Win a Geforce 6800 Contest
friday, april 30, 2004
BFG will give away one BFG GeForce 6800 to one person who creatively gets the BFG Technologies brand in front of as many people as possible without breaking any laws (and prove it with videotape or some other kind of un-doctored method — NO PHOTOSHOP FAKES!). Some examples: Create a big banner with the BFG logo and name and get it shown on TV during a sporting event. Get permission to hang a banner over an overpass and estimate how many cars saw it and for how long. Call into a radio or TV show and mention "BFG Technologies makes the best PC graphics cards." These are only a few ideas and you can use these, but keep in mind that other people will too and while effective, these entries may not be considered the most creative. Check out the website for full details. Click here.

Mischief's Corner
thursday, april 29, 2004
It's good to see MC is as strong as ever and Pisser came through this week. It's too bad one of the regulars, Bad Kitty was a no show due to a trip to LA. Click to read the newest installment of this soon to be world famous weekly article.

Heros Incorporated Launches
saturday, april 24, 2004
Quite possibly the best Heros Board game to ever be released is now available at your local gaming stores. Designed, Produced, Created, and Manufactured by the incredible talent at Questmachine.com and led by Sam clifford, this received high marks at all of the gaming expos and trade shows. Although this was a Sam Clifford brainchild, many talented individuals helped out in the playtesting. Mark Wallace was also in his best form last month demonstrating this game at the last GAMA showing. This is not one to be missed so run down to your local game store and pick this up! And don't forget to see visit the last version of the original Quest Machine website at www.questmachine.com

Mischief's Corner
thursday, april 22, 2004
Normally, you would get a bunch of HYPERBOLE from me saying how good Mischief's Corner is, but this week there was nothing but incorrect data. This really can't be fully blamed on Mischief as Keith left us out to dry this week. I'm going to tell you what actually happened and you can come back here to read the truth after you read this week's MC. First, It was Spermboy and Steve(Goalie) who tried to push Mischief to offense. I had nothing to do with that, since I openly admit that I suck at Defense. Also, everyone knows that Mischief is a better linesman for spermboy over Bunny's Fan. Bunny's Fan and Spermboy haven't even scored a goal in tough games this year. I'll let the other mistakes rest so you can enjoy.. Click to read the newest installment of this soon to be world famous weekly article.

Future Tactics is Gold for Consoles
wednesday, april 21, 2004
Crave Entertainment announced that Future Tactics: The Uprising is gold, in duplication, and should ship to stores soon. The game is a turn-based tactical role-playing game that has been designed for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube. The plot follows a young boy and his companions in the near-future working to rescue Earth from the clutches of extra-dimensional beings.

Mischief's Corner
thursday, april 15, 2004
It was nearly a full house this week as Keith opted to tell everyone early that there would be a game night this week. Check out the newest installment of Mischief's Corner. Click to read the newest installment of this soon to be world famous weekly article.

$11m video game deal
wednesday, april 14, 2004
A SYDNEY computer whiz has done an $11.5 million deal to develop computer games based on the television science fiction series Stargate.In a deal believed to be one of the Australian games market's biggest, Ben Lenzo has secured an international contract to turn the Stargate franchise into a computer game. The game will be formatted for Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft X-Box and personal computers. The deal was done after Mr Lenzo, who operates his own business Perception, approached MGM Interactive Studios in Hollywood with his proposal. He has also negotiated a separate agreement with Austrian-based JoWooD Productions.

Mischief's Corner
thursday, april 8, 2004
Just a day after John Riccietiello announces his resignation from EA to shock the entire Video Game World. Mischief, our key correspondent releases the second installment of Mischief's Corner. Click to read the second installment of this soon to be world famous weekly article.

Final Philharmonic Fantasy
monday, april 5, 2004
It took less than three days for the show to sell out 2,265 seats at Los Angeles' new Walt Disney Concert Hall, and these tickets went for over $500 a pair on ebay for the Final Fantasy philharmonic concert. The video games, from publisher Square Enix USA, have sold 48 million copies worldwide and spawned several successful sound tracks of original music. The two-hour concert in L.A., with a full orchestra and a 32-person choir, will coincide with the E3 video-gaming convention in May. There's talk of releasing a CD from the live show and possibly touring other cities.

Mischief's Corner
thursday, april 1, 2004
The debut of the most talked about corner to hit the internet. Mischief's Corner chronicles the weekly Lan Parties, Movies, Hockey games, video games, and other weekly gatherings that have taken the gamer community by storm. His zany cast of characters will amaze you with their almost unbelieveable lack of common sense and guile. The only thing he left out was the late night booty call at 1am, but details or comedy will probably ensue in next week's Mischief Corner. Click here to read the very first installment of this soon to be world famous weekly article.

GameOn Bernie Stolar
thursday, march 25, 2004
Acknowledging the huge consumer appetite for interactive entertainment, GameOn NY, a division of Expo International, today announced the launch of the first-ever video game consumer show. Scheduled for November 12-14 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, the show promises unprecedented consumer exposure for its sponsors and exhibitors. Additionally, GameOn NY has appointed three experienced industry professionals, Bernard Stolar, Paul Eibeler and Sarah Anderson, to the Company's Advisory Board. Bernie Stolar, recognized as a prolific leader in the video game industry has held leadership roles at several of the industry's foremost companies, including Executive Vice President Sony(R) Computer Entertainment of America, president and Chief Operating Officer of Sega(R) of America.

Bryo is shopping for PC titles
friday, march 19, 2004
Italian based Bryo (www.bryo.it), after the successful launch of Northland last week, is actively looking for unsigned PC titles to publish in Italy. "Our strategy to use newsstands, in conjunction with retails and chains, as distribution network, worked very well and we, and our developers, are happy of the results" commented Pietro Montelatici, MD of Bryo.
Bryo reaches more than 20.000 point of sale in Italy, literally covering all territory. Such a wide distribution require good mass market titles and a strong marketing campaign: "Just as an example, the marketing for Northland covered all the major magazines, Internet sites and radio. We also set up a dedicated community site and our external PR agency pushed the title into non-specialist press. For the official game of the Big Brother we also reached national TV. All this generates good returns for everyone." added Montelatici. Bryo is now looking for finished PC full price games to insert in its line-up.
Interested developers with unsigned PC titles can write to: devs@bryo.it

Jason Rubin Denied from gamedaily.com
wednesday, march 10, 2004
The San Jose Mercury News website has an interesting tidbit relating how Tara Reid’s entrance to a Sony party, while he was denied entrance, helped to fuel a speech by Naughty Dog’s Jason Rubin at last week’s D.I.C.E. Summit. Rubin apparently called on game developers to band together in a way similar to what Hollywood actors did earlier this century by forming United Artists. According to the story, he feels “that video game developers are the underappreciated talent of the industry and that publishers hold too much of the power and profits.”

Joseph Huang Reviews 2 Games
monday, march 8, 2004
Joseph Huang is Back! Writing 2 reviews in the time of just one. Bladerunner gets reviewed as well as the more anticipated review of Final Fantasy XI Online. This review will surprise you and goes against everything him and his friends do every night. Final Fantasy XI Online could probably sell subscriptions just by name alone, but you'll need to see what Joe says in this one. Click on the reviews button or click here to read this controversial review.

David Gray's Birthday
saturday, march 6, 2004
Today is David Gray's Birthday. Well known for his years at Sega and EA and his famous website featured in Yahoo's best and Evening Magazine where he tried to Outdo Malou, he is nearly always found to be in the top 10 rankings of all Airhockey players and his website is Airhockeynews.com. David Gray promises to be at the GDC this year but because of his incredibly busy schedule at Pacific Power and Lighting, it is unknown if he will meet this commitment. Gamelord.org was fortunated to catch David Gray on his cell phone yesterday as he left for lunch at 5:30pm. David was recorded saying, "Yeah, who's this? Gamelord.org? Yeah, Fuck off and die. Sure, I'm going to be at GDC and you can kiss my ass!"