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pSquare Enix has joined the growing group of potential suitors for Eidos/SCi, which includes the
likes of EA, Ubisoft, and Warner Bros./ppa
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pGoogle squeezed the entire Earth into Windows browsers back in May, but now Mac users can get in
on the globe-trotting fun. Even PowerPC users are welcome./ppa
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width="1" height="1" //divpThe Canadian government won a reprieve today when the governor general
agreed to suspend parliament until late January, putting off a no-confidence vote that the prime
minister was expected to lose./ppIn a controversial decision, Michaëlle Jean agreed to the
suspension request from the prime minister, Stephen Harper, who is trying to cling to power less
than two months after winning re-election./ppJean, the representative of the Queen as Canada's head
of state, holds a mostly ceremonial position as governor general, but she has the power to accept
or reject any request from Harper to suspend parliament. /ppBefore today's meeting between Harper
and Jean, the opposition said a suspension of parliament would only delay what they saw as Harper's
inevitable defeat. /ppIn a televised address yesterday, Harper condemned the opposition plan to
gain power through a no-confidence vote as undemocratic and vowed to use "every legal means" to
stop the attempt to unseat his minority Conservative government./ppA Canadian government has never
been thrown out by a no-confidence vote to be replaced without an election. /ppHarper will now work
on a budget that includes a stimulus package amid criticism from the opposition liberal leader,
Stephane Dion, that the government has no plan to respond to the shocks from the global economic
slowdown./ppThree opposition parties have banded together in an attempt to unseat the government.
The coalition, which has promised to fast-track billions in dollars in spending as the country
heads into recession, has the backing of Canada's beleaguered car and forestry sectors./ppCanadians
are split on whom to support. According to an Angus Reid poll for Canadian TV, 64% do not support
Dion becoming prime minister in a coalition government, but 53% oppose the Conservatives' current
economic policy. Some 57% are concerned about the separatist Bloc Quebecois's role in the
coalition. /ppAnalysts say Canada's political paralysis is unprecedented. A Canadian governor
general has never before refused a request by the prime minister to temporarily suspend parliament,
but such a move had never been requested to delay a no-confidence vote when it was clear the
government lacked the confidence of a majority of MPs./pp"There is no precedent whatsoever in
Canada and probably in the Commonwealth," said Ned Franks, a constitutional scholar and political
scientist. "We are in uncharted territory."/pdiv style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;
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pThis year's NIMF report card had nothing but praise for the gaming industry. It also failed to
disclose a $50,000 payment the ESA made to the group. /ppa
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pFiled under: a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag"Euro/a, a
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//aFord bought Volvo for $6.4 billion back in 1999. Now, a decade later, unconfirmed reports say
the automaker is asking nearly the same amount -- $6 billion -- for the Swedish brand./p pFord may
sell Volvo to demonstrate active steps to cut costs (a critical move as the as Mulally is in
Washington asking Congress for financial assistance as you read this). Although it's a buyer's
market, Volvo isn't exactly the hottest catch. Like everyone else, the automaker is struggling in
today's market as reported sales in the third-quarter were down 24%. Volvo has cut thousands of
jobs, and has even been in recent talks with the Swedish government about financial support.
Potential buyers of Volvo include SAIC Motor Corp., China's largest automaker, and Hyundai Motor
Co., from South Korea. Another option would be for the Swedish government to become the temporary
owner until a suitable industrial buyer is found, but we think that has the same chance as the
Detroit 3 being federalized. /p p[Source: a
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a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/midway"Midway's/a stock has plummeted some 40% since majority
shareholder Sumner Redstone a
href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/01/redstone-to-sell-stake-in-midway-for-about-100k/"cast off
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/Midway's stock currently trades for around 23 cents a share, an all-time low and reason why the
company continues to face a
href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/21/midway-receives-delisting-notice-from-nyse/"delisting/a by
the New York Stock Exchange. As Midway's dance of financial limbo persists, we can't help but look
on and place bets when the troubled company's back will simply give out and snap in two.p
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pAs details emerge, it appears that small profits, corporate neglect, and executive egos all played
a role in causing a major Internet outage for customers of Sprint and Cogent when the two engaged
in a trial separation at the end of October./ppa
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pa href="http://www.myspace.com/timesnewviking"strongTimes New Viking/strong/a will plant a sloppy
kiss on a href="http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/the-velvet-underground"strongthe Velvet
Underground/strong/a catalog at a Valentine's Day show in their hometown of Columbus, Ohio./p pThe
February 14 performance is at the closing party for the a
href="http://www.wexarts.org/"strongWexner Center for the Arts/strong/a' Andy Warhol exhibition, a
href="http://www.wexarts.org/ex/?eventid=2893"strong"Andy Warhol: Other Voices, Other
Rooms,"/strong/a and it will feature Times New Viking playing a set of Velvet Underground covers./p
pAll the Valentine's Day sweetness without the chalky taste of candy hearts!/p p(Full disclosure: A
few weeks ago, Pitchfork managing editor Mark Richardson spoke on a panel at the Wexner Center
about the Velvet Underground, in conjunction with the Warhol exhibit.)br /br /Thanks to reader
Jared Hamilton for the tip.br /br /Times New Viking are currently wrapping up a a
href="/article/news/142875-deerhunter-tour-now-with-added-times-new-viking"strongtour with
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/smallemclick to enlarge/em/small/div br /Has there been a more difficult, frustrating and
incredibly satisfying challenge this year than the time trials in a
href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/mirrors-edge"emMirror's Edge/em/a? We think not -- least of all
when we end that spectacular string of wallruns, coil jumps, slides and vaults with a 100 a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_%22Tails%22_Prower"miles-per-hour/a concrete face plant.
EA and developer DICE is hoping that the "just one more go" feeling will extend to your purchasing
habits, as they've just announced the forthcoming release of downloadable content for the frantic
first-person runner. br /br /Slated for release in "late January" for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and
PC, the "Pure Time Trial Map Pack" will add nine races on seven "all-new and totally redesigned"
stages. Which, judging by the trailer (check it out below!) and screenshots, is putting it emrather
mildly. /emThree questions, though: br /embr /How much will it cost? /embr /br /$10 or 800img
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alt="" /.br /br /emWait... when is the PC version out?br /br //emJanuary 13th in North America and
January 16th in Not North America.br /br /emWhat happened to that "a
href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/02/mirrors-edge-receiving-exclusive-dlc-on-ps3/"exclusive/a"
PS3 DLC? I gave up anti-aliasing for that!br /br //em"As an added bonus, all PlayStation 3 Mirror's
Edge fans will be able to download an additional map for free." See? Additional map! Added bonus!
Exclusive!br /div class="postgallery"pstrongGallery: a href="%GalleryURL%"Mirror's Edge Time Trial
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pSun has released the second major version of OpenSolaris, a community-driven desktop-oriented
distribution built on open source Solaris technology. The new release isn't capable of replacing
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width="1" height="1" //divpThe US consumer is in full-scale retreat, retailers confirmed today, as
dire sales figures confirmed a bleak outlook for the peak shopping season./ppMajor retailers such
as Macy's, Abercrombie Fitch and GAP reported sales declines of more than 10% in November. Retail
figures are a bellwether for the US economy with consumer spending accounting for more than
two-thirds of economic activity. Shops hoped that Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving and
traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year, would jump-start consumer outlay but industry
experts were downbeat./pp"The American consumer is a train wreck," said Howard Davidowitz, chairman
of Davidowitz Associates, a New York-based retail consultancy. "We don't know when it is going to
get good but I think the worst is yet to come. The results are terrible and will continue to be
terrible."/ppShopperTrak, a retail monitoring firm, said total sales at US retailers rose 1% during
the Black Friday weekend but analysts believe much of that gain will have been stoked by deep
discounts and will hit profits. Black Friday earns it moniker from the fact that most retailers
move into an annual profit in the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas./ppA leading retail
trade group said the decline in November sales hit every section of the industry, affecting
performances at previously robust sectors such as bargain stores and drugs outlets. The
International Council of Shopping Centers, which represents stores including GAP and JCPenney, said
sales at 37 major retailers fell 2.7% over November ndash; the worst start to the holiday season in
35 years - and is forecasting an overall dip of 1% in the final two months of the year./ppRetailers
said the late timing of the Thanksgiving holiday of this year had also dented November figures,
with more sales pushed into December as a result. However, the ICSC said it added up to two
percentage points to the sales decline, which still left sales in a deficit overall./pp "We have
never seen anything as weak as this. It is simply the recession and it is really taking its toll on
consumer spending. And it is not just discretionary spending. It is across the board, with every
segment showing a decline," said Michael Niemira, chief economist at the ICSC./ppThe best performer
today was Wal-Mart, which beat expectations with a 3.4% sales rise at stores that had been open
more than a year. The world's largest retailer added some gloss to the ICSC's figures. Without
Wal-Mart's contribution, November sales would have fallen 7.7%./ppThe worst performers among
individual retailers included Limited Brands, owner of the Victoria's Secret lingerie stores, which
saw a 12% fall in like-for-like sales. Target, a close Wal-Mart competitor, posted a 10.4% decline
and Abercrombie Fitch, the clothing retailer, said sales fell 28% as it refused to join competitors
in aggressive discounting./pdiv style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"ullia
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lkcl writes "The GitTorrent Protocol (GTP) is a protocol for collaborative git repository
distribution across the Internet. Git promises to be a distributed software management tool, where
a repository can be distributed. Yet, the mechanisms used to date to actually 'distribute,' such as
ssh, are very much still centralized. GitTorrent makes Git truly distributed. The initial plans are
for reducing mirror loading, however the full plans include totally distributed development: no
central mirrors whatsoever. PGP signing (an existing feature of git) and other web-of-trust-based
mechanisms will take over from protocols on ports (e.g. ssh) as the access control 'clearing
house.' The implications of a truly distributed revision control system are truly staggering:
unrestricted software freedom. The playing field is leveled in so many ways, as 'The Web Site' no
longer becomes the central choke-point of control. Coming just in time for that all-encompassing
Free Software revolution hinted at by The Rebellion Against Vista, this article will explain more
fully some of the implications that make this quiet and technically brilliant project, GitTorrent,
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its long-held NASCAR license to the Wii early next year, it will be shorter, cuter and full of
"cartoon mischief." Billed as a family-friendly take on motorsports, the Wii-exclusive a
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of 14 licensed NASCAR drivers and 10 others that EA dreamed up, each with different capabilities to
help them and a teammate reach the checkered flag first. br /br /Up to four racers will be able to
compete head-to-head, though players will have to be satisfied with sharing the screen. Wacky races
will be spread out across 24 different tracks, from real world courses to junkyards and freeways.
emNASCAR Kart Racing/em will pull up to the retail starting line on February 10th, in time for the
Daytona 500 and the official start of the 2009 NASCAR season. Until then ... gentlemen, start your
engines! No, wait, it's that cord on the back there. Yea, just give it a good tug. There, you got
it.br /div class="postgallery"pstrongGallery: a href="%GalleryURL%"NASCAR Kart Racing/a/strong/pa
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pAction films are increasingly being filmed in a frenetic, shaky style that obscures the action
that's supposed to excite us. The camera in games doesn't have the same luxury of movement, and
that's a very good thing. /ppa
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