66w ago - Twisted Metal Producer Chad Cox has shared a video today spotlighting the return of Twisted Metal to PS3 proclaiming it's Time to Shoot My Truck.

To quote: Today is judgment day! Twisted Metal is on store shelves and Sweet Tooth's ice cream truck is resting on a giant turntable in the middle of the desert, a perfect target for your computer-controlled, fully automatic M249-SAW machinegun.

Go to shootmytruck.com right now for a chance to fire this massive assault weapon live from your own computer and make real things explode.

In the history of gaming, guns, and the world wide web, nothing this bold has ever been attempted - this is your opportunity to be a part of history! Seriously. Stop reading this right now and go to shootmytruck.com. And don't forget to buy Twisted Metal!

It's judgment day! Twisted Metal is now available in stores, and our sweet new launch trailer has made its debut:





To make Twisted Metal's release day even more exciting than it already is, Sweet Tooth's ice cream truck is now on a turntable in the middle of the desert, waiting for you to shred it to pieces with bullet-fire. Go to shootmytruck.com right now for a chance...

272w ago - Europe's new orbital cargo ship has launched from French Guiana on a mission to resupply the space station.

The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is the biggest and most complex spacecraft Europe has ever tried to put in orbit.

The 20-tonne unmanned freighter left the Kourou spaceport at 0403 GMT, riding atop an Ariane 5 rocket.

The spectacular night launch in the South American jungle was declared a success once the ATV had separated from its booster 66 minutes after lift-off.

The news was cheered by a huge crowd of VIPs, space agency officials and representatives of the industrial teams that have worked on the development of the ship for past 11 years.

"With the launch of the ATV, we are embarking on an extraordinary voyage," reflected European Space Agency chief, Jean Jacques Dordain.

"As of today, Europe is an essential partner of the International Space Station (ISS)."

The ATV is the largest, completely automated rendezvous and docking ship to go to the ISS. When it attaches to the platform on 3 April, it will do so without any human assistance.

The vessel will provide the largest refuelling and waste elimination capability for the ISS; and it is the only vehicle on the current timeline that will be able to de-orbit...