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After yesterday’s announcement stabbed us in the face with a shard of glass, we’ve had some time to get used to the idea that Rockstar’s Manhunt series is making its new-gen debut on Nintendo’s heretofore soft and cuddly Wii console (alongside current-gen PSP and PS2 releases). The mind is a scary place to get stuck, as we did last night while trying (unsuccessfully we might add) to fall asleep. You see, we were preoccupied with all the horribly grotesque ways we imagined killing people (virtually, of course!) with the Wiimote. Hallucinations set in around 3am and we saw (did we?) rows of bespectacled Canadian programmers sitting in a crowded conference room, surrounded by empty pizza boxes and whiteboards covered with poorly spelled ideas. Ideas like: stabbing, bludgeoning, cleaving, slitting, choking (with optional nunchuk assist), and nunchuck … ing. There were other ideas scribbled out: purple nurpling, hugging, arm wrestling …

If those visions of horror didn’t whet your appetite, try Rockstar’s Manhunt 2 teaser, embedded after the break. Yeah, our favorite part is when the announcer says “This product is not yet rated” too. Something tells us this one’s not getting a T.

This is all dependent on the fun factor and responsiveness of the controls, but Manhunt 2 for the Wii could be a fantastic murder simulator for the M rated set. Following the announcement of Manhunt 2 by Rockstar on various consoles, GamePolitics took the obvious next step and asked Nintendo how they felt about having the ultra-violent game on their motion control system?

Speaking for Nintendo, Beth Llewelyn, senior director of corporate communications, said, “Manhunt 2 is not developed or published by Nintendo. It is one of many titles released by third party publishers for our system that appeal to people of all ages and interests … retailers and purchasers are strongly encouraged to follow the age-specific ESRB ratings when considering what software to sell or buy. If parents are concerned about kids having access to inappropriate Wii games, we encourage them to utilize the PIN-operated Parental Control features built into Wii.”

The original Manhunt was about getting jollies from up-close and personal impaling. That mechanic will certainly be more satisfying and personal on the Wii. For the most part, we’re just waiting for the mainstream media to get their hands on this story. It’ll have all the clichÃÆ’Æ’Æ’ÃÆ’†’ÃÆ’Æ’‚ÃÆ’‚©s we’ve come to expect: Surface treatment of facts by the nightly news, kids under 17 saying they love to stab people in the game and parents talking about how they have absolutely no control to stop their children.

Thanks to DJ Flush for sharing such a useful topic.

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More Useful Windows XP Tips Tweaks and Hacks

Opening Ports or Adding Allowed Programs with SP2:
1. Click on Start / Run
2. Enter in firewall.cpl
3. Click on the Exceptions tab

Adding a Port for Internet Access:
1. Click on the Add Port button
2. Name it whatever you want
3. Enter in the ports you want to open

Adding a Program for Internet Access:
1. Click on Add Program button
2. A list of all installed programs will be displayed
3. Highlight the one you want to include for Internet access
4. Click on the OK button

Autoexec.nt or Config.nt Errors:
If you are getting errors similar to:

“The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose ‘Close’ to terminate the application.”

Try copying the file from \windows\repair directory to the one that is in the \windows\system32 directory.

Common Control Panel Applets:
The following are some common Control Panel Applets that are located in the \windows\system32 Directory. If you find yourself using any of these frequently, then you can simply make shortcuts to them on your desktop

appwiz.cpl - Add/Remove Programs
desk.cpl - Display Properties
firewall.cpl - Firewall Settings
inetcpl.cpl - Internet Options
mmsys.cpl - Sound and Audio
ncpa.cpl - Network Connections
nusrmgr.cpl - User Accounts
powercfg.cpl - Power Options
sysdm.cpl - System Properties
wscui.cpl - Security Center
wuaucpl.cpl - Automatic Updates Configuration

Guest Only Network Access:
If you try and connect to an XP computer and are shown a login screen with only the Computer Name/Guest, you may need to change one of the Local Security Policies:

1. Got to Control Panel - Administrative Tools.
2. Go to Local Policies - Security Options.
3. Check the Network access: Sharing and security model for local accounts.
4. Set it to Classic - local users authenticate as themselves.

Hiding a XP Computer from Network Neighborhood:
If you want to share files from a XP computer, yet want to remove it from showing up in the Network Neighborhood,

Run net config server /hidden:yes

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