1st Thermonuclear Bomb Test (November 1, 1952)

The first hydrogen (thermonuclear) bomb was tested today, November 1, at Enewetak atoll in the Marshall Islands of the western Pacific Ocean in 1952.  Click here to watch a video  about that significant day and that bomb in particular. Thermonuclear bomb, code-named Mike, detonated in the Marshall Islands in November 1952. (U.S

Top 10 Baseball Films: #2.5, Eight Men Out

Eleven films in a top-10 list? That’s cheating! That’s precisely the subject of John Sayles’s magnificent film Eight Men Out , a treatise on the ugly Black Sox scandal of 1919

Australian game tester fights censorship in his own way

You’ve heard many a time about the buzz surrounding the Australian government nixing the presence of a raw, unadultered, and shamelessly violent version of Left 4 Dead 2 , and you may have even seen a video or two showing just what kind of game they’ll be playing. That is… one with a notable lack of dismemberment and blood, aka awesomosity. Well, seems 30-year-old play tester David Doe wants the awesome, and he wants the freedom to experience said awesome

DLC names weren’t actual DLC, Valve says

When the names of two supposed DLC packs surfaced thanks to some swift investigation of the contents of the PC demo, many thought that Valve already had DLC ready to go for Left 4 Dead 2 . But, it turns out, the listed “Apocalyptic Pack” and “Miracle Pack” shouldn’t be taken as confirmation of any add-on content after all. “If you’re reading in the forums and you’re reading about the “Miracle” DLC or whatever, that’s test code.

Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer leak reveals tactical nuke

Modern Warfare 2 has been leaked, everywhere.

Bayonetta devs explain a few things

I don’t think I’ll ever fully understand how PlatinumGames came up with the insane idea of a hair-wielding witch as the main character of their forthcoming actioner. But, I walked away a little less dumbfounded after watching Bayonetta Revelations Chapter 1 above, their first in a series of developer diaries leading up to the game’s North American and European release in January

PS3 “by far the best platform” for Heavy Rain

He didn’t really want to get dragged into it, but Quantic Dream’s founder and co-CEO David Cage has revealed his belief that the PlayStation 3-exclusive Heavy Rain wouldn’t be possible on any other system. Speaking during his Developer Session at today’s Eurogamer Expo in London, Cage was responding to a question from one of the attendees following a demonstration of the game. After a bit of a pause and an audible sigh, Cage said, “Whatever I answer, my answer will be suspicious… Honestly, I don’t think so

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