Now THAT’S how you settle a rivalry. It’s all Ducks and Beavers this weekend as far as any nerdly Oregonians are concerned, as the two universities are currently in the closing moments of a 24-hour LAN party where the schools’ respective gaming clubs have squared off in the following titles:

• Command & Conquer 3
• Counter Strike: Source
• Dawn of War
• Peggle
• Team Fortress 2
• Unreal Tournament 2004
• Warcraft 3

The tournament started at noon Pacific yesterday and ends at noon Pacific today. Peter Ha went to one of these schools, but I can never remember which one. And after living out in the pacific northwest for five years, I’ve learned it’s best not to confuse the two – but still: Ducks, Beavers; Beavers, Ducks – same basic animal, right?

Civil War LAN [via Kotaku]

Gracias nuestros amigos de Culturacomic estuve un rato en el Gamer Dome en el WTC de la Ciudad de México.

Contrario a lo que es tradicional en ésta clase de eventos, el lugar no estaba lleno desde temprana hora.

Me encontré por ahí a dos compañeros de mis tiempo de forero en OCMéxico, de la época en la que haciamos Lans los sábados y no dormiamos hasta la tarde del domingo siguiente.

La gente de Nvidia tenía una cantidad impresionante de ordenadores de prestaciones más que generosas a la entrada del lugar con tarjetas de video desde las 7XXX hasta las más recientes, como la GTX 280 (tan bella y poderosa que dan ganas de llorar)

Estaré publicando más detalles más adelante.

Mandarian live action adventurous film Kung Fu Dunk is released in February 2008. It was directed by Taiwanese director Chu Yin-Ping and filmed in Taiwan and mainland China. The film is inspired by the Slam Dunk manga and anime series, and was previously titled Slam Dunk. The filming, however, conveyed a strong flavour of Hong Kong films, reminiscent of movies like Shaolin Soccer.
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The film revolves around an orphaned boy called Fang Shi Jie (Jay Chou), who grew up in a kung fu school and becomes a talented basketball player. Shi Jie grew up at the Kung-Fu School. He practiced excellent Kung-Fu and is equipped with good skills. Every morning, he is used as a punchbag in a demonstration by the principal of the school. When he uses shaolin iron vest (iron shirt) technique, as to not feel the principal’s punches,the principal makes him stay on the streets for one night without dinner. He demonstrates his incredible accuracy to a down-and-out hustler, Wang Li by throwing cans into a bin almost ten metres away. Wang tells him, that if he can throw a coin into his mouth from twenty metre’s away, he would treat him to dinner. They go to a five star French restaurant, where Wang Li’s daughter works, and eat leftovers. Li convinces Shi Jie to help them make some money for themsleves. After eating, they go to a Casino owned by one of Wang Li’s old friend’s son, Brother Hu. There, Shi Jie wins hundreds of dollars playing darts. The resulting fight causes thousands of dollars worth of damage. The next morning, before school starts, Bian Tao, the principal of Fireball University puts the principal of the kung fu school onto his paylist. Then, after a massive beating by Bian Tao’s thugs, Shi Jie is expelled. The next night, Shi Jie is once again sitting on the park bench where he met Wang Li, who is still there. On the pretext of helping him search for his family, Wang Li invites him to play basketball at ‘First University’ as the new star of its basketball team. Meanwhile, Wang Li capitalizes on media interest in Shi-Jie to make money via interviews and news articles.