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Police in Winnipeg believe that a quartet of youthful offenders were acting out in video game-like fashion by stealing cars and fleeing from pursuing officers.
CBC reports on comments by Sgt. Doug Safioles: "They all play the game, they talk about the game, they tell their probation officers it's a game. It's a huge rush. They taunt the police on purpose to engage in chases." Safioles, who did not link the teens to a specific game, made similar comments in May. At that time, however . . . Read more
"These 10 Games Should've Been Called..." by Jason Michaels on CollegeHumor
College Humor has a rather entertaining post of photoshops of games renamed to match real life.
Amanda Jahn was driving home from teaching a violin lesson, her two young children strapped into their car seats, when a vehicle came barreling through a stop sign and slammed into their car
A repeat drunken driver was behind the wheel of the other vehicle, officials said. Full article at: http://www.chicagotribune…athsnov12,0,1585608.story
The FBI has charged a former Intel engineer with the theft of sensitive documents from the chip maker after leaving to work for AMD.
Biswamohan Pani, 33, was indicted Wednesday on four new counts of wire fraud following his initial charge for stealing trade secrets in September. The FBI has said that Pani, who used to be a design engineer for Intel's Itanium chips, took eight sensitive documents from Intel's Massachusetts facility while in the midst of using his accrued vacation time after . . . Read more
Celebrated author Michael Crichton died today at 66 after a "private battle" with cancer.
Crichton, author of Jurassic Park, Sphere and a creator of the television show ER, was considered a controversial figure for many of his views on science, and was a highly visible and vocal spokesperson against popular theories about global warming, which he took on in his book State of Fear. Born October 23, 1942, in Chicago, he grew up in the suburbs of New York and recen . . . Read more
From the store's front page:
"We are delighted to have finally launched the Square Enix Europe Official Online Merchandise Store. Our staff are determined to deliver the best possible service ensuring that our appealing products will always be available to our customers. Your kind support will be most highly appreciated." Also: - Please note that all orders must exceed ￡23.00 (29,00 €) (including tax) to be processed. - All items are available in limited quantities. Please note that . . . Read more
Recently, a study was released by Pediatrics, which seems to link violent media (including video games) to aggression in children and teens. However, recently, arguments against the study's findings have also been published, in the same journal.
Critics -- chief among them Dr. Christopher Ferguson -- cite problems with the study's control setup, and also points out a poor relationship between the US and Japanese results of the study. "[Something] that they attempted to do with this . . . Read more
With the race for US President over, we can't help but realize just how long this road to election has been. And over the course of the past months, there have been many plays by supporters on both sides -- and by the candidates themselves, in some cases -- to sway video game fans toward one side or another or another of the wide political arena.
Das Gamer (because everything is funnier in German, even video games) has put together a list of the Top 20 Video Game Moments in the 2008 Presiden . . . Read more
(Insert screenshot of that scene from Family Guy when they're looking at Peter's boat, the S.S. More Powerful Than Superman, Batman, Spiderman, and the Incredible Hulk Put Together.)
Some of you may be familiar with the Family Guy episode pictured above. Oh, that Peter Griffin! What a wacky fellow! Well, it turns out that he’s not quite the wackiest. That title would go to Mr. George Garatt from Glastonbury, England. Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine The H . . . Read more
As many witnessed tonight, Barak Obama was elected the 44th President of the United states by an overwhelming majority of Electoral votes. [At the time of this writing, there are five states uncounted: Alaska, Arkansas, Montana, Indiana and North Carolina.]
Shortly before midnight, Barak Obama took the stage in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois (his hometown), to officially accept his election into service as President of the United States, the single most visible political office in the nation. . . . Read more
Straight from Reuters.com:
Microsoft and South Korea's LG Electronics said on Monday they had signed a preliminary agreement on strategic collaboration in mobile technology. "The agreement ensures continued strategic collaboration in R&D, marketing, applications, and services in the field of converged mobile devices," LG said in a statement. "Both companies will continue to define and align their mobile strategies through annual top management meeting." The agreement was signed durin . . . Read more
Microsoft announced in a press release today that October 21st is now Global Anti-Piracy Day. In celebration of this feat, and to lend weight to this international hammering of pirates, MS is also launching "education initiatives and enforcement actions in 49 countries on six continents" to combat the reportedly devastating effects of piracy on the global digital media markets.
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It's about damned time!
With the arrival of Chrome, Firefox had a lot of catching up to do. And did they deliver. Firefox 3.1b1 was released today, and to quote the news "Damn it's fast!" Firefox 3.1 is based on the Gecko 1.9.1 rendering engine. The engine itself has been in development for roughtly 6 months. The new improvements randge from web standards, to CSS 3 properties, new tab-switching previews, and more! Firefox 3. . . . Read more
Q: What do you get when you cross a media sensation with a guy who loves to see his name in print?
A: A letter from Jack Thompson to Sarah Palin. Facing imminent disbarment, the Miami attorney has written to the Republican vice-presidential candidate, urging her to take a stand against violent video games. And, of course, offering his own services in that regard. In a letter to America's best-known hockey mom, Thompson writes: The McCain-Palin campaign, with all respect, is missi . . . Read more
With October quickly giving way to November, the US Presidential elections are headed our way. How concerned are Obama and McCain with the condition of the environment, preserving it and cleaning it up? This video report gives a look at where both candidates stand on one of today's hottest topics.
Video courtesy of G4, Attack of the Show
Still on the fence about who to vote for in the 2008 US Presidential election? Or just want to know where the four most recognized names in the race (Obama/Biden, McCain/Palin) stand on one of today's hottest issues? Check out this video that gives us a good look at how the candidates stake a stand (or lack of one) on copyrights, pirating, and the RIAA.
Video from G4: http://www.g4tv.com/attac…-Election-Draws-Near.html
Is it finally game over for Florida lawyer and violent video game opponent Jack Thompson? Judgment has been entered in the case that started last year and came to a head when Judge Dava Tunis recommended permanent disbarment for the bombastic, showboating law man. The court has approved the report and has ordered that JT is officially disbarred as of 30 days from today.
"The Court approves the corrected referee's report and John Bruce Thompson is permanently disbarred, effective thirty d . . . Read more
A warship off pirate-ridden Somali waters captured 14 pirates and destroyed their boat, the fisheries minister for the northern Puntland region said on Sunday.
"About 14 pirates came across a warship that we think could be American and all the pirates on board were captured and their boat destroyed," said Abdulqadir Muse Yusuf, the fisheries minister for the semi-autonomous region. Read more at: http://www.comcast.net/ar…TIONAL-SOMALIA-PIRACY-DC/
[img align=left alt="Chrome"]http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/images/logo_sm.jpg[/img]That's right, Google has released the beta of their first web browser. Currently only Vista/XP are supported. The browser sports not only the proud name of it's parent company, the ability to import all Firefox settings, tabbed browsing, our favorite "right click spell check", and a minimalistic approach to the browser GUI, BUT it also allows anything you type in the search bar to be instantly searched for
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This may not have much to do with what is usually posted around here, but I think everybody should see this anyway. Esref Armagan has a genetic defect that caused him to be born without eyes. However, he still manages to paint with color, shadow and depth better than many people. A very inspiring video.
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