Archive for April 24th, 2009

24
Apr
09

The Orange Box – $9.99 – PC @ Steam

Steam is offering one of the best deals yet. The Orange Box can be ordered through the Steam web site for only $9.99. If you were to buy the games separately, it will cost you more. If you already have the games that come with The Orange Box, you can give them to a friend who doesn’t have them yet to enjoy. The $9.99 price is only for this weekend. Link: Package: The Orange Box [http://store.steampowered.com/sub/469/].

Steam ofrece una de las mejores ofertas hasta ahora. Se puede ordenar The Orange Box a través del sitio web Steam por solo $9.99. Si fuesen a comprar los juegos por separado, les costará más. Si ya tienen los juegos que vienen con The Orange Box, se los pueden dar a un amigo que aún no los tiene para que se divierta. El precio es solamente para este fin de semana. Enlace: Package: The Orange Box [http://store.steampowered.com/sub/469/].

24
Apr
09

EA Sports: Go Live with EA Sports Athletes

The announcement is here. Starting this Sunday, EA will give its sports fans a chance to twit with their favorite EA Sports atheltes. You will soon have your best opportunity to ask them what you want. Read the following post for more info on this cool Twitter event.

Aquí está el anuncio. A partir de este domingo, EA dará una oportunidad a sus fanáticos de los deportes para “tuitear” (comunicarse a través de Twitter) con sus atletas favoritos de EA Sports. Tendrán pronto la mejor oportunidad de preguntarles lo que ustedes quieran. Lean la siguiente entrada para más información de este gran evento Twitter.

From/De: EA Sports [http://insideblog.easports.com/archive/2009/04/24/chat-live-with-ea-sports-athletes.aspx].

Go Live with EA SPORTS Athletes
Posted On: Apr. 24, 2009 6:06 PM EST By: sk88z

Have you ever wanted to talk to your favorite EA SPORTS athletes? Now is your chance.

From Sunday through next week some of the best sports athletes on the planet will be filming an EA SPORTS commercial in locations around the US. Throughout the shoot, these athletes will be jumping out of their comfort zones on the field and getting in front of a camera to chat live with you on the web! Ask them about the shoot, what it’s like to be in an EA Sports game, or whatever other questions you’ve been dying to drop.

Send any questions you have in advance to @EA or ask the athletes live in a live window that we will tweet out. For any questions on Twitter, please leave the hashtag #easportslive

Follow @EA, and the EA SPORTS Twitter community managers @sk88z, @dewiel, and @raczilla for all the latest info and real time updates on the schedules which are subject to change from the times listed below.

Sunday(04/26) — Serena and Venus Williams

Monday(04/27) — Madden 10 cover athletes Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu

Tuesday(04/28) — Pittsburgh Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger, Hines Ward, Willie Parker, and LaMarr Woodley

Thursday(04/30) — Phoenix Suns’ Steve Nash and Kentucky Coach John Calipari

Next Monday(05/04) — To be announced Tuesday via @dewiel

Next Tuesday(05/05) — To be announced Wednesday via @dewiel

24
Apr
09

An EA Sports announcement on Twitter soon? | ¿Un anuncio de EA Sports en Twitter pronto?

EA and EA Mexico wrote a few unexpected messages on Twitter tonight. EA always makes annoucements through their public relation personnel. Maybe its PR people got the Twitter “fever” now.  The messages say that EA Sports is about to make a big annoucement. There were no clues or references as to what EA will say. Stay tuned to the following Twitter micro-blogs tonight. Links: http://twitter.com/ea, http://twitter.com/eamexico, http://twitter.com/bilbeny.

EA y EA México escribieron unos mensajes inesperados en Twitter esta noche. EA siempre hace sus anuncios a través de su personal de relaciones públicas. Parece que su gente de RR. PP. (relaciones públicas) tiene la “fiebre” Twitter ahora. Los mensajes dicen que EA Sports está a punto de hacer un gran anuncio.  No hubo pistas o referencias de lo que dirá EA. Estén atento a las micro-bitácoras de Twitter esta noche:  Enlaces: http://twitter.com/ea, http://twitter.com/eamexico, http://twitter.com/bilbeny.

Messages on Twitter from 9:30pm to 10:30pm EST / Mensajes en Twitter de 9:30pm a 10:30pm EST:

bilbeny RT @eamexico Más tarde hoy en la noche viene un súper anuncio de EA Sports en Twitter. Estén atentos… (via @EA) about 1 hour ago from web

eamexico Más tarde hoy en la noche viene un súper anuncio de EA Sports en Twitter. Estén atentos… (via @EA) about 1 hour ago from Tweetie

eamexico Really cool EA Sports twitter announcement coming a little later tonight. What could it be? (via @EA) about 1 hour ago from Tweetie

EA Really cool EA Sports twitter announcement coming a little later tonight. What could it be? about 2 hours ago from web

24
Apr
09

Adiós, Geocities

English | Español

I remember how popular Geocities was way back then. I even had an account on it. In the late 90s, it was as much fun (in other ways, for sure) as Facebook is nowadays; it was one of the top main sites to go to online. Many people, including myself, learned HTML and Javascript when Netscape and Internet Explorer were battling for the #1 browser position. At GeoCities, your page “lived” in a city. Whatever you did at your “home” was yours. It was the beginning of sharing your interests with others of similar taste. Life goes on, of course, and the Internet changed. Many disappointments occurred during the dot-com times. The purchase of GeoCities by Yahoo for only $3+ billion brought problems to many users and to the company itself. The end of the neighborhoods made people upset. Yahoo’s statement about owning everything on the sites, including people’s own content and images, made people even more upset (to later retract its decision). The premium web hosting service, created by Yahoo due to financial loss, became the beginning of the end for GeoCities. Many free services were affected. Some benefits were limited. People stared to abandon their “homes.” It was no longer “cool.” It was not even a shadow of its grand days. After all these years, Yahoo has decided to close down the service (at the end of the year). GeoCities users will leave their “homes” for good. No more new accounts are currently available. Everyone at GeoCities should prepare to move out. But at least we have more places to make our own sites now like Webs.com or BraveNet. Yahoo will continue to host sites just for small businesses, but it costs $. Of course, you can also get your own blog here on WordPress :) . Sources: GeoCities [http://www.geocities.com], Now closing: GeoCities, a relic of Web’s early days [http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10226255-2.html?tag=mncol].

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Recuerdo yo qué tan popular era GeoCities en ese entonces. Hasta yo tenía una cuenta ahí. A finales de los 90, era tan divertido (en otras maneras, claro) como Facebook lo es hoy en día; era uno de los mejores sitios principales donde ir en la red. Mucha gente, incluyendo yo, aprendió HTML y Javascript cuando Netscape y Internet Explorer estaban luchando por la posición número 1 de los navegadores.  En GeoCities, ustedes “vivían” en una ciudad. Lo que sea que hiciesen en tu “hogar” era de ustedes. Fue el comienzo de compartir los intereses de uno con otros de gusto similar. La vida continua claro, y el Internet cambió. Varias desiluciones ocurrieron durante los tiempos “dot-com”. La compra de GeoCities por Yahoo a solamente más de $3.000 millones trajop problemas a mucos usuarios a la compañía en sí. El fín de los vecindarios enojó a la gente. Las declaraciones de Yahoo acerca de ser dueño de todo en las páginas, incluyendo el cotenido propio e imágenes de la gente, hizo que la gente se enoje aún más (para luego retirar su decisión). El servicio “premium” de alojamientos de sitios web, creado por Yahoo debido a perdidas financieras, se convirtió en el comienzo del fín para GeoCities. Varios servicios gratis fueron afectados. Algunos benefecios fueron limitados. La gente comenzó a abandonar sus “hogares”. Ya no era más “cool”. Ya ni era una sombra de sus grandes días. Después de todoes estos años, Yahoo ha decidido en clausurar su servicio (a fín de año). Los usuarios de GeoCities dejarán sus “hogares” definitivamente. No más nuevas cuentas disponibles. Todos en GeoCities tendrán que prepararse para mudarse. Pero por lo menos tenemos otros lugares donde hacer nuestros sitios ahora como Webs.com o BraveNet. Yahoo continuará alojando sitios web solo para pequeños negocios, pero cuesta $. Claro, ustedes también pueden obtener su propio “blog” aquí en WordPress :) . Fuentes: GeoCities [http://www.geocities.com], Now closing: GeoCities, a relic of Web’s early days [http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10226255-2.html?tag=mncol].

24
Apr
09

Thought of the day | Pensamiento del día

Games are the most elevated form of investigation.” -Albert Einstein, physicist known by his theory of relativity and named Person of the Century by Time Magazine.
* If he were alive and an avid gamer, what game do you think would be his favorite one? Explain.
Wikipedia: In English: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein.

Los juegos son la forma más elevada de investigación“. -Albert Einstein, físico conocido por su teoría de la relatividad y nombrado como la Persona del Siglo por la revista Time.
* Si estuviese él vivo y fuese un ávido jugador, ¿qué juego piensan ustedes que sería su favorito? Expliquen.
Wikipedia: En español: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein.

24
Apr
09

Great Deals | Grandes ofertas – Best Buy

If you missed any of the following games, now it’s (almost) the time to buy whichever one you want. There is no excuse. Get any of them while you still can. The sale starts on April 26 (this Sunday) at Best Buy. $9.99 per game.

Si se perdieron cualquiera de los siguientes juegos, ahora es (casi) la hora para comprar cualquiera que deseen. No hay excusa. Consíganlos antes de que se acaben. La venta comienza el 24 de abril (este domingo) en Best Buy. $9.99 por cada juego.

Links/Enlaces: CheapCollegeGamers  – (All Consoles) BestBuy Weekend Sale Game List [http://www.cheapcollegegamers.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2030].

PS3
Blitz the League II, Bolt, Bourne Conspiracy, Clive Barker’s Jericho, Disney Singit (w/mics), Enemy Territory: Quake, Ferrari Challenge, Fracture, Guitar Hero 3, Guitar Hero Aerosmith, Hail to the Chimp, Hellboy Science of Evil, Lost Planet (Extr Cond), MLB 08 The Show, NBA Ballers Chosen One, NFL Head Coach 09, NFL Tour, Overlord: Raising Hell, Pure, Rock Revolution, Rock Band, Singstar ABBA, Singstar Vol2, Soul Caliber 4, TNA Impact, Quantum of Solace.

360
Alone in the Dark, Blitz the League 2, Bolt, Bourne Conspiracy, Clive Barker’s Jericho, Command & Conquer: Kane, Command & Conquer: Red Alert, Condemned 2: Bloodshot, Devil May Cry 4,
Disney Sing it (w/mics), Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Fracture, Golden Compass, Hellboy Science of Evil, Infinite Undiscovery, NBA Ballers Chosen One, NFL Head Coach 09, NFL Tour,
NHL 2k9, Operation Darkness, Pure, Quantum of Solace, Ratatouille, Rock Revolution, Silent Hill Homecoming, SoF: Payback, Soul Calibur 4, Spiderwick Chronicles, Supreme Commander, TNA Impact, Too Human, Turning Point FoL, Turok, Uni at War: Earth as, Unreal Tournament 3, Wall-E, Warhammer Battle March, WWE 2008 Smackdown vs Raw.

Wii
Battle of the Bands, Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon, Naked Bros Band (w/ mic), Petz Crazy, Monkeyz, Popstar Guitar, Rubik’s World, Samba de Amigo, Tales of Desperaux.

PS2
Bolt, Dancing w/ Stars (bundle), Disney’s sing it (w/ mics), Disney’s High School Musical (?), Golden Compass, High School Musical 3, Monster Lab, Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon, Naked Bros Band (w/ mic), Shrek’s Carnival Craze, Singstar Country (bundle), Think Fast (w/ controllers).

NDS
Cheetah Girls: Passport, Disney: Cory in the House, Energy Dance Squad, Energy Gym Rockets,
Igor, Imagine Ballet Star, Imagine Movie Star, Imagine Rock Star, Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon,
My Fashion Studio, Naked Bros Band, Neopets, Ninja Gaiden: DS, Ninja Reflex, Petz Rescue, Endangered, Prince of Persia, Quantum of Solace, Rock Revolution, Tales of Desperaux, Tecmo Bowl, Ultimate Band, WWE 2009 Smack.

24
Apr
09

Batman: Arkham Asylum [PS3] – The Joker

From/De: Eidos via FortySeven Communications and GamesPress – UK Press Release
The Joker to Be Playable Character in Batman: Arkham Asylum Exclusively for the PLAYSTATION®3
Batman: Arkham Asylum [PS3] - The Joker

Batman: Arkham Asylum - PS3

Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announce that The Joker will be an exclusive playable character in Batman: Arkham Asylum for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. The character will be made available upon release as a free downloadable character through PlayStation®Network for the PLAYSTATION 3 and can be played in Challenge Maps from the game. Fans can get additional information in the June issue of PlayStation: The Official Magazine.

In Batman: Arkham Asylum, DC Comics’ DARK KNIGHT takes on his greatest challenge yet when he becomes trapped with all of his most dangerous villains inside the insane asylum of GOTHAM CITY – ARKHAM ASYLUM! Batman: Arkham Asylum exposes players to a unique, dark and atmospheric adventure that takes them to the depths of Arkham Asylum – Gotham’s psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane. Gamers will move in the shadows, instigate fear amongst their enemies and confront The Joker and Gotham City’s most notorious villains who have taken over the asylum. Using a wide range of Batman’s gadgets and abilities, players will become the invisible predator and attempt to foil The Joker’s demented scheme. Batman: Arkham Asylum features an original story penned exclusively for the game by famous Batman author and five-time Emmy award winner, Paul Dini, whose credits include Lost season one and Batman: The Animated Series.

Published in North America by Eidos, Inc. and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Batman: Arkham Asylum will also be available June 2009 on the Xbox 360 and PC.

BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM Software © 2009 Eidos Interactive Ltd. Developed by Rocksteady Studios Ltd. Co-published by Eidos, Inc. and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. Rocksteady and the Rocksteady logo are trademarks of Rocksteady Studios Ltd. Eidos and the Eidos logo are trademarks of Eidos Interactive Ltd. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

BATMAN and all characters, their distinctive likenesses, and related elements are trademarks of DC Comics © 2009. All Rights Reserved.

WBIE LOGO, WB SHIELD: ™ & © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

24
Apr
09

Madden NFL 10: Cover athletes | Atletas de portada

From/De: EA

EA Announces Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu as Madden NFL 10 Cover Athletes

Two Athletes Grace the Cover for the First Time in Madden NFL Franchise History

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu will both be featured on the cover of Madden NFL 10, set to hit retail shelves on Friday, August 14. For the first time in the 21-year history of the Madden NFL franchise, two athletes will grace the cover of the award-winning football franchise. Leaders on their respective sides of the field, Fitzgerald and Polamalu epitomize the offensive and defensive battles that take place on every play in the NFL…the Fight for Every Yard.

”Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu are exemplary examples of the epic battle between offense and defense in the NFL,” said Sr. Product Manager Anthony Stevenson. “Madden NFL 10 showcases the Fight For Every Yard, and nobody fights harder than Troy and Larry, making them the perfect athletes to grace the cover.”

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