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Today in Joystiq: May 16, 2006

Posted by Christopher Grant
May 16, 2006

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Sony fakes Blu-Ray on VAIO [update 2]

Posted by Vladimir Cole
May 16, 2006

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Gadget blog Gearlog posted photos exposing some Sony shenanigans.

Sony was recently celebrating the 10th anniversary of the VAIO computer when pesky PC Magazine reporter Lance Ulanoff pushed the eject button on Sony’s VAIO AR and out popped a DVD-R with “House of Flying Daggers” hastily scribbled on it. Attendees had been lead to believe that the computer was playing the movie on a Blu-Ray disc. Oops! (Attendees did note that the video quality was better, so there’s little question that the content was high-def. It just wasn’t Blu-Ray-flavored HD content.)

Nice work, Lance. That was a real Scooby-Doo moment.

Or was it? An alternate theory put forth by Sony supporters says that this is a photo of the laptop that was supposed to be playing DVD+R content. These debunkers cite a second account of the event as evidence.

[Via Engadget]

[Update 1: Added a little more explanation to help readers sort out the scenario.]
[Update 2: Added link to Notebook Review's account.]

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The Witcher E3 review

Posted by Alan Rose
May 16, 2006

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Witcher E306 updateIf this E3 update on The Witcher feels like deja vu, it’s probably because the action role-playing title has made an appearance at the Expo for three straight years now. And it still isn’t due until Q2 ‘07.

GameSpy has summarized CDProjekt’s latest presentation of the Andrzej Sapkowski-based fantasy adventure, and if you like a deep storyline, The Witcher could be for you. Boasting over 300 cut scenes, the game is highly plot-driven and involves extensive decision making to complement its fast-paced combat.

It looks like the Polish developer has been busy modifying BioWare’s Aurora Engine, but have they done as good of a job as Obsidian has for Neverwinter Nights 2? You be the judge.

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