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January 21, 2010 5:00 AM

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Last month, an English charity dedicated to helping children with disabilities enjoy video games launched a new website called Gamebase. Seeking to gather knowledge on accessible games, gadgets and gizmoes that can help open games up and such, it's still in its early days but could shape up to be something very helpful indeed. You might find it interesting, or perhaps you have a little knowledge to contribute?

Oh, and Bayonetta's 'Automatic' mode that so outraged certain gamers gets a big thumbs-up.

Alice O'Connor

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RomSteady

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January 21, 2010 5:15 AM

$57...for Wikipedia articles. This has to be the dumbest fucking product and/or product description I've ever seen...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/6130255136/ref=cm_cr_thx_view

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! This article compares two computer graphics APIs: Direct3D is a proprietary API that provides functions to render three dimensional graphics, and uses hardware acceleration if it is available on the graphics card. It was designed by Microsoft Corporation for use on the Windows platform.OpenGL is an open standard API that provides a number of functions for the rendering of 2D and 3D graphics and is available on most modern operating systems. If hardware 3D acceleration is present, OpenGL can use it. OpenGL and Direct3D are both implemented in the display driver.
- Crimsonbeak
  
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  January 21, 2010 5:16 AM
  
  It is the future!
- cryptical
  
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  January 21, 2010 5:39 AM
  
  Let me guess, some small private college that offers useless Game Development degrees will make a deal with the publisher and will force students to get this stupid book for one of their classes and as a result will get benefits from the publisher while not teaching the students a god damn thing.
- zipr
  
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  January 21, 2010 5:42 AM
  
  Reminds me of this classic:
  
  http://www.amazon.com/How-Good-bye-Depression-Constrict-Everyday/dp/0595094724/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264081287&sr=1-1-spell
  - Omaha
    
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    January 21, 2010 5:45 AM
    
    that's gold, Jerry
  - RomSteady
    
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    January 21, 2010 5:47 AM
    
    "I'm no longer depressed because I've got a tight ass!!!!!"
  - Home Nugget
    
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    January 21, 2010 6:04 AM
    
    hahahaha... hadn't seen that before. I imagine the conclusion of the book goes something like, "Yes, it's pure malarkey."
  - Chod
    
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    January 21, 2010 6:13 AM
    
    Did you see some of the things customers also purchased along with that book?
    
    http://www.amazon.com/How-Live-Huge-Penis-Meditations/dp/1594743061/ref=pd_sim_b_4
- tashtego
  
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  January 21, 2010 5:46 AM
  
  There's a few publishing houses that churn these out- they're basically written by a script. Click on one of the editors for instance:
  
  http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?_encoding=UTF8&sort=relevancerank&search-alias=books&field-author=Frederic%20P.%20Miller