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New game to recreate JFK assasination

A game development company in Glasgow, Scotland is releasing a 3D simulation of the JFK assassination as a shooting game today. The game is being marketed as a "reconstruction tool" for those who wish to decide whether the "lone gunman" theory is possible. The game uses the latest in real ballistics and gives actual analysis for each shot you take. You can review your shots from multiple locations, such as the grassy knoll, or see how they would appear in the Zapruder film. You are limited to making your shots from the Texas School Book Depository as I understand it.

The environment was modeled after actual 1963-era maps of Dealey Plaza in Dallas. They also used the actual Zapruder footage to make sure that timing and movement of objects where correct. The ballistic and physics models used are VERY realistic. Much more than the standard "shooter" most gamers are used to playing today. The goal of this game is realism. Which means your bullet is going to drop dramatically as the distance increases.

Okay, so now for the moral dilemma! It is very tacky to recreate the assassination of the President of the United States of America! Period. I understand that they are trying to "spin" this as a conspiracy theorist's wet dream. But that doesn't make it right. No, I haven't downloaded it. No, I haven't decided not to download it either. You can all help me decide! Post your comments!

The game can be found at http://www.jfkreloaded.com

Here are some screen shots for those interested.

Halo 2 sets sales record

November 10, 2004 - Halo 2 earned $125 million in first-day sales, breaking records for first-day earnings of any entertainment release, including the biggest Hollywood blockbusters. In other words, The Matrix got nothing on Master Chief.

The frenzy for one of the biggest console releases in videogame history moved 2.4 million units in the U.S. and Canada. Says Microsoft's Peter Moore: "The first 24 hours of Halo 2 sales have taken our breath away."

Time will tell just how high the figures will climb, but there's no doubt -- and no surprise in noting -- that Halo 2 has already made videogame history

Teddy gets a Vespa!

Our very own Teddy Davis has finally given in to his inner female and bought a Vespa. Not just an ordinary Vespa, but a pastel pink Vespa! "I can't wait to pass all the suckers stuck in traffic on Cedar Bluff!" Teddy stated. Teddy recently tried to sign up for a traffic safety class, but there weren't any that would allow Vespa riders. Teddy was forced to take a bicycle safety class instead.

Here is a picture from that class. Notice the Police Officer using Teddy as an example of the type of people to avoid.