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Written by: Jordan KahncloseAuthor: Jordan Kahn Name: Jordan Kahn
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About: Jordan Kahn is a main contributor for the Jace Hall Show and has been an avid gamer for over 15 years. He also writes about all things Google for 9to5Google.com and covers breaking Apple news for 9to5Mac and mobile products for Butterscotch.com.See Authors Posts (342)

It appears MegaUpload’s users aren’t ready to just back down to the feds with new reports claiming international pirate organizations are planning on suing the FBI on behalf of users over files that have been lost due to the shutdown.

If you’ve been following along with the MegaUpload case, you’d know that many of the company’s execs are now awaiting trial on charges of piracy, racketeering, and money laundering following the feds shutting down the massively popular file-sharing site (more…)

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About: Jeff Nau is a main contributor to the Jace Hall Show covering pop culture and music trends in the nerd community. He has contributed to San Diego City Beat, 944, and Ill Literature, amongst others, and spends his spare time working as an artist and photographer.See Authors Posts (457)

You’d think he should be able to go wherever he wants, being a Sith lord and everything, but apparently every stormtrooper on the Death Star just came from a celebratory kegger (maybe it’s finally fully operational), as this phone commercial shows Vader waiting to use the can with his own troops.

Yes, you heard right — this is actually an ad for the new Korean cell phone mobile carrier company called Olleh.The product being touted is known as the Olleh lte ‘Warp’, which explains the random scenes in which Vader and his troops warp to get where they need to go. (more…)

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A report from Kotaku today claimed Microsoft will upgrade its disc drive in the next-gen Xbox (720?) from its standard DVD drive to a Blu-Ray drive similar to the one in Sony’s PS3.

The report cites various “reliable” industry sources, and also claimed Microsoft was planning on creating a method of preventing used games from running on the next-gen console. (more…)

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Earlier we told you about Blizzard’s upcoming 2012 Battle.net World Championships for StarCraft II and World of Warcraft Arena players, but today we bring you another way to get in on Blizzard and WoW history– this time for a charitable cause.

Blizzard has announced (via Mashable) it will be selling 2000 retired HP p-Class server blades with 100% of the proceeds donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Each server blade will be marked with a WoW logo as well as the name of the realm it used to help host (more…)

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Life isn’t perfect, sometimes you have to get up to turn on the TV, when your remote is hard to find or beyond a remote distance away. Who can forget those other inconvenient situations, like waking up before noon or having to go outside?

But is there anything more burdensome, any act more obstructive to pursuing our free liberties than having to put down a controller, so that we can pick up a hot-pocket? For you consumers of the lean pocket, you probably have no idea what I’m talking about…you’re on the treadmill or busy buying overpriced Under Armour garments that will cause more discomfort than your first suit. (more…)

Written by: Jeff NcloseAuthor: Jeff N Name: Jeff Nau
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According to the Richmond Register, several Richmond, Kentucky-area criminal investigations are on suspension, following a decision by the Supreme Court that GPS tracking of suspected criminals is illegal without a court-issued warrant.

The decision follows numerous cases in which Kentucky Drug Task Force officers attached GPS devices to the cars of several known/suspected drug dealers without court authorization. The deciding case, Antoine Jones vs. The United States, came before the Court as a result of continued and unwarranted tracking of Jones, a suspected cocaine trafficker. (more…)

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About: Jordan Kahn is a main contributor for the Jace Hall Show and has been an avid gamer for over 15 years. He also writes about all things Google for 9to5Google.com and covers breaking Apple news for 9to5Mac and mobile products for Butterscotch.com.See Authors Posts (342)

No matter what style and era of mobile gaming you enjoy most, there’s likely a half decent port available or soon to be available on the App Store or Android Market. Atari and arcade game makers are quickly re-releasing all of their classic titles, while Sega titles like Sonic and third-party Nintendo games from SNES to Gameboy are also being ported to the popular mobile platforms.

Rather than reminiscing with some retro console titles, take a second today to remember what the best mobile games once looked like on cellphones. Remember Snake? (more…)

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With Resident Evil 6 announced and the new trailer for the RE: Retribution movie just out, the spotlight is back on one of the most successful franchises in the world of video games:

What started with the legen- (wait for it) -dary survival horror Biohazard aka Resident Evil 1 has morphed into a series of 22 cross-platform, cross-genre games that have collectively been sold 46 million times! Oh, and the franchise now also covers comic books, novels, collectible merchandise, and movies (live action and CGI). (more…)

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About: Jeff Nau is a main contributor to the Jace Hall Show covering pop culture and music trends in the nerd community. He has contributed to San Diego City Beat, 944, and Ill Literature, amongst others, and spends his spare time working as an artist and photographer.See Authors Posts (457)

If you’re remotely familiar with any of Stevie D’s role in the nerdcore band Illbotz, you’ll probably be interested in knowing that he’s united with rising nerdcore legends Beefy and Adam WarRock to create a new Supergroup: The Best Damn F*ckin Rappers in the Universe.

Fans of the above should know that the single for D’s The Best Damn F*ckin’ Rappers in the Universe dropped today. Packed with nerdcore similar in flavor to the Illbotz’ best and greatest work, the new release comes hot on the heels of recent accolades heaped upon contributors Beefy and Warrock.  The artwork, provided by renowned comic book artist Rusty Shackles, (more…)

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About: Jordan Kahn is a main contributor for the Jace Hall Show and has been an avid gamer for over 15 years. He also writes about all things Google for 9to5Google.com and covers breaking Apple news for 9to5Mac and mobile products for Butterscotch.com.See Authors Posts (342)

You might be familiar with the ‘Blizzard Cup’ events from recent years where Starcraft players battled it out in a tournament organized by Blizzard in conjunction with online sports organizations like World Cyber Games, GSL, and MLG.

In 2012 Blizzard seems to be taking it a step further, announcing on its blog today that it will be hosting its own “Battle.net World Championship” for World of Warcraft Arena and StarCraft II players. (more…)

Written by: Jeff NcloseAuthor: Jeff N Name: Jeff Nau
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About: Jeff Nau is a main contributor to the Jace Hall Show covering pop culture and music trends in the nerd community. He has contributed to San Diego City Beat, 944, and Ill Literature, amongst others, and spends his spare time working as an artist and photographer.See Authors Posts (457)

When the superhero blockbusters come pouring out of the cinemas, usually what we have to deal with are crummy fast food chain tie-ins and/or products that invariably end up at Target. It seems only fitting, however, that in anticipation of Joss Whedon’s latest they’d release something so quirky, so weird, so awesome in its originality, so…Joss Whedon-y.

IFC is reporting that JADS, a cologne company, has marketed a series of scents based on the 6 different Avengers in the film (more…)

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About: Jordan Kahn is a main contributor for the Jace Hall Show and has been an avid gamer for over 15 years. He also writes about all things Google for 9to5Google.com and covers breaking Apple news for 9to5Mac and mobile products for Butterscotch.com.See Authors Posts (342)

Hyperkin dropped its SNES handheld console last year to get us in the mood for portable remakes of retro consoles, and now SNK Playmore is getting to drop a new Neo Geo handheld preloaded with 20 classic games on its 2GB of onboard storage.

The device has a 4.3-inch display, SD card slot, original stick from the NEO Geo console pad, four game buttons, and two shoulder buttons. Japanese language blog Famicom-Plaza got its hands on the device (via andriasang) and also provided a list of twenty classic titles (below) that will come with the console including a couple notables: Metal Slug, King of Fighters ’94. and Fatal Fury. (more…)

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While noting “regulators globally have been calling for shorter, simpler privacy policies”, yesterday Google announced it would be completely revamping its own by taking over 60  from various Google services and creating a new, single policy for all users. The approach reflects Google’s recent attempts to integrate its biggest products into a single, cohesive experience.

The new privacy policy and terms of service will go into effect March 1st, and will apply to the majority of Google account users from various services including Gmail, Picasa, YouTube, Google+. The policy won’t apply to (more…)

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In the face of internet activism and anti-SOPA protests, perhaps there is no better time than now for Julian Assange to launch his own TV program. Assange is best known for creating wikileaks in 2006, and went on to make headlines as the cyberactivist who blew down the doors of “internet regulation” by openly publishing leaked stories regarding the U.S. War in Iraq, Guantanamo Bay procedures, and practices of the Church of Scientology, among others.

The new show will feature Assange as the host and according to RTV: (more…)

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Despite court ordered blocks of Pirate Bay and ongoing threats from just about every anti-piracy group there is, the site is launching a brand new category allowing users to download files that can be used to create physical objects using 3D printers.

An excerpt from the full statement posted on the Pirate Bay Blog explained the concept: (more…)