Fable 2 finished and shipping October 2008

From E3, Peter Molyneux announcing that Fable 2 is complete and will be coming out October 2008.



Lots more gameplay/walkthrough videos on Gametrailers.com

After the Warcraft Wrath expansion, this has got to be the game I'm most looking forward to this year, even more than Gears of War 2 or Call of Duty: World at War (or Resident Evil 5, or Too Human, or Left 4 Dead...)

New Dead Space Trailer from E3

Yikes! Why do I watch these things right before bedtime?

Engineer Isaac Clarke is sent to repair the Ishimura, an immense mining ship, but he arrives to find a living nightmare—the ship is a floating bloodbath, the crew unspeakably mutilated and infected by an ancient alien scourge.

If I read the link correctly, that clip was directed by the same guy that does those Saw movies. Can't wait for the game. I love those survival horror shooters.

Senate Sells out US Citizens and Passes FISA Amendments

Joining their sellout brothers and sisters in the House, the United States Senate passed the FISA amendments, giving the administration more tools to spy on Americans and granting immunity to the telecoms that participated in the last round of illegal spying.

EFF has a nice press release explaining just how badly we were sold out:

The U.S. Senate this afternoon passed the FISA Amendments Act, broadly expanding the president's warrantless surveillance authority and unconstitutionally granting retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies that participated in the president's illegal domestic wiretapping program. The House of Representatives passed the same bill last month, and President Bush is expected to sign the legislation into law shortly.

Say what you want about Hilary, at least she didn't cave like a certain other presidential candidate.






and McCain apparently didn't think it was important enough to even vote on:


source [GovTrack]

"How's the vacation going, Ronbo?"

I fricken' hate HATE HATE car trouble. (Although, I'm sure we're saving gas now ;) )

Best Flickr Greeting EVAR!

It just rolls off the tongue, I think it's my new all-purpose greeting from now on ;)

What's better than The Princess Bride?

The Princess Bride with lightsabers, of course!



From The 10 Best Lightsaber Mash Ups
via [BoingBoing]

Dammit, Jim, I'm a doctor, not a bartender!

More sad news, Star Trek: The Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton is closing down this September due to low attendance.



I've never gone to the actual 'Experience', I think it was about $50 last time I was there, but I have spent many a shore leave in the no-cover Quark's Bar, drinking my share of 'drinks from the future...future...future...'(tm), and I may have bought a Borg sippy cup or two in the gift shop.



So, if you're itching to get your Trek on, best make plans to get there this summer.

What's going to happen to all the unemployed Klingons? You know it won't end well. "baQa'! There is no honor in this unemployment check, You pathetic mak'dar!"



From [Trekmovie]