I just recieved the DeathAdder in the mail today right before I got home from Lehigh. As you probably have seen I did the typical unboxing (sorry about the quality). The packaging was very nice. Razer did a good job showing that it is a quality product. The moment I plugged it into my laptop I saw it light up, it filled me up we joy. The Razor logo pulses with a mezmorizing effect. If you are not into the lights it is easy to turn off the lights in the nifty program it brings. The DeathAdder can save 5 modes which you can switch between. In each mode you can change what each button controls, lights, the DPI, and sensitivity. The mouse has a 3G 1800 DPI sensetivity. The rubber coating makes it feel great in your hand. They crafted the mouse to fit like a glove, it feels like an extention of your hand.   Here is the unboxing.

The DeathAdder is very responsive. It adds incredible percision to your aiming. Now don’t get me wrong if you suck at aiming before this is not going to magicly make you a sniper. But it will add more percision to skilled gamers. There is just the right amount of depth to the click as well. It gives just enough resistance. As they said it will improve your gaming by giving you more power over your cursor. Also this is a nice mouse for not only gaming but for the other things you on your computer. It is not to heavy if anything it is on the light side. All of these features come with a price premium. This mouse will run for about $50. I will have to say it was worth each cent.

-Cobra

The new Safari 4 looks amazing. They fused together Google Chrome and Firefox. They have brought the simplistic beauty of cover flow into the internet browser. Your history and bookmarks are put into coverflow.

They added a page called topsites. It is your 12 favorite sites and it is displayed similar to Chrome except it is parabolic. Safari will automaticly detect your favorite sites.

You can download the beta here

This would be our first ever, substance filler video post, a quick summation last few days, and what is to come. Took me hoooours to figure out the easy way to do this, and where and blah blah blah, if any of you have seen my facebook, you can see I am unhappy with flash videos. (Notice the time of this post)

Time to get to know your lovely admins and contributors *big thumbs up*

Started at 1:13PM on February 21st, 2009, by Cakes, RDoom, and two other members of my hall at Lehigh University. We have been planning this was weeks, and have finally got it underway. All on expert of course, they have past the first 2 songs. Now we fear that come towards the last few teirs of songs we might run into a few problems, so we have planned subs, a bass pedal player, and ample room to quickly switch off. I find it funny that one of our writes (no posts yet) B. vicious conquered this beast by himself sort of on whim, just stocked up on soda and snacks to munch on between songs.

To make it short…. IT IS AWESOME. Best energy drink I have ever had period. Imagine carbonated lemonade and then injected with caffine. The first drink will jolt your jaw and neck with the most satisifing feeling. The taste does not fall of f half way through the can like other drinks. Also it does deliver on it energy charging promise. Also the can looks so cool I don’t want to get rid of them.

Fable II (RPG)

Genre: RPG, Adventure

After over 4 years of painful and fidgety waiting, the sequel to the highly popular Fable has arrived. Developed by Lionhead Studios, this action RPG game sports much of the same features as the first, along with some of its own original content.

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Story: (5/10) As a nameless hero, you are destined to rise as a Hero and save the world of Albion. The storyline takes place about a thousand years after the original Fable. You can choose between a boy or girl to start off (a great new addition) in order to embark on your quest. The main storyline is nothing special. A king wants to wipe out the world and start a new one. You have to stop him (yawn). The story is awfully short. If you run at top speed through it, you can walk away in about 3 hours. But the fun comes from the multitude of side quests available throughout the game. These help make the game worthwhile, and easily multiply the playing time. You can get lost exploring the game’s vast free-roaming world, from the coast to caves, tombs and forests, which is 10x the size of the first Fable.

Graphics: (8/10) The graphics are similar to the original to the first Fable in art design but with the power and scope of the 360. Your character and the environment is pretty detailed.

Audio: (8/10)The music is similar to the first Fable in its old world style. The game sounds are fairly good. Yet the true glory comes the game’s infinite amount of verbal audio from the NPCs. All dialogue is spoken and is hilarious to hear their British accents.

Gameplay: (8/10) Those who have played the original Fable should be fairly familiar with the controls. The basic action buttons are easy and fun. A is action, X is to use your melee weapon (great for button mashing), Y is to use your ranged weapon (either crossbows or guns – a great addition to the game), B is to use magic. The new magic system no longer has a mana bar, as so many other games feature. Fable II has a 5 tier system of magic attacks. Simply charge the magic attack you wish to use by holding B and release. You can use any magic as often as you wish as long as you have the time against bands of enemies. The fighting is rewarding, and makes up much of the fun in the game. The camera is also completely controllable.

On the flipside, the game feels a little unpolished. There is a small issue with loading times. There are also certain aspects of the game (at least for my game) that feel really slow and laggy. Often when you perform an action like, say, try to open a door or explore the start menu, it often takes a couples seconds to work. Its kinda like working on a crappy computer.

Overall: (7/10)The game behaves mostly like a light RPG, though not quite as in depth as some like ES: Oblivion. Despite this and small polishing issues, this is an entertaining and overall amazing game.

Replay ability: (9/10) Probably the greatest feature to Fable is its ability of choice. You can mutate into a red devil-like monster through being evil or a halo-crowned shining saint through good deeds. You can be whomever you wish. So, the question is, “Who will you become?”

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While the wait for StarCraft II may already be agonizingly long, the promise of a playable multiplayer beta helps many of us get out of bed every morning. So when will we get it?

According to Blizzard COO Paul Sams, the StarCraft II beta is likely just months away. Two months? Ten months? We hope it’s not the latter, especially since we’re counting on the first entry, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty to hit sometime this year, if only for sanity’s sake.

While Blizzard is cagey on locking down a date, Sams says that we’ll get a taste of the next iteration of Battle.net when the StarCraft II beta goes public. Exactly what changes Blizzard will be adding to the online matching service that “support online tournaments, eSports, and enhanced communication between players” haven’t been confirmed.

Michael McWhertor from Kotaku

Now most people think this is completely fake. But after reading the article it actually makes alot of sense. And after countless hours of CoD5, this makes alot of sense, everyone has been being veeeerrrry testy. Alright time for the actual details haha.

A Taiwanese study - backed by British researchers - has found that playing too many video games can (can) contribute to a a rise in stress levels and feelings of anxiety in “young people”.

The report found that many games cause a “fight or flight” reaction in the player’s mind, which can often trick the brain into releasing adrenaline into the body. Because that’s what the body needs to either fight or take flight.

Problem being that when playing games, the body doesn’t do either of those things. It just sits there. And if the adrenaline is released into the body and stays there - which it will if you don’t fight/run it out - it can contribute to an adrenaline “overload”, which in turn can lead to neurological issues like anxiety disorders.

It doesn’t mean this happens to all gamers. Nor that the effects - which are similar to that of a drug addict - mean you’re all a bunch of worthless drug addicts. They’re just sayin’, is all. Be careful.

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Yup, if you know what Harmonix is the devoloper for, you know what this means. Snoop Dogg is coming Rock Band. Now I am all for new music types, but I am thinking techrock, metalcore, and some cool House vs Hurricane…..not rap…..and ganster rap at that…but oh well.

Harmonix and their flagship rhythm game Rock Band are continuing to branch out to areas that we didn’t even think possible. When country was first announced for the game, which revolves around rock music, it sent some hardcore fans up in arms. Now, Harmonix is going past the banjo and tambourine into a house of hard beats and explicit lyrics with one of the legends of the genre, Snoop Dogg.

Yes, you read that correctly; Harmonix and Snoop Dogg have reached an agreement to release Snoop’s upcoming album onto Rock Band for download. While this may irritate some of the original Rock Band enthusiasts, it’s a step in the right direction in regard to opening the “band genre” into broadened horizons. Let’s face it, Harmonix revolutionized music games completely when the original Rock Band released a couple of years ago, so who are we to judge their decision to span the franchise further than just the rock genre, despite its name?

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