How a Quake 3 Mod Team Turned Into a Successful Studio (Slashdot)
Paul Williams writes "Develop Magazine has an interesting profile up looking at UK studio Splash Damage, charting its humble beginnings as a Quake 3 mod team through to its status as one of Britain's leading studios — it's currently developing a new game for Bethesda. Most interesting is the assertion by studio founder Paul Wedgwood that UK studios should shake off their low-rent reputation and ...
HOW OLD?! (Pioneer Press)
Country singer Billy Grammer is 83. Actor Ben Gazzara is 78. Actor Sonny Shroyer ("The Dukes of Hazzard") is 73. Actor Ken Jenkins ("Scrubs") is 68. Actor David Soul is 65. Singer Wayne Osmond of the Osmonds is 57. Actor Daniel Stern is 51. Actress Emma Samms is 48. Country singer Shania Twain is 43. Actor Billy Boyd ("Lord of the Rings") is 40. Actor-singer Jack Black of Tenacious D is 39. ...
Exodus across London as 120 evicted squatters move into homes for veterans (Guardian Unlimited)
Five-month stay in MoD property ends in repossession of Balham housing estate
'Project Runway' designers take on the Saturn challenge (Baltimore Sun)
Céline Dion pulls out the stops with first T.O. show in 9 years (Toronto Star)
If you get tired just thinking about Céline Dion – selling millions of albums, being Canada's cultural ambassador at-large, shilling for Chrysler, dodging potshots – imagine the exhaustion of seeing her perform live.
9-0-2.0: Malibu Beach Party (TV Week)
Got the press release last week describing a party on the beach in Malibu to celebrate The CW’s revamp of “Beverly Hills, 90210." Umm, hello? The Daily Blink was so there to take in the sights, sounds and gossip on Saturday night. And to see just how one “lives by the code.”
The mod squad (Stuff)
Some people express their personality through their cars or clothes but when it comes to a computer's appearance the options are limited - except, that is, if you're a case modder.
Cocaine shame of Queen's guard (Daily Mirror)
Exclusive: The Queen's guard kicked out of the Army for taking cocaine today lifts the lid on his drugs shame.
Lian Li XB01 Xbox 360 case unboxed and put to the test (Engadget)
Filed under: Gaming Correct us if we're wrong, but the Lian Li XB01 chassis for the Xbox 360 marks a notable departure for the case mod industry. Far from making the 360 " more badass " or " more laptopy ," the Lian Li XB01 merely aspires to make the 360 what it should've been out of the gate: cool and quiet(er). The folks at bit-tech.net put one through its paces, and have discerned ...
Champions Online: Meet John Hopler (WarCry Network)
Level designer John Hopler throws his life under the Champions Online microscope in this week's "Meet the Team" feature. Find out all about him by clicking below.
