Aye, that’s tha way ya do it!

After our usual delay, we’re proud to announce we’ve finished the utterly impossible task of selecting the winners of the Polycount Contest. These five lucky individuals will soon receive the unbridled adoration of the TF2 community when we release their packs in an update. Unluckily for them, we’re also going to attach gameplay attributes (probably of a game destroying nature) to these items, sullying their perfect work with our clumsy attempts at game design. Anyway, enough mucking about, head over and see who won!

Winners:

The Gasman (pyro)

Tank Buster (Soldier)

Special Delivery (Scout)

Croc-o-style (Sniper)

Saharan Spy (Spy)

In other good news, the chaps over at CEVO dropped us a line to say that registration for the CEVO TF2 Season 6 tournament has just opened up. With three skill divisions, it’s a great place to play some competitive TF2 matches, even for relative beginners. They’re trying to convince those of us in the Valve TF2 team to play in the Amateur division as well, which would be possible if we ever figured out how to curb our usual desire to cheat spectacularly.

Note: The current top 4 TF2 teams in North America (Complexity, Blight-fanom, eMazing Gaming, Nexus) will be battling it out this weekend at the ESEA season 6 LAN in Texas. The top CS:S and CS 1.6 teams will also be there. http://www.Pwnage.tv will be covering all 3 games.
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R.U.S.E.? Free Preview Weekend On Now

Join the R.U.S.E.™ Free Preview Weekend now and play a sizeable slice of the multiplayer, featuring new maps never played before. Play with 2 to 8 players, with any team or free-for-all combination, and with any of the 6 factions available in the final game.

During the Free Weekend, you can also play battles against the medium or hard AI for the first time. Select which nation your opposing AI will play and check out the strengths of each faction. Good luck defeating the hard AI!

Click here to play now for free (Requires free Steam desktop application to play. Visit www.steamgames.com/about to install Steam now.)

Free Preview Weekend ends July 18th at 1pm Pacific time.


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Ninja Gun wrapping up new EP

Ninja Gun Valdosta, GA’s Ninja Gun are just about finished with their long-awaited EP for Sabot Productions, Roman Nose. Frontman Johnathan Coody intends to finish recording his vocals on Thursday, and the four-song set is tentatively slated for a late fall release. Click below to read the track listing.

The band released Restless Rubes in 2008 via Suburban Home Records, and two split 7-inches with Whiskey and Co. and Fake Problems respectively in 2009. You might remember the surreal band on band interview we ran back in March featuring Ninja Gun and Fake Problems.
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Screaming Females post “I Don’t Mind It,” prepare for tour

Screaming Females Screaming Females have unveiled a new song from their upcoming full-length. “I Don’t Mind It” comes from Castle Talk, which is due out on September 14, 2010 via Don Giovanni Records. Once out, it’ll follow up 2009’s Power Move, though the band did release a singles collection in the interim.

Download “I Don’t Mind It” at this page, and click Read More for the band’s upcoming tour dates. Ever the busy bee, Screaming Females frontwoman Marissa Paternoster recently released a new solo album under the moniker Noun entitled Holy Hell, which we’re streaming right here.
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Future Wars Now Available

Future Wars is now available on Steam and 20% off until July 22nd.

Battle it out on the proving grounds and get ready for Future Wars.

Similar to classic titles such as Advance Wars and Battle Isle, the game takes strategy gaming away from the micro-management overkill that it has become and using simple, proven rock-paper-scissors principles, reopens the genre to everyone.


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Such Gold: “Sycamore”

Such Gold Rochester, NY’s Such Gold are streaming a new song entitled “Sycamore.” The track is culled from the pop-punk outfit’s upcoming EP for 6131 Records, Pedestals, slated for a September 14, 2010 release. Once out, it’ll follow up 2009’s Stand Tall, released by Mightier Than Sword.

Check out the song at the Such Gold’s MySpace page. The band is currently touring out to Sound and Fury Festival with Transit and Man Overboard.
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Fueled by Ramen releasing Honda Civic Tour EP

Fueled By Ramen Records will be releasing a 2010 summer tour EP featuring all of the bands performing on this year’s Honda Civic Tour. Paramore and Tegan and Sara contribute two tracks each, while New Found Glory and Kadawatha each add one song. Click below for the track listing.

The EP will be physically available on August 10 and digitally on July 20.
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Mike Felumlee: “Ghost Adventures”

Mike Felumlee (ex Alkaline Trio/Smoking Popes) has released a new single “My Favorite Ghost Adventures.” The single includes the song “Ghost Adventures” as well as a b-side titled “My Favorite Ghost”. The title track is set to appear in an upcoming episode of the Ghost Adventures TV show on the Travel Channel this fall.

You can currently stream both songs at Felumlee’s MySpace page.
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Vivian Girls lose Ali Koehler to Best Coast, add Coasting’s Fiona Campbell

Drummer Ali Koehler has left low-fi New York group Vivian Girls to join LA’s Best Coast full time. Koehler has been drumming for them as a guest for the past few months but has now made the shift permanent. She’ll be replaced in Vivian Girls by Fiona Campbell from the Brooklyn-based band Coasting.

Ali has been with Vivan Girls since 2008 when she filled the void left by their original drummer Frankie Rose, who left the group to join Crystal Stilts. The band last released Everything Goes Wrong in 2009 via In The Red Records.
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Be My Doppelganger join It’s Alive Records for new LP

Evansville, IN pop punks Be My Doppelganger will release their next album via It’s Alive Records. Titled No Composure and due out August 31, 2010, it’ll be the band’s first full-length since 2006’s Rock N Roll, Genius!, though they’ve released numerous EPs and 7-inches in the interim, including 2008’s Sonic Annihilation, the band’s first release for It’s Alive.

A four-track album sampler is up for download at the band’s website.
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