“Windows Media Player 11 will be available via free download beginning Oct. 24 and will enable users to take advantage of an elegant and intuitive user interface, a new level of online store integration, especially with MTV’s URGE service, and improved navigation for larger music libraries.” An obscure post over on the MSDN blogs, states…
Daily Archives: October 12, 2006
Issue 8: To Protect and Serve – On the Test Server
Yup, that’s right, Issue 8 is on the Training Room just waiting to be tested and tried out. Of course, this is a sign that the latest Issue for City of Heroes/City of Villains is nearly ready to be released on to the Live Servers. Veteran Rewards are not part of the Training Room To…
Beta open for Burning Crusade
Blizzard cracks open the gates of its expansion of World of Warcraft to select players; new screens surface. Tweet gamespot.com
CBS Gives Jericho a Full-Season Order
CBS has given “Jericho,” its freshman hit drama about the aftermath of a nuclear explosion on a small, peaceful Kansas town, a full season order. Tweet comingsoon.net
Gamers get political action group
A new political advocacy group for gamers, the Entertainment Consumer Association, has launched its web site. We’ll see if they can rock the vote. Tweet feedburner.com
Blizzard Slays 76,000 Cheaters
World of Warcraft has closed the accounts of some 76,000 cheaters and siezed over 11,000,000 gold pieces. In our continued efforts to combat cheating in World of Warcraft, more than 76,000 accounts were closed and 11 million gold was removed from the game economies in Europe, Korea, and the US in the month of September.…
XBOX Live Down This Weekend
It only happens a few times a year, but XBOX Live and XBOX.com will be down and out for up to 24 whole hours starting at midnight Pacific Time on Tuesday, October 17. No word yet on new features to the site, but my guess is the ability to view and save Live Vision cam…
Fantastic Four 2 Wedding Pics
Looks like in the upcoming Fantastic Four 2 there is going to be a wedding (not really a spoiler as this probably happens in the first 5 minutes of the movie and will be in all the commercials). In the pic you see to the left we have Johnny Storm walking Sue down the Aisle,…
Microsoft Educates Parents on Xbox 360 Family Settings
Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft Corp.’s Entertainment and Devices Division will provide parents with information and tools they can use to help make interactive entertainment safer, more secure and fun for children. Tweet teamxbox.com
Moller ‘Flying Car’ Prototype For Sale On eBay
Davis, California, based Moller International, which has been developing its M400X Skycar “flying car” for years (and which I’ve blogged about here and here), is running out of money, so they’re SELLING THEIR PROTOTYPE. On eBay. Expensive suicide, anyone? Here comes the VIDEO! (props to Gizmodo) Tweet therawfeed.com
