Archive for March, 2005

PSP – Media Revolution

Posted by Maverick on March 30th, 2005

I am lucky enough to be the proud owner of Sony’s brand new protable media center, the Playstation Portable (PSP). The PSP is not only a portable gaming device (and one that is more powerful than the Nintendo DS I might add), but it can also store and play mp3′s, videos, and photos. Wireless play [...]

Bhutan Moves Toward Constitution

Posted by Q Ball on March 27th, 2005

A draft of the first constitution of Bhutan has been sent to all of its citizens. Currently the country is a monarchy, but in 2001 the king decided to create a constitution. In his words: “The sovereignty, stability and well-being of the country must be placed above everything else. The country is more important than [...]

Kyrgyzstan: People Take Back Their Government

Posted by Q Ball on March 24th, 2005

The BBC has reported that after an election in Kyrgyzstan, which the people believe was rigged, protestors overran the Capital and forced the current government out. Then the current government named an interim leader while they sort the situation out. Warning to all corrupt leaders and dictators: Your time is almost up. The people will [...]

PhysX – A Gaming Revolution?

Posted by Maverick on March 22nd, 2005

“The chip, named the PhysX, was created by Ageia and is designed to perform the same role that a typical GPU performs for accelerating pixel rendering.” PhysX is a new GPU that will be put in some next-gen consoles and future PC’s. While it will not waist time with “elementary graphics processing,” the PhysX chipset [...]

Xbox 2 controllers

Posted by Maverick on March 16th, 2005

Personally, I think that the current Xbox controller is absolutely the best thing to happen to console gaming (especially first person shooters)in this generation. The Xbox controllers, both the original and the controller-S, are generations beyond both the Sony and Nintendo controllers. Why are the next-gen controllers being changed? I personally like the original controllers [...]

Afghan Blogger

Posted by Q Ball on March 9th, 2005

I’m not totally sure if this is the first blog from Afghanistan, but that is what it claims. Afghan Warrior

Gun control activist arrested on gun charges.

Posted by 3wire on March 7th, 2005

(CNSNews.com) – The president of the Springfield, Ill., chapter of the Million Mom March faces charges of having drugs and an illegal handgun in her home. Press reports said the gun’s serial number had been scratched off. Read more

Half-Life 2 mod

Posted by 3wire on March 3rd, 2005

Check out this HL2 mod. Its a work in progress but looks like it will be pretty cool. The back story reminds me a little of Phyrfight. Cant wait to play it! http://dystopia-mod.com/