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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Therapists on WoW? hmm...ok
via ign pc:
July 28, 2009 - In February came the report that a Sweden's Youth Care Foundation had branded Blizzard's World of Warcraft as "the cocaine of the computer games world." Today comes word from England that therapists are signing up to the game in order to provide therapy to those online.
The report, in the Telegraph newspaper, states that Dr. Richard Graham, a consulting psychiatrist, is calling on Blizzard to waive or discount the costs of joining World of Warcraft for therapists. Graham says that this will allow therapist better access to those who need help.
"We will be launching this project by the end of the year," Graham told the Telegraph. "I think it's already clear that psychiatrists will have to stay within the parameters of the game. They certainly wouldn't be wandering around the game in white coats and would have to use the same characters available to other players."
The article also said that Graham may recruit players to serve as "peer mentors" to help identify those who were addicted to the game.
I'm going to post something really funny about this later tonight. Not that this isnt funny on its own.
July 28, 2009 - In February came the report that a Sweden's Youth Care Foundation had branded Blizzard's World of Warcraft as "the cocaine of the computer games world." Today comes word from England that therapists are signing up to the game in order to provide therapy to those online.
The report, in the Telegraph newspaper, states that Dr. Richard Graham, a consulting psychiatrist, is calling on Blizzard to waive or discount the costs of joining World of Warcraft for therapists. Graham says that this will allow therapist better access to those who need help.
"We will be launching this project by the end of the year," Graham told the Telegraph. "I think it's already clear that psychiatrists will have to stay within the parameters of the game. They certainly wouldn't be wandering around the game in white coats and would have to use the same characters available to other players."
The article also said that Graham may recruit players to serve as "peer mentors" to help identify those who were addicted to the game.
I'm going to post something really funny about this later tonight. Not that this isnt funny on its own.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Bioware gets their freak on
Via bigdownload:
The upcoming BioWare developed fantasy RPG Dragon Age: Origins would have been rated "M" strickly for its violent content alone. But it looks like cutting up creatures and having them spew out tons of blood and gore won't be the only thing that will make some adults sit up and take notice of the game.
According to the content descriptions for the game at the ESRB web site, the game will give the player character a chance to visit a brothel. You can apparently ask for a man, woman, transsexual or animal (there's also apparently a random "Surprise me" option. While you can see whatever person or creature you are about to do the deed with, the ESRB states, "sexual activity is never depicted during these brothel encounters." There are also apparently cut scenes that show couples, "kissing, embracing, and caressing one another as the screen fades to black."
You can request to get it on with a tranny or an animal? I am going to make a prediction right now that their publisher will demand this content be cut.
The upcoming BioWare developed fantasy RPG Dragon Age: Origins would have been rated "M" strickly for its violent content alone. But it looks like cutting up creatures and having them spew out tons of blood and gore won't be the only thing that will make some adults sit up and take notice of the game.
According to the content descriptions for the game at the ESRB web site, the game will give the player character a chance to visit a brothel. You can apparently ask for a man, woman, transsexual or animal (there's also apparently a random "Surprise me" option. While you can see whatever person or creature you are about to do the deed with, the ESRB states, "sexual activity is never depicted during these brothel encounters." There are also apparently cut scenes that show couples, "kissing, embracing, and caressing one another as the screen fades to black."
You can request to get it on with a tranny or an animal? I am going to make a prediction right now that their publisher will demand this content be cut.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Microsoft releases Windows 7
Between this, Internet Explorer 8 and Bing.com, I'm having trouble adjusting to Microsoft releasing quality products/services.
Via Microsoft.com:
REDMOND, Wash. — July 22, 2009 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, the next versions of its flagship desktop and server operating systems. With the completion of this development phase, industry partners are readying products in time for the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 worldwide general launches. Windows 7 will be generally available to customers around the world on October 22, and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be generally available on or before that date. As always, current customers of the Windows Volume Licensing program, Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) subscribers and TechNet subscribers will be among the first to get customer access to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 in the coming weeks.
Solid State Drives
From everything I've heard, solid state drives are a giant leap forward when it comes to hard drive performance. With that in mind, I bring good tidings via Ars Technica:
Intel has announced two new solid state disk drives made on its leading-edge 34nm process. The two new SSDs are X25M SATA parts weighing in at 80GB and 160GB, and they're meant to replace Intel's existing X25M drives in those capacities, but at 60 percent less cost and with better performance. The 80GB X25-M is $225 in lots of 1,000 (down from $595), and the 160GB is $440 (from $945). That's some serious discounting, and it may well drive even more SSD uptake in the coming quarters despite the ongoing IT spending crunch.
So what do you get for 60 percent less? In a word, speed. The new drives boast a 25 percent reduction in read latency, which was already about 60x the speed of an average hard disk; write performance has also doubled with this new generation.
Via Microsoft.com:
REDMOND, Wash. — July 22, 2009 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, the next versions of its flagship desktop and server operating systems. With the completion of this development phase, industry partners are readying products in time for the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 worldwide general launches. Windows 7 will be generally available to customers around the world on October 22, and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be generally available on or before that date. As always, current customers of the Windows Volume Licensing program, Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) subscribers and TechNet subscribers will be among the first to get customer access to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 in the coming weeks.
Solid State Drives
From everything I've heard, solid state drives are a giant leap forward when it comes to hard drive performance. With that in mind, I bring good tidings via Ars Technica:
Intel has announced two new solid state disk drives made on its leading-edge 34nm process. The two new SSDs are X25M SATA parts weighing in at 80GB and 160GB, and they're meant to replace Intel's existing X25M drives in those capacities, but at 60 percent less cost and with better performance. The 80GB X25-M is $225 in lots of 1,000 (down from $595), and the 160GB is $440 (from $945). That's some serious discounting, and it may well drive even more SSD uptake in the coming quarters despite the ongoing IT spending crunch.
So what do you get for 60 percent less? In a word, speed. The new drives boast a 25 percent reduction in read latency, which was already about 60x the speed of an average hard disk; write performance has also doubled with this new generation.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Man Dies after falling into Chocolate Vat
So now I have been reading an article about an accident that happened a few days ago. I feel really bad about laughing at this, but I couldnt help it.
Via Foxnews:
The man had been in the melting pot for about 10 minutes by the time crews arrived, and by the time he was pulled out of the chocolate it was too late. He was declared dead shortly after 11 a.m.
The turnout gear of firefighters at the scene were covered with some chocolate, as were the clothes of an obviously distraught co-worker who was being consoled by an EMT. That co-worker appeared to have gone into the tank in an attempt to rescue the man who had fallen in.
Now, that in itself may not seem that funny. In truth, its not, but looking at the reader comments below it however, is a different story:
"ooompa loompa loompadi doo, swimming in boiling hot chocolate not good for you"
"8 OOPAH-LOOPAH's are being held for questioning"
"They can play Bach's Come Sweet Death at the funeral."
"Oh, is it too soon?"
"He should have fallen into a vat of salad lettuce, but people never do what's good for them."
"After falling into the chocolate the man was retrieved by clumsy emergency workers who then dropped him into a vat of toppings"
"No word yet on whether or not he will be buried frozen and holding a baseball bat...."
Am I a terrible person for laughing at this?
Via Foxnews:
The man had been in the melting pot for about 10 minutes by the time crews arrived, and by the time he was pulled out of the chocolate it was too late. He was declared dead shortly after 11 a.m.
The turnout gear of firefighters at the scene were covered with some chocolate, as were the clothes of an obviously distraught co-worker who was being consoled by an EMT. That co-worker appeared to have gone into the tank in an attempt to rescue the man who had fallen in.
Now, that in itself may not seem that funny. In truth, its not, but looking at the reader comments below it however, is a different story:
"ooompa loompa loompadi doo, swimming in boiling hot chocolate not good for you"
"8 OOPAH-LOOPAH's are being held for questioning"
"They can play Bach's Come Sweet Death at the funeral."
"Oh, is it too soon?"
"He should have fallen into a vat of salad lettuce, but people never do what's good for them."
"After falling into the chocolate the man was retrieved by clumsy emergency workers who then dropped him into a vat of toppings"
"No word yet on whether or not he will be buried frozen and holding a baseball bat...."
Am I a terrible person for laughing at this?
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Ryan vs. Ulysses S. Grant
One of my favorite little known games definitely has to be The Political Machine, a cartoonish but still strategic presidential campaign simulation by Stardock. In this installment, I created my own candidate, who I will henceforth refer to as "Ryan". Ryan didn't have much experience, but he has read several books on the subject(notice the stack on his right) and he decided to give it a go. He almost went broke several times, in fact the entire time, but in the end his animal magnetism and charisma made the people choose him over Ulysses S. Grant.
Bye Bye Eidos, hello Mechwarrior?
via Bigdownloads:
The consequences of Square Enix's purchase of UK-based Eidos earlier this year are now being felt. Gamesindustry.biz reports that a new entity, Square Enix Europe, is being formed that will handle all of Square Enix's publishing duties in Europe. The Eidos name won't be used for publishing anymore but will still be retained via its use in development studios such as Eidos Montreal.
This move will affect Eidos's sales and marketing personnel who will have their offices either transferred (in the US) or combined with Square Enix's operations (in Europe). Square Enix has already revealed that they expect "some jobs to be impacted directly by this in both Europe and North America." Specific numbers of layoffs were not announced.
On a happier note:
Fans have been awaiting a new Mechwarrior game for the PC for years and today a new video hit the Interwebs that suggests that wait may be coming to an end. The 10 second video shows a really big mech-like foot making its presence known on a unsuspecting city street.
So is this truly a teaser for a new Mechwarrior game? We know that Microsoft, who published the last PC game in the series (Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries back in 2002), sold off the Mechwarrior interactive game rights to a company called Smith and Tinker some time ago. That company was formed by Jordan Weisman, who helped to create the Mechwarrior series in the first place when he formed FASA. Voodoo Extreme hints that the developer behind this teaser might be Piranha Games, a Vancouver-based studio who has done a variety of work over the years but nothing quite so high-profile as this. Hopefully we will get more info on this soon.
Update: Looks like IGN will get the reveal of the game early in the morning on Thursday . . . and what do you know; one of the folks who will be interviewed will be Jordan Weisman.
So I new this guy who said that he was a go between for FASA and Microsoft. I didnt buy it, and now I feel vindicated.
The consequences of Square Enix's purchase of UK-based Eidos earlier this year are now being felt. Gamesindustry.biz reports that a new entity, Square Enix Europe, is being formed that will handle all of Square Enix's publishing duties in Europe. The Eidos name won't be used for publishing anymore but will still be retained via its use in development studios such as Eidos Montreal.
This move will affect Eidos's sales and marketing personnel who will have their offices either transferred (in the US) or combined with Square Enix's operations (in Europe). Square Enix has already revealed that they expect "some jobs to be impacted directly by this in both Europe and North America." Specific numbers of layoffs were not announced.
On a happier note:
Fans have been awaiting a new Mechwarrior game for the PC for years and today a new video hit the Interwebs that suggests that wait may be coming to an end. The 10 second video shows a really big mech-like foot making its presence known on a unsuspecting city street.
So is this truly a teaser for a new Mechwarrior game? We know that Microsoft, who published the last PC game in the series (Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries back in 2002), sold off the Mechwarrior interactive game rights to a company called Smith and Tinker some time ago. That company was formed by Jordan Weisman, who helped to create the Mechwarrior series in the first place when he formed FASA. Voodoo Extreme hints that the developer behind this teaser might be Piranha Games, a Vancouver-based studio who has done a variety of work over the years but nothing quite so high-profile as this. Hopefully we will get more info on this soon.
Update: Looks like IGN will get the reveal of the game early in the morning on Thursday . . . and what do you know; one of the folks who will be interviewed will be Jordan Weisman.
So I new this guy who said that he was a go between for FASA and Microsoft. I didnt buy it, and now I feel vindicated.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Impulse Sale
Sins of the Solar Empire bundle (with the original space strategy game and its mini-expansion Entrenchment) for $29.99.
For those of you who are not aware, this is one of the best RTS games ever created.
via bigdownloads:
Life imitates art and then imitates life again. That's the lesson for the makers of the Mana Energy Potion, a real energy drink that comes in a small spherical bottle that is supposed to look like similar health boosting items found in RPG and MMO games. This week it was announced that the Mana Energy Potion will actually appear in the anime-themed MMO title Lunia.
You can purchase the fictional version of potion for your characters via Lunia's in-game currency and when you purchase a certain amount of Mana, players will be mailed a four-pack of the real thing for free (yep, they even pay for the shipping and handling). Of course the Mana Energy Potion girls pictured above don't come with the real potion delivery . . at least not yet.
Gentleman, there are clearly retards with money in our midst.
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