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BlizzCon '08 Opt In Lotto
Posted by Z-R0E on August 20, '08 at 08:51 AM

	Here's the deal. I need tickets to BlizzCon, at least four (eight would be nice though too). BlizzCon, however, is sold out. Blizzard is holding a lotto where the winners are allowed to buy up to two tickets (of 3000 available). What I need from every eligible* @Z member is for you to go opt into the lotto right now. Even if you have no plans of going to BlizzCon, opt in and let me buy the tickets if you win. Quote: BlizzCon Legal Agreement The [winner's] notification email will contain a confirmation code, and a time period of several hours when [Blizzard] will contact the winner by phone to arrange for winner to purchase up to two (2) tickets to BlizzCon 2008 So if you win the lotto and can't go, you'd just contact me (by phone is fine, it's in my profile) and I'd call Blizzard up and buy the tickets with my credit card. There's no risk of you getting charged or this costing you any thing but a minute of your time. You have until Sunday night to opt in. A big thank you to every one in advance who does this. *Eligible means you have a Blizzard Account (not to be confused with a WoW account) that was made before BlizzCon tickets sold out (August 12th). This is the same account I refered to in the past where you could enter your Blizzard CD-keys to download their games. So if you made one back then you should be golden. Just log into the account and you should see a button for you to opt in at. Add / Read Comments (2)

Funny Burger King Insert
Posted by Z-R0E on August 19, '08 at 09:13 PM

	You know the paper insert on top of serving trays, often seen when you go inside a fast food place? Often it's some sort of advert for the place boasting their newest sandwich or something. Well, here's a recent tray insert from Burger King picked apart and analyzed. From big breasted topless carrots to an onion getting a cavity searcg from a Village People inspired pickle, it's a must see. Add / Read Comments (0)

USB 3.0 On It's Way
Posted by Z-R0E on August 14, '08 at 05:44 PM

	Copy & Paste from Slashdot. Quote: /. "USB 3.0 is set to deliver data-transfer speeds of up to 5Gb/s, initially over tweaked connectors and wiring and, later, over optical links." Add / Read Comments (0)

BlizzCon Tickets on Sale August 11th
Posted by Z-R0E on July 29, '08 at 08:57 AM

	Title says it all. I'm willing to bet that a StarCraft 2 beta will be included with your ticket (although we won't know for many months to come, long after convention), which will be worth more on eBay than the $100 ticket price in itself (to those who complain about the price of admission). One way or the other, I'll be going. I have a suite reserved, and intend to fill it up with friends and guildmates once we have our tickets. If you're interested, hit me up and let me know. Add / Read Comments (11)

Hellgate London: Biggest Failure of Decade
Posted by Z-R0E on July 13, '08 at 02:30 AM

	As voted by me. Flagship Studios' entire staff fired, all intellectual property lost (Joystiq) Flagship Sunk, Who's In Charge of Hellgate? (Kotaku) I've said it before, this game needs buckets and buckets of polish. I'm actually kind of sad to see the company fall so hard, but at the same time I really hope this is a lesson to the industry: stop releasing games while they're still in beta. Hellgate London had a lot of potential I thought, and it was a lot of fun to play at very first. They had a solid single player game going. Single player + Co-op play != MMORPG. Maybe Hellgate London's new owners, Comerica, will improve on it. Seeing as they're a secure lender financing company, with no apparent history in video games at all, I kind of doubt it. Add / Read Comments (3)

Home Simpson Pushing Malware
Posted by Z-R0E on July 12, '08 at 01:40 PM

	Quote: Slashdot "As all hardcore Simpsons fans know, Chunkylover53@aol.com was revealed to be Homer Simpsons' email address in one particular episode, registered by one of the shows writers, who would reply to fans as Homer himself. After a flood of messages, 'Homer' signed off — seemingly forever. Well in the last few days, security company Facetime Communications reports that anyone who had Homer on their AIM buddy list would have noticed his sudden reappearance. Unfortunately for all, he appears to have been hacked and pushing malware links which deposit those unlucky enough to run the file into a Turkish Botnet. The message claims the file is a 'web exclusive' episode of the TV show — an interesting way of targeting a specific group of fans who would assume Homers return would only coincide with something special like (say) a TV episode just for them. What I want to know is, is Homer smart enough to run an AV scan?" From Slashdot.org. Add / Read Comments (0)

Hasbro to Release Adult-themed GI Joe Cartoon
Posted by Z-R0E on June 29, '08 at 03:03 PM

	Announced at the recent JoeCon (I can only assume a GI Joe convention), Hasbro showed a trailer for their upcoming PG-13 GI Joe cartoon called "GI Joe: Absolute". From the HissTank.com article... Quote: HissTank.com Adult themed, PG-13 Highly detailed animation Designed to bring adult fans back into the market 10 5 minute episodes, 1 10 minute season finale No distribution decided upon yet. Could be webisodes, could be tv special, could be DVD, or all 3. Starts in first quarter 2009 NO LASERS. NO PARACHUTING. Will have deaths. Little to no blood (but, from what we've seen, that won't matter) Focus on core early characters. No Cobra La. As short scene from the trailer they played at JoeCon included a part where "Snake eyes then goes one on one with the last Trooper, flips him over, takes out his sword, thrusts down into the Trooper's chest, and TURNS IT. Emphasis on the kill. Stands up, puts sword back in its holder." Even bigger news (to me) is that, if this is successful, Hasbro intends to give the same treatment for Transformers. I can think of no better way for Gen1 to make an animated return. This could be the best thing to happen to Transformers since Dreamwave and Henkei. Add / Read Comments (1)

Diablo III Announced
Posted by Z-R0E on June 28, '08 at 02:59 AM

	Non-surprisingly, it looks really good. My only complaint is that they didn't do more with the teaser splash screens they had been using this past week. Until a US version of the site comes up, here's the EU Diablo 3 site, with cinematic and gameplay trailers. The environments are GORGEOUS, they look painted almost. I'm not sure if I'm reading into this too much, but when I went to watch the cinematic trailer it asked for my age. I wonder if they're going for an adult rating with D3 to compete against AoC's "adult" oriented content (boobs and blood). No news yet on whether or not it'll have free online play, for some reason I partially doubt it. I'm sure it'll have a single player (Blizzard knows better), and they may even copy Flagship Studios by offering free "basic" online play, with additional content/etc for a monthly fee. I had heard an unsubstantiated claim that they could offer a "Blizzard package" monthly fee, where for like $20/month you get WoW, D3, and SC2 online play. Like I said, there was no proof or any thing of that, but I can see it being done. Add / Read Comments (16)

Current StarCraft II System Requirements
Posted by Z-R0E on May 22, '08 at 10:19 AM

	Quote: StarCraft Legacy The Spanish gaming magazine Micromania has an article on StarCraft II in their latest issue. In this article we are, for the first time, enlightened on the current system requirements. These requirements are vague at the moment, but that's expected at this point. They're also a bit higher than most of us foresaw, but they are very much in league with modern games. Minimum requirements: - GeForce 7/8 Series or Radeon 1000/2000 with 256 MB RAM - Pentium 4 - 1 GB RAM - 1 Mbit ADSL internet connection Recommended requirements: - GeForce 8000 or Radeon 2000 series with 512 MB RAM - Core 2 Duo or Athlon X2 - 2 GB RAM - 3 Mbit ADSL internet connection Optimal requirements: - Geforce 9000 or Radeon 3000 Series - Core 2 Duo 3 GHz or Athlon X2 - 2GB with DualChannel mode RAM Add / Read Comments (8)

A Walk Through the Hard Drive Recovery Process
Posted by Z-R0E on May 12, '08 at 09:38 PM

	Copy & Pasting /. article out of laziness. Quote: Slashdot It's well known that failed hard drives can be recovered, but few people actually use a recovery service because they're expensive and not always successful. Even fewer people ever get any insights into the process, as recovery companies are secretive about their methods and rarely reveal any more information that is necessary for billing. Geek.com has an article walking through a drive recovery handled by DriveSavers. The recovery team did not give away many secrets, but they did reveal a number of insights into the process. Add / Read Comments (0)

BlizzCon '08 Announced
Posted by Z-R0E on May 12, '08 at 10:43 AM

	October 10-11th. I'll be reserving a hotel ASAP. My plan is to book both a one-bed room and a suite, then I'll cancel whichever isn't needed when the time comes. The plan is to arrive on the 9th, leave on the 12th (so that we can relax before and after the convention). I'll also be setting up a Frostwolf dinner on the 9th. Further details on my attendance will be updated on the BlizzCon post in the convention thread. Add / Read Comments (7)

Blizzard Updates Online Store
Posted by Z-R0E on May 03, '08 at 03:44 AM

	Blizzard updated their online store. Why should you care and sign up? Well in addition to their beta lottery, you'll also be able to enter the CD key for games you've purchased and download them from the site, which goes well with the fact that WC3 and SC no longer require the CD to play. Add / Read Comments (3)

Mortal Kombat vs DC .. Wait, WHAT!?!?
Posted by M00NBEAST on April 18, '08 at 06:18 PM

	Trailor I think a lot of fan boys are going to be pissed right the hell off. Add / Read Comments (13)

Number 5 is Still Alive
Posted by Z-R0E on April 07, '08 at 04:43 PM

	It's official, Short Circuit is being remade. I've stated many times how much I absolutely love both the movies, but I'm not sure how much I'm into this. I could maybe be optimistic about a third movie in the series, but a remake? Ungh, do not want. The only possible saving grace is that the original creators & writers are onboard for the remake, but that's just not enough to make me think that a remake is a good idea. We'll see how it turns out. "Life is not a malfunction." Add / Read Comments (1)

Pirates seize French Yacht.
Posted by Keii on April 04, '08 at 01:24 PM

	Source: CNN Quote: CNN Pirates seized control of a French luxury yacht carrying 30 crew members Friday in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia's coast, the French government and the ship's owner said. Attackers stormed the three-mast Le Ponant as it returned without passengers from the Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean, toward the Mediterranean Sea, said officials with French maritime transport company CMA-CGM. "This is a blatant act of piracy," Prime Minister Francois Fillon told reporters while on a visit to Brussels. "The Defense and Foreign ministries are mobilized to act as quickly as possible, I hope in the coming minutes or hours to try to win the freedom of these hostages." Full story... I find this funny, just because it's 2008 and there's an actual pirate attack that isn't referring to illegally downloading copywrited materials off the intarwebz. Add / Read Comments (2)