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Thursday Reading - briefly

(hx) 04:34 PM CEST - Aug,11 2005

I finally watched Night Watch (2004) (the first part of Russian sci-fi/horror epic trilogy) on DVD (trailer) last night. Despite a little complicated plot and some very fast subtitles, this is a great film. A lot of the film's style comes from extensive visual effects that are better/more effective than their more expensive American counterparts! Can't wait for the next two. I've heard that the second film gets it's Russian cinematic release on january 1st 2006, so it looks like it'll be at least nine months until we get the next DVD.

Here's some stuff:

SWAT 4 Patch Adds Ads - After updating his copy of SWAT 4 with the latest Vivendi patch, a gamer noticed that his game was connecting to Massive's Ad server to grab posters to place in the game's levels. As you can imagine the gamer was a little pissed to learn the game he had already paid $50 for was now serving him up a steaming plate of ads plugging Gamefly, Coca-Cola, Battlestar Galactica and Tripping the Rift every time a level ended. Instead of whinning about it, he did what any good gamer would do, he hacked it!
Microsoft says no to unlicensed 360 peripherals - Microsoft is planning a money spinner for the Xbox 360 by ensuring that only licensed peripherals, for which they will be paid royalties, can be used on the upcoming console.
HD-DVD responds to Blu-ray's announcement of using AACS - Within a very short time of Blu-ray announcing its decision to take on AACS for its anti-piracy measure, Toshiba's HD DVD Promotion Division advisor responded saying that HD DVD's content protection provides the highest level of advanced copy protection that suits the needs of consumers and content providers. He also mentioned that Blu-ray's announcement should not cause confusion and that the major movie studios have already announced support for the HD DVD format as well as scheduled movie launches on HD DVD. What's next? ;)
Logitech Drops Two New Portable Speakers - The mm50 portable speaker is expected to hit stores in September for US $149.99. It's a plug-n-play speaker for easy connectivity with your iPod or iPod mini. The mm28 portable speaker follows the 'thin is in' route. Being only 1.24 inches thick and as such can be easily carried with you anywhere your iPod goes.
Black Dog USB Key Linux Server - Basically, it's a USB thumb drive 400MHz PPC Debian box with 256 or 512 MB of flash and biometric authentication, which autoruns an X server on plugging into a PC or Mac, and runs your apps, as well as giving you a terminal to apt-get whatever you want. Best part, it's all open source and completely hackable.
24: Season Four to be released on DVD in December - According to the insert, you can expect 24: Season Four to be released on DVD in December, along with The Simpsons: The Complete Seventh Season, M*A*S*H: Season Nine and Reba: The Complete Second Season. NYPD Blue: Season 03 is listed as coming in January. The Shield: Season 4 is expected "in Winter". And here's perhaps the best news. The following TV series are all listed as "coming soon" to DVD from Fox: Alien Nation, Hill Street Blues, Over There, Time Tunnel and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. The pamphlet also lists Space: Above and Beyond and The White Shadow, which have already been
Liquid Ass - Liquid Ass is a stink spray in which the maker says has an authentic "butt crack smell". Heh :)

Reviews: Dungeon Siege II (8.3/10) / Empire Earth 2 (4/5) / ER (4.4/5) / Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend (3.9/5) / RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked (7/10) / Singles 2: Triple Trouble (71.7%) / Space Rangers (83%) / The Falklands War: 1982 / World of Warcraft v1.6 / X-Plane v8.0

Previews: Black / City of Heroes / F.E.A.R. / Project Offset / SiN Episodes / Starship Troopers / Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Winter Assault / WoW Battleground

Media: Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None shots / Blitzkried 2 / HistWar: Les Grognards Videos + shots / NIBIRU: Age of Secrets movie / Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War movie / Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends / Quake 4 - QuakeCon 2005 ShakyCam Trailer / Settlers V: Legenden shots / The Suffering: Ties That Bind movie / Total Overdose video

Mods/Tools: Quake 2: Lost Marine Test Build

Other gaming news:

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. not at GC - As fan site Oblivion-Lost.com was told by THQ, the Ukraine-based survival shooter/RPG S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is not going to be presented at the up-coming German "Games Convention", which is to take place from August 17th-21st.
Falcon 4.0: Allied Force Patch - The patch can be found on the Lead Pursuit Downloads Pag e
Starship Troopers delayed - Release Date - 26 October 2005 (UK)
Atari Europe Signs GT Legends - 10tacle studios has announced a new deal with Atari by which GT Legends, the new racing game in the works at SimBin, will be published by Atari in Scandinavia and the German-speaking countries. GT Legends is cheduled for the beginning of October 2005.
Steam update - Another update is on Steam covering Counter-Strike: Source, the Source Engine and Half-Life: Source.
D&D Online Open Alpha Starts - Dungeons & Dragons Online has reached open alpha status, and new players have been invited to test the game.
Horizons: Empire of Istaria 14 day Free Trial announcement - Tulga Games has been hard at work, with vast game improvements and innovations.…..especially relating to the powerful Dragons. And to prove it, for a limited time we are extending the free trial period from 7 to 14 days.
Quakecon 2005 Day 0 coverage - Today marks the start of QuakeCon 2005, as well as the 10th anniversary of the event! The first coverage can be found on Legit Reviews / Gamecloud (photos) / PlanetQuake (photos) and QConPics (photos) / Quake 4 - QuakeCon 2005 ShakyCam Trailer

Buy goodies: With HD Gaming becoming mainstream, everyone is going to want to get an HDTV (thanks EvilAvatar)

HDTV: Syntax Olevia LT32HV 32" Widescreen HD-Ready LCD TV: $1,099.99

Samsung LN-R328W 32" Widescreen HDTV-Ready Flat-Panel LCD TV: $1,849.94

Toshiba 51H84 51" HD-Ready Rear-Projection TV with HDMI Input: $999.88

Sony KP-57WS520 57" Hi-Scan 1080i HD-Ready Projection TV: $1359.88

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