The GRID Website has the brief announcement that the next installment in Codemasters' Race Driver series is gold (thanks Gamer's Hell). The page points out this forum post that clarifies this is for Xbox 360 and PS3, though a later post announces: "We got Games For Windows approval yesterday and went gold today."

June 2008 Issue Revealed on GameInformer has a rundown of the new print issue of GI magazine. One of the stories is about the next Prince of Persia game, and according to Kotaku, the rundown revealed the game's title as Prince of Persia: Heir Apparent. The page no longer reflects this title, so presumably it was edited after this title was noticed.

The promised (story) new patch for Lost Empire: Immortals is now available, updating Paradox Interactive's 4X strategy game to version 1.04. the download is available on AtomicGamer, FileFront, Gamer's Hell, and The Patches Scrolls.

A new "chunk" 3 has gone live for Dungeon Runners, as the free to play MMOG is now up to build 121. These patch notes have word on what is new, and here's a bit:

NCsoft has released Chunk 3, a content update for Dungeon Runners, a free-to-play and download game where players’ rampage through satire drenched dungeons destroying monsters and collecting loot. Chunk 3 includes beefed up membership benefits, a variety of new skills, quests, player versus player (PvP) system improvements and quality of life enhancements.

Chunk 3 makes being a Dungeon Runners Member much more beneficial compared to non-Members. Currently, the Membership level costs $4.99 per month and includes advertisement-free play, an exclusive server, extensive potion stacking, larger bank storage and access to the most powerful items, weapons and armor. With the release of Chunk 3, Membership level players are granted a fifteen percent experience (XP) boost over free players, and they will gain fifteen percent more gold. Additionally, Members will receive discounts when using “Kings Coin” to purchase items, receive more mythic and rare items drops compared to non-Members, and receive additional bank pages at level 50 and level 100.

A new City of Heroes/Villains trailer is now available. Word is: "In anticipation of the launch of City of Heroes/Villains® Issue 12, NCsoft Europe is delighted to present a pre-launch video showcasing the arrival of the time-travelling 'Midnighters' who have arrived in the nick of time to deal with the invading Rikti aliens once and for all." The clip is available on AtomicGamer, FileFront, Gamer's Hell, and MyGameTrailers.

The Forgotten Hope Website has the release of version 2.1 of the Forgotten Hope 2 World War II modification for Battlefield 2. for those who downloaded the prerelease archive, a password to unlock it is now available. Thanks Ant.

GamesIndustry.biz reports that LucasArts is the latest company to announce they've parted ways with the ESA, though they do still plan on attending this year's E3. Apparently quitting the ESA is their way of supporting the trade group, as a LucasArts' spokesperson is quoted as saying: "As a company we are still committed to bringing consumers the best interactive experience possible and support the ESA's mission in the industry."

• Dimensity on Hooked Gamers.
• Dungeon Hero on Eurogamer.
• FIFA Manager 09 on IGN.
• Gothic IV on IGN.
• Space Siege on GamesRadar.

• Supreme Ruler 2020 on Strategy Informer.

Penny Arcade Expo announces 2K Boston's Ken Levine as their 2008 keynote speaker, saying they are "super excited" since "Ken is pimp supreme."

• Three new DDRs announced for 10th anniversary.
• Rock band DLC week of May 20: Tracks from the European edition of the game for NA, and vice versa.
• South Park Season 11 not including Rock Band songs.
• Why Sega should release a new console.
• Obesity experts condemn Nintendo's Wii 'Fit' game after it tells 10-year-old girl she's fat.
• YouTube uploads integrated into PS3 games.

• Former Microsoft manager offers free fix for XP SP3 'endless reboot'.
• AnandTech 64GB SSD on the Desktop: Samsung and OCZ go mainstream. Thanks Mike Martinez.
• VIA talks up Isaiah dual-cores, 45nm transition.
• EPU vs. DES power war wages on in Taipei.

• '$100 laptop' nonprofit now teamed with Microsoft.
• New International Track and Field is finished.

Thanks Mike Martinez.

• MicroHoo 2.0: Icahn tries to revive a dead deal.
• OECD notes IPv4 depletion, nudges governments towards IPv6.
• Facebook Disconnects Google Protecting Users... Or Itself?

• Video Games And Violence: Are Studies Biased?
• No Joke: Youth Killed By a Helicopter While Getting His Mail Sparks Debate About Headphone Safety. Thanks Mike Martinez.
• AntiPhormLite confounds BT's spyware by simulating random browsing.
• Apple okay with Safari 'carpet bombing' vuln for now. Thanks Ant and Digg.

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• MySpace Mom: 20-Year Term Not Enough. Thanks Mike Martinez.
• Experts Say MySpace Suicide Indictment Sets 'Scary' Legal Precedent.
• Bad Day For The RIAA Two High Profile Cases Go Against RIAA.
• AMD forces Intel to turn over more documents.
• Canadian Game Makers Want Curbs on Internet.

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• NASA researcher says video games hold key to resurgence in learning…
• ZT Online: Chinese MMO that's part casino. Thanks Ant…
• U.S. game sales jump 47 percent in April on GTA4…
• EA deadline to Take-Two shareholders ends tonight. Synchronize your watches…
• Sam & Max- Season 2 On Steam Now…

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Story:	Double-Amputee Runner Wins Appeal to Compete for Olympic Spot. Thanks brother19.
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BioWare announces Mass Effect for the PC is gold, and due in North America on May 28 and in Europe on June 6:

BioWare announced today that the award-winning action role-playing game (RPG) Mass Effect for PC, published by Electronic Arts, has gone into manufacturing. Mass Effect will be available in North America on May 28, 2008 and June 6, 2008 to European retailers.

Gamers can still take advantage of pre-order specials and should check with their preferred retailer for information. Alternatively, gamers who pre-order Mass Effect through the Electronic Arts online store at www.eastore.ea.com will receive bonus items from the game Dead Space™, the highly anticipated sci-fi survival horror game by EA, including the first issue of the Dead Space comic book and a Dead Space poster while supplies last.

Fully optimized for the PC through a collaboration between BioWare and Demiurge Studios, Mass Effect includes a new Tactical Heads-Up Display, higher resolution visuals, an enhanced inventory system, fully optimized controls designed specifically for the PC, individual squad control and a new decryption mini-game. The “Bring Down the Sky” downloadable content for Mass Effect on PC, featuring 90 minutes of new gameplay, will also be available free3 for registered BioWare Community members at the launch of Mass Effect PC.

Originally released for the Xbox 360™ videogame and entertainment system, Mass Effect has received critical acclaim throughout the world with more than 80 awards including 2007 Console Game of the Year and Role-Playing Game of the Year (http://masseffect.bioware.com/previewsawards/).

Mass Effect is rated “M” for Mature by the ESRB. For more information about Mass Effect, please visit www.masseffect.com.

VideoGamer.com has first word on The Protector, a first- and third-person shooter in the works at new Polish developer Gingerbread Studios. Word is:

Newly formed Polish developer Gingerbread Studios has today announced The Protector, an all-new PC and Xbox 360 first/third person shooter said to feature visceral action, tactical stealth and an enthralling storyline.

The Protector focuses on the exploits of two very different characters: Jonathan Kane, a hardened British mercenary, and Jennifer Guile, a beautiful US archaeologist. The game begins when these former lovers are reunited following the murder of Jennifer's father by new terrorist organisation Scarlet Vengeance.

Scarlet Vengeance's attention soon turns to Jennifer, the only person who knows the location of a powerful Aztec which can be used for a devastating terrorist attack. With Jennifer's life under threat Kane must track her down and protect her from Scarlet Vengeance.

"Gingerbread Studios has taken the theme of South American mythology and masterfully injected it into a contemporary setting that reflects the escalating threat of global terrorism within the modern day world," said James Cato, CEO of Gingerbread Studios. "The Protector's two distinct playable characters and eclectic mix of action and stealth make it highly unique, while its branching, thrilling plot promises to keep gamers captivated till the end credits roll."

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Q&A on Eurogamer discusses the upcoming expansion for Blizzard's MMORPG with Jeff Kaplan, Tom Chilton, and J. Allen Brack, with J. revealing along the way that they are probably going to start looking at rebooting the game's graphics with the expansion after Wrath of the Lich King, while acknowledging such a move has not gone perfectly when tried in other games in the past:

That's actually something we talk about every expansion. It's interesting, two games have really tried that before, Ultima Online tried it and EverQuest tried it as well, and in each case it was only somewhat successful. In each case a lot of people continued to play with the original client, because it was faster, or they preferred it, or were just used to it or whatever. And so for me as a game developer, the idea that we would spend so much time and energy on something and have people go, "meh, that's not really for me," that's not very exciting.

So I don't think there's really a clear model as to how to do that successfully. The model we have with Wrath of the Lich King allows people with high-end machines some additional graphical effects, and then we'll have some kind of fallback for the people who don't. Will we need a graphical update from the ground up at some point? Yep, probably. And I'm positive we'll talk about it next expansion.

A Patch 1.1.0 Update on the Frontlines: Fuel of War Website has a status report on the upcoming version 1.1.0 patch for Frontlines: Fuel of War, Kaos Studios' military first-person shooter (thanks Gamer's Hell). The post includes an updated change list, introduced like this: "We have run into some issues with the latest 1.1.0 patch, primarily related to the anti-cheat integration, which is requiring extra time to complete. We are close to having the last of the items resolved and wanted to give you an updated list of items being included in this patch."

The Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Website has a status report on the upcoming version 1.5 patch for Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars, which is being held up a bit for additional polish:

Just a quick update on where things are at with the Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars 1.5 game update. We're currently doing some last minute testing with id Software to track down a few issues that have turned up, but we don't anticipate this to take too much time. We really just want to make sure that all the issues we're aware of are actually addressed rather than pushing out an update with a big asterisk and a list of It'll-break-if-you do-this-ers attached to it.

Distribution is being sorted out at the moment as well and if there are no further complications, we anticipate having the update out next week. We'll try and keep you as updated as possible from here on out, so as soon as we've got a definite release date, you'll read it here first.

Beyond Good & Evil 2 in pre-production, says Ancel on videogaming247 (thanks Mike Martinez and Joystiq) mongers a rumor that Beyond Good & Evil 2 is in pre-production with a development team of 10-12 people, though Ubisoft is uncertain whether to enter full development with the project. The story is based on a report on French site JeuxVideo with the caveat: "Don’t blame us if some of this is lost in translation."

Creative Unleashes the Power and Performance of Sound Blaster X-Fi Hardware Audio Processing for PCI Express announces new PCI Express sound cards. No word on whether they are Ad Lib compatible. Here's a bit on the cards, which are now available for preorder: :

MILPITAS, Calif., May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Creative Technology Ltd, a worldwide leader in digital entertainment solutions, today announced the PCI Express Sound Blaster(R) X-Fi(R) Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series and PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series sound cards, unleashing the full power of Creative X-Fi hardware audio processing for PCI Express-based PCs.

The new PCI Express Creative sound cards each feature a striking design that screams "high performance." Creative will equip the world's best professional PC gamers, who are now competing in the Championship Gaming Series (CGS), with the new PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series, the official sound card of the CGS, the only worldwide professional video gaming league.

New patches are now available for Tarr Chronicles, updating Kvazar Studio's space combat game to version 1.0.4.0. There are two patches, each weighing in at around 58 MB, one to update the US edition, and the other for the European edition. The patches can be found on FileFront, Gamer's Hell, and The Patches Scrolls.

A new UK-based charity called GamesAid is underway. Word is:

GamesAid is a new UK video games industry based charity. It distributes funds to a diverse range of charities; it is a means of giving something back on behalf of the industry.

GamesAid acts as a broker of charitable activity on behalf of the industry, taking advice from all sectors. It is a non trading body. The charity is administered by Trustees, who operate on a fixed term basis. It is formally run by a chairman, who is also on a fixed term.

GamesAid is a children and young people’s charity.

• Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm on Gamer's Hell.

M Festival is scheduled to run from August 8-11, 2008. Word is: "One of the main events in the 2008 gaming calendar, the event sees the UK finals of the World Cyber Games 2008, features a 2,000 player LAN party and 3,000sqm industry exhibition - with some huge names already confirmed."

• Ninja Gaiden creator to embark on new action franchise.
• Wii to get Lost in Blue.

• Abit I-N73HD GeForce 7100 Motherboard on TweakTown.
• AcBel Polytech iPower 660 PSU on Hardware Secrets.
• ASUS C90S Laptop Barebones on TechSpot.
• ASUS Crosshair II Formula Motherboard Overclocking on Neoseeker.
• ASUS EN9800GTX TOP Graphics Card on TrustedReviews.
• ASUS Radeon HD 3850 X2 1GB Graphics Card on PC Perspective.
• ASUS Rampage Formula X48 Motherboard on Hardware Canucks.
• ASUS Xonar D2 PM Sound Card on X-bit labs.
• ATI Radeon HD 3850 256MB Graphics Card on TheTechLounge.
• Corsair 32GB Survivor Flash Drive on Techware Labs.
• DFI LANPARTY LT X48-T2R Motherboard on X-bit labs.
• Lian Li PC-P80R ATI-AMD Spider Series Case on Hi-Tech Reviews.
• Meizu Mini Player SL 8GB Media Player on TrustedReviews.
• NZXT Tempest Mid-Tower ATX Case on Big Bruin.
• OCZ DDR2 PC2-9200 Flex II 4GB Series (DDR2-1150) RAM on Legion Hardware.
• Palit GeForce 9600 GSO Sonic 768MB Graphics Card on TweakTown.
• Razer Destructor Mouse Pad on gameSlave.
• Transcend microSDHC Class 6 Flash Card on DragonSteelMods.

• Sony names new SCE Worldwide Studios boss.
• Blizzard: room at the top for Conan and WAR…

Crappy weather today, someone already tried to crash into me this morning (that's just getting ridiculous), and I'm guessing the Mets/Yankees game will be rained out. Blech.

Blechy Links:	Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez.
Play:	Go Go Plant. Beat Me Up.
Link of the Morning:	10 Items You Think Make You Cool, But Don’t.
Story:	Los Angeles Eyes Sewage as a Source of Water. Yum!
Science:	Science 2.0 -- Is Open Access Science the Future? Thanks j.c.f. Do Obese People Worsen Global Warming?
Image:	The Most Bizarre Grills to Cook Your Meat.
Media:	Special Move Rocketshovel. Thanks Digg. Rent a Tank and Take Command of the Village.
Follow-up:	Hollywood Kryptonite Justice League movie shelved for now.

The Celestial Impact Website offers version 1.00 of Celestial Impact, as this free multiplayer-only first-person shooter has emerged from its extensive beta test. Here's word on the game and its use of deformable environments:

Celestial Impact is a team based multiplayer first person shooter (FPS) set in space on an asteroid with spherical gravity. What makes this FPS really special is that the landscape is fully deformable in all directions. Each player is equipped with, apart from a commonly seen weapon arsenal, a special tool called Dirtgun. With the Dirtgun, players can add or remove terrain during combat as they see fit, simply by aiming and firing the dirtgun. Depending on the chosen action, this will either add or remove a chunk of dirt from the landscape.

Ran in to a wall that is too high to jump over? No problem, just build a slope and walk over the wall, or perhaps dig a tunnel going under it. Need a breather from intense combat? No sweat, dig a cave and go hide inside. Since the layout and flow of the landscape in the maps depends on the player’s actions, playing a particular map will be a different experience each time.

New Valve Hardware Survey Results are online. If you guessed that half a percent of all respondents reported using VIA/S3G UniChrome Pro integrated graphics, you'd be correct. Thanks Shacknews.

• Soren Johnson
  GWJ Conference Call Episode #84 talks with Soren Johnson about his work on Civilization IV and his current role as a designer on Will Wright's Spore.
• Champions Online
  The Champions Online Q&A on MMORPG.COM catches up with Victor Wachter at the ION conference in Seattle to learn about Cryptic's upcoming superhero MMORPG.

• Race Driver: Grid on ActionTrip, AtomicGamer, and FileFront. Japan trailer.
• Dracula Origin on the Official Website. Mirrored on AtomicGamer, FileFront, and Gamer's Hell.
• Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People on AtomicGamer, FileFront, FileShack, and Gamer's Hell. Episode One: Homestar Ruiner, revealed.

• Mount & Blade on GameBanshee.
• Numen: Contest of Heroes on RPG Vault.
• Race Driver: GRID on Eurogamer.

• Alganon on RPG Vault.
• Fallout on the Official Website. Concept art.

• Grand Theft Auto IV Multiplayer Strategy Guide on InfoAddict.

Thanks Mike Martinez.

• First details on Bayonetta, MadWorld, and Infinite Line.
• Gears 2 to crack down on Achievement whores.
• MotorStorm only "scratched the surface" of PS3.
• Rock Revolution Preview on Shacknews.
• Wii US sales reach 9.5 million.
• Why Microsoft’s Xbox 360 sales milestone isn’t so impressive.
• Analyst: Don't expect a PS3 price cut this year.
• Overlord Raising Hell PlayStation 3 Screenshots.
• Silent Hill: Homecoming PlayStation 3 Screenshots.
• Viva Piñata Trouble in Paradise Xbox 360 Screenshots.

Thanks Mike Martinez.

• ATI Radeon 4800 launch details Meet (Terry) Makedon and Trojan (Horse).
• Alienware: Game PCs need more than faster chips.
• Want to use a supercomputer?
• Worst of the lot for two years running: PCConnection and PCMall.
• Apple rated among top 'gay-friendly' companies. Thanks Ant.

Thanks Mike Martinez.

• Intel Atom chip makes strong showing at Japan conference.
• R-Type Command Ships For PSP.
• Infinite Line RPG announced for DS.
• Disney's DGamer Service Launches.
• Crisis Core Final Fantasy arrives 20 June.

Thanks Mike Martinez.

• CBS to buy web publisher CNET. Thanks Mike Martinez. GameSpot's corporate overlords have new corporate overlords.
• One small step: Google officially supports IPv6.
• What, You Thought The Whole Yahoo-Microsoft Thing Was Over?
• Charter ISP will track every site its users visit. Thanks Ant. Presuming it still has any users after they learn of this.
• EU says Google map images could be a problem.
• Flash Player 10: Dazzling Effects, Better Performance, Runs on Linux.
• Google kills Anonymous AdSense account.
• Did Twitter beat media with earthquake news?
• Researchers: written English language will weather LOL storm. ROFL.
• DNS trouble knocks NSA off Internet.

• Could Violent Video Games Reduce Rather Than Increase Violence?
• NBC/Vista copy-protection snafu reminds us why DRM stinks. Thanks Ant and Slashdot.

Thanks Mike Martinez.

• BSA Releases Latest Stats; Stands By Same Old Story.
• Nintendo loses Wii controller patent suit.
• How YouTube's sucking up to Modest Mouse (and other giants of media). Thanks Slashdot.
• Australian Court Says Creating Your Own TV Program Listing Is Copyright Infringement. Kangaroo court.
• Software counterfeiter pleads guilty to selling $1M of fake programs.
• Monster Cable Thinks You Might Confuse Mini-Golf With Overpriced Cables.

• Stargate Worlds reaches 100k beta registrants…

R.I.P.: Larry Levine, an Inventor of ‘Wall of Sound,’ Is Dead at 80.

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Science:	Darpa Aims to Snuff Flames with Electricity, Sound. Robotic suit amplifies human strength. Forgetting Is the New Normal.
Media:	Monster Camp. LARP (not WoW) documentary. Ed McMahon Very Drunk on The Tonight Show.

Paradox Interactive announces the automatic availability of a new version 1.2 patch for Europa Universalis: Rome, though it's not certain at this time whether they will issue a special Game of the Month edition of the strategy sequel:

New York, USA (May 15, 2008) - Recently named "Best PC Game of the month" by one of the largest gaming media outlets in the world*, Europa Universalis: Rome has captivated strategy fans across the entire globe.

Today Paradox Interactive released patch 1.2, accessible via the game's loading screen (update). The patch includes among other things:

- A rebalanced military system that even more closely represents the roman battlefield
- A deeper character interface, providing the player with more statistics and information on each character
- Added events that add to the look and feel of the Rome environment and gameplay
- Compatibility issues with Vista and Intel graphics cards have now been solved.

Patch 1.2 also includes the Day 1 patch.

Europa Universalis: Rome was released on April 15 in North American retail and has since been released on most markets worldwide. The game is also available for direct download via GamersGate.

To read more about Europa Universalis: Rome please visit: http://www.paradoxplaza.com/rome 

* Voted best game of the month by IGN.

VideoGamer.com an excerpt from their Age of Conan Q&A with Funcom's Jorgen Tharaldsen revealing that owners of the PC and Xbox 360 editions of Age of Conan should be able to play online in the barbaric MMORPG together. On a separate AoC-related note, Age Of Conan Vault (thanks Voodoo Extreme) has word that the AoC Community Forum has word that the "early access" program for the game has sold out. Going back to the first point about cross-platform play, Funcom's Tharaldsen mentions they are exploring the possibilities of a PS3 edition of the game, saying this about PC/console gaming:

"We want them to be able to play with their PC friends if they like to," he said. "It's not a forced thing but we would like that to happen. But obviously the control mechanism, the communication, all this is stuff we are solving on a daily basis. The patching, the install, the footprint, the payment, the servers, the customer service... it's a challenge. But we will get there eventually."

Vivendi: Lich King due this year on Eurogamer has word from Vivendi's financial results to expect the Wrath of the Lich King expansion for World of Warcraft is "scheduled to be released in the second half of 2008." They also point out Blizzard has been known to delay releases for further polish when they feel it is required, so temper your expectations accordingly.

New Prince of Persia given basic date on Eurogamer has word that Ubisoft has narrows the expected release date for their new Prince of Persia game from the "holiday 2008" release date it carried upon its announcement (story) to "sometime between the beginning of October and end of December," which means the game will be released, well, holiday 2008.

A new patch for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines updates the action/RPG from deceased developer Troika to version 5.3 in the latest unofficial patch for the game. The download is available on the official home of the unofficial patch, The Patches Scrolls.

• Valve on DX10
  The PCGH Left 4 Dead Q&A, part 2 talks with Valve's Doug Lombardi about techie stuff, getting Valve's take on the whole DirectX 10 situation: "The other thing that is worth mentioning too is to run DX10 natively under the API you have to have both the card and vista. If you google to the Steam hardware survey where we poll peoples machines on Steam you can see that right now there is only about thirteen percent of those people that have both, the DX 10 card and Vista. So you have to look at that as well and say is it worth to investing for thirteen percent of the audience."
• Requiem: Bloodymare
  The Requiem: Bloodymare Q&A on Ten Ton Hammer discusses the open beta test of Gravity Interactive's MMORPG with community manager Jason Koerperich.

• GRID on Games32.

• Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. on PC Games.
• Windchaser on the Official Website. Thanks Gamer's Hell.

• The London Games Festival returns.
• Leipzig set for biggest ever year.

• PlayStation.3 Firmware version 2.35 Coming Soon. Thanks Gamer's Hell.
• PS3 firmware 2.35 released, doesn't fix GTA IV woes. Thanks Mike Martinez.
• Sony losing $260 per PS3?
• PS3 Trophies Coming in June?
• PS3 price cut unlikely this year.
• PlayStation Home Dissected: In-depth Interview on IGN. Is Home the PS4's future menu?
• Madden NFL 09 Gameplay Trailer.
• Gay Player Name Banned By Xbox Live and MS explains theGAYERgamer name ban.

• Rhodan: Myth of the Illochim on HEXUS.
• The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes on Gamer's Hell.
• Turok on Out of Eight.

• ASUS EN9800GTX-HTDP-512MB Graphics Card on AMDZone.
• ASUS P527 GPS Smartphone on I4U News.
• ASUS P5Q3 Deluxe Motherboard on AnandTech. Thanks Mike Martinez.
• ATI Radeon HD 3850 256MB Crossfire Graphics Cards on TheTechLounge.
• BFG ES-800 800W PSU on techPowerUp.
• BFG Tech GeForce 9800 GTX OCX 512MB Graphics Card on bit-tech.net.
• CoolIT Freezone Elite Cooler on bit-tech.net.
• Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP Monitor on BIOS.
• Dust-Off Keyboard Quiver LAN Party Travel Bag on Futurelooks.
• Foxconn GeForce 9800GTX Graphics Card on Overclockers Club.
• Gigabyte Radeon HD 3870 512MB Graphics Card on Sharky Extreme.
• Intel DX48BT2 Motherboard on TrustedReviews.
• Kingwin 700W Mach 1 PSU on Techware Labs.
• Lian-Li PC V1010 Case on ThinkComputers.org.
• Nova Winner 3 Mouse on Tech-Reviews.co.uk.
• OCZ EliteXStream 1000W PSU on 3dGameMan.
• OCZ Freeze Thermal Compound on Elite Bastards.
• PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad PSU on Hardware Secrets.
• Samsung ML-1630 Laser Printer on Overclockers Online.
• SunbeamTech SATA-IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter on techPowerUp.
• ThermoLab Nano Silencer CPU Cooler on TweakTown.
• Xigmatek HDT-S1283 and Red Scorpion CPU Cooler on MADSHRIMPS.

• The Shrapnel Games Pre-Memorial Memorial Day Sale is underway…

A few of you have mailed me about a racy ad that appeared here recently (as always, thank you to those who take time out to bring such things to my attention). I was told it was being eliminated as soon as it was first identified, and it should have been long gone by now, but there was apparently some difficulty in tracking this down. I've been once again reassured this is being addressed, so hopefully this is really gone by now. If you do encounter a NSFW ad here, please feel free to let me know ASAP, as we're in zero tolerance mode at this point and will just have to yoink the ad code if they reappear.

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Play:	Active Defense Revolution.
Link of the Morning:	How to Tell You're an Aging Gamer.
Stories:	Swiss man soars above Alps with jet-powered wing. NYC cabbie is fined $1,000 for foul-mouthed tirade. WTF? 10-year-old scholar takes Calif. college by storm. Paging Dr. Howser.
Media:	A Dose Of TF2 Comedy. How To Have An Opinion About GTA IV. I'm Only Sleeping - WoW video.