According to a post on Joystiq, there’s a new boss in FFXI that a guild couldn’t take down after 18 hours! Seriously, wtf?
Monthly Archives: August 2008
UCI Mind Reading
I decided to give this one its own entry.
Army pays UCI to try to read people
Thursday’s News
- Tribes object to fighting fire in sacred places, OC Register, 8/14/08
- British recycling leaflets show wrong Birmingham, OC Register, 8/14/08
- Vietnam to deport glam rocker Glitter to Britain, OC Register, 8/14/08
- Man banned from girlfriend’s home after noisy sex, OC Register, 8/14/08
- After war in Georgia, what does Russia want?, OC Register, 8/14/08
- Russian tanks deter Georgian entry to Gori, OC Register, 8/14/08
- Baby found in Mich. with pacifier taped in mouth, OC Register, 8/14/08
True Dungeon
Wired has an interesting article, True Dungeon Lures Would-Be Dragon Slayers, talking about a LARP called True Dungeon. It sounds really interesting. In a convention hall a dungeon is constructed, complete with monsters, treasure and traps. Fighting monsters physically involves a game similar to shuffleboard, mages must memorize things, and rogues must solve puzzles to disarm traps. You actually gain experience for things as well, making you more powerful the next time you come through. For very powerful players, there is a “nightmare” version. Take a look at True Dungeon’s site for more information!
Best Comic Ever
Sonic and Tails comic on Slackerz.
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Wednesday News
- Memory Disruption Could Aid Addicts, Wired, 8/12/08
- Wednesday highlights at Beijing Games, OC Register, 8/13/08
- Maine toddler uninjured after three-story fall, OC Register, 8/13/08
- Feeling green? Try the EcoJohn, OC Register, 8/13/08
- Abkhazian fighters plant flag inside Georgia, OC Register, 8/13/08
- Fire burns building at Apple HQ in California, OC Register, 8/13/08
- Ohio Burger King worker fired for bathing in sink, OC Register, 8/13/08
- Officials: Missile strike kills 9 in Pakistan, OC Register, 8/13/08
- Russia compares conflict to US response to 9/11, OC Register, 8/13/08
- West warns Russia over military push into Georgia, OC Register, 8/13/08
- Russian feint toward Tbilisi shows truce fragile, OC Register, 8/13/08
- Experts Accuse Bush Administration of Foot-Dragging on DNS Security Hole, Wired, 8/13/08
Heavy Fortress
Big Download reports that Heavy Fortress, a.k.a. the Heavy patch for Team Fortress 2, rolls out one week from today! I can’t wait for some epic boxing matches!
Mega Man 9 Achievements
According to Xbox 360 Fanboy today, Mega Man 9 will have very difficult achievements. They list defeating all bosses with only the buster, beating the game five times in a single day, and beating the game without losing a life.
Braid Fastest Selling XBLA Title
Braid: tearing up Metacritic; one of the top XBLA launches, Joystiq, 8/12/08
Braid, the terrific and beautiful puzzle platformer, sold over 28,000 copies in the first three days of its launch, over 3000 more than the previous leader, Rez HD. The puzzles are very inherent in the game, much more like Portal than jumping puzzles in Mega Man or simply “solve this puzzle before continuing.”
I can’t wait to finish it!