Late Night Computing: November 21, 2012

Late Night Computing for November 21, 2012, and boy am I hungry already.

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Late Night Computing for November 21, 2012, and boy am I hungry already.

Anyone out there giving Planetside 2 a whirl? I played the original some in college as a dropship pilot, especially since combat was so sketchy with a slow Internet connection. Good times were had! I'm expecting more of the same to give me a break from those pesky relatives. Sometimes you just need to shoot something, you know?

News bits.

  • Australian man has something of a gaming marathon and plays Call of Duty: Black Ops II for 122 hours. What's the longest you've played in one sitting? [via Yahoo! Games]

  • As if ruining election night drama wasn't enough, now Nate Silver is after your pumpkin pie. [via NPR]

  • American shoppers could spend nearly $32 billion as Black Friday and Cyber Monday land. Powered by turkey and pumpkin pie, of course. [via VentureBeat]

  • What does the future of the mobile computing hold? Five experts weigh-in and give their thoughts. [via TheNextWeb]

  • Social networking is adding to your psychosis. LatestChatty in particular. [via Science Daily]

Chatty posts of the moment.

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  • The Walking Dead: Episode 5. Bravo. Excellent storytelling. Perhaps a new high-water mark for the medium. [by pgharavi]

  • "Steam Sale Thread for the day! What's on your list? Do you think Valve will go back to the achievement-based objectives and contests that we've seen in previous sales, but that were abandoned during the recent summer sale? Flash sales or no flash sales? Discuss!" [by JynnanTonnyx]

Nightly file.

  • Eastern Fronts 1.70 for Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts. "Eastern Front is a free mod for Company of Heroes. Following the ethos of mimicking a Relic Entertainment expansion pack, Eastern Front has succeeded in adding a full Soviet faction packed with unique and exciting units to the existing armies - a feat never before achieved in the Company of Heroes world." Download the mod for Windows.

Media.

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed launch trailer:

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed launches just in time for the holiday season.

We also have the third developer diary for ZombiU, and a free to play trailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic.

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