For all the WoW Wrath of the Lich King fans out there I am sure you could not imagine any other perfectly suited undead minion then the Death Knight. After all working for Arthas doesn’t pay well, and sure you get eternal life, but very little vacation time. The Death Knight is the only class that could handle such a stressful work environment, or are they?
In an interview with EuroGamer WoW’s lead designer Jeff Kaplan revealed that there were two other hero classes that were consider for the Warth of the Lich King Expansion. The Necromancer, and the Rune Master. Jeff said “We were talking for a while about a Necromancer. He would kind of be a range caster, do a lot of corpse explode, that sort of thing.” He went on to say “We also had a cool idea for a Rune Master. That was going to be more of a melee type - think rogue or monk type character. But Death Knight ultimately fit.”
I do think that either Necromancer or Rune Master would have been a pretty wonderfully sinister edition to the hero classes, but ultimately (and I think you all agree) they are girl scouts compared to the Death Knight. I am personally happy that Wow stuck with them.
The past few months have not been good for Final Fantasy fans, especially with the announcement that Final Fantasy XIII will be pushed back to 2010. Well your hunger pains for the next installment in the RPG goodness are going to get a little worse, with the release of this gorgeous new trailer.
The trailer consists of some stunning graphics, and game play, but no hints at the plot line. Final Fantasy XIII will be available this year in Japan but we will not be seeing it (as you know) until Spring 2010. Until then watch this trailer and put it under your pillow, and just maybe the “release date change fairy” (we have officially copy written this name and title) will bring you an earlier release in North America.
Have you been so busy lately that you have been neglecting your house plant? Well don’t worry, this is the 21st century when your plant needs some TLC it will just come right out and tell you! Although it will need some hardware and a Twitter account, essential your plant now has the ability to communicate with you, and let you know when it needs to be nurtured!
A kit created by a company called Botanicalls will be what enables communication between your plant and you via Twitter. The process seems pretty straight forward once the hardware is set up and the software is enabled you simple create an account for your plant here http://twitter.com/yourplantsID, and then your plant is ready to start talking!
Createdby 3 NYU students in a telecommunications program, the idea for the software came about when someone mentioned how it would be nice to have some plants. After it was agreed that a greener looking work place would be nice, they then deliberated on how they would remember when to water it and the rest is history!
Botanicalls is part of a new movement of more accessible technology and even more so it is a step forward in bridging the gap between the humans and plants. Botanicalls has stated “The Botanicalls project is fundamentally about communication between plants and people. We are empowering both by inventing new avenues of interaction. Plants that might otherwise be neglected are given the ability to call and text message people to request assistance. People who are unsure of their ability to effectively care for growing things are given visual and aural clues using common human methods of communication.”
It isn’t for everyone as you will require some minimal hardware savvy, and programming experience, but none the less it is totally awesome, and the coolest story I have read today!
If you followed the Prince of Persia video game series, and are eager to get the first glimpse of the poster for the upcoming film, you will have to do it at the cinema! The poster for Jerry Bruckheimer’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time will be premiered in another one of Bruckheimer’s upcoming movies. What film you ask? Surely another film related in some way, maybe a sweeping adventure? Sorry gamers if you want the first glimpse of the POP movie poster you will be doing it at the chick flick, “Confession’s of a Shopaholic.”
The poster is said to premiere half way through the film in a shot of time square in New York City, with Jake Gyllenhaal in full costume as the prince. “Confessions of a Shopaholic” is the latest film from Bruckheimer, and it is a romantic comedy about something totally irrelevant I am sure!
Dropping advertisements for movies in other movies isn’t anything new, in fact it has been around for awhile now. In “I Am Legend” starring Will Smith there was the infamous advertisement for the Batman Vs. Superman movie in a scene of time square.
I am still wondering why the heck Bruckheimer wanted to put the poster into a romantic comedy, instead of a related film, but I can understand the marketing scheme behind it. After all “Confessions of a Shopaholic” was produced by Bruckheimer as well and maybe this news of the POP poster premiering in the film will boost ticket sells? Who Knows?
If you are dead set on getting the first glimpse of this poster word of advice bring your girlfriend as an excuse so you don’t bruise your ego too badly.
Tomorrow will mark the 25th anniversary of the birth of Apple’s first Macintosh computer, The Macintosh 128K. Created by the legendary Jef Raskin The Macintosh was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature the mouse and graphical user interface.
The first in a long line of Macintosh computers from Apple; Raskin’s machine had a black and white 9 inch screen, 128k ram, floppy drive, keyboard, and a single-button mouse. The name was derived from Raskin’s favorite type of apple the McIntosh, but the spelling had to be modified due to legal issues.
Most of you remember the famous Superbowl ad for the Macintosh and all it’s sledge hammer hurling glory. Directed by Ridley Scott, and costing Apple 1.5 million, it helped get the point across that the Macintosh would set a new standard for personal computers, and that it did!
Happy Birthday Macintosh! We have embedded this video in your honor!
The title alone should make it clear that Splatterhouse is not a game that involves raising kittens. Originally a 2D side scrolling blood bath, Splatterhouse was the first franchise to be given the M rating in North America. Developed by bottleRocket Entertainment, and published by Namco Bandai; Splatterhouse (2009) will be the next gen jump for the franchise.
Described with terms such as “Bloody,” and “Hyper Violent” Splatterhouse follows the story of a college student named Rick Taylor, who must rescue his girlfriend Jennifer from the epicenter of paranormal weirdness West Mansion. Using his newly discovered Terror Mask (which gives him the ability to pound the snot out of anything that moves), Rick must carve a gory path through the mansion to rescue his girlfriend.
The combat system is advanced and extremely brutal, (while wearing the Terror mask) Rick will be able to attack his enemies with super strength and literally rip them apart! You can use almost anything as a weapon including the classic nail-riddled 2×4, and link together attacks to do combos.
If you love carnage then trust us this is your game! To say that Splatterhouse will be the goriest game in history is a little presumptuous, but it will undoubtedly be a serious contender for that title. You can expect Splatterhouse, for Xbox 360, and PS3 summer 2009!
As the Street Fighter IV release draws closer we wanted to pause from our raging hunger for content, and praise a truly unique tribute to the franchise. Probably the most creative YouTube experience I have ever seen, YouTube Street Fighter is an interactive video in which you can actually control a Street Fighter character through taping four separate buttons.
Created as a stop motion video using action figures, this is something you just have to see for yourself!
What to expect from McAfee 2009
At face value, McAfee 2009 seems much the same as the 2008 version but take the time to give it second glance. This year, McAfee has taken huge strides in terms of speed, ease of use, and the number of features - delivering an over all good security software suite for 2009.
Installation
Although this version is slow to install, it is a simple process, and it is has much fewer issues during setup. What we have heard is that the overall setup process for users is simple. You shouldn’t have any issues during installation unless you are using a beta Internet Explorer.
Interface McAfee integrates all of its tools into one interface, which is a continuation of previous years. To the faithful McAfee users, this type of interface will cater to you and will no doubt be more than adequate for your day to day use.
Features
McAfee has the most features of almost any security suite out now, including two-way firewall, anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, and anti-phishing. The firewall protection has great user options, the malware protection and anti-spamming is excellent and highly rated. Lastly, the Shareware trial is excellent and almost a prerogative for any who are undecided on this software and would like a chance to try it out before purchase.
Bottom Line
If you’re a McAfee fan - you’ll want to pick up this version - and if you are still trying to decide what type of internet security to go with, this is a good choice. The best aspect of this ‘total protection’ software from McAfee would be the features. As stated before, it has the most features of almost security suite on the market now. We give McAfee 2009 four out of five stars.
Xbox owners rejoice, because for the week of January 26th the official Resident Evil 5 demo will be available live. The demo will be on Xbox live Monday January 26th, and will be available for one week. A Resident Evil 5 demo on PS3 should be on the way later, but we haven’t heard anything on it yet.
The Demo which was released in Japan last year a little before Turkey day, will now be coming to the US on Xbox live. It will feature two exclusive levels from the game, both of them you can play co-op with Chris Redfield, and Sheva Alomar.
The Shanty Town, and Assembly Place are said to be the two levels you will get to play in. You will also be encountering the menacing kinda zombie, kinda not enemies in this demo the Majini.
So Xbox owners enjoy yourselves, and try not to rub it in too much because I think a PS3 demo will be following soon after.
Below is a video of what you can expect from the demo.
For all the WoW Wrath of the Lich King fans out there I am sure you could not imagine any other perfectly suited undead minion then the Death Knight. After all working for Arthas doesn’t pay well, and sure you get eternal life, but very little vacation time. The Death Knight is the only class that could handle such a stressful work environment, or are they?
If you followed the 
Tomorrow will mark the 25th anniversary of the birth of Apple’s first Macintosh computer, The Macintosh 128K. Created by the legendary 
Xbox owners rejoice, because for the week of January 26th the official Resident Evil 5 demo will be available live. The demo will be on Xbox live Monday January 26th, and will be available for one week. A 
