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Julian Assange's Online Dating Profile Leaked 334

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday December 14, 2010 @04:57PM from the leaker-love dept.

Ponca City writes "The Telegraph reports that an online dating profile created by Julian Assange in 2006 has been unearthed from OKCupid disclosing that the WikiLeaks editor sought 'spirited, erotic' women 'from countries that have sustained political turmoil.' Writing under the pseudonym of British science fiction author Harry Harrison, Assange described himself as a 'passionate, and often pig headed activist intellectual.' Assange said he was seeking a 'siren for [a] love affair, children and occasional criminal conspiracy' adding that he was 'directing a consuming, dangerous human rights project which is, as you might expect, male dominated' and added enigmatically: 'I am DANGER, ACHTUNG.' Among Assange's listed interests were the 'structure of reality' and 'chopping up human brains' – although he added the caveat '(neuroscience background)' lest the latter put off potential admirers. 'I like women from countries that have sustained political turmoil,' Assange wrote. 'Western culture seems to forge women that are valueless and inane. OK. Not only women!'"

Single-Player Game Model 'Finished,' Says EA Exec 439

Posted by Soulskill on Friday December 10, 2010 @04:26AM from the sorry-about-your-luck dept.

Frank Gibeau, label president for EA Games, recently spoke with Develop about the publisher's long term development strategy. Gibeau thinks developing major games without multiplayer modes is a passing fad: "...it’s not only about multiplayer, it’s about being connected. I firmly believe that the way the products we have are going, they need to be connected online. ... I volunteer you to speak to EA’s studio heads; they’ll tell you the same thing. They’re very comfortable moving the discussion towards how we make connected gameplay – be it co-operative or multiplayer or online services – as opposed to fire-and-forget, packaged goods only, single-player, 25-hours-and you’re out. I think that model is finished. Online is where the innovation and the action [are] at."

Apple's Game Center Shares Your Real Name 182

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday December 01, 2010 @04:24AM from the slow-erosion-of-anonymity dept.

dotarray writes "Apple's Game Center has just made itself a few enemies through a simple change to their Terms of Service. Now, whenever you send a friend invitation, your real name will be attached as well as your Apple ID." Apparently they didn't learn from the poor reaction to Blizzard's similar idea.

Have I Lost My Gaming Mojo? 418

Posted by Soulskill on Thursday November 25, 2010 @02:51AM from the blame-dr.-evil dept.

danabnormal writes "Increasingly I'm being frustrated in my attempts to find a game I want to play. In an effort to catch up, I've been using my bog standard Dell laptop to dig out treasures I have missed, such as American McGee's Alice, Grim Fandango and Syberia. I don't often get the time to play games, so I like to have the opportunity to dip in and out of a title without feeling like I'm losing something by not playing it for periods of time. But when I find a title I like, I make the time. Heavy Rain is the last game that gripped me, that truly engaged me and made me want to complete it in a single sitting. I'm tired of the GTA formulas, bored of CoDs and don't have the reaction time to think on my feet for AOE III. Is it about time I tossed in the controller and resigned myself to the fact that the games I want only come out once in a blue moon? Or have I just not found that one great title that will open me up to a brand new genre? Lords of Ultima is going OK at the moment — is there anything of that ilk I've missed? What are your thoughts? Do you stick to a particular genre? Are you finding it harder, as you get more mature, to find something you want to play?"

Submission + - 300 is highest selling HD disc ever (hdtvinfo.eu)

Submitted by DaMan1970 on Tuesday August 07, 2007 @07:06AM

DaMan1970 writes: The movie 300, has been confirmed as the fastest & highest selling HD disc ever. 300 is available on both Blu-ray & HD-DVD. The movie has sold more than 250.000 copies since its release late last month. It 's another HD milestone for Warner Home Video, which was also the 1st studio to break the 100,000 mark with the movie The Departed.

http://www.hdtvinfo.eu/news/hd-video-formats/300-i s-highest-selling-hd-disc-ever.html

HD DVD discs of 300 incorporates exclusives interactive features, which the Blu-ray discs don't have. Any HD DVD player connected to the internet can take advantage of the web enabled features, which include the ability for viewers to pick their favorite scenes to assemble montages & share them with friends.

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