According to SVM, a sister publication of vunet.com, a Microsoft official said that Beta 2 of Vista is slated for release during the first week of December, with the final version shipping on November 15th of 2006. The publication also stated the Beta 2 of IE 7 is set for September 2005, with the final …
Monthly Archives: August 2005
Xbox 360 Priced
According to Microsoft, the Xbox 360 will launch at $299, with a premium version shipping at $399. The $299 version will not ship with a hard drive, and the $399 version will include a 20 GB hard drive, a wireless controller, headset, Ethernet cable and wireless remote control. This pricing move was expected. While the …
JoWooD accused of libel by Perception Studios
According to a statement by Perception Studios, they claim that they are the official licensees from MGM of Stargate SG-1, and that “any suggestion that JoWooD has rights to Stargate SG-1: The Alliance upon termination of the contract is incorrect and not based on commercial or legal fact.” Perception will continue to develop the game. …
VU Games to Make Ludlum’s Books into Games
Vivendi Universal Games announced a deal with the late Robert Ludlum’s estate to exclusively develop and publish games based on his literary works and associated movies. Most of Ludlum’s work is focused on international espionage, much like Tom Clancy’s novels. Thus, it seems VU Games is attempting to challenge Ubisoft’s high selling Tom Clancy games. …
Fed raises rates
The Federal Reverse raised the benchmark federal funds rate to a four-year high of 3.5 percent. The panel stated that they have no plans to stop raising rates in the near future, as rates are still low enough to lend support to the economy. They plan to remove stimulus at a controlled pace, suggesting further …
Space Shuttle Not Landing
The space shuttle Discovery, scheduled to land today, has been delayed for at least a day due to bad weather. Normally, NASA will only land the shuttle if there is at least 5 miles of visibility for the approach to the runway and no rain, lightning or thunderstorms within 35 miles. If the shuttle doesn’t …
Stargate SG-1: The Alliance
JoWood has terminated its contract with Perception, the studio that was creating a Stargate based game. As per the contract the source is transferred to JoWood, and they can do whatever they see fit it. JoWood CEO Albert Seidl stated quality issues forced the termination. In a statement Seidl said, “In recent months we have …
Hiatus Over
My hiatus is now over, regular postings will resume today.