Colbert Report, 15th of June – 18th of June 2009

Mr Stephen Colbert has returned to US soil, but his hair has remained in Iraq.

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Guild system incoming for Free Realms

Fresh news from the depths of the Free Realms twitter feed. The first iteration of guilds will be arriving “very very soon”. Not much information at the moment, beyond a 32 character limit for guild names. It’s a pretty big deal though, as it is a basic MMO feature that Free Realms has been sorely missing.

In the picture below, we can see a guild tab has been added to the chat window, and there is a guild panel on […]

Everquest 2 Game Update 52 Patch Notes, and a Maltheas Extreeeeme Quester Update

My extreme quester, Maltheas, is a ways off being able to tackle the 80 new Kunark Overland quests that arrive today, but I’m happy to know they’re there waiting for him. That is the (considerable!) extent of the content additions for my own playstyle, but raiders will be happy to see a couple of new instances to delve into. The return of Kurn’s Tower, a popular dungeon from Everquest, is quite exciting for an old lore junkie like myself, though […]

Colbert Report,8th of June – 11th of June 2009

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Coke Zero – A call for a worldwide ban.

Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez has banned Coke Zero, calling it “harmful to people’s well-being”, which I am assuming is a polite way of saying that it tastes like crap. I am a big consumer of colas, mostly of the sugared varieties, and especially Cherry Coke. I do, however, find Pepsi Max and Diet Coke to be drinkable, so I am not entirely biased against low sugar colas. The brown cloying liquid known as Coke Zero is a step too far for […]

Captain America on Torture.

If Captain America was interviewed by Fox News’ Sean Hannity:

Captain America hates torture.

He’s also not big on detaining people indefinitely without trial.

Luckily for him, Captain America is just about the only guy in the US who can get away with saying stuff like that without being called unamerican.

Microsoft threatens to leave US if tax-loopholes are closed.

Steve Ballmer of Microsoft is threatening to pull out of the US, if the Obama administration moves to close tax loop-holes that are allowing multinationals to avoid paying tax.:

“It makes U.S. jobs more expensive. We’re better off taking lots of people and moving them out of the U.S. as opposed to keeping them inside the U.S.”

He might love his company (a little too much), but he doesn’t seem to like the country that allowed it to […]