<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- generator="WordPress/2.9.2" -->
<rss version="0.92">
<channel>
	<title>The Geek Media</title>
	<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com</link>
	<description>A Community of Creativity, Entertainment, Gaming, Technology and All Things Geeky</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 20:06:53 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs>
	<language>en</language>
	
	<item>
		<title>Steam for Mac On Track for May 12th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Full Steam Ahead for the Mac]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/steam-for-mac-on-track-for-may-12th</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Is Apple Nintendo&#8217;s Problem?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nintendo has seen a significant drop in profits lately and most say Apple&#8217;s mobile gaming platform is to blame. Nintendo themselves are even keeping an eye on Apple. Sony and Microsoft is no longer the thorn in Mario&#8217;s side. It&#8217;s the big &#8220;little i&#8221;.
Is Apple really the biggest issue Nintendo is facing or is it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/is-apple-nintendos-problem</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>This Season of Rob and Dan Ends TONIGHT!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s right everyone, starting tonight will be the last episode of this season of The Rob and Dan Show over at http://www.OMFG.fm as well as my personal livestream down on the page. What started as a short podcast in mid 2007 on the development of new video games and gaming tech turned into a fantastic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/this-season-of-rob-and-dan-ends-tonight</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>100 Year Old Woman Gets an iPad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A 100 year old visually impaired woman received an iPad from her family. They bought it for her so the woman could read and write again, using the iPad&#8217;s features to be able to read very large print. The video went viral overnight and there&#8217;s no wondering why. Just watch.

]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/entertainment/100-year-old-woman-gets-an-ipad</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>WB Buys Turbine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Turbine Inc was purchased by Warner Brothers Entertainment Group, adding to WB&#8217;s roster of video game and video game publishers. They have previously purchased TT Games, famous for the LEGO video games. Turbine Inc publishes Dungeons and Dragons Online, Asheron&#8217;s Call and Lord of the Rings Online.
Turbine has consistently brought it&#8217;s players an environment where [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/news/2685</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>iPad banned in Universities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems like Apple may have an issue on their hands here. A country and now three prominent Universities in the United States are banning the iPad. Each of them cited security concerns, bandwith concerns and interference with wifi as reasons for banning the device.
Quite a few people gawked at Israel deciding to ban the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/news/ipad-banned-in-universities</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>5 Awesome Nintendo character tattoos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like other uber geeks, we are the beautiful people and we have awesome taste in tattoos, clothing, games, tech, gadgets and nostalgia. A generation grew up on Atari, Space Invaders, Pac-Man, Donkey Kong and the Mother of video game entertainment of the 1980&#8217;s &#8211; Nintendo. We proudly wear our dorky gamer badges on our bodies for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/featured/5-awesome-nintendo-character-tattoos</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>&#8220;Are you nuts?&#8221; &#8211; Jobs doesn&#8217;t mince words.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not every day you receive a reply from a big wig at Microsoft or Apple. It&#8217;s also not every day you receive a reply from Steve Jobs himself.
One man sent Apple an e-mail, airing his grievances with iPad&#8217;s international shipping issues. At one point, Jobs was accused of &#8220;pulling the wool over the world&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/technology/are-you-nuts-jobs-doesnt-mince-words</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>E3 2010 Predictions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[E3 2010 is a couple of months away. As usual, everyone is making predictions and speculating what huge announcements are coming. A lot of talk is revolving around Sony and Microsoft this year. There are hopes of long-awaited games finally coming out in the public eye.
I wonder if Duke Nukem will finally come out? Sure. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/e3-2010-predictions</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>What books could be&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A great video of Alice in Wonderland is circulating the internet. It&#8217;s not the recent Disney movie that was released, it&#8217;s the book that is available as an app on the iPad. The book has become an interactive platform where pictures move and change. Things turn topsy turvy just like they should in Wonderland and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/technology/what-books-could-be</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Social Networks Get a Little Safer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Facebook recently met with officials from the UK&#8217;s Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop) in Washington to discuss safety issues existing on the social media site. Facebook was urged to create a safer experience online for children, teenagers and adults. Though Facebook did not agree to add a &#8220;panic button&#8221; to report suspected pedophiles, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/article/social-networks-get-a-little-safer</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Twitter finally grew up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For years, we have been asking &#8220;How does Twitter make money&#8221;? No one knew the answer to the question. Rumors about celebrities paying for their accounts, sponsored tweets and &#8220;secret premium accounts&#8221; have circulated the internet. Nothing has ever come out in the open to show Twitter has a money making business model. To us, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/news/twitter-finally-grew-up</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Microsoft&#8217;s Kin. Will it compete?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has revealed it&#8217;s new Windows phone, the Kin. They have partnered with Verizon Wireless, Vodafone and Sharp to create a phone that is designed to share your life as it happens. The Kin features social media integration built into the phone, touch screen and a slide QWERTY keyboard. It also features a built in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/news/microsofts-kin-will-it-compete</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>iPad Unboxing &amp; Demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Live Streaming by Ustream.TV
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/technology/ipad-unboxing-demo</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Coming up Tonight on R&amp;D on OMFG.FM!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tonight on R&#038;D! We&#8217;ve got a revue of those MMO&#8217;s that have gone the F2P path, a bit of chatter on Red Faction: Guerrilla, and finally Rob got his stupid chest paddles in Bad Company 2. We&#8217;ve also got the usual bits of news, including why Gabe Newell&#8217;s a jerk and a look at a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/coming-up-tonight-on-rd-on-omfg-fm</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>R&amp;D, Live Tonight on OMFG.FM!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite having nearly died on my trip to the wastelands of Kansas, we&#8217;ve got a live Rob and Dan Show tonight! Come over and listen 10PM till midnight at OMFG.FM!
Opening up, we&#8217;re spending some time on some rapid fire news, get it out of the way with the few minor things going on in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/entertainment/rd-live-tonight-on-omfg-fm</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Tonight on R&amp;D!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve got heaps of dung to dig though tonight on R&#038;D, and just like the Poopsmith from Homestar Runner we&#8217;re ready to get at it! Come over and listen 10PM till midnight at OMFG.FM!
Opening up, we&#8217;re going to go over what we know about the Infinity Ward vs Activision situation that&#8217;s been developing over the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/entertainment/tonight-on-rd</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>The Big Bald Broadcast, Featuring Special Guest Leto!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m gonna be on the BBB tonight, bit of a last moment thing thanks to my schedule, but it&#8217;s gonna be a ton of fun!
Go over to http://stickam.com/bigbaldbroadcast to listen live, or hit up http://the.newgeekorder.com to hear the podcast!
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/interview/the-big-bald-broadcast-featuring-special-guest-leto</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Rumor Becomes Reality: Netflix Streaming Coming to Wii</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Netflix has announced that their internet streaming movie service will be coming to the Nintendo Wii in Spring 2010.  The service will be identical to the PS3 service added some months ago which requires a physical disc to assess the streaming content (as opposed to an Application installed directly on the console like the XBox [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/rumor-becomes-reality-netflix-streaming-coming-to-wii</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>HAWKEYES WIN THE ORANGE BOWL!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This isn&#8217;t geeky or nerdy news. This doesn&#8217;t have anything to do with out network. This doesn&#8217;t have anything to do with PCs, XBoxs, or IPhones. I don&#8217;t care.
THE IOWA HAWKEYES HAVE WON THE ORANGE BOWL! 
I had to yell it somewhere, that is all. Go back to your regular lives.
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/opinion/hawkeyes-win-the-orange-bowl</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Human-Computer Interfacing&#8230;. AIR GUITAR ROCKBAND!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Picked this up doing the rounds this morning, enjoy the strange techy goodness.

I&#8217;m very interested to see where this ends up leading us to.
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/human-computer-interfacing-air-guitar-rockband</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Rob Makes Another Trip Around Sun!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy Birthday to my partner in crime and the El&#8217;Presidente of TGM and NGO, Robert Shepard! He&#8217;s made his 30th trip around the hot, glowing ball of gas we use for energy on this day, so everyone twitter @MacHarborguy or @RobAndDan and wish him a fantastic day!
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/news/rob-makes-another-trip-around-sun</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/2644</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>GoG.com Gifts TGM with More Game Codes!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We just got in contact once again with GoG.com&#8217;s public relations, and we&#8217;ve received another batch of game codes for free games over at their website! If you&#8217;re interested in winning one of these game codes, just listen into one of our fantastic Podcasts, R&#038;D, over at the.NewGeekOrder.com to find out how. It&#8217;s really simple [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/news/gog-com-gifts-tgm-with-more-game-codes</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Random Thoughts: Kotaku Complaints</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was getting into my day job this morning bright and early, and one thing I like to do is check Kotaku.com and Curse.com for any major news in the realms of gaming and geekery. Take for example the post below this, note the Kotaku watermark on the picture of the big-ass Space Marine.
There&#8217;s one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/opinion/random-thoughts-kotaku-complaints</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Warhammer 40k Screens Released</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Warhammer 40K MMO Screenshots Released]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/warhammer-40k-screens-released</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Most Impressive: Dead Space Extraction for Wii</title>
		<description><![CDATA[360 Game in a Wii Shell]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/most-impressive-dead-space-extraction-for-wii</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/2633</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/entertainment/2637</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/culture/2635</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Goodnight Geocities, and Thanks for all the Fish!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
It&#8217;s unfortunately true, Geocities is finally shutting down, leaving millions of websites without hosting. What will come of this? Who knows, we&#8217;ll be talking about it on the next R&#038;D though for sure.
Thank you for your usefulness and function over the past two decades, you will be sorely missed.
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/news/goodnight-geocities-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Congratulations to Candace and Brad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/news/congratulations-to-candace-and-brad</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>iPod Touch Ads make webpages dance to the beat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/ipod-touch-ads-make-webpages-dance-to-the-beat</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Final Fantasy 3 US Retro Goodness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Then it all went south for me with 7&#8230; *sigh*
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/final-fantasy-3-us-retro-goodness</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Webcomic Beacon #92 – Time Management</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Darc Sowers (Code Name Hunter) joins Fes, Tanya, and Mark to discuss Time Management. The show goes pretty well, and is later chock full of news by the end of the show, especially about 24 Hour Comics Day this year!
 
Listen to Episode 92 &#8211; Time Management


 
Be sure to check out our TalkShoe page [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/entertainment/webcomic-beacon-92-%e2%80%93-time-management</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tyler and George (Online Internet Webcomic Show) join Fes, Tanya, and Mark to discuss their live action webseries, about two guys that make a webcomic, and their female roommate is along for the ride!
Listen to Episode 91 &#8211; &#8220;Webseries-es!&#8221;
Be sure to check out our TalkShoe page for Aftershow Recordings!  Also, please visit Our Forum for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/entertainment/2615</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Party Time With Windows 7</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It's Party Time With Windows 7]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/entertainment/party-time-with-windows-7</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Webcomic Beacon #90 &#8211; Blank It! (Plus Their iPhone App)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lemmo and Aric (Blank It) join Fes and Mark to discuss their webcomic and their iPhone Webcomic Reader Application.
For more information on the Webcomic Reader or to find out how you can use the reader for your own webcomic, contact the creator (work for hire) at:  blankitreader@gmail.com
Listen to The Webcomic Beacon -  Episode #90

We broadcast [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/entertainment/webcomic-beacon-90-blank-it-plus-their-iphone-app</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Webcomic Beacon #89 &#8211; Conventions! (Again!)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Phillip Brown (Yosh!) and Darcy (Code Name Hunter)  join Fes, Tanya, and Mark to discuss conventions they&#8217;ve been to, and are going to! We also announce that Penguicon 2010 will be The Webcomic Beacon&#8217;s destination!
Convention Links: Penguicon, Fallcon, Thing!, Nekocon, Otakon, Dragoncon, PAX, Midwest Furfest, Anime Conventions
Listen to Webcomic Beacon Episode #89 -
Conventions! (Again!)
Don&#8217;t forget [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/entertainment/webcomic-beacon-89-conventions-again</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Webcomic Beacon #88 &#8211; Impressions &amp; Call-ins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tina Pratt (The Paul Reveres) and Michael Lee Lunsford (Super Normal Step)   joins Fes, Tanya, and Mark to discuss their webcomics.  The hosts also give their impressions on several webcomics.
 
Listen to Webcomic Beacon Episode #88 &#8211; Impressions &#38; Call-ins!
Don&#8217;t forget we broadcast our episodes LIVE on TalkShoe! Come back on Sunday, September 6th @3pm [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/entertainment/webcomic-beacon-88-impressions-call-ins</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>World of Warcraft gets a magazine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Section: Gaming News , PCs , Genres , MMO , Updates Who says print is dead? World of Warcraft , the game that has spawned an entire subculture of fans (and millions of happy subscribers/addicts) will soon be getting its very own print publication. According to GameDaily , the new mag will be a quarterly publication, available to fans for the rather steep price (for four issues!) of $39.95 per year. However, the production sounds pretty fantastic. There will be no ads (so this puppy will be entirely subscription-based), and yes, you can only get it if you sign up and pay up. The very first issue will feature 148 pages (massive for a gaming-oriented publication), complete with a bonus &#8220;fifth anniversary perspective about the evolution of the game, it&#8217;s future, and top tips from top guild leaders&#8221;. If you really, really love WoW (and I realize, that speaks to many folks), this sounds like the ultimate way to stay tapped in to the community. I personally love a good, well-produced print magazine (RIP, Electronic Gaming Monthly !), so I&#8217;m all in favor of resurrecting the format, especially for specialized audiences. In fact, this model only really makes sense for a loyal, premium-paying target (otherwise, gamers get their news, reviews and commentary almost exclusively online these days). If you&#8217;re interested, mosey on over to the magazine&#8217;s official site and check it out. Read [ GameDaily ] Site [ WoW Magazine ] Full Story ? &#124; Written by Danielle Riendeau for Gamertell . &#124; Comment on this Article ? ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/world-of-warcraft-gets-a-magazine</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Top 10 Gamertell posts for the week of August 16, 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Section: Reviews , Features , Lists , Mashups Haven&#8217;t caught all of the Gamertell news this week?? Here’s your chance to catch up on this week&#8217;s top 10 articles! Five simple things Nintendo can do to improve the Wii &#8221; Nintendo has found unprecedented success with the Wii. Yet, the system isn&#8217;t everything that it could, or should, be. It&#8217;s certainly a fine console, with quite a wide selection of quality games. But there are things that can, and should&#8230;&#8221; MORE ? Gamertell Review: Wallace and Gromit: The Bogey Man for PC &#8220;Title: Wallace and Gromit: The Bogey Man Price: $8.95 System(s): PC Release Date: July 29, 2009 Publisher (Developer): Telltale Games ESRB Rating: &#8220;Everyone&#8221; for comic mischief and mild&#8230;&#8221; MORE ? Top 10 iPhone, iPod Touch games every gamer should try &#8220;In lieu of digging through most of garbage apps that make up the App Store landfill (I kid, I kid) this week, I decided it would be better to spend my time offering suggestions of gaming apps you’d actually want to try.? Sure, some of these apps are the&#8230;&#8221; MORE ? GamesCom 2009: Sony information explosion includes slim PS3, PSP minis and more &#8220;There has been a serious information explosion from Sony at GamesCom 2009 today, which rivals, and perhaps even puts to shame, the E3 2009 Sony press conference. After comparing the announcements, I&#8217;m definitely feeling more excited now. The main&#8230;&#8221; MORE ? Former LucasArts president trying his hand at politics &#8221; The video game industry could gain a powerful Washington ally in Arizona&#8217;s 2010 Congressional election. Former LucasArts head Jim Ward, who resigned from the company in 2008, wants to be the next US representative from Arizona&#8217;s 5th MORE ? Persona 3 gets portable &#8220;Famitsu is amazing. Let&#8217;s hear a big round of applause for the magazine that revealed that a PSP port of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 is on the way. Not only that, but said port isn&#8217;t just your standard&#8230;&#8221; MORE ? Five PSP RPGs you missed the first time around &#8221; There&#8217;s been a bit of a lull when it comes to PSP releases. Aside from releases from Atlus, NIS, Square Enix and XSEED, the system hasn&#8217;t seen a lot of action. This makes now an ideal time to take&#8230;&#8221; MORE ? Gotta catch &#8216;em all over again next spring in Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver &#8220;The inevitable announcement has come. Nintendo has confirmed that it is planning to release the latest DS Pokemon games, Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver, to North America and Europe in Spring 2010. The news came during the 2009 Pokemon World&#8230;&#8221; MORE ? Hardcore Wii Franchise #5: Fire Emblem &#8221; I picked up my first Fire Emblem game&#8212;Radiant Dawn&#8212;during one of the WiiGaps soon after the system&#8217;s release (WiiGaps being those periods where nothing new of note has been released or will be in the immediate future). I didn&#8217;t like&#8230;&#8221; MORE ? Top 5 hardcore Wii franchises (for gamers ready to do more than bowl) - (updated) &#8220;Maybe you&#8217;re young and, when looking for your first gaming console, the Wii was the cheapest. Maybe you saw grandma and grandpa bowling at the retirement home and thought, &#8220;Hey, this is for me!&#8221; Maybe your mom prefers you play fewer games&#8230;&#8221; MORE ? Full Story ? &#124; Written by NEWS for Gamertell . &#124; Comment on this Article ? ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/top-10-gamertell-posts-for-the-week-of-august-16-2009</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>World of Warcraft: Cataclysm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Trailer for World of Warcraft's new expansion, Cataclysm, is here!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/world-of-warcraft-cataclysm</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/2611</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>WoW: Cataclysm &#8211; 8.21.2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/wow-cataclysm-8-21-2009-2</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>WoW: Cataclysm &#8211; 8.21.2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ So, ummm, I guess my " WoW 4.0 " series is done with. :p Who am I kidding? Like I was really posting anyways. So, the plan is to start posting again. Sometimes "the plan" doesn't work out. We'll see what happens. Oh, by the way, the new expansion for WoW was announced today at BlizzCon 2009. Anyone whose even semi-involved in WoW outside of the actual game probably already knew everything about the game a week ago anyways - thanks to MMO-Champion. Here's some key info for the new WoW: Cataclysm. What is the story of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm? While the attention of the Horde and Alliance remained fixed upon Northrend, an ancient evil has been lying dormant within Deephome, the domain of earth in the Elemental Plane. Hidden away in a secluded sanctuary, the corrupted Dragon Aspect Deathwing has waited, recovering from the wounds of his last battle against Azeroth, nursing his hatred for the inferior creatures that infest the surface realm...and biding his time until he can reforge the world in molten fire. Soon, Deathwing the Destroyer will return to Azeroth, and his eruption from Deephome will sunder the world, leaving a festering wound across the continents. As the Horde and Alliance race to the epicenter of the cataclysm, the kingdoms of Azeroth will witness seismic shifts in power, the kindling of a war of the elements, and the emergence of unlikely heroes who will rise up to protect their scarred and broken world from utter devastation. The face of Azeroth is altered forever as the destruction left in Deathwing's wake reshapes the land and reveals secrets long sealed away. Players will be able to re-experience familiar zones across Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms, rewrought by the cataclysm and filled with new opportunities for adventure. What are the features of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm? Some of the new features of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm include: Two New Playable Races: Adventure as one of two new races--the cursed worgen with the Alliance or the resourceful goblins with the Horde. Level Cap Increased to 85: Earn new abilities, tap into new talents, and progress through the path system, a new way for players to improve characters. Classic Zones Remade: Familiar zones across the original continents of Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms have been altered forever and updated with new content, from the devastated Badlands to the broken Barrens, which has been sundered in two. New High-Level Zones: Explore newly opened parts of the world, including Uldum, Grim Batol, and the great Sunken City of Vashj'ir beneath the sea. More Raid Content than Ever Before: Enjoy more high-level raid content than previous expansions, with optional more challenging versions of all encounters. New Race and Class Combinations: Explore Azeroth as a gnome priest, blood elf warrior, or one of the other never-before-available race and class combinations. Guild Advancement: Progress as a guild to earn guild levels and guild achievements. New PvP Zone &#038; Rated Battlegrounds: Take on PvP objectives and daily quests on Tol Barad Island, a new Wintergrasp-like zone, and wage war in all-new rated Battlegrounds. Archaeology: Master a new secondary profession to unearth valuable artifacts and earn unique rewards. Flying Mounts in Azeroth: Explore Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms like never before. Why are you revisiting the continents of Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor? As we developed new content and expansions, we learned a lot of techniques to provide players with a better game experience--but the majority of the new content we were creating was for high-level characters only. We felt we could apply the lessons of Outland and Northrend to improve the gameplay experience while leveling in the original two continents. Imagine revisiting a familiar zone like Darkshore only to find Auberdine destroyed by the cataclysm--and then discovering entirely new towns and quests in other parts of the zone. Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms are central to World of Warcraft lore, and we want those areas to remain an important part of the game, not just a place to train or auction. Our goal is to make questing, leveling, and the overall story more fun for new, returning, and existing players. By redesigning areas of the original continents and introducing new content that matches or exceeds the quality of Wrath of the Lich King, we can revitalize the nostalgia and coolness of Azeroth. How did you decide upon the two new playable races, worgen and goblin? The community has been requesting to play as the goblins for quite some time now, and we wanted to stick with at least one race that players were very familiar with. This expansion was the perfect time to bring the goblins to the forefront and offer more insight into their past, since the catastrophic events of the expansion really hit close to home. As for the worgen, players have been hoping to be able to learn more about them since Silverpine Forest. This is a great opportunity to explore their lore and the mysteries of the Greymane Wall. The worgen are an aggressive and beastly race, which is something you see often among the Horde races, but is unique among the Alliance races. Will the two new races have all-new starting experiences? Yes, we are creating all-new level 1 to 15 starting zones for both races. Players will start their adventures with the worgen in Gilneas, which was sealed off behind the Greymane Wall. Goblin players will start on the Isle of Kezan and then head to the Lost Isles in the South Seas before joining the mainland. Each starting experience will be presented in a fashion similar to the death knight starting area in Wrath of the Lich King, and these starting zones will make extensive use of our new phased-terrain technology. Which classic zones have been overhauled? What are some examples of changes? Nearly all of the game’s original zones are being altered to some degree, but the extent of the changes varies by zone. For example, Darkshore is flooded and has been completely redesigned with all new quest hubs. The Barrens have been split in two; one half is for low-level players and the other is for higher-level players. Azshara is now a low-level zone for Horde players and connects directly to Orgrimmar. Is another Hero class being added to the game? We are not planning to add a new Hero class in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. For this expansion, it was more appropriate to focus on the two new races, the goblins and worgen. We never intended to include a Hero class in every expansion. As you saw with death knights, adding a new class changes the dynamics of the game dramatically, which is not something we want to do in every expansion. We still have plans to introduce new Hero classes in the future. Will I be able to use my flying mount in the redesigned Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor? Yes. While the original Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor weren’t designed for flying mounts, we’re redesigning the continents with flying mounts in mind. However, we’re still determining whether there will be any restrictions on where you will be able to fly, at what level flying will become available, or whether you’ll need to do anything to unlock it. We’ll share more details about this in the future. Will I need the expansion to be able to experience the Cataclysm changes? When the Cataclysm occurs, it will occur for all players, whether they have purchased the expansion or not--you will no longer be to play in the original version of Kalimdor or the Eastern Kingdoms. However, certain features such as the new zones, new races, and new level cap will only be accessible to players who purchase the expansion. Will “phasing” be used more extensively in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm? Yes. We’ve come up with a number of new, cool ways to using phasing since we introduced it in Wrath of the Lich King, and plan to use it more extensively to change the world as players progress. We are also now able to phase terrain, which players will see in the starting areas for the goblins and worgen. We’re also adding some UI improvements to help determine when another player is in a different “phase” from you. Will there be any updates to the graphics and changes to the minimum system requirements? Yes, there will be incremental tweaks and updates to the graphics engine in this expansion. For example, we’ve made improvements to the way that water is rendered. We’ll announce the exact system requirements closer to the expansion’s release. I might post more info later. But, to be honest, there's enough places out there for info right now. So, I'll probably post commentary instead. Here's an HD version of the trailer for Cataclysm that was shown at BlizzCon a few hours ago. I anticipate it to become the most popular copy of the trailer on YouTube, just like my video for Wrath . :) -Matt Graham ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/wow-cataclysm-8-21-2009</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Do You Want To Date Their Avatar&#8217;s?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/do-you-want-to-date-their-avatars</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>PS2 backwards compatibility not coming back to PS3, ever</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Section: Gaming News , Consoles , PS2 , PS3 Kiddies, you may want to sit down for this one. I have some bad news. During a chat with ArsTechnica , Sony Computer Entertainment of America&#8217;s marketing director, John Koller, the longtime question of what Sony plans to do about PlayStation 2 backwards compatibility on PlayStation 3 was asked and met with a disturbing answer: &#8220;It&#8217;s not coming back, so let me put that on the table,&#8221; Koller says&#8230; &#8220;It&#8217;s not as big as a purchase intent driver as you may be hearing,&#8221; he claimed. &#8220;We&#8217;ve got such a substantial lineup of titles on the PS3; most people are buying the PS3 for PS3 games. They&#8217;re buying it for PS3 games and Blu-ray movies. &#8220;That won&#8217;t be returning.&#8221; Sadly, I&#8217;m inclined to think Sony is meaning it this time around. The newly introduced PS3 Slim is apparently going to be the future of the PlayStation 3 according to Mr. Koller in the same interview, this means all the features the Slim has and doesn&#8217;t have are all we will be getting, probably until Sony introduces the PlayStation 4. A major bummer considering that PS2 backwards compatibility is one of the things that pushed me into purchasing the once $600 console, especially since the patch released upscaling PS2 games. This news doesn&#8217;t mean that Sony couldn&#8217;t bring PS2 games to the PlayStation Store ala the PSOne games it currently provides but then you have to wonder, what are they waiting for? According to the July 2009 NPD numbers , the PlayStation 2 was the lowest selling of the three Sony systems, the second time in two consecutive months the system has fallen behind (it was also last in June ). If Sony was waiting for consumers sales of the PlayStation 2 to slow down before they bring back PS2 and PS3 integration, now would seem to be the time to make their move. As for the quote about consumers buying the PS3 for PS3 games, has Sony really given said consumers a choice in the last couple of years (60GB models were discontinued in 2007)? Alright readers, sound off in the comment section below. Read [ ArsTechnica ] Also Read [ 1UP ] Also Read [ Shacknews ] Also Read [ JoystickRadio ] Full Story ? &#124; Written by Kris Rosado for Gamertell . &#124; Comment on this Article ? ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/ps2-backwards-compatibility-not-coming-back-to-ps3-ever</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>GamesCom 2009: Sony information explosion includes slim PS3, PSP minis and more</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Section: Gaming News , Consoles , PS2 , PS3 , Handhelds , PSP , Game-Companies , Developers , Publishers , Genres , 2D , 3D , Action , Adventure , Casual , FPS , Shooter , MMO , Online , Party , Puzzle , Racing , Role-Playing , Sim , Strategy , CCG &#038; TCG , Conventions , GamesCom There has been a serious information explosion from Sony at GamesCom 2009 today, which rivals, and perhaps even puts to shame, the E3 2009 Sony press conference. After comparing the announcements, I&#8217;m definitely feeling more excited now. The main announcement was the confirmation of a $299 slimmer PS3 that comes packaged with a 120 GB hard drive. The new version of the system will debut September, 2009. All existing PS3 models will experience a $100 price drop and will also cost $299 starting August 19, 2009. The new PS3 slim is 2/3 the size of the original PS3, and also uses 2/3 the power of the original PS3. It also comes with system software 3.00, has the Bravia Sync feature which lets you use a remote control, comes with a vertical stand and doesn&#8217;t allow other operating systems to be installed on it. There&#8217;s also a big expansion coming to the PlayStation Store that PS3 and PSP owners have been waiting and begging for, TV shows and movies. Content for each region&#8217;s video section will be different and specifically tailored for that region, but it&#8217;s still great to know that it&#8217;s coming in November, 2009 for both the PS3 and PSP. Europe will also be getting some new PSP colors soon. There will be Blossom Pink and Turquoise Green PSP-3000s released. The green PSP will also be available in a LittleBigPlanet bundle, in case you&#8217;re interested. Some other major PSP announcements concern two new additions to the PlayStation Store. The first are minis, which are games that will be under 100mb. Minis will first be made available in North America and Europe on October 1, 2009. So there&#8217;ll be more downloadable goodness for PSPgo owners, especially since Sony is promising around 50 minis by the end of 2009 and EA is commiting to Sudoku and Tetris minis. The other big announcement is that digital reader is finally on the way, and will be in the North American and European PlayStation Stores in December, 2009. Marvel Comics, iVerse Media, Image Comics and IDW Publishing are among the comic companies who have commited to making content available via the service. Sont also released a cavalcade of information about the following forthcoming games: Heavy Rain (PS3) ModNation Racers (PS3) Invizimals (PS3, PSP) Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time (PS3) Eye of Judgement (PSP) echoshift (PS3, PSP) Buzz! Quiz World (PS3, PSP) Fat Princess (PSP) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3) SingStar Take That (PS2, PS3) White Knight Chronicles (PS3) MAG (PS3) Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier (PSP) EyePet (PS3) LittleBigPlanet (PSP) DC Universe Online (PC, PS3) MotorStorm Arctic Edge (PS2, PSP) SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3 (PSP) God of War III (PS3) The Last Guardian (PS3) LocoRoco Midnight Carnival (PSP) PixelJunk Shooter (PS3) And last, but not least, a bit of good news for Home fans. A version 1.3 upgrade is on its way, which will allow avatars to carry more stuff and also mark the debut of SingStar &#8216;s community space. Read [ PlayStation.Blog Europe ] Also Read [ Stuff.tv ] Also Read [ Joystiq ] Full Story ? &#124; Written by Jenni Lada for Gamertell . &#124; Comment on this Article ? ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/gamescom-2009-sony-information-explosion-includes-slim-ps3-psp-minis-and-more</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>GamesCom 2009: Learning more about Mass Effect 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Section: Gaming News , Consoles , Xbox-360 , PCs , Windows , Game-Companies , Developers , Publishers , Genres , 3D , Action , Shooter , Role-Playing In preparation for GamesCom 2009, BioWare and EA have let loose quite a bit of Mass Effect 2 information. We not only are finding out about the PC and Xbox 360 game&#8217;s storyline, but we also get to see a brand new trailer. Once again, Commander Shepard is the hero/heroine of Mass Effect 2 . Humans are now an endangered species, and it&#8217;s up to Shepard and his crew, which the player will hand select, to take part in what&#8217;s being called a suicide mission to find out why humans are disappearing and what can be done to stop it. Players get to choose from a wide variety of potential squad members. The first one revealed was Thane the assassin. The trailer released unveiled the second potential member, Grunt the Krogan. Here&#8217;s the Grunt-centric Mass Effect 2 trailer that has been unveiled for GamesCom 2009. Let&#8217;s take a look: Mass Effect 2 &#8216;s mission&#8217;s success is based on who you choose as your party members. Make the right choices and combinations to succeed. The wrong choices, however, can lead to a darker outcome. I&#8217;m sure we&#8217;ll see a lot more Mass Effect 2 revelations over the next few days, once GamesCom 2009 really gets going. Read [ BeefJack.com ] Also Read [ Team Xbox ] Site [ Mass Effect 2 ] Full Story ? &#124; Written by Jenni Lada for Gamertell . &#124; Comment on this Article ? ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegeekmedia.com/gaming-entertainment/gamescom-2009-learning-more-about-mass-effect-2</link>
			</item>
</channel>
</rss>

