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This is the first security hole I’ve ever seen in Flash. Make sure you have the latest version of Flash here:

http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_15507

Have you got Flash player 9,0,115,0 or earlier? Check. No, really, do it now. These versions are apparently vulnerable to an exploit that can put malicious software on your system, including keyloggers that are set to swipe MMO passwords and credentials, like your World of Warcraft account. This is happening right now, according to Symantec.

The latest update, version 9,0,124,0 is apparently not vulnerable to the exploit according to Adobe. You should probably get that version now, if you trust Adobe’s information. If you trust Symantec’s alert, only versions 115 and 124 are vulnerable, and this is a new exploit, and not the one that Adobe is talking about. If you want to play it safe, go plug the No-Script add-on or Flashblock into your Firefox browser, and breathe a huge sigh of relief until everyone gets their story straight (but check your system for malware first, okay?)

http://www.massively.com/2008/05/28/flash-hungers-for-your-keystrokes/

So I go to youtube to watch/listen to one of my favorite music ids, Knights of Cydonia.

In the comments, I see:
“MUSE + Joseph Kahn = GREATNESS”

I look up Joseph Kahn on google, and find his IMDB, then I see:

“Neuromancer (2009) (pre-production)”

OMG. /dies

Edit: Wow, look at all the videos he’s made. Jeeeez…

I stimulated the economy by buying a 360 and GTA 4, and have been playing it pretty hard, in the name and interest of internet science and game design. I’ve not beat the story yet, but I’ve got comments so far on both the system and the game. Spoilers abound, so read at your own risk. Also they are very random and out of order so bear with me.

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I got an email this morning letting me know that I was picked in this months FigurePrint drawing. Very quick and easy, I just had to swap my equipment out. I was on the fence between getting my Rogue (Zug) with his formal tuxedo, vs. my Spinny-braids badonkadonk Dorf Pally. Once I saw that they had the trademark and legendary appropriate casting animation pose, I was sold on getting Xia printed.

So in a tribute to the greatest paladin ever, she’ll be holding a Doomsaw while unfurling holy might. I lol’d because you don’t normally hold a weapon when you cast, I think, unless you do some quick buttonmashing with the sheathe/unsheathe stuff but what the hell, it looks badass.

She’s also wearing (basically) full Lawbringer, the oldschool and confusing Molten Core set. I have the helmet but it looks kinda dumb and it hides her spinny braids. I chose this over the mishmosh of current arena 1/2/3 season gear I have because it’s much more iconic and memorable for me. The only real exception to her oldschool equipment is the cape, I didn’t even look, I just picked what looked good, and purple won. I debated the Onyxia skin cloak but meh.

BRAID FURY BRAIDS OF LIGHT OWNIJJJJJJJJJ. Woot. I’m excited.

Wow, Wow… Wowwowow. This video is all of my favorite things. What’s interesting is that the visuals don’t seem to mesh much with the lyrics but they really blew the roof off with all of the people they managed to get together for the video. And to even seal the deal they had them all in a scene together, looks like. Granted it could have been some special effect wizardry but I’m sold.

Stuff like this is so de facto, it’s getting harder and harder to top. Granted there won’t be ‘topping’ so much anymore as just evolving. We’ll grow out of the need to quote internet memes to top pop culture… right?

YouTube - Pork and Beans

As an aside, it sucks but the Potter Puppet Pals were supposed to be in the video but it turns out the box got lost when they sent them out.

Compare the slug line of the blog post,
To the title on the actual page,
To the number of screenshots

So awesome.

Massively

REPLY WITH YOUR XBOX LIVE NAMES PLS!

Edit: I just realized livejournal ate my embed for my card. Here’s my XBOX info:
http://live.xbox.com/member/Huegzug

This is a very, very legendary statement:

The games industry has not historically paid royalties and residuals for voice acting and motion capture work because, according to entertainment company lawyer Ezra J. Doner, “What drives video games is not Tracy and Hepburn; what drives it is the conception of the creative director. The actor whose appearance or voice is used is more analogous to a session music for a band. The session musicians don’t get residuals on the sales of the CD. They get paid a session fee.” There is also concern among gaming executives that offering royalties to actors will lead to all individual developers and artists working in games to request similar treatment.

Games aren’t driven by the talent…………. YET. This is a perfect example of the clash of Hollywood vs. Games, they are still figuring out how to play with each other. Saying a voice actor is just a ’session musician’ or ’session actor’ is a bit insulting. Especially if these voice actors become known as a result of these games.

It is completely reasonable for me to say that at some point I may get a game because of the voice acting. I do agree that other people involved with game creation will want residuals but… wait.. what’s that? They DO get them! They are called roaylties!

I’m also amused at all the comments of people saying “WTF 100,000$ and they are asking for more? What babies! I get paid 8 dollars an hour and I make due with my life!” That’s not the point people.

Also having just purchased GTA (:3!) I can say that the voice actors deserve a little something-something.

GTA Voice Actors Upset Over Poor Pay : Next Generation - Interactive Entertainment Today, Video Game and Industry News - Home of Edge Online

Some Woahs and some WTFs, emphasis mine:

According to Variety, the deal was inked with Grosvenor Park in order to fund the production of a number of titles including Castlevania, which has been written by Paul Anderson (Resident Evil), a sequel to John Woo’s Hard Boiled and a big-screen adaptation of Pac-Man.

“This financing is helping us in our expansion plans to greenlight films more quickly,” said Steven Paul, head of Crystal Sky.

“We’re now one of the few companies to have a big budget with which to develop our slate.”

Crystal Sky Pictures is also producing a new Tekken movie, scheduled for release in 2009.

…………………..PacMan?

Castlevania Film House Gets $200 mln Financing : Next Generation - Interactive Entertainment Today, Video Game and Industry News - Home of Edge Online

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Two Belgian beer fans have launched a video game named ‘Place to Pee’, which allows players to slalom down ski slopes or kill aliens while relieving themselves at urinals.

Someone find me this game!