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cyberfield
An old, I even may say: a founding member of cyberanthropology as an anthropological enterprise in Munich, has re-entered the scene. Some days ago he visited me at my office, and I have to say he really has his hands … Continue reading →
interview at the diner
Maniac and Aavenr from the much respected Max-Payne-site ↑Deep Six met with Remedy’s Sam Lake (Lead Writer and the man who lent his face to the original Max Payne—although at first glance I thought it was Mickey Rourke, no offence … Continue reading →
official welcome
Just three hours after my musing on AlanWAKEnet becoming the official fansite and the developers’ attitude towards the fanhood, ↑MikaRMD announced AlanWAKEnet to be the game’s official fansite: It also gives me a great pleasure that we can announce ↑www.alanwake.net … Continue reading →
road to wake
At ↑Remedy‘s official ↑Alan Wake website a ↑read the buzz section has been added, being a link-collection to press-comments on the presentation of ↵Alan Wake at ↑E3. Furthermore a link to the ↑AlanWAKE.Net Forums has been prominently placed—the developer-company has … Continue reading →
outtakes
One rung of the ladder to Jackie Chan’s fame are the famous outtakes at the end of his movies, mainly showing off stunts that went wrong. Jackie getting his head bashed by a pinball machine, Jackie breaking his ankle, and … Continue reading →
sidebar
Finally I updated and rearranged the sidebar a bit. The blogroll now has its subsections ordered from most close to my project and specialized to farer away and more general (from the top down). The entries in the subsections now … Continue reading →
mphq again
Just some minutes ago I discovered that ↑Max Payne Headquarters (MPHQ), the once blooming, thriving, and buzzing core of my community has once again gone online—maybe since 12 May 2005. A new chapter in its changeful and sometimes fateful history. … Continue reading →
savage minds
There is a new anthropological group-weblog. The ↑savage minds behind the accordingly named endeavor are ↑Alex Golub, ↑Antti Leppänen, ↑Chris Kelty, ↑Kerim Friedman, ↑Nancy Leclerc, and ↑Dustin M. Wax. ↑anthropologi.info kindly ↑commented: “Great! A new anthropology group blog! Something like … Continue reading →
alan wake zone
The wake spreads—on 18 May 2005 ↑Max Payne Zone has launched its offspring ↑Alan Wake Zone. ADoomedMarine from ↑AlanWAKE.net commented: “Let me just say it’s good to see everyone from the Max Payne community jumping ship and supporting Remedy like … Continue reading →