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Lo and behold. Adam Sessler from G4TV finally lashes out after the crazies complain about how Diablo III doesn’t look exactly like Diablo II.

“At what point do we need to accept that change is inevitable? In this week’s Sessler’s Soapbox, Adam tackles the recent criticism over Blizzard’s bright and colorful art scheme for the highly anticipated Diablo III.”

Expansion notes for Burning Rock Update (August 20th, 2008):

• Cap raise to 89
• New Maps
• New Kingdom Quest
• Town Warp Gate
• Wedding System
• Big Quest content changes
• Character Skills
• Guild Capacity Increase
• Monarchy System
• Miscellaneous Fixes

Click for further details.

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Can’t wait for Blackshot to open?
Gotcha covered.

From now until the end of CBT, Counter-strike: Source servers have been made to prepare you for Blackshot!
Opening first is the Reg server. Play all the classic maps - including ones used in gaming leagues and tournaments.

Second to open will be the GunGame 4 server. This is more of a casual server where the games are quick and it’s more-so a frenzied fight.
The GunGame server will be unlocked soon. When opened to the public this will be a permanent server.

See the Blackshot CS:S site here!
The server information will be available there, as well as the map lists and any quick announcements that may be needed.

If anyone has any questions or issues dealing with the server (hacking, server stability, etc), please let me know and I’ll deal with it as soon as I’m available. (ie, not at a work emergency or in college classes).

I’ll pop in from time to time. If the server is full too often, I will raise the player capacity up or open the gungame early. If nobody is in there when you come, you’ll be able to engage combat with auto-joining/auto-vacating bots. Careful, though: the bot difficulty is set to “pwn”.

Enjoy, everyone!

The Shadow Odyssey is an all-in-one compilation of Everquest II, and will be sold in stores and for Digital Download at USD $39.99. It is expected to be released on November 18, 2008.

Find out more at the Everquest II promotional site, http://www.theshadowodyssey.com/.

Features include:

• Journey through more than 20 new zones, including the new overland zone, Innothule.
• Experience nostalgic EverQuest dungeons as you and your friends adventure in the Ruins of Guk, Befallen, Najena, Mistmoore, and more.
• The Achievement Point level cap will be increased to 200 to offer new achievements for class-specific lines.
• A new Dungeon Delving mission system for players to replay content with new and different experiences.
• Five new Heritage Quests with unique rewards.
• A new, mysterious group of Erudites with powerful new armor and equipment that they will barter for void shards earned during your encounters.
• More deities have returned to Norrath, Rodect Nife and Anashti Sul.

Please note these details are WIP (work in progress). Visit Outspark.com to stay up-to-date.

Cap Raise to Level 89
3 New Maps
New Kingdom Quest
Town Warp Gate
Wedding Feature
Quest Overhaul
Added Character Skills to each class
Guild member cap increase
Monarchy System
Bugfixes

Click to find out the detailed info!
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The newest addition to the Outspark family is Blackshot, a fresh tactical FPS.

“We’re thrilled to add an innovative, free-to-play FPS game to our lineup,” says Susan Choe, Outspark CEO.
“[It] offers fast-paced action for casual gamers interested in a quick shootout, while hardcore players will love innovative features like the game’s player-versus-environment mode.”

Blackshot will be released later this summer. You can sign up for the beta at www.playblackshot.com.

Visit www.project-powder.com to download and play for free!

Project Powder, a snowboard sim, is the newest addition to the Outspark Free to Play library. It will be entering Closed Beta Test phase 1 soon, so make sure you sign up at http://projectpowder.outspark.com/ today!

There will also be prizes for contestants of the CBT including free Sparkcash, as well as a cool CBT hooded sweatshirt only given to users who achieve level 5 in the first test phase.

Closed Beta Testing Hours
Monday ~ Friday
10:00am - 7:00pm (Pacific Time)

The event was a great success, and there was a high turnout. Ten lucky winners got a random Dragon mount, and five lucky winners received a 2X Exp Card. Each of the prizes are currently unreleased, as a bonus.

The dragon mount winners are:
1. Kristenfiesta
2. Viorexx
3. McLaren
4. TheEriond
5. xjoshi13x
6. phaethon
7. Ganres
8. Bonthra
9. Kaiyo
10. RobRenegade

The 2X EXP boost card winners are:
1. Kittyfishy
2. Naoko
3. Stellarstella
4. PwnCorpse/Undead_minion
5. Cristo

The transcript can be found on Outspark and Xfire.

I’ve also made it available for download here.

I finally got around to making the loop from “Stronger” by Kanye West, featuring Daft Punk.
The only difference from the one in “Stronger” is the thicker bass drum beats and a little more synthesizing action.

At any rate, enjoy!

Click the below for the sample:
Daft Punk + Kanye West’s “Stronger” loop mp3

Here’s the raw loop file in WAV format.
WAV (Right-click to download) - Daft Punk and Kanye West - “Stronger” background loop