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The Swarm is Upon Us!!

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Yesterday the lovely folks at Valve gave us Alien Swarm for FREE.

Available free of charge, the game thrusts players into an epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics. Along with the game get the complete code base for Alien Swarm that features updates to the Source engine as well as the SDK.

Having put a couple of hours into this game last night it feels like a over head version of Left 4 Dead. It's quicker paced and can be very challengeing. There is only one campgain implemented currently, but with a SDK released with the game there is sure to be no shortage of third party content.

Wasabi's Birthday Party!

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Yes, we have been here for 5 years invading your ears with our interwebs based craziness, and now it's time to party! August 13-th 15th will be one big party of birthady joy for our favourite turtle and you are all invited!

Join us for fun, frolics and the usual mayhem and if you feel brave enough we want YOU to sing happy birthday to us! Send your efforts to the email address above and you never know, your voice could be on the radio. Also, if you feel like making birthday cards with your photoshop skills send them in too they may well end up right here on our front page!

So get loud, get mental and get ready to party all weekend long from August 13th-15th!

Convention Etiquette

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Convention season is upon us yet again, which means of course, lots of cool new information, swag, fun, and the crowds. When going to a convention, any convention, there are a few key rules that will make your experience a better one. You'd think some of these would be pretty obvious, but you'd be surprised at how oblivious some folks can be.

1.) Practice basic hygiene daily.
You are going to be shoved into a room with thousands of people up close and personal every day of the convention. As such, nobody really wants to deal with a sweaty, stinky mass of humanity. Please. Save everyone's noses. Shower and use deodorant at a minimum daily. Teeth brushing is also a good thing.

2.) Wear comfortable shoes.
Yes, you look really cute in those 3" heels. Unfortunately you're probably going to want to die after a couple hours on the first day. Save your dogs some pain. Wear sneakers or something you might go running in.

3.) Don't carry a ton of stuff with you.
Carrying around your laptop and your DS and your PSP etc sounds like a great idea. Until you have it around your neck or on your back for several hours straight. Keep it minimal. But do carry a bottle of water! On the plus side, it leaves you more room to haul out swag!

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CCP Responds to Council of Stellar Management Concerns

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Crowd Control Productions (CCP), the company behind the MMO EVE Online, has responded to concerns raised by players of their game and the Council of Stellar Management (CSM), the player-elected representative board which recently completed a summit in Iceland.

After the most recent CSM summit, many players have expressed concerns that CCP has devoted significant resources to ongoing development projects, including major expansions to EVE Online and related projects, while not giving enough attention to problems with the current state of the game.

After the minutes of the June CSM meetings were published, a significant number of players complained that too much attention was going into new content and features while existing problems were being neglected. Some have even gone so far as to call for the CSM to be disbanded.

Sam Fisher Action Figure

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The last Splinter Cell game was very quick to add stylish content with FMV’s playing on walls, text appearing as if by magic on buildings, pavements and suchlike. But Ubisoft hadn’t gone the whole hog with keeping up with the cool kids until now. It’s just been announced that an action figure based on the game’s hero.

Made by NCEA, the figure is apparently “not quite ready” yet but it will come equipped with weapons and a removable flak jacket. Of course, the figure will have his trademark goggles and be based on Sam’s look in the latest game. The face may not be quite right, but still it’s a pretty good effort and will be hitting stores in October.

Laser Death Cat Punishes TF2 Grinders

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Team Fortress 2 achievement grinders get a surprise when playing on a new achievement map...

Out of nowhere, a yowl rolls across the map, people turn and say "what was that noise?" and from the massive maw of the hole that suddenly appears at the edge of the map climbs...

A massive laser death cat that eats people, shoots bees that from its mouth, and throws you in the pond with the icthyosaurs.

Yes, it is THAT awesome.

Review: Magic The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

When I was alerted to the imminent release of "Duels of the Planeswalkers" on PC I jumped at it. After all, £7 isn't a high price tag compared to the cost of purchasing all the physical cards. Having been developed and released on the XBox 360 for a year I was glad to get my hands on the game in a platform I could enjoy. Besides, Free Cell has stolen my "waiting for other people to get their act together in MMOs" time and something else that isn't quite so shameful to play would be good.

Alpha Protocol Review XBOX360

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

So, I've reviewed Sega's Alpha Protocol for this very site, check after the break to see the lowdown on Segas spy effort! As ever this is all my own opinion and not the opinion of the entire station....yes that does mean the review is potentially less than complimentary.

News Roundup!

Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Quick blurbs on random things that might be of interest to you crazy kids!

Blizzard announced today that they are going to have Battle.net integrate with Facebook. The first step will be letting you add Facebook friends to your Battle.net friends lists. This will be tested shortly in the StarCraft 2 beta, with more features to come. I can't wait to announce every achievement I get in WoW and StarCraft2 every 35 seconds to Facebook! Wait...

EvE's next expansion Tyrannis is less than two weeks away, and if you're interested, they've posted the full length high definition trailer on their YouTube Page and the Tyrannis feature page.

Speaking of trailers, Funcom has released the launch trailer for their Age of conan expansion Rise of the Godslayer, giving a look at locations, characters and monsters players will run into while running around all the shiny new areas. Don't forget, this launches on May 11th.

Have you seen the latest Cataclysm screenshots?

Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Head over to the offiical site, they're posting them, and they look awesome. Just check out the water, it's amazing.