Dynolicious, the Dyno Program for the Iphone!
Measure:
* 0-60 MPH
* Other Speed Tests (0-10 MPH through 0-100 MPH in 10MPH increments)
* Quarter Mile Elapsed Time
* Quarter Mile Trap Speed
* Elapsed Time and Trap Speed for standard intervals (60', 330', 1/8 Mi, 1000')
* Lateral G's (current and peak)
* Braking G's (current and peak)
* Wheel Horsepower
* Estimated Engine Horsepower
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_neutrality
If the internet is important, you should know and understand Net Neutrality.
Now enjoy Gears 2's Mad World Trailer: CLICK HERE TO WATCH IT FULL SIZE ON YAHOO
The song is "How It Ends" by DeVotchKa
The commercial was created all in the Unreal Engine 3 with the help of ad agency T.A.G SF, special effects house Digital Domain and director Joseph Kosinski.
"Last Day" is set to air on Nov. 2 during the NFL’s Sunday Night Football presentation of the New England Patriots at the Indianapolis Colts on NBC
Who doesn't love ragdoll physics?
From Wikipedia:
In May 2006, Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima announced that a film adaptation of Metal Gear Solid was in development. The film was purported to be in English, said to be released some time in 2009. Kojima also announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo later that month that he had negotiated a contract with a party in Hollywood to adapt the video game into a film. Kojima also considered Alaska as the site of the film production, due to the game's setting in the state.
David Hayter, the English voice actor for Solid Snake, had submitted his take for the movie but executives have passed on his script.[16] He has previously written the screenplay to X-Men and co-written X2 and The Scorpion King. There has since been a petition web site started in the hopes of getting David Hayter involved with the project.
Producer Michael DeLuca has expressed interest in having Equilibrium director Kurt Wimmer write the script for the movie. Later on Kurt Wimmer was opted to direct the movie adaptation.[17] Konami's Aki Saito had commented that There Will Be Blood director Paul Thomas Anderson was interested,[18] but DeLuca dismissed the claim.
http://mgs.moviechronicles.com
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808372/
Click here to listen to the song in High Quality.
Beautiful piece of music. Enjoy.
"Tapha Niang" from the 2006 album Boulevard de l'Independance by Grammy award-winning Malian kora player Toumani Diabaté.
From Kotaku:
So Microsoft is doing pretty good in Japan. Not great, but good. Good enough to beat the PS3 last month. This is the Xbox 360 display at Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara. The banner in the front is an advertisement for an entertainment festival in Akihabara — it's a red herring, disregard. Back in August, the Xbox 360 sold out in this very store. If you've been to Akihabara, you know that this is a very large retailer. Lots of shoppers! So for Microsoft to sell out right here is a good sign, and it's great for the Xbox 360's reputation in Japan. This demo set-up is not. Well, no, the set-up is fine, it's the upkeep. But just as Microsoft starts to gain ground in Japan, an old friend rears its ugly head...
Hello, you. Out of all the demo kiosk consoles Microsoft needs working in Japan... Doubt this will catastrophically affect Xbox 360 sales in Japan. Microsoft will most likely sell lots of consoles this holiday season. (So will will Nintendo and Sony. Everyone wins!)
I know there are a bunch of shit reviews out there.
"It stays true enough to the original games."
Here is my review score: 8 out of 10.
Go watch it and enjoy it.
*SPOILER WARNING* Here be information that is not official. Here be spoilers.
CHECK OUT THE HIGH RES PICTURES HERE FIRST: CLICK HERE.
Multiplayer Characters:
COG:
- Marcus
- Dom
- Cole
- Baird
- Hoffman
- B. Carmine
Locust:
- Drone
- Sniper
- Grenadier
- Grenadier Elite
- Theron Guard
- Theron Sentinel
- Hammerhead
- Cyclops
Unlock the "Insane" difficulty level by completing the game. Progress through Gears 2 to unlock additional characters for multiplayer, including:
Ben Carmine, Dizzy Wallin, Tai Kaliso, Flame Grenadier, Kantus and Skorge need to be unlocked.
Unlock General Raam by beating Gears 1 campaign (Defeat RAAM).
Unlock Anthony Carmine from beating Act I in Gears 1.
Unlock Minh Young Kim by getting 10 COG tags in Gears 1.
NOTE: Players' Achievements in Gears 1 will unlock content in Gears 2, but they won't automatically give you Achievements in Gears 2. This content is truly exclusive and you're not going to unlock it any other way.
Multiplayer Maps:
- Avalanche
- Blood Drive
- Day One
- Hail
- Jacinto
- Pavillion
- River
- Ruins
- Security
- Stasis
Downloadable via DLC on Xbox Live:
- Gridlock Remake
- Canals Remake
- Mansion Remake
- Subway Remake
- Tyro Station Remake
New games receive a code to download these maps on day 1. November 7, 2008.
Gears of War 2 Achievements:
Green as Grass Train the rook (any difficulty) 10
It's a Trap! Story progression in Act 1, Chapter 2 10
Escort Service Story progression in Act 1, Chapter 4 10
Girl About Town Story progression in Act 1, Chapter 6 10
That Sinking Feeling Story progression in Act 2, Chapter 4 10
Freebaird! Story progression in Act 2, Chapter 5 10
Heartbroken Story progression in Act 2, Chapter 6 10
Longitude and Attitude Story progression in Act 3, Chapter 3 10
Tanks for the Memories Story progression in Act 3, Chapter 4 10
Water Sports Story progression in Act 3, Chapter 6 10
There's a Time for Us Story progression in Act 4, Chapter 2 10
Better Wrapped in Beacon Story progression in Act 4, Chapter 3 10
Have Fun Storming the Castle Story progression in Act 4, Chapter 6 10
And the Horse You Rode in On Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 1 10
You Are the Support, Son Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 2 10
Brumak Rodeo Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 4 10
Does This Look Infected to You? Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 5 10
Tourist of Duty Complete all campaign acts on Casual Difficulty 25
Guerilla Tactician Complete all campaign acts on Normal Difficulty 50
Artist of War Complete all campaign acts on Hardcore Difficulty 75
Suicide Missionary Complete all campaign acts on Insane Difficulty 150
Collector Recover 5 collectibles (any difficulty) 5
Pack Rat Recover 20 collectibles (any difficulty) 15
Completionist Recover all 41 collectibles (any difficulty) 30
One-Night Stand Complete 1 chapter in co-op on any difficulty (Marcus or Dom) 10
Open Relationship Complete 10 chapters in co-op on any difficulty (Marcus or Dom) 30
Friends with Benefits Complete all acts in co-op on any difficulty (Marcus or Dom) 50
Once More, With Feeling Perform 30 perfect active reloads (any mode) 10
Takes a Licking Melee 30 Tickers (any mode) 30
Organ Grinder Kill 30 enemies with a cover mounted Mulcher (any mode) 10
Shock and Awe Kill 30 enemies with the heavy Mortar (any mode) 10
Said the Spider to the Fly Kill 10 enemies with a planted grenade (any mode) 10
Crowd Control Melee 10 enemies down with the Boomshield equipped (any mode) 10
Smells Like Victory Kill 30 enemies with the Scorcher Flamethrower (any mode) 10
Variety Is the Spice of Death Kill an enemy with every weapon in the game (any mode) 30
Seriously 2.0 Kill 100,000 enemies (any mode) 50
Standing Here, Beside Myself Win 3 matches of Wingman (public) 10
Beat the Meatflag Capture 10 meatflags in Submission (public) 10
It's Good to be the King Win 10 rounds of Guardian as the leader (public) 10
You Go Ahead, I'll Be Fine Win three matches of King of the Hill (public) 10
Back to Basic Successfully complete the 5 lessons of multiplayer Training Grounds 10
Party Like It's 1999 Play 1999 rounds of multiplayer (any mode) 30
Around the World, Again Win a multiplayer match on each map (any mode) 30
Dirty, Dirty Horde Survive the first 10 waves of Horde (any difficulty, any map) 20
Hoard the Horde Survive all 50 waves of Horde (any difficulty, any map) 30
More pictures here.
Video:
Click here for the ART ViDOC from EPIC.
Keep your eyes on this thread.
Finally, Gears of War 2 goes Gold today. That means the final copy of Gears 2 is prepared and ready to be copied to all games for retail discs.
Watch this guy create a custom Airman!
The song is Air Man ga Taosenai (Air Man Will Not Die) - Posted for awesomeness.
Handed out at E for All Expo.
Fan made:
Posters:
http://gearsofwar.xbox.com/lastday/
Enter these codes:
529369-BLXIL-EL
617461-ZMTDP-EL
913018-ZSFBM-EL
193383-LKR92-EL
088342-YFTVD-EL
Updates and info at the epic forums here.
Proud to give you another exclusive!
Gears of War Coalition of Ordered Governments COG Identification Tags!
Print these, cut them out, glue them together, and put them on a military style chain! 
Since EPIC decided not to give us COG Tags in the Limited Edition Gears 2, I took matters into my own hands. Click here to download!
How to make your own metal COG Tags:
(see image link for photos of each step)
How to make Metal COG Tags:
(with tools and supplies available from any hardware store)
Supplies:
1 strip 2" x 1/8" aluminum
coping saw, or jeweler's saw
set of hobby files
150, 300, & 600 grit sandpaper
#0000 steel wool
vice or clamp
drill & 1/8" drill bit
tape
fine tip marker
can of clear coat
X-acto blade
Step 1: Create a pattern. This can be done with paper and pencil, or a computer generated image (I used Photoshop). Draw, or print the image on a thick paper such as card stock or Bristol board.
Step 2. Cut a section off the aluminum strip with the coping saw (making a rough square). Using an X-acto blade, carefully cut around the edges of the the cog pattern, and tape it to the piece of metal. Trace around the edge with the fine tip marker, then dust the metal with clear coat (so the pattern doesn't rub off while you're working on it).
Step 3. Drill a hole in the center of the pattern, near the inside edge of the circle in the 'cog'. Clamp or vice the piece of metal (it's a good idea to run some tape along the inside of the vice or clamp, this will keep the piece of metal you're cutting from getting too scratched). Detach one end of the coping saw blade, thread it through the hole, then reattach. Slowly saw out the center hole, keeping the cut just inside the line (you can always remove more material later, so it's best to leave a little as the cut will be a bit rough).
Step 4. Making small inward cuts from the edge, make your way around the edge of each cog (just outside the pattern line). It doesn't have to be perfect, as you'll be sanding it down later.
Step 5. Using the hobby files (or needle/ jeweler files), sand the edges down to the marker line, keeping the edge as level as possible, and eliminating most of rough sawed edge. This is the most time consuming step.
Step 6. Start with 150 grit sandpaper and begin smoothing the edges. Continue with the 300 grit, and finally the 600 grit sandpaper. At this point there should be no visible saw marks, nicks or gouges. Drill an 1/8" hole at the top of each cog.
Step 7. Clean all metal filings and dust away from your work area (the cog can be easily gouged at this point, and you'll have to start the sanding process over again, which is a pain in the butt). Lightly brush the entire surface of each cog with #0000 steel wool (or whatever final polishing method you prefer).
Thread each of the cogs onto a dog tag/ ball-chain. These can be found at most hobby or craft stores (I found one at an Army surplus store for a couple bucks). Or... you can always pop one off a pen at the bank or grocery store (though, you didn't hear that suggestion from me).
Congratulations! You have just fabricated a set of "Gears of War" cog tags.