I tried not to talk about iPhones that much in this post…but it was inevitable. I apologize in advance. Click the jump to see what stories piqued our interest this week.
Astronomers take close-up pic of nothing
Astronomers recently successfully snapped a pic of a cloud that has dimmed the light of a star from earth’s vantage point.
JonnyNero: Unless someone accidentally left their thumb in front of the lens.
Jake Prime: Someone looked into the soul of EA I see….
Snifit: CLOUUUUUDSSS IIIIIIIIN SPAAAAAAAAACE
Qs23: My money is on a UFO.
Dpalay: Hey, I take pictures of nothing all the time! With my phone… in my pocket…
iPhone gets social gaming network
The iPhone is going to get a social network added for their gaming apps, everything as well as achievements.
JN: Welcome to the future Apple.
JP: Achievement Unlocked: Having a friend that isn’t imaginary.
S: Oh snap, maybe people will use the iPhone for gaming in the future. Hah, that’s a thought.
Qs23: Apple finally gets back at Microsoft for copying their GUI all those years ago.
DP: Great. Now Apple’s copying Steam?
Iphone to get Multitasking
Apple also announced that the iPhone will be able to multitask as well.
JN:…uh…welcome to the future…again..except for me since you decided YOU CAN’T PROGRAM IT FOR THE 3G! Bastards
JP: My windows phone could do this since the day I got it. Apple is so far beh… Error: 43058 Object Terminated.
S: Multitasking! SUCH A NOVEL IDEA! SOON WE SHALL HAVE RADIOS IN OUR AUTOMOBILES AS WELL!
Qs23: And the iPhone finally reaches 1984 and Mac OS 1.0
DP: Case and point. Never buy the first gen of an Apple device. Or the second. Or the third…
Dr. Who video game
BBC and Sumo digital have teemed up to make an online game based on the popular Sci Fi series
JN: and this hasn’t happened before…why?
JP: Calling it now: Instead of DLC, they will release a new game, with a new doctor, with new levels, and with new game mechanics, but people will whine and set-up a mock boycott because it should have been free.
S: I’m speaking for many, but I’m worried they are going to completely break this.
Qs23: And where is my game based off of Top Gear?
A guide to first contact
JN: Some one made this guide. Read it, and use it goddammit
JP: If you can’t do the math, learn to do it now, not later. the fate of humanity could rest in you knowing a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
S: Pfft, I know a^2=b^2+c^2-2(a)(b)cosA
Qs23: Nothing in there about anal probing? Lame.
DP: I’m going to print this up and put it in my class room. When students ask “Why do we need to learn this math?” I’ll just point to the poster.
8 Bit Doctor Horrible
So, unless you were living under a rock, you’ve probably heard of this. This is mainly for those who like the damp darkness of said rocks.
JN: Doc Oc actually previewed some of these tracks on 8bc. They were awesome then too.
JP: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, B, A, Enter
S: That’s the code for infinite Wonderflonium.
Qs23: So Dr Horrible can now face off against Dr. Mario, Dr. Light and Dr. Wily? (There has got to be more Dr. then those three…)
DP: HOLY SHIT! Why did he not just wait and finish the whole thing before posting. I don’t want to have to wait for parts 2 and 3.
No Oxygen, No Problem
JN: In the “interesting things that Jonny can’t understand” section of this weeks piece, organisms have been discovered that do not require Oxygen to live.
JP: It means that we don’t necessarily need to look for a blue planet to find life. Read a book, or at least Wikipedia!
S: Next step: Organisms that exist, but only in other dimensions. Man, that would be awesome.
Qs23: BREATHE, DAMMIT! BREATHE!
Cliffy B Get’s Bumped
In a move that may be foreshadowing, Cliffy_b will announce his new game on Monday on Jimmy Fallon
JN: I just find it funny that a game that will probably be delayed, got it’s announcement delayed.
JP: In other news, Duke Nukem Forever will be announced on Jay Leno next Thursday.
S: Does this mean we are going to see more oversized necks in the near future?
Qs23: So wait, is Jimmy the guy on NBC who kept his job?
This just in…
Mass Effect 2 is fantastically amazing.
JN: No link required, it’s just that good…so says I
JP: This just in, Jonny got a job at the Obvious Department of Obviousness.
S: More like fant-ASS-tically, amirite?
Qs23: And Jonny is 2.5 months behind…
DP: Some of us haven’t played it yet, so shut up!
Kojima is…eccentric
Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear franchise, has gone on record saying that consoles are dying.
JN: Well, of course they are…if we keep letting Hideo Kojima make movies in which a game suddenly breaks out for a little bit
JP: Is that anything like going to a fight and a hockey game breaking out?
S: !
Qs23: I think the 70 million Wiis would disagree.
DP: In related news, shares of OnLive jumped today, boosted by an unknown buyer from Japan. The mysterious buyer escaped notice by walking around under a cardboard box.
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April 13th, 2010 on 11:00 am
There’s going to be GIRLS in Gears of War 3! I’m holding out hope that I can play a female soldier with muscles bigger than her head.