Cerberus Daily News - July 2010

Cerberus Daily News delivers daily news about the Mass Effect universe via the Cerberus Network. In universe, these news reports take place in 2185. They are not given with headlines, but ones are provided here for easier navigation.

The following is an Archive of Cerberus Daily News reports from July of 2010. This archive is preceded by Cerberus Daily News - June 2010.

07/01/2010 - "Nekyia Corridor" Breaks First-Day Release Records
"The wait is finally over: 'Nekyia Corridor' opened at midnight last night to throngs of camped-out fans. The 5.3 billion-credit juggernaut broke first-day release records, sucking up 2.97 billion credits in 20 (Citadel standard) hours. 'At its core, the sim's about falling in love, losing that love, and trying to get it back', says director Morgan Bierster. 'It just takes place in one of the most dangerous parts of space where ancient asari once believed the souls of the dead went'. Turian reviewers have called the FTL-impact scene 'haunting' in light of the Vallum Blast, one saying 'being in the body of the pilot is gut-wrenching; the cut-away leaves everything to the imagination and is just the right move'. Human reviews were mixed, one saying, 'it harbors the vain hope that the viewer will turn his brain off while [the movie] at the same time bends over backwards to stimulate it... the result is adrenaline-charged, but emotionally exhausting'."
 * Other stories in "Nekyia Corridor" Production and Premiere: (First - Previous - Next)

07/02/2010 - Productivity Across Citadel Space Hit by "Nekyia Flu"
"Productivity is taking a hit across Citadel space as the so-called 'Nekyia flu' spreads. 'My company gave us the afternoon off', says Birili T'Lannas, a Thessian fan of the space epic. 'Half of us were dead tired after camping out last night, and the other half didn't come in today, so they gave up'. The sim is also proving popular on salarian worlds: 'Some friends went last night, and they won't stop quoting it', said Ijib Tar, a custodian at Mannovai's Itarus University. 'It's showing on all the simtables at our local theater, so the lineups won't be bad'. Even rear echelon soldiers on Garvug are getting a taste. 'They've earned a break', said Captain Andre Closson of Sonax Industries. 'Some of our troops have been waiting for this sim longer than they've been enlisted. It reminds people there's a bigger galaxy waiting for us. We screen it one hour at a time, though, on account of its length'."
 * Other stories in "Nekyia Corridor" Production and Premiere: (First - Previous - Next)

07/03/2010 - Reviews Continue to Pour in for "Nekyia Corridor"
"The reviews continue to pour in for 'Nekyia Corridor', some offended, but most overawed. 'A simulstim that can impress both human and asari audiences is hard enough', says columnist Gara Sator of simswithguns.com, 'but Bierster has the insane dream of going after the whole galaxy. From the reaction I saw among salarian audiences, he might just get it'. Meanwhile, Lucy Tannenbaum of sharpstickintheeye.com says, 'The adventures of the protagonists are so jaw-droppingly extreme that they would be called unbelieveable in a holo, except that you know that this is a sim, and some crazy mother[expletive] actually had to do it. Before the shock wears off, you're willing to believe any hoo-ha the script throws at you'."
 * Other stories in "Nekyia Corridor" Production and Premiere: (First - Previous - Next)

07/04/2010 - "Nekyia Corridor" Breaks Three Single-Day Take Records
"Box office receipts are in, and audiences went to hell and back for the sexy movie with the unsexy name. 'Nekyia Corridor' demolished four-day records, scooping up a tidy 302 million extra credits from its Earth audiences in North America, who had a three-day weekend due to a political holiday. 'Nekyia' broke three records for single-day takes and capped the Thursday-Monday streak off at a whopping 13.3 billion credits. Asked if there was any way to increase the hit's profits, director Morgan Bierster said, 'I guess we could build more theaters'. Meanwhile, back among mortals, the comedy anthology 'Gagged' scooped up 677 million credits. Says producer Scott Hayson, 'Yeah, we brought in a pretty big audience ourselves...during Nekyia's intermission'."
 * Other stories in "Nekyia Corridor" Production and Premiere: (First - Previous)

07/05/2010 - Meteor Strike Delays Construction of Susskind Supercollider
"A meteor strike has delayed the construction of the Susskind Supercollider, a particle accelerator being constructed in Trikalon's orbit. The Susskind is a type of collider called a fermitron and is a centuries-old asari venture now funded, named, and built by humans. It's believed a fermitron hasn't been constructed since the time of the Protheans. Formerly scheduled to come online in September (Earth Standard), the new damage will prolong construction until 2186. When completed, the Susskind collider will be 13,508 kilometers in circumference and will encircle Trikalon completely. The Susskind is the largest artificial satellite ever to have human workers and will be the galaxy's largest building in terms of square meters, surpassing the volus' hotel-filled Mall of Quanaha."

07/06/2010 - Containment of Vital Information More Difficult Than Ever
"The struggle to contain vital information is a key part of any war, but today it's more difficult than ever. Citizen reporters, aided by cheap, concealable technology such as camera-clothing and micro-surveillance can easily cross the line from witness to antiwar activist or spy. 'We feed the major media outlets satisfying, nonvital info', said Lieutenant Colonel Sanex Irvinus. 'In return, they tend to stay professional. It's more difficult when a noncombatant plants a microbug on a person or vehicle. Their data goes straight to the antiwar media, and minutes later, the mainstream echoes it. You wouldn't believe the counter-surveillance methods we've had to use'. Activist groups like TruthHax say the trend won't go away. 'Intelligence services and media conglomorates pay for info, and activists just do it because it's right', said one unnamed source. 'If you could stop a war with information, if you could kill its support without driving up the cost in lives, wouldn't you be obliged to try?'"