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Wednesday reading - WinXP critical patches - briefly
(hx) 07:56 PM CEST - Oct,12 2005 - Post a comment / read (5)
My spare PC's HDD (old slow 80GB WD) died today, along with all my backups and games. It looks like I'll have to buy a new one...What would you lose if your hard drive died today?

Here's some stuff:
  • MS Critical Patches for WinXP:
    - MS05-050    : Critical: Vulnerability in DirectShow Could Allow Remote Code Execution (904706)
    - MS05-051: Critical: Vulnerabilities in MSDTC and COM+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (902400)
    - MS05-052: Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (896688)
  • New Microsoft XBox 360 console unveiled - Microsoft on Wednesday gave British journalists their first chance to play with its forthcoming games console, the Xbox 360, which will be launched all across Europe on December 2. The new machine will ship in two versions. The base model will retail at £209.99, while £279.99 buys a model with a built-in 20GB hard drive, wireless game controllers and - for a limited time - a free remote to control the console's DVD playback capability. Also a few lucky journalists in New York City who got a rare chance to play a collection of new games on the eagerly awaited Microsoft Xbox 360 gaming console.
    Be the first to comment!Microsoft Enterprise Update Scan Tool October 2005 -     Microsoft has released a new tool designed to help enterprises detect updates provided with the Microsoft Security Bulletins released October 11, 2005. This tool is a command line scanning tool built for the sole purpose of helping customers determine systems that may need security updates provided with the released bulletins.
  • Microsoft's Halo movie will be produced on Linux - In a stroke of irony, Microsoft's Halo movie will be produced in Wellington by servers running the open-source Linux operating sys.
  • Grisoft predicts Linux virus plague - Grisoft, makers of the popular AVG Anti-Virus offering, has warned that it is "only a matter of time" before Linux becomes widely targeted by virus and malware writers.
  • GameStop Cutting 700 Jobs -1Up is reporting that GameStop is slashing about 700 jobs as part of their GameStop and Electronic Boutique merger.
Reviews: Bet on Soldier (5/10) / Black & White 2 (8/10) / Black & White 2 (59%) / Black & White 2 (8.5/10) / Cross Racing Championship 2005 (74%) /  Diplomacy (8/10) / Diplomacy / Dungeon Siege 2 (3.5/5) / Earth 2160 / Eye of the Kraken (3.5/5) / Fable: The Lost Chapters (4/5) / Fable: The Lost Chapters (4/5) / Fable: The Lost Chapters (8.8/10) / Fate (4.5/5) / Heroes of the Pacific (4/5) / Myst V: End of Ages (6/10) / Obscure - Learn About Fear (4.5/5) / Ragdoll Kung Fu / Rome: Total War Barbarian Invasion (8.2/10) / Rome: Total War Barbarian Invasion (86%) / Serious Sam 2 (8.2/10) / Serious Sam 2 (6.9/10) / Serious Sam 2 (82%) / Serious Sam 2 (3.5/5) / The Sims 2 Nightlife (6/10) / The Sims 2 Nightlife (7/10) / Ultimate Spiderman (3.5/5) / Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter Assault (9.2/10) / Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter Assault (4.5/5) / WWII Tank Commander (5/10) / X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (84%) / X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (4/5)

Previews: City of Villains(1) / City of Villains (2) / Civilization IV / Company of Heroes / Gears of War / Peter Jackson's King Kong / Starship Troopers

Media: Dungeon Lords video mod / F.E.A.R. Melee clip / Neverwinter Nights 2 images (scans) + first details / Peter Jackson's King Kong movie / Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones movie / The Witchers shots / Twilight War: After the Fall shots / Vanguard: Saga of Heroes shots

Mods/Maps/Tools: BF2 Killme / Cel-Strike (CS) / CTF-Divergence (UT2k4 map) / Doom 3 Mod Last Man Standing Coop 2.0 / Kaos BF2 Map / Merciless Road to Rome Map Pack (BF2) / Racers Stunt 2 BF2

Other gaming news:
  • Dark Age of Camelot: Darkness Rising ships - Mythic Entertainment today released Darkness Rising, the sixth expansion pack for the critically-acclaimed Dark Age of Camelot. The new expansion is available both as a stand alone product via Mythic's new integrated digital distribution system and as part of the new Dark Age of Camelot: Epic Edition available at retail today. Dark Age of Camelot subscribers can now purchase and activate Darkness Rising for $19.99 through a new in-game menu option.
  • Sims 2 Holiday Edition announced - Word is: "Available for a limited time only and listed at the same manufacturers suggested retail price as the original version, The Sims 2 Holiday Edition contains the original game, The Sims 2, in its entirety, plus 40 new holiday-themed items that allow your Sims to celebrate their holidays in style. With this bonus content, your Sims can decorate their house, serve a festive holiday dinner, engineer a visit from Santa himself, even host a rollicking New Year's party!
  • New Steam Update - The update is only to the client, not to any of the games. The biggest differences are cosmetic, but more are coming:
    "These changes are part of a larger set of features (collectively known as Steam 3) which will be introduced over the course of the coming months. Today's release allows Steam to offer a larger and more varied collection of games to our customers, and introduces a-la-carte purchases."
  • NHL 06 Patch #2 - The patch includes all the roster updates from the first patch, fixes a problem saving edited players, and fixes compatibility issues with some Saitek controllers and non-SSE chipsets (thanks 3DGamers)
  • Blitzkrieg II Patch, Demo hotfix - The Blitzkrieg support page now offers downloads of a new patch for Blitzkrieg II, updating Nival Interactive's World War II RTS sequel to version 1.21. In addition, that downloads page also offers a hotfix for the multiplayer Blitzkrieg II demo.
  • Land of Legends update 1.10 -  The update includes a couple of bug fixes, the centerpiece of the update lies in the brand new features that Tiny Hero has added to its already groovy game.
  • Call of Duty 2 PunkBuster petition - It has been told that Call of Duty 2 may not have any anti-cheat out of the box meaning that cheaters will have a big foothold on call of duty 2. A petition has been set-up to show support of out of box anti-cheat software and to persuade makers to include this in the release. Please sign this and pass it on in anyway you can to show your support against cheaters. (thanks James Russell)
  • EuRose Online - Special Offer - GamesRouter are giving away 2 levels and a whopping great 300,000 Zulies (in-game money) to whomever Pays2Play for EuRose Online (free download) before midnight of the 21st October, or 1 level and 150,000 Zulies to players who pay between 22nd and 28th October.
  • Heroes of Might and Magic V contest - Create and submit an original artistic masterpiece based on the graphical style of Heroes and Might and Magic V, and you can grab some serious loot - with $5,000 in cash prizes and a Sony PSP, your extraordinary talent will not only bring you fame and glory, but could line your pockets as well!
  • Job Opening @ Larian Studios - Larian Studios has a job opening for a C++ Programmer at their office in Belgium. The position is working on their "online TV games" with the possibility of moving on to their "next gen" team.
  • Attorney Proposes Violent Game - Miami attorney and outspoken games industry critic Jack Thompson has promised to give $10,000 to the favorite charity of Take-Two chairman Paul Eibeler if a games developer makes a game based on his own scenario.

Buy goodies:  Stargate SG-1 - Season 8 Boxed Set (you save $17) / Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith DVD (you save $14) / South Park - The Complete Sixth Season (you save $15) / Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (you save $15) / War of the Worlds (2-Disc Limited Edition) (you save $14)

last 10 comments:
Sabot(08:57 PM CEST - Oct,12 2005 )
I have an external 160Gig WD for backup, so i just make sure anything that's critical on the main PC is on it as well! That and a dual-layer DVD burner :wink:

Nosferatu(09:15 PM CEST - Oct,12 2005 )
When my old Fujitsu 40Gb died about half a year ago, I lost saves for at least 5 games, a 150Mb collection of screenshots (those exposed to the media when the game hadn't got to the shleves yet) and some photos.
At least I didn't loose something extremely important.

nb411(01:31 AM CEST - Oct,13 2005 )
All of my work as in paid work is on the one HDD, games on the other. Potential for disaster I know, that's why I want to get a 200giger soon.

xxxx(03:16 PM CEST - Oct,13 2005 )
Hey Stumpus, I have a pair of dual layer Pioneer burners! muahahaha! Pwned! Also 2x 200 gig WD sata drives in Raid config. External drive? why? With the cost of DVD media being so cheap I can't see the logic of having or paying the cost of an external HD.

Anyone that uses a HD to save confidential or important things doesn't know a thing about backup imo. You ask for your own problems. You know how long it takes to burn a DVD full of data for me? 3mins at the most! I love people that let their data pile up on a HD and then come around and cry their HD broke and they lost their data. Sorry no sympathy here.

Sabot(02:07 PM CEST - Oct,14 2005 )
LOL xxxx, i've got HDDs that are 13years old (not one bad sector) *but* i already have 'rot' on my -now unuseable- Win95 original CD.

DVD/CD goes the same way after about 10years if your unlucky. There's no fullproof backup media other than tape and vinyl!
Besides i *only* mentioned that i use the external for INSTANT backup and it's only for game patches. Once there they just get burned and if it crashed tough! just download them again on my 4mb connection :lol:

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