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Thursday, January 25, 2007 |
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Dear Helga: Double Your Baron Pleasure!
Community News | 05:02 | Jube
This week in ze column of Helga... Barons x2! More Baron than you can shake a panzerfaust at. Baron this and Baron that... alright, not a lot to talk about this week, but Helga makes the most of it! Dig in for the latest letters and some retro hot-shots of our very own little uber-frau. Don't forget to write in with your own deep thoughts. We already know you're a wackjob, may as well make it official!
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Thursday Competition
Community News | 02:46 | Jube
Today on Radio iTG they have two matches scheduled for shoutcasting. Tune in for the following:
- 3:00PM EST: 141 vs [<<] (TosspoT)
- 4:00PM EST: sFx vs NETR (TosspoT)
ETTV support will also be available, check out the schedule at gamestv.org.
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Morning Wakeup Call
Community News | 02:09 | Jube
Good night! Happy Opposite Day! I hate video games and chocolate. Ha, psyche! Opposite Day. Birthdays... Alicia Keys (26) and uhm, lessee here, scrape the barrel time... Virginia Woolf (125). That is all.
On this day in history...
- 1533 - England's King Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn (approximate date).
- 1775 - Americans drag cannon up hill to fight British (Gun Hill Road, Bronx).
- 1858 - Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" 1st played, at wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria, to crown prince of Prussia.
- 1945 - Grand Rapids, Michigan becomes 1st US city to fluoridate its water.
- 1950 - 73øF (23øC) highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in January.
- 1974 - Ray Kroc, CEO (McDonald's), buys SD Padres for $12 million.
- 1980 - Paul McCartney is released from Tokyo jail & deported.
- 1983 - Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie arrested in Bolivia.
- 1993 - Sears announces it is closing its catalog sales dept after 97 years.
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Wednesday, January 24, 2007 |
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ET Player Model Viewer Released
Enemy Territory | 02:42 | Jube
Here's a little toy that people might be interested in tooling around with, it's a new Enemy Territory Player Model Viewer, now available for download for Windows, Linux and Mac users. This is the first release of the model viewer, and apparently there are more features to come. In the meantime you can download the utility and check out a screen capture here. (Thanks wolfmap.de)
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Sniper Marina Beta 2
Enemy Territory | 02:37 | Jube
Check the Splash Damage Forum for loads of screenshots and a download link for Beta 2 of Sniper Marina, a new map for Enemy Territory. There's also a link for an Omnibot waypoint. The screenshots look pretty good, sort of reminds me of Soldier of Fortune 2! Dig in.
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TWL New Ladders and Seasons
Enemy Territory | 02:32 | Jube
Over at ET Center, the TeamWarfare staff talks about the possibility of a new NoQuarter ladder for Enemy Territory, and they are looking for feedback on the use of this mod. In addition, there's some news up on their 6v6 Season 10 and the cancelled 3v3 League. Read up.
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Morning Wakeup Call
Community News | 02:18 | Jube
Lordy, lordy, is it time for bed yet? On top of it being Beer Can Appreciation Day, which is quite tiring in itself, I've been up all night. My brother and sister inlaw had a baby at the wee hour of ridiculous o'clock. Baby girl is surprisingly un-purple. Most babies looks like grape apes when they're first born. Anyhoo, I'm an aunt now. Sounds so old and official. Good thing it's Compliment Day, so you can all tell me how young and vibrant I am! Hmm, then again, it's also Belly Laugh Day. Today's birthdays... John Belushi (58), Mischa Barton (21), Mary Lou Retton (39), Yakov Smirnoff (59) and Matthew Lillard (37). Enjoy your day, eh!
On this day in history...
- 1848 - James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma, CA.
- 1899 - Rubber heel patented by Humphrey O'Sullivan.
- 1900 - Newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, forms in England.
- 1901 - 1st games played in baseball's American League.
- 1922 - Eskimo Pie patented by Christian Nelson of Iowa (not an Eskimo).
- 1935 - 1st canned beer, "Krueger Cream Ale," is sold by Kruger Brewing Co.
- 1958 - After warming to 100,000,000ø, 2 light atoms are bashed together to create a heavier atom, resulting in 1st man-made nuclear fusion.
- 1961 - Lazard Brothers Ltd draw a check for $334,867,807.68.
- 1963 - Buddy Rogers & Lou Thesz wrestle in Toronto, Rogers becomes WWF wrestling champ & Thesz becomes NWA champ.
- 1964 - CBS purchases 1964 & 1965 NFL TV rights for $28.2 million.
- 1983 - Hulk Hogan pins Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title.
- 1984 - Apple Computer unveils its Macintosh personal computer.
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007 |
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Today on Radio iTG
Enemy Territory | 04:14 | Jube
Tune in to Radio iTG today at 3:00 PM EST for Poland vs. Finland, with TosspoT bringing us the live play by play, and ETTV to accompany. Also stop by gamestv.org to check for other scheduled games with ETTV support.
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Morning Wakeup Call
Community News | 02:54 | Jube
Good morning and happy Measure Your Feet Day! Yes, the observance makers think about your willy. Today is also Handwriting Day, Pie Day, Rid The World of Fad Diets and Gimmicks Day, Speak Up And Succeed Day and Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day. Birthdays include Tiffani-Amber Theissen [33], Buck Rogers (Gil Gerard) [64], John Hancock [270] and MacGyver [57]. Alrighty then, our work here is done. Let's all go make new cars out of bits of string and rubber bands.
On this day in history...
- 1812 - 7.8 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri.
- 1971 - -80øF (-62øC) in Prospect Creek Camp, Alaska (US record).
- 1972 - Entire population of Istanbul under 24 hour house arrest.
- 1973 - Pres Nixon announces an accord has been reached to end Vietnam War.
- 1975 - "Barney Miller" premieres on ABC TV.
- 1983 - "A-Team" premieres on NBC.
- 1991 - "Seinfeld" debuts on NBC-TV.
- 1993 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Nancy Kerrigan.
- 2001 - Command & Conquer Generals goes gold.
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Monday, January 22, 2007 |
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ET in Competition
Enemy Territory | 02:48 | Jube
If you're looking to set eyes and ears on some Enemy Territory competitive action today then stop by GAMESTV.ORG for their schedule of today's matches. Also on tap is a shoutcast from Radio iTG. Be sure to tune in today at 3:00 PM EST for NETRunners vs Idle.
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Morning Wakeup Call
Community News | 02:19 | Jube
Hello, Guten Morgen and Happy Blonde Brownie Day! I'm not sure what to say about that one. Blonde Brownie. The first thing that my mind's eye saw was blonde hair in an otherwise perfectly good brownie. Until I saw this picture. No wait, they still sound gross. Today is also Answer Your Cat's Questions Day! I'm sure it has many nagging questions. Like, why do you keep feeding me this slop? Why do you make me crap in a box? Why does your country not recognize me as its rightful King or Queen, etc. Birthdays: Linda Blair (48), Steve Perry (58), Sir Francis Bacon (446) and Diane Lane (42). Okay bye.
On this day in history...
- 1831 - Charles Darwin takes his Bachelors of Art exam.
- 1939 - Uranium atom 1st split, Columbia University.
- 1944 - During World War II, Allied forces begin landing at Anzio, Italy.
- 1964 - World's largest cheese (15,723 kg) manufactured, Wisconsin.
- 1985 - Cold wave damages 90% of Florida's citrus crop.
- 1992 - Princess Sarah Ferguson wears paper bag over her head on airline ride.
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Sunday, January 21, 2007 |
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Enemy Territory OSX 2.60d Released
Enemy Territory | 04:21 | Jube
TTimo has announced the release of ET OSX 2.60d, a bug fix release from 2.60c. Fixes:
- cursor problem when changing bindings in the control menu
- now defaults to 24 Z-buffer, fixes Z-fighting problems
- fix listen server crashing at the end of warmup and related crashes
Watch for a more official release in the next few days. Further details and download can be found here.
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Competition Super Sunday
Enemy Territory | 03:59 | Jube
Judging by gamestv.org it looks like today will be pretty big for the wonderful world of Enemy Territory competition, with matches coming down the pipe from a number of different tournaments. Radio iTG will also be covering at least one game, check out [<<] vs sFx Murso at 2:00 PM EST.
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Morning Wakeup Call
Community News | 02:17 | Jube
Good morning. Happy Hugging Day! First one is free boys! Alright fine, girls too. But no naughty grope for the girls. It's also Squirrel Appreciation Day (gah, bushy tailed rats), Disc Jockey Day and World Religion Day. Watched a couple of movies yesterday. The Guardian. Talk about Top Gun in the water. Not a bad flick though. Also Little Miss Sunshine... weirdddd. Birthdays today include Charlotte Ross (39), Geena Davis (51), Robby Benson (52) and Billy Ocean (57). Ciao!
On this day in history
- 1978 - Bee Gees' "Saturday Night Fever" album goes #1 for 24 weeks.
- 1979 - Neptune becomes outermost planet (Pluto moves closer).
- 1987 - BB King donates his 7,000 record collection to U of Mississippi.
- 1990 - John McEnroe becomes 1st ever expelled from Australian Open.
- 1994 - Lorena Bobbitt found temporarily insane of chopping off spouse's penis.
- 1995 - 52th Golden Globes, winners: Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks, Jessica Lange.
- 1996 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Rudy Galindo.
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Saturday, January 20, 2007 |
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Pretend It's News
Community News | 04:48 | Jube
I was reading an article on Call of Duty 3, and they made a point in it that I felt the need to stop and ponder...
As perpetual enemies of freedom, the Nazis represent the quintessential bad guy in the 20th century...
But gamers have already had plenty of chances to kill Nazis. They have been a staple in the gaming world as far back as "Castle Wolfenstein" on the Apple II because no one feels bad about killing them.
Seriously, what other group of people is so universally reviled? By now I must have killed more Nazis than the Allied Forces did in the actual war. I'm no expert on how many Nazis were killed in the actual war, but he makes an interesting point... and our reign of nazi-killing terror is not anywhere near over yet, especially with Castle Wolfenstein 2 in development!
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Morning Wakeup Call
Community News | 03:15 | Jube
Guten morgen. Happy Fancy Rat and Mouse Day. Yay! MIC...KEY MOUSE! Get out the luxury traps and the good cheese, pa. We've got us some fancy rodents to done catch! Today is also Islamic New Year, RV Workers Day and Buttercrunch Day. /Wipes hands of it. One more day left of Old Yeller's sprained leg incarcertation. I will once again be required to venture in to the outdoors. Eeep. On to the Birthdays... Bill Maher (51), Paul Stanley (55), David Lynch (66) and George Burns (111). Ciao!
On this day in history...
- 1785 - Samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Is), no takers.
- 1870 - "City of Boston" vanishes at sea with all 177 aboard.
- 1945 - FDR sworn-in for an unprecedented 4th term as president.
- 1949 - J. Edgar Hoover gives Shirley Temple a tear gas fountain pen.
- 1990 - 47th Golden Globes: Born on 4th of July, Driving Miss Daisy win.
- 1993 - Bill Clinton inaugurated as 42nd president.
- 1998 - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts Mama & Papas & Eagles.
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Friday, January 19, 2007 |
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Final Version of Haunted Mansion Map
Enemy Territory | 03:33 | Jube
CyburK has released the final version of his Haunted Mansion level for Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Here's the map's rather odd storyline:
Axis Forces are very short on war cash and have stolen Leprechaun's Gold. Allied Captain O´Mealy is commanded to return the gold before the Axis escape, or else a terrible curse will fall on his men and all beer in the Country will be turned into vinegar.
Yes, it's true, don't let the beer get turned in to vinegar! Check out the objectives, screenshots, and give Haunted Mansion a download here.
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GtkRadiant 1.5.0 RC1
Community News | 03:20 | Jube
Shaderman has announced the release of GtkRadiant 1.5.0 RC1, soon to be 1.5.0 Final. A number of additions and fixes make it in to this release, including support for Nexuiz, DarkPlaces, Prey, Tremulous and Warsow. Have a look at some of the other changes to GtkRadiant 1.5.0 RC1.
- Added bobtoolz
- Added support for patches in texture-painting tool.
- Added support for loading both .ent and .def files at the same time.
- Added strafing for the camerawindow while holding ctrl.
- Added brushexport Plugin by namespace.
- Added sunplug
- Added Enhanced Texturebrowser (ETB)
- Added shaderplug, accompanies the ETB
- Added View -> Filter -> "Invert filters/Reset filters" function
- Added "select inside" and "select touching".
- Option to toggle the camera window stats on/off
- Added new texture browser option: View -> Hide Image Missing.
- New texture browser option: View -> Fixed Size.
- Inverted bevel can be used with end caps
- Camera movement speed changes.
- UFO:Alien Invasion Plugin
- Added anisotropic view filter
Read the full changelog and snag the link to the Windows installer here.
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TWL RtCW OSP Week 7
RtCW | 03:10 | Jube
Team Warfare OSP 13 continues on with Week 7 of the Return to Castle Wolfenstein League, to be played on January 24th. The map of the week appears to be mp_sub. You can see the lineup and find out more here.
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Morning Wakeup Call
Community News | 02:49 | Jube
Hallo, TGIF and Happy Popcorn Day! Can I go back to bed now? I was having the most amazing dream in which two guys were pursuing me at the same time (in cars with guns, nah). I didn't see any action, but I was just about to go to the drive-in with one of them. Action was imminent! It was. Shutup, it was okay! Imminent I tell you! Bah. Happy Birthdays to Robert Palmer (58), Dolly Parton (61), Edgar Allen Poe (198), Robert E. Lee (200), Janis Joplin (64) and other dead people. Have a great weekend!!
On this day in history...
- 1793 - French King Louis XVI sentenced to death.
- 1825 - Ezra Daggett & nephew Thomas Kensett patent food storage in tin cans.
- 1915 - Neon Tube sign patented by George Claude.
- 1938 - GM began mass production of diesel engines.
- 1955 - "Scrabble" debuts on board game market.
- 1977 - World's largest crowd, 12.7 million-for Indian religious festival.
- 1991 - 48th Golden Globes: Dances with Wolves.
- 1992 - IBM announces a nearly $5B loss for 1992.
- 1997 - 54th Golden Globes: English Patient.
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