Monthly Archives: October 2004

Sony Blinks … Sorta

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I had previously predicted that either Blizzard or Sony would blink; both had scheduled their Next Big Things to release on November 15. (well hell, can’t find my permalink for that, but I did tell anyone who would listen … same thing.)

Apparently Sony blinked. According to EBGames and a few other suppliers, the EverQuest II release date is now November 8, 2004. Ya. The same day as Halo 2. (World of Warcraft is still listed as November 15.)

Considering Sony’s recent reworking of the character system in EQII , their penchant for releasing Beta as gold and now they’re going head-to-head with Halo 2, I’d guess that the SOE crack intervention didn’t go very well.

World’s First Single-Atom-Thick Fabric

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neutron_p writes “Researchers at The University of Manchester have made the world’s first single-atom-thick fabric, which reveals the existence of a new class of materials and may lead to computers made from a single molecule.
…excerpt from: Slashdot …The obvious market for this wonder! fabric would be Lil Kim.

GTA: San Andreas Leaked

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Anonymous Coward cuts-and-pastes:

“Less than a week after a pirated version of Halo 2 began appearing on the Web, another of the year’s most sought after games has been stolen. Ironically, it also happens to be a game titled after a larcenous act itself. That’s right. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has become the latest victim of piracy, with illegal copies of the game, its manual, and its cover appearing on various Web sites.”

Update: 10/21 13:54 GMT by Z: Rockstar adds some details to what we know about the crime in a press release covered by CVG.
…excerpt from: Slashdot