Funny Quotes from the show:
“Taste like Mary Poppins!” — Kevin Rose(8 mins and 40 seconds)
How does he know?
“Taste like cigarette Smoke!” –Alex Albrecht(8 mins and 40 seconds)
I am guessing he smokes.
“Pirate Bay” –Someone shouts (13 mins 10 seconds)
“Aaaarrrgggg” –Audience (13 mins 20 seconds)
“Yes You are all Pirates, I understand this!” –Kevin Rose
“I love when you get drunk, you talk about all the chicks you wanna bang!” –Alex (16 mins and 10 seconds)
KIRKLAND, Wash. — Oct. 5, 2007 — Bungie and Microsoft Corp. today announced a plan for Bungie Studios, the developers of Microsoft’s “Halo” franchise, to become a privately held independent company, Bungie, LLC, in which Microsoft will hold a minority equity interest. As part of this transaction, Bungie and Microsoft have forged a deep and long-term development and publishing relationship focused on the continued success of the “Halo” franchise. It is also the intent of both parties to expand their partnership to include new IP created and owned by Bungie.
Bungie’s critically acclaimed Xbox 360® exclusive “Halo 3” achieved $300 million in global sales in its first week. Released on Tuesday, Sept. 25, “Halo 3” is the fastest-selling video game ever and already one of the most successful entertainment properties in history.
“This exciting evolution of our relationship with Microsoft will enable us to expand both creatively and organizationally in our mission to create world-class games,” said Harold Ryan, studio head for Bungie. “We will continue to develop with our primary focus on Microsoft’s platforms; we greatly value our mutually prosperous relationship with our publisher, Microsoft Game Studios, and we look forward to continuing that affiliation through ‘Halo’ and beyond.”
“Working with Microsoft was great for us, it allowed us to grow as a team and make the ambitious, blockbuster games we all wanted to work on. And they will continue to be a great partner. But Bungie is like a shark. We have to keep moving to survive. We have to continually test ourselves, or we might as well be dolphins. Or manatees,” said Jason Jones, Bungie founder and partner.
Wow, I can guess what type of games there will come out with now!! I hope it comes full circle. I love there games.
Maybe The Three Musketeers’ motto, “One for all, and all for one,” should have an extra “n” or two when referring to Windows Vista.
I’ve wondered after doing several channel checks on Windows Vista adoption. The results, while arguably anecdotal, are grisly. Businesses aren’t just taking their time deploying. Some early adopters have switched back to Windows XP.
Yesterday, I spoke with a VAR buddy who has several large clients in the Washington, DC metro area. His largest client, a sizable software developer, is sticking with XP because he demanded it. For a short time, the company president used Vista on a new, Sony VAIO T series notebook but later switched back to XP.
“Everyone—every single person—that I put on Vista has switched back to XP,” he said. “It’s too complicated.”
I like how he did this article on Vista. Go check it out!!
RIAA wins first-ever file-sharing case to go to trial, awarded $222,000
The first RIAA file-sharing case to go to trial just wrapped, and sadly, the outcome isn’t a positive one. Regardless of the incredibly asinine and consumer-hostile comments made by Sony BMG’s head of litigation the other day, the jury fournd Jammie Thomas, a single mother from Minnesota, liable for willful copyright infringement and awarded the RIAA plaintiffs $222,000 — that’s $9,250 for each of the 26 songs she was alleged to have made available on Kazaa, for those of you keeping track at home, and probably something like, oh, say, $222,000 more than she should have had to pay, since the RIAA plaintiffs weren’t required to show that Thomas had a file-sharing program installed on her machine or that she was even the person using the Kazaa account in question. Of course, this is just one case and there’s always the possibility of appeal, but anything that emboldens the RIAA’s litigation team is never good for the general public.
I don’t see how they could of won a stupid case like this, the Jury should of seen how hard it is to validity of the case!
If Belkin’s new Razer-powered SpeedPad keyboard is a bit too unfamiliar for you, then perhaps Razer’s own new Lycosa keyboard will be more to your liking. As you can see, it boasts a full complement of keys to handle those odd non-gaming tasks, although its not without its share of gaming-minded amenities as well. Those include backlighting on the all-important WASD key cluster, a non-slip rubber finish on all the keys, and support for up to 10 different software profiles which you can switch between on the fly. Those looking to stick with Razer for all their gear will also soon be able to get their hands on the company’s just-announced Piranha headset, which boasts a noise-filtering microphone, an in-line remote with volume and microphone-muting controls and, of course, that trademark blue glow. Look for it to be available sometime this month for $80, with the keyboard set to follow in November for the same price.
Nice little keyboard. I think it would be great for gaming plus the headphones. All I can say is Nice!!
