Apr 16 2009

A Monster LED Array For Irresponsible Fun

Tesladownunder writes “This huge LED is on steroids and then some. It is intended for use as a streetlight. It has a 7000 lumen output at 100W and will burn a hole in a CD case without focusing. And that’s without the infrared that a halogen or discharge lamp has. Very efficient and low maintenance. Stronger than HID car headlights or a 500W halogen. Hit the site for lots of data and pics of it in action including burning and irresponsible bicycle luminosity. You’ll want one to attach to your keyring, too.”

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Mar 10 2009

Review: Halo Wars

The success of the Halo franchise is unquestionable. Bungie’s trilogy of first-person shooters established a standard against which most similar games have been judged for the past eight years. Thus, when Ensemble Studios picked up the task of bringing the Halo universe to real-time strategy, they faced two separate mountains to climb: maintaining the high quality demanded by fans of the series and developing for a genre that traditionally translates poorly to console play. Fortunately, they had a head start on the latter, bringing in a wealth of experience from the Age of Empires series. Creating an intuitive and dependable control scheme was a top priority, and their success in doing so makes Halo Wars a worthy addition to the series. Read on for the rest of my thoughts.

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Feb 25 2009

NextGen Player Review: FEAR 2: Project Origin – NextGen Player


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NextGen Player Review: FEAR 2: Project Origin
NextGen Player
The "corridor shooter" is a somewhat derogatory description for first-person shooters nowadays. The implication is that your game play is too simplistic, too old school or just plain out of touch.
FEAR 2 Project Origin Xbox 360 Review dBTechno
FEAR 2: Project Origin PS3, Xbox 360 Review TheHDRoom
VG-Reloaded.com – UM Maneater – FiringSquad – Oshkosh Northwestern
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Feb 25 2009

NextGen Player Review: FEAR 2: Project Origin – NextGen Player


dBTechno

NextGen Player Review: FEAR 2: Project Origin
NextGen Player
The "corridor shooter" is a somewhat derogatory description for first-person shooters nowadays. The implication is that your game play is too simplistic, too old school or just plain out of touch.
FEAR 2 Project Origin Xbox 360 Review dBTechno
FEAR 2: Project Origin PS3, Xbox 360 Review TheHDRoom
VG-Reloaded.com – UM Maneater – FiringSquad – Oshkosh Northwestern
all 8 news articles
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Feb 23 2009

NGP Does Halo 3 Mythic Map LAN Party – NextGen Player

NGP Does Halo 3 Mythic Map LAN Party
NextGen Player
Recently NextGen Player had the opportunity to hang out, have fun and test out the soon to be released Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack at a Halo 3 LAN party that was held in Toronto and hosted by the good folks at Xbox Canada.
New maps will breathe life into Halo 3 Canada.com
Halo 3: ODST Will Feature All of the Multiplayer Maps from the Softpedia
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Feb 23 2009

Wealth-flaunting app arrives on Android phones – CNET News


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Wealth-flaunting app arrives on Android phones
CNET News
by Stephen Shankland An application that did nothing beyond showing a person was willing to spend gobs of money for it didn't last long on Apple's App Store, but now we'll begin to see if Google lives up to its more laissez-faire approach to its rival
mocoNews.net – Report: One In Six Mobile App Buyers Spent More Washington Post
The cost of open: 0 app that does nothing hits Android’s Market VentureBeat
The Industry Standard – AFP – FOXNews – VNUNet.com
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Feb 23 2009

NGP Does Halo 3 Mythic Map LAN Party – NextGen Player

NGP Does Halo 3 Mythic Map LAN Party
NextGen Player
Recently NextGen Player had the opportunity to hang out, have fun and test out the soon to be released Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack at a Halo 3 LAN party that was held in Toronto and hosted by the good folks at Xbox Canada.
New maps will breathe life into Halo 3 Canada.com
Halo 3: ODST Will Feature All of the Multiplayer Maps from the Softpedia
all 3 news articles
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Feb 23 2009

NGP Does Halo 3 Mythic Map LAN Party – NextGen Player

NGP Does Halo 3 Mythic Map LAN Party
NextGen Player
Recently NextGen Player had the opportunity to hang out, have fun and test out the soon to be released Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack at a Halo 3 LAN party that was held in Toronto and hosted by the good folks at Xbox Canada.
New maps will breathe life into Halo 3 Canada.com
Halo 3: ODST Will Feature All of the Multiplayer Maps from the Softpedia
all 3 news articles
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Feb 23 2009

NGP Does Halo 3 Mythic Map LAN Party – NextGen Player

NGP Does Halo 3 Mythic Map LAN Party
NextGen Player
Recently NextGen Player had the opportunity to hang out, have fun and test out the soon to be released Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack at a Halo 3 LAN party that was held in Toronto and hosted by the good folks at Xbox Canada.
New maps will breathe life into Halo 3 Canada.com
Halo 3: ODST Will Feature All of the Multiplayer Maps from the Softpedia
all 3 news articles
Share

Feb 23 2009

NGP Does Halo 3 Mythic Map LAN Party – NextGen Player

NGP Does Halo 3 Mythic Map LAN Party
NextGen Player
Recently NextGen Player had the opportunity to hang out, have fun and test out the soon to be released Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack at a Halo 3 LAN party that was held in Toronto and hosted by the good folks at Xbox Canada.
New maps will breathe life into Halo 3 Canada.com
Halo 3: ODST Will Feature All of the Multiplayer Maps from the Softpedia
all 3 news articles
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