Today's News!

Hello! It's a me, Bob...io. Anyway, I'm here to give you the daily news for TODAY!

In Today's News........

The ash from the volcanic eruption in Iceland is still affecting it's residents. People cannot get in or out of Iceland by plane, though some test flights have given the plane no damage. They hope to bring 7 more planes back to Amsterdam, though without any passengers.

Source: http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/volcano-ash-europe-airport-travel_2010-04-16


Normally, you go for the gold. However, you should go for the cold when it comes to laundry washes. It saves money from your electrical bill! However, it won't wash your clothes as well as heated or warm water. On the plus side, LG has created a washing machine that fixes that problem.

Source: http://www.shelterpop.com/2010/04/14/does-cold-water-really-clean-clothes/?icid=main


Sonic 4 was previewed a few weeks back on IGN, who said that "it's better than we ever remember Sonic being." Sounds good, but they also said that "We've been here before, of course, and it's not the first time that a Sonic game has wowed at first glance only to disappoint further down the line.", which is true, of course, with titles like Sonic Unleashed(which was good, but not as good as we were hoping it to be, but still, pretty fun), or Sonic 06.

Source: http://ps3.ign.com/articles/107/1079805p1.html

Also, the Sonic 4 section on Sega of America has less viewers than before, though still pretty high. It was originally from the high 40s into the high 20s, which is still a lot. However, it might come back up when the next update on Sonic 4 appears. There are still a lot of odd topics in there, like if Silver is in Sonic 4, or complaints about how Eggman's name is Robotnik or Eggman. Still, there's some good topics, like a Level Editor idea.

Source: http://forums.sega.com/index.php


LittleBigPlanet 2 was unofficially revealed yesterday, due to a composer tweeting about licensed music. Thank you, Twitter!

Source: http://ps3.ign.com/articles/108/1084343p1.html


Lastly, yogurt is also called yoghurt! :faic:

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogurt


That's all for now! Thank you for reading Today's News! This is Bob, your to-go guy for news and eggrolls!

Have a good night!

*Clap clap clap* Good information! XD I needed it since it's very cool. =)

Oh, some news. I can't wait to hear more.

Best news ever. ;u;
* claps for SonicFanPS2's awesomeness *

4/19/10

Hey all you people! Hey all you people! Why don't we talk about the news and not jellyyyyy?

Er, ahem. Excuse me- it's me again, Bob, your daily newsman! With this day's scoop of TODAY'S NEWS!

Let's start things off with some news from Screwattack!

Today, the awesome news reporter Daily Destin, talked about how Bionic Commando 2 and Marvel vs. Capcom 3 was to be released(And when he heard Marvel vs. Capcom 3 coming out, he did something you DON'T WANT TO KNOW.), a Splinter Cell: Conviction marketing campaign gone wrong, and how "Microsoft's accused of child labor".

Watch the video here: http://screwattack.com/videos/Hard-News-041910

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Bond 23, the 23rd movie of the James Bond series, has been "indefinitely postponed", due to it's owner studio, MGM's unknown future.

Read more about it here: http://movies.ign.com/articles/108/1084581p1.html

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This week for the Wii's Virtual Console, Megaman 4 comes out, and returns the classic charge shot in the same game that it was introduced, which was taken off from Megaman 9 and 10. In this game, Megaman must fight against Dr. Mikhail Cossack's robots! Also out is the WiiWare title Bang Attack; both are for $5, or 500 Wii Points.

For the DSi this week there is the postcard sending simulation, myPostcards, some games for the Game & Watch series all in a pack: "Donkey Kong Jr., Flagman, and Ball." Both for $2 or 200 DSi Points each. There is also the game On DSiWare, [in which] Electronic Arts is offering Surviving High School for 800 DSi points ($8)."

Read more about it here: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6258994.html?tag=latestheadlines%3Btitle%3B3

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Ubisoft is now eco- friendly, starting with the new game Shaun White Skateboarding. It will introduce digital game manuals instead of the usual paper game manuals.

Read more about it here: http://xbox360.gamespy.com/articles/108/1084580p1.html

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Red Dead Redemption, the spiritual successor to Red Dead Revolver, is now having difficulty levels into the mix. It stars a outlaw who has to beat down or capture other outlaws or else "his family will pay the price". It's a sandbox styled game and stars in the 1900s, and uses the Grand Theft Auto IV engine. Looks like it has a western theme.

The game will come out in May, as will Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, Alan Wake, and Super Mario Galaxy 2!

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Speaking of Grand Theft Auto, there is the "Grand Theft Octo". He stole a man's camera while he was going underwater, but the man managed to get it back.

Watch more here: http://living.aol.com/morning-rush/octo-thief-the-early-show/78805510001?icid=main

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For those of you interested in the Agatha Christie books or anything about, there is a broadway show in 2011:
"The Agatha Christie BBC Murders comprises four lost Agatha Christie radio plays: "Butter in a Lordly Dish," "Three Blind Mice" (a short radio play on which The Mousetrap was based), "Personal Call" and "Yellow Iris"; the latter features seven musical numbers penned by Tony winner Rupert Holmes. These radio plays debuted at the 2009 International Mystery Writers' Festival in Owensboro, KY."

Read more about: http://news.yahoo.com/s/playbill/20100416/en_playbill/138809



Well, that's all I have for today, folks! See you next time, and have a good night!

P.S. Make sure to eat your veggies!...Uhh....They're rich...in calcium.

I have a feeling this topic either won't be popular at all or will be very popular.

Can I sticky this and make it a General news topic?
We have too many topics about here about random news.

I wholeheartedly concur.

Sticked.

Speedy the Hedgehog wrote:

I have a feeling this topic either won't be popular at all or will be very popular.

I think this is gonna be popular. Can't wait to hear more news.

Joe Cool wrote:

Sticked.

Yaaayyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I said I was gonna leave, but no one really cares anyway. I'm just gonna bring the news here.

4/20/10

Hello everyone, this is SonicFanPS2, your substitute host of the topic, TODAY'S News! Bob is currently pre-occupied in the, er, men's restroom. He ate the legendary chef Rholl Ogo Noba's 100- year old spicy noodles, and let's just say it didn't turn out too well for his stomach....

Anyway, let's start!

After finishing his role on Fringe, Leonard Nimoy, the man who played Spock, is not going to appear in Star Trek 2. Instead, he is going to retire. Thank you for all those years of acting, Mr. Nimoy, and have continue a good life.

Read more on: http://movies.ign.com/articles/108/1084768p1.html

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More characters have been known to be in Batman: Arkham Asylum 2, like Mr.Freeze, Talia al Ghul, and Two-Face. Looks like quite the awesome villain cast, there. I hope this'll be good, since the first one was awesome.

Read more on: http://ps3.ign.com/articles/108/1084725p1.html

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Norway's top-selling WiiWare titles today are pretty funny. Muscle March was the top title, and Pokemon Rumble was the second. Yep. Norway is awesome.

Read more on: http://www.destructoid.com/muscle-march-tops-the-charts-in-norway-171558.phtml

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Today, Gamespot played Okamiden's demo, and gave it a pretty good review. Apparently, it's upped the cuteness level!

Read more on: http://www.gamespot.com/events/captivate10/story.html?sid=6259113&tag=picks;title;4

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Thirsty? Well, you can now have Dr. Pepper when playing Battlefield: Bad Company 2, thanks to the EA- Dr. Pepper deal! Ahh, I can feel the taste of the soda through the gaming controller......*slurp*

It's like how Chuck is promoting Subway!

Anyway, it'll come with the new DLC pack, which includes some new achievements and awards, while the Dr. Pepper Kit will bring in some new equipment. Thank you, Dr.Pepper!

The price?: "Outside the U.S., EA said the Kit Upgrade DLC will be available on Xbox Live for 160 Microsoft Points per kit or 440 points for the entire pack."

Read more about it on: http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/battlefield-bad-company-2/1084781p1.html

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You know the volcano in Iceland that erupted? Well, the name for the volcano is pretty hard to say. Several news reporters have tried speaking the name, but to no avail. It was thanks to Al Roker who saved the day!

And, as I've just found out, the airports in Iceland have started working again!

Watch the video on: http://www.urlesque.com/2010/04/19/you-try-saying-eyjafjallajokull-on-national-tv/?icid=main
Find out more about how flights are resuming here: http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/0420-ap-europe-travel-pm-roundup_2010-04-20
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A man is giving people $10, trying to inspire the ideals of altruism, and to help others in this bad economy. He is truly kind.

Read here: http://www.aolnews.com/philanthropy/nc/article/philanthropy-on-10-a-day/991224?icid=main

Well, that's all for now! Good-bye, and good evening! This was your sub-host of the day, SonicFanPS2! I need to go now because Bob is getting out of the toilet, and he didn't know I was doing this!

....D'aaaw. What the heck. I'll stay for one last song, as celebration for Iceland's resumed flights.

WE CAN NOW BELIEVE WE CAN FLY!
WE CAN NOW BELIEVE WE CAN TOUCH THE SKY!
AND NOW WE CAN BELIEVE IN THE CHICKEN WINGS!
THAT WE GOT AT BURGER KING!
WE BELIEVE WE CAN SOAR!
SOMETHING ABOUT A DOOR!
WE BELIEVE WE CAN FLY!

Well, good night, everyone! And that one bit about chicken wings put Bob right back into the bathroom, heheheheheheh.

That was good. XD

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Superman-leap-makes-Fordham-player-a-viral-video?urn=mlb,235668

Falcon Dive?

4/21/10

Hello, everyone! It's me, Bob, your usual news reporter for TODAY'S News!

Let's begin!

Some more Super Mario Galaxy 2 info is out today, and it's shaping up to be a great game! With some cool new updates like Hint TV, something similar to the help system used in Super Mario Bros. Wii I presume, and the final power up- CLOUD MARIO(FUSION OF CLOUD STRIFE AND MARIO?!?!?!?)!

Read more news on the updates here: http://www.destructoid.com/exploring-the-clouds-in-super-mario-galaxy-2-171619.phtml
And here: http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/supermariogalaxy2/news.html?sid=6259234&tag=topslot;img;4&mode=previews

I never thought I would say this, but....DOUBLE THE WEBSITES=DOUBLE THE PWNAGE.

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Iron-Man 2's demo was previewed hands-on by IGN, and the author of the previewed game review said this: "At this point, I don't see Iron Man 2 being an amazing superhero title thanks to its weak visuals and little issues, but I think it has a chance at being a fun title for folks looking to explore that universe a bit more." Looks like Iron Man 2 will be a fun game.

Read more about it on: http://ps3.ign.com/articles/108/1084598p2.html

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As with Iron Man 2, IGN also reviewed Halo: Reach's Beta. They've done TONS of new things to the multiplayer, and they all sound fun! Though, it looks like there's some problems, but....: "And because it's a work in progress, some of the things I've outlined here will likely change. A lot." Let's hope for the best.

Read more on: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/108/1085085p3.html

Bungie also believes that the multiplayer population for Halo: Reach Beta will "reach" 3,000,000 people!:
"My expectation is it could be upwards of 3 million people," Jarrard told the Times. "I think that's a fairly conservative estimate. Certainly there will never be a console beta of this magnitude."

Read more on: http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/halo-project/1085137p1.html

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In other news, the new DLC content for Left 4 Dead 2 will come out tomorrow(YES!)! It'll have some new content, bond L4D 1 with L4D 2, and some of the developers will play online tomorrow! DOUBLE YES!

Read more on: http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/left-4-dead-2/1085127p1.html

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After the release of Yakuza 3, there's a development project for Yakuza for the PSP! It's titled "Project K". Destructoid had more to say on the matter: "This "Project K" is set in present day Japan, and you'll play as a new character (and not Kazuma) in a hoodie who is 18-years-old. He looks like a bad a. The game will be fully voiced and will be presented in graphic novel style instead of movies." Sounds good, but: "As for the game play, it sounds like we'll get the same old fighting system. I'm honestly kind of tired of it, but we all know the Yakuza games are more about the exploration and story anyway."

Read more about on: http://www.destructoid.com/-project-k-the-yakuza-spin-off-for-psp-171660.phtml

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After reading Gamespot's new article, Street Fighter fans will have some fun with the upcoming Super Street Fighter 4, as Capcom's recent press event stated, it'll have some new modes for play, like Two on Two vs. matches, or even Four on Four! The event reporter, the producer of Street Fighter 4, Yoshinori Ono, also described what Street Fighter 4 owners will get at a bonus: "Finally, Ono took the wraps off the perk original Street Fighter IV owners get for picking up Super Street Fighter IV: two unique graphical filters for your character. If you have saved data from Street Fighter IV, the filters will show up in your costume selection. The first is a pencil shader that adds cross hatching to your fighter's model. The second is an ink shader that adds an ink wash. The effects are cool but seem a little thin as perks go. "

The article: http://www.gamespot.com/events/captivate10/story.html?sid=6259104&tag=picks;title;5

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Blizzard Entertainment did a quick sweep on both WoW and Diablo today: "Warcraft and Diablo cheaters likely find themselves unable to log-on today. In a digital spring cleaning of epic proportions, Blizzard announced it has banned more than 320,000 players for "abuse of unintended mechanics and/or use of third party programs." Whew. That's quite a lot of bans. But they did have an explanation: "'These types of activities can severely impact the stability of our servers, and we'll continue to aggressively monitor Battle.net in order to protect the service and its players from the harmful effects of cheating.'"

Read more about it on: http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/108/1085107p1.html

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Now, to news in reality: apparently, the volcano in Iceland(eighyafhahlahokull, or Eyjafjallajökull), while puffing up ash, has been striking lightning? And there is a scientific explanation on this, as there is apparently there's 3 types of lightning strikes, and it's due to "particles either colliding, or sliding against each other". Sounds interesting.

Watch the video on: http://www.weather.com/outlook/videos/spectacular-volcano-lightning-explained-17053

And also, the flight cancellations have cost Britain 1.7 billion. That doesn't sound good.

Read more on: http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/0420-ap-europe-travel-pm-roundup_2010-04-20

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For football lovers, here's some news for you. Fans made an NFL mock draft.

You can see it here: http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2010/04/19/2010-nfl-mock-draft-5-0-live-chat/?icid=main

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It's become a possibility that 100 places could disappear soon. Read more here: http://www.newsweek.com/id/236064?GT1=43002


Well, that's all for now, everyone! See you next time, on TODAY'S News! This is your news reporter, Bob, going live, and saying good night! :D

P.S. I'm sure some of you are wondering what happened to SonicFanPS2......you DON'T want to know.....all you need to know is that he's in a small cubicle of a room, and was "attacked" with spicy noodles......MUHUHAHAHAHAHAHA!

The spicy noodles finally got to him.

Rhys the Hedgehog wrote:

The spicy noodles finally got to him.

Yes, yes it did.

That's why I don't eat them.

Heh, That was pretty sweet.

Falcon Dive indeed. That was an amazing move, and it was even better that he managed to touch the base before being tagged.

Rhys the Hedgehog wrote:

That's why I don't eat them.

They're quite tasty, though. They're possibly gonna give you a stomach ache, though.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is going to be awesome, and I can't wait for the draft tomorrow

sykog wrote:

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is going to be awesome, and I can't wait for the draft tomorrow

Quite, Sykog. You're a football fan? And I agree, Super Mario Galaxy 2 will pwn.

Also, updated Today's News! Added info on Halo: Reach and L4D 2! You can find it under the Iron Man 2 news.

I saw it yesterday. 'Twas incredible.

SonicFanPS2 wrote:

sykog wrote:

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is going to be awesome, and I can't wait for the draft tomorrow

Quite, Sykog. You're a football fan? And I agree, Super Mario Galaxy 2 will pwn.

Also, updated Today's News! Added info on Halo: Reach and L4D 2! You can find it under the Iron Man 2 news.

Yes, yes I am.