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September 29, 2011
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Hell is coming So get your PC ready by Daniel Beckman
Satan’s ready to start sending invites to Diablo 3. Sept. 20 was the start of the beta key invitations being sent out to all the hopefuls that are either signed up for the beta test or have received codes through other means i.e: game promotions. Diablo 3 will have multiple classes to choose from and a different story for each choice. You can play through with characters like a wizard, barbarian, or even a witch doctor. Campaign mode has added many new features from Diablo II. To start with, you may choose from multiple classes: barbarian, demon hunter, monk, witch doctor, and wizard. All of these classes have completely different play styles; you have the classic melee fighters, magic users, tech, and healers. Melee fighters focus on fighting the hand to hand with the enemies, magic users use magic to fight from afar along with tech fighters, and healers make sure the party has enough hit points to survive. Not only does Diablo contain a fun filled campaign mode, but it also has multiple co-op modes, as well as PVP. Players can call upon friends on their friends list to join them in co-op multiplayer mode, open public mode which is a mode where random players can join you
Campaign screen labeling the areas of the screen effected by you achieievements.
to play cooperatively, and finally, you can enjoy PVP in the PVP Arena mode, battling against the most skilled – and sometimes unskilled – players. The social aspect of Diablo 3 is easy and intuitive; Blizzard has done a good job in integrating all of their games into one social interface. You can message friends
from other games if you have liked them by game ID, which can prove to be helpful when getting a party together. One of the best improvements in Diablo 3 is the auction house. Whether you find some random piece of equipment in a dungeon somewhere that you can’t use, or
Images courtesy of Blizzard.com
trade a player for a nice profit, using the auction house to sell items can be done with ease. The user interface is easy to understand and is very standard. Different tabs allow players to search, bid, sell or view their completed items. There are equipment tabs, character, gems, crafting & dyes, tomes & pages, and gold.
Some of the most recent posts by Blizzard have alluded to the release of Diablo 3 being sometime during the first quarter of 2012. Fans have been waiting almost a decade for this game and with its release date being so close, fans are gathered waiting for a taste or a perhaps a weekend beta of this game.
Big Bang Theory = funny + smart Movies Coming to Theatres by Daniel Beckman
Big Bang Theory is a sitcom cies. Being the most complex of all starring Johnny Galecki (Leonard the characters, Sheldon often takes Hofstadter), Jim Parsons (Sheldon the spotlight due to his obsessive and Cooper), Kaley Cuoco (Penny), many times comical compulsions. Simon Helberg (Howard Wolowitz), Leonard’s character is sometimes and Kunal Nayyar (Raj Koothrap- just the comic relief but can also take pali). the reins of the series because of T h e his seshow fol“‘Bang’ does fantastic with its comic cret lust lows the for Penexploits of cadence, I often find myself laughing n y t h e at one joke, and before I can finish, a group of neighscientists bor next another one pops up.’ working at r— —Daniel Beckman dtheo opair a u n i v e rsity trying make up to learn the for most subtleties of social interactions with of the romantic conflict in the series. a new addition to their apartment Raj and Howard are friends to the complex, a woman named Penny. entire group but are said to have The show takes an interesting secret feelings for each other. look at the lives of nerds and some of ‘Bang’ does fantastic with its their common place neurotic tenden- comic cadence, I often find myself
laughing at one joke, and before I can finish, another one pops up. The relationship (or lack thereof) between Penny and Leonard makes for very interesting and sometimes heartfelt entertainment. Sheldon’s constant rule making and enforcing makes for a funny window into the life of obsessive compulsive nerds, also bringing light to the sometimes challenging relationship between roommates. The show is currently in its fifth season and continues to deliver comedic innovation and genius. Most recently, Jim Parsons won an Emmy for best comedy male actor confirming that even on a professional level this series is one not to miss and a great success. I highly recommend this show for just about anyone and can even the most closeted of nerds.
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