Wednesday, September 30, 2009

IT News HeadLines (bit-tech.net) 30/09/2009


bit-tech.net
Panasonic demos 50" plasma 3D TV
Panasonic has unveiled its latest 3D TV, which features a 1080p panel and uses active shutter glasses to offer a 3D image in full HD.
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Capcom announces Super Street Fighter IV
Capcom has announced a new Street Fighter game, Super Street Fighter IV.
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Counter-Strike creator starts new project
The creator of Counter-Strike has rejected plans to make CS2 and announced a new game, Tactical Intervention.
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No Modern Warfare 2 demo or beta
Activision has confirmed that there'll be no Modern Warfare 2 demo, at all.
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I Have Never Played A Good Star Trek Game
I’ve owned a lot of games in my life. I was also a bit of a Trekkie growing up. There have been points in my life where those two facts have overlapped and I’ve owned computer games that are based around Star Trek – but I’ve never played a good Star Trek game, ever. I’m honestly not even sure they exist.

I’ve played a lot of them, from idiotic non-games like The Captain’s Chair which offer a virtual tour of some of the ships in the series, to poorly thought out action games like Hidden Evil. The ones I’ve spent the most time with though are probably A Final Unity and Generations.

Generations is a particular sore spot for me, as I pressured my parents into pre-ordering it for me from America based solely on hype I’d read in a copy of the official Star Trek magazine.

Yes, I was that sad as a teenager. I like to think I’m a lot cooler now though, even if I still can’t grow a beard.

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Google used to distribute malware
Google's DoubleClick advertising brokerage has been used by ne'er-do-wells to put malware-laced ads on some of the web's top sites - but the company blames others.
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Remembering the Sega Dreamcast
This month marks ten years since the Dreamcast was first released in Europe, so we look back at the technology behind Sega's last console and some of the best games for it too. This is way more than an excuse to play old games, honest!
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MS patents on-screen touch-type keyboard
Microsoft has applied for a patent on a new keyboard technology, using multitouch to align the keys to your hands and scale the keyboard.
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