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April 2007 Archives
Female Video Game Students
ABC in the Bay Area has mentioned news
about how colleges have been recruiting female video game students.
Here's an excerpt:
Kitt McCurdy, GameSpot: "I think that women want more options
for themselves for gaming and for their families and for their kids,
and they can really increase the diversity in those selections by
being behind the scenes creating games that appeal to women, creating
games that appeal to kids, creating games that appeal to families,
just to diversify the market."
Be sure to watch the video for further details.
The Cluster
Penumbra: Overture Goes Gold
Got Game Entertainment has announced that Penumbra:
Overture has gone gold. Penumbra: Overture is a first-person,
suspense-adventure PC game that places you in the role of Philip, who,
following the death of his mother, receives a letter from a dead man –
his father. The letter insists he burn a particular book, but Philip
studies it instead. Following clues in the book, he is led to Greenland.
Caught in a deadly snow storm, he finds refuge – or so he thinks –
in a strange metal hatch in the snow.
Army Op Girlz Recruiting
For those of you who play or want to get
into American's Army, Army Op Girlz is currently recruiting for new
members that are age 18 or older. Stop by the recruitment
form for further details.
PCD's Contestant is a Gamer!
For those of you who don't know, The CW
has a show called PCD Presents: The Search for the Next Doll. To our
surprise, one of the contestants has confessed that she likes video
games. If you check out this exclusive interview at CWtv.com you'll find
that Chelsea is obsessed with comic books and video games.
The Cluster
Quake Wars Interview
PlanetQuake has an interview
with Splash Damage's Paul Wedgewood. The most important part is the
question about them being at Quakecon this year. Here's their response:
Absolutely! We’ve attended the last seven QuakeCons, and they
continue to be the highlight of our year. We’re hoping to bring even
more Splash Damage staff this year. You can look forward to ETQW
competitions, tournaments, mod-making presentations and round-tables
– perhaps even a few matches against the id Software and Splash
Damage teams.
Blizzcon 2007 Announced
Blizzard has announced
that Blizzcon 2007 will be held in California from August 3rd and 4th.
Sadly enough, I would have attended this event if I didn't already have
plans to attend Quakecon this year.
The Cluster
Awesome! I'm just about two weeks behind
on my news now. As you may have noticed I've changed this type of news
to The Cluster instead of Community & Industry Cluster. Enjoy.
Counter-Strike Tournament
According to mYm,
the Electronic Sports World Cup has announced that they will hold a
Female Counter-Strike tournament for the fifth time. The tournament will
take place at the Expo Park in Paris during the ESWC Grand Final from
the 5th July up to July 8th.
Upcoming Nancy Drew Games
Her
Interactive recently announced two new Nancy Drew game titles. Nancy
Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek will be available in June and Nancy
Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull will be available in October. [Further
Details]
Lost Planet Mappack #2
Capcom recently sent word that there was a
multiplayer mappack released for Lost
Planet: Extreme Condition on the Xbox 360. It is currently available
for download on Xbox Live Marketplace and costs 400 Microsoft Points.
The two new multiplayer levels include; Hive Complex level has an
abandoned mine with twisting tunnels and bridges set on a war-blasted
mountain side, and the Trial Point level has a modern day office complex
featuring a photorealistic backdrop of a busy city center.
Team Fortress 2 Interview
IGN has conducted an interview
with Valve's Robin Walker regarding Team Fortress 2. There's information
about having the capability of cross platform compatibility, what it is
like to work with EA as a publisher, the reason why there were changes
in graphical style, and much more.
Ubisoft Acquires Sunflowers
Ubisoft has recently announced the
acquisition of Sunflowers. Through the transaction, Ubisoft will acquire
a 30 percent stake in Related Designs, which developed Anno 1701, the
latest entry in the Anno series and is currently working on a future
Anno title. [Further
Details]
PSP turns Pretty in Pink
Sony wants a big piece of the girl gamer
market so they have unleashed a pink
version of the PSP. Offering colors and even ways to design a
console is great for anyone to have variety but focusing on pink is not
what really attracts girl to want to purchase a platform.
The Return of id Software
Next Generation has conducted an interview
with Todd Hollenshead about id Software's renaissance. There's talk
about id Software games, game engines, and Quake Wars.
File Alerts
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Halo 3 News
Halo 3 will open for testing worldwide on May 16, and there's also
news about a; new "Vidoc" shows off never-before-seen
features including instant replay, shield grenades, man cannon. [ Further
Details]
Community & Industry
Cluster 9 of 10
LadyGamers Updates
1) LadyGamers
Creed Union: Want to get involved with other female gamers real
time? Our Union over at GameSpot brings out the best of the best
articles you normally find in our Community or Industry Cluster news.
Our forum is also located in this Union so you don't have to register
a new account with another forum provider. You will also notice that
you can make comments in the news articles that are posted there. What
are you waiting for? Login to your GameSpot
account and get active with other girls who love video games.
2) Our LadyHunt
section has tons of information regarding other female gamer
resources, clans, female homepages, and more. We've updated the
following:
- Resources has some refreshing new sites added; Zapak
Girls, Gamergal.net and Women of Warcraft
- Articles no longer has any broken links on the main page,
93 links were added and anything before 10/2005 have been
archived.
- Interviews no longer has any broken links on the main
page and we've also added 14 links.
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