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Archive | September, 2008
No Joke: Bejeweled Coming to Warcraft.
Starting this Thursday, World of Warcraft players will be able to kill time between gold farming and ganking noobs by playing the only game that comes close to being as Addictive as WoW, Bejeweled. No this isn’t some clever joke by Blizzard, Bejeweled is actually coming to World of Warcraft. The truly shocking part of the [...]
Continue reading...GRID DLC drifting into homes later this fall
20. September 2008
Codemasters has announced a new Downloadable pack for both the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, which should hit sometime this fall. The ‘8 ball’ pack features eight new cars, two new multiplayer events, and four new achievements worth 100 points that’s exclusive to the Xbox 360 version. ‘8 Ball’ DLC Pack Cars: McLaren F1 GTR – [...]
Continue reading...Burnout Paradise ‘Bike Pack’ out today!
19. September 2008
Today is a big day for all Burnout Paradise owners as the Bikes Pack has finally hit the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The pack not only introduces Motorcycles(duh) but new challenges as well, which guarantees to extend the length of the already limitless single player campaign. The download clocks in at about 445MB and should [...]
Continue reading...Gmail - Right Side Chat & Labels
19. September 2008
Google Labs added a couple of new features to Gmail that will be very handy for widescreen owners: Right side chat Right side labels Click on the little green icon at the top to see a list of available labs you can enable. .
Continue reading...Olympus 1030SW Waterproof Camera Review
19. September 2008
Introduction Over the past few years I have burned through a couple of digital cameras, demolishing them to a pile of plastic and circuitry because of my active and outdoor lifestyle. I was ecstatic when I came across this camera, and picked it up on Amazon for a trip to Hawaii. This is a compact frame [...]
Continue reading...Gears of War 2 video reveals new enemy
18. September 2008
In the new “making of” video for Gears of War 2, which mainly focuses on the weapons of the game, holds something slightly more interesting. For a brief second or so you can catch a glimpse of what appears to be the successor to General Ramm. Not much is known about this brutal looking foe other [...]
Continue reading...Rumor: Ryan Payton Working on Halo Title
17. September 2008
After leaving Kojima Productions late last month due to a family related issue, nobody knew what was in store for Kojima’s seemingly right hand man, Ryan Payton. This all changed today however as Kotaku reports that he may be taking on the role of Creative Director for Peter Jackson’s Halo: Chronicles. Not too many details as [...]
Continue reading...Get Wanted with new Need For Speed: Undercover Trailer
16. September 2008
EA has release a new Need For Speed: Undercover trailer which features “G-Mac”, a former police officer who left the life behind to become a crew boss. The new trailer is supposed to feature debut gameplay footage and while it technically does, it’s clear this isn’t the actual purpose of the trailer. I understand what EA [...]
Continue reading...Windows 7 Coming Sooner Than We Thought?
16. September 2008
InternetNews is reporting that next version of Windows (codenamed Vienna) might be coming as early as June of 2009. This had been in the pipeline before XP was released, but what comes as a surprise is this would be almost a year sooner, cutting into the anticipated life cycle of Vista. The information comes from [...]
Continue reading...New Releases for the Week of 9/14 - 9/20
16. September 2008
Xbox 360 Armored Core: For Answer (Sep 16) Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Sep 16) Battle Fantasia (Sep 16) Pure (Sep 16) Rock Band 2 (Sep 14) PC LaTale (Sep 18) Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (Sep 18) Igor (Sep 16) LineRider 2: Unbound (Sep 16) Crysis Warhead (Sep 16) Pure (Sep 16) S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Clear Sky (Sep 15) Witcher: Enhanced Edition (Sep 16) Wii Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk (Sep 16) Igor (Sep [...]
Continue reading...Wrath of the Lich King in stores Nov 13
16. September 2008
It’s official. Blizzard announces November 13, 2008 as the release date for World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. Horde and Alliance alike are arming themselves with an abundance of <insert: energy drink of choice> and readjusting their ergonomic chairs in preparation for the race to level 80. For those who can’t get enough of [...]
Continue reading...iPhone Sync Issues
15. September 2008
Our friend Grant has been complaining for a couple of weeks on how long it takes to sync his iPhone, and the newly released update 2.1 offers no help. It seems as though many people are having the same problem. But this takes the cake….. for Brandon Lusk it takes 8 hours! Seriously Apple? And Apple, [...]
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22. September 2008
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