Unfortunately, piracy off the Horn of Africa is very common. What these pirates didn’t count on was the military background and personal initiative by the U.S. crew members. While negotiations are still underway to release the kidnapped captain, grave miscalculations on the part of the pirates allowed the unarmed crew to retake control of the ship.

Go Team America!

[STRATFOR]

In a bid to shed some light on games that many of us wouldn’t usually fart on. I’ve chosen to post on Zack & Wiki. This is Capcom’s first original title for Wii in which a young pirate must trek around an island doing what a pirate does: Fighting enemies, going deep into jungles, hunting treasure, swash buckling. All that pirate stuff. Check it out.

Many previews from hands-on plays with the game have been very positive, with many magazines and web sites citing it as a game that should not be overlooked. I’m still sat on the fence about this game and will wait until the reviews are out before I make a decision as to whether I’ll buy it or not. But based on gameplay footage, the game looks pretty snazzy and it’s great to see developers implementing the Wii remote in a way that doesn’t feel overly gimmicky.

Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ treasure will release in the US on October 16 2007, with a European release slated for some time in October also. There is no date for a Japanese release at the time of writing, but it’s more than likely Japan will see it before anybody else – in either late August or September.

Ahoy men an’ lasses, its talk like a pirate day! This be one o’ th’ most important geek holidays all around. So gran yer eyepatch, parrot an’ pegleg an’ get talkin’ like a swashbuckler! Thar`s nay shame in talkin’ like a pirate, but thar be shame in denyin’ yer piratitude.

So dont be a bilge rat an’ get talkin’ like a pirate! Play some swashbuckler games, do some a swashbuckler dance, smartly. Go nuts! Don’t know what Talk Like A Swashbuckler Tide be? Check ‘t ou’.

[Talk Like A Pirate Day]