So I have been playing GTAIV since release. However, today, I picked up my 2nd most anticipated game of this time of the year. Went to Gamestop today and picked up Age of Conan. Installing as I speak, can't wait till it's done!

Wow, I literally can't wait any longer. Oh wait maybe I should go back to studying for my exams :(

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Music lovers out there, you owe yourself the chance to play this excellent Indie game on Steam. I have gigs upon gigs of music just waiting to be tapped into! :)

In recent events here at Gamespot, I have decided to give a little something back to Jeff. Even though I never met him, I feel like I knew him all this time. It's truly sad to see him leave, and I know everyone will miss his witty attitude, and his great sense of humor. He was always honest in his work, and I hope to see him again in the near future. Anyways, here is a tribute I made for him that will help me remember him whenever I need to look back on this event in Gamespot history.

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I'm speechless, wow...

Finally finished my first Sourceforts map. It was a great process, learned some of the tools from Hammer(map editor)as I went along.So all that's left to do is enjoy the map, I know I will.

Download sf_trench(.rar)

Some thumb screens here: (click on them for larger size)

Meanwhile, I'm trying to get it on a server to play with some people. Hope I can get that worked out soon. Also with the new version of SF coming out soon, expect to see more maps from me. :)

Hey all, lately I've been working on a map for a HL2 mod called SourceForts. It's a pretty good mod with a ton of potential so I've decided to develop my first HL2 map for it. Anyways it's gonna be called sf_trench and basically this mod allows you to build up a base around an existing environment to prevent the enemy team from capturing the flag. Still a bunch of work left but if you want to follow it as I go along the development here's the link: http://www.sourcefortsmod.com/boards/showthread.php?t=7712

Some thumb screens here: (larger ones in the link above)

It's a work in progress so expect to see changes for the better.

So I was looking at some of my games In my collection, and I thought to myself, wow this is a lot of sweet games! So I decided to have a current top ten look at some of these games. Games are based on my ratings, not Gamespot, so this should be interesting. Let's have a look: :)

Chrono Trigger // SNES // RPG // My Score 10.0

Star Fox // SNES // Futuristic Jet Sim // My Score 10.0

Chrono Cross // PS // RPG // My Score 9.9

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness // PC // RTS // My Score 9.8

Grand Theft Auto III // PS2 // Action Adventure // My Score 9.8

Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast // PC // Sci-Fi FPS // My Score 9.8

Half-Life // PC // Sci-FiFPS // My Score 9.8

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City // PS2 // Action Adventure // My Score... 9.7

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos // PC // RTS // My Score 9.7

Fallout 2 // PC // RPG // My Score 9.7

There's my top ten, as you can see the score range is only 10-9.7. So there are a lot of great games that didn't make the cut. If you would like to see some of the games not listed here, visit my collection...here

It was a great overall E3 this 2007. I tried to watch as much of it as possible, and I'm looking forward to all the new blockbuster games coming out in this year and the following. However, I was concerned when I heard Square Enix had left their booth entirely, and headed back home. Hopefully they can fix some things so that everyone doesn't feel like a barcode. They need more crazy things I say.

I'm glad Gamespot pulled through with their ever-growing dedication towards gaming, and developers alike. Maybe they should have seperate rooms for each game company. Hell, maybe they need to sound proof surrounding glass walls on those rooms so that they have total freedom on what they are trying to promote. That way people can still watch from the outside, but inside developers can conduct controlled events. Just an idea.

I believe Sony straightened some business, but also caused a bit more stories to arise for the coming weeks and months concerning the 60gb SKU of the PS3. I have no problem with what they are doing. It's part of their long term plan (10 year-plan) and hopefully they will set it up correctly soon. I didn't really focus on the Wii, or the 360, but I believe they did an overall good job with their conferences and with other interviews. The only reason for that, is I am buying a PS3 soon, and I wanted to shift most of my attention towards Sony.

The conferences were probably the main focus at this E3. But after that, people had time to go and play the games, andalsotalk about some new titles coming in the future. Some of my personal games were the following:

(No particular order)

Heavenly Sword

Killzone 2

Crysis

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

LittleBigPlanet

So there you have it, E3 2007 is in the past, but I hope everyone enjoyed it and I thank Gamespot for connecting the rest of the world that couldn't be there (including me), to another interesting yet different gaming event. Happy gaming!

Age of Conan is nearing the PC. I've currently been reading up on this game a lot. Checking out all the FAQs on the official site, and I have to admit, it looks very promising. Here are some of the key features, if you want to learn more you can visit the community site.

*First MMO Mature Rating (Massive bloody battles and other mature elements)

*Real Combat (No more click and point at targets, now you can aim your bow, swing your sword, and weave your own spells)

*Fantastic PvP (attack in great armies against other guilds, take down player created battle defenses with siege weapons)

*Create Cities and Battle Structures (Build your cities with many options at your disposal, then fight against other player built bases with your guild's forces)

*Very deep and persistent World (Conan's lore and the world of Hyboria has never come to life as great in detail as this)

*Forge your own destiny with great challenging and puzzling quests, and become a noteworthy character in King Conan's world!