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<title><![CDATA[Novo trailer de Mirror's Edge]]></title>
<link>http://hardcoregaming.wordpress.com/?p=2125</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>khorino</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[
A EA liberou um demo de jogabilidade de Mirror&#8217;s Edge na GC 2008. Gentilmente, a imprensa cap]]></description>
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<p>A EA liberou um demo de jogabilidade de Mirror's Edge na GC 2008. Gentilmente, a imprensa capturou o vídeo e colocou na Internet. E nós adoramos quando iss acontece. O vídeo está <a href="http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/54296" target="_blank">aqui</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Detalhes sobre Battlefield Heroes]]></title>
<link>http://gamexperience.wordpress.com/?p=246</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tiago</dc:creator>
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O tal do NDA não me permite revelar fotos ou vídeos do Battlefield Heroes, no entanto, acho inju]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://gamexperience.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/bfh_logo.gif"><img class="size-full wp-image-258 aligncenter" src="http://gamexperience.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/bfh_logo.gif" alt="bfheroes logo" width="300" height="113" /></a></p>
<p>O tal do NDA não me permite revelar fotos ou vídeos do Battlefield Heroes, no entanto, acho injusto apenas sites pops como gamespot ou ign poderem revelar essas informações, por isso me senti no direito de poder estar revelando detalhes do jogo ao público que fala português, espero que que gostem!</p>
<p>Começando do início mesmo, o jogo funciona de forma diferente, não é baixar instalar e jogar. O processo é um pouco diferente.</p>
<p>Veja os detalhes do jogo clicando em "Leia mais".</p>
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<p><strong>CRIANDO SEU PERSONAGEM</strong></p>
<p>Você deve acessar o site, para jogar, o site instala no seu browser um complemento para poder iniciar o jogo. Depois de instalado você loga no site e a opção Create a Hero, então a página é imediatamente carregada, na primeira etapa você escolhe de qual exército você quer ser, Royal Army ou o National Army.</p>
<p>Após selecionado o exército outra tela aparece para você selecionar uma das 3 classes disponíveis. São elas: Soldier, Gunner e Commando. Adiante farei uma descrição de cada um, suas armas e skills.</p>
<p>Selecionada a classe, na próxima tela você escolhe as características físicas do seu personagem, cor da pele, cor do cabelo, estilo do cabelo e barba. Após escolhidos e o personagem criado, é só entrar no jogo.</p>
<p>Não tenho certeza como será na versão final, mas no BETA atual você pode criar quantos soldados quiser com o seu registro, se quiser pode ter 1 soldado de cada exército e de cada classe.</p>
<p><strong>DENTRO DO JOGO</strong></p>
<p align="center"><strong><img src="http://gamexperience.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/battlefield-heroes-temp-20080814093123302-000.jpg" alt="battlefield-heroes-temp-20080814093123302-000" width="440" height="330" /></strong></p>
<p>Uma janela minimizada é aberta, você seleciona um dos seus personagens e carrega. Na próxima tela você pode caracterizar seu soldado, colocar roupas e acessórios que vão de brincos até mochilas.</p>
<p>Selecionados as roupas você tem outras duas seções com armas e as skills. Você seleciona o que você quer, aí é só adicionar as armas ou habilidades na barra que seria o seu "cinto de utilidades". É um barra característica em jogos de RPG, onde você arrasta suas habilidades e skills para acessá-las rapidamente.</p>
<p>Você ainda pode selecionar alguns <em>emotes</em> que vão de provocações até deboches e outras brincadeiras.</p>
<p>No final ainda há outra seção onde você seleciona missões para serem completadas no jogo, como matar tantos inimigos sem morrer, ou atropelar determinado número de inimigos, as missões variam, algumas devem ser completadas em um round, outras não.</p>
<p><strong>JOGANDO</strong></p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://gamexperience.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/battlefield-heroes-screenshot-2.jpg" alt="battlefield heroes screenshot-2" width="450" height="253" /></p>
<p>Chega de papo e vamos ao que interessa.</p>
<p>Quando você clica pra jogar, automaticamente o jogo procura o servidor que se enquadra no <em>match-making</em> do jogo. Este é um sistema que equilibra e balanceia as partidas de acordo com a classe e com o nível de habilidade, tentando tornar o jogo mais equilibrado. Não há a possibilidade de escolher um servidor.</p>
<p>O jogo logo que encontra um servidor já se conecta, você entra e joga, mais nada. Pressionando Esc abre o menu e você pode se suicidar no jogo, ou sair da partida, neste último caso você retorna ao menu de seleção de personagens.</p>
<p>O jogo também não possibilita selecionar spawns, isso também para tornar o jogo mais equilibrado, no mapa que mais roda nos servidor o "Seaside", existem 2 bandeiras na vila que fica ao centro do mapa, e mais uma bandeira recuada, distanciada da cidade. O mapa é espelhado, ou seja, a mesma coisa dos dois lados basicamente. Conforme você avança, mais longe da sua base principal você fica e mais longe dos seus recursos como aviões, tanques e jipes, o que torna mais difícil ainda avançar. Enquanto o outro time fica mais perto da sua base, e portanto, mais próximo de seus equipamentos, o que dá ao time defensor vantagem e a possibilidade de se defender.</p>
<p>Outra coisa interessante do jogo, é que agora não existe mais bandeira principal, você tem uma base recuada apenas para dar spawn, e ela é bem distante da bandeira mais próxima, dando a possibilidade do contra-ataque.</p>
<p>O jogo em si é bem divertido, dapra passar o tempo tranqüilo, jogando nos servidores do beta test o maior problema é o ping, que realmente atrapalha o jogo, dependendo do servidor e da sua arma, é muito difícil acertar alguma coisa e você acaba morrendo mais do que matando.</p>
<p>O balanceamento das classes e armas ainda não foi terminado, por isso o beta test foi prorrogado para o final do ano, a classe gunner realmente é uma a ser temida, em qualquer das outras 2 classes é difícil encarar um gunner, a arma do gunner é a mais forte e eles são os mais difíceis de matar, ainda por cima possuem o escudo e a skill de recuperar a vida, é uma classe muito difícil de se enfrentar e tem desequilibrado bastante os combates. Mas o maior problema dessa questão é que a classe Soldier sobra, pois nos combates o soldier enfrenta muito bem os Commandos ou outros Soldiers, mas os Gunners em campo aberto é uma missão praticamente impossível.</p>
<p><strong>JOGABILIDADE</strong></p>
<p>A jogabilildade é a mais simples possível, você pode andar mas não existe o <em>"sprint",</em> quanto mais pesada a classe, mais devagar ela se movimenta. Você pode também se agachar, para poder se esconder atrás de algum objeto mas nada além disso. O pulo é livre, pule o quanto quiser pois não há barra de fôlego no jogo.</p>
<p><strong>Modo de jogo</strong></p>
<p>O modo de jogo é o mesmo dos outros Battlefields, o bom e velho Conquest, a diferença é que o time que possui mais bandeiras ganha tickets, enquanto o que possui menos bandeiras ganha menos tickets. Mas nessa questão ainda é possível ganhar o jogo mesmo não possuindo muitas bandeiras porque se o time fizer uma boa quantidade de frags ainda é possível ganhar.</p>
<p><strong>Veículos</strong></p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://gamexperience.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/battlefield-heroes-screenshot-6.jpg" alt="battlefield heroes screenshot-6" width="450" height="252" /></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><em>Aviões</em></span> - Nada de mais, eles são frágeis contra as armas de mão de infantaria e contra as armas anti-aéreas. Fazem um dano razoável em todos os tipos de unidades, o dano causado é baixo, mas a freqüência dos disparos é alta, o que faz com que um piloto acostumado consiga fazer um belo estrago. Os aviões comportam 3 pessoas, o piloto e uma pessoa sentada em cada asa. Acrescentando ainda que os aviões são ótimos para dar rasantes e atropelar a infantaria.</p>
<p><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Tanques</span></em> - Os tanques possuem uma blindagem razoável, 2 tiros de armas anti-tanque são motivos de sobra pra você salta fora do tanque. O tanque só atira com o canhão, com um tiro bem dado você consegue tirar 1/5 em média da vida da infantaria, podendo chegar até a 1/4, mas ainda assim as infantarias dão bastante trabalho aos tanques. No combate entre tanque, 2 ou 3 tiros certeiros são suficientes para destruir um tanque. Os tanques aceitam 2 pessoas.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><em>Jipes</em></span> - São apenas veículos de transporte e aceitam 3 pessoas. São ótimos para atrapalhar o caminho dos tanques e atropelar os inimigos.</p>
<p><strong>Armas Estáticas</strong></p>
<p><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Anti-aérea</span></em> - Se existissem tantas anti-aéreas no BF2 como no Battlefield Heroes, com certeza ninguém pegava mais aviões nem helicópteros. No entanto, mesmo sendo tão fortes contra os aviões, poucas vezes alguém está ocupando esta arma.</p>
<p><strong>ARMAS</strong></p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://gamexperience.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/battlefield-heroes-temp-20080814093120567-000.jpg" alt="battlefield-heroes-temp-20080814093120567-000" width="440" height="330" /></p>
<p>As armas são simples, basicamente elas são todas iguais e se dividem em categorias: Shotguns, Sub-metralhadoras, Metralhadoras, Rifles Sniper e Pistolas.</p>
<p>Todas ou quase todas que eu vi pelo menos, possuem 3 modelos.<br />
- Uma que dispara mais rápido mas tem menos dano.<br />
- Outra que tem cadência de tiro e danos médios ou equilibrados.<br />
- Outra que tem uma cadência de tiros menor mas faz mais dano. Basicamente todas as armas se enquadram aí.</p>
<p>Na tela de seleção você pode selecionar 2 armas, podem ser duas metralhadoras, 2 shotguns, como você bem entender. Em outra aba você pode escolher explosivos, como dinamite com timer que gruda nos objetos, é voltada pra destruir tanques e afins, ou ainda você pode escolher uma granada.</p>
<p>No caso da classe Gunner a coisa é um pouco diferente, pois essa classe pode escolher entre dinamite ou bazuca.</p>
<p><strong>SKILLS</strong></p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://gamexperience.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/battlefield-heroes-20080814054201885-000.jpg" alt="battlefield-heroes-20080814054201885-000" width="450" height="337" /></p>
<p>Para os RPGzeiros de plantão, entendam as skills como "buffs", as skills do jogos tem 5 níveis cada para serem evoluídas. Cada classe possui habilidades-chave, que não são comuns as outras classes.</p>
<p>Por exemplo, o Gunner tem uma skill que dá um escudo temporário, o Soldier tem uma skill para atirar múltiplas granadas, ou outra ainda que pode ser usada pra jogar tudo que estiver a sua volta pelos ares. Já o Commando, melhor entender essa classe por sniper mesmo, pode ficar invisível.</p>
<p><strong>EMOTES</strong></p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://gamexperience.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/00260272-1.jpg" alt="00260272" width="450" height="337" /></p>
<p>São animações que você pode escolher na junto com o seu equipamento antes de entrar no jogo, incluem-se provocações ou apenas caretas pra poder provocar seus adversários.</p>
<p>Toda vez que você morre a sua tela fica de frente pro soldado que te matou, então logo após matar alguém você pode fazer uma careta ou qualquer animação que você escolher e assim o seu inimigo poderá ver. Você consegue tirar boas risadas disso, nesse ponto o jogo foi bem bolado.</p>
<p>Está aí tudi, ou quase tudo a respeito do jogo, em resumo Battlefield Heroes é um jogo divertido. É um ótimo passa-tempo pra quem quer apenas dar risada e se divertir, assim como um ótimo desafio para os "hardcores".</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Bad Company]]></title>
<link>http://jasrie.wordpress.com/?p=386</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mdjasrie</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jasrie.wordpress.com/?p=386</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Getting ill, down with the flu is not fun at all, especially if its during the weekend, the two days]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Getting ill, down with the flu is not fun at all, especially if its during the weekend, the two days that im suppose to enjoy to the fullest. Had muscle aches, fever and a very sore throat since Friday last week. I hope i can get well asap.</p>
<p>Anyway, since i had to stay at home and consume my medicine periodically, i spent my time playing Battlefield Bad Company on the PS3 and completed it.</p>
<p><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ji2cEL32L._SS400_.jpg" alt="" width="293" height="293" /></p>
<p>The singleplayer campaign, though fun, is very short in my opinion. I can play the entire campaign in one day. But what i like about this game is the attention to detail, from graphics, to AI and really bombastic sound effects. Never have i played a game with fantastic sound. The sound of bullets, to missiles, the explosions are all really powerful. Crank the volume up and you almost feel as if you are in the middle of the battlefield. Other than that, its an above average shooter, with some interesting elements to it that makes this game somewhat unique. The characters, though funny, never really had the time to appreciate them over the course of the game.</p>
<p>The game is really easy, in a sense that if you die, youll respawn back to the last checkpoint, but what ever enemies youve killed, would not respawn again. In other words, you can charge up and kill some of them, die, respawn and charge up again to continue, without having to kill those dead soldiers in the previous battle. Also, the unlimited supply of health syringes, makes the game even easier. About to die? Then just give youserlf a jab and youll be back at full health.</p>
<p>What i like about the game is the use of tanks, vehicles, boats, helicopter and missle guiding systems. You dont have to be on foot to do the shooting. The game allows plenty of opportunity to try out different ways to accomplish or reach your target. Alot of vehicles and tanks are dotted throughout the map and you can use them to get you from point A to point B, while killing some enemies off along the way. This adds variety to the game and really makes the singleplayer aspect of the game interesting.</p>
<p>After having played Call of Duty 4, which by far the most enjoyable FPS i ever played, Bad Company is still has a long way to go, before proving itself to be a worthy competitor to Call of Duty 4.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Iphone: 我要做骰魔!]]></title>
<link>http://sidxx.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/iphone-%e6%88%91%e8%a6%81%e5%81%9a%e9%aa%b0%e9%ad%94/</link>
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<dc:creator>sidxx</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Free App: Dice
好多時我地玩遊戲，都需要＂骰＂，比如話玩飛行棋，大富翁等]]></description>
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<p>好多時我地玩遊戲，都需要＂骰＂，比如話玩飛行棋，大富翁等等。但我地好多時為左擲自己想要嘅點數嘅時候，都會好似鬼上身咁用好多不同嘅姿勢去擲骰，而跟住粒骰好多時都會不偏不倚咁彈入梳化底，之後就要夾手夾腳搬開張梳化，再係滿佈塵埃嘅地方執返粒骰出嚟！</p>
<p>我諗好多人都有以上依個經驗，有咗依個App，我地就唔使再驚粒骰走入床下底或者梳化底，我地只需要好有型咁搖下部iphone就得嘞！你睇！我又搖到5條煙嘞！</p>
<p>個App提供左9款唔同嘅骰，而你亦可選擇1-5粒，非常體貼，最盞鬼係有震動工動，十足十搖真骰咁！</p>
<p>唯一美中不足係冇提供極具代表性嘅＂魚、蝦、蟹＂比玩家選擇，攪到我地新年要去7仔買！</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Rhianna Pratchett é a escritora de Mirror's Edge]]></title>
<link>http://hardcoregaming.wordpress.com/?p=1749</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>khorino</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hardcoregaming.wordpress.com/?p=1749</guid>
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Rhianna Pratchett, escritora da história de Heavenly Sword é agora responsável pela história do]]></description>
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<p>Rhianna Pratchett, escritora da história de Heavenly Sword é agora responsável pela história do jogo e da revista em quadrinhos da DC sobre Mirror's Edge. Em entrevista ao videogaming247, Rhianna falou algumas coisas sobre o jogo. Segundo ela, a história será contada em partes 2D, e em outras em 3D, para não mudar o ambiente do jogo. Ela já terminou de escrever, e agora se dedica à história em quadrinhos.</p>
<p>Além disso, o jogo não terá muito diálogo, mas não significa que a história deixará de ter valor. Muito pelo contrário. A história tem semelhanças com a série Prision Break, já que o objetivo da personagem principal é exclusivamente pessoal, no caso, resgatar sua irmã, por qualquer meio necessário. E a história da cidade também é assim. Seus governantes desejam uma excelente vida para a população, mas tentam conquistar isso por qualquer meio, deixando a população com a liberdade muito limitada.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Let the good times roll]]></title>
<link>http://mediawatching.wordpress.com/?p=435</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Yannick</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mediawatching.wordpress.com/?p=435</guid>
<description><![CDATA[.. at the Conrad Treasury Casino.

7563 dobbelstenen waren er nodig om deze happy face te laten vers]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>.. at the Conrad Treasury Casino.</p>
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<p><span>7563 dobbelstenen waren er nodig om deze happy face te laten verschijnen. In het casino zelf zal het er na 7563 rolls of the dice wellicht toch minder happy aan toe gaan. Desalniettemin toch weer een leuke abri, van veraf zie je niet dat het allemaal dobbelstenen zijn, maar wie op de bus wacht weet wel beter.<br />
</span></p>
<p>Copy: Let the good times roll<br />
Agency: Junior Ad Agency, Brisbane, Australië</p>
<p>Via Trendhunter magazine.</p>
<p>Gratis en voor niets doe ik er nog een andere abri bij die ik deze week op het net zag verschijnen:</p>
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<title><![CDATA[We Need A Leader, Not A Two Year Old]]></title>
<link>http://thegameofpolitics.wordpress.com/?p=75</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>steveklinck</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thegameofpolitics.wordpress.com/?p=75</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I am so sick and tired of this tire gauge discussion that I cannot keep quiet any longer. 
The orig]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am so sick and tired of this tire gauge discussion that I cannot keep quiet any longer. </p>
<p>The original statement from Brack Obama in a townhall in Springfield, MO (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzZNP4tTfV0)">Primary Source</a>), had a very specific detail in it, which was the original spark of this whole tire inflation debate. The original statement said we can save as much oil as we would get form drilling. </p>
<p>In fact, the right has never debated with the idea that properly inflated tires saves gasoline. Never. John McCain agrees with the idea. But it is the detail that the media consistenly leaves out when covering this debacle that is the most important. He originally said that it would save as much oil as we would get from drilling, which is not true.</p>
<p>Rather than admit a lapse in judgement, Barack Obama is playing the game politics and calling the GOP ignorant (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7STM9Zn7ilY">Primary Source</a>).</p>
<p>To be clear, we have never disagreed with the advice to properly inflate ones tires.  What we disagree with is both the statement made by Barack Obama about saving as much oil we'd get from drilling, and his (and the media's) childish reaction to perfectly legitimate complaints. </p>
<p>John McCain beleives that this statement shows a lack of experience and judgement, and that in turn is what can help him win the election. It shows that as families are suffering to put food on their families plates and heat their homes this winter, Barack Obama suggests that the secret to solving the energy crisis is to inflate your tires. It shows that when we need more oil, he doesn't want to drill for it. When we need proper judgement, he refuses to give it to us. When we need accountability for ones mistakes, he misrepresents the facts and launches unwarranted political attacks. </p>
<p>We need a leader, not a two year old. </p>
<p>All he had to do was say "I am sorry, I made a mistake. I was tired and I sincerely apologize. I was tired, and I exaggerated."</p>
<p>Then the Republicans would look bad. </p>
<p>It's difficult to beleive that a silly thing like this may end up costing him the election, but it is simply the way the dice rolls in the game of politics. </p>
<p>My question to you: If Obama's statement was true, as he continues to assert, couldn't we save twice as much oil if we both drill for the oil we need <em>and</em> properly inflate our tires?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[I LOVE THIS AD! SUPER CREATIVE!]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>freshcatch</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[This bus shelter ad for the Treasury Casino in Australia was made from 7563 pieces of dice. Gives a ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lS3frAkkYWM/SJxtuf7O0YI/AAAAAAAABDE/tkZQyGrRJ_w/s1600-h/dice_billboard.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:pointer;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lS3frAkkYWM/SJxtuf7O0YI/AAAAAAAABDE/tkZQyGrRJ_w/s400/dice_billboard.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>This bus shelter ad for the Treasury Casino in Australia was made from 7563 pieces of dice. Gives a new meaning to <em>dot rendering</em>.</p>
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<p><a href="http://ferrarimurakami.blogspot.com/2008/08/billboard-ad-made-from-7563-pieces-of.html">http://ferrarimurakami.blogspot.com/2008/08/billboard-ad-made-from-7563-pieces-of.html</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Svelato il boxart di Mirror's Edge]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Michele</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[La Electronic Arts ha rilasciato il boxart del gioco Mirror&#8217;s Edge, atteso per l&#8217;11 nove]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>La Electronic Arts ha rilasciato il boxart del gioco <strong>Mirror's Edge</strong>, atteso per l'11 novembre prossimo e attualmente in fase di sviluppo presso gli studi della sotware house svedese DICE.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><em>(clicca per ingrandire)</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Esham on WFuckOff Radio]]></title>
<link>http://esham.wordpress.com/?p=119</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 07:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>landofthebanned</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[esham was back on WFuckOff Radio , this could mean esham is back with the clowns and psychopathic.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>esham was back on WFuckOff Radio , this could mean esham is back with the clowns and psychopathic.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dicemonkeyjoe.com/phpbb/index.php">offical dice website - Real Acidrap boards</a><br />
<a href="http://www.dicemonkeyjoe.com">Dice aka monkey Joe</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[T1 feat Esham "think global" new track]]></title>
<link>http://esham.wordpress.com/?p=117</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 07:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>landofthebanned</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[sounds like an Esham beat, not positive about that. Esham does the hook and drops a dope verse. he k]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>sounds like an Esham beat, not positive about that. Esham does the hook and drops a dope verse. he killed it as usual</p>
<p>http://www.myspace.com/t1tv</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dicemonkeyjoe.com/phpbb/index.php">offical dice website - Real Acidrap boards</a><br />
<a href="http://www.dicemonkeyjoe.com">Dice aka monkey Joe</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[7563 Dice Billboard]]></title>
<link>http://designzen.wordpress.com/?p=1128</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>zen</dc:creator>
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Billboard ad made from 7563 pieces of dice - this creative ad is placed in a bus shelter in Austral]]></description>
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<p>Billboard ad made from 7563 pieces of dice - this creative ad is placed in a bus shelter in Australia, it was created by Junior ad agency for Treasury Casino - that why they use "DICE". +<a href="http://arabaquarius.blogspot.com/2008/08/billboards-made-from-dice.html" target="_blank">arabaquarius</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Online Casino Craps - Winning the Game ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>abumax</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Whoever said you cannot use the famous strategy in the online casino was wrong. The strategy is modi]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whoever said you cannot use the famous strategy in the <a title="online casinos" href="http://www.casinofocus.net">online casino</a> was wrong. The strategy is modified a bit, can be used successfully to win the game online. There are not many strategies for playing the craps, but you cannot afford to lose each time.</p>
<p>Online casino offers you an edge over the land based casinos. In the land based casinos, you play with the real dice. Whenever the shooter rolls the dice, you bet on the outcome. But how many times has it occurred to you that the shooter can actually control the dice. It is possible. Throwing the dice on a certain angle will avoid the winning numbers. Even you can practice this to see for yourself.</p>
<p>Professional crap players practice a lot. They can control the outcome of the rolls. No matter how good you play, you used to find the crap results against you. This is not the case in the online casino. You can be sure that the software that spins the dice is reliable. Though there are several software on the internet, each one is tested for accuracy. Whether you play on the Playtech or the Brigend software, you can check out the logo of the licensing authority. They do take care of tampering and other possible issues.</p>
<p>For beginners, here are the basic rules of the craps:</p>
<p>1. The shooter rolls a pair of dice. If the outcome of the dice is eleven or seven, he wins.<br />
2. If the outcome is two, twelve or three, he loses.<br />
3. If the outcome is any other number, he has to roll the dice until he gets the same outcome again. If the result is the same outcome, he wins. If the outcome is seven, he loses. If the outcome is any other number, he rolls again.</p>
<p>The probability of winning for the shooter is somewhere around 49 per cent. If the first roll is a five, or nine, the probability of winning increases. In this case, those betting can increase their bets. If the shooter has ten rolls with null outcome, that is, he does not win or lose, he wins. Same applies to  <a title="online casinos" href="http://www.casinofocus.net">online casino</a> too.</p>
<p>This probability theory says that you can win more if the first roll is nine. In this case, you can even double your bet. There is a high probability that the dice outcome will be the same in the next ten rolls. This probability places you in a win-win situation. As per the above rule, even if the shooter can't get the same number again, he will win if he rolls ten times without losing.</p>
<p>And he wins as soon as he rolls the same outcome again within the ten tries. And nine has a high probability in craps. But then, your luck too plays a part in winning. You may lose if the shooter rolls out seven.</p>
<p>You can also use the observing method to select a shooter to bet upon. But this can be tricky. There are players who are hired by the casino, who will first win your trust. Then as you keep increasing your bets on them, they suddenly loose. This is not however, possible in the  <a title="online casinos" href="http://www.casinofocus.net">online casino</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Battlefield Bad Company Patch Released - Adds Conquest Mode]]></title>
<link>http://xenonxblog.wordpress.com/?p=661</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Anthony Barlow (Editor In Chief)</dc:creator>
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The way people were talking about this made it sound like a download from the PSN but no it&#8217;s]]></description>
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<p>The way people were talking about this made it sound like a download from the PSN but no it's a patch, a patch that adds a new mode to Battlefield: BC too. Now I like Battlefield but from what i've heard about this mode it sounds quite a lot like the 'Gold Rush' mode already on the disc. I will check it out but to be honest after single player is done it looks like BF is getting the trade in treatment.</p>
<p>Either way people, download the patch now! Well you'll have to anyway if you wanna play the game.</p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>landofthebanned</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[after speaking to management for many rap groups in Detroit there seems to be one view , that juggal]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>after speaking to management for many rap groups in Detroit there seems to be one view , that juggalos are destroying the face of Detroit rap.</p>
<p>the only member of the Detroit rap seen who was quick to support juggalos was dice aka monkey joe johnson , having worked with icp and esham before he seems to enjoy juggalos supporting him and listing to his stuff. " those juggalo cats are some of the coolest cats i know , i saw one had painted Drug abuse on their forehead so you know them cats is real"</p>
<p>when asked about the juggalo holocaust he said " the shit ive seen , them cats coming around acting like juggalos when they aint is wrong, im going to end the juggalo holocaust myself even if their aint anyone with me , musical freedom needs to be expressed no mater what and nothing can stop us"</p>
<p>dice is the only act left supporting the juggalo in Detroit.</p>
<p>offical site found </p>
<p><a href="http://www.dicemonkeyjoe.com/phpbb/index.php">http://www.dicemonkeyjoe.com/phpbb/index.php</a><br />
or<br />
<a href="http://www.dicemonkeyjoe.com">http://www.dicemonkeyjoe.com</a><br />
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<p>dice needs to liven up we aint ever leaving </strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Daniel Jordan - Human Tornado - Featuring Dolemite and Esham]]></title>
<link>http://esham.wordpress.com/?p=110</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>landofthebanned</dc:creator>
<guid>http://esham.wordpress.com/?p=110</guid>
<description><![CDATA[this track is from Intrinzik`s Underground Hustlin Vol. 3

BTW
Dice has a new offical Site up offeri]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>this track is from Intrinzik`s Underground Hustlin Vol. 3</p>
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<p>BTW<br />
Dice has a new offical Site up offering elevation for new up and comming artists , blogs or forums<br />
found </p>
<p><a href="http://www.dicemonkeyjoe.com/phpbb/index.php">Dice offical Forums</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dicemonkeyjoe.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=16">Dice Rap Website - Elevation</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Classic Flag Capturing Coming to Bad Company Thursday]]></title>
<link>http://kenjara.wordpress.com/?p=212</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>kenjara</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Anyone who has the game will probably know that Dice have been working on a free conquest mode updat]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anyone who has the game will probably know that Dice have been working on a free conquest mode update to the game. This adds the flag capturing conquest mode from the previous battlefield titles. It should freshen the game up somewhat and hopefully introduce some new tactics because of the difference in objective. The new mode is out this thursday according to Xbox Live insider, which is a nice suprise fo those who forgot about it.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Conquest mode coming this week!]]></title>
<link>http://dimorphic360.wordpress.com/?p=492</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dimorphic</dc:creator>
<guid>http://dimorphic360.wordpress.com/?p=492</guid>
<description><![CDATA[By Dimorphic
The long awaited Conquest mode update for Battlefield: Bad Company has finally been giv]]></description>
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<p>The long awaited Conquest mode update for <em>Battlefield: Bad Company </em>has finally been given a release date. The update will drop this week, Thursday August 7.</p>
<p>Conquest mode sees players fighting it out for specific control points on a map, just like territories in <em>Halo 3</em>. DICE have done some editing to the maps to increase the play size as well as weather effects to give the mode a unique feel over Gold Rush.</p>
<p>Conquest has long been the staple for <em>Battlefield </em>games, and its great to see DICE and EA reward the fans who have made it such a success on Xbox Live with this awesome free update!</p>
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<link>http://discotejasdiscotexas.wordpress.com/?p=140</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>discotejasdiscotexas</dc:creator>
<guid>http://discotejasdiscotexas.wordpress.com/?p=140</guid>
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<link>http://legendofwayne.wordpress.com/?p=104</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Wayne Stevens</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Finally Conquest mode for Battlefield Bad Company is coming out this Thursday, August 7.  Great!  ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Finally Conquest mode for Battlefield Bad Company is coming out this Thursday, August 7.  Great!  Can't wait to give this a try.  Gold Rush had gotten so stale,  it seemed to be creating lots of intentional Blue on Blue incidents.  You had a lot of bored and agitated players team-killing simply because they didn't like the way you were playing the game. God help you if you were playing Recon with some of those people....</p>
<p>Hopefully the new mode will help cut back on some of the bullshit.   At the very least, it will inject some fresh life into the game.</p>
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<link>http://inknerd.wordpress.com/?p=175</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Josh</dc:creator>
<guid>http://inknerd.wordpress.com/?p=175</guid>
<description><![CDATA[High Roller by Heather O&#39;Shaughnessey
My good pal Ezra&#8217;s awesomely nerdy flaming 8- and 12]]></description>
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<p>My good pal Ezra's awesomely nerdy flaming 8- and 12-sided dice (showing "7" and "11," no less) were inked by Heather O'Shaughnessey at <a title="Trader Bob's Tattoo Shop on MySpace" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&#38;start=1&#38;q=http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm%3Ffuseaction%3Duser.viewprofile%26friendid%3D43570474&#38;usg=AFQjCNECQS6PlwfpV2P05LKh3Z9IOpuFGQ">Trader Bob's Tattoo Shop</a> in St. Louis, MO (she's also responsible for my <a title="Red Squares tattoo on flickr" href="http://flickr.com/photos/inknerd/sets/72157605314808387/">Red Squares</a>).</p>
<p>This tattoo inspired me to do a post with as many images of D&#38;D dice as I could find, but it turns out I'm not the first in the blogosphere to have that idea. Here are a couple of really great collections, with surprisingly little overlap:</p>
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<li>"<a title="D20 Tattoos on Geek Orthodox" href="http://geek-orthodox.blogspot.com/2008/08/aaawwwww-yeah-d20-tattoos.html">Aaawwwww YEAH! D20 Tattoos!</a>" by Reis O'Brien on <a title="Geek Orthodox" href="http://geek-orthodox.blogspot.com/">Geek Orthodox</a>.</li>
<li>"<a title="D20 Tattos on Fun Vampires" href="http://funvampires.com/2008/04/21/roll-a-d20-for-awesome-tattoos/">Roll a d20 for awesome tattoos</a>" by Alice on <a title="Fun Vampires" href="http://funvampires.com/">Fun Vampires</a> (nice favicon!).</li>
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<p>So flaming D&#38;D dice are not as uncommon as I would have thought. The tattoos with slogans (<em>a la</em> "High Roller") are the best, however, including "<a title="Roll 4 Damage Bitch" href="http://funvampires.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/200605112140-pix1.jpg">Roll 4 Damage, Bitch</a>," "<a title="That's How I Roll" href="http://s112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/firedice27/Geek%20Orthodox/?action=view&#38;current=100_1103.jpg">That's How I Roll</a>," and "<a title="No Die Left Behind" href="http://funvampires.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/200608140738-pix1.jpg">Leave No Die Behind</a>." (Evidently there's a lot of love for 12-siders out in the tattooed gamer community... Who knew?)</p>
<p>Here are a couple more that Reis and Alice (both of whom sport D20 tattoos) somehow missed:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A60117/high/bmepb208278.jpg"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A60117/high/bmepb208278.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="374" /></a>The first, found in <a title="Dice keyword gallery on BMEzine.com" href="http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/dice6.html">BMEzine's "Dice" keyword gallery</a>, gets bonus tattoo points for working on two levels: nerdy gamer tattoo and cosmic art piece, but loses nerd points for disguising a nerdy gamer tattoo as a cosmic art piece. <a title="Cere on BME" href="http://iam.bmezine.com/?cere">Cere</a>'s tattoo was done by John Clue at <a title="Super 88 Tattoo" href="http://www.super88tattoo.com/">Super 88 Tattoo</a> in Massapequa, NY.</p>
<p>The second (below), found in Devil Dinosaur's <a title="Devil Dinosaur's Geek Tattoos group on flickr" href="http://flickr.com/groups/592961@N20/pool/">Geek Tattoos</a> flickr group, gets bonus nerd points for including the non-standard 30-sided die; double-TRIPLE bonus nerd points for including three 6-sided dice (for rolling ability scores the old-fashioned way) and two 10-siders (percentile dice, for generating numbers from 1 to 100)! No information about artist or collector, except that the latter attended <a title="Ohayocon" href="http://ohayocon.org/">Ohayocon</a> '08.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/rabbitdance/2177619954/in/pool-592961@N20"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2019/2177619954_08bf648412.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="338" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Extra-mondo nerd points to anyone who spots what's wrong with this picture....</p>
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