Comment Re:If by today's you mean yesterday's... (Score 1) 553
Ha! Of course it's a ludwig_van. Love that guy.
Is Cataclysm the Next World of Warcraft Expansion? 259
ajs writes "There has been no official announcement yet, but a number of moves by Blizzard Entertainment seem to indicate that the next expansion for World of Warcraft could be titled Cataclysm. Speculation began when Blizzard trademarked Cataclysm recently, and then later when a test server briefly popped up with the word 'Maelstrom' in its name. If true, the name would fall neatly into the WoW lore and expected expansion list. The Cataclysm is another name for the Great Sundering, an event that created a swirling vortex of water and mystical energies (the 'Maelstrom') that has appeared on the world map in-game since release. There are also indications that early design work included some of the islands in this area, which has long fueled anticipation of a Maelstrom-based expansion involving the former Night Elf noble, Azshara, queen of the Naga and the Goblins whose main city is in the south seas."
Bethesda Announces New Fallout Game For 2010 254
On Monday Bethesda announced a new title in the popular Fallout series called New Vegas, set for release sometime in 2010. It's planned for the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3. They said it wasn't a sequel to the highly-acclaimed Fallout 3, but rather a brand new game set in the same universe, though they confirmed that it will be similar in style to Fallout 3. The new game will be developed by Obsidian Entertainment, a studio containing members of the original Fallout team, which Bethesda's Pete Hines discussed in an interview with Shacknews. The Fallout series also made headlines earlier this week when Bethesda trademarked the name for TV and film.
Comment Re:Stallman slipping? (Score 2, Insightful) 647
> * I know Stallman didn't outright call for the abolition of copyright. Still, the changes he wants (the freedom for anyone to distribute any published work) amount to nearly the same thing.
The power of the GPL is completely predicated on the power of copyright. Without copyright, there can be no GPL. RMS's goal isn't to achieve "the freedom for anyone to distribute any published work," but rather to achieve a world in which published works are themselves free -- free to be built upon and creatively refigured, and free to contribute to the common good. To quote Eben Moglen, the goal is to create "a commons, to which anyone may add but from which no one may subtract." Hell yes, it's ideological. To me, that's a good thing.
Comment How they could make a movie of it (Score 1) 148
You could probably make a good movie out of Tomb Raider's backstory. Show the events (as summarized in the game manual) that transformed Ms. Croft from vaguely dissatisfied socialite to strong, confident adventuress, and how this affected those around her. I could see a film consisting largely of flashbacks, as Lara tells tall tales of her adventures to alternately thrilled and aghast guests at some high-society party. In short, use the games as the basis for the movie, but don't limit the movie to the content of the games.
Somehow, though, I really doubt that they're going to do it like that.
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