmv
What is the second song? The one after Beethoven's 5th. It's an iconic piece of music and I should know it :(
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