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Critical Bits for the week ending 2009-01-17

January 17, 2009 by Gato the News Robot

  • Now you too can use the Force, using brain wave tech 
  • Tales of the Arabian Nights delayed, probably until summer
  • Christmas Carol in the original Klingon 
  • List of video game companies on Twitter
  • WotC Updates: Podcast #31  DDM Ettin Spirit-Talker Open Grave: Spirits Possessed 
  • DDI Update: Playing Dhampyr 
  • Fallout 3: Operation Anchorage coming Jan. 27 
  • WotC update: Steal This Hook! Winter in the Forest
  • DDI Updates: Ruling Skill Challenges Rule #4, Winter of the Witch 
  • RIP, Ricardo Montalban, who played one of the best science fiction villains ever… I am, of course, referring to his turn as Armando Guitierrez on Freakazoid.
  • Digital Insider #21: Account Management to be improved, char. builder by end of Jan, return of Acererak the Demilich 
  • Wheel of Time videogames? 
  • #9 most popular idea on Citizen’s Briefing Book on Change.gov? Legal Online Poker.
  • Watchman lawsuit settled
  • WotC Updates: Excerpts Demilich, RPGA Report,  Minis Spotlight Pit Fiend, Black Crusade Excerpt 
  • DDI Update: Origin Stories: Strangers in a Strange Land 
  • Werewolf iPhone app by Kory Heath released. (iTunes store link) (App description)

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  1. Jack Crow says

    January 18, 2009 at 3:38 pm

    I had no idea Ricardo Montalban was on Freakazoid, that’s another reason to miss the man.

    Jack Crow´s last post: Whats your class baby?

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