Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim First Official Game Trailer

It’s here geeks! The first official trailler for Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has just been released, and it looks positively AWESOME! Check it out!

[Via Joystiq]



Facebook breaks up with breakup app

Facebook breaks up with breakup app

It turns out some things are too creepy even for Facebook.

The site has blocked an application that allowed users to get an automated notification when the relationship status of a friend on the site changed. If you can’t see a possible use for that, you’re probably a well-balanced, healthy minded individual.

For the rest of the population, it’s obvious: if there’s somebody you have a romantic interest in that is currently in relationship, the app means you don’t have to keep hitting refresh in the desperate hope of being the first to spot they’ve been dumped and are vulnerable to attention from a “sympathetic” soul.

That’s not me being cynical. That’s the actual reason given for the app (albeit in more delicate terms) by developer Dan Loewenherz: his mother-in-law had spotted a suitable (but attached) potential boyfriend for his sister-in-law and joked that it would be neat to know right away if he came on to the market.

Lowenherz liked the idea so much that he created Breakup Notifier, partly as a technical challenge and partly as a joke. Word of mouth brought 100,000 users; media attention brought another 3.5 million.

Now, though, the app is out of action. Facebook e-mailed Loewenherz to inform him that the app had been removed: not for taste issues, but for the sheer number of requests it was making to Facebook servers. The app checked relationship statuses once a day, which naturally starts to look (in the words of the e-mail) “spammy” when you’ve got almost four million users.

Facebook has since clarified that the blocking of the app was done by an automated system. It’s now manually looking into whether the app is suitable.

Loewnherz will be anxious for it to return to action: he’s said to have been considering a premium option by which users could stalk I mean track two people free of charge, with an additional fee for those who really like keeping their options open.

He’s also reportedly looking into similar services that allow users to track when a Facebook contact removed them from their friends list. That one was already a tough proposition given Facebook specifically bars apps from notifying users when they are “defriended.”

WTF?: The Chronicles of Rick Roll [Video]

This, ladies and gentlegeeks, is apparently the trailer for an upcoming full-length movie, which will star Antoine Dodson (Bed Intruder Song), Bear Vasquez (Double Rainbow), Ben Schulz (Leeroy Jenkins), Brian Collins (Boom Goes The Dynamite), Stephen & Jack Quire (Freakout Kid and Brother), and Gary Brolsma (The Numa Numa guy).

The world is coming to an end? It is indeed, Double Rainbow dude.

[The Chronicles of Rick Roll]

Harry Potter-Themed Pillows [Pictures]

Check out these AMAZING and très chic Harry Potter-themed pillows by Montreal, CA, based artist Kim Gadbois, who will be presenting her art at the upcoming GeekfestMTL in Montreal, CA, on March 5 and 6, 2011.

Merci Kim!

[Source: pantoufledeverre]

Nintendo 3DS launch games unveiled

A combination of official announcements and leaks has brought further details about the games available for the Nintendo 3DS, which launches this weekend in Japan and next month in other markets.

There’ll be five games preloaded on the console, which look to be mini-games designed mainly to show off the technology. The line-up includes a table game that’s a cross between pool and minigolf; a fishing game; and a “graffiti” tool that converts your artwork into 3D images.

There’s also a “game” in which you use the 3DS camera to photograph a card or cards featuring a Nintendo characters, with the console screen appearing to show the characters appearing on your table; a separate game does the same with the Mii caricature system first seen on the Wii. I can’t see these being fun for more than a few seconds.

Nintendo will also have three full-blown games for sale: flying game Pilotwings Resort, a submarine strategy game Steel Diver, and a 3D version of the Nintendogs series.

There will be a further 13 third-party games, which are mainly 3D-enhanced versions of existing franchised, including Lego Star Wars, Street Fighter, The Sims, Pro Evolution Soccer and Madden NFL football.

As for backwards compatibility, the 3DS should play all existing DS games except for those that need the Game Boy Advance slot. With that in mind, several retailers are offering some decent trade in deals in the $50-$150 discount range for previous DS models.

It’s also emerged that there’ll be a physical “3D slider” on the console that will allow users to quickly adjust the intensity of the 3D effect, from maximum right down to completely off.