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Thursday, July 03, 2003

Happiness in Slavery
Well, 2 hours and 60 signatures later, and I am now a home owner. Only 30 more years til it's actually mine ;) but I couldn't be happier. If you wanna see the Studios' new pad, including office and testing facility (IE a dedicated game room in the basement - look at the room for the table and shelves for books and figs!) click here. These were shot when it was empty but you get the idea. And you all can rejoice, too, as you don't have to listen to me wax philosophical/whine about house stuff anymore. '

Game-related stuff
Jaeger has posted this week's MAG expansion stuff, including the M1918 BAR, LeMat Grapeshot Pistol and M1 Garand (for those of you using time travel, WW2 settings or antique dealer masterminds in your games) over at the Spycraft forums. Africa testing is commencing, and our crew will have their work cut out for them, no doubt - we've got a bevy of new prestige classes that will change the way you look at making kickass agents for SFA (and even Spycraft, by golly).

Otaku news
For those of you out of the loop, there's a great community out there fansubbing various anime series straight out of Japan, many of which may provide you great inspiration in crafting better games or cooler plots. My particular favorites include Last Exile a steampunk adventure telling the story of two young pilots caught in the midst of a growing war that threatens the entire world; Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, chronicling the further adventures of Batou and the Major from Ghost in the Shell; and Wolf's Rain, the story of a group of wolves who live amongst the humans who hunted their kind down before the apocalypse, and now seek them as their salvation to lead the human race to paradise. All very cool, all very FREE. That's right - grab the Bittorrent client and start downloading from a community by the fans, for the fans. It's all decentralized and all legal, as most hosts don't carry licensed anime - so get out there and download while you can!

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