The Big - Bigfoot hoax!
Posted By: Moonlight Pictures on Aug 20, 1:41 am

Well, I have an update to the article Candace posted on the 15th.

Turns out that after all the hype, all the press - the two researchers on a quest to prove the existence of Bigfoot that the ape like carcass that was encased in a block of ice was the famous creature - discovered it was no more then a rubber gorilla outfit.

Turns out the Police Officer (who created the hoax) who was on medical leave will also get a nice surprise as the Sherrif has filed for his termination.

I guess people will never stop looking for the mythical Bigfoot, and I guess its because they can’t face defeet.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ARTICLE.

Mythic Lifts WAR NDA!
Posted By: Leto on Aug 19, 4:17 pm

This is from the Warhammer Newsletters main website:

Folks,

As of now, the Non Disclosure portions of our North American Beta Testing Agreement are now officially lifted. From this point on players may now freely talk about their experiences in the game as well as post screenshots, videos, etc. We will be sending an email out to all our current players with full details about the lift over the next 24 hours. Players with access to our forums can also see the letter there. Players may not talk about nor reprint posts from our forums and our Test Servers (currently Deathsword) are still fully covered by the confidentiality portions of our Beta Testing Agreement. So, other than that, free feel to talk about and share your experiences in WAR.

My thanks go out to everyone who has beta tested and continues to beta test WAR. It has been with your help and feedback that WAR is where it is today. We really appreciate your effort.

WAR is almost upon us!

Mark Jacobs
VP, GM Mythic Entertainment

We’ll be jabbering about this extensively on the next episode of R&D, have fun kids!

Content Control for Gears of War 2
Posted By: Moonlight Pictures on Aug 18, 6:14 pm

Tired of violent games? The shooter sequel is set to ship with a content-control feature!

The highly anticipated sequel to Gears of War is going to have an optional violence filter in attempt to ease concerns about the graphic content in the game. While the filter is turned on, blood will turn into sparks and the harsh language will be removed.

The game is due out on November 7th. Click here to watch video about the content filter.

Places Like Pandora Could Go Away?
Posted By: Candace on Aug 16, 4:24 pm

The Washington Post reported on the state of Pandora - an internet radio station like no other. Every type of music, and every genre is present somewhere in Pandora’s vast catalog. The newer laws that directly effect internet radio is causing Pandora some problems.

If Pandora can’t come up with a solution to these issues then, one of the largest names in internet radio may end. That’s pretty sad if you stop to think about it. Hundreds of internet radio stations don’t pay royalties. Many of them should but, they are so small they fall under the radar.

Then, there are internet radio stations that use royalty free music. There are also stations that cater to a sub-genre of music. Those stations get their music directly from the small labels and artists they play.

What really gets to me about this issue is, Pandora actually helps the artist. Traditional radio does not give you the option to buy the music you hear. You have to find that music. Traditional radio also only plays certain songs by an artist. Places similar to Pandora (like last.fm) give you the chance to hear songs you would never hear on the radio and, artists you would never hear on the radio.

I’ve bought plenty of music thanks to Pandora and last.fm . I’ve also discovered plenty of new artists thanks to those two sites. I can not say the same for traditional radio. Yet, Pandora and stations like Pandora are seemingly punished for introducing people to good music, and helping the artists. Something isn’t right here.

This is yet another reason why the laws that previously worked for broadcasting need to see a change. There are two totally different types of media being distributed in today’s world. Traditional media and new media. The laws that take care of traditional media don’t work for new media. Services like Pandora need to stick around and continue to provide us with entertainment and good music.

Bigfoot Is…Dead?
Posted By: Candace on Aug 15, 8:07 pm

On a personal note, I called hoax from the moment I heard this bigfoot deal. Some people in Georgia claimed they found the remains of what is commonly known as “Bigfoot”. Photos are circulating the web that look a little fishy. They’re claiming DNA evidence and, scientists are working on it. Today, they called a press conference in California to talk about their findings.

You can watch the press conference here. At one point the mic cuts out and, some sound issues are present. It’s apparently raw footage from the KING5.com website.

[video found thanks to John McCrea's blog]