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Greetings commrads, isn't life in the People's Republic of Napalm Riot grand? Wouldn't it be amazing if we could all connect on some internet based service and talk/kill/ and possible maime each other? We'll thanks to the folks at Microshaft that is now possible. So I'm both stealing Fyrel's idea and hosting a weekend of online gaming. As you can read on http://forum.napalmriot.com/topic/23826/ Please join me, because if we can get enough peopl together we could turn this is to a great tool for . . . Read more

Microsoft's Xbox Live counterpart for the PC is getting a much needed facelift, according to the GFW head Kevin Unangst. After many missteps and bad press, Microsoft is looking to mend it's ways.

The improvements, coming very soon (although no date has been put), will remove the Gold and Silver tiers to the service, enabling all to use the gold-only servers and TruSkill matchmaking without having to pay the yearly fee.

A version of the Marketplace is also in the pipeline, which will hopefu . . . Read more

After the closing of Stage6, gamers flocked to Vimeo to host their high definition, downloadable videos, due to the high definition capabilities and large file upload size. However, the company has decided to ban all video game related videos from being uploaded to the site to allow for more creative content.



http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-9996743-2.html

After the grave disappointment of Nintendo's press conference at E3 and announcement of their "core game" (whether that was supposed to be Animal Crossing or GTA is still debated), Nintendo fans may have hope yet!

According to a Nintendo representative, specifically one that works between Nintendo and Gamestop (more specifically MY gamestop), Nintendo dropped a very subtle hint as to what's to come, which apperently no one caught. The news:

-New Zelda game for the Wii sometime in 2009
-Al . . . Read more

At the bungie website, there is a teaser on the website that they will announce a new game based on the halo universe but no Master Chief in it.
The game had a codename on the walmart list calling it Halo Blue. Unfortunately, they decided not announce the game at this point. Right now there is a letter on the teaser saying how sorry they are for not sharing the announcement.

all the trailers from E3 are now up on gametrailers.com ive been watching all the things they have for fable 2 ( October ) cant wait for that... havent gotten into the other trailers yet from E3 but if there as good as this game its goin to be awesome.

Mythic's upcoming MMOG Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is facing some serious cuts as release deadline pressure begins to mount.

In an interview with MMORPG.com, Mythic Vice President and General Manager Mark Jacobs revealed the game would be undergoing serious changes as a result of "issues" with the current state of the game and the looming launch schedule. The planned six capital cities in the game, one for each race, has been cut to two, while four of the game's character classes have . . . Read more

People are finding that games are not all unhealthy and gaming in general is starting to get a better image in many people's minds. Games can be used for pain control (burn victims have stated that while playing games, about 90% of the pain left), for helping soldiers cope with posttraumatic stress disorder by playing shooters set in Iraq, and even being used to help treat migraines. In addition, it's been found that doctors that play games frequently make more than a third fewer mistakes duri . . . Read more

Google's Lively is much like what Playstation's Home is to be; you can decorate your own room, chat with friends, manipulate objects with your mouse, etc. Now that Google's making virtual worlds, how long 'till world domination?! In any case, you can read more about it below, which also contains a link to the main Lively page.



http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3168598

Not satisfied with the Wii Balance Board, Activision handed over development of the new Tony Hawk game for Wii to a new developer and announced it will have it's own peripheral to pack-in with the game. EA also said they are releasing sport peripherals for their new line of sport games for the Wii. I'm afraid the market will be flooded with game-specific peripherals and just cause us to spend more money on the games we want. No word yet on what any of the peripherals will look like.

http://w . . . Read more

Some brand new screenshots for Ghostbusters have just oozed across my desk, trying to get onto the internet and into your waiting browsers.

Who am I to deny them?
We have here eight new images from the PC version of the upcoming Sierra title, only a little damp around the edges, and well worth taking a few moments to take a look at. If you don't, who knows what horrible fate may befall you!

See them at http://games.internode.on…ent.php?mode=news&id=3300

With S.T.A.L.K.E.R Shadow of Chernobyl often seen as vaporware before its eventual release last year, I would have never imagined we'd see TWO games set in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R universe, but stranger things have happened. If you've not heard much about S.T.A.L.K.E.R Clear Sky, the upcoming prequel to the original game, you can be forgiven, as today we've got some tasty tidbits of detailed information.

With the sky a vivid blue, more details on S.T.A.L.K.E.R Clear Sky have emerged. If it is too b . . . Read more

That's enough (for now) about Diablo 3. It's now time to concentrate on Blizzard's other highly-anticipated upcoming release, the one announced at last year's Worldwide Invitational in Korea.

Executive Vice President Rob Pardo takes the stage and settles in to explain a few things about StarCraft II. Sounds like the guys behind the scenes are itching to re-design the StarCraft idea from the ground up, but still keeping the pace and feeling that's attached to the franchise.

Part of the way . . . Read more

25 Best Free Games on the Net
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from Gameplayer...

"It's an unfortunate economic fact that good games – hell even crap games – cost money. We're all used to walking into our local retailer with a spring in our step and gaming on our mind, steadfastly weaving our way through the crowds towards our intended purchase driven by the unseen energy that is anticipation.

This is followed by the less than fantastic feeling of running – desperately screaming for help – from the store with . . . Read more

"What if mankind had to leave Earth, and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off?"
This is the idea behind WALL-E, a brand new game from Pixar and THQ, which transports gamers to a galaxy not-so-far away, where they'll meet a determined little robot called WALL-E.

It's been hundreds of years since WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth Class) was built, and he's been trundling along for all that time. Now he's met EVE, a sleek search robot, and has discovered a new purpose in life oth . . . Read more

WaW! Expect to hear a lot more of that acronym before too long, especially coupled with some sort of fish.

Treyarch have unveiled the first few details on their upcoming shooter - Call of Duty: World at War (or CoD:WaW for short) - and we've got the debut trailer for you to check out!

Promising to take gamers to the South Pacific and European theatres of war for the first time, Call of Duty: World at War is a gritty fight that pits gamers against enemies that know no surrender - and show n . . . Read more

This morning, we have a first-look at the assets that'll be packed with Guitar Hero World Tour, currently scheduled for release in "Spring" of this year (who knows, it may arrive before that other game involving musical instrument peripherals...)

Currently in development for Wii, PS3, PS2 and Xbox 360, we've got some pretty pictures of the guitar you'll be rockin' out on, the new microphone and - excitingly - the new drums.

That's right - not only does the new Guitar Hero have a newly desi . . . Read more

Beijing 2008 is the official video game of the Olympic Games, and has set out to absorb not just the athletic accomplishments of the Games, but also the cultural identity of 2008. There are fully-rendered models of the cityscape of Beijing as well as the Olympic arenas where competitions will be held in just a couple of months. More than 32 countries are represented in the game, and there are more than 1,000 character models (both male and female) used to compete in the 38 different events. As i . . . Read more

The Goal? The longest non-stop lan-party style gaming session to date. Nvidia is aiming for a dedicated team of gamers to play games "non stop" (they get 10 min breaks for every 60 min play time) for 36 hours.

Want more? Check out the article:

http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=68471

The Ace Combat guys are working on a flyer for the Wii that's inspired by anime. The reasoning behind this is that Mamoru Oshii, who directed Ghost in the Shell, is coming out with a film called The Sky Crawlers. The film is based on a series of novels about dogfighter pilots in a fiction-based setting in a WWII style.

Check below for the source and a screenshot.


http://www.arnsteinlarsen.no/?p=19847

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