Archive for February 14, 2007

God of War II Rumor Busted: Not In 720p on PS3

Word that God of War 2 would be running at 720p on the PS3 was debunked when we contacted a SCEA rep. IGN’s review originally stated that: “God of War II will not only be playable on the PlayStation 3, of course, but that it will run at a true HD resolution of 720p.” 480p is the resolution God of War II will be available in.

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WiiNintendo presents, “Wii Sounds”

The first in a series of audio files collected from the Wii and it’s games. In this particular set is all of the sounds of the Wii interface and it’s channels. - Wii Menu Background
- Wii Channel Startup
- Wii Channel Rollover
- Wii Channel Select
- Mii Channel
- Forcast Channel
- Wii Sports Intro
- News Channel Startup

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5 cool ways to use Yahoo! Pipes

In its current state Pipes is offering a myriad of interesting possibilities. Here are five remixing that can only be done with Pipes.

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No Beatles iTunes Exclusivity

So we all know that the Beatles songs are going to be available for download. But the head honcho over at Apple Corps, Neil Aspinall, is claiming that there won’t be any iTunes exclusivity. That means we can look for Yellow Submarine or Twist and Shout on all the major download services.

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The Top 10 Most Violent Videogames Ever

Some of us gamers out there look for that special thrill in games that involve the spilling of blood and/or generally darker and more violent material. The messier it is, the more appealing it can be to those of us out there that play what’s intended for older audiences. Let’s look at which ones really stand out in the history of gaming…

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Project Reality 0.5 - Why all BF2 players should download this mod.

During a match of vanilla Battlefield 2, the sound of gunfire draws players like bees to a honey pot. Gung-ho players will race to the nearest fire-fight, safe in the knowledge that they’ll rack up a score of kills in no time.

The opposite is true of Project Reality.

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The Scarier Resident Evil 4 version

This is a video depicting levels in Resident Evil 4 that featured creepier and darker levels not available in the final version.

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HD DVD and Blu-ray DRM Cracked

arnezami has found the “processing key” used to decrypt the DRM on all HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc films

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Blockland - Play with Legos on Your Computer

Looking for a free game that’s fun and lets you build with Legos? Then Blockland is the game for you!

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Yahoo Pipes: Search Stories Digged by a Specific User

On theit last update, Digg decided to get rid of the feature where you could search your own digged stories. Since I frequently used that, I decided to try to recreate it using Yahoo Pipes. This if my first attempt. Sadly, it only searches back your most recent diggs, but is a start. Feel free to copy and reuse this pipe if you want.

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How to regularly backup Windows XP to Ubuntu, using rsync

This blog covers one of the more exotic solutions - backup Windows XP to Ubuntu, using rsync

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A detour into the strange world of quantum computing

A Vancouver startup promises to demo the first commercial quantum computer on Tuesday. Is this the dawn of a new age of computing? If not, what is it?

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