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The press release reads:
"AMC also jointly announces with Glen Mazzara today that for future seasons, the two parties have mutually decided to part ways. Glen guided the series creatively for seasons 2 and 3. AMC is grateful for his hard work. We are both proud of our shared success.
Both parties acknowledge that there is a difference of opinion about where the show should go moving forward, and conclude that it is best to part ways. This decision is amicable and Glen will remain on for post-production on season 3B as showrunner and executive producer."
Glen Mazzara has released the following statement: "My time as showrunner on The Walking Dead has been an amazing experience, but after I finish season 3, it's time to move on. I have told the stories I wanted to tell and connected with our fans on a level that I never imagined. It doesn't get much better than that. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this journey."
The Walking Dead's creator, Robert Kirkman, has released his own statement as well: "I am in full support of both AMC and Glen Mazzara in the decision they have come to and believe the parties came to this decision in the best interest of the future of the show. I thank Glen for his hard work and appreciate his many contributions to The Walking Dead and look forward to working with him as we complete post production on Season 3. I am also excited to begin work on another spectacular season of this show that I know means so much to so many people. This show has always been the result of a wide range of extremely talented men and women working tirelessly to produce their best work collectively. I believe the future is bright for The Walking Dead. Thank you to the fans for your continued support."
Lastly, Gale Anne Hurd, who continues on as an executive producer, said in her statement, ""I am appreciative and grateful to Glen for his hard work on The Walking Dead. I am supportive of AMC and Glen's decision and know that the series is in great hands with one of the most talented and dedicated casts and crews in the business. I look forward to the show's continued success.""
For such a big hit -- this fall it achieved the astounding feat of becoming the biggest scripted series on television among among adults 18-49 -- The Walking Dead has been through a lot of creative turbulence in its three seasons on the air. Darabont was replaced by AMC in the first half of Season 2, with Mazzara (who was already writing for the series) taking his place as showrunner. It's not clear yet who will replace Mazzara for the fourth season and if it will be someone already working on the series or someone brand new to The Walking Dead.
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I wasn't pleased with Darabont departing the series because of the changes it brought. Certain actors were only there because of him and thus were killed off so they could depart alongside him. Darabont had a vision and a direction but AMC stupidly pushed back. I was nervous going into season three but so far things have been pretty good.
That might be changing though with Mazzara departing as well who was second in command under Darabont. The big thing that jumps out at me is how they (Mazzara and AMC) weren't seeing eye to eye on the show which is rather similar to what went down with Darabont. AMC wanted smaller sets, more indoor scenes, and a smaller budget but Darabont said no telling them that his way was the way to make it work on TV. And he was right.
Mazzara has followed suit as well with season three featuring the prison, plenty of outdoor scenes, Woodbury, and more. Whatever scaling back AMC wanted it apparently didn't happen on the level they were hoping for because now Mazzara has departed mid season (again like Darabont).
Could AMC be shuffling around show runners now to find the person who will bend to their will? I'm starting to think so and I hope the show overall doesn't suffer because of the stupidity AMC keeps showcasing. They've got a hit on their hands and from the sounds of it they are trying to maximize profit while spending as little as possible letting the name of the show do the heavy lifting.
A standard has already been set and if the show starts to dip below that standard I can promise you viewers will stop watching. AMC is already messing up badly with shows like Breaking Bad which is taking nearly a year break during it's mid season and other show heads have talked about the push back they've got from AMC about how their shows were being done.
I'm starting to think that Walking Dead might have an easier time on a network like HBO or Showtime.

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The folks in New Orleans don't want to give up their NBA team. Especially not to to "those billionaires in Seattle."
The Seattle Times reports that Morris Bart, a local attorney who said he's willing to buy 10 percent of the team, told the crowd:
"I'm aware of (Microsoft CEO) Steve Ballmer and those billionaires in Seattle who want to bring a team back there, but the message to them is: We're not giving up our team without a fight."
Pretty sure we only have one billionaire in Seattle who may want to buy an NBA team. But hey, if you want to lump us all in with Mr. Ballmer, that's fine by me. Just as long as it includes a joint checking account.


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I just did a little research and the Staffordshire was origionally used in bull and bear baiting (?). That was outlawed in England in 1835 and the dog's were used to fight in pit's. They are a cross between a bulldog and terriers. My guess would be the power comes from the bulldog and the heart from the terriers.
When they were imported into the U.S., they were bred for use on farms and origionally used for just that purpose here. Of course fighting is popular so they became the pit dog's we think of today. In fact the "Amer Pit Bull Terrier" is a larger dog than the "Staffordshire Terrier".
It is not the dog that is bad, the dog that has been bred to have a specific temperment and a willingness to fight back. The thing that is bad is some of the hands these dog's fall into where the,,,,,,,,,,agressive trait's are brought out. The same traits could be brough out of the "Dachshund", or several others but they would not have the strength of the "Pit", which was origionally the Bull Dog crossed with the terriers. I believe that "Pit's" are the choice of bad people just because of their heart in fighting back and more importantly, their predictable temperment. You cannot say the same thing about the predictability of the German Shepard of the Doberman, either might turn on their master. The dogs used to guard highly sensivetive munitions dumps in Germany when I was there were German Shepards. The handlers wore heavy dog handler suit's. The Shepards and Dobermans are both a much more intimidating breed when you just stand there and look at them. If you were betting you could handle a dog in a fight, would you take on the 45 or 50 pound Pit or a 80 to 100 pound Shepard or Doberman? The Pit has more heart.
I think it's wrong to judge the breed because of what some people have done with it. One of the most famous Pit's in history was the one on the old T.V. series, "Our Gang", "Pete". He was everything a pit is supposed to be but nothing that it has been reported to be. NOBODY accused "Pete" of being a bad dog.


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tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:blogdestructoidhttp://bulk2.destructoid.com/ele2/images/destructoid/favicon.ico2016-04-11T07:00:00Ztag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=354598Josh Tolentinohttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Josh+TolentinoStar Trek Online brings back alien Nazis in its Season 11.5 update2016-04-11T07:00:00Z2016-04-11T07:00:00Z

Star Trek Online is pretty cool if you're a fan of deep cuts from Star Trek lore. Name an episode from any of the TV series over the last fifty years and there's probably a reference to it tucked away in the game somewhere. The key driver for the latest set of updates to the game seems to be the "Temporal Cold War" storyline from Star Trek: Enterprise, which featured (naturally), a whole buttload of time travel shenanigans, including aliens in Nazi Germany, as featured in the two-parter "Storm Front."

The Nazi aliens in question are called the Na'kuhl, and they're the big baddies of STO's upcoming Season 11.5 update, which explores the reasons why the Na'kuhl are are pissy about time travel and what the people of the 25th century, with their fancy starships and beam lasers plan to do about it. Check out the trailer for the update above, which teases some coming moments from the ongoing storyline.

Debuting on April 12th, the update will also introduce a major revamp of the game's character skill system, as well as new systems for endgame-level players to chew on. A random-prize lockbox will also hand out various Na'kuhl-themed goodies, including some spiffy-looking playable starships.

 Read more...tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=340852Josh Tolentinohttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Josh+TolentinoStar Trek Online's new flagship article is a nostalgia trip2016-02-22T13:00:00Z2016-02-22T13:00:00Z
We already know that fan-made projects can be really cool, but things can get to another level if a developer also happens to be a fan. That seems to be the case with Star Trek Online and one of the starship designers at Cryptic Studios, Thomas Marrone.

A little while ago, the game released new, updated versions of the Odyssey-class flagship, the same model as the U.S.S. Enterprise of Star Trek Online's timeline. To commemorate the occasion, Marrone put together a twelve-page article from "Jayce's Navy Interstellar," a fictional 24th-century publication in the style of Jane's Defense Weekly. Written "in-universe," the article takes a look at the new ships and explains more about their background and origins. Check it out in PDF form here, and if you're curious about the ships themselves, other fans have made montages of them in action using the game's recording tools below.

Though technically unofficial, the fake article is a real nostalgia trip, both to Trek fandom and the olden days of PC games, when manuals were not only the primary source of information on how to play but also the best place to put details about a game's setting, world, and other bits of "lore". What old PC gamer could forget the novellas that came with Wing Commander, or reading about the social structures of Kharak in the Homeworld manuals, or the steampunk glory of Arcanum's manual? These days you'd be lucky to get a tie-in comic to pay for, or a codex that can only be read in-game instead of when you're on the toilet. Almost sad that one has to look to fans (and fan-devs) for this sort of side material.

Excerpt from Jayce's Navy Interstellar [Twitter]

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 Read more...tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=337544Josh Tolentinohttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Josh+TolentinoStar Trek Online kicks off its 6th anniversary celebrations2016-01-29T11:30:00Z2016-01-29T11:30:00Z
Star Trek Online turns six years old this week, and it's time for developer Cryptic to celebrate the fact as is the custom: By holding its yearly anniversary event.

Players that log in between now and February 24th can participate in a number of festive events, mostly involving playing minigames for Q to earn rewards that can be traded in for a fancy new playable starship. The anniversary also opens with a new story mission, titled "Time and Tide", kicking off a new overarching plot for the game, involving time travel, technobabble, and deep cuts into Star Trek lore.

In related news, Star Trek itself is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year as well, and Cryptic have hinted that big things are in store for Star Trek Online to commemorate the occasion.

Anniversary Event [Star Trek Online]

 tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=318777Josh Tolentinohttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Josh+TolentinoStar Trek Online celebrates new Trek show with free Enterprise stuff2015-11-03T10:30:00Z2015-11-03T10:30:00Z
Rejoice, Trek fans. On the off chance you haven't heard yet, CBS is planning a new Star Trek TV series, which will premiere as part of the CBS All-Access streaming service in the far-flung future timeline of 2017, right on time to get folks hyped for the franchise to celebrate its 50th birthday next year.

And to celebrate the occasion, the current custodian of the prime universe, Star Trek Online, is commemorating the last Star Trek series, 2005's Star Trek: Enterprise. Fans who had faith of the heart can pick up a free Enterprise bundle pack, containing a playable replica of the NX-01 Enterprise starship, as well as crew uniforms and clothing items from the show. The giveaway lasts until 10:30 AM PST on Wednesday, November 4th, so there's not a lot of time to get it.

Star Trek TV Show Giveaway [Arc Games]

 tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=316921Josh Tolentinohttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Josh+TolentinoStar Trek Online hands out Back to the Future hoverboards2015-10-22T10:45:00Z2015-10-22T10:45:00Z
Are you tired of hearing news about Back to the Future day yet, especially now that it's technically over already? If you are...well, I'm sorry, but hey, this one might even be cool, because it comes from even further into the future - the 25th-century timeline of Star Trek Online, to be exact.

From yesterday until October 26th, just before the launch of the game's big Season 11 update, players that log into the game can claim a free Back to the Future-style hoverboard, complete with an evocative pink color scheme and royalty-free "Future Flyer" branding. There's even a cute bit of flavor text from the game's Temporal Investigations NPCs explaining just how strange artifacts from the 21st century got themselves into the 25th.

In case you aren't willing to download a fat MMO to get your taste of 2015's top toy, there's a picture of the item, as well as some hot quantum-teleported lore, below.

 Read more...tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=302698Josh Tolentinohttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Josh+TolentinoStar Trek Online goes post-war in Season 11: New Dawn2015-08-11T06:00:00Z2015-08-11T06:00:00Z

For the five years it's been running, Star Trek Online's story has been one of a galaxy at war. First it was a war between the Federation and Klingon Empire, then between an alliance of the Federation, Klingons, and Romulans against the Borg, the Delta Quadrant, and now, the baddies behind them all, the Iconians. But that's about to change if announcements about the game's Season 11 update titled New Dawn, are to be believed.

Teased at the recent Star Trek Las Vegas convention, New Dawn will take place once the story of the current season The Iconian War wraps up in a manner of weeks, and will focus on "rebuilding and hope". Players will be dealing with the aftermath of the war (and the temporal shenanigans involved in ending it), discover "a previously unknown civilization", and "uncover the mystery of a strange traveler from another time". The storyline will also feature voice work from Star Trek actor alumnus Chase Masterson, who played Leeta on Deep Space Nine.

Other additions to the game will include new events, ships, and something called the "Admiralty System", which gives high-level players something to do with ships they own but aren't using. While I've got my doubts that the "New Dawn" will be as peaceful and hopeful as they claim (the game's mechanics are very much geared towards battle), even a tonal departure from the current wartime atmosphere would be refreshing, if nothing else.

Star Trek Online Season 11: New Dawn [Arc Games]

 Read more...tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=296961Joe Parlockhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Joe+ParlockNeverwinter: Strongholds might get me back into the game2015-07-31T11:00:00Z2015-07-31T11:00:00Z
On August 11, Perfect World will be releasing the latest expansion to their Dungeons & Dragons-based MMO Neverwinter, Strongholds. With its action-based combat, fantastic locations, and relatively simple mechanics, Neverwinter managed to hold me enough to get to the endgame, but unfortunately it was there when I stopped playing. Fortunately, with Strongholds I might finally have a reason to get back to the game. I was shown about 30 minutes of gameplay, and walked through it by Neverwinter's executive producer Rob Overmyer.

Strongholds' main focus is on the guild system in the game. Guilds will be able to make a keep to share and work together to upgrade. Strongholds have been a part of Dungeons & Dragons since the original release, allowing players to create and own their own space. This feature was then improved upon for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, introducing large-scale combat. AD&D is the basis for the Strongholds expansion.

The premise sounds familiar to World of Warcraft players, as the latest expansion Warlords of Draenor introduced guild housing as well. However, Rift, Guild Wars 2, and WildStar have all had an increased focus on their guild mechanics recently too. Perfect World argues Neverwinter Strongholds is more part of a big change in the MMO as a genre, rather than simply following in WoW's footsteps. Whether you believe that or not is completely up to you, and I personally believe if there is a big change in MMOs right now, Draenor was the spark.

 Read more...tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=295936Jordan Devorehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jordan+DevorePerfect World is closing RaiderZ next month2015-07-13T15:00:00Z2015-07-13T15:00:00Z
Come August, there will be one less monster-hunting game for PC.

"Over the past weeks, RaiderZ has seen a few different instances where the game has had issues with the server," said Perfect World Entertainment in a blog post. "In the past, we have been working with MAIET, the developer of RaiderZ, in order to troubleshoot and solve issues to keep the game available for the players. Unfortunately, MAIET is no longer operating anymore."

This has put the publisher in an awkward position, one that's made it "very difficult to troubleshoot any issues that happen to RaiderZ." Rather than bring in another studio or simply leave the mess as is, Perfect World intends to shut the game down on August 7, 2015 at 10:00pm Pacific.

"All RaiderZ payments dated back to May 7 will be refunded 100% to your Arc Account Balance, which can be spent in any of our PWE games. We have also reduced prices of all items in RaiderZ's item shop to one ZEN for those who are still able to connect to the game and play. All players who have logged-in during the past 30 days will be granted 1000 in-game currency to use on the item shop prior to the shutdown. This transfer will happen today, July 8."

RaiderZ Shutdown Notice [Perfect World]

 Read more...tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=295142Joe Parlockhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Joe+ParlockThe Xbox One version of Neverwinter is now only one expansion behind2015-07-02T03:00:00Z2015-07-02T03:00:00Z
While the PC version of the pretty dang good MMO Neverwinter is waiting for news about its newest expansion, the Xbox One port unfortunately is playing catchup.

Perfect World have announced that Rise of Tiamat, the fifth module for the game released back in 2014, is now available on Xbox One. The expansion adds more to the Tyranny of Dragons campaign, a new area for Level 70 players called Well of Dragons, and a new raid, Temple of Tiamat.

Rise of Tiamat was when I started playing Neverwinter, so it's nice to know I'll be in familiar territory should I find myself on the Xbox version. I genuinely am excited to see the Xbox One version get up to date, as it seems like a perfect fit for an MMO on a console.

 The full patch list for the PC version of Rise of Tiamat was huge, but there's also a video below specific to the Xbox One version to help you familiarise yourself with the changes.

 tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=293800Joe Parlockhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Joe+ParlockNeverwinter: Strongholds is whipping guilds into shape2015-06-12T02:00:00Z2015-06-12T02:00:00Z

Dang, Cryptic and Perfect World sure are pumping out the expansions for Their pretty awesome MMO Neverwinter pretty fast. Hot on the heels of Elemental Evil and the Xbox One release of the game, Cryptic has announced their seventh expansion is Neverwinter: Strongholds.

The expansion is pulling a bit of a Warlords of Draenor on us, focusing on guild-run strongholds you can fight for and against. Speaking about the expansion, Cryptic said:

Guilds have been a cornerstone of Neverwinter since its inception, which provided players the opportunity to unite under a single name, socialize with like-minded adventurers and aid each other in times of need. It is only fitting that the walls of a mighty stronghold would house the very members of your guild, or fall to crush them.

 Reminiscent of early Dungeons & Dragons lore, Neverwinter: Strongholds empowers guilds to reclaim a keep and its surrounding areas that have been overrun by the wild. As the lands are cleared, guilds will build defenses both in and around their strongholds using structures like barracks and additional troops armed to protect the keep. Once the keep has been secured, guilds will have to battle against the environment as well as other players to ensure they maintain control of their lands.

Turns out Cryptic sneakily put out the announcement when no one was looking back at the end of May, but in their Steam Community update posted on June 9 they reaffirm that we will hear more information on it in the next few weeks.

Honestly, guilds have been dying a slow death in Neverwinter. I've never been able to find one I'd be interested in joining, so hopefully Strongholds really kicks that back into gear and gives the game some much-needed endgame content. I'm pretty excited.

 tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=293356Josh Tolentinohttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Josh+TolentinoStar Trek Online starts summer event, answers important question2015-06-05T16:30:00Z2015-06-05T16:30:00Z
Indeed, Star Trek fans, the answer that's eluded us is finally here: Andorian chest hair is as white as fresh snowfall.

Now, you could go back to your business, or you could stick around Star Trek Online between today and July 16th, as the game runs its yearly summer event, taking place on the beach resort planet of Risa. As with the last couple of years, the event area features a rotating cycle of mini-games, like races, scavenger hunts, and an aerial obstacle course, that players can participate in to earn rewards.

The rewards include tacky swimwear, jetpacks, futuristic surfboards (including a new one honoring the late Mr. Spock), the Trek version of an Evee, and even some gear that might actually useful in the rest of the game, like a "Hurricane Generator", which is something I figure would be more appropriate to whip out in front of one's enemies rather than in the middle of a seaside dance party.

And of course, there's a fancy starship up for grabs, as well. Players who participate in the event for 25 of its 42-day runtime will unlock the Nandi-class warship, a new playable starship patterned after the Ferengi D'kora-class cruiser. It's the first full-size Ferengi vessel made available since the D'kora appeared in-game in 2012, so latinum-lovers seeking the full "armed merchantman" experience may want to give it a look.

 tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=291002Josh Tolentinohttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Josh+TolentinoStar Trek Online goes to (more) war in its Season 10 update2015-04-26T14:00:00Z2015-04-26T14:00:00Z

If we go by seasons, Star Trek Online has been the longest-running Star Trek-branded property of all, with the game's Season 10: The Iconian War update having gone live just this week. Of course, that's a bit of a cheat, as developer Cryptic Studios has opted to call all of the game's major updates a "season". In reality, the game's 2010 release has only given it sufficient years to outlast the original series and Star Trek: Enterprise. So far.

That said, the game might be one of the largest Trek-things around in terms of scale. The Iconian War pits the forces of the Alpha, Beta, and Delta quadrants against the Iconians, who are making its return to Trek fiction as a galactic threat that makes Mass Effect's Reapers look like a gang of street thugs. New story missions featuring voice work from Robert Duncan Mcneill, reprising his Star Trek: Voyager role as Tom Paris and Lisa LoCicero, who played Tom's daughter Miral Paris in that series' final episode.

New endgame raid events have also been added, in addition to new equipment, costumes, and starships to earn and buy. A revamp of the game's "Sector Space" world map makes space travel more interesting by removing the loading breaks from the original game's numerous "sector block" areas and consolidating it into three massive quadrant maps. The "Delta Recruitment" event is also still running, conferring benefits on new players and existing players that start new characters, so now might be a nice time to give the game a try.

 tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=289444Josh Tolentinohttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Josh+TolentinoStar Trek Online resorts to time travel to boost recruitment in April2015-03-24T14:30:00Z2015-03-24T14:30:00Z
Ah, time travel. It's a staple of science fiction, and Star Trek has played host to more than a few yarns about tripping the light chronologic. Thus it's not unusual to see a few time-travel quests lodged into MMORPG Star Trek Online's mission lineup. What is unusual, though, is how developer Cryptic are planning to involve temporal hijinks in the game's latest event: The Delta Recruitment Month.

The event, slated to run from April 2nd to May 21st, is designed to encourage new players to join the game and to convince current or returning players to start up fresh characters ("alts" in the common parlance). During the duration of the event, any new characters created will be marked as "Delta Recruits" and be outfitted with a host of benefits and rewards intended to speed the leveling process, some of which can also be transferred over to older characters on the same account. More intriguingly, Delta Recruit characters will be able to participate in a unique, parallel storyline involving quests and goals given by "an experienced captain traveling back in time" to prepare for coming developments in the game's Season 10 update.

Cryptic's also hinted at other plans for Season 10, including a major revamp of the game's "Sector Space" overworld map, new content, starships, story missions, voice cameos from Trek alumni, and what looks to be a big ol' war against the Iconians, a bunch of aliens on whom most bad happenings in Star Trek Online's lore can be blamed.

Delta Recruitment [Star Trek Online]

 tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=288748Josh Tolentinohttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Josh+TolentinoStar Trek Online establishes in-game memorials for Leonard Nimoy2015-03-08T10:30:00Z2015-03-08T10:30:00Z
Leonard Nimoy passed away last week. Though his legacy is broad and varied, most people know him best as Spock, Star Trek's most recognizable Vulcan. The same goes for the MMORPG Star Trek Online, as developer Cryptic Studios opened their contribution to the late actor's remembrance: A permanent in-game memorial.

The memorials, which consist of a statue of Nimoy as Spock and a sculpture of the Vulcan IDIC (a triangular symbol referring to "Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations") are located on Spock's home planet of Vulcan, and on the planet of New Romulus, the latter of which recognizes Nimoy's work in Star Trek: The Next Generation, where an older Spock acted as ambassador to the Romulans.

Cryptic have also opted to add a memorial plaque recognizing other departed figures important to Star Trek. The plaque contains Nimoy's name, as well as those of Deforest Kelley (who played Dr. McCoy), James Doohan (who played Scotty), Majel Barrett (who played Nurse Chapel), and of course, Star Trek's creator, Gene Roddenberry.

Check out some screenshots of the newly-opened memorials (with crowds of players paying their respects), as well as of black flags of mourning hanging in prominent social areas.

Leonard Nimoy Memorials [Star Trek Online]

 Read more...tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=286221Mike Cosimanohttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Mike+CosimanoNeverwinter Xbox One Closed Beta starts in February, sign up now!2015-01-15T11:00:00Z2015-01-15T11:00:00Z
If you've got an Xbox One and have been hankering to play the Dungeons and Dragons MMO Neverwinter on a console, you might want to go ahead and register for the Xbox One closed beta. Registration begins today and the beta will run from February 5 - 8.

There's currently no word as to whether the beta will be an Xbox Live Gold perk, but the full game will be free-to-play for Gold members when it launches. Neverwinter on Xbox will have "optimized controls," which likely means they've found a way to fit the game's combat system on a controller.

As somebody who's never played a second of this game, I went to a trusted source: my friend Desi, who's played "over 100" hours of Neverwinter. According to her, there's a lot of grinding involved if you don't feel like shelling out the big bucks.

"It kind of is free to play, but you need to have loads of money if you want to cheat your way through," she told me over Facebook in an 'interview.' "It's very hierarchical, considering that the top players have the best (real money bought) equipment and companions."

Just going to throw this out there, if you need to subscribe to a paying service to play this MMO and it relies heavily on microtransactions, maybe "free-to-play" isn't the right term? The Xbox One version of Neverwinter will launch sometime in Early 2015, along with just about everything else.

 tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=281370Josh Tolentinohttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Josh+TolentinoStar Trek Online goes to the Delta Quadrant in October2014-09-19T01:00:00Z2014-09-19T01:00:00Z

Get your replicator rations ready, folks, because Star Trek Online is about to get itself catapulted by weird aliens to the Delta Quadrant, which was last visited in the 1990's by the Star Trek: Voyager TV series.

The MMO's latest free expansion, titled Delta Rising, is dated for an October 14th release, and promises new quests, areas, and characters, including voice performances from Voyager cast members Jeri Ryan, Robert Picardo, Garret Wang, Ethan Philips, and Tim Russ, reprising their roles as Seven of Nine, The Doctor, Harry Kim, Neelix, and Tuvok, respectively.

Most important, perhaps, is that Delta Rising will raise Star Trek Online's level cap for the first time in years, from level 50 to a new maximum of 60. The expansion will also include new tiers of playable starships and gear, as well as new systems for player progression beyond the level cap. More details on the new additions are available at the official site.

As bad a rap as Voyager gets in Trekkie circles, I've still got a special place in my heart for Captain Janeway and her crew, so I'm actually kind of stoked to see the game revisit that territory. Let's just hope there's no mission where players go to Warp 10 and then devolve into weird amphibian things because SCIENCE. That would be silly.

 tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=277092mrandydixonhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/mrandydixonWe've got 5,000 codes for the Swordsman closed beta!2014-06-25T11:00:00Z2014-06-25T11:00:00Z
Our friends at Perfect World have hooked us up with 5,000 keys for the closed beta of their new martial arts MMO Swordsman! And in addition to the closed beta, these codes also unlock a Dtoid and E3-exclusive fluffy little lamb that you can hold in your hand and also speaks to you. You know, just what you always think about when you think about Destructoid.

The closed beta ends later this week, so get on it! Thankfully, the unlockables will still be there for you once the game goes into open beta, so you won't be without your fluffy little lamb for long.

To claim your code, click here! (Huge members can snag their reserved codes right here!) Then, just follow the instructions below to redeem. Have fun!

 Read more...tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=269679Josh Tolentinohttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Josh+TolentinoStar Trek Online's anniversary adds Tuvok, transformers2014-01-29T11:00:00Z2014-01-29T11:00:00Z
Believe it or not, Star Trek Online's been around for four whole years now, and on January 30th, they're opening their 4-Year Anniversary event to celebrate. To get players old and new hyped for that, the developers at Cryptic have set phasers to "Infodump".

The party starts with a literal party, hosted by the omnipotent being (and convenient source of MMO silliness) Q, where you'll play minigames and take on daily missions for free loot and tokens to trade in towards the grand prize, a free "Dyson Science Destroyer". That kind of name sounds like a ship that burns textbooks about evolution, but it's actually a ship that can transform between two modes with different play styles and powers. More narrative-focused players can also undertake a new story quest, titled "A Step Between Stars", which features voiceover work by actor Tim Russ, reprising his role as Tuvok from Star Trek: Voyager. That episode also rewards tokens towards the Destroyer.

In keeping with the Delta Quadrant focus of recent updates, Cryptic have also debuted a new random-loot lockbox containing prizes that include playable ships used by the Hirogen hunters, hostile aliens from Voyager best known for becoming Nazi sympathizers and having faces that look like your fingers after you've spent too long in the bathtub. Lastly, players who log in to the game using Perfect World's ARC program (a Steam/Uplay-like store/launcher) will net a free bare-chested outfit modeled after Khan - the original Kahn from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, played by Ricardo Montalban's pecs. That's a lot of stuff they're handing out, and if you're interested in getting your free-to-play Trek on, there are more details at the official site.

Season 8 Dev Blog #45 [Star Trek Online]

 Read more...tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=269350Josh Tolentinohttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Josh+TolentinoStar Trek Online teases changes in Season 8.52014-01-23T13:00:00Z2014-01-23T13:00:00Z
Did you know that Star Trek Online calls its major updates "Seasons"? It's as if the MMO were a TV show! That in mind, it's almost funny that it's also following TV trends with its latest update, which is called Season 8.5, almost like Star Trek Online were making like all those new cable programs and taking a brief break halfway through the typical run to implement some changes. That's exactly what Cryptic are planning for their next update to the game, which will go live at the end of the month, with an anniversary event to celebrate Star Trek Online's 4th birthday debuting soon after.

In a developer blog entry Lead Designer Al Rivera detailed a number of so-called "quality of life" changes, including an increased maximum starship storage cap (important for folks out to collect their own fleet of playable ships), as well as the ability to quickly switch active ships and equipment to make tailoring gear or builds to certain tasks a snap. Other blog entries detailed significant updates to the quality of some early-game quest lines (some of which reflect out-of-date design, assets, and code), a PVP arena featuring small craft (like shuttles and fighters), and the addition of Star Trek: Voyager actor Tim "Tuvok" Russ to voice some upcoming content.

And all this is debuting quite a while before a teased expansion destined for later in the year. Things are looking up for would-be captains, it seems.

 tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=267879Harry Monogenishttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Harry+MonogenisStar Trek Online expansion coming in 20142013-12-22T13:00:00Z2013-12-22T13:00:00Z
In Star Trek Online's latest blog post, Perfect World has teased that a new expansion for the MMO will be launching sometime in late 2014.

The post, which serves as a sort of end-of-year summary, noted that 2013 has been the most successful year for Star Trek Online and thanked its supporters for making it so. Perfect World also said that fans' "...enthusiastic support has put another expansion on the schedule for late in 2014. Planning is in the early stages, so there is not much to share just yet, but we're really hoping to provide something big for you all."

That's all they're saying right now. Any ideas about what they might have planned?

2013 Reflections [Perfect World via Massively]

 tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=267785Jordan Devorehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jordan+DevorePerfect World Entertainment expanding to consoles2013-12-19T21:30:00Z2013-12-19T21:30:00Z
With the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, this may just be the console generation that gets serious about MMOs. Publisher Perfect World Entertainment has announced its plans to get into console development, both with existing games currently out on PC and upcoming titles.

"Bringing our titles to consoles is a natural progression for us, and we can't wait to set a new standard for console MMORPGs and other genres," said CEO Alan Chen.

Specific games were not named -- those are said to be divulged next year -- but some of Perfect World's current crop of games are Neverwinter, RaiderZ, Star Trek Online, Rusty Hearts, and Jade Dynasty. For that matter, Blacklight: Retribution is already available for PS4 -- though it was self-published by developer Zombie Studios for that release.

 tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=265270Josh Tolentinohttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Josh+TolentinoStar Trek Online details Season 8 update in a new trailer2013-11-09T11:00:00Z2013-11-09T11:00:00Z

It's almost time. Star Trek Online debuts its next free content update, titled Season 8: The Sphere on Tuesday, November 12th, and Cryptic are tickling Trekkies nacelles' with a new trailer, courtesy of Massively.com. The update contains several new zones set inside a big ol' Dyson Sphere, where players will fight dinosaurs with lasers on their heads and fly Death Star trench runs against ships that make a Borg Cube look like a sugar cube. Also included are a fully remastered tutorial section for Federation players, which is good, because the old tutorial was kind of dumpy compared to content introduced later on.

If you're itching to experience some spherical goodness right now, though, you can log into the game and play "Sphere of Influence", a prologue mission that sets up the season, and features Worf, voiced by Michael Dorn himself. Playing the mission before December 5th will reward players with the Obelisk Carrier, a huge new ship, as well.

Exclusive: Here's Star Trek Online's Season 8 launch trailer [Massively via STO]

 tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=263504Josh Tolentinohttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Josh+TolentinoStar Trek Online to add Dyson Spheres, dinosaurs2013-10-17T01:00:00Z2013-10-17T01:00:00Z
I must confess: Star Trek: Voyager was my "gateway" Star Trek. So no matter how bad you tell me it was - or how bad I realize it was, the adventures of Captain Janeway and the crew of the Federation starship Voyager will always have a special place in my heart. That's why the "Season 8" content update for Star Trek Online has me hyped, as it involves a fun Voyager callback.

According to the STO blog, for Season 8 developer Cryptic are planning to get players involved with the Voth, an obscure Delta Quadrant race from Voyager's 3rd-season episode "Distant Origins". While the episode itself was little more than an allegory for religiously-motivated "debates" over evolution and creationism, the "lore" takeaway was that the Voth were descended from Earth's dinosaurs, which, naturally, will lead them to HARNESS THE POWER in-game via T-Rex's with "Antiproton Beams and Transphasic Chroniton Mortars" on their heads. Lovely.

Players less enamored with Voyager or ancient sauroids might be placated by the setting of Season 8, which takes place on the inside of a Dyson Sphere, a massive sci-fi structure enclosing an entire star. The sphere will serve as Star Trek Online's first "Space Adventure Zone", and the hub for most of Season 8's content.

Dinosaurs.

Season 8 Dev Blog [Star Trek Online]

 Read more...tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=259808Harry Monogenishttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Harry+MonogenisBlacklight: Retribution gets level cap increase, Dropzone2013-08-12T11:30:00Z2013-08-12T11:30:00Z
Fans of Zombie Studios' Blacklight: Retribution will be happy to hear that the free-to-play FPS has received a splendid little update, increasing the level cap as well as adding a new map that Tango Down players are sure to recognize.

Zombie Studios has taken Dropzone, one of my all-time favourite maps from Tango Down, and dropped it (hah, right guys? Guys?) into Retribution. Along with the new map, the level cap has been raised from 40 to 50. Players will also be able to pick up new titles and camouflage as they level up.

New gear, including melee weapons and the Infrared Protection Gear, have also been included in the update -- 7-day versions of said gear are available for purchase using GP.

 Read more...tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=256912Patrick Hancockhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Patrick+HancockEverything you need to know about Neverwinter2013-07-13T13:00:00Z2013-07-13T13:00:00Z
There sure are a lot of free-to-play MMORPGs out there vying for everyone's attention these days. Even MMOs that begin with a subscription-based model tend to eventually offer some free-to-play version down the line. It's definitely proven to be effective and lucrative at times, however it's also proven to be downright scummy and sleazy at others.

Neverwinter is hard to classify as belonging to either of the two camps. Early on, you'll likely hardly notice that it's a free-to-play title at all. It plays well, doesn't overtly beg anyone for money, and it even has decent quests and voice acting! However, the stories I've read about the late-game free-to-play shenanigans have put me off a bit from experiencing any sort of end-game content.

I'd be lying, however, if I said I wasn't enjoying myself so far.

 Read more...tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=257331mrandydixonhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/mrandydixonGrab an exclusive Neverwinter item from Destructoid!2013-07-01T14:30:00Z2013-07-01T14:30:00Z
Neverwinter is finally out of beta and in the hands of the masses, and to celebrate, our friends at Perfect World have given us 10,000 codes for some in-game items just for Dtoiders! Included in the pack are a Dtoid-exclusive Eye Patch (see gallery below), ten Potions of Fortification, Reflexes, and Lesser Healing, five Portable Altars, and five Identify Scrolls. Not bad!

Sound like your cup of tea? Hit the jump for redemption instructions!

 Read more...tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=257017Josh Tolentinohttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Josh+TolentinoStar Trek Online debuts new summer event on Risa2013-06-26T06:00:00Z2013-06-26T06:00:00Z
Summer is here (for folks in temperate regions anyway), and even in the far future of the 25th century, that's time to party. At least, that's the kind of future Star Trek Online will be debuting, with the free-to-play MMO's first-ever summer event. The "Lohlunat Festival" kicks off on June 27th and continues through August. It'll take place on Risa, the obligatory "beach resort planet" of Star Trek lore, and will be open to all players level 10 and above. Players in the Klingon faction will be given special permission to warp to Risa for the event (the area is otherwise off-limits to them), because everyone deserves to party hard.

Speaking of parties, the celebration will have a number of regularly occurring events, including high-flying jetpack tours, dance competitions, and a hunt for "Horga'hn", which are basically space Tiki statues. Participation in the event will award items that can be exchanged for goodies like special consumables, costume pieces like hilarious sunglasses and flower necklaces, and pets.

The grandest prize, though, is the Risian Corvette, a starship built for speed and styled like a vehicle from the WipEout racing series. Partygoers can get theirs by running a certain daily quest between June 27th and August 2nd.

Ready to party? You can count me in for that Risian Corvette, but I won't pass up a chance to nab my very own Horga'hn, considering that statue's canonical purpose. Awww yeah.

Legacy of Romulus Dev Blog #26 [Star Trek Online]

 Read more...tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=253807Josh Tolentinohttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Josh+TolentinoStar Trek Online adds a new preorder ship, goofy clothes2013-05-16T19:30:00Z2013-05-16T19:30:00Z
Star Trek Online is less than a week out from its latest big free content update, Legacy of Romulus, which, as may be expected, will introduce the playable Romulan Republic faction and a new line of Romulan Warbirds to captain. A number of those warbirds are, of course, available for pre-purchase in the game's "Legacy Pack" bundles, and now Cryptic are adding a few more items to sweeten the deal.

The big addition is of the beastly ship above, the Haakona-class Advanced Warbird. It's a premium version of the top-tier Ha'pax-class Advanced Warbird, and comes with a special gimmick: It can split into two ships, each with unique qualities. The second item should appeal to old-school fans: Romulan uniforms as seen in the classic Star Trek series. Come May 21st, expect a few Romulans wrapped in hilarious magenta bath towels, wearing helmets that look like pistachio-shells. Just the way I like my "Womulans"! Check out pictures of both in the gallery.

Though most of the bundle will be available piecemeal at launch, for its steep $125 price tag the Legacy Pack does offer significant value. Bought separately, the items in the pack would cost about $212, according to Cryptic's math. Sounds like a decent deal, if you're the type of player who anticipates spending a considerable amount on the game over time.

Speaking of spending and time, I've been spending time with Legacy of Romulus on the public test servers, and came away almost wowed (pun not intended). Look forward to my impressions soon!

 Read more...tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=251966Josh Tolentinohttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Josh+TolentinoStar Trek Online decloaks Legacy Packs for its expansion2013-04-18T11:15:00Z2013-04-18T11:15:00Z

We're just about a month out until Star Trek Online gets a bunch of funny-foreheaded Vulcans stuffed into it for its Legacy of Romulus expansion, which is set to debut a whole new faction to step into the 25th century. Thankfully for penny-pinching players, the expansion will be like the game itself - free-to-play. But don't let that fact stop the spend-happy, as Cryptic's dropped the cloak on a pair of optional "Legacy Packs" folks can choose to purchase ahead of launch (like "Founder's Packs" in some other games).

The cheaper "Starter Pack" goes for $19.99 and contains a Liberated Borg Reman Bridge Officer, a pair of Warbird ships, and a title, which would total about $31 worth separately. The real torpedo up the wormhole, though, is the Legacy Pack, which contains a whopping nine premium Warbirds (including the famous D'deridex and Mogai classes), three titles, an exclusive costume, a bunch of in-game items, and unlocks the Reman playable race option. In case you were wondering, Remans are freaky psychic space-Nosferatu that figured prominently in Star Trek: Nemesis, the last film before J.J. Abrams' 2009 reboot. Unfortunately, the price of the Legacy Pack might just curl your Jeffries tubes: $124.99.

Ouch! And here I thought people in Star Trek didn't use money anymore!

 tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=249271mrandydixonhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/mrandydixonHere are 5,000 Beta Weekend 3 codes for Neverwinter!2013-03-21T13:30:00Z2013-03-21T13:30:00Z
[Update: Codes expired! Hope you had fun!]

Destructoid has partnered with our friends at Perfect World to bring you 5,000 codes for this weekend's leg of the Neverwinter beta! Set in The Forgotten Realms campaign for Dungeons & Dragons, this free-to-play action-MMO sees players exploring the ruins of the great city of Neverwinter in search of delicious treasure. Yum! (Check out our full preview from last month for more details!)

The beta begins tomorrow, March 22, at 12 PM Pacific, and lasts until March 24 at 11:59 PM Pacific. To claim your code from Dtoid, just head on over to our beta giveaways page and push the big red button! For redemption instructions and a look at what's new for Beta Weekend 3, read on!

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Jake and I had a goal to try a bunch of different Key Lime desserts while we were in Florida (and Key West). We didn't quite get to try as many as we wanted to but we still got a variety. Desserts are listed in the order that we ate them.
1) Yoder's Key Lime Pie
Yoder's Amish Village / Sarasota, FL / $4.50
I already talked about this over here on this post. Fluffy, light, creamy, almost like "Key Lime lite" but really delicious with a flaky pastry crust. Good start.
2) Chocolate Dipped Key Lime Pie on a Stick
Kermit's Key West Key Lime Shoppe / Key West, FL / $4.50
The Key Lime desserts journey continued with this: a Chocolate Dipped Key Lime Pie on a Stick.
It's from this little shop on Duval Street that has ALL key lime related products sold in the store: sauces, seasonings, cookies, chocolate covered pretzels, salt water taffy, etc. This seemed this a unique item for Jake, Chris and I to share so we got it.
It's basically a frozen slice of key lime shop and it's covered in dark chocolate. We didn't really think the dark chocolate went very well with the tart flavor of the key lime pie. It was a nice cool treat though, almost like frozen cheesecake in texture. The graham cracker bottom was quite soft, maybe from being frozen. It wasn't awful, but it wasn't the best of the key lime desserts, either.
3) Key Lime Pie Donut
Glazed Donuts / Key West, FL / $3.00
This next item wasn't planned – we just happened to stumble upon it while we were walking around Key West. We were going down a side street to go check out the Harry S. Truman Little White House and I saw a donut shop. OF COURSE I have to stop and look at a donut shop. It's not something I can just pass by!
I peeked inside and I saw this cute display for their donuts. They had some really interesting looking items, like a Carrot Cake donut, Blueberry Bullseye, and Apple Almond Fritter. But as soon as I saw the bottom left item, I knew what we had to try.
A key lime pie donut!! Just shut up already! This sucker was FRESH – the donut itself had a nice crisp and had a glaze on top in addition to the fluffy meringue on top. The meringue was light, creamy, sticky and torched for a little extra flavor. The inside (which I didn't photograph because the three of us basically stuffed our faces full of donut) had a nice tart key lime filling. It was creamy, cool and had a delicious amount of key lime in it. Paired with the yeasty donut it made for a perfect bite. Definitely better shared, I don't think I could finish one alone (but I sure would try).
Here are some of the other Glazed items chilling on a rack after being freshly glazed and frosted. YUM.
4) Key Lime Pie
Pepe's Cafe / Key West, FL / $7.25
After a day huffing it around Key West in the hot sun and humid weather, I was BUSHED. I didn't want to walk another step but we managed to make it over to Pepe's Cafe, the oldest restaurant in Key West. We had a late lunch (which consisted of a really, really excellent catch of the day – yellowtail snapper – grilled fish sandwich) and then dessert! We got the traditional Key Lime pie here. Pretty much EVERY place in Key West that sells food also sells key lime pie and this turned out to the only "traditional" one we tried.
Lucky for us it was excellent and really spot on. Homemade with a graham cracker crust, a light, creamy tart filling with strong key lime flavor and freshly made whipped cream (and a wedge of lime, which, looks more like a Persian lime than a key lime by the way). Very satisfying after a day of walking around.
5) Key Lime Gelato
Duetto's Pizza and Gelato / Key West, FL
Later in the evening after watching sunset, we stopped and grabbed a pizza for dinner. We just wanted to chill out back at the hotel and I didn't want to walk anymore. We spied that this place also had gelato so we got that, too.
They put three flavors of gelato into a big styofoam container for us and left in the freezer while we waited for our pizza to be ready. We stuck into our room's freezer when we were really to actually dig in.
We got stracciatella, key lime, and hazelnut. All three were really excellent. I think of the three my favorite was the hazelnut though, though the key lime had a nice tart/lime flavor that was not too overpowering (maybe even a little on the "mild" side).
6) Fried Key Lime Pie
Porky's Bayside / Marathon, FL / $5.75
On our way out of Key West, we stopped at this little outdoor spot in Marathon Key. This was one of my researched items – the Fried Key Lime Pie. As far as key lime desserts go, this one is really unique. It reminded me of fried ice cream – but with frozen key lime pie in the middle. The key lime part was very much like ice cream – creamy and cold.
They're kept frozen so they're easier to fry, naturally. The crust fell off after the first bite. It wasn't a very thick crust and was almost kind of like a panko batter. It was a crispy crunchy exterior. The sauces are vanilla and raspberry (I could have done without the raspberry on top, personally). The key lime part was a touch too icy for my liking but held up well to the frying. It started melting right away since we were sitting outdoors in the hot, humid weather and it was a really nice cool treat to have.
This is a peek at the restaurant for the Fried Key Lime Pie – outdoors with a roof and lots of stuff hanging all over the place. Very kitschy, very funky and very fun!
My favorite item overall was either the Key Lime Pie donut or the pie from Yoder's (and Jake agrees with me!). We had a lot of fun seeking out key lime desserts and luckily didn't get sick of them (probably due to the variety of desserts). There was a key lime shake from Robert Is Here that I wished we had tried and I also wished we had tried more actual pies, but we just didn't get around to it! Hope you enjoyed our meager list!
I had to look up what 'bushed' meant haha. I figured it was something like tired or wiped out but wanted to make sure. Have never heard that one before! English is my second language so always nice to learn a new word.
Also I think just regular ol' key lime pie would be my favorite although I like the idea of key lime cheesecake…but agree that dark chocolate would probably not go well with it, they should've covered it in white chocolate!
The deep fried version looks amazing! I'm adding that to my bucket list, haha.
Loved those glass displays at the 3rd place! Very cool! They also had a blueberry bullseye donut? Not sure what the bullseye part is, but the word blueberry certainly caught my attention!
This seemed like a really fun excursion and roundup!
Hey Guys, So glad you liked our donuts! You should have told us you were on a key lime quest We could have helped guide your endeavors. The Bullseye is a style of filled jelly donut which doesn't cram the whole thing full of jelly but instead removes a bit of dough from the top/center and is then filled with just enough jelly, in this case home made blueberry. The result is a donut with a big dot in the center that resembles the bullseye of a target.
We're glad you enjoyed our donuts and on your next visit try our key-lime pie icecream pop (coated in lemon white chocolate shell and gram streusel) and the pie at the Square Grouper on Cudjoe key.
– The Glazed Team –
I *WANT* the Chocolate Dipped Key Lime Pie on a Stick!!! GIMME!!!
It looks more like key lime gelato or key lime ice cream. Or maybe that's what I'm seeing in that pic. I just think a super tart key lime soft serve dipped in dark chocolate would be more than perfection right now. It has to be in a pie shape like your pic though. So that was my FrankenKeyLime creation wish after reading your list of 6 🙂
The frozen stuff looks good right about now. It's so freaking hot!! I've been eating frozen treats like once a week lately, it seems like (from my IG lol). I need to cut back to maybe once a month or something. A key lime frozen soufflé sounds pretty good right now too….cold, light, and airy!
Great finds! I love key lime. So does key lime/products taste different over there than what you would taste here in cali?
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Figure drawing class, February 14th. This guy looked like some badass post-apoctolyptic biker dude or something. Rated 4.8 out of 5 according to my effort scale, and done with conte crayon and watered-down tempera. Booyah, my boest drawing all year!
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Di Resta vows to fight back
20 August 2013
Paul di Resta says he is fully prepared to fight back when the F1 season resumes in Belgium this weekend after two disappointing results prior to the summer break.
The Force India man failed to trouble the scorers in either Germany or Hungary as the team struggled with the changes made to the Pirelli tyres following the British Grand Prix.
Having had the chance to regroup over the summer break, di Resta insisted he wasn't prepared to let further opportunities to score well slip through his fingers.
"I don't want to let this Championship get away from us," he said. "We started off really well and there is no reason why we can't keep doing that. We have missed some opportunities lately and that allowed our rivals to close in, but I have faith in the team and I know everyone is working hard for the races ahead.
"We need to get the car working for us like before. In Budapest it was difficult to drive, but sometimes you get those tough weekends. Since then we have regrouped and analysed the previous races properly and hopefully this weekend will be a fresh start. We usually do well in Belgium and everyone is determined to get back to the situation we had at the start of the year when we seemed to be punching above our weight."
Team-mate Adrian Sutil agreed that regaining past form was vital for the team's chances and said he was ready to do his bit to help the team as it battles to hold on to fifth in the constructors' championship.
"It is important we regain the speed we showed earlier in the year," he said. "We are going towards some tracks that should suit our car better and it's important that we get back to scoring points at every race. I am ready to do my part by taking the opportunities when they appear and helping the team move forward. I have good memories of Spa and I would like to add some more."


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These are just some of the many military vehicles our men and women use over seas.
Nice vehicles Stryker Humber DMV jeep or biggie and a lav
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the top right looks like the Australian Army Bushmaster
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half those vehicles i drove off a cliff in BF2
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I would love to see a translated version of that.
Here is a link to a fine tutorial on making a grass. One problem—it is in my native language, though a photoshop user would understand the process from the pictures.
If I get a permission from author, and if you like how it looks, I would replace this post with a translated tutorial.
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I would love to see a translated version of that.
Bill Stickers is innocent! It isn't Bill's fault that he was hanging out in the wrong place.
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Ahhh! Making grass. I was so hoping for a tutorial on using GRASS.
Don't see much cyrillic handwriting in my neck of the woods. That, alone, was worth the price of admission.
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looks like a general texture creation technique from a photo.
At a glance, looks like you get a texture. Resize your image canvas size and anchor it to the left. Duplicate it on a new layer, flip it using the transform tool so it's mirrored, then flattern, and use the clone stamp and healing brush tools to remove the mirroring and keep the resolution.
I would think you would then use Filter > Other > Offset to work on the edges in the same fashion so it can tile without seams, and any other distinct bits that will show up when tiled. Probably use colour balance and Hue/Saturation to equallize the various hues so you dont see any tell-tale repeitions when you tille it loads of time. You can also create a new layer, fil with a green and use blending on the layers to help too, plus some use of the sharpen too.


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Google Drive
Creating Google Docs
Creating new files
Google Drive gives you access to a suite of tools that allows you to create and edit a variety of files, including documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. There are five types of files you can create on Google Drive:
- Documents: For composing letters, flyers, essays, and other text-based files (similar to Microsoft Word documents)
- Spreadsheets: For storing and organizing information (similar to Microsoft Excel workbooks)
- Presentations: For creating slideshows (similar to Microsoft PowerPoint presentations)
- Forms: For collecting and organizing data
- Drawings: For creating simple vector graphics or diagrams
The process for creating new files is the same for all file types. Watch the video below to learn more:
To create a new file:
- From Google Drive, locate and select the New button, then choose the type of file you want to create. In our example, we'll select Google Docs to create a new document.
- Your new file will appear in a new tab on your browser. Locate and select Untitled document in the upper-left corner.
- The Rename dialog box will appear. Type a name for your file, then click OK.
- Your file will be renamed. You can access the file at any time from your Google Drive, where it will be saved automatically. Simply double-click to open the file again.
You may notice that there is no Save button for your files. This is because Google Drive uses autosave, which automatically and immediately saves your files as you edit them.
Using templates
A template is a predesigned file you can use to quickly create new documents. Templates often include custom formatting and designs, so they can save you a lot of time and effort when starting a new project. Most templates are designed to help you create specific types of files. For instance, you could use a template to quickly create a resume or newsletter.
You can find a wide selection of templates on the Google Drive Template Gallery. Unfortunately, we've found that many of these templates aren't very well designed, and it's often difficult to find specific templates within the gallery. For this reason, we recommend using templates made by Google, which tend to be of higher quality than user-submitted templates.
To use an official Google template:
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Templates submitted by Google
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the EVO VIII? I didn`t know it had those sharky things on the roof...
I thought it was an EVO IX XD
I thought it was an EVO IX XD
By the roof signs this should be an FQ model.
At first I was confused, but I barely know that it's just a gadget.
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Johnny Depp's family lifeJohnny Depp says his children are his "reason to exist".
The actor insists his daughter, Lily Rose, seven, and son, Jack, five, have given his life meaning.
Depp " whose long-term partner is French star Vanessa Paradis -said: "My family is my sanctuary. I live for them now. I finally found a reason to exist in this world. There is nothing like it. I would give everything away if I could only keep my family."
The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star cannot bear to be apart from his family and takes them away with him on location no matter where in the world he is shooting.
He said: "They were with me in the Bahamas when we were filming 'Pirates...'. The most I was apart from my family was four weeks and it drove me mad. I can't do it. You shouldn't have to be apart from your family."
Depp has also revealed his daughter's recent life-threatening illness made him reflect on his priorities.
Lily Rose spent 9 days in a London hospital in March after contracting the potentially deadly E. coli bacteria.
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Judge orders Wisconsin deadbeat dad to use worst pickup line ever
"Hey baby, you're looking good tonight... by the way, I have to tell you I'm a convicted felon who didn't pay my child support for four months a couple years ago."
SEE ALSO: Wisconsin couch humper makes Colbert Report [VIDEO]
Sound awkward? It's supposed to, and it's the pickup line a Hayward, Wisconsin resident named John Butler has to use for the next couple years thanks to a judge's ruling.
Judge Eugene Harrington sentenced Butler, 28, to two years of probation for felony failure to pay more than four months of child support of 2011, with one romance-killing condition. The Duluth News Tribune explains:
Judge Eugene Harrington also ordered that John J. Butler reveal within three minutes of meeting any female that he is a convicted felon and has unpaid child support...
Butler was ordered to not father any children until all of his past-due support has been paid [It's unclear how many children he already has].
Butler has a long history with the courts, including cases involving drugs, domestic violence, and drinking and driving.
In Weird Wisconsin, there's actually a precedent for breeding-ban sentences of this sort. For instance, in December, Corey Curtis -- father of nine children by six different women -- was ordered to stop having kids until he pays the $90,000 in child support he owed. But as the Tribune notes, Judge Harrington's "requirement that Butler announce his status to new female acquaintances seems to be a new twist."
I's certainly an uncomfortable disclaimer to have to include in the "About Me" section of one's OKCupid profile, but assuming Butler's abides to the judge's order, at least the next woman Butler knocks up will know what she's getting into before she gets into it with him.
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Ulster Grand Prix
Practice for the Ulster Grand Prix Dundrod 150 Superbike race was terminated early on Wednesday due to heavy rains plaguing the 7.4-mile circuit just west of Belfast in Northern Ireland.
Coined as the World's Fastest race, the Ulster Grand Prix was initially on delay Wednesday, but the riders eventually got some laps in at 7 p.m. local time.
2011 World Superbike
Due to a high-speed crash during the warm-up lap for Sunday's race 1 in Misano World Superbike, Jonathan Rea sustained multiple injuries that will prevent him from racing in this weekend's Aragon WSBK round.
2011 Honda Superbike
In the 2011 World Superbike Championship, teams can pick one venue that's currently on the calendar, and only use that venue for testing.
Cookstown 100
Guy Martin will make his pure road racing debut in Relentless Suzuki by TAS Racing livery at the Cookstown 100, Northern Ireland's opening road race of the season on April 29 & 30.
Suzuki Superbike
Relentless Suzuki by TAS Racing will head to Spain for the opening test of the year at Cartagena on March 3-6th with riders flying in from Northern Ireland, England and Australia.
2011 World Superbike Video
The biggest news this week in World Superbike is undoubtedly Castrol's return to Honda. The two have a solid relationship since the 1959 Isle of Man TT, and the lubricant company is now back as title sponsor with Honda; the last time the two were united was 2002.
Motorcycle Auction
Bonhams is delighted to offer for sale two Ducatis associated with four-time World Superbike Champion, Carl Fogarty, both of which are owned by the same private collector in Northern Ireland.
True Superbike Road Racing
Click video to watch Carl Fogarty ride his Ducati superbike around on the Ulster Superbike GP road course. Then hold on to your hats and watch the dramtic action and full race coverage from the 2009 Ulster Superbike Grand Prix in Ireland. MotoGP and World Superbike seem tame compared to this motorcycle racing action. The first motorcycle road races took place here in 1922 and they still continues today just outside of Belfast in Northern Ireland.
Jonathan Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR) had to wait until the second race of the day to take his first win in World Superbike, but it was worth the wait as the young rider from Northern Ireland held off the two factory Ducati machines at their home circuit. It was also Honda's first win this season in WSB.
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If you want your ministry to grow you need to learn how to expand your capacity. The key factor to building your influence and increasing your impact is by investing in a core leadership team.
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A bronze sculpture "Sphere Within Sphere" by Arnaldo Pomodoro in the yard of Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland
July 2012
July 2012
strangely beautiful !
Confusion at its best, You captured a unique perspective of the sphere. I love this ! :heart :
Woa! It got me confused for a while!
Wow - this is excellent - great tight framing
How many years experience are you in photography?
About five years, but I purchased my first DSLR camera last year.
A very similar sculptur is within the Vatican Museum in Rome as well - Like this shot!
I guess it's the same artist, Arnaldo Pomodoro.
I guess it's the same artist, Arnaldo Pomodoro.
Epic shot.
Excellent shot !
I promise you, you've been to the exact same places and me as my friend xD wonderful peicture, love all your Dubiln photoes
Love from Sweden ^^
Love from Sweden ^^
Oh, wow!
That´s a very cool shot! I just had to look and see what that really is what I see haha Very cool!
You took this photo very well, not just the photo of it! ...You "used" this sculpture making a very good photo!
Wow!!!! It's fantastic and completly different!
Vau! : DD
Great shot but terrible sculpture... When looking at it, one longs for a real humanity with deep feelings rather than superficial softness which shows only mechanics behind the shining surface once broken...


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The master bath mixes crisp polished pieces with textured grass cloth wall coverings and curtains to give it a warm spa-like feeling. The shower is encased in mosaic sea-glass tile and features a rainfall shower head for a shower experience that provides an instant escape. The tri-fold mirror and vanity makes getting ready for the day a little easier by having natural light and supplies at your fingertips.


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League of Nations vs Family
A post on YouTube of the match between the League of Nations (Sheamus, Alberto Del Rio, Rusev and Wade Barrett and the Family (Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and the Usos) from Smackdown.
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A video on YouTube of Alberto Del Rio making his debut in Lucha Underground. The world heavyweight champion actually does take a little jab at WWE.
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|Updated to reflect my current skill level, the Titans are back and looking better than ever in their Halloween costumes!
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Focus: Fan Art / Character Design / 3D Modeling
'Love is patient, love is kind... It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.'
Hello, Internet! I am a healthcare professional with a long history of art behind me that I'm just not willing to let go of. Between the 8-to-5 and my numerous distractions (aka gaming), I don't really put out much in the way of artwork anymore. But I leave up the artwork of my youth, so to speak, in the hopes that it will continue to speak to new audiences.
Drawing (traditional and digital) was always my passion, though I dabbled in a few other mediums as well. I found my 'niche' with vector art and fan art in particular, because of my incredibly obsessive-compulsive, perfectionist NEED to be precise about details, which translated into mastering a given show's specific art style as best as I could.
Some random favorites of mine:
MUSIC: Symphonic metal and folk rock. Within Temptation, Kamelot, The Gathering, Leaves' Eyes, Flogging Molly, Gaelic Storm, Disturbed... Wicked the Musical... XD
MOVIES: Anything Marvel or Disney (though I guess those are kinda one and the same now?...), Avatar, Shrek, Van Helsing, Ice Age, The Princess Bride...
TV: Anime anime anime. As a whole, as individuals, as long as its a clean style that I can appreciate. Sword Art Online, Attack on Titan, Working!!, The World God Only Knows, The Melancholy (/Disappearance) of Haruhi Suzumiya, Full Metal Alchemist (/Brotherhood), Clannad (/AfterStory), CANAAN, D.N.Angel, Young Justice, Teen Titans, numerous other 1-and-2-season animes you've never heard of.
GAMES: RPGs, MMORPGs, Action-RPGs... getting the picture? Dragon Age, World of Warcraft (yeah...), .hack//GU, and basically every Final Fantasy ever created. Wildstar is shaping up to be an amazing game.
BOOKS: ...lolwut?
...Okay, okay. Back in the day I enjoyed fantasy and SF novels. Nowadays I prefer more... interactive, entertainment.
FOOD: The edible kind. Seriously, there's very little I dislike. Except crunchy greens. And onions. Blech. >.<
Random facts about me:
I am a Christian. (No shame)
I am rhythmically inclined and a singer, both of which are embarrassingly apparent when I'm behind the steering wheel. (See previous statement.)
I can dance like no white boy you've ever seen. (Again, see previous.)
I think the world needs more love.
And yeah, that's about it.


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