video 1.0 Vimeo http://vimeo.com/ modsonair http://vimeo.com/modsonair 1 <object width="320" height="240"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2527184&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2527184&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="320" height="240"></embed></object> 320 240 5466 The week ending December 14, 2008 in gaming news from a modders perspective brought to you by MODSonline. This show: Logitech's G13 Gameboard, Z-Nano Mouse, Quake ported to Chumby, Widescreen gaming, Steam Hardware Survey, Walmart.com on Wiis, Playstation Home, Xbox LIVE Snow Globe & E3, Dallas Gaming, Warthog Mod for BF, Sound decompiler, Fallout 3: Operation Anchorage & HD Textures, Strong Bad's Game, Sims 3, Saw Game, Ubisoft Scores, Atari Acquires Cryptic, Adult Gamers, CBS Cutting GameSpot, WoW Causes Dropouts, NYU Game Center, In-Game Ads, mature is misnomer, PCGA on DRM, gift ideas, Best games, Quake on me, MODSonline Holiday Pwnage, more... Hosts: foyleman, Jynx, Welshy, Stryder, Supersword URLs: http://www.modsonair.com/ | http://www.modsonline.com/ == TOPICS ========================================== -- Hardware ----------------------------------------------------- - Hand-on with Logitech's G13 Gameboard http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/11/hand-on-with-logitechs-g13-gameboard/ - Z-Nano Mouse is world's smallest and most absurd http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/12/video-z-nano-mouse-is-worlds-smallest-and-most-absurd-optical/ - Quake ported to Chumby makes for an adorable first-person shooter http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/10/quake-ported-to-chumby-makes-for-an-adorable-first-person-shoote/ - Widescreen gaming http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,669688/Reviews/Widescreen_gaming_Which_games_benefit_and_which_dont/ - Steam Hardware Survey: November 2008 http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey -- Consoles ----------------------------------------------------- - Walmart.com Makes Tens of Thousands of Nintendo Wiis Available Online Today http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Walmartcom-Makes-Tens-Thousands-Nintendo/story.aspx?guid=%7B9810A1CF-05BA-40D7-8474-CE1FEE550E05%7D - Home finally sees public launch http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/home-finally-sees-public-launch http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_SONY_PLAYSTATION_VIRTUAL_WORLD?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-12-11-07-55-27 - Home is outdated, says Microsoft exec http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=334545 - Stir your friends up in the Xbox LIVE Snow Globe http://majornelson.com/archive/2008/12/11/the-xbox-live-snow-globe.aspx - Microsoft looking to “break the bank” at E3 2009 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/12/08/microsoft-looking-to-break-the-bank-at-e3-2009/ - Dallas Gaming Event Planned http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=postmessage&boardid=1&threadid=93887&id=0 -- MODS in the News -------------------------------------------- - Warthog Mod for BF2 and BF2142 http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=93922 -- Modding ------------------------------------------------------ - Sound decompiler *download* http://www.modsonline.com/Forums-top-92643.html -- Gaming ------------------------------------------------------- - Fallout 3: Operation Anchorage Unveiled http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=93995 - Fallout 3 HD Texture Pack http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=26328 - Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Movie http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=93911 - The Sims 3 http://www.gametrailers.com/player/43583.html - Saw Game Axed http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=93868 - Ubisoft on Review Scores and Acquisition Plans http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=93997 - Atari Acquires Cryptic http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=93925 -- Politics, Companies, Events ----------------------------------- - Half of American Adults Gamers http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=93884 - CBS Cutting Back at CNET, Including GameSpot http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/cbs-cutting-back-at-cnet-including-gamespot/?biz=1 - FCC Commissioner Terms WoW a Leading Cause of College Dropouts http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/12/10/fcc-commissioner-terms-wow-leading-cause-college-dropouts - NYU Game Center http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=93996 - In-Game Ads Won't 'Move the Dial' http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/shane-kim-strauss-zelnick-agree-ingame-ads-wont-move-the-dial/?biz=1 - For some M-rated games, mature is misnomer http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28016732/ - PCGA on DRM and Piracy http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=93954 -- Other -------------------------------------------------------- - 11 luxury Christmas gift ideas for the gamer in your life http://www.gamesradar.com/f/11-luxury-christmas-gift-ideas-for-the-gamer-in-your-life/a-20081208191440578075 - Best PC games of 2008 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28119216/ - Top 20 PC Games (November 2008) http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/chart/0/?articleTypeId=-1 - Quake on me http://www.videosift.com/video/Quake-on-me - MODSonline Holiday Pwnage http://www.modsonline.com/News-more-2786.html http://images.vimeo.com/21/86/53/218653234/218653234_200.jpg 200 150 2527184