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Role Playing (Games)

Submission + - Bethesda release free Oblivion Add-on (elderscrolls.com)

Bull_UK writes: "Bethesda have released their final add-on for Oblivion as a free download, Fighter's Stronghold features — A fully detailed castle for you to explore, Knights of the True Horn patrol the castle and do your bidding, Secret treasure vault, Upgrade the furnishings in every area of the castle, Hire a vintner to create special wines to enhance your fighting abilities, Hire a combat trainer to spar with, Hire a taxidermist to craft lifelike trophies for your great hall, Purchase an ancient Dwemer Forge that buffs your Armorer skill. They also mention in their blog that an Xbox live version may follow, I wish all software developers were this generous, now I'm off to attacking marauders in the Colovian Highlands."
NASA

Submission + - World Wind Java SDK Released

AnswerIs42 writes: NASA World Wind Java which debut at JavaOne this week and was demoed in a lab yesterday is now officially released as a Early Access release 0.2.0 SDK, this is NOT a full blown application but an API that can be used in other applications. There are demos in the SDK zip file and there is a link for a WWJava demo that is launched from the web page. For more information you can check the World Wind Central wiki page for WWJava, and the forums. A video of the live presentation opening day of JavaOne can be found here and these two blogs have multiple posts on the WWJava release.
Censorship

Submission + - Another DMCA Takedown Notice For Digg

ngottlieb writes: "Digg has received another DMCA takedown notice for a post containing a number used to decrypt a copyrighted poem. The hosting of the key violates the DMCA's "ban on trafficking in circumvention devices" in the same way the hosting of the AACS key violated it. Will Digg.com comply with this takedown notice, or continue it's stand against the DMCA, supporting its users all the way?"

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