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Power of the Sith | TORked 3

chris — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:35:08 +0000

We have been seduced by the darkside and cover the power of the Sith, plus we chat about the big mix up around the 1.2 patch, and the latest game news from PAX east!

All that and much more, on this week’s TORked!

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Possible 1.2 release date / Window

Early Friday, April 6th it was announced on the SWTOR site that Update 1.2 Legacy was going to the live servers on Tuesday, April 10th. Screen shot @ TorWars.com
The front page announcement was removed within a few hours
BioWare’s Joveth Gonzalez posted on the forums that this was just a typo.
- ”Just to confirm, we are not going to be deploying Game Update 1.2 on Tuesday. This was a minor text error that has since been corrected. I’ll be closing this thread and redirecting you all to this main discussion that is currently underway. Rest assured, that you will know ahead of time when Game Update 1.2 is going to be released. Thanks” Original Post
TorWars Article
In Reality “PAX East: Day 1 MMORPG.com Panel With James Ohlen Audio”Audio Clip
+Well, Star Wars: The Old Republic is already out so I won’t plug the gameplay because I am sure everyone already knows what that is. For 2012 we really want players to, going back to the subscription model, feel like they’re getting their money’s worth. So the scope of our game updates in 2012 is going to be unimaginable. You’re going to see so many changes and additions to the Star Wars Universe, it’s going to be impressive. We have our Update 1.2 coming in the next week and then after that it’s going to continue to roll out month after month. It’s exciting.
- Stephen Reid Tweet indicates that that statement might be correct

PAX Information

PAX East Meet and Greet
- Date: Saturday, April 7th
- Time: 8:00PM –11:00PM
- Location: Room 105 in the Boston Exhibition & Convention Center (e.g. the BioWare Base)
- DavidBass Forum Post
Titles from TestServer Play
- All titles will still be available to be gained from playing on PTS in the future.
- ‘First Line of Defense’ : attaining Level 10 with any new character on PTS
- ‘The Cutting Edge’ : finishing Chapter 1 with any new character on PTS
Commendations
- Centurion, Champion, and Battlemaster are getting deprecated in Game Update 1.2
- Cap on Warzone Commendations is increasing
Unassembled PvP Tokens will be deprecated and have no value in Game Update 1.2
VIP areas on the fleets will be getting new items in the future, but they can’t give you an exact estimate on when just yet
They will eventually allow the Guildmaster to set who can see the guild ledger via permissions – this will not make 1.2, but is definitely coming in a future update
Augment schematics are not learned via the crafting trainers. They are acquired as Sliced Tech Part mission critical rewards through Slicing.
Sniper rifles will no longer drop for Republic players, so what about Risha and Zenith?
- Sniper rifles can still be crafted, purchased from vendors, and modded
- In Game Update 1.2, weapons that drop more frequently on one side can always be mailed across from the other side with legacy characters

Live the Ship Droid Experience!

New Feature for Game Update 1.2 !
Announced on April 1, 2012
A player’s starship is like home, companions are like family and the Ship Droid is the hero
Live the Ship Droid Experience!
Ship Droid the Mini-Game
Finally ready with the necessary polish to release with this 1.2 update
With the mini-game you can now participate in several exciting duties including calibrating ship food, clean the cockpit windows
Mini-Game’s
Storyline
Your hero has a story, you can even enhance that through companion stories
Now you will be able to have a meaningful impact on your story, which can change the climate aboard the starship
Storyline
Etiquette(Social) Points
Playing your Ship-Droid you can earn Etiquette Points in conversations, even unlock romance options
Etiquitte(Social) Points
Add-on Mini-Game’s
Among the items unlockable for the in-game droid vendor, are add-on mini-games
Add-on Mini-Game’s
Main Hero as a companion
When you hit maximum etiquette points you can unlock the ability for your main hero to be your Droid-ship companion
You class character can become the companion
Article
Live the Ship Droid Experience!
Updates!
Stephen Reid tweeted that it had to be cut
Confirmation came through that the Ship Droid mini-dage was only a April Fool’s joke

Quick look at UI Customization

A Quick Look at UI Customization
Lead Interface Artist Michael Voigt(Vote) Hosts the overview
The UI Updates were based on a large amount of Community Feedback
The pre 1.2 Appearance is still available, but the user can be very creative
Retro pre-made Layout specifically designed for players coming from other MMO’s
Full layout Editor allows the user to adjust EVERYTHING
Video’s
YouTube Video A Quick Look at UI Customization
Check Out the Video on the UI to get full details on the new UI

Increase in Old Republic friend trial invites

Third Weekend Trial
April 05 – April 09, 2012
At the release of this episode a third Weekend pass will have come and gone
Each Weekend Passes lets people who are interested or curious in the game a chance to try the game
Number of Invites available
Now you have 25 friend 7-day invites
An invited individual has 14 days to begin the trial
Used or unused the previous three invites do count towards the 25 invites
What can you do with a trial
The four Origin Worlds are explorable and the opening adventures for each class on all server types
Can use local chat, group chat, guild chat, whisper and responses to whispers.
Able to receive in-game mail during the trial.
Any characters your friends create will not be deleted should they purchase the game, although abandoned trial account characters could be deleted
Restrictions
Level cap : 15
Crew Skill cap : 40
Limited to the the classes Origin world, Capital World, Fleet, Warzone, 1st Flashpoint
Will not be able to use general chat, trade chat, or PvP chat.
Send or reply to mail from other trial characters
Use the Galactic Trade Network or trade with other players.
Can’t gail Legacy XP
For more information
Star Wars : TOR, friends trial website
Friends Trial FAQ

EA dismisses concerns of pro-family, anti-gay groups

EA is standing up for same sex relationships in games despite outrage from some
EA has supposedly been inundated in recent weeks with letters and emails protesting LGBT content in its video games, most notably Mass Effect 3 and Star Wars: The Old Republic.
EA confirmed that they have received some letters/email, and unsurprisingly, EA has no plans to censor any of its games.
Jeff Brown, VP of corporate communications “Every one of EA’s games includes ESRB content descriptors so it’s hard to believe anyone is surprised by the content. This isn’t about protecting children, it’s about political harassment,”
The letters have been directed to EA’s executive team, creative heads, its board of directors and just about anyone at a high level. Many of them threaten to boycott EA’s titles if the publisher refuses to remove same-sex relationship content
The letters also infer that EA was pressured by LGBT groups to include homosexual content in its games, and that this content is somehow forced upon children, exposing them to LGBT themes. This article’s Author says, “those of you reading this already know how ludicrous this is, The games are not for children, nor do they force LGBT content on a player – it’s merely an option for gamers who wish to replicate their real-life sexual orientation.”
Some of the letters also complain that EA is deliberately deleting posts against LGBT issues on its official forum, which is true when the comments happen to violate discussion rules on hate speech.
Various LGBT Groups such as Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, & Human Rights Campaign, Applaud EA and Bioware for their inclusive approach to their products
Michael Cole-Schwartz, HRC quoted “EA’s progressive stance is a sign of the times and other publishers should take notice.”
Articles
EA dismisses concerns of pro-family, anti-gay groups @ GamesSpot.com(https://www.gamespot.com/news/ea-dismisses-concerns-of-pro-family-anti-gay-groups–6370109)
EA stands up for same sex relationships in games despite outrage from some GameIndustry.biz
Reported on by all major media (Forbes, MSNBC, Associated Press)

Sith Warrior

Storyline Overview
Sith Acolyte – arrive on Korriban to undergo training.
Work your way up to being an apprentice.
Operate as a weapon for your Darth in service to his political machinations in the Sith Empire.
Fitting into the MMO Trinity
Fitting into the MMO Trinity
- Tank (Juggernaut properly spec’d)
- DPS Either Advanced Class spec’d appropriately
Advanced Class Variants
Juggernaut
- Tank / Damage
Marauder
- Damage Over Time or Burst Damage
Hybrid
- Juggernaut : spec’d with points in both the tanking tree and the damage tree(s) (mixing lightsaber forms) Soresu, Shien, Shii-Cho
- Marauder spec’d with points in the DoT tree and Burst DPS tree (mixing lightsaber forms) Juyo, Ataru, Shii-Cho
Complimentary Companions
Vette – Ranged DPS (romance option male)
- Cunning – acquired at the end of the Korriban story arc
Malavai Quinn – Medic (romance option female)
- Cunning – acquired upon finishing Balmorra
Lieutenant Pierce – Ranged Tank (romance option female)
- Aim – acquired upon finishing Taris
Broonmark – Melee Tank (Don’t even try tappin that)
- Strength which makes it easy to give him your hand-me-downs
- acquired upon finishing Hoth
Jaesa Wilsaam– Melee DPS (romance option male)
- Willpower – acquired at the end of act 1
Equipment / Stats Overview
Strength
- Primary Attribute for improving damage to all melee attacks and powers
Endurance
- Improving Health and should be the focus of Tank spec’d Juggernauts
Iconic Moves
Force Choke
Saber Throw
Juggernaut
- Force Push
- Soresu (Defensive Form) used by Obi-Wan Kenobi in the fight with General Grievous
Marauder
- Dual Wieldling lightsabers
- Juyo and Ataru Lightsaber forms, Juyo used by Darth Maul and Ataru used by Obi-Wan Kenobi during their battle on Naboo

Sith Inquisitor

Storyline Overview
Former Slave – arrive on Korriban to undergo Sith training.
Work your way up as the underdog to being an apprentice to a sith lord.
You play Indiana Jones for your Master as she searches for ancient sith artifacts to gain power.
Fitting into the MMO Trinity
- Tank (Assassin properly spec’d)
- Healer (Sorcerer)
- DPS Either Advanced Class spec’d appropriately
Advanced Class Variants
Assassin
- Tank / Damage
Sorcerer
- Healer / Damage Over Time Tree / Burst Damage
Hybrid
Sorcerer [Healer / Damage Over Time / Burst]
- With points in healing and damage trees
Assassin [Healer / Damage Over Time / Burst]
- With points in tank and damage trees
- With points in range and melee damage trees
Complimentary Companions
Andronikos Revel – Ranged DPS (romance option Female)
- Cunning – acquired at the end of the Korriban story arc
Talos Drelik – Medic
- Cunning – acquired upon finishing Balmorra
Xalek – Ranged Tank (Inquisitors Apprentice)
- Aim – acquired upon finishing Taris
Khem Val – Melee Tank
- Strength which makes it easy to give him your hand-me-downs
Ashara Zavros– Melee DPS (romance option male)
- Willpower – acquired at the end of act 1
Equipment / Stats Overview
Light Armor
Willpower
Endurance
- Improving Health and should be the focus of Tank spec’d Assassin’s
Appropriately spec’d lightsaber/double-bladed saber
+Focus in offhand/Shield for Tank spec’d Assassin
Iconic Moves
Force Lightning
Seeth (Darth Maul style pacing)
Sorcerer
- Force Storm
- Death Field
Assassin
- Stealth
- Maul/Any Double-bladed Saber Action

Next Episode Teaser

“A Heart Of Credits” – Smugglers and Bounty Hunters and Credits…OH MY!
The 1.2 patch might be released to the live servers…fingers crossed!

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SWTOR Backlash | MMOrgue 11

chris — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:56:42 +0000

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In this week’s MMOrgue, we cover the biggest MMO news to have scurried out from beneath the latex masks of San Diego Comic Con. Of course, the only real news on everyone’s mind has been the release of Star Wars: The Old Republic’s pre-orders, and the resulting DRAMA that unfolded from various distribution issues and a lack of product availability.

Before we get into the meat of that subject, we’ll also briefly cover NCSoft’s presence at SDCC, and DCUO’s Green Lantern “Power Ring” powerset announcements.

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Thank for MMO music submissions! Added some to personal playlists. Keep ‘em coming!

Today was going to be SDCC recap, but only ONE story: SWTOR

Before we dive into that, let me tell you about a few others.

NCSoft held court, showing off Guild Wars 2 a bit.
But most of GW2 stuff will probably come out when ArenaNet attends PAX Prime this year.

NCSoft primarily focused on hyping up COH’s impending metamorphosis into a F2P game
New Trailer, new powersets!

Not to be outdone by their superpowered rivals
SOE announced the release of DCUO’s Green Lantern themed power sets
Nothing to say on powers, but the announcement deserves a minute

DCUO – Fight for the Light

First – this announcement missed the window of launching alongside the movie
Critically-panned, but blockbuster success nonetheless
DCUO has a history of missing real-world tie-ins…
Valentine’s Day almost a full month late, St. Patrick’s Day several weeks late.
If you cannot launch on time, don’t plan your content around RL events
It comes across as broken promises, and no fan will forgive you forever

Themed content isn’t sole failing point.
Prior to launch, promised monthly patches. To date, no two patches have come within <4 weeks of eachother.
Also promised free content, since the game is subscription based.

Well, how much does it feel like getting the big FINGER, when SOE announced that this new content patch will cost subscribers a fee of $10 to download and use?
They even had the BALLS to call it a DLC. A DLC! FOR AN MMO!
What are those monthly subscriptions going toward, if they won’t fuel the continued development and content release for the game?!

Expansions, OK… but THIS?!
It is so big a fail, I don’t really know how to quantify it.
I guess it’s just more fail on top of the pile that SOE continues to prove themselves to be.
Every time I start to feel like they’re redeeming themselves, they go and mismanage yet another project.

I guess there’s always hope for PlanetsideNEXT, right? hahaha

TORqued: The Pre-Order Saga

The biggest news from SDCC in the world of gaming, was easily Star Wars Old Republic’s pre-order availability, and the subsequent drama that unfolded over the few days following.

In this segment I’ll be walking you thru the events that unfolded and sharing my commentary along each step of this unfortunate series of events, as well as generally looking at the game’s future.

When the pre-orders were announced, this was the first time we heard the pricing of the Collector’s Edition… a whopping $150! Considering the fact that prior CEs of MMOs typically run for only between $80 and $100, this is a pretty significant leap in monetary investment. I’ve heard people saying you could potentially auction off the figurine on eBay if you wanted to recoup some of the cost, but let’s face it – that ain’t happening. The type of person that’ll buy a CE will keep that figurine and display it proudly, so the argument is moot.

But as it turns out, so, too, was the cost. You see, within 12 hours or so of opening pre-orders to the public, almost every major online retailer had completely SOLD OUT. A Q&A with Bioware at SDCC claimed they were NOT sold out, but retailers were singing a different tune. More units were eventually released for purchase the next morning, but by that time the damage was already done – Bioware’s precious hype had just suffered one of its first instances of public backlash, as angry fans found themselves unable to spend their money on the product Bioware had gotten them so excited about.

And unfortunately, it didn’t stop there. You see, the limited supply of pre-orders was only a factor here in the States. In the rest of the world, matters were even more complicated… In addition to only being available from an extremely limited number of retailers, some of those retailers (notably GAME.co.uk) are delaying the release of pre-order registration keys to customers that purchased the game. This isn’t usually a big deal with an MMO since a registration key is pretty much have one, or don’t. But with TOR’s launch, they are employing a tiered release schedule. Details are scarce, but it involves offering pre-launch access on a first-come/first-serve basis, based solely on the order in which your pre-order keys are registered. In other words, these retailers’ inability to supply those precious pre-order keys will prevent those customers from being among the first to enjoy the game, despite being among the first to PAY for it.

And it only adds insult to injury that some international markets actually do not have pre-orders available at all. Australia most notably. And although Bioware has confirmed that there will be no IP blocks based on region, allowing players in those regions to purchase a copy from overseas, playing on an overseas server is almost guaranteed to be a lag-infested experience. Particularly on launch day when so many people will be attempting to access the same pipelines and backbones.

All of this – the limited supply of pre-orders, the international delays, unavailability of units in certain regions – has only been made even worse by the sore lack of information coming out on the subject. Sure, Bioware devs have posted responses reassuring us that it’ll all be OK, but these issues are beyond their control. This is an EA issue – this is a publisher issue. The distribution of retail units, availability of pre-order keys, even the box cost itself. These are all items way above the pay grade of the folks creating the game that everybody is so eager to get their hands on.

And it fuels a very real, larger concern I have for the game in general.

The launch of SWTOR could potentially be the biggest MMO launch, ever. Bigger than WOW, bigger than AOC or WARhammer. By current estimations, we’re looking at millions of day-one adopters. EA and Bioware are NOT MMO companies, yet. And despite being able to learn quite a bit thru observation and second-hand accounts, there really is no substitute for hands-on experience. And I think this pre-order fiasco is proof of that matter.

It worries me. And not because I’m a fan of TOR, but because this game is going to become a benchmark for the industry. It’s broken the hype barrier and managed to become what most MMO enthusiasts are coming to refer to as the “Next Big Thing.” But not like AoC or RIFT were… this time it could be real, because there are professional reputations, huge budgets and ground-breaking development revolutions at play here. If anything marrs the launch of this game, it could leave a mark on the industry as a whole for years to come. MMOs already have the unfortunate reputation for launching as buggy, unplayable messes, and it is the big launches of the past that have given it that reputation. The more hype that preceeds a particular game’s launch, the more keenly those day-one disappointments are felt, and the louder the resonate throughout the media and gamer communities across the world. And let’s face it, there has never been another MMO with this level of hype steamrolling it onward. Every speed bump, every unexplained outage, every lag spike, exploit or imbalancing “I win” button… these will initially be complained about TOR’s communities, but the sheer volume of their negativity could quickly spill over to the rest of the MMO industry, and even into gaming in general.

We’re all in this together, and I don’t think that EA or Bioware understand that. Because they are not MMO companies. Yet.

And there WILL be issues. No matter how incredibly skilled Bioware’s QA department may be, there will be situations that only arise when you get tens or hundreds of thousands of players or more, are all accessing the same servers from locations all around the world, at the same time.

So what can be done at this point? Sadly, not much. As I said previously, TOR has broken the hype barrier… it’s a beast with a life of its own, and nothing at this point will reduce the fevered pitch of anticipation that’s been built into MMO gamers around the world.

My fears may be unfounded, and I’m hoping that they are. TOR will begin beta testing weekends in September, and I’m hopeful that these are stress tests. That Bioware will really run their servers thru the wringers and weed out every last glitch and bug before it’s opened up to the general public later this year. But even then, there’s no way you can prepare yourself for MILLIONS of players to hammer on your front door the day the game finally goes live.

Can You Run It?

SDCC Videos for SWTOR:

TEASE OF THE WEEK

More of a follow-up to a previous story…

Several episodes ago, I mentioned that XLGames and 2KGames had partnered up to create an MMO based on one of 2kGames successful franchises.

Well, we now have a confirmation, and unfortunately it’s not the Borderlands MMOFPS that I was hoping for…

XLGames announced Civilization Online

I think… I just stopped caring.

I’m sorry, I SHOULD be excited about another strategy game entering the MMO market, but I’ve just been so underwhelmed to date. Age of Empires Online was yawnworthy, and I’m hearing reviews of End of Nations sit squarely between “meh” and “BARF.” I just don’t know that this subgenre is destined for success in the MMO market. And now a traditionally turn-based strategy game is attempting to break into the market? Color me skeptical.

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Leaky Authentication | TechSNAP 12

chris — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:18:17 +0000

How many times have your credentials been leaked online? Think your safe? Chris thought he was. In today’s episode he’ll find out how many times his information has been leaked online, and we tell you how you check for your self.

Plus we’ll cover how to build your own layered spam defense, and why you probably want to leave that USB thumb drive, on the ground!

Sneak peek: Next week we’re going to be talking about the future of Cyber Warfare in our special episode #13. Please send us any stories, suggestions or questions you have so we can include them for next week.

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Thanks to the TechSNAP Redditors!

Topic: Groupon India leaks SQL database, plain text passwords

Groupon’s Indian subsidiary Sosasta.com accidentally published an SQL dump of it’s users table, including email addresses and passwords. The file was indexed and cached by google, so even once it was taken down, it was still visible.
This raises the question as to why the passwords were ever stored in plain text, instead of as salted hashes
Does the North American version of Groupon also store user passwords in plain text?
Leaked data was found by a security researching using a google search query for “filetype:sql” “password” and “gmail”
Once Sosasta was notified of the issue, they started sending out emails to their customers recommending that they change their password. This is definitely the wrong approach, the passwords were leaked, in plain text. All accounts should have had their passwords forcibly reset and a password reset email sent to the customer. Otherwise, customers may have their account compromised before they can change their password, and customers who no longer use the service will have their personal information exposed.

shouldichangemypassword.com – Check your address

Submitted by: refuse2speak

Topic: EA Forums hacked, Sega Database Compromised

a “Highly sophisticated cyber attack” was used to compromise the database of the forums for Bioware’s Neverwinter Nights.
Stolen data included username, password, email, and birth date
How many users were effected was not specified
EA says no credit card information was in the stolen database
Sega was also compromised, 1.29 million customers had their data exposed via the website of the European unit’s “Sega Pass” website.
Again, username, password, email and birth date were exposed, but it appears that no financial information was leaked.

TechSNAP reminds you: use a different password for every service. We know it’s hard, but cleaning up behind an identity thief is worse.

Submitted by: Raventiger

Topic: US Government Study shows alarming attack vector

60% of Government or Contractor employees who found a USB stick or CD on the ground outside their office plugging the device in to their computer.
90% of the employees installed the software if it had an official looking logo on it.
This is reminiscent of the StuxNet worm, which targeted isolated computers that were not on the Internet. It is believed that they were infected via a hardware device containing the payload.

Topic: Research reveals that pin numbers are predictable

15% of iPhones could be unlocked in fewer than 10 tries using the most common pin codes
The most common first character in a pin number is 1
The most common second character is 2
The values 1980 through 2000 make up a huge portion of the top 100 pin codes, meaning if you know or can guess a users date of birth, you can increase your chance of cracking their code
Other popular codes include repeating digits or patterns, such as 2222 or 1212, or lines drawn on the input screen, such as 2580, 0852 or 1241
Another popular value is 5683, which didn’t seem to fit any pattern until you realize that is spells ‘love’ with standard phone letter substitution.
This means that if you know the users birthday and relationship status, you can increase your chance of cracking their pin code just by applying a little statistical analysis. If you can shoulder surf them, and further reduce the pool of possible codes, you can almost guarantee success.
Users tend to reuse passwords, if you guess their phone password, there is a good chance that is also their ATM pin. Either way, the exact same techniques can be applied to ATM, Voicemail and other pin codes.

Red Dead, SKATE 3 & Prince of Persia FS Reviews! | LOTSO 8

chris — Thu, 27 May 2010 09:40:32 +0000

LOTSO Episode 8: The guys bust out three back-to-back reviews of Red Dead Redemption, SKATE 3, and Prince of Persia Forgotten Sands.

Then we debate the news over EA’s plans to require game keys to use any of the future games on-line. Does this ruin the console experience? We debate!

Grab one of LOTSO’s feeds to get the show when its released:

This week’s show notes:

EA & Ubisoft Suck a Dong
https://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/05/19/news-ubisoft-contemplating-online-fee.aspx

Ea Logo Ea

Sports Logo

Ubisoft Logo

REVIEW:

Red Dead Pictures

Skate

Red Dead

Intro Gameplay Trailer

Prince

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Splinter Cell Conviction Review & Top Failed Franchises

chris — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:23:04 +0000

LOTSO Episode 6: We review Splinter Cell Conviction, then go over our top franchise failures, plus, we take audience franchise failures live over twitter and IRC Chat.

Grab one of LOTSO’s feeds to get the show when its released:

This week’s show notes:

Sega Switches Focus to Downloadable Games, Lays Off 73

https://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3178956

-genesis moonwalker

-sonic 4

-games on arcade

Shock-Horror: Eight Former Infinity Ward Employees Join Respawn

https://www.xbox360achievements.org/news/news-4969-Shock-Horror–Eight-Former-Infinity-Ward-Employees-Join-Respawn.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRU5f-081LE

Activision Registers New “GoldenEye” Domain

https://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3178985

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfbq7O0vg7k -gameplay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqW8KdnQ-gk -multiplayer

REVIEW:

Splinter Cell
-gameplay
-deniable ops
-hands on

Pics

–https://ve3dmedia.ign.com/images/05/16/51669_SplinterCellConviction-Artwork-01.jpg

–https://www.pcgameshardware.com/screenshots/original/2009/06/Splinter_Cell_Conviction_Screenshots__1_.JPG

–https://ve3dmedia.ign.com/images/04/86/48630_orig.jpg

–https://fc05.deviantart.net/fs49/f/2009/189/3/5/Splinter_Cell_Conviction_Wp_2_by_igotgame1075.jpg

–https://mi9.com/datawallpapers/data/10/3784/1247038058/splinter-cell-conviction-gameplay_1024x768.jpg

–https://www.hdwallpapers.in/walls/tom_clancys_splinter_cell_conviction-normal.jpg

GRAB BAG:

Alan
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Chris

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1zopL76z3E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj1z7F5BkyM&feature=related

Justin
– Videos
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– Pictures
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Jake Gyllenhal

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EA Plans to Charge for Demos? | LOTSO4

chris — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 07:51:24 +0000

We discuss the future direction of the Xbox 360 in light of the 360 Slim and external storage feature rumors, & cover EA’s possible plans to charge for demos. Plus a full look at God of War III and why it just might be one of the best games of all time!

THEN – We take on the current state of Nintendo, what we once saw as a leader of the pack bringing some of the most innovative a fun games to the market – but have they just become a gimmick? A non-gamers system? Or maybe they’ve always been like that and we out grew their target market? We discuss that and much much more on this week’s Legend of the Stoned Owl!

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This week’s show links:

XBox Slim Rumor
XBox Getting USB Storage?
2k being accused of dlc already being on the disc.

EA wants to charge for demos!!!!

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