The Planetside 2 Beta Got A Facelift Today.

I’m not going to go into a lot of blah blah blah here. The point of this article is that the Planetside 2 beta got a MASSIve patch today and the number of things which were addressed is fairly ridiculous.

What I will tell you is this. The framerate situation is dramatically different today than what it was yesterday. Also, it’s so pretty now I can’t even describe it here…You’re going to have to see it on our livestream.

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Minecraft Snapshot 12w36a Update, Wither Skeletons and Carrots on Sticks

Yawn: Xbox 360 Tops North American Console Sales. Again.

Look, you know I’m an Xbox guy. So you know how much it pains me to say that I’m kinda sick of seeing Microsoft’s hardware at the top of the NPD’s sales list for the eighteenth consecutive month. That’s right, The Xbox 360 has been the best-selling console in North America for the past year and a half, essentially since FleshEatingZipper started. I’m not saying that the Xbox 360 is a bad console by any means, but this is hardly the ‘comeback kid’ win that the original Xbox enjoyed in 2004 up to and following the release of Halo 2, winning in thin margins over the dominant PlayStation 2. No, this is the sign of some deeper woes.

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You Can Be In The Planetside 2 Beta RIGHT NOW. Here’s How!

So you’ve been waiting to get into the Planetside 2 beta, huh? Well, your time has come! Today, Sony Online Entertainment made an announcement which rocked my socks and if you’re a planetside fan, It’s most likely going to rock yours, too.

It all boils down to this. If you want in the beta, you can be playing it TODAY. Read on.

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E=mc Blow Me. Science, You’re On Notice.

So I was sitting here last night watching “How the Universe Works” and pondering the beginnings of the universe, stars, black holes and all of the other things that sparkle and shimmer in the sky and as the night went on I got more and more frustrated with science and scientists.

So now I’m issuing my ultimatum. Science: Get your notes together and tell me what’s really going on or we’re going to have ourselves a very strong disagreement.

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Buy An Amazon Kindle Fire HD With LTE, Get Treated To A Pretty Lame Data Plan

Amazon unveiled some new Kindles today, just as we predicted, and the new Fire HD models in 7″ and 8.9″ varieties are pretty interesting. While the smaller tablet will compete with the likes of its older brother and the Nexus 7, the bigger model, running at a crisp 1080p, is aiming straight for the iPad’s gullet, a market Amazon hasn’t dared to tackle before. Now they’re feeling juiced.

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Farming Simulator 2013, Dropping Knowledge & Screenshots

So Train Simulator 2013 blew your mind? How about the highly anticipated sequel to Farming Simulator 2011, which sold over 2 million copies? That’s right, I’m talking about Farming Simulator 2013, which is dropping at the end of next month and I know you are excited! Farming Simulator 2013 is bigger and enriched with outstanding content and many new features, challenging you to take on the role of a modern day farmer. Animal husbandry, crops, sales… it’s up to you to manage and grow your own farm in a huge, totally new world. Read the rest of this article…

Sony Online Entertainment Makes A Major Announcement

In a move that they believe will change the face of the gaming industry and shape things to come, Sony Online Entertainment today announced that they will be adding the ability for players of the hit Everquest franchise to create their own items, in game, which will then be available for sale in their favorite iteration of the franchise, either EverQuest®: Rain of Fear™ or EverQuest® II: Chains of Eternity™.

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Xbox 360 Minecraft Players To Remain In Ignorant Bliss: Adventure Update Still A Ways Off

While Minecraft has sold millions of units on the Xbox Live Arcade and broken every sales record there is to have on that platform, PC Minecraft players (browser alpha FTW!!!11!) have known for a while that the Xbox 360 version of the game is considerably gimped. Now the promised Adventure Update, uh, update, will land on the Xbox in ‘a few more weeks’ rather than the previously imagined sooner than that. The aptly named release will introduce villages, villagers, and the PC version’s quest line, all of which were introduced last year for the primary version of the game.

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MEA MAXIMA CULPA: Silence In The House Of God – Set For Theatrical Release

Mea Maxima Culpa : Silence in the House of God, a project by Alex Gibney – Oscar Winner for “Taxi to the Dark Side” will hit theaters this November and will then debut on HBO sometime in the early part of 2013. The feature length documentary is set to premiere on September 9th and the Toronto International Film Festival.

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