More than meets the eye, indeed.

A clip from the upcoming Transformers movie directly from the site of director Michael Bay. I'd pay admission just to see this one clip on the big screen.

DARPA to create brain-chipped cyborg moths

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/31/cyborg_chipped_terminator_moths_aiee/

Welcome to the future.

George Lucas Calls 'Spider-Man 3' Silly

Hey, isn't this the guy who invented ewoks and Jar Jar Binks?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,270874,00.html

Middle Earth marriages

Since the folks who are making the Lord of the Rings MMO couldn't decide on whether or not to include gay marriage options in-game, the executive producer said, "Screw it, there will be no in-game marriage at all." Good for him, I say.

In-game marriage is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of; it should be banned in all games. Gay in-game marriage is the stupidest and gayest thing I've ever heard of. That is all.

Here's an MMO safety tip...

Don't give out your real name and address to strangers, and then dare them to come to your house and beat you up.  It's just not the thing to do.

http://www.funtechtalk.com/world-of-warcraft-player-claims-a-bounty-on-his-head-in-and-out-of-game/

Microtransactions

I just read an article about video game microtransactions for perishable in-game items. In case you don’t know what microtransactions are, they’re what happens when a game company (most often, a company that’s running a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game, or MMORPG; sometimes another genre) decides to offer what’s been called “Premium Content” to players for a small fee (usually just a couple dollars at most). For example, if you wanted your character in your game of choice to wear a special color, the company night offer you that color for $1.99. Or, if you’re playing a First-Person Shooter (FPS), they may offer you a new map to play on for $2.99.

Perishable in-game items include things you’d use to give your character more health, or even in-game currency. Once you use those things, they’re gone until you happen to come across some more. So, to bring this all together, if the game companies start selling perishable items, then it’ll slant the playing field to those people who have more real-life money to spend. As it stands now, everything you get in-game depends on how long you spend playing the game, and what skills you have (and what cheats you use, but that’s another story; cheaters should find something better to do with their time…bastards).

If they want you to spend a little extra for a new map, or different colored armor, then I’m all for it. If they want you to use real money to replace tenacity and skill, then I’m 100% against it.