The Daily Feed With Layla Kayleigh: 7.9.08

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Here's what went down today in the world of videogames, technology and popular culture. 

• New details on Rock Band 2 have been released.
• Electronics Arts, continues its persistence in acquiring Grand Theft Auto IV distributor, Take-Two interactive.
• Australians won't get to play the full version of Fallout 3.
• Japanese game-makers Square Enix have released the details on their showings at this years Electronic Entertainment Expo.
• Will Lost Planet eventually come to a theatre near you?
• Google's MMO is available now.
• Does the Gov't need to pay for music it plays in prison?
• Got some new images from Too Human (Xbox 360). 
• Grand Theft Auto IV's first batch of DLC content for the Xbox 360 is already rumored to introduce a brand new biker character.
•  Brutal Legend will not be making any kind of appearance at this year's E3.
• Check out this new trailer for Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm.
• Did Amazon released a listing for Star Wars Battlefront 3?
• Check out the World of Warcraft tattoos.
• Majesco announced their E3 line-up this morning.

Midway brings even more to the Nintendo party/arcade scene than you can shake a stylus/wiimote at. From horseshoes to football, pool to card games... I think they might have your sunday BBQ activities covered... FOREVER.

Games Party 2 Trailer 

Games Party 2 - Trailer

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Hit the cut for the trailer for the Nintendo DS version, TouchMaster 2.

Sure, we could say there are things in the gaming world other than E3 worth talking about this week, but then we'd be lying to you. And, honestly, we don't want to jeopardize our friendship like that. You mean something to us, and especially to The Sess.

That's why he's spending this week's Sessler's Soapbox talking more about the upcoming E3 and the incredible lineup of games that is going to be present at gaming's biggest event of the year.

What do you think about the games we're expecting to see? Is there one that you want to see above all others? Check out the video and let us know what you think or share your thoughts on our forums.

Sessler's Soapbox: Sessler's E3 Essentials

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Also, don't forget to check out our killer E3 coverage. It all starts Monday, July 14th at 1PM ET, only on G4!

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Steve Niles, most well-known for being the man who created 30 Days Of Night, is taking a rare foray into non-horror territory to bring the world The Lost Ones, exclusively for Microsoft's Zune. We had a chance to sit down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with the man himself and find out all about The Lost Ones, the inspiration for the story, and the scoop behind the four artists who do the work on it.

But wait, that's not all. We're also giving away 5 signed copies of The Lost Ones, courtesy of Zune & Steve Niles!
 
Also you have to do is answer the following question:

Unbeknownst to many, Niles has a cameo in 30 Days of Night, the movie. Do you know where and what the cameo is?

Send your answers to webmaster@g4tv.com,  attention: NILES/ZUNE CONTEST. The first 5 correct answers wins!

Now, be good and watch the video. Oh, and for more, go to zune-arts.com/lost

Steve Niles 'The Lost Ones' Interview

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Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill 1 & 2 director Quentin Tarantino is on the hunt for his new World War II based flick, Inglorious Bastard. So far, he persuaded Pulp Fiction producer Lawrencer Bender and Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings producer Harvey Weinstein to support his film.

But apparently he wants more star power, so he's asking Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt to be part of it. It should be an interesting character twist for Pitt, as a Tarantino directed film could phase him away from his more recent, serious character roles such as in Babel, and back to a cool, arrogant approach like Tyler Durden in Fight Club (or a mix of both perhaps like in Se7eN).

It looks like Tarantino can be an effective talker, as his previous film, Grindhouse/Death Proof, which was co-produced by Weinstein didn't do so well in the box office.  Inglorious Bastard was originally planned for a 2001 release from Miramax, but the currently, the script has gone out to Universal, Warner Bros., Paramount and Sony. According to Tarantino, this film is an homage to 1967's The Dirty Dozen which sounds very promising.

DeadlineHollywoodDaily: Quentin Tarantino Unveils 'Inglorious Bastards' To 4 Major Hollywood Studios

New screens for Konami's fighting game Castlevania Judgment for the Nintendo Wii have been released.  Yes... we underlined fighting game and we just did it again.  The game is said to feature combat in fully interactive environments and utilizes the dual-wielding wiimote/nunchuk waggle action goodness to perform all your moves.  Death Note manga artist Takeshi Obata will be in charge of character designs... so while you fight the urge to have thoughts of Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi come to mind, G4 implores you to check out the screens before you pass well... judgment.  The game's release date is yet to be determine but it is predicted either later this year or early of next.

Click the image below for the Castlevania Judgment image gallery

Do you see that man on your right? That man is in the Guiness World Record: Gamer's Edition 2008 for the first designer to ever incorporate stealth mechanics into a game. That man gave us the world renowned Metal Gear and Metal Gear Solid game series. And now, Hideo Kojima shares with us through Japanese newspaper, The Yomiuri Shimbun, his five most influential games: 

• Super Mario Bros.
• Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken (a Japanese detective adventure game for the Famicom)
• Xevious
• Outer World (Out Of This World in US)
• Metal Gear Solid

“Games are a composite art that evolves absorbing new technologies,” said Kojima. He also mention to the paper that he always wanted to "create a big wave" in the gaming world. Well, it's already one hell-of-a tsunami, Kojima san.

NextGeneration: Kojima's Top Five Games

Duke Nukem 3D is still rumored to come out for Xbox Live Arcade, but these leaked images may just make that certain. But again, it's just a rumor. Achievements are shown and if you look at the image below, it even suggests that there might be a co-op mode involved. One kicks ass while the other chews gum? But what happens when the other one runs out of gum...

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Mass Effect, Knights of The Old Republic, and Jade Empire are gifts conjured from the heavens by BioWare. That is why our loyalty stands with BioWare against pirating their stellar AAA quality titles.

"That's ultimately the best, most successful path to prevent piracy," said by BioWare's co-CEO Ray Muzyka. "To have players that want your games, want to believe in them and think they're high-quality and realize they're going to get a lot of value out of them as platforms for long time afterwards."

We all love saving money, but if it's quality you're buying, then it's money well damn spent.

Joystiq: BioWare to combat piracy through customer loyalty

Famous videogame hating attorney Jack Thompson may be barred from practicing law in Florida for his entire life! Judge Dava Tunis has recommended that Thompson be disbarred for life, and pay over $43,000 in "disciplinary costs." Damn! That's harsh!

Tunis recommended the disbarment based on  "abuse of the legal process, violations of other duties owed as a professional, and prior discipline orders." Here's some choice verbiage from the filing, indicating why the life-time ban hammer was recommended:

"No indication exists from the totality of the record and Mr. Thompson’s continuing behavior that he will be rehabilitated, follow court orders, and comport himself appropriately and professionally toward judges, attorneys and litigants whose position is in opposition to his."

 And:

"Over a very extended period of time involving a number of totally unrelated cases and individuals, the Respondent has demonstrated a pattern of conduct to strike out harshly, extensively, repeatedly and willfully to simply try to bring as much difficulty, distraction and anguish to those he considers in opposition to his causes. He does not proceed within the guidelines of appropriate professional behavior, but rather uses other means available to intimidate, harass, or bring public disrepute to those whom he perceives oppose him. Thus, after careful consideration of the underlying facts in the instant cases, together with the Florida Standards for Imposing Lawyer Sanctions, the applicable aggravating and mitigating factors and the precedent case law, this Court makes the following recommendations for John Bruce Thompson: A. Permanent disbarment, with no leave to reapply for admission. B. Disciplinary costs currently totaling $43,675.35.

The 179 page recommendation can be found here.

A flaw in the internet's foundation could let hackers take over the World Wide Web. Hackers could eventually take advantage of a vulnerability found in your Domain Name System (your computer's internet branch) that would allow them to control your web traffic, no matter what you input into your browser.

Security researcher Dan Kaminsky of IOActiv came across his vulnerability about six months ago and immediately urged industry heads Microsoft, Cisco and Sun to team up for a solution. "You'd have the Internet, but it wouldn't be the Internet you expect. (Hackers) would control everything," said by Securosis analyst Rich Mogul (what a name).

On Tuesday, a "patch" was released by software and hardware makers, which was secretly in development, to possibly fix the problem. Also, the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) issued a warning of a series of DNS "cache-poisoning attacks" the flaw could allow. "An attacker with the ability to conduct a successful cache poisoning attack can cause a nameserver's clients to contact the incorrect, and possibly malicious, hosts for particular services," CERT said.

You could check out Kaminsky's webpage, www.doxpara.com, to read more about his findings and find out if your network is affected. Hack the planet? Hopefully not.

BreitBart: Internet flaw could let hackers take over the Web

EA begs the question "What Would You Do?" if asked to cause complete havoc in a sandbox action setting with Mercenaries 2: World in Flames for the PC, PS2, PS3, and Xbox 360. 

You can check out the trailer below or tune into tonight's X-Play where Adam and Morgan will bring you new footage for the highly anticipated Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, as well as an All Access look at the upcoming arcade boxing title from EA, Facebreaker and a look back with a Diablo Retrospective. Also, Kristin Holt will be back to show you some Cheats for the recently released Guitar Hero: Aerosmith.

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Trailer