I also want to look at a text based game today. Ever play the old fashioned MUD? Well I have found one thats not only newbie friendly, but alot of fun. It currently does not have a high player base. This fact makes it a less competitive environment, making it easier to progress. Not sure if they need builders, but you may feel free to speak with Rhys the implementer and hell let you know. This fun little circle mud (v 3.0 to anyone anal retentive that just HAS to know ;)) can be found at mud.hack.net 9000. Continue reading MUD Fever
Darkstone
Hey Gamers! Into nostalgia? Would you have liked to play a more fun version of the original Diablo? Kinda like Diablo with better graphics, better classes, more of a cartoony type of feel? Wouldnt we all. Well, a not as popular game called Darkstone came out in 1999 that has all this. The one major difference in the two? Randomized quests. You never play the same group of quests twice. Throw them into a deck, shuffle them, then splash them on the screen. Cant get any better than that. The kicker is, though, you can make your toon look exactly as you wish. Thats right, folks! Just get Photoshop ™ or any program that allows you to edit a targa file and you can create your own personalized character making it look like anything from g.i. joe to ryu. This takes a bit of creativity on your part as it is not like playing paper dolls. 😉 This process is also very tedious and very time consuming. But its worth it.
Courts decide Monday if Napster stays online…
Looks like Napster will either be shutdown on Monday, or have to start working out a possible subscription based service.
You know, in a way I can see where people who never buy cds and just download everything for free may hurt artist sales, but I believe these people are the minority. Most people probably do as I do, download a track and then if they like it then they go buy the CD. Which in turn, helps the artists and brings them exposure they might not otherwise get.
Just another example of big business trying to run our lives. Click HERE for the complete story.
peace! Continue reading Courts decide Monday if Napster stays online…
Stream News II
OK. The streams are now the exact same song. The currently playing song is also correct (as long as you have done a refresh on the website lately). If your curious, the popup was a way to show the current song without refreshing the whole website. You can resize it if you like. It refreshes every 2 minutes, so it may not always be correct. Right click on it and hit refresh and you will see what is currently playing. Continue reading Stream News II
Bombastika is here!
Shes kooky… Shes crazy… Sometimes, She can even be controversial…. I would like to welcome the newest staff member to the GRN website, Bombastika! You can read her Column on Gaming by following the link with her name to your left. Her first column, Power Gamers Vs. Casual Gamers is already up. Read it and feel free to post your comments on it here. Continue reading Bombastika is here!
Virgin Releases a second APC album?
I was surfing around and ran across a release date for the second A Perfect Circle album. The date listed was February 13th, 2001. The album is titled Remixes. I have been unable to find any further information on any of the “official” or “unofficial” websites for Tool or APC. Knowing how Tool feels about bootlegs, I have a feeling this album is being released to put a stop to the current frenzy of remixes floating around on the web. That is if the release information was actually real. If anyone has any further info, please post here.
2nd Stream!!!!
Its late and Im dead beat tired, but I wanted to make sure you saw the new stream up at the top. The 56k is more for DSL/Cable and faster, with the new 32k stream being perfect for 56k dialups. Pick your poison. Right now, they play from the same piles of songs, but they still operate independent of each other. Expect to hear different songs on them.
One other important thing. The currently playing song will be the last song started by either stream. If you really want to hear the currently playing song, you will have to switch. Ill fix it soon.
New Music added: Coldplay – Yellow, Tool: Prison Sex and Sober, Disturbed: (Cant remember) and a ton of Incubus. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Continue reading 2nd Stream!!!!
BLIZZARD FINALIZES WARCRAFT III RACES
Blizzard announced the official title of Warcraft III yesterday. It will be called Warcraft III: Reign of Chaosâ„¢. They also realeased another surprise about the game. There will only be four playable races, instead of the previously stated, five. After you finish reading the full Press Release, tell us what you think. Continue reading BLIZZARD FINALIZES WARCRAFT III RACES
Magic: The Gathering. An Introduction
Magic:The Gathering is one of the largest gaming platforms out there. I hope to give you some insight to this tremendously popular game. Over serveral articles I will be exploring the diffrent aspects to this game. So read on fellow gamer! Continue reading Magic: The Gathering. An Introduction
Dead Streams/Damn the Man
You may have noticed the stream is not always up. I have tried to keep it going, but this box I am using is way over due for a format and reinstall of Windows 98. It likes to give me .dll errors among other things when I am simply streaming. Since I am too busy (lazy?!?) to back up the 40 gig hard drive, I started a fresh system using Windows 2k (more stable? we will see!). It will be dedicated to streaming and nothing else. Once I get the rest of the mp3s transfered over, I will turn it on. My hope is it will stay up 24/7. Im also working on supplying a 24k stream for the dial-up users who visit our site. I know your out there! Stay tuned to the Gamers Radio Network and I know you will not be disappointed!
Website Update
Hola! Its been a busy week and I have not had time to post to the website. I wanted to update everyone on what I have managed to finish in the last week. Join The Staff has been updated and most of the open positions currently available are posted. If you have a talent you would like to use to help us out, but you do not see it listed, feel free to email me, Atomm. Im always open to new ideas.
I added a pop-up window to the site. It will show you what is currently playing in a resizable window. It refreshes every two minutes, so you will not have to worry about it bugging you to death. The banners on the site are actually provided by the people who programmed the streaming broadcast program I use. They are not currently charging me, so it is the least I could do to pay them back. Continue reading Website Update
Jason leaves Metallica
I have been really down on Metallica for a long time now. It all stems from the second row seats I had to “And Justice for All…” in Oklahoma City way back in 1987. I was 15 then, and will always remember it as one of the greatest shows I have ever seen. I was less than 5 feet away from the newest member of the band, Jason Newstead.
Click Read More… to continue. Continue reading Jason leaves Metallica
Username Pt. Duex/New Music Additions
Alrighty!!!! The new user sign up works once again. That will teach me to tinker with the database before looking over the code. I undid what I was trying to do and it starting working again. Youve gotta love that.
I added some new tunes recently. Click Read More… to find out about them. Continue reading Username Pt. Duex/New Music Additions