Well, they say that scientists at the University of California  ( Led by Xiang Zhang) are coming closer to developing an invisibilty cloak- rendering the wearer invisible.

They say that Scientists have been able to previously cloak very thin 2D objects, but this is the closest they’ve come do cloaking a 3D object. Apparently it involves lighting… Pretty amazing stuff, huh? I thought that was only in Harry Potter…

At any rate, this could provide a significant advantage to the US military, but one wouldn’t want to get the cloaks in the hands of terrorist organizations- that could end up very bad.

The original story was by the Associate Press, as originally reported by TSstudios on Newgrounds.com. However, you’re apparently not allowed to “Publish” the Associated Press’s stories, and the link on WordPress are currently not working.

You’ll just have to copy this link into your browser.          http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=2008-08-11_D92G2A700&show_article=1&cat=breaking

Wow, I was surprised to find that the entire Rock Band 2 set list has been released. I was looking to get Guitar Hero 4, but this changes everything… this list is absolutely epic.

1. AC/DC Let There Be Rock 1970s
2. AFI Girl’s Gone Grey 2000s
3. Alanis Morissette You Oughta Know 1990s
4. Alice in Chains Man in the Box 1990s
5. Allman Brothers Ramblin’ Man 1970s
6. Avenged Sevenfold Almost Easy 2000s
7. Bad Company Shooting Star 1970s
8. Beastie Boys So Whatcha Want 1990s
9. Beck E-Pro 2000s
10. Bikini Kill Rebel Girl 1990s
11. Billy Idol White Wedding Pt. I 1980s
12. Blondie One Way or Another 1970s
13. Bob Dylan Tangled Up in Blue 1970s
14. Bon Jovi Livin’ on a Prayer 1980s
15. Cheap Trick Hello There 1970s
16. Devo Uncontrollable Urge 1980s
17. Dinosaur Jr. Feel the Pain 1990s
18. Disturbed Down with the Sickness 2000s
19. Dream Theater Panic Attack 2000s
20. Duran Duran Hungry Like the Wolf 1980s
21. Elvis Costello Pump It Up 1970s
22. Fleetwood Mac Go Your Own Way 1970s
23. Foo Fighters Everlong 1990s
24. Guns N’ Roses Shackler’s Revenge 2000s
25. Interpol PDA 2000s
26. Jane’s Addiction Mountain Song 1980s
27. Jethro Tull Aqualung 1970s
28. Jimmy Eat World The Middle 2000s
29. Joan Jett Bad Reputation 1980s
30. Journey Anyway You Want It 1970s
31. Judas Priest Painkiller 1990s
32. Kansas Carry On Wayward Son 1970s
33. L7 Pretend We’re Dead 1990s
34. Lacuna Coil Our Truth 2000s
35. Linkin Park One Step Closer 2000s
36. Lit My Own Worst Enemy 1990s
37. Lush De-Luxe 1990s
38. Mastodon Colony of Birchmen 2000s
39. Megadeth Peace Sells 1980s
40. Metallica Battery 1980s
41. Mighty Mighty Bosstones Where’d You Go 1990s
42. Modest Mouse Float On 2000s
43. Motorhead Ace of Spades 1980s
44. Nirvana Drain You 1990s
45. Norman Greenbaum Spirit in the Sky 1960s
46. Panic at the Disco Nine in the Afternoon 2000s
47. Paramore That’s What You Get 2000s
48. Pearl Jam Alive 1990s
49. Presidents of the USA Lump 1990s
50. Rage Against the Machine Testify 1990s
51. Ratt Round & Round 1980s
52. Red Hot Chili Peppers Give it Away 1990s
53. Rise Against Give it All 2000s
54. Rush The Trees 1970s
55. Silversun Pickups Lazy Eye 2000s
56. Smashing Pumpkins Today 1990s
57. Social Distortion I Was Wrong 1990s
58. Sonic Youth Teenage Riot 1980s
59. Soundgarden Spoonman 1990s
60. Squeeze Cool for Cats 1970s
61. Steely Dan Bodhitsattya 1970s
62. Steve Miller Band Rock’n Me 1970s
63. Survivor Eye of the Tiger 1980s
64. System of a Down Chop Suey 2000s
65. Talking Heads Psycho Killer 1970s
66. Tenacious D Master Exploder 2000s
67. Testament Souls of Black 1990s
68. The Donnas New Kid in School 2000s
69. The Go-Go’s We Got the Beat 1980s
70. The Grateful Dead Alabama Getaway 1980s
71. The Guess Who American Woman 1970s
72. The Muffs Kids in America 1990s
73. The Offspring Come Out & Play (Keep ‘em Separated) 1990s
74. The Replacements Alex Chilton 1980s
75. The Who Pinball Wizard 1960s

Bonus Tracks
76. Abnormality Visions 2000s
77. Anarchy Club Get Clean 2000s
78. Bang Camaro Night Lies 2000s
79. Breaking Wheel Shoulder to the Plow 2000s
80. The Libyans Neighborhood 2000s
81. The Main Drag A Jagged Gorgeous Winter 2000s
82. Speck Conventional Lover 2000s
83. The Sterns Supreme Girl 2000s
84. That Handsome Devil Rob the Prez-O-Dent 2000s

It looks as though I’ll be shelling out the cash… Oh well.

Here’s the original source.

Yeah, somebody actually performed one of the largest computer hacks ever in military history… and it was done on a 56K connection, from his home computer.

Using his own computer at home in London, McKinnon hacked into 97 computers belonging to and used by the U.S. government between February 2001 and March 2002.

McKinnon is accused of causing the entire U.S. Army’s Military District of Washington network of more than 2,000 computers to be shut down for 24 hours.

Using a limited 56-kbps dialup modem and the hacking name “Solo” he found many U.S. security systems used an insecure Microsoft Windows program with no password protection.

He then bought off-the-shelf software and scanned military networks, saying he found expert testimonies from senior figures reporting that technology obtained from extra-terrestrials did exist.

At the time of his indictment, Paul McNulty, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, said: “Mr. McKinnon is charged with the biggest military computer hack of all time.”

He’s currently awaiting extradition to the United States where, if convicted, he’ll face up to 70 years in jail and up to $1.75 million in fines. Let us know about that alien technology first, Gary! [Valleywag]

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Apparently, he found proof that extra-terrestrials exist. What do you think?

I swear, I should make this into a videogame blog.

I recently found out (Thanks to two topics found on Newgrounds) that all of Nintendo’s Classic and Game Cube controllers were pulled from the shelf.

“Anascape, a texas based company, sued Nintendo for violating a patent of Anascape’s controllers. Nintendo lost the lawsuit. Instead of paying the $21 Million bond, Nintendo has decided to take all the controllers off the shelves.

This isn’t the first time Nintendo has been sued, but none have ended like this. As of July 23rd, no more Gamecube or Wii Classic controllers will be sold in the US…. bummer.

How will we play oldschool wii shop titles now?”

I had heard of this a while back as a rumor, but thought nothing of it. After all, how could a small company even dent the empire that is Nintendo?

Well, apparently they did.

According to those guys, they had thought up the idea first- it’s a classic example of a sue case. “I thought it before they did”. And here’s what really gets me- the Game Cube came out years ago. Why didn’t they sue then?

Well, they must have done it for the money. It’s a shame, too. Wii has been going through a hard time recently, and this certainly didn’t help them.

So what should they do next? I say that they should re-design the Classic Controller. After all, it wasn’t exactly the most comfortable controller, and could use some improvement. Perhaps we could look upon this as a positive thing rather than a negative.

As for the Game Cube controllers, the Game Cube has died. Any semi-serious Nintendo fan already has a Game Cube controller anyway.
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And that takes us on to our next topic: Nintendo’s already planning a second Wii. Click here for details.

“We are always preparing for the next hardware,” Iwata told Forbes. “We are under development. … But the hardware is a kind of box that consumers reluctantly buy in order to play our games.”

Personally, I hope that for the next console, Nintendo loses the motion-sensing and goes back to good old controllers. It’ll encourage developers to make more games for the system, I believe.

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Alas, it’s back to the classics for me.
When I was little, I had quite an impressive N64 game collection. Unfortunately, they were all lost when I moved, with the exception of two Star Wars games.

Slowly, I’m beginning to regain my collection. I just bought Banjo Kazooie and Rayman 2, both for the N64. Rayman 2 and Ocarina of Time happen to be my 2 most favorite games in existence.

When you’re little, you have no idea of the process of game making, and that you’re just seeing pixels. This, luckily, makes it all the more magical. Not to mention that I really used my imagination, and thought anything was possible.

Did I get far when I was young? No. But what I did see was amazing. This was only backed up with my love of pirates at the time.

And so, with 23 dollars left, I headed to Record Exchange (One of the best stores ever), and bought the two games, as well as Alice in Chain’s Dirt. (The album, of course)

I’ve gotten pretty far into Rayman 2, and I just started playing Banjo as well. I just thought I’d offer a quick little update.

Here’s to awesome games!
~Evan

Well folks, here it is: The super-big E3 2008 post!

This year, it seems as though there are some great games coming out for all three consoles. (Primarily Xbox 360 and PS3)

Here are a list of all the games, and my expectations for some. I also list what I’m interested in.

2K Games
BioShock (PS3)
Borderlands (PC, PS3, X360)
Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization (PC)

2K Sports
NBA 2K9 (PS2, PS3, X360)
NHL 2K9 (PS2, PS3, Wii, X360)

Akella
Disciples III: Renaissance (PC)
Heavy Duty (PC)
Moscow Racer (PC)
Numen (PC)
PT Boats: Knights of the Sea (PC)
Postal III (PC, X360)
Showdown: Scorpion (PC)

Bethesda Softworks
Fallout 3 (PC, PS3, X360)

Capcom
Bionic Commando (PC, PS3, X360)
Bionic Commando Rearmed (PC, PS3, X360)
Capcom Project #2 [untitled] (other)
Dark Void (PC, PS3, X360)
FLOCK (other)
Mega Man 9 (Wii)
Neopets Puzzle Adventure (PC, Wii)
Plunder (PC, PS3, X360)
Resident Evil 5 (PS3, X360)
Spyborgs (Wii)
Street Fighter IV (PC, PS3, X360)
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (PS3, X360)

Codemasters
Damnation (PC, PS3, X360)
Dragonology (DS, Wii)
Jumpgate Evolution (PC)
Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising (PC, PS3, X360)
Rise of the Argonauts (PC, PS3, X360)
Wizardology (DS, Wii)

Crave Entertainment
Defendin’ de Penguin (DS, Wii)
Ford Racing Off Road (PS2, PSP, Wii)
King of Clubs Mini-Golf (Wii)
PBR: Out of the Chute (PS2, Wii)
Purr Pals (Wii)
Solitaire & Mahjong (Wii)

D3 Publisher
Bangai-O Spirits (DS)
Ben 10: Alien Force — The Game (DS, PS2, PSP, Wii)
Puzzle Quest: Galactrix (DS, PC, X360)

Deep Silver
Gravity (DS)
Pet Vet: Down Under (DS)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky (PC)
Secret Files: Tunguska (DS)

Disney Interactive Studios
Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell (DS)
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (DS)
High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance (PC, PS2, Wii, X360)
Pure (PC, PS3, X360)
Spectrobes: Beyond The Portals (DS)
Ultimate Band (DS, Wii)

Eidos Interactive
Battlestations: Pacific (PC, X360)
Just Cause 2 (PC, PS3, X360)
Monster Lab (Wii)
Tomb Raider Underworld (PC, PS3, X360)

Electronic Arts
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (PC, X360)
Crysis Warhead (PC)
Dead Space (PC, PS3, X360)
FaceBreaker (PS3, X360)
FaceBreaker K.O. Party (Wii)
Madden NFL 09 (PS3, X360)
Madden NFL 09 All-Play (Wii)
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (PC, PS3, X360)
Mirror’s Edge (PC, PS3, X360)
NBA Live 09 (PS3, X360)
NCAA Football 09 (PS3, X360)
Skate It (Wii)
Spore (PC)
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest (PC, PS3, X360)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (PS3, PSP, X360)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play (Wii)
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (PC)

Gamecock
Dungeon Hero (PC, X360)
Legendary (PC, PS3, X360)
Velvet Assassin (PC, X360)

Jagex
RuneScape High-Detail (Webgame)

Majesco
Away: Shuffle Dungeon (DS)
Babysitting Mania (DS)
Cooking Mama: World Kitchen (Wii)
Major Minor’s Majestic March (Wii)
Marker Man Adventures (DS)
Our House (Wii)
Wonderworld Amusement Park (DS)

Microsoft
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (X360)
Fable 2 (X360)
Gears of War 2 (X360)
Halo Wars (X360)
Too Human (X360)
Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise (X360)

Midway Games
Blitz: The League II (PS3, X360)
Game Party 2 (Wii)
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (PS3, X360)
TNA iMPACT! (PS2, PS3, Wii, X360)
This is Vegas (PC, PS3, X360)
Touchmaster 2 (DS)
Unreal Tournament III (X360)
Wheelman (PC, PS3, X360)

Namco Bandai
Soulcalibur IV (PS3, X360)

Natsume
Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness (DS)
Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility (Wii)
Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (DS)

Nintendo
Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (DS)

Sony Computer Entertainment
Buzz! Master Quiz (PSP)
Buzz! Quiz TV (PS3)
Killzone 2 (PS3)
LittleBigPlanet (PS3)
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (PS3)
PixelJunk Eden (PS3)
Resistance 2 (PS3)
SIREN: Blood Curse Episode #1 [PSN] (PS3)
SOCOM: Confrontation (PS3)

Sony Online Entertainment
Free Realms (PC, PS3)
The Agency (PC, PS3)

SouthPeak Interactive
B-Boy (PS2, PSP)
Big Bang Mini (DS)
Edge of Twilight (PC, PS3, X360)
Mister Slime (DS)
Monster Madness: Grave Danger (PS3)
Ninjatown (DS)
Two Worlds: The Temptation (PC, X360)

Square Enix
Chrono Trigger DS (DS)
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (DS)
Final Fantasy IV (DS)
Infinite Undiscovery (X360)
Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes (iPod)
Star Ocean: First Departure (PSP)
Star Ocean: Second Evolution (PSP)
Star Ocean: The Last Hope (X360)
The Last Remnant (PS3, X360)

THQ
All-Star Cheer Squad (DS, Wii)
Baja: Edge of Control (PS3, X360)
Darksiders: Wrath of War (PS3, X360)
Deadly Creatures (Wii)
Lock’s Quest (DS)
Red Faction: Guerrilla (PC, PS3, X360)
Saints Row 2 (PC, PS3, X360)
UFC 2009 Undisputed (X360)
Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise (DS)
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (DS, PS3, Wii, X360)
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II (PC)
de Blob (Wii)

Taito
Exit DS (DS)
The Legend of Kage 2 (DS)

Tomy Corporation
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 (Wii)
Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2 (DS)

Valve
Left 4 Dead (PC, X360)

Warner Bros. Interactive
LEGO Batman: The Videogame (DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360)
Project Origin (PC, PS3, X360)

XSEED Games
Little King’s Story (Wii)
Valhalla Knights 2 (PSP)

I followed G4 TV’s coverage of E3, primarily on On Demand. There’s a lot of games that struck my fancy, and looked really, really good.

First off, here’s the titles that caught my eye: (In order. And remember, just becuase they caught my eye does not mean that I want ‘em)

1. Resident Evil 5- Wow. Another R.E., eh? If it’s anything like Resident Evil 4, I’ll be blown away. From what I’ve seen, the game looks amazing, both gamplay wise and gaphics wise. I know that there has been a lot of controversy over the whole “killing black people in Africa”. But seriously guys, race shouldn’t be an issue any longer. A lot of videogames kill white people, (And RE 4 killed Latin guys), so why is there so much hype? Keep the race issue out of games, and just enjoy ‘em. They’re not racist, you’re just killing mutant zombies in a different country. It keeps the games fresh- new locations are good. And you’re not going to have asian people in Africa, now are you?

2. High School Musical 3: Senior Year (DS), High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance (PC, PS2, Wii, X360) They’re actually making more of this crap? Well, it’ll probably sell. But they need to stop making them. The movies were bad enough.

3. Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (PC, PS3, X360)
Now thats what I’m talking about. This looks to improve on the first. (Which was amazing) With more vehicles, weapons, and characters, (Not to mention a giant, fully destructible world) this game looks to be absolutely amazing. It’ll be the next game I get, without a doubt. I love free-roaming games similar to Mercenaries, and this one looks to not dissapoint.

4. Spore (PC)
Now you have to had heard about Spore? Who didn’t? I had the trial of the creator alone, and it looks absolutely amazing. 1000’s of possible combinations, along with to being able to roam around a world created by you and other users is absolutely amazing. I’d get it, but my PC probably can’t handle it. (It couldn’t run Oblivion) What a shame. I was looking forward to it. Of course, if it can run the trial, perhaps it can run the real thing.

5. Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (X360)
Being a huge fan of the N64 games, I cannot wait until this one comes out. I practically grew up on Banjo Kazooie! From the little that I’ve seen, it looks amazingly fun. I can’t wait.

6. Gears of War 2 (X360) One word: Wow. This one adds some awesome new characters, and more colors as well. The only problem I have with it is that the game play looks to be the same- nothing new. Oh well, I’ll still probably get it.

7. Halo Wars (X360)
Well, it looks as though this may be my first RTS game. I’m not usually a fan, but this looks impressive. Something about controlling people and vehicles from the Halo universe sounds extremely interesting and fun. The controls look good, as well as the game play. I’m definitely putting it on my list of games to get, although it’s not coming out in quite a while.

8. Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise (X360)
When I saw this, I almost fainted. I am a huge fan of the original, and this looks absolutely amazing. If you say that this game is only for kids, you’ve clearly never played it. It’s one of the most addicting games out there. And with 30 new Pinatas, and several environments, this game looks absolutely spectacular. I can’t wait to get it.

9. LittleBigPlanet (PS3)
Although I don’t have a PS3, this game looks to be one of the most unique and fun games I’ve ever seen. Being able to create your own little levels and play them with fun little characters is very appealing. Too bad I won’t be able to play it.

10. Animal Crossing 2 (Wii, ?)

Although not listed, this game also looks really good. I’m a big fan of the one for the Game Cube, and cannot wait for it to come out. However, it seems a long way away, as we only got a short little video of it. (Along with no release date) So, I’ll just have to wait until this one surfaces a little more.

11. Wii Music \

Another not-listed. This looks interesting, although I’m not sure how the controls will work out. Dependent on reviews, I may get it. I suppose I’ll have to wait and see.

12. Guitar Hero 4

Rather than Rock Band 2, I decided on GH 4. While RB 2 is sort of samey, Guitar Hero 4 looks to set things apart with custom songs and a new drum set, not to mention many of RB’s features.

1. Mercenaries 2

2. Viva Pinata 2

3. Animal Crossing 2

4. Halo Wars

5. Perhaps GOW 2

6. Guitar Hero 4

What games do you want to get?

I just wanted to tell you guys about something I recently found called “vNes”. (Virtual NES) And, quite frankly, it does what the title suggests- it’s a NES on your computer.

It has tons of titles to play, and is quite addicting. I’d recommend it to any old school Nintendo fan who wishes to enjoy popular titles from their computer.

Obviously, the controls are very simple. Ctrl, x, z, and Enter.

I originally found the link through a Newground’s member’s signature, although I can’t remember which one.  (Sorry! XD)

Now, I’m left wondering how anyone could possibly accomplish such a task, and if they’ve ever gotten sued. Don’t get me wrong- they list the full title, the release date, and the publisher. But you know how some people are.

I’m not sure, but it sure is cool

Any way, you can check it out here. Enjoy.

I’ve just released the Clock Crew Uprising Trailer onto Newgrounds.com, and here. You can view it on the Flash Animation page. On Newgrounds, it’s score was a bit of a roller coaster. It started at 2.80, rose to 3.20, dropped a bit, gained a bit, and then finally settled at 2.72, I believe.

Although I never have expectations for any of my Flash’s turn-outs, I must say that I am a bit disappointed of it’s score. I attribute it’s downfall due to the Anti-Clock controversy. People think that it is meant to be against the Clock Crew.

Let me be the first to say that it absolutely is not against the Clock Crew. I’m just simply trying to make an entertaining story. (Clock Crew vs. Tank Men) Comments on what you think of the controversy would be welcome.

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In other news, I’m back to playing Halo 3 again. In my opinion, it’s multiplayer is simply unrivaled as far as gaming goes at this time.

I’ve also been playing a tad of Rock Band. I was playing it with Luis yesterday. (Luis on guitar, myself on vocals) We chose random, and got “Dead on Arrival” by Fall Out Boy. Although a terrible song, we still got 4 stars. Of course, I was singing on easy, so perhaps that doesn’t count.

If you want to play Halo, Rock Band, or Call of Duty with me, my gamer tag is Unifoxx. Feel free to add me, just tell me that you’ve heard of me through my blog.

Also, I’m working on getting the rest of the site up. Please bear with me.