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Starcraft II Spec Rumors Quashed

Sat, 24 May 2008
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Specs result of "independent speculation", says Blizzard.

What do you think... will you NEED a 7800GTX to play this?

A set of requirements supposedly needed to play upcoming title Starcraft II have been dismissed by developer Blizzard as pure speculation.

The specifications that were apparently 'leaked' had surprised many as being uncharacteristically high for a Blizzard title. Traditionally, their games are made to be playable on a wide variety of systems.

A Blizzard representative told IGN, "Blizzard has not released final, official system requirements for StarCraft II. The numbers you're seeing are a result of independent speculation from a Spanish game magazine."

- IGN

The rumoured requirements included a 7series NVIDIA videocard or ATI equivalent, 1GB of ram, and a 1mbit ADSL net connection for online play.

These rumours originated in Spanish gaming magazine Micromania, who had recently spent time in Blizzard's Irvine offices.

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Frat Party Games for Wii

Fri, 23 May 2008
by: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it | source: ign.com | thanks: edumacation

For the closet alcoholics

the reason why Americans are so smart

JV Games has announced that they are developing a series of Frat Party Games for the Wii console, scheduled for release in mid-June.

The first of these games will be Beer Pong, popularized by bars and colleges around the US.

“Featuring two distinct competitive games, Frat Party Games – Beer Pong will offer a traditional tournament-style game of Beer Pong for one to four players and Speed Pong, during which two to three players compete at the same time, each trying to be the first to eliminate all of his or her cups.”

- ign.com

According to JV Games Vice-President, Jag Jaeger, early responses to the game have been very promising; with its MySpace site recording high levels of traffic.

Competitive sport has never been so intoxicating.

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Dungeon Party Announced

Fri, 23 May 2008
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Good old fashioned treasure hunting

This could be you

A new MMOG is under development from French game developer, Cyanide. Cyanide also recently released the action RPG, Loki: Heroes of Mythology.

Dungeon Party consists of two teams of up to 5 players, competing in rounds to get to the hidden treasure first. Of course, there are obstacles in the way, in the form of traps and monsters, but getting around the other team’s tricks makes the game interesting. Players can also choose their own character types and customize them. In the end, the winning team is the one that gets out with the treasure first.

"They'll have plenty of fun in the short, quick-fire face-offs where there are plenty of twists and turns (both literal and metaphorical !). Getting to the treasure first is only half the story. You still have to get it out of the dungeon !... we're really looking forward to getting a beta test out the door this summer and getting some feedback from players."

- Games Industry Wire

Anyone can play the game, whether serious gamers or noobs. The game will be free, and specifically for PC. It is due to be released early in the 4th quarter of this year.

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Second Life in the Classroom

Fri, 23 May 2008
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Virtual world to be a place of worship

Students may be able to confess their sins to this cool dude.

The University of Queensland are using Second Life in religious studies, setting up various places of worship for their students to visit.

"UQ Studies in Religion lecturer Dr Helen Farley today said one of the first projects planned for UQ's hall was a series of places of worship, including a mosque, synagogue, church, wicca circle and Freemasons Lodge that UQ Study of Religion students could visit.

"The idea is that we can send students in there to recreate some rituals or to do some role playing and the idea is to try and immerse them in these experiences," Dr Farley said.

She said it overcame obstacles such as intruding upon people during prayer and gender restrictions."

- SMH.com.au

Another Queensland university, QUT, have already used Second Life for educational purposes, namely teaching law students the art of negotiation. According to QUT, other faculties are also using Second Life in the areas of landscape design and source code writing.

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Indy's Back!

Fri, 23 May 2008
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...and he's in LEGO form

ROAR.

Just in time for the movie release, you can now download a demo of LEGO Indiana Jones for your PC!

"LEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original Adventures takes the fun and creative construction of LEGO and combines it with the wits, Lego Indiana Jones boxshot daring and non-stop action from the original cinematic adventures that enthralled audiences everywhere (Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)."

- AusGamers.com

If you love Indy or LEGO (or both...it's okay, you can admit it), you can download the PC demo version right here.

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