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More Details Surface on Blizzard's Upcoming Titan MMO
For a few years now, talk of Blizzard working on a mystery MMO, tentatively named Titan, have surfaced. Little else has been divulged other than Blizzard saying it's a whole new IP. Well now it seems Blizzard's definition of "new IP" may differ from ours, or at least mine. Information has leaked that the new Titan MMO is actually an alternate universe combining all of the company's current IPs. Titan will merge the worlds of Diablo, Warcraft, and StarCraft in this alternate universe. Chris Metzen, Vice President of Creative Development, said that he's a huge fan of the Alien and Predator franchises and said Titan was inspired by the Aliens vs. Predator crossover. With three franchises instead of two, it was a difficult project to undertake, but he knew his creative team could come up with something fans of all the series would fall in love with.
Exact details have not been unveiled yet, but apparently Titan refers to the supreme god of the Xel'naga. For those familiar with the StarCraft universe, you probably remember the Xel'naga as the ancient, cosmic race that created the Protoss and Zerg, but was ultimately destroyed by the latter. Titan was apparently not only responsible for the creation of the Xel'naga, but also the Old Gods in Warcraft lore and Tathamet, the Prime Evil in Diablo lore.
Sounds like it should be a rather interesting world. I can't wait to see what the playable classes will be!
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Lemmus Scimitardontii: The Sabertooth Lemming
Before the age of man, many a magnificent creature walked the earth, such as the mammoth, the mastodon and giant ground sloths. These examples of megafauna ruled the ground beneath their feet, but if they were not careful, they stepped on more the soil and stone.
The Lemmus scimitardontii, or saber tooth lemming, ran about during the last ice age and researchers have recently found a deposit of these creatures' remains. Roughly the size of a guinea pig with fangs twice the length of its head, these animals would be far more intimidating than modern lemmings. Although, such large fangs are not easy to wield, so what benefit would they have brought? The razor-sharp teeth could possibly have protected large groups of the lemmings, at the cost of one member. When a predator would try to eat the lemming, the teeth would have seriously damaged the digestive system, which would either directly cause death or cause an infection which would then lead to death, or a great distaste for lemming meat.
The remains were found at the base of a Norwegian fjord, as it appears the creatures had run off the edge to their death, thousands of years ago. Paleontologists from the High-Artic Institute Museum of Montreal estimate that the site is roughly three soccer fields in area.
This is certainly an interesting creature, especially when one remembers that lemmings are herbivores, so the fangs would do little to help them acquire food. Of course, this is not the first time Nature has thrown us something seemingly just to fool with us. How else do you explain the platypus?
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Google Reveals Several New Products
Google has been hard at work on a series of new ideas. In addition to the 8-bit version of Google Maps revealed yesterday, several others were announced today. First up is Gmail Tap, which replaces the 26 characters of the alphabet with just two, the dot and the dash. This makes Gmail remarkably similar to Morse code, and any sailors out there should be right at home. Other features include the ability to write two e-mails at once and predictive text mode. Future additions to this technology include using the flash on your phone to communicate via light.
Next up is a partnership with NASCAR that will put the Google autonomous race car up against all of the human drivers on the circuit, a true battle of man vs. machine. Google has been working on its self-driving car project for years, and this seemed like a logical step to take. If the Google car can handle racing alongside dozens of other cars at speeds greater than 200 MPH, then surely it can get you from your home to grocery store without any issues.
Finally there is Google Really Advanced Search, for when Advanced Search just isn't enough. With more than ten different fields to refine your search, finding exactly what you want should be easier than ever.
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