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Real Time Strategy (Games)

Starcraft 2 To Be a Trilogy 253

Posted by Soulskill from the three-is-better-than-one dept.
The Starcraft 2 gameplay panel was an eventful one at Blizzcon today. The developers faced an obstacle when designing the game; the plans they had were just too massive to implement in a single game on anything approaching a reasonable timeline. Their solution was to divide the game up into three separate, stand-alone titles: Terran: Wings of Libery, Zerg: Heart of the Swarm, and Protoss: Legacy of the Void. Read on for further details.
XBox (Games)

XBox Adding HD Tuners Next Year 279

Posted by CmdrTaco from the convergence-or-some-crap dept.
iloveCarla writes "Microsoft is partnering with Toshiba to turn the Xbox into a full fledged HTPC. With built-in HD DVD, a larger hard drive, revamped "MCE" interface, and possibly HDTV tuners, the Xbox would be in a better position to compete against the PS3 in the race to serve as the defacto entertainment hub for couch potatoes. According to the article "The new device is expected to be released late in 2008 or at the 2009 CES show in Las Vegas."
United States

White House Wins On Spying, Telecom Immunity 658

Posted by kdawson from the running-scared-of-being-called-soft-on-terrism dept.
EllisDees sends in a Washington Post report that Senate Republicans have outmaneuvered Democrats, who withdrew a more stringent version of legislation to control the government's domestic surveillance program. The legislation that will go forward includes a grant of legal immunity to telecommunications companies that have assisted the program.
Sci-Fi

Submission + - Israeli researchers say 'time travel possible' (vnunet.com) 2

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linuxuser3.14
linuxuser3.14 writes: "Isreali scientists, have decided it is possible to travel through time.

From the article:

Israeli researchers today published research detailing how a time machine could, theoretically, be created. According to the boffins at Technion, the Israel Institute of Technology, the theory could allow future generations to travel into the past.

"In order to travel back in time, the spacetime structure must be engineered appropriately," said Professor Amos Ori of the Technion's Faculty of Physics."
Google

Submission + - Gmail bumped to 9000MB+

Submitted by morpheus83
morpheus83 writes: Many Gmail users are reporting that their storage has increased to 9GB, 9030 MB to be precise. It does not seem to be a glitch as Google might be trying to catch up with Yahoo which offers unlimited storage. For now only selected accounts are getting the upgrade.

Feed Engadget: Microsoft officially adds HDMI to Xbox 360 Premium (engadget.com)

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Filed under: Gaming

Sorry early adoptors (both of the Xbox 360 Premiums and Elites), Microsoft finally made official what we've long since known: it's no fluke, and Redmond will be ("gradually") adding HDMI out to the 360 Premium models moving forward. Here's Microsoft's official statement:

"Yes, we are offering an HDMI port for Xbox 360 simply as another choice in Xbox 360 owners' games and entertainment experience. Retailers are gradually introducing HDMI-enabled Xbox 360s into the channel to meet demand."

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Lara Croft As The Final Girl 181

Posted by Zonk from the psychology-of-teenage-boys dept.
Clive Thompson, over at Wired, takes a look at the appeal of playing as Lara Croft ... and doesn't focus on her physical assets. From the article: "The Final Girl theory emerged in 1985, when Carol Clover -- a medievalist and feminist film critic -- was dared by a friend to see The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Back then, most feminist theorists loathed slasher films, and regarded them as classic examples of male misogyny. It wasn't hard to figure out why: Thousands of young men were trooping into theaters to cheer wildly as masked psychos hacked apart screaming young women. That really didn't look good. But as Clover sat in the theaters, she noticed something curious. Sure, the young men would laugh and cheer as the villain hunted down his female prey. But eventually the movie would whittle down the victims to one last terrified woman -- the Final Girl, as Clover called her. Suddenly, the young men in the audience would switch their allegiance -- and begin cheering just as madly for the Final Girl as she attacked and killed the psycho."

Frustration With Oblivion Mod Costs on Xbox Live 360

Posted by Zonk from the my-kingdom-for-a-horse dept.
Vizionary wrote to mention the player backlash swelling out of a recent addition to Xbox Live. Major Nelson's blog made the announcement that they'd finally added the (previously announced) barding for the player mount in Oblivion. The catch is that the simple modification costs 200 points, removing a lot of the appeal of the small mods the Elder Scrolls series has thrived on. From commenter 'SW 1540' on that site: "Unquestionably, some downloadable content should cost money/points. Having said that, the cost of that content should be directly proportional to the enhancement it provides to the original game. For example, I would expect to pay $20.00 for the soon to come Perfect Dark Zero maps or new cars for Project Gotham. On the other hand, I would expect any additional costumes for PDZ to be free. I imagine there is good arguments on both sides, but one can see that the potential is there to exploit an eager fan. "

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