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Month: June 2009

  • David Carradine found dead in Bangkok

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    [Sad news. He was one of the best at what he did][link]. >Thai police told the BBC the 72-year-old was found by a hotel maid sitting in a wardrobe with a cord around his neck and other parts of his body. [link]: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8083479.stm “BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Kung Fu star Carradine found dead”

  • @Play: 2009 7DRL Winners, Part Three

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    [John Harris concludes his look at the 2009 7-Day Roguelike competition][link]. [link]: http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/06/column_play_2009_7drl_winners_1.php “GameSetWatch – COLUMN: @Play: 2009 7DRL Winners, Part Three”

  • A List of Books & Authors Mentioned In The Ask Metafilter Thread “What books do people proselytize about?”

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    This is a list compiled by careful reading of the recent Ask Metafilter thread “[What books do people proselytize about?][orig]” The first list are books, the second list is authors that users noted “all” works by. Where an author AND book has been mentioned, I took into account the intent of the poster: “Ayn Rand”…

  • Johnny Chung Lee on Project Natal

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    [Johnny’s a crazy smart guy, and this is a fun bit of insight into the project][link]. via [Andy Baio][andy]. [link]: http://procrastineering.blogspot.com/2009/06/project-natal.html “Procrastineering – Project blog for Johnny Chung Lee: Project Natal” [andy]: http://waxy.org “Waxy”

  • Atlus Announces Shiren the Wanderer Wii for Spring 2010

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    [This is very good news if you’re a fan of roguelikes][link]. Shiren The Wanderer for the DS is one of my favorite games. [link]: http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/06/atlus_announces_shiren_the_wan.php “GameSetWatch – Atlus Announces Shiren the Wanderer Wii for Spring 2010”

  • Diff’rent Strokes

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    For diff’rent folks: [Watch Steve Wiebe attempt a Donkey Kong world record, live][wiebe]. [wiebe]: http://www.justin.tv/g4tv_wiebecam “Live Wiebecam”

  • Xbox Live to Allow Download of Full Retail Games

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    [Whoo boy][link]. So far includes Sonic, call of Duty 2, Crackdown and Bioshock Mass Effect. The fact that I have to physically get up off the couch and go to a story to buy games for my Xbox is probably the only reason I’m not homeless right now. This is huge news. Obviously this won’t…

  • IGN/GameSpy Shutting Down Classicgaming Fan Sites

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    [Woof, this is a big deal][link]. There is a lot of culture and history in these sites. [link]: http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/06/igngamespy_shutting_down_class.php “GameSetWatch – IGN/GameSpy Shutting Down Classicgaming Fan Sites”

  • Why Palm’s WebOS ‘Media Sync’ iTunes Integration Can’t Be Legit

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    [John Gruber on the new Pre’s integration with iTunes][link]. He’s, as usual, pretty right. The real crime here, though, is that Apple doesn’t provide a good way for third party devices to do this *without* this kind of chicanery. There’s another thing here, too: maybe Palm is using their position to force Apple’s hand? Obviously,…

  • Tales of Monkey Island

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    *Update*: They’re also [remaking the original Monkey Island][rock], with the help of Lucasarts. [rock]: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/01/lechuck-me-monkey-island-returns/ “LeChuck Me: Monkey Island Returns” [Telltale is making new, episodic, Monkey Island games][link] using the same engine as their [Wallace and Gromit][wallace], [Sam & Max][sm], and [Strong Band’s Cool Game For Attractive People][sbcg] series. The question is: How will they…

  • Tecmo Super Coach Updates Roster, Gameplay

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    [Tecmo Super Coach is a ROM hack][link] for Tecmo Super Bowl (NES) that adds and changes a whole bunch of stuff. [link]: http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/06/tecmo_super_coach_updates_rost.php “GameSetWatch – Tecmo Super Coach Updates Roster, Gameplay”

  • Bleeding Cool

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    [New comics blogsite by Rich Johnson and friends, featuring a column by Warren Ellis][link]. [link]: http://www.bleedingcool.com/ “Bleeding Cool”