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Announced at PAX today, everyone's favorite punchline is back from the dead and actually playable.

Thanks to Take Two interactive and 3DRealms finally sorting out their legal difficulties the path has been cleared for Gearbox Software to release DNF.  "Long awaited" isn't a sufficient enough adjective to use for this game.

We are confident Gearbox will actually release this game - the only question is how it will be received.  Will people play it for the sheer humor factor of it, or will it be a game people will actually want to play through after the amusement has worn off?

We previously wrote about how the State of Rhode Island offered a tax incentive for Maynard MA game developer 38 Studios to relocate to the Ocean State, and how the deal was causing some waves in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Yesterday the Boston Globe reported that state treasurer (and coincidentally gubernatorial candidate) Frank Caprio wants credit agencies Moody's and Standard & Poor's to delay reviewing the project until a new governor can take office.

I wonder if Caprio's opposition to the deal is due to ignorance of the development cycles of the gaming industry - regardless of how well any 38 Studios title sells, the company will employ hundreds of local Rhode Islanders in well-paying technical jobs which the state sorely needs.

You met her, you slayed Darkspawn together, she filled your voyages with sharp cracks and maybe more, and then she disappeared into the night. The next DLC for Dragon Age: Origins reveals what eventually happened to everyone's favorite Mage.

Science blogger Phil Plait has a pilot on Discovery Channel called "Bad Universe." It is not yet a full-blown series, but hopefully it will become one. In the series Phil discusses the hard science around issues such as asteroid impacts and debunks junk science and Hollywood mythos. From the preview it looks to have the same irreverant feel that "Mythbusters" has.

Apple introduced some new looks to some old iPods today. As a Mac guy my first instinct was excitement and realization that I might need some cash for new toys, the question at the time was how much cash.

By the time I got home and had some time to think about what new toy I could put in my arsenal I realized the answer is most likely...

So here's what we got from the Engadget Live Blog of the Apple fall conference, arranged by product:

Via Engadget, we are happy to report that Sprint has rolled out it's new high-speed wireless technology in the Boston and Providence areas (as well as Daytona Beach).

While Sprint is not as large a carrier in New England as Verizon, we welcome the debut of advanced technologies on our home turf.  Sprint customers: prepare for high speeds.

One of the provisions of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) is that content carriers (such as YouTube, Facebook, or ISP's) are not required to verify distribution rights on media before allowing their users to post content, but to take down material when a rights-holder issues a DMCA takedown notice (known as "Safe Harbor").  This enables YouTube for example, to allow its users to immediately upload video without the need for human review, as the labor involved in such an activity would be astronomical.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Eagles drummer/vocalist Don Henley complains that the DMCA's Safe Harbor provision creates an onerous burden on rights-holders.  He would rather Congress amend the DMCA to make ISP's liable for carrying infringing content.

Major Nelson announced yesterday that effective November 1, XBox Live Gold Subcription rates will be increasing from the current $7.99/month to $9.99/month.

We have mixed feelings about this.  On the one hand I don't think there's been enough of a change to XBox Live to warrant the $24 a year (if paid monthly) price increase.  On the other hand prices have not increased since XBox Live was created in 2002.

Now might be the time to purchase a few subscription cards at a discount from online retailers.