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Portal 2… it’s coming!

It’s true my fellow Portal fans. Valve announced this Friday that a sequel is in the works and will be released later this year! This confirms earlier suspicions of an upcoming sequel suggested by a recent patch to the game which introduced clues and a new achievement.
More details will be revealed in the next issue [...]

Making validation with jquery-validate and Internet Explorer 6 work.

As a web developer, one of the more annoying things about forms is the validation part. Luckily there’s jquery-validate which makes validating forms as easy as just adding a simple class to an input field that needs validation.
However, during one of my latest projects I discovered that under certain conditions, jquery-validate doesn’t play nicely with [...]

An easy guide to installing Windows 7 RC under VMware Fusion

Installing the Microsoft Windows 7 Release Candidate under VMware Fusion on the Mac isn’t difficult at all. Probably the hardest step is downloading Windows 7 RC itself. But for those who still are unsure (or plain lazy), this guide was written! And if that wasn’t enough, a Flickr photoset with even more screenshots is available.

Exclusive BioShock 2 debut footage on GT!

Check out the exclusive BioShock 2 debut footage of GameTrailers.com. In it we finally get to see a Big sister and of course the famous Big Daddy drill in action. Only a few more months till Rapture awaits us all!

First teaser picture of new game released by the Behemoth!

The Behemoth, the game developer responsible for Castle Crashers and Alien Homonid today released the first teaser screenshot of their upcoming game.
Very little is known about this game, so in preperation of the planned trailer (March 18th!), this single screen shot is very welcome. Unfortunately though, it doesn’t tell us much.

There really is something in the sea!

In my previous post I discussed the new teaser site for Bioshock 2: Sea Of Dreams, the upcoming sequel of the highly successful video game Bioshock.
Since that post, they updated the web site and added some clues in the form of even more  news paper clippings, pictures and notes. Apparently, more girls aged 5 to 7 [...]

Something in the sea?

Once every few years there comes a game which manages to amaze everyone. In 2007, Bioshock did just that. Besides great game play and graphics, the true beauty of the game were it’s interesting story and atmosphere. So it’s not surprising that many of us are eagerly awaiting it’s sequel ‘Bioshock 2: Sea of Dreams’ [...]

Wordpress 2.5 released

Finally! The latest version of Wordpress, version 2.5 has arrived! For many it was a long wait, but as I’m typing this message from the new administration panel I must say it was worth it (especially since the editor now seems to work properly with Safari!)
I’ve been following the development of this version on my [...]

Mac OS X tip: Easily change toolbar look of windows

I just found out something very neat in Mac OS X which some of you might find handy. I’m sure this tip has been around and known for some time, but in case you haven’t heard of it before (like me), read on.
By default, if you want to change the toolbar from say icons [...]

Nintendo Wii’s WiiWare service live in Japan

Finally, the WiiWare service for the Nintendo Wii has gone live. The first region to get their hands on the nine games available at launch is Japan, but the US and Europe will (hopefully) follow in May this year.
The list of launch titles for the WiiWare service is as follows :

Dr. Mario & Virus Buster
Star [...]

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