January 15, 2008

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In case you missed it, Asch has a review of the turn-based hex strategy browser game Weewar.

Tactical Gamer University instructors are holding a multi-platform Basic Infantry Module on the Teamspeak server on Sunday, January 20. Please sign up before the end of the day on January 18. This course will take place entirely in Teamspeak, not in game.

The winners of the TG Promotional Video Contest have been announced. Congrats to dawolf, Dirtboy and Catman!!

ArmA Co-op action on Sunday, January 20 on Server #1. Please sign up if you plan on playing.

SWAT 4 tactical fun is planned for this Sunday, January20 at 7:45 p.m. on the TG SWAT 4 server.

A Forgotten Hope 2 mod scrimmage is planned for February 10 between Tactical Gamer and Operation Reality. Want to get in on the fun? Sign up is open until February 1.

Thank goodness it's Titan Friday! is back on the BF2142 conquest server this Friday, January 18.

Sign-up is open for Tactical Gamer University's BF2142 Basic Medic Module. Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. on January 25, with the event scheduled for Sunday, January 27 at 2:00 p.m.

Counter-Strike: Source PCS Lockdown night on Friday, January 18. Fridays are PCS Lockdown Day. All day on Friday, Server 1 will have a password. Please see the announcement in the CS:S forum for more information.

TG's World of Warcraft guild has been starting the New Year off right with some raiding fun, besting Hydross the Unstable and Tidewalker. Good job, guys!

A harrowing tale of teamwork with a moral from eGoatboy in the Battlefield 2 AAR forum:

Originally Posted by eGoatboy

I decided to run a small-teams squad tonight after P/W night...so I created squad 5 and locked it as soon as 2 people joined it. Of course, aside from the squad name, my two troopers had no idea how busy we would be. It's at this point I have to shout-out to dEpRaVe & Brix, and say these two guys were lethal tonight. They did the devil's work upon the USMC tonight.
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• In-game instant message client Xfire has added a video capture tool in beta form. It looks like the Xfire team is still working out the kinks, but it looks promising!

• More content for Team Fortress 2 is on the way, according to Shacknews. What could a largescale gameplay shift mean....?

• The Escapist Magazine has a nice (frightening!) article on what a day in the life of a WoW addict is like. Yikes!

• Developer Infinity Ward is shocked - SHOCKED - by how many people pirated Call of Duty 4 on PC. No word on official numbers, but statements like "They Wonder Why People Don't Make PC Games Any More" are rarely a good sign.

• Pirates of the Burning Sea (PC) - Role players rejoice, the much anticipated MMO has finally dropped anchor.

• Burnout: Paradise (PS3, 360) - Burnout goes open-world and next-gen with the latest installment.

• No More Heroes (Wii) - This assassin adventure shooter looks like a promising title for the Wii...

• Advance Wars: Days of Ruin (DS) - The follow-up to its critically-acclaimed predecessor promises to pack more strategy fun onto a handheld than ever before.