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In Other News – 26 November 2014

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I know, you guys always laugh at my Wired Wednesday because the tech I show isn’t always sexy… or sometimes it’s too sexy. However, today’s sample of technical glory is actually a prize that Geoff won, pulling him out of the smart phone stone age. Now check out those glorious lines and curves and be jealous.

In Other News: Blood Elves just got sexier, Capcom has another trick up their sleeve and Pokemon sells tons.

Here’s all the news we didn’t post today because I was too busy mourning my iguana.

News

World of Warcraft gets new Blood Elf models
Watch this livestream for more Final Fantasy news
Dark Souls switching from GFWL to Steam in December
Capcom has another unannounced PS4 title in the works
Bungie: Destiny launch just the starting line

Stuff

Pokemon OR/AS sold over 1.5 million copies in Japan
Destiny Daft Punk crossover

Vidja

Play board games on console:

Honest Trailers: Super Smash Bros

Honest Trailer: Love Actually

Jurassic World Trailer (yes, I know it’s in The Movies section below but it deserves repeating)

The Movies

Do not eat the blue mints in the new HOME trailer
Guillermo Del Toro talks more PACIFIC RIM 2
This final trailer for THE INTERVIEW is not pulling out now!
Midweek Movie Mouth-Off: Gone before their time
Consider this trailer for AMERICAN HEIST as justice
This first trailer for JURASSIC WORLD is a highly intelligent animal!

Model: The HTC M8 One

Last Updated: November 26, 2014

40 Comments

  1. Admiral Chief Wang

    November 26, 2014 at 16:01

    Sure, “won”

    Reply

  2. Alien Emperor Trevor

    November 26, 2014 at 16:06

    LOL @ Wired Wednesday header! That’s so hipst… Oh shit, I should have looked first, now I’ve given the game away.

    Reply

  3. Mossel

    November 26, 2014 at 16:06

    Cant wait for Dark Souls to move away from GFWL. I downloaded the mod and I must say it looks 100x better. It just baffles me how a 300kb mod can make the game look that much better. WTF were the devs doing when porting the game?!

    Reply

    • Captain JJ the fair

      November 26, 2014 at 16:28

      GFWL is the devil.

      Reply

    • Sir Rants A Lot is a DADDY

      November 26, 2014 at 17:49

      Nothing. They were doing nothing

      Reply

  4. Mossel

    November 26, 2014 at 16:08

    Random question for all because I somehow value your opinions:
    I need a new GPU and my budget is R4000 max. (Will be selling my old card to subsidize the purchase)
    I’m looking at the R9 290 so far as my best option for the price.
    What sayeth ye?

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief Wang

      November 26, 2014 at 16:09

      I say go for it

      Reply

    • Captain JJ the fair

      November 26, 2014 at 16:10

      R9 290 is the shizzz.
      And it’s below R4k

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief Wang

        November 26, 2014 at 16:11

        Team Red FTW

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        • Captain JJ the fair

          November 26, 2014 at 16:11

          My pc is a bastard child though. But yes. Red!

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          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            November 26, 2014 at 16:13

            I think you mean “self-made man” not bastard child.

          • Captain JJ the fair

            November 26, 2014 at 16:14

            Yours sounds better yes.

          • Mossel

            November 26, 2014 at 16:23

            Half man, half bearpig.

    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      November 26, 2014 at 16:11

      I’m thinking of that, they’ve come down in price nicely lately. Wootware had a pretty good deal on a Powercolor one, think it was a bit over R4k.

      Reply

      • Mossel

        November 26, 2014 at 16:12

        Actually the wootware one is R3999 with Civ:BE and 3 other games on the golden tier list.

        Reply

        • Admiral Chief Wang

          November 26, 2014 at 16:15

          Sounds like you have your answer

          Reply

          • Mossel

            November 26, 2014 at 16:24

            Now to swing this grand idea past the room mate (read: girlfriend).

          • Captain JJ the fair

            November 26, 2014 at 16:24

            “But look how much I save!”

          • Mossel

            November 26, 2014 at 16:28

            “…when I spend only R4 instead of R6k”

          • Captain JJ the fair

            November 26, 2014 at 16:29

            See, you’re a pro.

          • Quo Vadis?

            November 26, 2014 at 16:52

            good luck bud. tried for a long time to get the fiancé (now ex) to let me buy a new dirtbike. any reasoning about “if I order now I will get 10k off the floor price to spend on helmets/ boots/ gear/ etc” fell on deaf ears. they don’t seem to understand logic and a good deal when they see it! LOL

          • Mossel

            November 26, 2014 at 17:06

            LOL! We would probably freak out the same way if they spend all that money on strange things like Cosmo subscriptions or whatever.

          • Quo Vadis?

            November 26, 2014 at 17:19

            DUDE! but she did spend it on herself! she blew a considerable amount of MY money on kak like botox, hair treatments, expensive champagne and the like. AAAAAAAAAAND gave me lip when I questioned her on it “oh, so you don’t want me to have nice things”. lessons learned.

          • Mossel

            November 27, 2014 at 07:34

            Guess you dodged a bullet! Good riddance!

        • Captain JJ the fair

          November 26, 2014 at 16:24

          Dude
          Come on.
          Civ BE, who cares about the other three games even?

          Reply

          • Mossel

            November 26, 2014 at 16:27

            Because Sniper Elite 3, Tomb Raider, Sleeping Dogs, Murdered Soul Suspect and many more. O_O

          • Captain JJ the fair

            November 26, 2014 at 16:29

            O_O
            Sleeping dogs. YES. Tomb Raider. YES. Murdered. NO IDEA. But still!

          • Mossel

            November 26, 2014 at 16:32

            Yeah MSS got bad reviews, but the premise still intrigues me. I want to see for myself. I have actually already played Tomb Raider, but that was in my glorious years on the seven seas.

    • FoxOneZA

      November 27, 2014 at 09:01

      A bit late but the R9 285 is also a great card if you are power conscious and want good performance.

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      • Mossel

        November 27, 2014 at 09:08

        yeah power is my main concern at the moment. I got a Coolermaster GX 650w and really hope it’s enough.

        Reply

  5. Captain JJ the fair

    November 26, 2014 at 16:10

    As far as hardware is concerned HTC is one of the best.

    Reply

    • HvR

      November 26, 2014 at 16:20

      Just wish they would revive the Stripper series phones. Those things could take a punishment.

      Reply

  6. Scruff304

    November 26, 2014 at 16:38

    Won! The hell!?!
    I currently have the original HTC One. Year and a half later and just as fast…

    Reply

  7. oVg Puer aeternus

    November 26, 2014 at 16:44

    I’m phoning the CEO of WHO to sort out the state of modern gaming.
    Far to many bugs.

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    • Hammersteyn

      November 26, 2014 at 16:48

      Must be mutated Ebola

      Reply

      • oVg Puer aeternus

        November 26, 2014 at 16:50

        Feed the gamers Garlic and Beetroot. The developers are running out of patches.

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        • Hammersteyn

          November 27, 2014 at 08:08

          lol

          Reply

  8. oVg Puer aeternus

    November 26, 2014 at 16:57

  9. I'm really feeling it! (Umar)

    November 26, 2014 at 17:12

    Vidja!!!!!

    Reply

  10. Sir Rants A Lot is a DADDY

    November 26, 2014 at 17:48

    I’m sorry to hear about your iguana

    Reply

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