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Comment Re:The first is still the best (Score 1) 474

by gkfischer17 on Thursday February 11, 2010 @12:01PM (#31100426) Attached to: Star Wars TV Show Tainted By Memories of Jar Jar

I'm in agreement. I can't wait to see the 'new' ideas of old days past. However, I would like to see more of the creativity that we saw back in those days show up today. Cartoons today are just not what they used to be. The prequel series were not as bad as everyone would think (but I'm not trying to convince you, just my opinion). The books were better, but as we all know, such is the case most times. I hope Lucas and his producers pick out good directors, good story tellers, and make the live show something spectacular. The Clone Wars 3D is actually not bad, and I would like to see some of that writing into the new series. The new Battlestar was pretty awesome, so you never know what could happen. We all have our own ideas of what would be good. A suggestion would be read the books and make up your own mind of what the characters should like, sound, do, etc. That is one reason some older generation folks won't go see Lord of the Rings. They have their own vision and don't want anyone else to 'show' them theirs. My 2 cents.

BioWare Targeting Spring 2011 For Star Wars: The Old Republic Launch 82

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday January 13, 2010 @04:55AM from the may-the-force-eventually-be-with-you dept.

MTV's Multiplayer blog reports on comments from BioWare employee Sean Dahlberg, which indicate that they are aiming to release the game in spring 2011. He said, "While we have not announced a specific date, we can confirm that we are targeting a spring 2011 release for Star Wars: The Old Republic. We've got a lot of exciting updates and reveals planned throughout 2010, including the first-ever hands-on testing for the game. ... We can't wait to share more about the game with you as we progress through the year, so make sure you stay tuned to the official website for details." Recent posts to the game's developer blog provide details on the Imperial Agent and the Jedi Knight. They also released a video which gives insight into their design process for the Dark Side.

The Sims 3 Racks Up Over 180,000 Downloads Prior To Release 187

Posted by Soulskill on Friday May 29, 2009 @08:28AM from the big-spenders dept.

Bloomberg reports that pirated versions of EA's The Sims 3 were downloaded over 180,000 times between May 18 and May 21. The game will not be officially released until June 2nd, and it does not make use of SecuROM for DRM. Quoting: "That outpaces the 400,000 downloads over three weeks for Electronic Arts' Spore, the most-pirated game of 2008. ... Copies of the game available on file-sharing Web sites aren't the full version, Electronic Arts said. 'The pirated version is a buggy, pre-final build of the game,' Holly Rockwood, a company spokeswoman, said in an e-mailed statement. 'It's not the full game. Half the world — an entire city — is missing from the pirated copy.'"

Brain Decline Begins At Age 27 381

Posted by timothy on Tuesday March 17, 2009 @11:01AM from the mine-started-before-that dept.

krou writes "The BBC is reporting that a new study suggests that our mental abilities start to dwindle at 27 after peaking at 22, and 27 could be seen as the 'start of old age.' The seven-year study, by Professor Timothy Salthouse of the University of Virginia, looked at 2,000 healthy people aged 18-60, and used a number of mental agility tests already used to spot signs of dementia. 'The first age at which there was any marked decline was at 27 in tests of brain speed, reasoning and visual puzzle-solving ability. Things like memory stayed intact until the age of 37, on average, while abilities based on accumulated knowledge, such as performance on tests of vocabulary or general information, increased until the age of 60.'"

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