Sleeping-Monkey.com has a great article on the top 16 worst endings for a Nintendo game. It also doesnt hurt that he has a great picture of Jessica Simpson and a funny rant to boot. Of course, hes right….
Kudos to the site for using our old Nuke Theme.
Music CD Copy Protection “Shifts” into High Gear
Here is an Associated Press article on the Seattle Post Intelligencer on how a Princeton Grad student defeated BMGs new copy protection sceme for music CDs with a single keystroke.
I wonder how much money they spent on this copy protection scheme.
MP3.com Expires
It seems Vivendi Universal is not taking good care of their domain names. If not for the quick actions of an independent artist who registered mp3.com after it expired, under his own credit card, the site may have disappeared altogether. You can get the full scoop on The Register.
Our Battlefield 1942 Game Server is Online!
Gamers Radio is proud to announce the launch of our 20 player CTF Battlefield 1942 server from KillerGameServers.com. So far, everyone who has tested their in game ping times are doing 60 or less. This has been a great server for the Gamers Radio Battalion to practice on.
Consider this an open invitation to join us on Friday nights or any night for that matter. Just open your server browser and look up GamersRadio.com. We are easy to find. If you are looking for a smacktard free server, then this is the place for you. We hope you will join us.
Server:69.56.178.83:14567
Interplay Dumps Vivendi/Universal
Jump over to Gamespot, where there is a small article about Interplay dropping Vivendi/Universal as their distributor because VU has not paid them all the money they are owed on other games.
Battlefield 1942 on Top
Its been a while since I posted the NPD Group/NPD Techworld list of the top 10 selling games, but the latest list brings up a point. Take a look at who is in the number 1 spot.
Week of September 14-20, 2003:
Rank – Title – Publisher – Average Price
1 – Battlefield 1942 – EA – $29
2 – Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy – LucasArts – $49
3 – Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII – EA – $25
4 – The Sims Deluxe – EA – $42
5 – Flight Sim 2004: A Century of Flight – Microsoft – $52
6 – Homeworld 2 – Vivendi Universal – $48
7 – EverQuest: Lost Dungeons of Norrath – Sony – $27
8 – Madden NFL 2004 – EA – $35
9 – The Sims: Superstar – EA – $30
10 – Diablo II – Vivendi Universal – $20
I find it very interesting considering the game peaked a while back. I wonder why BF42 has seen such a turn around. I think the resurgence is based not only on the game itself, but on the lower price and the cool mods currently available and gaining in popularity. These mods include Desert Combat, Eve of Destruction, Forgotten Hope, Pirates, Galactic Conquest, GI Joe and Experience WWII. Without the hard work of these free mods, I do not believe Battlefield 1942 would not be as popular as it is.
Battle.net Kicks Cheaters Asses!
Holy Jumping Jellybeans Batman! Those guys at Blizzard dont mess around; as 400,000 Starcraft, Diablo II, and Warcraft III players are finding out their accounts have been disabled for cheating.
Get the full scoop on the Battle.net website.
We at Gamers Radio think cheaters should rot in hell or die from a slow painful venereal disease. As such, we salute Battle.net for taking such a strong stance against cheaters.
Baldurs Gate I on the BG2 Engine
If you are fan of Baldurs Gate I and II, then you may enjoy this link. It will give you directions on how to play Baldurs Gate I using Baldurs Gate II. Think of it as a mini-mod/port kind of thing that will update your spells and allow you to view the game at higher resolutions. Very cool stuff.
The Bard Returns
I was rather young the first time I played The Bards Tale on my Commodore 64. To be honest, I can not remember if it was 1, 2 or 3. I do remember that I enjoyed playing it and for me that is enough to get excited about this preview of the new Bards Tale gaming being developed by InXile Entertainment.
If the game is half as entertaining as the InXile website, then this is going to be a great game. A word of warning about their website. Dont piss off the guard. He has a nasty way of getting you back.
EA announce next Battlefield 1942 Patch 1.5
EA/Dice has an updated on the next patch (v1.5) for Battlefield 1942. The major item include a fix for the CD swapping. I am glad they are addressing the problem introduced in the 1.45 patch. I have been unable to play the Road To Rome Expansion since they started this crap. There is no release date listed at this time.
Read On for the complete info, directly from the official website. Continue reading EA announce next Battlefield 1942 Patch 1.5
RIAA Screws Up!
The Boston Globe has a story about the RIAA suing a 66 year old Female Mac user for sharing 2,000 songs with Kazaa (which doesnt work on a Mac). One of the songs reportedly shared was “Im a Thug,” by the rapper Trick Daddy. Insert Funny Comment Here
The RIAA dropped the charges, but reserved the right to sue her again if they determine she indeed offered illegal songs for download online.
EA Announces Next MMORPG, Ultima X: Odyssey
EA just announced their next foray into the MMORPG genre. Read on for the full press release. In addition to the press release, Gamespy had a bunch of screenshots. Looks more like EQ, then UO if you ask me. (Screenshots are gone for some strange reason.) Continue reading EA Announces Next MMORPG, Ultima X: Odyssey
Farewell To Great Indie Band
Since 1989, Manifest Destiny has been kicking Metal Ass in one form or another. At one time, they had a European record deal and ranked higher than Metallica on the Metal charts in a European country (Denmark, Sweden or something similar, cant remember).
Tragically loosing their front man to a fatal car accident the day before his birthday and in-between the first and second album, they persevere with a new front man, Russ Pace.
Deemed too heavy for their market, MD parts ways with their label after releasing their second album to much critical acclaim world wide. To this day, you can still find import copies of Manifest Destinys first two albums floating around on the net.
Lets move along to the year 2000. Ive been working with Russ for almost a year before I find out he is the singer in a Metal band. I think hes joking. Hes rather quiet and keeps to himself, not at all like the front man for an up your ass Metal Band. Was I in for a shock. Not only was he the lead singer, but it was a great band. I enjoyed the music so much, I debuted their last album on my own station, even before it was released. It rocked! (Funny side note: The guys in the band freaked out because some internet radio station was playing their stuff before it was released. Luckily, Russ filled them in on how we knew each other and the fact that he was actually the assistant music director for the station.)
Back to business…. Last week, I dropped by their site to find out they were going their separate ways. Even though, I only knew the band for a little less than three years, I honestly feel they were a great live Metal band and put out kick ass original Metal music. I for one was looking forward to their next album. Thanks for the great shows and the great tunes guys, you will be missed. And if I ever get my damn station back online, you will be in rotation….
To quote Russ, Peace Out….
Atomm Nihilo