Dojo Info 12/17/08

1. How I Sold My ActiveRain Profile for $6,750.00
   Selling one’s profile is dishonest in my opinion. Funny what someone will publish as true only to say at the bottom it was made up. I guess that’s why he’s a search engine junkie.
2. Video game sales keep bucking recession trend
   Yeeeahhhh boooyyeeeee!
3. Wireless Controller Helps Recover Stolen 360
   See? Video games develop people’s problem solving skills. Word.
4. Palin’s church severely damaged by arson
   Stuff like this seems to happen all the time yet the Conservatives are the party of hate? Please.
5. New York considers taxing iTunes downloads
   Our government has become ever “creative” in finding ways to tax us. If this keeps up, we’re going to need another revolution.

Dante’s Inferno Video Game Teaser Trailer

This clip doesn’t give us much about the video game but with IP like this, designers should be full to overflowing with level design possibilities.

I’m surprised somebody over at Industrial Light & Magic hasn’t pushed through a concept for a film on this amazing piece of literature—Divine Comedy. [via kotaku]

Dojo Info 11/25/08

1. Is the video game industry recession-proof?
   Escapism is a big part of video games so… yeah, it might be time to start buying some stock in gaming companies.
2. Report: Teen commits suicide on Justin.tv
   I’m not sure how anyone can think our world is getting better. Evolution is a farse.
3. Frog Leap Test
   After I completed it I was like… “Why did that take me so long?!?” If you beat it on your first try, I don’t want to hear about it. ;^)
4. The Secret Millionaire
   What a cool idea! Here’s the idea:

   Each week a millionaire leaves their luxury life behind, takes on a secret identity and lives undercover in a deprived area of the UK for ten days. Living on a limited budget with no mod-cons they must forge their own way in the community – working and volunteering alongside the locals and finding individuals and projects who they think deserve a cut of their fortune. On their final day, the millionaires come clean and reveal their true identity to the people they have chosen, surprising them with overwhelming gifts of thousands of pounds to improve their lives.

   Brilliant!

5. TV Sports Theme Song Quiz
   Paladin’s Score: 5 out of 11. Ugh. I knew barely three of them, the other two I guessed right. What’s wrong with me? And here I call myself a sports fan.