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This is the best joke I've seen on the ridiculous /pizza feature of EQ2.

WoW hits Nov. 22

The Detroit Free Press has the news that World of Warcraft will hit on 11/22. Sheesh, between this and Half-Life 2, it's going to be a busy month.

[update] Blizzard's response:

We appreciate everyone's interest in determining when World of Warcraft will ship, but while we are rapidly approaching the open beta period and we are confident that we will meet our goal of shipping the game before the end of this year, nailing down an exact ship date is a little more complicated due to a number of factors. As soon as we have a specific date to announce, we will be excited to share the news with everyone. Please don't consider any announced release dates official until such an announcement comes from Blizzard. This is true for all announcements related to Blizzard games.

Half-Life 2 hits November 16th

Go here for the press release and a litany of "FUCK YEAH!" posts.

our_hoodlums

We arrived at the axon location 20 minutes early, and scouted the area. Two things were noteworthy: a pair of pay phones, and a flowery bush covered with live bees.

When the call came we apparently blew it. The password was not accepted, and the message not transmitted. Also, the other axon nearby appears to be a decoy. Anyway, the rest of the story is slowly being revealed, but I don't have time to follow it right now. Must get back to work.

Searching for bees

Tomorrow morning at 9:02am, Stephanie and I are going to divert our commute somewhat to stop and have a look around at 37.429111 -122.141966. It's a train station near Danger, and it has suddenly become interesting because those coordinates appeared on this web page, which is itself part of an alternate reality game. I don't normally play ARGs, but this one is apparently connected, in some promotional sense, to the much anticipated PC game Halo 2. I have no idea what will happen at the train station at 9:02am, apart from the usual assortment of bleary eyed, non-driving SF hippies disembarking from the train. The rumors run the gamut from free Halo 2 discs, to mysteriously ringing pay phones, to nothing at all. We shall see.

Happy Birthday D&D

Dungeons and Dragons turns 30 today. Man, I'm old.
(Thanks Chris)

Let the upgrades begin

The DOOM 3 Hardware Guide has been posted by the boys at [H]ardOCP. The game itself hits shelves on August 3rd, I believe. It will be interesting to see how this single event affects the economics of the PC industry as a whole. Sales of high-end PCs and video cards will surely spike a bit. Although my current rig, with an AMD64 3000+ and ATI Radeon 9800 Pro, could be better, it's pretty much up to snuff. I plan to use DOOM 3 as a means to pass the time until the real game of the year is released: Halflife 2.