• Alone in the Dark on ActionTrip.
• Bionic Commando Rearmed on GameInfoWire.
• Pacific Storm: Allies on Armchair General Magazine.
• Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness on 1Up.
• Pirates of the Burning Sea on GameSpy.

• Galactic Command: Echo Squad SE on the 3000AD Website. A mere 105 shots.
• Space Siege on Shacknews.
• Windchaser on the Official Website. Thanks Gamer's Hell.

• Guest Column: Journalistic Integrity on GameDaily.
• The Game-Expert Man on Gamers With Jobs. On keeping kids "safe from games."

• Undertow free of charge next week on Xbox LIVE.
• PS3 Megabox Homebrew Project Is Linux For Commitment-Phobes. Thanks Ant and Digg.
• Iron Man Xbox 360 Screenshots.

• GeForce 8800 GT upgrade causes headaches for some Mac Pro users.
• AMD comes to grips with the ATI merger fallout. Thanks Ant.

• Time Warner caps to top 40GB, hurt movies.
• Research on health impact of wireless devices lacking, group says.
• Tiberium Wars Mobile.

• Wireless transmitters in VHF, UHF 'white spaces' will be tested again.
• Mike Magee to leave the INQUIRER. Thanks Neutronbeam.

• PTC Vows to Thwart ESA's Donation Plan.
• Vishing attacks rise alarmingly, Internet Crime Complaint Center warns.

• Vivendi closes financing of Activision, Neuf Cegetel buys. Thanks Mike Martinez…

The fight for humanity is spreading away from the streets and sewers of London and moving all the way out to the mystical areas surrounding Stonehenge – or what’s left of it. The first installment of the ongoing Hellgate Chronicles is going live for subscribers on Monday, January 21st, 2008.

Stonehenge is a huge outdoor hub accessed through a special portal in Templar Base, connecting players to several new and exciting quests. Heroes will find themselves in completely new open, outdoor wilderness areas unlike anything seen within the city limits of London, battling terrifying new demons and bosses and finding new items very distinct in their appearance. This action-packed update includes:

    • The Caste Caves – Unlock four unique dungeons, one for each caste of enemy – Beast, Necro, Spectral and Demon – to seek and destroy a powerful overlord that resides in each cave. Defeating them and collecting their heads will allow you to continue the adventure…

    • Moloch’s Lair – Only after collecting the heads from the Caste Caves will heroes be allowed entry into the lair, with a chance to defeat the legendary Moloch, one of hell’s most imposing minions who carries very unique items that can only be obtained by defeating him in combat. And because Moloch’s soul is eternal, this quest and it’s rewards can be a never-ending challenge

    • The Wild – These three mini-raid areas present players with difficult obstacles but also huge rewards with three levels that get increasingly more difficult even with the recommended full party size – you will need a small army to get through these challenges

In addition to the above, The Stonehenge Chronicles also includes many of the other updates the Hellgate: London community has been asking for, including improvements to game UI, a large number of skill balance changes, a PvP dueling arena and more.

Hellgate: London subscribers can also now pay for their subscriptions via PayPal and PayByCash. For more information on payment options and a full list of notes for this update, please visit www.hellgatelondon.com.

Now that 1.4 has been released, let me bring you up to speed on the issues we've found so far and what we're doing to address them.

Perhaps the most rampant problem was server crashing just a few minutes after going up. What happened there? Well, it turns out that the newly added Hot Servers feature is indirectly to blame: when more than 256 players queried the same server at the same time, it became unresponsive and disconnected everyone playing on it. The good news is that we've since isolated and fixed the underlying cause - a problem with server info requests - and have deployed a hotfix to our GSP partners. So far things are looking extremely good on that front and barring any further problems, the fix will very soon be released to the community at large.

We're also aware that ranks are not being displayed and are currently testing a fix for this. Both that as well as any other necessary fixes will make it into a smaller update that we're hoping to release in the coming weeks. We'll continue to monitor the forums closely, so if you come across any other issues, please let us know there.

Democracy is an intelligent and sophisticated game that will entertain you, but could also teach you a thing or two about politics as well. You may think that politics is about sticking to your principles no matter what, but in Democracy you'll quickly see just how easy it is to "compromise" those principles to keep your seat in government and how hard it is to balance the conflicting priorities of your constituents.

Democracy starts with you in the role of President (or Prime Minister) of a modern country. Choose from twelve real countries, ranging from the United States to Australia. The object of the game is to stay in power as long as possible while pursuing policies that will turn your country into your definition of a utopia.

As the game progresses, you influence your constituent groups by putting new policies into place, changing existing policies and dealing with new and unexpected dilemmas. There are dozens of different policy areas in several general categories, including Foreign Affairs, Public Services, Taxes, Transport, Welfare and so on. Different voting groups will have very different and often conflicting views as to which policies are desirable. If you make your voters mad enough, in some countries you may even face the threat of revolution or assassination, so watch your step!

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  SOE Director talks EverQuest, Pirates of the Burning Sea and MMOs on HEXUS hears from SOE San Diego Director of Development John Hayase about their MMORPG offerings, including the imminent launch of Pirates of the Burning Sea.
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  CDV's Mario Kroll chats about the company, 2008 outlook on GameZone covers those topics with CDV USA's marketing director in a video interview shot at a recent media event. Sudden Strike 3 and Stranger are both discussed along the way.

• Sins of a Solar Empire on GameShark.

• Blackstar on the Spacetime Studios Website.
• Earth Eternal on the Official Website.

• Video Games Live announces 40 shows across the globe.
• Mikhailtech January/February 2008 Giveaway.

• KUFCOD Playable Demo (Europe) on Xbox LIVE.
• Crysis coming to the PS3. Thanks Gamer's Hell.
• Ubisoft announces CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is available on store shelves for the Wii system.
• Activision Ranks #1 U.S. Console and Handheld Publisher for Calendar 2007, According to NPD.
• Yes, Sony Still Cares About Backwards Compat.
• OK, OK, Pro Evo On Wii Is Coming, It's Coming.
• Rock Band DLC goes Multi-Platinum.
• Rock Band hack turns game drums into real drums, won't improve your timing.
• Devil May Cry 4 PlayStation 3 Screenshots.
• Viking Battle For Asgard Xbox 360 Screenshots.
• EA Takes It to the Street With International Music Soundtrack for FIFA Street 3.

• Larrabee becomes Laterbee: first Intel GPU not due until 2010.
• AMD reports fifth straight quarterly loss.
• NVIDIA Hybrid SLI technology explained on bit-tech.net.
• 30,000 ask Microsoft to save Windows XP. They seem to think that's a lot.
• Get to Know the Optimus Maximus Keyboard. Thanks Digg.
• Randy Stude interview on HEXUS.tv "on Intel, Politics, Vista and a Golden Gaming Future."
• Is The Tech Economy Going to Crash?
• Cashing in on old gadgets.
• Jobs calls Robbie Bach a drunk.
• Software Morphs Rapper Prodigy Into Global Cipher.

• Cell phones and virtual worlds morphing shopper ways.
• Dell laptops packing a jolt, again. Thanks Mike Martinez.
• Nintendo DS and Wii Finish as the No. 1 and No. 2 Best-Selling U.S. Systems.
• Final Fantasy VII PSP Screenshots.
• Winning Eleven 2008 PSP Screenshots.

• The Google generation not so hot at Googling, after all.
• Nasa investigates virtual space. Thanks Mike Martinez. NASA!!!!!
• China's Internet population tops 200 million.
• Can Online Office Suites Replace Desktop Office Suites?
• Don't miss lessons Radiohead, Reznor offer.

• Yahoo's CAPTCHA Security Reportedly Broken.
• Skype flaw turns videos into weapons.
• Microsoft seeks patent for office 'spy' software. Thanks scorsese fan.
• Data lost on 650,000 credit card holders.
• MySpace Bug Leaks 'Private' Teen Photos to Voyeurs.

• A last-minute push to save e-voting before the November election.
• Is Microsoft Cracking Down on DVD Ripping?

• Arctic Stud Poker Run on Killer Betties.
• Blokus World Tour on GameZone.
• Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts on ComputerGames.ro.
• Frontlines: Fuel of War on Gaming Nexus.
• Hellgate London on Adrenaline Vault.
• Next Life on GamersInfo.net.
• Paths of Glory on Armchair General.
• Spaceforce Captains on Games32.
• Universe at War: Earth Assault on GameZone.

• AMD 5000+ Black Edition AM2 X2 CPU on Overclockers Club.
• ASUS EN8800GT TOP 512MB Video Card on APH Networks.
• ASUS P5K3 Deluxe WiFi-AP Intel P35 Motherboard on Benchmark Reviews.
• Corsair TX650W PSU on DriverHeaven.net.
• Corsair TX750 PSU on Icrontic.
• Danger Den MC-TDX Waterblock on techPowerUp.
• DDR2-800 vs. DDR3-1333 -Does DDR3-1333 Make Sense? on Digit-Life.
• Diamond HD 3850 Ruby Edition 512MB Video Card on techPowerUp.
• Foxconn X38A Digital Life Motherboard on TweakTown.
• Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4 Motherboard on TrustedReviews.
• HIS HD 3870 IceQ 3 Turbo 512MB Video Card on 3dGameMan.
• LANCOOL K7 Hybrid Aluminum Case on Techware Labs.
• Leadtek PX8800 GTS 512 Video Card on TrustedReviews.
• Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard on Hardware Secrets.
• Mapower MAP-OT21 2.5" eSATA USB Enclosure on Big Bruin.
• Mid-End Heatpipe Cooler Shootout on Digit-Life.
• MSI 8800GT 512MB Video Card on XSReviews.co.uk.
• Noctua NF-P12 120mm Fan on CDRinfo and Overclockers Online.
• OCZ 2GB nVidia SLI-Ready Edition RAM Kit on OverClocked inside.
• OCZ ReaperX HPC PC2-6400 Memory 4 Gig RAM Kit on OCIA.net.
• Plextor PX-PH160US External Hard Drive on Bjorn3d.com.
• Saitek X52 Joystick on Gamepyre.
• Scythe Ninja Copper 6 Heat Pipes CPU Cooler on ProClockers.
• SteelSeries Siberia Neckband on FPS Labs.
• SteelSeries SP Mousing Surface on DragonSteelMods.
• Super Talent 2GB Pico Series USB Drives on Hardware Logic.
• Tagan BZ1100 1100W PSU on eXtreme Outer Vision.
• Tagan ICY BOX IB-3220 Enclosure on GideonTech.com.
• XFX 8800GTS 512 Alpha Dog Edition Video Card on CDRinfo.

• Managerial Departures Send SCi Stock Sky-High…
• Codemasters CEO We're an attractive acquisition…
• EA Takes It to the Street With International Music Soundtrack for FIFA Street 3. Thanks Gamer's Hell…
• Shoot 'em ups Reloaded. Not dead yet after all that shooting…
• Gamer uses virtual medic training to help save a life…
• Game Controllers Make the Best Movie Props. Thanks Mike Martinez…