Command & Conquer coded in HTML5
January 24, 2012 – 9:57 pm | No Comment

Remember the classic RTS known as Command & Conquer? Well, an enterprising coder, Aditya Ravi Shankar, actually recreated the strategy game using nothing but HTML5, where it runs on 69k of Javascript. Why did he set out on such an adventure? For starters, Shankar’s attempt was a self-mandated undertaking in order to improve his coding skills, where he gave himself a one month window to rebuild the game in the browser, and had to comb through the original game’s files in order to obtain all the right sprites, sounds and specs. According to Shankar, “In hindsight, I might have wanted to take smaller steps and make a tower defense game instead of jumping directly into an RTS. Trying to do the whole thing in under a month all by myself wasn’t the smartest idea.” As part of Shankar’s recreation of Command & Conquer, it included buildings, terrain, combat, tiberium harvesting and regrowth, in addition to the ability to sell and repair buildings. You want fog of war? It has that, too, in addition to a pannable map, different cursors, …

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Alienware M11x notebook gets official price

Submitted by admin on January 30, 2010 – 12:24 amNo Comment

8b73e848a7tebook.jpg Alienware M11x notebook gets official priceThe last time we mentioned the Alienware M11x there wasn’t an official price tag, just an estimate… But the good news is that today the price has been officially announced and it starts at $799.

For the price tag of $799 you get a Nvidia GT330M graphics card, and a 11.6-inch LCD screen. One of the best details is the long battery life that can last up to 6,5 hours. At this moment there is no information about the processor and the official release date of the Alienware M11x.

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