Digg Alpha Testing
Aug 12th
So the other day i was invited to digg alpha testing and i have to say im more then impressed.
besides the whole voting up issues that seem to be all over digg.com this new approach brings digg into the social age and makes the whole experience dramatically more social and personal. With so many new features its hard to figure out where to start.
Well lets see for starters the most useful feature i have so far is the *save* button that you will find under every post that is sent to your feed.
i find myself seeing an intresting article and just hitting save for later and moving on to skim for other articles to talk about on the website.
This little addition has to be the single most useful thing digg has ever had hands down. Your now able *like twitter* to pick from a list of top diggers to follow there diggs the latest diggs will show up on a side bar where you can quickly skimm
these diggers are separated in different categorizes so that you can tailer the news to only what your interested in
your diggs also show up as well as your close friends. Notice there are no names of the person who posted the article. i would think they did this to help stop the up voting that’s been destroying digg.com
every time i ask around even when asking who wants an invite to this alpha test the main thing people would say is *i don’t use digg anymore non of my articles make front page* with these changes i would think that networking would get your article out there for people to see other then relying on people who will digg you down just so there opinion can make front page.
im happy to see that kevin rose understands the issue and is actively trying to fix this issue.
so far the new features and the overall flow of *the new digg* is amazing and im excited to see this new and socially improved website take off so that when i ask if you use digg.com the response would most likely lead to *sure did you see the article i posted *
Contest time!!!!
i have one more invite left !! so if you would like an invite post a link to your digg profile and your pick of the best digg article you have ever come across on digg contest ends 8/15/2010 so hurry and get those links posted !!
Vindictus Beta now live
Aug 11th
Yesterday marked the start of vindictus which so far seems to be a visceral game everything is fluid and i have lot and lots to say about this game 
but ill leave the bulk of my review of this beta for the War Room (httP;//blog.modtv1337.com/war-room)
Also im busy stitching together the most i could of vindictus for video because nothing can say wow more then a video can im going to try and post at least 3 major videos of this beta before the 24th till then check out these pictures (automatically taken after you beat a boss)
Can you spot the new mascot of Modtv1337 Dot Com ?
Aug 9th
Whats this!!! yesh its the new face of Modtv1337.com and you don’t have to spam any videos in order to keep him
It’s time for change someone i saw on tv use to say O.o and that change will happen frequently!!!! (when i feel like it)
what doth thou thinkith of my creation?
Avoid EA
Aug 7th
Although i have multiple issues with ea itself the servers on the other hand is whats going to be the downfall of ea and the main reason why i no longer see this company as a viable source for good quality games. Sure the game developers drop the ball every now and then like making it a feature to be able to snipe someone with a shotgun from across the map.
but im sorry i can’t place them with the responsibility of fixing there servers. If its not a common fact gaming companies rent servers from other companies and for some reason across the board with every ea labeled game its a high chance there will be server issues to the point that you wont be able to log into your game!! Yea thats right a 60$ game sitting there not being able to be used due to crappy server issues. and almost like a mirror image to how xbox works ea refuses to acknowledge that there is even an issue and the eager little 10yr olds has gotten use to waiting on crapy service without complaining.
how ea managed to do this is beyond me but let this happen on playstation 3 and all hell will break out there will be picketing in front of ea and it will be on the news. The only conclusion i could come up with is there is a huge age difference between ps3 and xbox these days and ea is taking advantage of the situation 3 times over i will never buy another ea sponsored game ever its not worth my time and frustration and the remarkable thing is that im not alone everyone knows ea has crappy server issues and those who refuse to see this are more fanboys then i can even fatham *no no its down because there making the servers better…every weekend…..* it seems that there is a huge difference between games that come out on consoles via games on the pc in which pc games think for the future
what i mean is that they make a game and make it opensource so the community can expand on the sandbox world they have made expansions are more then always free and the longevity of the title is tripled due to *true modders* xbox modders dont count because there only worried about making themselves invincible *due to the main fact they sux at fps :/ *
Ea you have lost one customer and from what ive listened to im not going to be the only one to step down so please fix your cheap servers and get on the ball because im passing up metal of honor because its smeared with the ea name its bad…. reall bad
This means WAR!!
Aug 1st
I am currently underway with waging war on modders on xbox but not in the way you may think. malicious modding on xbox live needs to stop and xbox support needs to start giving a damn
I don’t know if its poor public relatations or they really dont care what happens to customers on xbox live as long as they get a steady flow of money but this is out of control
Epic wins for modders
Jul 28th
posted over at techland.com *links at the end of article* a land mark ruling has been made. Something i never thought would happen, Its now legal to jailbreak your iphone and to rip DVDS. It seems someone in the higher ups loves to torrent because this has thrown me for a loop
“exemptions to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act is what its being called and these exemptions are amazing! no longer are you tied down by apple and no longer can apple tell you what you can or cant do with a phone you paid for .
i wounder what other implications could be derived from this groundbreaking ruling ;D will it be easier to share movies throughout your home without having to worry about some crazy copywrite protection on your media player
Im excited where this may lead and i will be keeping my eye out for new developments but to catch the full story in detail check out this link
http://techland.com/2010/07/26/you-may-now-legally-jailbreak-your-iphone-and-rip-dvds/
Spirit Hoodies?!?!
Jul 16th
Filed under i just have to have this spirit hoodies are from what i can tell cute hoods that resemble different animal.
When and how i ran into this company was way back around E3 sponsoring the release nexon company you know the ones responsible for awesome mmos such as Mabinogi for that event was non other then Spirit hoods with free hoodies for lucky followers on the vindictus facebook vindictus being the new mmo nexon is to release closely resembling mabinogi …. moving on!
Back when there was only two or three post on there blog site there was little to make of this company except they had intriguing hoodies that i could see myself wearing at some point But expensive. Ranging in the 160 to 200$ price range i immediately stashed this in my possibly down the line folder for things to keep and eye on when price drops.
Thankfully prices have recently gone down to the 60-130$ range with the price drops comes my interest in the product and company again. For a good cause you can get an awesome hood inspired by your favorite animal while at the same time donating to animal rehabilitation programs.
I wish they would put a little side note for people to see while gazing at the different products but at the same times its kinda obvious any hood with the blue tag
Awesome idea
means that portion of the proceeds for that hood goes towards non-profit organizations
such as the following
polor bears international : http://www.polarbearsinternational.org
Snow lepard Conservancy : http://www.snowleopardconservancy.org
and plenty more the list goes on you can find the full list here http://spirithoods.com/product-blue/
With such celebs as Method man and ke$ha joining in on the fun
This company with a good heart is making waves and im personally hoping that those waves turns into a tsunami Knocking over everything thing in its path can’t wait to see new design idea and you better believe me when i say im getting one all and all its a Awesome idea and an awesome product
check out more at there website http://www.spirithoods.com and ill make sure to keep up to date with news from this awesome company also check out the awesome pictures on there blog
Owner/Designer Alexander Mendeluk gives a quick rundown on how to “rock your hood.”
Lord of the Rings: Online going free-to-play.
Jun 4th
Turbine announced today that LOTR Online is now adding a free to play option. Users will now have an option to sign up for membership instead of it being a requirement. You can now access most of the games options for no charge. It will work similar to D&D Online were you will be able to “buy” points for real cash and use to them to redeem in-game items. Such as expansion packs and gear.
The game is having a beta for the f2p option which you can sign up here.
And you can read the full story here.
Beta testing is set to begin June 16th. Be sure to sign up now to increase your chances of getting in, see you in Mordor.
Halo Reach Beta
May 1st
Ive been playing halo reach beta for the past week and i got to say its different. with 4 different layout added the ability to use a jetpack, the ability to run faster, the ability to go invisible and the ability to punch the ground and not move while generating a temp shield are all thats been added there are new game types and also the ability to stab someone in the back for a more flashy ninja kill. halo reach to me is more like halo 3 2.0 everything still feels the same with a twist there are new weapons that im not even going to go into depth about and some old ones the hammer is godly in halo reach … a hammer and jetpack is just plain wrong also … the battle rifle is more like the sniper rifle ive see players already memorize spawn points and get a spawn killing rythm going that just has to be seen it will frustrate you at times but overall the game has been improved not alot is known about the big maps seeing as they are still locked probably till halo beta goes public but here are some screen shots i took and a video to tide you over till monday
