Archive for July 14th, 2008

Morneau Edged Hamilton in Home Run Derby

Written by on Monday, July 14th, 2008 in Latest News.

NEW YORK (AP) – Josh Hamilton place on a dazzling show of power by swatting a record 28 homers in the first round of the All-Star Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium before he was beaten out by Minnesota’s Justin Morneau in the finals.Morneau topped a tired Hamilton 5-3 in the last round, giving him the derby title.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

E3 2008: More on the id, EA Deal

Written by on Monday, July 14th, 2008 in Latest News.

Rage(PC)
For years seminal first-person shooter developer id Software partnered with Activision to publish its games. That changed on Monday, when EA revealed that it had signed a deal with id to publish Rage, the upcoming shooter/driving action game that was revealed last year. It’s something of a change for id, part of what co-founder and programming wizard John Carmack described as a new vision for the company. After a couple years of relative silent, id is busy working on a number of projects, from Rage, to Quake Live (a free, Web-based version of its well-known game Quake III Arena), to Doom 4.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

A World Youth Day participant reads a text message on his mobile phone outside St. Mary's cathedral in Sydney July 15, 2008. REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters – Anti-protest laws imposed for Pope
Benedict’s visit to Sydney this week, which could see
protesters arrested for annoying Catholic pilgrims, were
unconstitutional, a court ruled on Tuesday.

Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back



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