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=2700137&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=2700137&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 3736 The week ending December 28, 2008 in gaming news from a modders perspective brought to you by MODSonline. This show: Notebooks Outsell Desktops, Phantom Store, PhysX?, PS3 teardown, Wii increased injuries, Adult-Rated iPhone Games, fixing 360s, Empires, Silent Heroes, Battlefield: Pirates 2, Game Videos for YouTube, iTGB, FRAPS, Steam Sale, EA Take-Two, Lobby Obama, Top Games, Armadillo Aerospace, MODSonline Holiday Pwnage, more... Hosts: foyleman, Jynx, Welshy, Stryder, Supersword URLs: http://www.modsonair.com/ | http://www.modsonline.com/ == TOPICS ========================================== -- Hardware ----------------------------------------------------- - Notebook PCs Outsell Desktops, First Time Ever http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/20081223/tc_pcworld/notebookpcsoutselldesktopsfirsttimeever - Phantom Store Launches http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=94119 - PhysX: Where’s the beef? http://www.fpslabs.com/features/editorials/physx-wheres-the-beef -- Consoles ----------------------------------------------------- - PS3 teardown: 30% fewer parts, $300 cheaper http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/ps3-teardown-30-less-parts-300-cheaper/ - Rumor: PlayStation Home hacked http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/15/rumor-playstation-home-hacked/ - Wii blamed for ridiculous increase in British hospital visits http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/wii-blamed-for-ridiculous-increase-in-british-hospital-visits/ http://kotaku.com/5115399/the-sun-wii-puts-10-in-hospital-a-week - First Adult-Rated iPhone Game Appears On App Store http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/12/15/first-mature-iphone-game/ http://www.adultswim.com/games/game/index.html?game=surgeonchristmas - Free Guide To fix Your 360s RROD http://www.modsonline.com/Forums-top-93873.html -- MODS in the News -------------------------------------------- - New Empires Mod for Half-Life 2 http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=94098 - New Silent Heroes for BF2 http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=postmessage&boardid=1&threadid=94308&id=0 - New Battlefield: Pirates 2 Beta http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewstory&threadid=94307 -- Modding ------------------------------------------------------ - How to Make Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead and Counter-Strike Source Videos for YouTube http://www.ausgamers.com/features/read/2688825 - iTGB now has texture compression using native PowerVR libraries and has also been licensed out to over 100 companies. http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/garagegames-brings-iphone-game-engine-to-11/?biz=1 -- Gaming ------------------------------------------------------- - New FRAPS http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=94344 - Steam Holiday Sale http://www.modsonline.com/Forums-top-93844.html -- Politics, Companies, Events ----------------------------------- - EA's Take-Two Takeover Follow-up http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=94321 - Video Game Biz Involved in Effort to Lobby Obama Transition Team http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/12/15/video-game-biz-involved-effort-lobby-obama-transition-team -- Other -------------------------------------------------------- - Top 10 PC Games (Week Ending December 13, 2008) http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/chart/0/?articleTypeId=-1 - Armadillo Aerospace has won the Level One portion of the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge http://space.xprize.org/lunar-lander-challenge#highlights http://space.xprize.org/ng-lunar-lander-challenge/2008/teams/armadillo - MODSonline Holiday Pwnage http://www.modsonline.com/News-more-2786.html http://images.vimeo.com/23/68/05/236805769/236805769_200.jpg 200 150 2700137