Nintendo has announced the final name for their new console, codenamed Revolution. The name is Wii, pronounced “Whee”. A lot of people hate Wii. I kind of like it. It’s concise and visually pleasing. By the time the console actually launches we’ll all be used to it.

Considering I may be working for these people in the future; this is good news.

Edit: This also means ea_spouse has been revealed.

Dear Nathan,

I am pleased to inform you that you have been granted regular admission into UCF’s Digital Media Master of Science in Interactive Entertainment (FIEA) at the University of Central Florida for the fall 2006 semester.

WWII in online gamerspeak:
T0J0: lol o no america im comin 4 u
Roosevelt: wtf! thats bullsh1t u fags im gunna kick ur asses
T0J0: not without ur harbors u wont! lol
Roosevelt: u little biotch ill get u
Hitler[AoE]: wtf
Hitler[AoE]: america hax, u had depression and now u got a huge fockin army
Hitler[AoE]: thats bullsh1t u hacker
Churchill: lol no more france for u hitler
Hitler[AoE]: tojo help me!
T0J0: wtf u want me to do, im on the other side of the world retard
Hitler[AoE]: fine ill clear you a path
Stalin: WTF u arsshoel! WE HAD A FoCKIN TRUCE
Hitler[AoE]: i changed my mind lol

Hilarious. Read the rest of it.

Rube Goldberg contraptions.

No time to comment on this right now. (I’m working hard.) But apparently videogames cause you to drink and smoke. There is no evidence yet that they lead to sex.

I’m sure I probably disagree with Adam Thierer on almost every political issue. After all, he is published in the National Review and he works for a conservative think tank, The Progress & Freedom Foundation. But there’s at least one issue we do agree on. Videogame legislation.

I have always had pretty liberal political views, which is why I hate to see Democrats who should know better, like Hillary Clinton, flirting with censorship. It’s like they’re shooting themselves in the foot. Do these so-called liberals (Lieberman, I’m looking at you.) really think this is an issue that’s going to win them voters? The Democrats’ platform is so good and so in the mainstream on so many issues. Why pick this one?

On a related note: Senate Hearings: “What’s in a Game? Regulation of Violent Video Games and the First Amendment”