Galaxy Quest

2. April 2011 | 16:09

Free ‘Darkspore’ beta runs until April 1

What do you get if you splice a Sims offshoot with a quest to save the galaxy? It’s Darkspore, sci-fi offspring of creature creation game Spore, and the Steam Network is hosting an open beta for all those with a PC and online access. (News Source: AFP Relax via Yahoo! Singapore News - 09:11:31)

4 directors who could do a better Superman than Zack Snyder

It’s been a painful week for Superman fans. First they got a reminder of what went wrong the last time someone tried to bring their favorite hero to the big screen when director Bryan Singer tried to explain why Superman Returns didn’t work. (News Source: Sci Fi Wire - 17:07:54)

Master of ‘mythbusting’ visits KU

Filming himself going to a Taqueria stand and putting hidden microphones under the seats to test the myth “Do women fart?” was enough to grab the attention of the executives on the Discovery Channel and land Tory Belleci the job as one of the co-hosts of the show MythBusters. Belleci addressed fans of the show […] (News Source: The Keystone - 21:57:01)

Sony Hardware Beat Nintendo During 2010 As Japan’s Market Declines 14%

Both Sony’s console and its portable hardware beat Nintendo’s in Japan for the first year ever during 2010, according to new figures released by Famitsu publisher Enterbrain that see the PSP claim the spot of top-selling hardware platform in the country for the year. PSP was the best-selling hardware, and beat the DS by just over 100,000 units, according to the full report translated by … (News Source: Gamasutra - 20:08:44)

FamilyGuyGuy7’s Reviewtiful Reviews: The Mass Effect Series Pt. 1

REVIEW SPOILER (kinda) ALERT: Mass Effect (2007) and Mass Effect 2 (2010) are two of the best games of this generation. Actual game spoiler alerts to follow. I wanted to do a review of both Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, after (finally) finishing my playthrough of both games, and in anticipation of Mass Effect 3, releasing later this year. Overall, Mass Effects 1 and 2 are excellent 3rd … (News Source: Game Informer - 01:14:01)

Research Across the Universe Spans Multibillion-Dollar Industry at Home

Nobel laureate Harold Kroto said that humanity’s age-old quest to understand what’s going on millions and billions of miles across the galaxy are having enormous and unexpected payoffs here on Earth, including the birth of a new, multibillion-dollar-per-year nanotechnology industry. His talk is part of a special symposium on the chemistry of natural resources during the 241st American Chemical … (News Source: Newswise - 23:25:50)

Goal.com’s MLS Best XI, Week 2

Nick Rosano puts together the stars of MLS this past weekend. (News Source: Goal.com - 21:55:37)

Getting ready for spring: Cleanups begins around the region

A great way to explore and travel is to volunteer, and this Final Four weekend, in the words of Dick Vitale, “It’s prime time baby,” for some volunteering and outdoors adventures. (News Source: The Huntington Herald-Dispatch - 11:41:29)

LAist Film Calendar 03/31-04/03: Save The World, Then Send It To Hell!

The Antelope Valley has set the stage for many a film (including Star Trek , Stephen Spielberg’s Duel , Kill Bill & countless westerns), but rarely gets to be the star of the show. The hipster road movie LiTTLEROCK bucks this trend, following two Japanese tourists whose car breaks down amidst the sweeping vistas & dusty trails of Littlerock (hope they hit up Charlie Brown Farms … (News Source: LAist - 23:18:29)

Revolution meet goal to keep 2011 start solid

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - In the wake of Sunday’s 1-1 draw at the LA Galaxy , the New England Revolution approached their home opener against D.C. United as an opportunity to continue their positive start to the season. (News Source: Major League Soccer - 01:23:38)

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