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IGN has interviewed the producer of Okami, a highly acclaimed game for the PS2 with very unique visual aspects. "Originally the Director wanted to create a realistic looking world, but we had to give up on this concept as we were not able to realise the level of detail we wished for given the constraints of the hardware. One day an art designer came up with the brush painting style, we all liked it and it became the final style. Therefore I can say that team members did not talk to decide the direction but an inspiration of a designer stimulated the director's sensitivity and the art as we know it today was born."
James has sent in this awesome photo of Perth Australia Day celebrations which managed to become NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day. "Sometimes the sky itself is the best show in town. On January 26, people from Perth, Australia gathered on a local beach to watch a sky light up with delights near and far. Nearby, fireworks exploded as part of Australia Day celebrations. On the far right, lightning from a thunderstorm flashed in the distance. Near the image center, though, seen through clouds, was the most unusual sight of all: Comet McNaught."
Bjorn3D has looked at some of the most anticipated games of 2007 with pictures so you can see what you might be expecting. Notable additions include S.T.A.L.K.E.R, HL2 Ep2 and Spore. "2006 was a great year for gamers, bringing us some great and innovative games. But everything has to end and, as we all know, every ending means a new beginning. It is now time to raise our heads, look forward into the distance and try to figure out what the future holds for us and what we should expect to see on our screen in 2007."
TechArp has upgraded their BIOS optimization guide with a number of new features since the last time I linked it. It is a good resource for those who want to tweak their BIOS but doesn't know where to start.
OCIA has posted a mainstream overclockers PC building guide for those who might want to try out overclocking but don't want to fork out the cash. "We have a set budget of $1,300 and a goal of piecing together a very overclockable, well-rounded machine. We will describe each component below and give our reasons for selecting it to be used in our guide. This guide follows the assumption that you already have the basic components such as a monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers."
Bleckers has sent in this page with pictures of a robot that somebody has built. The page is not in English but the pictures work fine. "It's a highly detailed (though still work in progress) model of a robot from Laputa: Castle in the Sky. The attention to detail is amazing. The page is Japanese, but the pictures are enough."
HardwareSecrets has posted an article about what's inside a broadband router. "Broadband routers are more popular each day and thanks to the launching of highly integrated controller chips today a broadband router needs only very few components to be manufactured – which is great to reduce the price of this device. Let’s see how a broadband router looks like inside."
And finally we have an interesting video of what is known as an Ice shove. Defanently an interesting phenomenon, I suppose it could also be quite dangerous in the right circumstances.
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