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Reuters - Sci Fi Channel has given
the go-ahead to an original series that will premiere in the
summer, the network said Thursday.
Reuters - As the recognized
network of the Olympics for almost a quarter-century, ABC
Sports made the “up close and personal” profiles standard fare
for how we learned about the world’s elite amateur athletes.
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/>Running Scared is an ultra-violent movie due out later this month. To promote the movie, New Line Cinema
commissioned a short, five-level game that includes GTA-style driving missions, shooting gallery style handgun
and shotgun battles, and–in a tribute to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas’s infamous "Hot Coffee"
mission–a rhythm-based sex game in which the player must hit arrow keys at the right moment in order to prove that
he’s a cunning linguist, so to speak.
Most real gamers (that’s you, Joystiq reader) would find the game to be incredibly low-quality, but as far as
advergames go this is about as complex as they come. It’s got multiple levels, cheat codes, load screens, multiple play
mechanics, multiple weapons, a HUD, and both first-person and over-the-shoulder camera views. Still, it’s clear that the
marketers were too ambitious for their own good. Those simple, ground-breaking Orbitz ads were more fun to play. They
were smaller in scope, unified in design, clever, bug-free, and rock-solid in terms of gameplay. Running
Scared’s advergame fails on all of these counts.
As game middleware becomes cheaper, we expect advergames to be built using off-the-shelf physics technology (such
as the overused "ragdoll" effect). We’ll probably see advergames that license some future version of the
Unreal engine. These games will still fall flat, though, until advertisers begin to grok that elusive concept called
"gameplay."
Before you click through, be warned: the movie is R-rated and the movie’s microsite pushes the boundaries of that
rating. Don’t click through if it’s going to get you into trouble.
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If…
Reuters - In the rich tradition of goofy
sports trades, eminent sportscaster Al Michaels has been traded
for a rabbit. Not even a real rabbit, a cartoon rabbit.
neelm writes “The EFF is asking users not to use the new version of Google Desktop that has a ’search across computers’ option. The option will store copies of documents on you hard drive on Google servers, where the goverment or anyone who wants to may subpoena (i.e. no search warrents) the information. Google says it is not yet scanning the files for advertising, but it hasn’t ruled out the possibility.”
<h1>Martial arts studio owner indicted for raping child</h1>
Attorney General Greg Abbotts Criminal Law Enforcement Division today obtained indictments against the owner of a martial arts studio in Kingsville who is accused of sexually a…
This issue includes a Cover Story asking the question: Can Vince McMahon succeed in venture other than WWF?… Letters to the Torch features reader reaction to the contoversial Goldberg “Torch Talk”… 2000’s Annual Most Influential List ranking and detailing the most powerful people in the industry… WWF Newswire with an update on Shawn Michaels pulling out of WrestleMania… WCW Newswire including the latest on the fate of WCW and Eric Bischoff’s investment group… Bruce Mitchell’s feature story advising the new WCW buyers to “Run! Run for your life!” - explaning why they should be leery of investing in the company…
Power Glove
hacker leadingzero writes, "With this hack I can strap on the Powerglove and have total control over the mouse
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by simply bending my fingers - a beautiful integration of old and new." Follow his step-by-step instructions to
make your own, or just live vicariously by watching the video… over and over again.
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Reuters - Two men have been charged with
first-degree murder in the death of Alan J. Shalleck, 76, who
co-wrote “Curious George” books and helped bring the very
curious little monkey to television.