For some reason, it’s been a very busy day for news. Can’t imagine what would cause this mid-week surge. Knowing how busy everyone is these days, though, I’ve waded through the newbits and chosen just a few.
Have you been holding off on Vista? Then get ready for May, when Vista Comes To Steam. There’s even a special premium pack that includes MS-DOS! (ah, if only!)
Startling news for the file-sharing world: Warner Bros. Acquires The Pirate Bay. Have they found some way of monetizing the torrents? Or has the Bay sold out to The Man?
Hey Spore fans, get ready for the retro experience with Dungeons of Spore! Real role-playing at its best.
Maybe you’re bored with all those sports/fitness games on your Wii? Gamestop has just the thing: Wii Buddy. Learn ventriloquism at home the easy way and amaze your friends!
Cryptic is going after a new, younger market these days. They’re moving Star Trek Online in a new direction with Star Trek Babies. Just the thing for your kids.
And finally, CD Projekt RED announces Mysterious Secrets, coming eventually for hand-helds of all kinds. It even has multiplayer ability, and other features that will knock your socks off (if you wear socks).
Scorpia, what do you think of these newsbits?
From Blizzard:
For WOW:
You perform dance moves using a custom interface similar to those that appear when controlling a vehicle in Wrath of the Lich King. The custom action bar displays all available dance moves, which each crew member can individually configure by speaking to the appropriate NPC before the competition.
For Diablo III, the forth class is finally revealed!
In my writings, I have recounted stories of the barbarians and their endless battles with the demons of the frozen north, and devoted pages to the wizards of Caldeum who harness the primal forces of reality. But the might of these heroes is nothing compared to the power of the archivists of Westmarch. These brave souls wade into battle wielding tome and quill, armored not in ensorcelled plate or links of chain, but in the knowledge of generations past. These archivists fight not only for our future, but for our past as well.
I first encountered an archivist in the ruins of the great city of Travincal. While exploring one of the long-abandoned temples, I was drawn by the flickering of faint torchlight through a distant doorway, and then, as I crept nearer, by the sound of a voice. There was a feeling in the air of danger near at hand, an electricity that made the hairs on my neck rise. I inched forward, breath caught in my throat, grateful for the safety of the hallway’s long shadows. And then I saw him.
And for Starcraft II:
The Terran military has always been known for its superior base-defense capabilities and constant drive to improve its fortification technology. Take, for example, the newly developed Ares planetary fortress and Crucio siege tank, or the heavily upgraded Broadsword missile turret. A few of these alongside some bunkers packed with marines provide a solid wall of armor, neosteel, and firepower to repel any threat, alien or domestic.
No lion assembly requiredBut over the course of a prolonged defense, even the most hardened armor will crack; missiles and ammo will be depleted; and the toughest troops will be worn down. To create a truly comprehensive defense for high-priority, mineral-rich regions such as the volcanic uplands of Redstone, the terrans needed to devise an entirely new concept in battlefield strategy. Terran military engineers, led by Goraion Systems’ head of development Dr. Ron Volt, have been working day and night to design a new kind of base for the terran armies: the titanic Terra-tron.
These events just happened–news at 11pm slt.
Item: Scorpia just became a professional singer.
Item: Scorpia goes on to record 10 songs that go gold.
Item: Lord British returns.
Item: Lord Xeen returns.
Item: Blizzard goes bankrupt!
Item: Major layoffs for Big Hugh Games. Fate of their new RPG is unknown.
Item: The Legends of Zork Launched.
That’s right, 30 years after its first conception, Zork™ is back! After much hype, confusion and then hype again, Legends of Zork™ has finished its testing period, and has now been released to run wild and free on the internet at http://www.legendsofzork.com
“We’ve designed LoZ to be as accessible as possible, hoping to appeal to both original Zork fans (and there’s enough of them working on this that we should know what we’re talking about), while also trying to bring in a whole new generation of players”, said Dylan Collins, CEO of Jolt Online Gaming, “We appreciate that Zork™ is a hallowed franchise, and we have tried our very best to keep within the spirit of the game and pay it the reverence it deserves, while also making some obvious changes to open it up to a wider audience”. He continued, “We don’t know if this approach will make us the most celebrated company in the world, or if we’ve just earned ourselves a whole lot of hate mail, but whatever the result, that’s the balance we’ve tried to strike. We’ve also made it as accessible as possible in a very literal sense, in that we’ve designed it to be played in your Internet browser, at home, in school, in the office. Personally I can’t imagine a better use of a smartphone than to thrash a giant Kobold while on my exercise bike at the gym”.
For more information, game announcements, and of course to try the game yourself, please go to http://www.legendsofzork.com.
I liked the Dragon Age trailer
Dragon Age Trailer
But I will be glad when it’s tomorrow. You never know what news is real and what is not on 4/1.