Evening Reading
by Nick Breckon, Aug 12, 2009 6:00pm PDTFaylor's shipping off to QuakeCon tomorrow morning. Be nice to him, people. He has a strong stomach, but a weak heart. I've pulled BlizzCon duty once again, which suits me just fine. Any Shackers going to that? Maybe we ought to meet up for SC2 matches.
News:
- Rumors of an Xbox 360 Elite price cut
- New Command & Conquer 4 screens
- GRIN officially closes, former devs found new studio
- Dragon Age Origins packs free DLC
- The Beatles: Rock Band getting Sgt. Pepper's, Rubber Soul as DLC albums
Chatty: Diablo III, Dragon's Dogma
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
just a quick tease to show that there is something in the works.
http://i25.tinypic.com/2zghies.png
I am having a lot of fun working on this, however at the rate I am going I wouldn't be surprised if I get preempted by someone. Oh well, either way I'm enjoying it. Should have an initial release very soon that will offer basic post / reply capabilities!
Of course a big thanks to Squeegy for making a easy-to-use API for this.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6ct2OOOcBQ
Been working on it on my spare for a long time so feels great to finally have it on Xbox live
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You gotta have spiceeeee
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http://www.gametrailers.com/video/episode-220-gametrailers-tv/54082
Or is just just another cock tease. Either way at least some new L4D2 stuff
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What the new hotness?
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Just click the link.
http://www.wow.com/2009/08/12/onyxia-returns-in-patch-3-2-2/
Holy shit.
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http://pitchfork.com/news/36205-is-this-a-new-radiohead-song/
I like it! Seems more like Hail to the Thief than In Rainbows, though.
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http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/2009/08/12/2009-08-12_70_percent_of_americans_.html
Newly minted brides should do more than vow to love their hubbies for a lifetime, say the majority of Americans. Some 70 percent of the respondents in a new study feel they should also take their spouse’s surname - and 50 percent say that it should be a legal requirement for a woman to take her spouse’s last name.
I really, really hope this is a case of people not considering what a legal requirement actually means.
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So I got an email with an attachment. It opens the attachment just fine, but can I save them anywhere, or do I have to remember the subject line of the email that I got and search on that.
Talking of the search, it doesn't search the content of my emails? What the fuck stupid useless shit is this?
Also, I just experimented with a flavour sensation. Tuna and strawberries.
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http://community.codemasters.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5486262
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I became fascinated by Armond White, AKA the first critic to give District 9 a negative review.
“District 9 represents the sloppiest and dopiest pop cinema -- the kind that comes from a second-rate film culture."
In contrast he loved GI Joe:
“Sommers isn’t quite in Michael Bay’s directorial class, but he has the ability to envision a nightmare and spin it into a provocative coup the Surrealists wouldn’t dare.â€
More gold: http://www.nypress.com/article-20189-gi-joe-the-rise-of-cobra.html
Other quotes:
- He referred to Slumdog Millionaire as “TV-slick fraud†full of “blithe condescension.â€
- White declared the “genre expertise†displayed by his great hero Steven Spielberg in the criminally ignored Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was “better than†the overpraised “dunglike banality†of Iron Man.
- On Pixar: “Refuting Chuck Jones’ insistence that he didn’t create his great Warner Bros. cartoon for children, Pixarism domesticates and homogenizes animationâ€
- Star Trek: “This non-cinematic concept now comes full circle with the new Star Trek movie directed by J.J. Abrams, a contemporary Roddenberry-type network mogul (“creator†in TV parlance), who fulfills his trite TV sensibility. Star Trek isn’t a movie so much as a confirmation of TV’s cultural dominance. It’s watchable, yet still terrible cinema.â€
- On Transformers and Michael Bay: "Bay’s ability to shoot spectacle makes the Ridley-Tony-Jake Scott family look like cavemen.â€
A profile article: http://nymag.com/movies/profiles/54318/
On RT: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/author/author-2725/
He is one of the most controversial critics. There are a ton of articles and people who criticize him as a ccontrarian. However there are those that love him.
One Critic:
“White’s known for spewing bile at his peers in print, and then turning around and being quite affable to said peers in person—I’ve experienced it. And I’ve had it. So: Screw you, Armond.â€
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"I wouldn’t be here today if it were not for the [state-funded National Health Service]," Hawking told The Guardian. "I have received a large amount of high-quality treatment without which I would not have survived."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/12/hawking_british_and_alive/
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I've not played since before they released TBC and I played from the launch day, and I found it fun for most of that time, and I understand why it is popular after playing UT and Everquest, It took everything that worked and put a spit and polish on it, that's why it works.
How long do you think WoW's (Not Blizzard's, World of Warcraft's) hold on the market will last? It's still in growth, which is pretty amazing for any game, let alone an MMO.
Assuming Blizzard release a new MMO in 2012, I reckon WoW's dominance will be sustained many years after, I don't think even Blizzard can top WoW anymore, it's ridiculous.
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REALLY poor quality Comic Con cam footage of Kick-Ass
Directed by Matthew Vaughn (Stardust & Layer Cake)
Based on the comic with the same name
Premise: Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
Humor mixed with ultra-violence. Right up the Shack's alley.
Teaser Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFNRC8FupdA
Clip #1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYw8JprzLmc&fmt=18 (recommend watching this first, stick with it.)
Clip #2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB3iWHXTXwM&fmt=18
Clip #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NFt0FQ5_TU&fmt=18
Clip #4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y_fymxpKOU&fmt=18 (holy crap)
And then she married this TV Commentator bloke ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Ross ) who will put your and commentator's obscure system knowledge to shame ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwQNdw0T3Yc&fmt=18 )
I feel inadequate. Seriously, watch into that last clip (past splatterhouse) and he mentions handhelds/consoles I had no damned clue about.
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In reference to this weight-loss thread (http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20451557), I went on vacation last week, ate whatever the hell I wanted, and went up 2 lbs. Now a week later I've dropped them (they were probably just water-weight anyway) AND I'm down beyond that. My original goal of 15 lbs in 12 weeks probably isn't going to happen, but I've made good progress regardless.
So if you're dieting heavily and not seeing any progress, take a cheat week and then come back and be re-focused on your goals! You can still make them.
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Joined a bunch of 1600+ matches today. Finally got what i wanted: a challenge. Of course i was tanking the WTF RIKI'S (i played night hound) when i missed a kill or two in the beginning. But that went away when i started timing my smoke bombs better and then the killing started. Double figure kills ktnkx.
I am going to play more of these. It is time to leave noobville.
What have you fags been up to?
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So many DNF truthers!
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The man is a little coked out nervous ball of energy. He and Eli Roth both came up and introduced the film and Roth hung around after for a Q & A (which no one stayed for).
The flick isn't going to be a blockbuster but it is pretty damned good. It feels a bit long but it definitely has it's moments.
Now I'm back at the office to finish work that I left when I went to go to the theatre. Booourns.
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http://retrothing.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83452989a69e20120a4edde80970b-800wi
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/13/bestbuy.mistake/index.html
Unfortunately, you will not be getting your 10 dollar HDTV. They are refunding everyone's purchase.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/earlysound/3765915107/sizes/l/
hope he is a voice talent, that'd be great
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possible new info about HL2: Ep 3 and Portal 2 today, plus new L4D2 campaign revealed :D
video will be out at 12.30am, god knows what timezone, etc..
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http://images.google.com/images?q=Cassandra%20%22PPG%22%20Ng&hl=en
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