Monthly Archives: June 2009

Playstation 3 : Guerrilla Games will put off Killzone 2

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Killzone 2

By posting a message on the European Playstation Blog, the producer of Killzone 2 Seb Downie said that the development studio was going to take a break after the release of the third Map Pack, Napalm & Cordite.

“Right now, we’ll put us off Killzone 2,” said Downie. “We worked non-stop since the release of the disc with the release of patches and DLC, so we must take the time to take stock.”

This could mean that the third Map Pack would be the last. It is available from this afternoon on the Playstation Store, and Sony announced a promotional offer soon gathering 3 Maps Packs at a special price (not announced) under the original name of “Map Pack Bundle.

The Pirate Bay Sold For $7.8 Million

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piratebayToday, Swedish software company Global Gaming Factory X AB has announced it has acquired The Pirate Bay website for 60 million SEK, which is roughly the equivalent of $7.8 million USD.

This was almost immediately confirmed by The Pirate Bay. Although the title of their post is entitled “TPB might change owner,” from the text of the post it is obvious that the site has indeed been sold.

Two facts strike the eye: the incredibly small amount for which The Pirate Bay was sold, compared to its huge popularity and worldwide influence, and the fact that the site which has always been perceived as independent and quite controversial, was sold at all. The second fact explains the latter: yes, The Pirate Bay is one of the top 100 visited websites in the world, but it (and its owners) is also encumbered by the recent loss of a very important lawsuit. Continue reading →

Contrary to Tweets, Jeff Goldblum Lives

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jeff goldblumQuickly after rumors started spreading last week that actor Jeff Goldblum had died, it became apparent that the story was a hoax. Fellow actor Kevin Spacey even publicly confirmed that Goldblum was alive and well.

But that didn’t stop the story from spreading wildly on Twitter, and even being reported on the Today Show in Australia. Last night, Stephen Colbert gave the story its proper mocking, including deriding our collective use of Twitter as a news source (“I don’t see how [twitter user] delicioushair could get this wrong?”) Continue reading →