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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ziffdavis/extremetech/~3/erPTpnIHlfk/0,2845,2371136,00.asp This is a pretty awesome thing to come to DOSBox. This should allow some of the older late 90s games to stay alive. I love technology that keeps us playing our games. Classics and all!

THQ announced that their Halloween themed Adventure/RPG, Costume Quest has landed on the Xbox Live marketplace and Playstation Network today. Double Fine’s project lead, Tasha Harris created this humerous arcade game that will have gamers playing as a group of friends who go out on Halloween to rid their neighborhood of monsters. The characters must rely on their costumes as they transform into what they are wearing to take down the evil baddies. Each costume has it’s own special set of powers that the character uses. Double Fine’s Founder/CEO Tim Schafer had the following to say about the release, “We are extremely excited here at Double Fine to be releasing our first do…

EA announced yesterday that they are planning on releasing a new multiplayer mode for their successful hit Medal of Honor. The mode, “Clean Sweep” will have gamers relying on their skill and their teammate’s skill in this elimination style gameplay. The new mode will come with 2 new multiplayer maps, Bagram Hangar and Khyber Caves, as well as redone maps for fan favorites, Diwagal Camp and Kabul City Ruins. The mode is scheduled to release on November 2, 2010 and will be free to those of you who purchased the game new and used the single use Online Pass code that came with the game. View the full article

http://feeds.wired.c...~3/tOWjpysx7Pg/ Most StarCraft II players can only own a few battlecruisers. Maybe 10 or 15, if they play their cards right, but even with that kind of titanic fleet, your average gamer will still fall to the proper combination of opposition spacecraft in the real-time strategy game. StarCraft II player gm0ney did things a bit differently. Using a “trainer” program he downloaded from the website Cheat Happens, he found he could remove the game’s supply limit and steamroll his opponents with hundreds of gargantuan warships. If it looked like he might lose, he could switch to God Mode and watch his units turn invincible. He was clearly cheat…

Are you interested in EA’s throwdown title MMA? If so, then you better be putting on your fighting robes, because MMA has dropped onto shelves today. MMA is taking on a heavy contender in the world of all things mixed martial arts, UFC Undisputed. With two games under it’s belt and a developed fan base, can MMA overtake the somewhat laggy and cheater’s paradise UFC Undisputed and be crowned the king of mixed martial arts games? EA SPORTS MMA Hits North American Stores Today; Available Worldwide on October 22 Go Beyond the Cage with Global Fighting Experiences, MMA Superstars and Innovative Online Features REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ…

When talking about the Call of Duty series we tend to only think about the developer, publisher, release date, and recent controversies involving Infinity Ward and Activision, but what about the person who gives the series it’s behind the scenes story to ensure that gamers are having an aunthentic experience for what the game is based on? In a recent interview with AOL News, the real life Persian Gulf veteran and military history teacher at West Point, retired Lt. Col Hank Keirsey talks about his video game consultant job with the Call of Duty series. Most interestly in the interview, Keirsey notes the only people (soldiers and veterans) who have a right to complain abou…

The Kinect which launches on November 4, is set to change the way Xbox 360 gamers use their 360 to play video games. Have you been wondering what controller free games Microsoft will have available for Kinect’s release? If you have, wonder no more. Microsoft recently announced the upcoming 17 titles that will be available for Kinect’s launch. View the full article

Major Nelson has announced the Deal of the Week. This week it was up to Gold members to decide what piece of gaming content became discounted and the Gold members have spoken. Battlefield Bad Company 2′s Onslaught mode has been reduced from 800 MS points to 400 MS points. In Onslaught mode, gamers can now play co-op online with 4 players to defeat enemies in 4 enhanced multiplayer maps. Also the SPECACT Upgrade Bundle which gives gamers 4 new weapons and camo. There are 12 new awards and 4 achievements that come with the bundle. The bundle can be purchased at the discounted price of 320 MS points. If you are interested in the deals, Gold members have until Monday, O…

Privacy be damned cries Facebook! In the latest scandal involving Facebook user’s personal information being made public, Facebook has removed some popular gaming apps that have been taking user’s account information even if your profile information is set to have the highest level of security possible. Farmville, Texas Hold ‘Em Poker, and Frontierville are just 3 of the apps that have been mentioned in the privacy breech that is affecting millions of users across Facebook. Several apps have already being made unavailable to Facebook users as Facebook tries to sort out another privacy breech mess. Zynga, who is the company behind Farmville, Texas Hold ‘Em Poker, and Fro…

The contest is over for the Plants vs. Zombies prize. Who did the Grim Reaper pick to receive this extremly addicting prize for your PC? vectordream!!!!! Congratulations to vectordream for his winning photo caption and many thank yous to those of you who sent in your submissions to win Plants vs. Zombies for the PC! Remember there are two contests left to win Dead Rising 2 with a t-shirt and Castlevania: Lord of Shadows. For more details on those contests and how to enter, please check out Gamercide’s Get Your Ghoul On Contest. View the full article

Incase you missed what was added to the Xbox Live Marketplace for the week of October 10, you can find it all here in one little nifty recap. Deal of the Week – Mass Effect 2 (All deals are good for Gold members until October 18) Overlord - 400 MS points Kasumi Stolen Memory – 400 MS points Suit – 160 MS points Helmet – 80 MS points Demo Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 Game Add Ons Alan Wake: The Writer -560 MS points Dead Rising 2: The Psycho Skills Pack – 160 MS points XBLA Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 - 1200 MS points Dead Space Ignition – 400 MS points (If you preordered Dead Space 2 from certain retailers lik…

Just a friendly reminder that you only have until this Saturday to get your entries in to win Plants vs. Zombies for the PC. Some details have been changed regarding the other two prizes and their deadlines. Details FYI.....if you submitted your captioned images into the original thread that this appeared in, I am going to need your to resubmit them again. They were lost during the downtime. Spanks!

HOORAY FOR GAMERCIDE!!!!!! More importantly however, I'd like to give a huge thank you to Spawn. I know you've been working hard bro! With that in mind, I'd like to say: YOU ARE

Alright guys, I know everyone is wondering what the heck happened. Basically we moved to a new server at our hosting, which changed our DNS servers slightly. The hosting moved our site, but left a copy on the old server as a backup. The DNS didn't update correctly for everyone and in some cases bounced back and forth for people. Basically we were running 2 instances of the site and forum. I've been in contact with them all weekend working on the issue and I am in hopes that we have things resolved or in the process of being resolved. I have backups of all of our old posts and will be working tonight to get everything restored from both instances of the forum. In tha…

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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ziffdavis/extremetech/~3/TJeMrfDsQRI/0,2845,2370200,00.asp I use to enjoy some of these. As a matter of fact I made a few pick a path type batch files when I was younger. I'd like to watch the film, but the guy wants 40 for it.

Anybody other than me going? .. I know it's short notice but Tam and I have an extra bed if some one wants to crash with us here in Jersey for the weekend. I love comic con!!

Video taken at the Firstlook gaming convention in Germany. Watch it and have a very very happy Monday. OH! By the way, not safe for work or small ears language and some sexual content, but it’s Duke, what do you expect? View the video on the front page.

EA is no stranger to controversy. Their push of making gamers pay for every little thing that they have to offer is just one example of the type of controversy that EA has been dealing with, but what about the heated controversy surrounding the upcoming Medal of Honor’s playable Taliban characters? Is EA in the wrong with this one especially when they almost lost support from the US Army? View the full article

Fans waiting to get their hands on Gears of 3 in April 2011, will just have to wait a little bit longer. Epic Games and Microsoft announced that Gears of War 3 has been delayed by 5 months pushing it into the 2011 holiday season. Read the full article

Linky I have two slices to give out to celebrate the return of the Fail of the Week Award. First up is a downloadable code for a Halo Legends episode Second is a downloadable code for the Recon helmet in Halo: Reach You have until 8pm tomorrow to reply to this thread if you are interested. The two winners will be chosen from a hat drawing.

Red Dead Redemption Developed by: Rockstar San Diego, Rockstar North Published by: Rockstar Games Players: 1 offline, 2-16 player online multiplayer Rated M (Mature) by the ESRB The Breakdown Rockstar is known for making massive, open, driving and shooting games. But what happens when they turn back the clock and make a game set in the early 1900s, when the West was still untamed, and the automobile had barely been invented? Was this bold move a good idea, or should Rockstar stick to making games set in the modern era? Find out in the rest of this review. View the full review

[Review] – Hydrophobia Developed by: Dark Energy Digital Published by: Microsoft Game Studios Players: 1 Rated M for Mature by the ESRB The Breakdown A group of terrorists, known as the Malthusians, has taken over the luxury liner the Queen of the World. As Kate Wilson, you are on a mission to escape the sinking wreckage with your life. All the while your co-workers and friends are dying around you. Read the full review

I re-posted this back on the ATC, but I feel it needs to be read again. http://bunnyears.net/dan/?p=1057 Seriously, ellipsis' are rude and very much annoying, when not used appropriately. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis It's intended for a slight pause in speech. It's even fine for chat or IM's, when you want to indicate you're about to continue your discussion with another big block of text. It's not something you end each sentence with, or to leave as an insult. If you're annoyed with someone or something, say what it is. One period is the perfect number to end your sentence with. I put this in General Discussion, because I take this seriously. If you do, too, ple…

It's huge. I'm exhautsed. Been working on this now for weeks. Place was a wreck when we first got here (not really a WRECK, but needed new blinds and definite steam cleaning of rugs and mopping, new bathroom stuff, etc), but it's all good so far. Everything is boxes. It's crazy, but it will work out. I had to hook up the PC to see what the speeds were and also hook up the 360 to keep my gaming streak going. (1097 days STRAIGHT. Damn, this was a feat to kep it going considering the move. LoL!) But yeah. It's going to be a lot of unboxing for awhile. Now I need to unhook the pc and move some stuff back so it's out of the way. On a side note, my download speed tripl…