The new British immigration system, whereby would-be immigrants from outside the European Union must prove their usefulness, is going to have some unexpected disadvantages. The Economist reports what many already knew - immigrants from outside the EU are doing jobs that the British either cannot or will not do. This is not a case of Polish plumbers, but rather Russian ballet dancers and Indian hor
In these modern days, more and more people are having multi-monitor setups at home, and now thanks CRD you can use this software to simplify and enhance your multi-desktop pleasure. Weighing in at only just over 600kb including keyegn, this is worth a try even if you think you won’t like it.
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Il fenomeno Naruto non si ferma. Forte di un anime dal successo planetario e di un merchandising imponente costituito, tra l’altro, da decine di videogames dedicati, il giovane ninja si è rivelato molto più di una moda passeggera. Ennesimo segno dell’ottima salute del brand è l’annuncio di [...]
Alemania | 2008 | Melodic Black Metal / Symphonic Black MetalDark Fortress es una banda formada en 1994 en Landshut, Alemania. Desde entonces se han posicionado en la escena europea del Balck metal a través de una prolífica y excelente discografía, y cautivantes e intensas presentaciones en vivo.Su más reciente trabajo Eidolon, fue editado en 25 de Febrero a través de Century Media. Es un álbum conceptual dividido en 9 capítulos que describen la iniciación, deshumanización y renacimiento de un ser trascendental. Presenta como vocalista invitado a Tom Gabriel Fischer de Celtic Frost. Les dejo por acá un rip del cd a 320 kbps.Line Up:Morean - Voz (Noneuclid) (2007-)Asvargyr - Guitarra (ex-Carnage (Ger)) (1994-)V. Santura - Guitarra (ex-The Shroud, Noneuclid, Celtic Frost (live)) (2
Valve celebra el lanzamiento del nuevo contenido del Team Fortress 2 con un Free Weekend. ASí podrás jugar gratis al nuevo Team Fortress durante este fin de semana.
Sólo tienes que descargar el juego, algo que puedes hacer ya mismo desde la página para precargar el juego y así el fin de semana sólo tendrás que [...]
The required Team Fortress 2 update is now live. Please run
hldsupdatetool to receive it. The specific changes include:
Source Engine:
Improved particle performance on multi-core machines.
Added FOV slider to Options | Video | Advanced for all games (moved
there from TF2’s multiplayer options)
Fixed surround sound initialization problems with new speaker modes
defined in Vista.
Team [...]
..., "MAIS UM SUPER COMPACTED CD", desta vez da banda melodica, Lord of Earth and Heavens Heir, album Human Fortress, codec é apenas 8,2mb e cd apenas 14,3mb. Faça já o download. Ah! não esqueça que a qualidade é 100%
Rigid and thoughtless organization is a highly developed art form in India - logical, common-sense organization is not. I have spent enough time traveling here that I can comfortably make this claim.
Imagine my surprise when we walked into the fort in Jodhpur and were greeted by a well-groomed young man in a clean uniform, “Welcome [...]
Peter and Paul FortressSt. Petersburg, RussiaWhere is it?Head into the ticket office on the side of the complex facing Suvoroskara Pl. bridge. Once inside the ticket office, you'll see the signs for the bathrooms immediately on your left.What's it like?Built in 1704, this military complex is the oldest building in St. Petersburg. Ironically, it never saw battle but instead became one of Russia’s most notorious political prisons. Some of its former tenants include legendary authors like Dostoyevsky, Chernyshevsky and Gorky, as well as Vladimir Lenin’s brother, who attempted to kill Tsar Alexander III and was executed here soon after he was incarcerated.The centerpiece of the fortress is the Peter and Paul Cathedral, a modestly sized (at least compared to the city’s other offerings) ye
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Counter Strike En Yeni Sürüm[FULL]+Yeni Haritalar+Half-Life+Team Fortress 4 Link İnceleme:Dünyada en çok oynanan oyun Counter Strike herhalde. Özellikle de ülkemizde, neresi olursa olsun internet cafelerde hep bu oyun oynanıyor. Gerçi eskisi gibi değil ama yine de her gittiğim yerde bu oyunu oynayan yüzlerce kişi oluyor. İnternet cafeler artık ethernet cafe oldu yani anlayacağınız. Herneyse, bizim işimiz onlarla değil. Sonunda CS'nin 1.6 sürümünün kokusu etrafa yayıldı. Ben de hemen test için kolları sıvadım. Aslına bakarsanız biraz daha beklemek ve full sürümünü oynamak daha mantıklıydı bana göre ama yazı yazma hevesiyle direk indirdim oyunu. Kendim için olsaydı beklerdim yani Bir kere server'lar bana oldukça uzak olduğun
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Tuesday morning we’ll get to see earnings out of Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE: FIG). After close to a year of being public and as the public is...
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Highwaychile seems to be the current go-to site for our Team Fortress papercraft fix. They've put up a new one, the Demoman's Sticky Bomb paper model (no launcher) and is currently working on a Yatterman robot. Check them out.
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Cannon Spike Fortress has a somewhat small selection of Mugen content. What it lacks in quantity, it more than makes up for with uniqueness. Four of the five Mugen fighters available are, at the very least, special versions of popular characters.
Mugen Site: Cannon Spike Fortress.
This post might not be related to hip hop but it's silly not to post these super hillarious sound remixes taken from online game Team Fortress 2. You must be crazy if don't laugh when listen to these. Without a further due. Here are the Remixes : Team Fortress 2 The Best RemixTeam Fortress 2 Who Touch My GunTeam Fortress 2 Heavy hittin on medic ROFLTeam Fortress 2 Scout bangin Heavy LMFAOEXTRA HIP HOP SONGS Subscribe in a reader
We had fun building the Engineer's Dispenser and Sentry but is still missing/looking for the Teleporter. Highwaychile has a new update, this time it's the Spy's Electro Sapper. This weapon is used by the Spy to destroy the Engineers buildings. Highwaychile has provided free download for all three Team Fortress...
SCI FI's newest original reality series, Ghost Hunters International, follows the adventures of a new team of paranormal investigators as they apply their principles of scientific debunking to some of the most legendary haunted spots around the world.Like their U.S. counterpart, TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society), Ghost Hunters International is a squad of real-life ghost-hunting experts — ordinary people who investigate and attempt to debunk claims of otherworldly activity. Comprising veteran TAPS investigators Robb Demarest, Andy Andrews, Brian Harnois and Donna LaCroix, along with Barry FitzGerald (memorable from the Ghost Hunters' legendary investigations in Ireland) and newcomer Shannon Sylvia, the Ghost Hunters International crew is primed to uncover some of the most startling p
Private equity firms and hedge funds often make what seem to rather odd investments. But the one thing you can count on is that they both want to make money,...
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On our previous Team Fortress papercraft post we featured the Engineer's Dispenser from the folks at Highwaychile and I mentioned something about "putting a couple of well-placed sentries around it", somebody did just that and designed a sentry papercraft to accompany our dispenser. The designer runs a site called...
When you need provisions, the Engineer's Dispenser is key. On the game, the dispenser slowly generates ammo and metal for your teammates and can also heal them, albeit much slower than a Medic. Put a couple of well-placed sentries around it and this could turn into an impenetrable wall. The Dispenser is a part of the...
Guillermo of bongo papercraft has been doing an awesome job in designing the Team Fortress models. Heavy, Sniper, Medic, The Engineer, Scout, Spy, Sniper and Pyro are up for grabs. His latest model is Naruto. Check 'em out here.
The last time we had some Team Fortress 2 papercraft here on the site it included the Heavy, Pyro, and the Spy. Fast forward several weeks later and thanks to our friend Guillermo, we now have new additions to the group. This time around, it's the Sniper, Medic, Engineer, and Scout paper models that are available for...
Valve wants all of its DLC for Xbox 360 and PS3 games to be just like their PC titles -- completely and utterly free.Team Fortress 2 DLC -- free and easyIf Valve gets its way then future Team Fortress 2 downloadable content (DLC) will be completely free -- or as close to that amount as console providers will allow, anyway.The first Team Fortress 2 DLC scheduled to hit consoles will be maps, Valve VP of Marketing Doug Lombardi told Eurogamer this week. They will be provided as bundles and if all goes according to plan those bundles will cost players very little. Possibly even zero."For us, for free is the way to go. The gamers play the game, they want to keep playing the game, so we've collected their fifty bucks at the start, and once they're in the park, they can ride any ride they want i
Automobile revelations aside, after the jaunt to Utica the Zooper won our hearts (and wallets). Kids World had a single 2006 model left - the price was right, and they were no longer going to carry the brand because (surprise) the cost of the new models was too much for the Uticans to bear. We [...]
That TF2 movie was created In November 2007 by players from play3d.ru about a such remarkable class as Scout - “Born to jump “. In the movie you will see tricks and jumps on the most popular maps in TF2. All jumps have ran without any intervention in game engine and variable answering for [...]
Really excellent sounds moments match with footage from tremendous film - Saving Private Ryan. Heh nice job) Especially heavy was at height! Even about eng sentry gun didnt forget, but the truth it was removed by the sniper. Think must see all )
Hahaha That’s is really awesome Team Fortress 2 video ! Though I would be enraged too, when to me have begun to set silly questions and to dint let me out from respawn. Heh… griefing)
In the movie you will not see awesome kills but also really interesting and very funny bugs, sprays, stories [...]
First off, a Happy New Year to everyone! I hope everyone is sufficiently sober to focus on my short blog post; it has been a long while.
Just a very quick note to let you know we’ve added a new game to the panel - Hidden Source: Beta. Hidden Source originally was based on the old [...]
El módulo multijugador de The Orange Box parece que no se ha librado de esos indeseables jugadores que parecen más motivados en joder deslucir la experiencia del resto que de jugar como se supone que hay que hacerlo…
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John Edwards has made a career of finding ways to seek more wealth and power for himself while claiming altruistic goals. This includes his law career, his use of a Senate term primarily as a launching pad to run for the 2004 nomination, working for Fortress, supposedly to learn about the business while claimed no knowledge of any of the more unsavory actions going on, as well as his current populist campaign aimed at Iowa Democrats.
Edwards has been criticized for campaigning against foreclosures on sub-prime loans after he worked for a lender which is responsible for many of these foreclosures. Fortress was also involved in shutting down the Maytag plant in Iowa. Edwards has often received too little scrutiny for his personal actions which contradict his rhetoric, but his relationship to Fortress has now become an issue in Iowa. The last straw may have been an ad praising Edwards, leading to a response from the Richardson campaign, as The Quad City Times reports:
A new ad praising
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A Valve Software publicou no site do Steam as estatísticas referentes às preferências e à performance dos jogadores durante as partidas online de "Team Fortress 2", jogo multiplayer que integra o pacote "The Orange Box".
As estatísticas mostram a porcentagem de tempo jogado com cada classe, as classes que possuem o maior índice de pontos [...]
If you're ready for the challenge of true team-based online action, you'll find it in Team Fortress™ 2: Brotherhood of Arms. With TF™ 2, you'll go into battle as part of a cohesive squad of fellow warriors all bent on the same goal -- whether it's storming a beach, demolishing a bridge or escorting a VIP to safety. And you'll do it knowing your teammates are watching your back as carefully as you're watching theirsTeam Fortress 2 Screenshots Team Fortress 2 Trailer Team Fortress 2 Trailer 2Release Date: 09 October 2007Genre: Action
eWeek 1/11/2007Website: http://www.eweek.com Several pornography sites are loading a Trojan disguised as a video codec required to view content on Macs—the first Mac-targeted malware exploit to be spotted in the wild and validation of security researchers' long-maintained prediction that, sooner or later, the rationale for Mac security smugness would rub off."[Users infected by visiting questionable Web sites] began using Macs as most malware target the Windows operating system. Well, soon enough, it may not matter which OS you are using," said Symantec's Joji Hamada in a Nov. 1 posting. Sunbelt Software and Intego, a maker of Mac security software, are warning that a mother lode of spam has been posted to many Mac forums in an attempt to trick users into visiting sites with rigged porn photos. The photos are from reputed porn videos. If Mac users click on the stills to view the videos, they're taken to a site that informs them that the QuickTime Player is unable to play the mo
29 October 2007 (The Nation Multimedia, Bangkok Post) - What is thought to be a fortress built during the reign of King Rama IV (1808-1868) was unearthed during the construction of a government office in Bangkok.
Fortress built in King Rama IV era unearthed
The Khlong San District Office in Bangkok has already suspended the construction of its new building because the planned site now revealed a part of what was believed to be a historically-valuable fortress built in the reign of King Rama IV.
The planned site was located next to the Pongpajjamit Fort, which has been registered as a national historical site since 1949.
“That registration has not covered areas surrounding the fort,” Tharapong Srisuchart, who heads Fine Arts Department’s Office of Archaeology, said Monday.
He joined Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayodhin and Culture Ministry permanent secretary Vira Rojpojchanarat during an inspection at the planned site for the new building of the Khlong San District Offi
el Coyotepe Fortress is in Masaya, Nicaragua, a few minutes drive from Granada.The Fortress was built in 1893 by President Zelaya and was used to observe enemies invading Nicaragua.A dungeon was built below the fortress during the Somoza reign and was used for political prisoners. About 800 people could fit into the cells. There are also torture rooms here. No kidding. Pretty spooky place.It is pretty dark, quiet and cool below ground here. A strange kind of peace now invades this place. When I visited it, there were lots of school children laughing and playing in the sunshine above ground. Below ground there were spiders and the echoes of times past. I was glad to stumble my way back out into the sunshine.Places like this help teach us so much about life. How precious each and ev
Team Fortress 2 es como su numero índica una secuela del juego original de Valve del juego que inventó la guerra multijugador por equipos basada en clases. El juego incluye una gran variedad de personajes y que ofrecen un abanico de habilidades tácticas y personales que suman a las múltiples habilidades del jugador.El aspecto gráfico del juego no tiene nada que ver con los otros títulos de este Orange Box, ya que el realismo no es lo que se busca en cuanto a diseño de personajes y escenarios.Los combates por equipos a través de Xbox Live, con la selección de nuestro personaje entre una gran cantidad de opciones, hace del título todo diversión, además podemos hacer que nuestros logros y clasificación se vean reflejados en Xbox Live ya que tenemos varios tipos de partida y alguna tomará en cuenta nuestros logros.Desde el menú principal, podemos elegir entre varios tipos de partida:Partida de jugador Xbox LIVE, donde nos conectamos a una partida donde nuestras estadisticas
Seeing as I've have played this game the most so far, I will go ahead and review it. I think Team Fortress 2 is a pretty AWESOME game. The gameplay is gold, the graphics are great and unique, and the diversity in gameplay is great too. Also there is a great stats system, and little achievments you get when you, well, achieve stuff. I'll start with the gameplay. You get to choose from 9 different classes: Scout (run fast, double jump), Soldier (rocket launcher), Pyro (flame thrower), Heavy (+ health, mini-gun), Demoman (explosives, sticky bombs), Engineer (turrets,teleports), Sniper (sniper rifle), Medic (healing gun, needle rifle), and the Spy (disguse as enemy, invisible). All that, plus you can switch them out as you please every time you die. Ok, now the graphics are very cool. They are pretty cartoonish, yet can deal out carnage like it were real life. There is a reason this game is rated M... Also there are only 6 levels, but there are many levels inside them. During parts of ga
Hwaseong Fortress is just about a mile away from our apartment so off we set for another adventure in South Korea along with some exercise. Construction was planned by the 22nd king of the Joseon Dynasty, Jeongjo, when he decided to move his father's tomb from the Yangju area to Mt. Paldalsan in Suwon County in 1789. The fortress construction was started January 1794 and completed in June 1796.This is called a "Poru" which is a tower with many holes which would enable the defenders to attack using guns for the smaller openings and cannons for the larger openings.Janganmun Gate 장안문 - It is the north gate of the Fortress and it's main gate as well.Gongsimdon is a 3-story stone brick structure built on top of the fortress wall. There are many holes in the wall which allowed sentries to keep watch on outside activities and to shoot intruders if needed. A unique feature of Hwaseong Fortress.Steps leading up the Fortress wall. To gauge just how massive this fortress is, do you see th
This week Valve took the lid off of the Orange Box, allowing people who pre-purchased it to get in on the beta of Team Fortress 2. Playing the game again has been a hoot. It is a lot like Team Fortress (and Classic), only different in some key areas. It retained all that you like about the old game, 2 fort, Dustbowl, rocket jumping, flag running, engineers, and above all it maintains that feeling of tightly directed chaos that made the prior Team Fortress games great. But what it does differently is how it makes all the classes valuable, and it does away with some of the more spammy elements of the game. It also does a lot more to encourage playing as a team than the previous game.
I’m not going to run down each and every class, but they’re all very good at what they’re supposed to do. There are nine classes in the game and several have received substantial retouches. The Scout no longer relies on specialized grenades, but can now raise all kinds of hell with
Solution Provides U.S., Coalition Forces with Secure Wireless and a Transportable Backbone for Mobile Active RFID Readers
TAMPA, Fla. – Sept. 18, 2007 – Fortress Technologies, a leading provider of security and secure wireless solutions, today announced that it successfully demonstrated a secure, wireless backbone as part of a deployable Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) “kit” during a III Marine Expeditionary Force exercise in Gladstone Port, Australia. The exercise, which included military units from both the United States and its Coalition partners, provides simulated real-life scenarios in order to test in an operational environment. The “kit” provides a secure transportable backbone and wireless access for mobile RFID readers.
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We all know Enemy Territory Quake Wars is going to be big this summer. Without getting too carried away, I’ve got a few games I think will pip it to the post of Summer king. It takes me back to A-Level history. 14th-16th century history, no less. Think of Counterstrike Source as Louis XII of France. A true warrior king. And France, the long living giant, set for the gallows as the proletariat hang the game dry. Is Counterstrike a game that will live for ever more, but ultimately doomed to disappear.
Then there’s Battlfield 2. Let’s not include Battlefield 2142. Battlefield 2 the Charles of Burgundy. The queer shaped chin on the face of online gaming. The fantastic game with amazing reaching power, but limited from growing to its full potential by the ranked farce.
Quake Wars, the Henry VIII. Glamorous, revolutionary. Pushing back the boundaries. We hope not ridden with syphallis. This will be a big game no doubt, but wh
El aspecto visual de un juego es más importante muchas veces que el propio desarrollo o su historia en general. Si se unen esas tres cosas pues tenemos cosas como este Team Fortress 2.Paciencia con la carga del vídeo porque tarda un poco.Suscribete
Team Fortress 2 and Portal are included with all retail and Steam versions of Episode Two for the PC. You’ll make a cunning Spy or Sniper. Medics and Engineers support their teammates through bravery and ingenuity. Focus the raw force of your team’s talents through communication and strategizing.
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Como sabeis The Orange Box viene cargadito de material. Una de las maravillas que vienen incluidas es este Team Fortress 2. Lo que más llama la atención de este juego es la calidad y originalidad de sus diseños, con esa mezcla de diseño a lo Bruce Tim, mezclado con el arte renderizado de peliculas como Los Increibles, e incluso estetica manga piernas largas como Lupin 3. En game trailers han subido este fenomenal video donde podemos ver el proceso de renderización desde las ilustraciones hasta el acabado final. Suscribete
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TAMPA, Fla. – Jul. 10, 2007 – Fortress Technologies, a leading provider of security and secure wireless solutions, today announced that it has incorporated its ES520 Secure Wireless Access Bridges into the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) emergency communications system. VSATs are completely mobile communication units that enable the establishment of secure voice, video and data capabilities in areas that have no available infrastructure – such as following a natural disaster or terrorist attack. VSATs are deployed at VA facilities in “high risk” hurricane areas down the east coast to Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico region.
“During Hurricane Katrina, the VA lost all communications between its New Orleans, LA and Biloxi, MS locations, making it extremely difficult to coordinate disaster recovery/continuity of operations (COOP
THE Bulldogs bounced back from a week of turmoil and a shocking start to crush high-flying Manly 27-8 at Brookvale Oval on Friday night.
Down 6-0 following a try to Anthony Watmough after just three minutes, the Bulldogs stormed back with four unanswered tries to end Manly’s ten-game unbeaten run at ‘Fortress Brookie’.
Willie Tonga scored a first-half double with Corey Hughes and back rower Nick Kouparitsas the other tryscorers.
The only downer for the Bulldogs was front-row enforcer more…
Remember a month or so back how Valve was kind of bragging about how they able to get interplay features working that allowed both PC and Xbox 360 owners to play in the same match? Well, turns out Valve won’t be having this feature in the final release of the game because, according to Greg Lombardi, it’s more trouble than it’s worth. From the Shacknews Preview:
In Valve’s offices, team members regularly play cross-platform multiplayer games, but the studio’s Doug Lombardi noted emphatically that such functionality will not appear in the final versions. He explained that it introduces more problems than it is worth, and if Valve ever decides to go that route it would be in a game designed for it from the start.
Well, doesn’t that suck? You know it does. But it’s still Team Fortress, and it will still rock, so no worries.
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article by (http://www.shacknews.com)Shacknews that the studio's upcoming trio of Source-powered games will ship for all announced platforms on October 9, 2007. The suite, sold at retail and through Valve's Steam download service, will consist of the shooter sequel Half-Life 2: Episode Two, the team-based multiplayer game Team Fortress 2, and the action/puzzle game Portal. Valve is handling development of the games on PC and Xbox 360, with EA UK's Chertsey, Surrey office bringing the titles to PlayStation 3. Shacknews has had extensive hands-on time with all three upcoming games. Check out our Half-Life 2: Episode Two preview and out Portal preview, and check back next week for impressions of Team Fortress 2. Today's news follows rumors originating last month that the PlayStation 3 versions of the games would be delayed into 2008. Valve's Doug Lombardi noted to Shacknews that development has been progressing well on all three platforms. Electronic Arts is distributing the games
Valve confirmed that the trio of new Half-Life 2 Source-powered games will be released for PC, Xbox 360 & PS3 on October 9th, 2007. The suite, sold at both retail and through Valve’s Steam download service, will consist of the shooter sequel Half-Life 2: Episode 2, the team-based multiplayer game Team Fortress 2, and the action/puzzle game Portal. Valve is handling development of the games on PC and Xbox 360, with EA UK’s Chertsey, Surrey office bringing the titles to PlayStation 3.
Today’s news follows rumors originating last month that the PlayStation 3 versions of the games would be delayed into 2008. Valve’s Doug Lombardi told Shacknews that development has been progressing well on all three platforms.
Electronic Arts is distributing the games at retail as a package entitled Half-Life 2: The Orange Box, which also includes the original Half-Life 2 and last year’s Half-Life 2: Episode One. It will sell for $49.99 on PC and $59.99 on Xbox 360 and Pla
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In Indonesia, a 17th century fortress could well hold a secret that promises to boost tourist numbers. Rumours of a mysterious passageway promises to boost tourism in the Indonesian province of Bengkulu. Its historic Marlborough Fort is believed to be linked by an underground tunnel to three strategic places - the governor's residence, the popular Tapak Paderi beach, and the local branch of the Bank of Indonesia.The fortress, now the most famous tourist spot in Bengkulu, is a legacy of British occupation of an area once called Bencoolen.
We recently got the opportunity to check out Team Fortress 2 up at Valve's Bellevue studio, going hands-on with four maps and sitting down with members of the development team. Below you'll find an interview with Valve Engineer Robin Walker, Project Lead Charlie Brown, and Marketing Director Doug Lombardi.read more | digg story
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I recently ran across a blog this last weekend that, besides having one of the coolest names ever, is a great spot on the internet for toy collectors that you should go to. Right now.
The Fortress of Testicular Fortitude contains a ton of pictures of toys that blog owner Shaun Wong has collected. Yeah, there are a lot of people that post pictures of their stuff online, but Shaun’s got some really great, dare I say, mouth watering pictures of TONS of great figures. Checking out his blog is like taking a trip to the musuem, the Fuggen Awesome Museum.
If you dig around the archieves you’ll find lots of nifty thoughts on different figures and what not. I can tell you that after visiting I got a much better apprieciation of Superman action figures. Why do I waste all my toy collecting dollars on clone figures? Just kidding, clone figures rule.
I must also add that if you quote the Immigrant Song complete with a picture of Thor above it, you’re automatically cool in my bo
Been playing (at least trying to figure out what I'm doing) in this incredibly ambitious simulation of a dwarf fortress by Tarn Adams of Bay 12 Games. First read about this unique game in the Jan 2007 issue of PC Gamer Malaysia.You start with a band of seven dwarves to build an outpost. Assign your dwarves tasks and watch over their needs like lodging and food and raw materials to expand your settlement. Create new equipment and weapons to advance your settlement into a real fortress with traps, workshops and fortifications - I sure hope my outpost will reach that stage eventually :)The overall gameplay seems like a very detailed combination of Settlers II's economy and Dungeon Keeper's exploration and expansion. It takes time to get into the game (especially for players not used to rougelikes as the interface entirely keyboard driven) but my opinion is that this game will really pay off for players who put enough time into the game. The manual included in the game is pretty useful
Another installment in Sega's long-running franchise, this time taking a cue from Shining Force Neo and attempting another action RPG approach. Video after the jump.
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Pochi giorni fa, Truman ha rilasciato questo divertente video che ci mostra tutte le principali caratteristiche del mod Quake Custom TF.
Sul readme troverete questa presentazione:
CustomTF è una variante del Team Fortress, nel quale potete scegliere le armi prima ancora di entrare in gioco. I giocatori potranno così personalizzare il loro match in modo strettamente soggettivo. […] Questo video mostra alcune delle cose presenti su Custom TF, tra cui: tesla coils, warlock skill (spawn monsters, like the shambler), airfist, laser guided rocket launcher and hover boots.
Se preferite scaricare il video per goderlo ad alta risoluzione, ecco il mirror (94 MB): skynet.ie
English Version:
Over in the CustomTF Forum, Trumad Has Released a Fun Little Video, Showing Off some of the Features of the Custom TF Mod for Quake (1).
From the Video’s readme File, Comes this Message:
CustomTF is a different form of team fortress, in which every weapon can be bought from a menu
Solo pochi mesi dopo il suo predecessore, TF Done Extreme 2 è stato lanciato. Twisted, tra i membri più autorevoli del Team Fortress, commenta così:
TFDE2 è un QuakeWorld movie che mostra frags, tricks, flag captures e bloopers realizzati dai più forti giocatori al mondo del TeamFortress.
A differenza di TFDE dove figuravano solo giocatori australiani, questa nuova uscita presenta invece giocatori da diverse parti del pianeta: Nuova Zelanda, Portogallo, Finlandia, per fare alcuni esempi. Ma il video non si ferma a questo: per coinvolgere lo spettatore abbiamo incluso anche i commenti registrati durante i veri TF Matches e alcuni commenti del più famoso shoutcaster australiano, Joe
Per la cattura delle immagini è stata usata una vesione modificata di un vecchio QW client, FuhQuake 0.30.
Per chi invece volesse una versione scaricabile del video per aggiungerlo alla propria collezione (scelta consigliata), ecco i mirror su FileFront:
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