Tag archive: QUAKE

It may not be the kind of thing you want to watch just before going to bed—especially if you live on a major fault line—but these stunning videos really bring home just how volatile and violent things are below the Earth’s surface. YouTube user StoryMonoroch has created two stunning visualization maps—one for Japan and one for the world—showing all of the quakes which took place throughout 2011 registering between magnitude 3 and 9 on the… Read More

Back in July, Google announced its intention to digitally archive the devastation caused by March’s tsunami in north-eastern Japan, which claimed the lives of nearly 20,000 people. “This [Street View] imagery will help people in Japan and across the world remember and observe the tragedy of March 11, 2011,” the Mountain View company said. In a post on the official Google blog on Tuesday, it said that after driving more than 27,000 miles (44,000… Read More

Every time a major event happens in the world these days, it’s only a matter of seconds before Twitter starts fizzing as people jump online to start spreading the news and sharing experiences. It happened just yesterday when Steve Jobs announced he was stepping down as CEO of Apple. And it happened again on Tuesday when a 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Mineral, Va., about 100 miles southwest of Washington, DC. It may not have been the strongest… Read More

Following the devastating earthquake and ensuing tsunami in Japan back in March, together with the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima power plant, it’s little wonder so many people in the affected areas are still in need of comfort and support. According to a Guardian report, residents returning to a retirement home some 17 miles from the badly damaged nuclear plant have been enjoying the company of two cute-looking seals. What makes them unusual… Read More

Fifteen years ago, Quake blew us all away. It was a process that started for many of us in the early '90s withWolfenstein 3D. Here was a game that unfolded entirely through the eyes of its protagonist, a simple experience in which you ran through an elaborate network of corridors, collected weapons and, most importantly, gunned down Nazis. Doom came next, taking the first-person trappings of Wolfenstein and adding a Hell-comes-to-sci-fi… Read More

For tourists who prefer to explore a city without having to dodge the crowds of locals who populate it, Wednesday might be just the day to take a look around the Italian capital of Rome – just so long as you don't believe the recent prediction regarding the city. As the BBC reports, an apparent prediction of a quake hitting the capital on May 11 has alarmed its residents to such am extent that there has been an 18 percent jump in the… Read More

As Japan continues to suffer from ongoing damage, devastation and heartache for lost and departed loved ones caused by Friday's monstrous 8.9-magnitude earthqauke and the resulting tsunami, one thing remains constant: an Internet connection.. According to All Things Digital, “only a small fraction” of Japan's Internet connections were affected by the horrific wrath wrought upon the island nation by Mother Nature. Because… Read More

Aspyr Media, a publisher of interactive entertainment software, today announced they'd begun shipping Quake 4 for the Mac. This title is priced at $49.99 and rated "M" for Mature by the ESRB. Quake 4 for the Mac, said Aspyr Media, is a Mac OS X Universal application which is designed to run natively on both PowerPC and Intel-based Macintosh computers. The game, which is a sequel to Quake II, was developed by Raven Software and… Read More

You've waited for it. And waited for it. And now it is here - Quake 4. Activision and id Software, the makers of titles such as Quake and Doom, announced today that the next installment of the legendary first person shooter for the PC is now shipping in two forms: a regular $49.99 version and the a Special DVD Edition for $59.99, which also includes Quake II, the Quake II expansion packs and exclusive behind-the-scenes content.… Read More

“QUAKE 4 utilizes the power of our groundbreaking DOOM 3 engine to transport players into a war-torn science-fiction universe graphically realized like never before,” said Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id Software. “We're excited to bring the next generation experience to a new breed of console game fans.” Quake 4 will utilize DOOM 3 technology. Expect to see the game available for the PC as well. A release date has… Read More