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From Burning Baghdad to
Battalions, it looks like there may be a Battlefield 3 coming our way. I personally don’t know what to think just yet, but it does sound interesting. There are rumors of modern day settings…which I am glad its nothing futuristic…but could this just be some kind of expansion pack? I would really like to see a remake of BF1942 on a new engine but that probably won’t happen. Whatever the case may be, you can count me in.

Here is the rumored BF3 info:

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A tipster sent us PDF document which looked like an outline of features
for Battlefield 3. The three page document is apparently prepared for
investors which should get it by December of this year. It details
basic features of BF3, and are as listed:

* Release in late 2008
* Powered by ?Frostbite DX?
* Set in year modern day (just like BF2, ed.)
* Will ship with 8 maps, each supporting up to 40-players per team
* Two playable factions, NATO and MEC (Middle Eastern Coalition)
* Same ?ticket-based? gameplay style as before
* Maps are mostly urban, based in Middle East
* Squads and Commanders are present, introduced are ?Battalions? which consist of three to four squads.
* Five playable classes; Sniper, Assault, Engineer, Medic and Support
* Will feature 48 different vehicles (24 for each faction)
* Will feature 34 different weapons (17 for each faction) and another
22 unlocks (for both factions), in total 56 different weapons.
* Other unlocks include different types of ammunition, body armor, helmets, camouflage and accessories.
* Possible public beta in ?Summer 2008″
* Online stats tracking, awards and ?real world ranks?
* ?Soldier? feature, looks like MMO-styled characters and avatars
* Ranked servers will be available for resellers weeks before the game ships (for testing, apparently, ed.)
* In-game replay and recording feature
* VoIP, friends list, in-game IM-client and ?extensive clan support?
* Built-in auto software updater (no more patches!, ed.)
* Widows Vista and OS X (no XP?!, ed.)
* Announcement and teaser trailer in January 2008.

A
map is mentioned by name, called ?Baghdad Burning?, and appears to be a
massive urban map, similar to BF2?s very popular ?Strike at Karkand?.
The game is powered by ?Frotbite DX?, currently the Frostbite engine is
used in Battlefiled: Bad Company on PS3 and Xbox 360. The ?DX? could
refer to DirectX (10?), a PC version of the Frostbite engine.

Please
note that none of this is confirmed, we?ve emailed a few people from EA
and DICE (Battlefield developers) and will update the article as soon
as we know more. Also note that we cannot, for obvious (legal) reasons,
release the PDF document. Stay tuned for more info.
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EA and Dice Response to Rumor: No Comment

EA and Battlefield developer DICE (Digital Illusions CE) have responded to the Battlefield 3 rumors we posted yesterday. As expected, we (and many other sites) got the usual no
reply comment from EA, while a representative from DICE?s Swedish
office said something similar:

?We don?t comment on rumors or speculation. Currently
announced titles from DICE are Battlefield Bad Company and Mirror?s
Edge, you?ll hear from us officially as soon as we have anything
further to announce. For any future announcements regarding Battlefield
keep an eye on battlefield.com?

Usually companies tend to just deny any rumors regarding future
projects, but ?No comment? replies usually indicate some concern at the
the company. We?re further investigating the rumor and will post
updates as soon as we have anything new.
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Info Source: http://digitalbattle.com/2007/10/09/breaking-battlefield-3-leaked-info/

I just have thing word to say:

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And just like that, it got cold. The past few days were almost 90 and I personally thought that it was kinda weird for October in Indiana. As of yesterday, the temperatures are starting to drop…this morning was really chilly and I had to dig out my coat.

I have always been a big fan of fall because of the colors that the changing leaves present. There is something about the air too. I guess that its from breathing in the hot and humid air from the Summer, my body has to get used to the cool, crisp air.

Although the following is geared more towards Winter, I always have this song in mind when I start to notice Fall:

Black Ice – Andre 3000 – Goodie Mob

" Friends, Romans, countrymen lend me you eardrums
it was a beautiful day off in the neighborhood
Yellows and greens and blues and browns
and greys and hues that ooze beneath dilapidated wood
Ain’t a thing could explain but what pertains
to cocaine & sustaining rain
See summer roll around niggas all about change
then they steady move them keys like bob james
Coz old man winter’s arrived
the temperature dives
November just died
December’s alive
thus it ain’t no typical ride
just individuals way to bring home the bacon when bacon was all gone
making it our own taking me all wrong
We’ve all indulged in the bulge of those no-nos
no you ain’t solo, there’s even lower levels you can go
take sun people put them in the snow "

" Autumn is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter. In the northern hemisphere, the start of autumn is generally considered to be around September and in the southern hemisphere, its beginning is considered to be around March. There exists however a number of different definitions of autumn some of which are based on the months of the year while others are based on the equinox and solstice.

Around this time, deciduous trees shed their leaves, with the leaves changing to a reddish or brownish hue before falling. Such coloured leaves have come to be colloquially called "fall foliage". In the temperate zones, autumn is the season during which most crops are harvested, and deciduous trees lose their leaves. It is also the season during which days get shorter and cooler, the nights get longer, and precipitation gradually increases (in some parts of the world).

The word ‘autumn’ is derived from the French word "automne", and became popular in usage for the season since the 16th century. The North American name for the season, ‘fall’, probably derived as a contraction of the phrase "fall of the leaves", and since became used interchangeably. "

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autumn

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My bro-in-law is
moving up in the web world with a the new BMX company that he is working with. I was just recently doing a google search because I like to see where websites come up that I make (wink, wink)…and noticed his face popping up a few times here and there.

What’s cool is there is a very recent video of Alienation BMX at Interbike. This show just ended a few days ago and Vital BMX already has a video show.

See that stuff in the background?
That’s an image that I designed for the booth that consists of some graffiti type of art and some other cool stuff.
Stay tuned for more photos on that because I am quite proud of it.

Anyway here is another spot that I also noticed: Alienation – who is behind it?

Congrats you Internet Whore!

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The Halloween decorations are up. As promised, I went with the pumpkin theme and constructed a 10 foot tall Pumpkin King.

For inspiration, I used an old ghoul prop from last year. I removed the monster mask and mounted a huge plastic pumpkin head on top…that added about 2.5 more feet to it. Also, I modified the arms a bit to give them a unique look with green monster hand gloves. I then hung some vines around the arms along with some orange christmas lights.

I didn’t go all out this year but the house looks pretty good all light up at night. Just a warm glow of orange can be seen from blocks away.

Be sure to check out the Halloween photo gallery as I will be adding more to it soon: PhotoBrow Halloween Gallery

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