By Soulskill from
Slashdot's rated-R-for-you-know-what department:
Game development studio Cyanide launched their real-time strategy interpretation of George R. R. Martin's acclaimed fantasy series
A Game of Thrones yesterday. You can see
a trailer and
a few screenshots if you're so inclined. Cyanide also confirmed one of their other offices is
working on a completely different RPG based on the series as well. It's still a ways out, but they say it will be "
Mass Effect-style," and will pick up at the start of the first book. "True to the style of Martin's books, it will tell the story of two different characters, switching back and forth between them as their tales move alongside the events of the first book (and occasionally intersect with one another). None of the characters from the book will be playable, though the game's protagonists will cross paths with plenty of familiar faces over the course of the game."
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By samzenpus from
Slashdot's no-one-in-the-world-ever-gets-what-they-want-and-that-is-beautifu department:
Back in 1982, John Flansburgh, John Linnell, and a drum machine formed
They Might Be Giants. Over the last 29 years TMBG have released 15 studio albums, won 2 Grammy Awards, and have become one of the most nerd-loved bands ever. In addition to projects like
Dial-A-Song, TMBG were one of the first bands to create their own online music store, and have been making podcasts on a semi-monthly basis since 2005. The band has agreed to answer all your questions about the naming conventions of Turkish cities, building spiritual bird houses, and the music business. As usual,
ask as many questions as you'd like, but please keep it to one question per post.
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