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Gamers Paradise

spanic — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:36:20 +0000

Counter Strike is a very popular game in Russia and championships are often organized between players to determine who is the best. This championship is between two teams, Virtus.pro (Winners of the «Arbalet Cup Russia 2009» and «Asus Cup Summer 2009») and forZe (Bronze finalists of the «Arbalet Cup Kazakhstan 2009» and «WCG Russia 2009»). But this time, the organizers decided to make this championship a bit special by hiring a few female dancers.

Wanna see the boobies? Here ya go: LINK

There is even a video [18+] LINK

Marussia – The First Russian Supercar

spanic — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:08:34 +0000

Nikolay Fomenko, who was probably busy enough being a popular singer, television new anchor and theater actor, also found time to become an FIA N-GT champion. And if that was not enough to keep this Russian renaissance man busy, he has just launched his country’s first sportscar company, Marussia. To top it off, it’s a hybrid, just to make things more difficult.

Fomenko states that he brought a lot of knowledge from his racing career to bear on the Marussia. We see elements of just about every supercar on the market in its appearance, but it manages to still look unique. While he envisions producing a pure electric car sometime down the road, the company’s first project will be a hybrid.

The Marussia is slated to use a 240-hp, 3.5-liter six-cylinder engine, most likely from Renault or Nissan, but it’s unclear where the electric drive components will originate from. While much of the car’s parts are expected to be sourced from established companies, approximately 35% of the content will be Russian.

Adding a bit of sizzle to its speed, the Marussia will also have “a host of gadgets,” including a 4G Yota network with 10 Mbps data transfer rates at vehicle speeds of up to 120 km/h. Bluetooth, GPS and video screens all around, plus a 320 GB hard drive to round out the electronics.

The goal for the electric supercar is a 400km range, but Russian winters mean the batteries will need a boost. That’s where nanotechnology comes in. Fomenko thinks the solution might be in a “nanotech project made at one of Russia’s big construction bureaus.” The company foresees a 0-62 mph dash of around five seconds and a Tesla-like price tag of $100,000. Plans call for the first customer cars to be delivered next Fall, with race versions taking part in the 2010 edition of FIA GT championship. Fomenko is clearly nothing if not ambitious.

And…lets top this off with some pictures.

Fallout 2, For Real

spanic — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:34:24 +0000

A group of Russian Fallout 2 fans decided to organize a game convention near one of Russia’s old abandoned missile launch sites.

On June 21st, 2009, at one of the abandoned air-defense bases in St. Petersburg region, a game based on “Fallout 2? universe took place, organized by “Albion” workshop. Some 300 people participated in the game, working with workshop group, tech support group and emergency/medical services. And, of course, the players themselves, who prepared for the game over the course of many months. Much was accomplished by the workshop crew: sealed military bases, including the memorable Sierra from Fallout II, were built; plot and game coordination accomplished, including rapid response by the creators to changes in game environment. Players were hard at work as well. They made authentic costumes, modified airsoft guns to the point of being unrecognizable, outfitted a special car, operated establishments such as cinema, working radio station, few bars, hospital, casino and much more. Combined efforts of workshop people and players made the world come to life for two short days.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R – For Real

The Basics of Commerce

spanic — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:40:13 +0000

On the photo you can see new items which had minor malfunctions after production. To ensure that these items don’t appear in the second hand market , we are doing this:

The thing is that big companies produce these by 100’s a minute, so why spend time and cash on employees who will repair the product if you can just make some more instead. These items are destroyed so people don’t repair and resell them in the 2nd hand market since that might decrease the sales of new items (Less $$ for big companies).

Blue-ray players and HD-DVD’s: