Archive for June, 2008

Student Uses Vulgarity On Writing Exams, and Gets Points For Spelling and Conveying a Message

Posted by Jason Trent on June 30th, 2008 under Uncategorized
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Fantastic. We need more teachers like this in the word. The student, having been asked to complete a writing exam did so by writing two words: f*** off. The teacher scored the student 2 / 27 for conveying a message, while at the same time using correct spelling. The best part is that the teacher [...]

New Silent Hill: Homecoming Video Shows Off Gameplay

Posted by Jason Trent on June 30th, 2008 under Uncategorized
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Great news horror fans and gamers alike. New gameplay footage from Silent Hill: Homecoming (I still prefer calling this one Silent Hill V myself) shows off the updated combat system, as well as some other minor tweaks to the SH formula. Have a look!
Silent Hill: Homecoming video showcases new mechanics – PS3 Fanboy

Sony’s Trophy System Demystified

Posted by Jason Trent on June 30th, 2008 under Uncategorized
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Sony has gone and done it again. Copying, excuse me, innovating using the Xbox 360’s achievement system as a reference, they’ve included an achievement system of their own in the upcoming firmware release due in the specific amount of time: soon. If you’re one who cares about such things, then click the following link for [...]

Death Knight Impressions from WoW Insider

Posted by Jason Trent on June 30th, 2008 under Uncategorized
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Don’t you love WoW Insider? Well in case you don’t subscribe to their feed, I thought I’d link to their fantastic coverage on the new Death Knight class from the upcoming expansion to World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. Found at the included link, you will find hands on impressions, as well as [...]

New Death Knight Information Revealed, Directly From The Blizzard Invitational

Posted by Jason Trent on June 28th, 2008 under Uncategorized
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It’s very exciting to see a new class for World of Warcraft, which until now, has not yet been graced with with new character class since release. It’s understandable to see a delay such as this, as developers are still balancing classes available since release. I can only imagine the time spent trying to balance [...]

Diablo 3 Announced, Directly From The Blizzard Invitational

Posted by Jason Trent on June 28th, 2008 under Uncategorized
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After several days at watching a slash at Blizzard’s site change ever so slightly every now and then, we finally have our answer. The big news of the Blizzard Invitation for this year is that Diablo 3 is well into development. For some great information on what to expect in the latest iteration of this [...]

New Starcraft 2 Information, Directly From The Blizzard Invitational

Posted by Jason Trent on June 28th, 2008 under Uncategorized
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Finally! Some fresh information on the game we’ve all been waiting for, and if you’ve not been waiting, then you suck. That’s all there is to it. Check out the following link for new information on Starcraft 2, directly from the Blizzard Invitational.
News from the Starcraft II panel at the Blizzard Invitational – Joystiq

How To Name Your Character in World of Warcraft

Posted by Jason Trent on June 27th, 2008 under Uncategorized
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What’s that? You don’t know how to name your next character in the ever assimilating World of Warcraft? Never Fear! There’s a guide out there for you! Click on the following link for WoW Insider’s guide on character naming.
Character naming guide from Waaagh! – WOW Insider

Finally! Vista Catches XP In The Gaming Department!

Posted by Jason Trent on June 27th, 2008 under Uncategorized
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This is some more of the old news I’ve been storing, but it looks like, at least according to the linked to source, that gaming performance on Vista SP1 is that of, or greater than that on XP. Great news. Check out the following link for all the nerdy goodness.
Gaming Performance: Windows Vista SP1 vs. [...]

Jack Thompson May Be Seeing Himself Disbarred.

Posted by Jason Trent on June 18th, 2008 under Uncategorized
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There is a God! If you didn’t already know, attorney Jack Thompson may be disbarred in the near future at the request of the Florida Bar. Check out more at the provided link!
Florida requests 10 years disbarment for Jack Thompson – Joystiq