For anyone familiar with most any website, Google Ads is probably a common distraction. The Cyberathlete Amateur League aka CAL, proved today more than ever that it's no exception to the mayhem brought upon by Google's "selection" for the ads generated. Today these lovely ads gracefully advertised "Hacks" on their CS Intermediate division's page in a display of irony that can only be responded by with plenty of laughs. "GET THE BEST WORKING CS HACKS" ...while you check your messages, division news and download the Anti-Cheat System? Read More…

In just about every gamers early life, they have contracted Dysentary. Good ol' Dysentary. Those long journeys and cutting edge graphics during your hour or so in the computer lab back many many years ago now has been brought to you today. Gameloft®, a leading publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones and consoles, announced today the launch of the award-winning title, the Oregon Trail, to mobile handsets. In partnership with The Learning Company, this marks the first re-make of the educational title which has previously only been available on PCs."The Oregon Trail is an iconic game that has been enjoyed by parents and students alike over the decades," explains Gonzague de Vallois, senior vice president of Publishing, Gameloft. Read More…

Paralyzed Man Takes A Walk In Virtual World Ok, so I love reading about these kinds of things that make science fiction into science fact over time. I know I've had other stories about similar things, but I found yet another one that I thought god to share with you. So this guy in Japan that has been hit with a horrible lot and has been paralyzed got hooked up, pun intended, with a device that reads his brainwaves and allows for him to manipulate data in a computer. Mainly just the data streams that are used for input and such, but still data. He merely thought about walking and was able to make an avatar in Second Life walk around the virtual world. Read More…

So we just back tonight after an extremely terrible flight situation, but we just got back not even an hour and half ago. In case none of you knew what went on this weekend, this was the weekend for the PWNED LAN Center opening in Rochester MN.We had lots of fun, met alot of rad people and it turned out 10x better than I could of hoped for. With that said, I want to thank everyone who came out this weekend and help support the LAN center, and well turn life into a real life shoutbox (I'm sure you know what I mean hahaha). Anyway on to the good stuff. Read More…

What person hasn't thought about breaking a world record at least once in their lifetime? I remember as a kid - the Guinness books were the ones most often checked out at our schools library, so when the chance arose to finally be in the book itself, I was more excited than a fat kid in a cake factory (no offense to any of you fat kids ;p ). Every year thousands of people gather at the Dallas based anime convention, A-KON in a weekend that can only be described as PEACE, LOVE and POCKY. This year's convention though seemly the same, had one major difference - Guinness Book of World Records was there to witness our world-record breaking skills at work! Read More…

Aeria Games is proud to announce the closed beta of the highly anticipated free-2-play massive-multiplayer RPG, Stone Age 2.Set in the prehistoric ages, Stone Age 2 brings a mixture of dinosaurs of unimaginable heights and invisible spirits who help humans roam altered terrains such as dungeons and arid desserts.Catch cute dinosaur pals and raise them to be battle masters and fight primeval threats alongside friendly allies. Duel against other players and creatures by building up your team with a combination of over 200 dinosaur species – each with unique personalities and special abilities. Read More…

Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax Media company, and Amazon.com today announced the Fallout® 3 Survival Edition for Xbox 360®video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Games for Windows. The limited Survival Edition is now available for pre-order exclusively through www.Amazon.com/fallout3. Read More…

3D Buzz is pleased to announce the official launch of the Old School Level DesignContest for Unreal Tournament 3! The Unreal mod community is in need of some newrecruits, and we want you to be one of them. This contest is unique in that ONLYthose assets included with the retail version of Unreal Tournament 3, published byMidway, are permitted; absolutely NO custom content can be used in your level. Thismeans that even if you're completely new to the modding scene, you still have achance to win some incredible prizes, including a chance to have your level reviewedby none other than Epic's Design Director, Cliff Bleszinski!Contest Prizes:Grand Prize Winner:- $1000 cash prize- PlayStation 3 game console (or $500 cash)- Autographed copy of Unreal Tournament 3 signed by the developers- Video review of your level by the staff of 3D Buzz- Video review of your level by Epic Design Director Cliff BleszinskiFirst and Second Runners-Up:- PlayStation 3 game console (or $500 cash)- Autographed copy of Unreal Tournament 3 signed by the developers- Video review of your level by the staff of 3D BuzzThis first contest involves the creation of a Deathmatch type map. Read More…

Agetec, Inc. today announced that its fun and hilarious Nintendo DS™ game, LOL, is now available for purchase. This unique multiplayer game can only be purchased online through the Agetec website.LOL has a simple concept that makes it fun and enjoyable for everyone - players must create and present challenges to each other; the more creative the challenge, the more fun everyone will have. After the challenge has been issued and a time limit selected, the challenge is delivered and everyone answers in whatever way they find suitable. After everyone submits their responses, the game host reveals them and everyone votes for their favorite. Read More…

Capcom's Gamer Day Alright, so, I wasn't able to make it to this years Capcom convention. A little upset since it took place in my home city. It was an extremely closed group of the press and 5 lucky Capcom fans that got to go in and check everything out that Capcom has coming up. I'm a little let down I didn't go, but I have the stories to share with ya. The guys at one of the best Game sites, Kotaku.com, has all the stuff we want. Read More…

Taken from Xbox.com: "Guitarist Billy Howerdel of ASHES dIVIDE will take a break from his touring schedule while appearing at The Fillmore Detroit to take on Xbox LIVE® members in Halo® 3 on June 3, 2008. If you're an Xbox LIVE Gold member, and you want a chance to play with Billy Howerdel, send a friend request to the following Gamertag and be online half an hour before (12:30 P.M. ET) the Game with Fame session starts at 1:00 P. Read More…

This last weekend, I joined my fellow A-KON 19 goers in a gathering of monsterous proportions. After 3 long hours of waiting, dehydration, an upset firemarshal and plently of waiting in line, 669* of us broke the record, "MOST PEOPLE DRESSED AS VIDEOGAME CHARACTERS IN ONE GATHERING". Now although the number was only 669*, I can assure you that the total number of people qualified at the con was in the 1,000s.I was proud to be amongst the many who went through an afternoon of choas to get the job done. Congratulations to everyone out there who participated!! Read More…

Late last week Dengeki announced that the Official Site for the To LOVE[Ru] games was revealed. Along with it, the covers of both games have debuted as well as release dates.  The DS version, entitled "To LOVE[Ru] Forest School Compilation" will be released first and will be using the Stylus and Touch Screen in a similar manner as the Doki Doki Majo Shinpan! titles.  Basically, you will be rubbing the girls in their injured areas to heal them. Read More…

Funcom is proud to announce that Age of Conan rises to number 1 on the PC charts, and the game even competes very well on the all-format lists. The normal edition is now sold out in many outlets due to the initial success of the game, and Funcom aims to resupply new boxes as fast as possible. With more than half a million customers, Age of Conan is already one of the biggest ever western MMO games, and this happens just a week after launch. In Germany, Age of Conan is #1 on all-format and PC, while the console-orientated UK market has Conan as #2 on the all-format charts, only beaten by the GTA 4 juggernaut. The game is the biggest launch for a PC title this year in the UK with a firm # 1 placement on the PC charts, and the game had the biggest ever MMO launch - outside of the World of Warcraft franchise. Read More…

Flagship Studios today released a video to coincide with the recent launch of patch 1.3 for its action RPG Hellgate: London. Patch 1.3 offers no less than eight new features including Shared Stash, a Premium Item Merchant, Donation Collectors and Global Buffs, Ranks and the Expertise system.Interacting with your fellow players has been enhanced with the introduction of optional chat bubbles that appear when players talk and performable emotes that characters now have at their disposal. In Patch 1.3, players can also easily browse lists of chat and emote commands using the two according buttons in the chat panel. Read More…