A 57-year-old man was sentenced to a year’s probation for threatening to blow up Brisbane, Australia with his TV remote. Geoffrey Fryatt’s drunken stunt prompted Australia to declare a state of emergency in the city, send in paramilitary police to pelt Fryatt with rubber bullets and arrest him. Fryatt expressed concerns that probation would interfere with his trip overseas to do humanitarian aid work. Hmmm, a bit ironic? [Reuters]

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As usual, Samsung will be the first to bring a 3D plasma HDTV to the US market next month in 42- and 50-inch versions. Most of us at CG have seen a demo of this within the last six months and it’s safe to state how darn cool it is. If and when you decide […]

As usual, Samsung will be the first to bring a 3D plasma HDTV to the US market next month in 42- and 50-inch versions. Most of us at CG have seen a demo of this within the last six months and it’s safe to state how darn cool it is. If and when you decide to purchase one you get the appropriate software and 3D glasses. Don’t fret because you can still watch your 2D moving pictures as well. Prices haven’t been announced, but Samsung states it won’t be too much more than what plasmas are priced at now. A video demo can be found down there.

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I just got the issue of Games for Windows in the mail with Battlefield Heroes on the cover. In it is a long feature explaining the ins and outs of the game. It sounds pretty great, very simple to pick up and play for the person who doesn’t have dozens of hours a week to […]

I just got the issue of Games for Windows in the mail with Battlefield Heroes on the cover. In it is a long feature explaining the ins and outs of the game. It sounds pretty great, very easy to pick up and play for the person who doesn’t have dozens of hours a week to devote to a video game. That should be anyone over the age of 16. Some neat things I noticed:

• The game will have classes. You’ll have an overall-ok Soldier, not too strong, not too fast, sorta in right in the middle. There’s the Commando, who sneaks around and snipes and can sorta disappear, but has less hit points (like a Rogue in WoW). Lastly, there’s the Commando, who’s a tank. Lots of armor, lots of firepower but slow-moving.

• You can purchase certain amenities. The example given was a power-up that helps you speed up your leveling; you’ll never be able to buy a giant bazooka.

• Maps are smaller than your typical FPS. That’s done to reduce time between going from your re-spawn point to a firefight.

I guess the mag will be on store shelves in the coming days. I ripped one page to give you an idea of what the game look’s like and fully expect the publisher to tell us to take it down.

A hi-res version of that picture up there can be found here. A different photo can be found here. Thank you.

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