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McKellen to play Gandalf role again
April 30th, 2008According to this story on Yahoo! Movies, Ian McKellen will play Gandalf in the upcoming Hobbit movie.
“Of course he wants to do it, but nothing’s been agreed or signed,” Clair Dobbs said. Empire magazine’s Web site quoted McKellen as saying that director Guillermo del Toro told him he would again be playing the white-haired wizard.
Why Iron Man's suit would not work
April 25th, 2008
Pretty cool article over on Wired.Com about why Iron Man’s suit could not yet be a reality. Of course we all know he is a comic book hero, but still it is a good read to see how far away we are from this type of technology.
One of the interesting paragraphs was about his repulsor rays.
“Even assuming that Iron Man can convert any stored energy in his suit into laser light with 100 percent efficiency, then to generate a beam powerful enough to melt a fist-size hole through a half-inch thick steel plate (which any comic book fan can tell you is well within Shellhead’s capabilities) would require an energy pulse of more than 2 gigawatts of power, greater than the output of a nuclear power plant”
Same stuff different day
April 24th, 2008Still getting the condo ready to sell and it is on the market, so nothing new to report on the gaming end of things. Since the place has to stay in tip top shape I usually try to make it look as little “lived in” as possible, and that means cutting back on clutter and space taken up by my computer rig and laptop setups.
My Blood Elf rogue is now level 22, and still finishing up Ghostlands. I haven’t had too much time to log in so my MMO stories are rather bland as of late. Hopefully once I move and get settled my play time will go up significantly. Until next week, Hudson out.
Pirates of the Burning Sea closes some servers
April 16th, 2008
I kinda knew this was coming, but this news story from Wired.Com explains what the circumstances are. When I tried the game early on I always thought they had WAY too many servers for such a niche game, and my guess is that this will help the PVP a lot but also doesn’t bode too well for the game’s future.
Here is a brief cut from that news story and what Flying Labs is doing plus their spin on it:
Pirates of the Burning Sea has only been looting and pillaging the virtual waters for three months, but already the game’s creators are closing down seven of the game’s eleven public servers in an effort to consolidate the PotBS fanbase.
“Through feedback from our players and evaluation of our server populations, it has become clear that key game features require populations of higher density in order to function at optimum levels,” said developer Flying Lab Software.”
“Through feedback from our players and evaluation of our server populations, it has become clear that key game features require populations of higher density in order to function at optimum levels,” said developer Flying Lab Software.”
“When you take into account both the disparity in player time zones and the delayed launch of our title in some countries, we were spreading our overall population too thin.”
20
April 15th, 2008
Malakon, my Blood Elf rogue, hit level 20 this weekend. Still doing the usual Blood Elf newbie zone quests which I have promised myself will be the LAST time I will do this. My new horde account now has 3 characters about cleared of that area and ready to move on.
What I am amazed by is the fact that the horde auction house is so devoid of daggers. I was even ready to twink him out and drop some gold on a good blue one and there was NOTHING in a search for daggers that I could use at level 19. Kinda sad. It is also sad that I forgot to go hit WSG before I dinged 20. Oh well. Time for that later.
No updates for me, Mythos area 3 preview
April 13th, 2008
Busy with real life stuff, no time for gaming lately, but hopefully I will get back on the blogging track soon once more gaming kicks in. Trying to sell our condo so fixing it up and getting it all fancy. As you can see, April will be my slowest blogging month since getting started last year.
My Blood Elf rogue is only level 17, almost 18. I have had no time to play and also I will admit I have been watching a lot of baseball and attending a White Sox game here and there. Going to a ballpark when it is 40 some degrees at night not such a good idea. We ended up in the Dugout Bar since it was just too cold and we really could not enjoy the game.
More updates as April draws to a close, but expect some downtime on my blog until things pick up. Until then everyone enjoy complaining about WoW’s endgame and MMO theories!
An interesting article on RPG Vault where you can read about the newly revealed third area in Mythos.
“Mythos’ vision has drastically changed from its inception; instead of a simple, six-month test game, we’re aiming to produce as polished and full-featured a free game as we possibly can.”
“Travis Baldree: With the release of our third zone, the Umbral Peaks, we also introduced our crafting system, as well as all-world PvP and dueling. In-game mail is now available to players, and we’ve added new movement and camera controls in response to lots of requests. Some of these features were in direct response to their input, while we considered others key to keeping players interested and invested in the game, and promoting interaction among them.”
The 13 Most Irresponsible Self Defense Gadgets Money Can Buy
April 4th, 2008
Great article over on Cracked.Com
“Say you’re yapping away on your cell at the mall, when that burly guy with a surfboard asks you to please kindly shut the fuck up. Little does he know, your “phone” is actually a 950,000 volt pacifier, your ex-wife is his current girlfriend, and “you” are actually a schizophrenic and a danger to society.
Granted, only a lunatic would own this thing. But you can see immediately the problem even a well-meaning person is going to have with “The Pretender” cell phone stun gun. She’s driving at night, her real cell phone rings, she digs around in her purse and pulls out her “phone.”
“Hello?”
*BZZZZZRAPP*
Of course, multiple fail-safes are in place to ensure you do not accidentally shock yourself in the head. 1) The device has to be on and 2) You have to push the button. Yes, that’s it. Good luck not zapping yourself retarded. “
Draft night is over, Warhammer Online delay
March 26th, 2008
So this years fantasy baseball draft is over after a long build up and a lot of off season smack talk. Last year I finished with the best overall record in our league, but promptly exited the playoffs in the first round as Jose Reyes entered a batting slump, Curtis Granderson got hurt, and my team fell apart.
This year I am back and was semi ready to draft however I got the 11 spot. Out of 12. After rearranging my picks to make up for that crappy draft slot. I managed to get one ace pitcher last night (Dan Haren) and David Ortiz as my first round pick. Rounding out my team I have Grady Sizemore, Justin Morneau, Chipper Jones, Jose Valverde, Tim Hudson, Jhonny Peralta, Mark Ellis, Dustin McGowan, Casey Kotchman, and Asdrubal Cabrera.
A few picks, like Kotchman and Cabrera, went in the last few rounds and I really consider them steals. They will fit in nicely in my utility spots as the year goes on. I am not too hot on my pitching but I did get Haren and Hudson at least, and they are every week starters.
It will be a long year. Hopefully I can repeat my success and at least get 10 wins to get into the playoffs.
PLAY BALL.
Eurogamer reports Warhammer Online has suffered yet another delay. At a press conference in France producer Jeff Hickman indicated the game is now expected in the fall of this year.