July 2008
10 posts
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“Almost every apartment building in the Sunset District and the Richmond District...”
– S.F. leaders ignore weak buildings’ quake risk
Way to go San Francisco. Now I’m going to be too paranoid of instant death to enter glass-fronted buildings. Thanks.
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“I remember finishing Toy Story and thinking that they’re going to be able...”
– Wall-E Director On Closing the Pixar/Game Gap - GameDaily
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“The Vivendi people were there, but the reality is that in Vivendi Games,...”
– Blizzard: Activision was our choice, says Paul Sams, COO - GamesIndustry.biz
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“If “Battlestar Galactica,” a show on the Sci Fi channel for...”
– ‘Grand,’ but No ‘Godfather’ - WSJ.com
June 2008
31 posts
“Now, after my total immersion in GTA IV on PlayStation 3 (it’s also...”
– Is Grand Theft Auto IV Actually the Best Popcorn Movie of the Summer? : Rolling Stone
Is using a rocket launcher to kill a scary boss thing in MGS4 considered cheating?
AMD heralds in the attack of the teraflops with Radeon 4000 series. WTF is a teraflop?
Professional game players say the only way to move games forward is photo realism. I think that’s already been disproved by the Wii
16th and Mission is barricaded off—it looks like there’s a SWAT truck stationed at Capp. Any clue what’s going on?
The art style is very different, but the Xbox “Miis” (http://is.gd/ytN) remind me a lot of the rumored Google Earth “Miis.” http://is.gd/ytR
I haven’t played this much of a videogame in one sitting in a really, really long time. Thanks? MGS4, I still curse all your cutscenes tho.
“I gotta get me some Frisco hos,” sings some random, possibly homeless, bicyclist on 18th and Dolores.
Has anyone wonder how much San Franciscns pay to water the parks? Panhandle is always a sprinkler obstacle course.
Mission Hipster pride: Two tats, one ultraman and the other karate kid.
May NPD spin battle: FYI Sony: A 22k units sold lead over Xbox 360 isn’t gloat worthy—not when the Wii kicked your ass by 470k units.
Ever wonder how strangers determine you’re worth following—particularly when there’s no ostensible connection between tweet content?
MSFT is walking away from the YHOO deal. Will ERTS follow MSFT’s lead and bail on the TTWO acquisition?
“Microsoft is no longer willing to buy Yahoo for $33 a share, and talks between...”
– —WSJ.com
The question is: Will Take-Two’s Zelnick face a similar fate when Electronic Art’s Riccitiello gets fed up with all the stalling. Many have argued that Microsoft needs Yahoo a whole lot more than EA needs Take-Two.
“If you purchased your tickets…On or after June 13, 2008 for travel on or after...”
– United Airlines - U.S./Canada baggage information
Air travel just got a whole lot more inconvenient. I am glad, however, that they’re still counting snowboards as “checked bag equivalent.” Can you imagine paying an extra $125 to bring your gear along?
“A quite remarkable story has emerged about a PC adventure game from Majestic...”
– Limbo Of The Lost - An Astonishing Tale | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Biking to work, I saw a hawk (possibly a falcon) take down a pigeon on the Hyatt lawn. Then it just stood there preening. Out of place: yes
Why must Apple taunt me so? Also: Is Exchange imap hitting all phones or just the 3Gs?
WWDC really needs to not be held during work hours.
Searching for EA alternatives, will Take-Two cozy up with Ubisoft? http://tinyurl.com/5r6px5
Take-Two's EA Alternative - Forbes.com →
I caved, but was saved by fate. Tried to buy a PS3 but the MGS4 80gb bundle sold out within two minutes. Amazon also now thinks me a robot.
Dead to Rights II developer wants to reinvent interactive fiction: http://tinyurl.com/6zolq5
“enjoying” “choco nuggets” at Destino.
“I was buying a hot dog from a street vendor in Hove Beach yesterday when I saw...”
– Liberty City Police Face Allegations Of Incompetence, Brutality | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
Sony is not building a Massive in-game ad firm: http://tinyurl.com/5lk8lp
Sony opening PS3, not building a Massive in-game ad firm. Digg yo: http://tinyurl.com/3mo6jq