The week ending November 9, 2008 in gaming news from a modders perspective brought to you by MODSonline.
This show:
Black Friday, Mgestyk gesture control, MS disses SLI, Real-Life Gordon HEV, Stargate: La Releve, Damnation, Steam Cloud, Left 4 Dead, Epic Survival Horror Title, Cross Fire, Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor, Killzone 2 beta, Fallout 3, GTAIV PC, Games Must Climax, Violent Games Study, Obama for Videogames?, Dennou Figure ARis, Top 10 Games, more...
Hosts: foyleman, Jynx, Welshy, Stryder
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== TOPICS ==========================================
-- Hardware -----------------------------------------------------
- Walmart, Kmart announce Black Friday-esque deals for days other than Black Friday
engadget.com/2008/11/07/walmart-kmart-announce-black-friday-esque-deals-for-days-other/
- Xbox 360 A 'Great Price' and 'Not Dropping For Many, Many Years,' says U.K. Exec
gamedaily.com/articles/news/xbox-360-a-great-price-and-not-dropping-for-many-many-years-says-uk-exec/?biz=1
gamedaily.com/articles/news/PS3-Price-Not-an-Issue-for-Market-says-Sony-Exec/21669
- Mgestyk system promises gesture control on the cheap
engadget.com/2008/11/06/mgestyk-system-promises-gesture-control-on-the-cheap/
- Microsoft disses Hybrid SLI and CrossFire, won't support them in Windows 7
engadget.com/2008/11/06/microsoft-disses-hybrid-sli-and-crossfire-wont-support-them-in/
- US Military Pretty Much Commissions a Real-Life Gordon Freeman Power Suit
gizmodo.com/5075789/us-military-pretty-much-commissions-a-real+life-gordon-freeman-power-suit
-- Consoles -----------------------------------------------------
-- MODS in the News --------------------------------------------
- Stargate: La Releve BF2 Mod
bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=postmessage&boardid=1&threadid=93012&id=0
-- Modding ------------------------------------------------------
-- Gaming -------------------------------------------------------
- Damnation Delay
bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=postmessage&boardid=1&threadid=92868&id=0
- Steam Cloud Debuts with Left 4 Dead Demo
blog.wired.com/games/2008/11/steam-cloud-deb.html
- Left 4 Dead Split Screen Hack
bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=92984
- Server socialism: Valve's fumbles mar Left 4 Dead demo
arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081107-server-socialism-valves-fumbles-mar-left-4-dead-demo.html
- Cliff Bleszinski's Next Game a Survival Horror Title?
1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3171175
- Cross Fire
fileplanet.com/promotions/crossfire/
gametrailers.com/player/40049.html?r=1&type=mov
- Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor Announced
bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=92834
- 20 minutes of Killzone 2 U.S. beta footage
psu.com/20-minutes-of-Killzone-2-US-beta-footage-News--a0005312-p0.php
- Fallout 3 Sells Big
bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=92946
- GTAIV PC Hands-On: Video Editor and More
gamespot.com/pc/action/grandtheftauto4/news.html?sid=6200321&tag=nl.e579
- Sessler's Soapbox: Games Must Climax!
g4tv.com/xplay/blog/post/690692/Sesslers_Soapbox_Games_Must_Climax.html
-- Politics, Companies, Events -----------------------------------
- Violent Games & Hostility
bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=92828
- ECA, Researcher Criticize Game Violence Study
gamedaily.com/articles/news/eca-researcher-criticize-game-violence-study/?biz=1
gamepolitics.com/2008/11/03/eca-issues-statement-new-video-game-study
- What Does an Obama Presidency Mean for Videogames?
1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3171125
-- Other --------------------------------------------------------
- Dennou Figure ARis - A webcam doll that interacts with your perverted
techamok.com/?pid=5338
- Top 10 PC Games (Week Ending October 25, 2008)
gamedaily.com/articles/news/chart/0/?articleTypeId=-1
