Gordon Ramsay: The Video Game Mon, 16 June 2008
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| source: Courier-Mail | thanks: TV's obsession with excessive swearing
For all those people who want to play 'chef', and maybe swear a bit to boot
 Why yes. Yes I am, you ******* ****.
Gordon Ramsay, symbol for potty-mouthed TV personalities the world over, is now set to appear in his very own video game.
The game, imaginatively called Hell's Kitchen The Game, is apparently being published by Ubisoft on the Nintendo Wii and DS platforms, and is developed by Ludia. However, there is also a PC version available now.
Ben Taylor, project manager with game publisher Ubisoft, said the Australian version would have no audible swearing: "We got it this week and were playing it last night and it stays very true to the show."
"You are given certain tasks to perform making a certain recipe or dish and you'll be given hints and instructions, for example when to put things on the stove or take them off. All the while you've got Gordon Ramsay yelling at you, telling you to hurry up and `Move your a---' or basically telling you you're useless."
- The Courier-Mail
The game is reportedly not to be released until September on consoles, however there is a time limited trial for the PC available here. You can also pay for the complete, uncensored version, which presumably includes a few extra words from the English language.
Players wait on customers, prepare food, and are berated almost constantly by a 3D animated version of Ramsay.
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The Fastest Computer Evah! Thurs, 12 June 2008
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| source: AP | thanks: The... PlayStation 3?
Consoles help make the fastest computer ever
 It doesn't look THAT impressive...
Scientists have developed a supercomputer that can calculate at speeds of one 'petaflop', or 1000 trillion calculations per second.
The computer, nicknamed the 'Roadrunner', is to be used at least initially to simulate nuclear weapons blasts and track warhead aging. However, it could also have applications in civil engineering, medicine, and several other industries.
Some elements of the Roadrunner can be traced back to popular video games, said David Turek, vice president of IBM's supercomputing programs. In some ways, he said, it's "a very souped-up Sony PlayStation 3."
"We took the basic chip design (of a PlayStation) and advanced its capability," said Turek.
But the Roadrunner supercomputer, named after the New Mexico state bird, is nothing like a video game.
- AP
It weighs nearly 230 000kg and its processing speed is roughly equivalent to that of 100 000 of today's most powerful laptops.
The computer is twice as fast as IBM's Blue Gene system, itself reportedly 3 times faster than any other system in the world.
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DiCaprio to Star in Atari Movie
Wed, 11 June 2008
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| source: smh.com.au | thanks: Poster Boys
Movie to be about the life of Atari co-founder
 "I'm the king of the worlddddd!"
Leonardo DiCaprio is set to star in a biographical movie about Nolan Bushnell, Atari's co-founder
"Daily Variety said screen heart-throb DiCaprio had been attached to produce as well as star in the film about Bushnell, one of the founding fathers of the video game industry.
Atari - which created the world's first successful video game "Pong" - was estimated to be worth more than 2 billion dollars by 1982 but was later broken up following the US video game crash of 1984."
- smh.com.au
There's no word yet as to when this movie will be coming out but keep your eyes open.
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Call of Duty: World at War announced! Wed, 11 June 2008
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| source: Games Industry Wire | thanks: More death and destruction
One, two, three, four...and then some more
 Return to WWII
Details on Call of Duty: World at War, have been revealed by game developer Treyarch. The latest game in the Call of Duty franchise will return back to WWII, after the series had a brief foray into modern warfare in Call of Duty 4.
However, as promised, Activision is introducing a new military theatre and taking World at War to the Pacific, where players can fight the Japanese.
While Infinity Ward isn’t developing Call of Duty: World at War, the FPS will still utilize Infinity Ward’s award-winning Call of Duty 4 engine. Treyarch has also recieved a full year of development time over its previous Call of Duty 3 release.
- Games Industry Wire
No specific dates for release have been set, but Call of Duty: World at War is said to be heading for PC, DS, PS2, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 towards the end of March next year.
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Intel Investigated over Sales Tactics Tues, 10 June 2008
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| source: SMH | thanks: Shifty dealings *does shifty eyes*
AMD will be cackling with glee over this one
 The duel goes on...
Microprocessor market leader Intel is under investigation for alleged 'unfair' sales tactics.
The investigation became official after the company was subpoenaed by America's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for records regarding its processor sales. Intel was being investigated 'informally' prior to the issue of the subpoena.
By opening a formal investigation, Intel said, the FTC will be able to get access to documents revealing Intel's communications with certain customers - documents Intel couldn't voluntarily provide because of a protective order that is part of a sweeping antitrust lawsuit AMD filed in 2005 that isn't expected to go to trial until 2010.
"From our perspective, it's not a surprising event nor is there any really substantive change in the relationship we've had with the FTC," Bruce Sewell, Intel's general counsel, said in an interview.
- SMH
This is the latest event in a long-running spat between Intel and competitors AMD, who claim Intel has been using "aggressive tactics" in order to prevent AMD gaining market share; tactics that include telling manufacturers that it will "retaliate" if they introduce models based on AMD chips.
Intel has denied the charges, saying that the marked drop in CPU prices are "evidence that this industry is fiercely competitive and working is compelling." If the probe into Intel's records finds them guilty, the company could face severe fines.
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