The guys over at Forgotten Hope 2 have published a big ass news post featuring some of the upcoming maps.
Here is a quick rundown of the maps…
Operation Aberdeen – Oh yeah! Some of you may remember this one from Battlefield 1942. Tanks, tanks and more tanks makes for some armored fun.
Operation Hyacinth – A night map that features handheld flares and mannable spotlights. The spotlights will allow both attackers and defenders to use lighting to their advantage.
Operation Compass – A western desert map in Libya appears to be providing some serious choke points demanding strategy from players.
There are also some screen shots of some more models and a 20mm Flakvierling flak gun is introduced. I have a feeling that I will be spending some time in one of these taking down the plane whores.
At the time of writing this article, there is 22 Hours 4 Minutes 17 Seconds left before the release. Links and mirrors will be posted at that time.
Go here to read the rest of the article: http://forgottenhope.filefront.com/
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What could be the best meteor display of the year will reach
its peak on the night of December 13th and 14th 2007.
Here is
what astronomers David Levy and Stephen Edberg have written of the annual Geminid
Meteor Shower: “If you have not seen a mighty Geminid fireball arcing
gracefully across an expanse of sky, then you have not seen a meteor.”
Generally
speaking, depending on your location, Gemini begins to come up above the
east-northeast horizon right around the time evening twilight is coming to an
end. So you might catch sight of a few early Geminids as soon as the sky gets
dark.
There is a
fair chance of perhaps catching sight of some “Earth-grazing”
meteors. Earth grazers are long, bright shooting stars that streak overhead
from a point near to even just below the horizon. Such meteors are so
distinctive because they follow long paths nearly parallel to our atmosphere.
The Geminids begin to appear noticeably more numerous in the
hours after 10 p.m. local time, because the shower’s radiant is already fairly
high in the eastern sky by then. The best views, however, come around 2 a.m.,
when their radiant point will be passing very nearly overhead.
Read more at article source: http://www.space.com/spacewatch/071207-ns-geminids.html
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The moment that we have all been waiting for is upon us. The most anticipated Battlefield 2 Mod called Forgotten Hope will be released this Friday. Its go time!
" Yes, it has been a long and difficult road to this point.
But we’re extremely pleased to announce that:
Forgotten Hope 2.0 will be released on:
Friday 14th December, 2007 at 19:00GMT
The dedicated server files and passworded bittorrent will be released on Wednesday 12th December.
This is the first of a set of news updates we will be making in the coming week to help you learn about how to play Forgotten Hope 2.
We have tirelessly prepared two resources for you.
First and foremost: McGibs with the vocal efforts of Major and the flawless animation skills of Killi Vanilli have prepared a course of training videos.
We present the introduction to the series here.
More installments to come as the week progresses!
Secondly we have compiled an online manual in the form of a wiki which contains all the information you will need to succeed on the Forgotten Hope 2 battlefield.
Click here to read the combat manual!"
Its been a long time coming.
I have personally been waiting for this mod and cursing at it because of the long wait…the wait is finally over!
Go here to read more for article source: http://forgottenhope.filefront.com/
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Just fired up the Xbox 360 and got a new Fall Dashboard Update. Here’s whats new with the update:
As promised, Microsoft is bringing some early gifts to your Xbox 360? just prior to the holiday season. Beginning at 0200 A.M. PST on December 4, 2007, the Xbox 360 Fall Dashboard Update will be available for all connected Xbox 360 consoles free of charge, bringing an array of new features and enhancements to the leading gaming and entertainment system.
MORE DOWNLOAD OPTIONS
- Xbox Originals: With this new service, announced on November 13, you can download-to-own full original Xbox? games that were previously only available at retail. The digital shelves will always be stocked with classic titles.
- Xbox LIVE Arcade Hits: On Xbox LIVE Arcade, the Arcade Hits program kicks off as some of the best-selling Xbox LIVE Arcade games become available at permanently reduced prices, making it easier than ever for everyone to build a library of downloadable games!
NEW WAYS TO KEEP UP TO DATE AND CONNECTED
- Inside Xbox: A new direct feed brings current news straight from Xbox.com into the Xbox LIVE Dashboard providing an easy, predictable entry point where you can discover what’s new in game releases, events, Xbox LIVE Marketplace offers, and lots more. Inside Xbox is currently available only in the U.S., U.K., and Japan. It will be available in more regions in coming months.
- Enhanced online profile: If you’re interested in sharing a few more details about yourself you can go beyond your motto and further personalize your profile with an expanded bio. The extended bios will be visible to “Friends Only” or the entire Xbox LIVE community.
- Expanded Friends List access: A quick and easy way for gamers to expand their personal community on Xbox LIVE, members will be able to see the Friends Lists of other Xbox LIVE members, boosting their social networking experience on the service.
ENHANCED OVERALL EXPERIENCE AND CONTROL
- Enhanced Parental Controls: Family Timer, a strong and flexible new addition to the Xbox 360 Family Settings, enables parents to set the amount of time their Xbox 360 can be used on a per-day or per-week basis by their children or other members of the household.
- New video features: The convenience of full-screen movie previews and enhanced video codec support further expand the options when it comes to the Xbox 360 entertainment experience.
- Easy-to-use navigation features: With several noteworthy changes in the Xbox LIVE Dashboard, from the new Game Store button to the Video Store button to enhanced visuals and descriptions in the video library, Xbox LIVE members can find what they want, when they want it.
Read more from article source: http://www.xbox.com/…/systemupdates
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The new Grand Theft Auto IV trailer entitled " Move Up Ladies" was published yesterday. This new GTAIV trailer provides a little more detail on the story line and is nothing but action packed. The trailer shows Niko’s arrival to America, his relationship with his cousin and how he becomes a name in the underground scene. Check out the new trailer below.
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Three new Halo 3 maps are on the way and should hit XBox live on December 11th 2007. The maps will cost
800 Microsoft Points or about $3.33 each. If you cannot afford to buy the maps right away, hold off until the Spring as they should become free to download.
" Obviously…we’d love to give the maps away for free to recognize our fans and all the great support they’ve shown us. But in the spring, they’ll be free. We’re happy we’re able to keep doing that because I have to imagine that some people would probably rather never make them available for free because you’re walking away from this cash cow, right? "
Here is a rundown of the new map line-up
Map #1: Standoff
" This is a map that takes place in Africa. It is a UNSC missile silo facility. The idea for this…is basically a small vehicle map — a ‘mini Blood Gulch’ where the two bases are facing each other and [the distance between them] is condensed, so you get a lot of good infantry action in the middle."
Map #2: Rat’s Nest
" We wanted to make another Big Team Battle map to help fill out our Big Team Battle [matchmaking] hopper. It’s good for anywhere between 6-16 people. Another thing we wanted to do is make an indoor vehicle map, which is something we don’t have in Halo 3. This is, thematically, based off of ‘Crow’s Nest’ from the single-player campaign, so you’ll see some similarities as far as look and feel. "
Map #3: Foundry
" Foundry is a map we built almost specifically for Forge. The high concept is we wanted to keep the structure of the map as simple as possible, while providing objects that people can use to actually build meaningful gameplay spaces. The default setup for this map is really built for smaller, 3-v-3 Slayer or Territory games. "
For more information and screen shots of the upcoming Hero Pack, go to 1up.com.
Article Source: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3164744
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For all of you digital photo editing nuts out there, check this out…
A new method for image scaling and resizing called "Seam Carving" is starting to get popular with the big guys and there are already some early versions of software out. I just tried it out and it works perfectly.
This new method of image resizing looks for seams of pixels with the least energy or least contrasts both vertically and horizontally in the image and then uses this to enable resizing without losing important image content such as human subjects or other detail. This technique can be used for reducing and enlarging images as well as removing items from the image which are not wanted. The seam carving technique was developed by a soon to be rich guy named Dr Ariel Shamir and Shai Avidan of the Efi Arazi School of Computer Science.
One piece of software out there right now is called Resizor…and does exactly what the name says. Not only does it resize images, but it applies the new technique of seam carving…plus, its free. Another cool tool to try is called Rsizr. This actually shows you in real time what the image is doing, etc. I am sure that if you do a Google search on seam carving, more software and tools will start popping up.
I would almost bet that you can see the seam carving as an added feature in the future releases of Adobe Photoshop CS4 or other popular images editing programs.
Check out the demo video:
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