• Peace Walker day 1 sales in Japan is about 339,000 copies. That looks already set to beat MGS4 or Portable Ops — http://bit.ly/9mk46I #
• Ketsui only managed 9,575 sales for first week. That's not looking good at all… http://bit.ly/dbNdRh #
• @Kojima_Hideo 心配するなｗ #
• @v00d00m4n How can you think MGSPW = Snake's Revenge? in reply to v00d00m4n #
• I liked a YouTube video — MGS: Peace Walker Big Boss vs Metal Gearsaurio http://youtu.be/Ne0OiDVL1Gs?a #
• I can't join a friend's squad in PW Code Hunter if I have created my account… RT @Hideo_Kojima @kojima_pro @kojima_pro_live #
• I can't join a friend's squad in PW Code Hunter if I have created my account… RT @Kojima_Hideo @kojima_pro @kojima_pro_live #
• Oh that's lame, the Code Hunter contest is only open to USA. Oh well, might as well be in it for fun and see if we can beat the top. #
• Peace Walker has made 520,000 sales in Japan on first week, effectively beating all other MGS games to date — http://bit.ly/9S6LKo #
• Also, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd is now the most pre-ordered game in Japan, gaining 110k+ pre-orders through May 2. #
• Not too fond of IGN's 6-6.8 review of Lost Planet 2; the controls are the same as the original! I'm still buying it anyway. #
• I dunno about you but this is a horribad IGN video review. You don't just STAND there and shoot, geez! @ 2:13 http://bit.ly/96KCUe #
• Also, complaining about the B button for context-sensitive actions? Tell that to MGS4, and soon, Peace Walker. #
• tl;dr, terrible review is terrible. http://bit.ly/anIwxu #
• IGN's God Hand review at 3.0, lol — http://bit.ly/3vwenk #
• GameSpot just gave it a 5.5 too, seriously. #
• It looks like Western reviewers are reviewing Lost Planet 2 on its single-player, but not its multi-player. GG. #
• By the way, Famitsu 360 gave Lost Planet 2 37/40 (10/9/9/9). Esuteru blog has noticed the weirdness in Western reviews: http://bit.ly/an6xLQ #
• So yeah, I won't be deterred from my purchase of Lost Planet 2. I will see for myself what game it is. #
• Ketsui hit the bargain bin in Japan now… long live Ketsui http://bit.ly/aBP4Mf #
• I liked a YouTube video — Lost Planet 2: Video Game Review – Matt Dannevik (8/10) S02E30 http://youtu.be/Xj_W5jaKvxw?a #
• Apparently, Walmart Canada decided to lower the price of Lost Planet 2 to $40. Great deal! #
• Lost Planet 2 stream atm: http://www.justin.tv/mrzero20#r=yIQgvwo~&s=05 #
• LOL everyone on the stream is putting down GameSpot/IGN. #

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• @Kojima_Hideo 「Kotaku JAPAN」のことを聞いていましたか？ http://bit.ly/cXJKZ3　（英語のみ） #
• For those that haven't read about what happened to Kotaku JAPAN, check this out. I hope Kojima can read it… http://bit.ly/cXJKZ3 #
• @Kojima_Hideo 「Kotaku JAPAN」のことはどう思いますか？ #
• I want my @Lost_Planet 2 glossy #
• I liked a YouTube video — Lost Planet 2 Feature Overload http://youtu.be/3wP8lvUyldU?a #

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• Looks like Lost Planet 2 demo codes are being frozen in ice blocks and placed randomly across the country… oh dear — http://bit.ly/bQgvm1 #
• Argh, why can't Amazon ship this to Canada? http://amzn.to/cfkp0h #
• Possible safespots? http://youtu.be/6-1T_7CR35I #
• Probably not, video fails to take into account that Doomz keeps track of where you are when it fires bullets (see Ketsui DL). #
• Currently watching a Monster Hunter Tri stream — http://www.justin.tv/evaxephon#r=yIQgvwo~&s=05 #
• Did not realize the previous link I posted crapped out, so here: http://bit.ly/bNcMfX #
• My Ketsui copy got shipped @ 1:27 PM EDT (approx. 3h30min ago), let's see how long it takes to arrive. #
• What does insurance have to do with Ace Combat? — http://bit.ly/cmShMQ #
• 「スネーク、まずＣＱＣの基本を思い出して」 — http://bit.ly/9LV8gk #

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• @dwrkoa Kojima says he's broken 20,000 followers, and you say you've broken 20,000 in music collection? Hmm… #
• "PrincessMaker will be our TREASURE" — http://bit.ly/9Iv1ic #
• Regarding FFA matches in Lost Planet 2; don't quit early. I only do if what I thought was going to be 8v8 ended up 2v2. Or 2v1. #
• @Kojima_Hideo アヌビスお願いしますｗ in reply to Kojima_Hideo #
• Not impressed with the 23/40 Famitsu gave Ketsui. Honestly those guys need to be bribed to get scores. #
• Famitsu 360 gave it 28/40 (8/7/7/6), not surprised. #
• Fanboys make me lol. When the PS3 performs worse, they claim it's crap as always. And when the 360 does, they claim it's the dev's fault. #
• Or they claim it's a crap game. Read: Hokuto Musou. You want to call that crap? #
• Apparently more are leaving Infinity Ward, and Activision's stock price has been hit on the news: http://nyti.ms/d61TSa #
• @Kojima_Hideo 誰と戦っているんだ？ #
• @Kojima_Hideo　はいだらー！ in reply to Kojima_Hideo #
• This is getting ridiculous; first the controllers, now Wii Fit — http://bit.ly/aSBaQ4 #
• Monster Hunter outfits for the PS3 version of Lost Planet 2. Would be nice to see these come to 360 eventually: http://go.ign.com/cpr78w #
• The Monster Hunter outfit in Lost Planet 2 is a Japan PS3 exclusive; I'd like to see it come to PS3/360 in the West: http://bit.ly/9Ptlje #
• 日本語にはツイッターは都合ですね。英語には文字の数を使いすぎと思う。 #
• I liked a YouTube video — iggy investigates an ipad http://youtu.be/Q9NP-AeKX40?a #
• @shmups It's a very n00b play, yes. in reply to shmups #
• Ugh, I can't bear to continue watching this player keep dying over and over. #
• From KazRadio #002 Otsuka Akio prefers Naked Snake over Solid Snake @ 16:45, saying Naked Snake is fun — http://bit.ly/cRnsWl #
• Also @ 19:00 is "Leo, Leo" from Anubis. :3 #
• At about 29 minutes in, Wakamoto Norio makes a surprise appearance! ぶるぁぁぁぁぁ。 http://bit.ly/aLl0AD #
• When Kaz asks him who he is, he simply says, "I'm one of your fans." #
• He also calls himself, "BB". #
• LOL @ 37:00, Kaz trying to sing along with 「恋の抑止力」… #
• @Kojima_Hideo はい、トレーラーはすごいですね。PS3や360でアヌビスの予定がありますか？ｗ in reply to Kojima_Hideo #

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I read about this story a couple of days ago, and was appalled at the number of people who talked him down, laughing and generally disrespecting the man.

I dunno what to say other than, are you guys idiots?

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This particular news pertains to the situation regarding language courses and the University of Toronto at Scarborough (aka, real life stuff). Story starts after the jump.

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http://gtfgtfp.x0.com/30.html#no-pipecut

Looks pretty interesting. If I have time, I might make an attempt, but I’d have to see how much PVC tubes and fittings would cost me. It’s certainly more daunting than trying to assemble a model kit.

GTFP703

Word:

The 232-page study, commissioned by American regulators and released Wednesday evening, found that Canada rates poorly compared to peer countries when measures such as national broadband adoption, network capacity and prices are taken into account.

Funny, a week ago, there was an ISP-funded report saying otherwise:

The report, commissioned by Bell, Bell Aliant, Rogers, Cogeco, Telus, Shaw and SaskTel and prepared by telecommunications consultant Mark Goldberg, found that Canadians are well served in broadband, contrary to the findings of other international reports.

I took the time to rip the audio from the game, now it’s available for your listening:

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This was done by feeding an optical audio cable into my Hauppauge HD PVR, which is then fed straight into my computer. As a result I get Dolby Digital 5.1 AC3 audio, which is as clean as it gets, short of extracting the game assets and converting it like that. Though upon examining the stream, it turns out the audio is 2-ch, with the back channels being nothing more than reverb. So the above files are only 2-ch AAC 192 kbps VBR audio, but enjoy!

P.S. I also normalized the audio tracks and did a bit of cleaning up with the Main Menu track to ensure it sounded great as a standalone track, but overall should be pretty much the same thing.

http://dissolvethecrtc.ca/node/1

Looks like this was created over the CRTC ruling that Bell can now charge all customers $0.75 per GB when they’re over 300 GB. This also includes customers classified under wholesale.