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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Thompson takes his fight to Utah radio]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/07/jack-thompson-takes-his-fight-to-utah-radio/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/07/jack-thompson-takes-his-fight-to-utah-radio/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/07/jack-thompson-takes-his-fight-to-utah-radio/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/04/06/video-game-bill-fuels-conservative-talk-radio-utah"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/utaheagleforum_logo.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Fueled by the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/25/utah-governor-vetoes-video-game-and-movie-legislation/">recent veto of his Utah game bill</a> and <em>the constant thirst for more</em>, Jack Thompson made an appearance on Utah radio show "Utah Eagle Forum" recently to discuss the merits of the bill and, well, to be <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/jack-thompson/">Jack Thompson</a>. Claiming the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre">Columbine </a>school shooting occurred due to "training on <em>Doom</em>" and saying the recent <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article5908602.ece">school shooting in Germany</a> occurred due to the shooter's predilection for <em>Counterstrike</em> and <em>Far Cry 2</em>, Thompson immediately built a case for the audience to be concerned "why this is so terribly serious, to their own safety."<br /><br />As <a href="http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/04/06/video-game-bill-fuels-conservative-talk-radio-utah">GamePolitics</a> points out, at no point in the show does anyone make note of Thompson's lack of an actual license to practice law or of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/25/jack-thompson-disbarred-in-florida/">his disbarring</a>. He is, in fact, introduced as "an attorney from Florida." An odd omission considering the theme of the show is "Truth in Advertising."<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/07/jack-thompson-takes-his-fight-to-utah-radio/">Jack Thompson takes his fight to Utah radio</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:31:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/04/06/video-game-bill-fuels-conservative-talk-radio-utah>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/07/jack-thompson-takes-his-fight-to-utah-radio/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1510453/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/07/jack-thompson-takes-his-fight-to-utah-radio/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>columbine</category><category>counterstrike</category><category>doom</category><category>far-cry-2</category><category>gamepolitics</category><category>jack-thompson</category><category>utah</category><category>utah-game-bill</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Gilbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today's most interesting shaky cam footage: Left 4 Dead at showdownLAN]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/04/todays-most-interesting-shaky-cam-footage-left-4-dead-at-showd/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/04/todays-most-interesting-shaky-cam-footage-left-4-dead-at-showd/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/04/todays-most-interesting-shaky-cam-footage-left-4-dead-at-showd/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5_aHWEeyhE"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/07/left-4-dead-logo-425.jpg" /></a></div>
Footage from showdownLAN has surfaced on showing off a public playtest of <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Left4Dead/">Left 4 Dead</a>, an ambitious zombie-<strike>centric</strike> -esque team game from <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/TurtleRock/">Turtle Rock</a> Studios (<span style="font-style: italic;">Counter-Strike</span>) and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Valve/">Valve</a>. Four survivors take on waves of the Infected (think <span style="font-style: italic;">28 Days Later</span>) and four Super Infected as they make their way to a helicopter landing point.<br /><br />Shown in the clip is footage from four player-controlled survivors. Though the Super Infected can also be player-controlled, we don't have any video of that in action. There is, however, a moment where you can spot The Smoker strangling a survivor with its tongue. The video is grainy and shaky at times, but it's the best we've got on this so-far reclusive game.<br /><br />Left 4 Dead 411 <a href="http://www.left4dead411.com/left-4-dead-showdown">has impressions</a> from people who attended showdownLAN, as well as a gallery of the event. The game is due out this summer for PC and this winter for Xbox 360. Video embedded after the break.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/04/todays-most-interesting-shaky-cam-footage-left-4-dead-at-showd/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Today's most interesting shaky cam footage: Left 4 Dead at showdownLAN</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/04/todays-most-interesting-shaky-cam-footage-left-4-dead-at-showd/">Today's most interesting shaky cam footage: Left 4 Dead at showdownLAN</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5_aHWEeyhE>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/04/todays-most-interesting-shaky-cam-footage-left-4-dead-at-showd/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/932591/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/04/todays-most-interesting-shaky-cam-footage-left-4-dead-at-showd/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>counter strike</category><category>CounterStrike</category><category>l4d</category><category>left 4 dead</category><category>left for dead</category><category>Left4Dead</category><category>LeftForDead</category><category>PC</category><category>turtle rock</category><category>TurtleRock</category><category>valve</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call of Duty dev down on destructible environments, sandbox gameplay]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/14/call-of-duty-dev-down-on-destructible-environments-sandbox-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/14/call-of-duty-dev-down-on-destructible-environments-sandbox-game/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/14/call-of-duty-dev-down-on-destructible-environments-sandbox-game/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a></p><a href="http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/796/796455p1.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt=""  src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/06/sand-box-225.jpg" /></a>Sandbox gameplay. Destructible environments. Those are a few of the latest video game buzzwords used to sell ideas, and Grant Collier, studio head of Infinity Ward (<em>Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare</em>), is not happy with it.<br /><br />In an interview <a href="http://au.xbox360.ign.com/articles/796/796451p2.html">with IGN</a>, Collier sees a problematic trend with using sandbox gameplay and "total destructibility" without first considering if it will make the game fun. "And total destructibility, you can really ruin the gameplay," he said. <br /><br />Collier cites <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/counterstrike"><em>Counter-Strike's</em></a> &uuml;ber-popular Dust map, where the two choke points serve as the focal point of entertainment, and how that could be compromised with destructible environments. <br /><br />"It's not fun because you can blow up everything," he said, "it's fun because you know where the action's going to be and there's races against time to get to that action." <br /><br />"So I think right now it's a fad, and the fad will pass, we're not going to be bite on in it - we want the game to be fun first, and destructibility comes second," he said. The over-indulgence may be a fad, but the interaction that destructible environments and sandbox gameplay adds is something that isn't (and shouldn't) go away, and we think Collier would agree that said features, if properly implemented, can potentially augment gameplay.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/14/call-of-duty-dev-down-on-destructible-environments-sandbox-game/">Call of Duty dev down on destructible environments, sandbox gameplay</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:55:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/796/796455p1.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/14/call-of-duty-dev-down-on-destructible-environments-sandbox-game/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/918302/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/14/call-of-duty-dev-down-on-destructible-environments-sandbox-game/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>call of duty</category><category>CallOfDuty</category><category>counter strike</category><category>CounterStrike</category><category>infinity ward</category><category>InfinityWard</category><category>modern warfare</category><category>ModernWarfare</category><category>sand box</category><category>SandBox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Level designer defends Counter-Strike Texas school creation]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/09/level-designer-defends-counter-strike-texas-school-creation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/09/level-designer-defends-counter-strike-texas-school-creation/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/09/level-designer-defends-counter-strike-texas-school-creation/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a></p><a href="http://www.fortbendnow.com/opinion/2876/right-to-artistic-freedom-is-being-trampled"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/map-making-2.jpg"  alt="" /></a>Last week a student in Texas was classified as a "<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/02/student-arrested-for-making-a-map-of-his-school/">terroristic threat</a>" after recreating his school in the game Counter-Strike. This morning Kenn Hoekstra of Pi Studios had an op-ed piece <a href="http://www.fortbendnow.com/opinion/2876/right-to-artistic-freedom-is-being-trampled">published</a> in ForBendNow. He defends the right of the student to create the school with the same basic reasoning used to jump start every creative individual: You write/draw/design what you know.<br /><br />Hoekstra writes, "I speak from experience when I say that just about every aspiring level designer starts out by building what he or she knows. In this case, this poor kid built his school because he was familiar with it. Over the years, I've personally constructed the house where I grew up, my old grade school and high school, my old work office building and my apartment complex in various level editors. Why? Because it was fun! Plain and simple."<br /><br />Hoekstra better start running now because the Men in Black are probably going to be knocking on his door any second. Watch out aspiring game designers, keep your passion in the closet, because one day you too may be considered a "terroristic threat."<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2007/05/09/game-developer-rips-texas-high-school-over-counter-strike-kid-case/">GamePolitics</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/09/level-designer-defends-counter-strike-texas-school-creation/">Level designer defends Counter-Strike Texas school creation</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 09 May 2007 11:02:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.fortbendnow.com/opinion/2876/right-to-artistic-freedom-is-being-trampled>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/09/level-designer-defends-counter-strike-texas-school-creation/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/892175/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/09/level-designer-defends-counter-strike-texas-school-creation/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>counterstrike</category><category>terrorist</category><category>texas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 11:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Political Game: Dangerous times for gamers]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/04/the-political-game-dangerous-times-for-gamers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/04/the-political-game-dangerous-times-for-gamers/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/04/the-political-game-dangerous-times-for-gamers/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/politics/" rel="tag">Politics</a></p><font color="gray"><em>Each week Dennis McCauley contributes <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/thepoliticalgame/">The Political Game</a>, a column on the collision of politics and video games</em>:</font><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="299" border="1" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/clements-thepoliticalgame.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div>
You can draw a picture of your school.<br /><br />You can sketch it in charcoal or paint it in bright pastels or subdued watercolors. You can take an artsy black-and-white photograph of your school or a high-pixel color shot with the sunset in the background. Frame it, crop it for a web page or iron it onto the front of a t-shirt. But whatever you do, however you choose to express yourself, <em>do not</em> recreate your school building within a video game.<br /><br />That's the lesson coming out of Texas, and it's a hard one for 17-year-old Paul Hwang, a senior at Clements High in Fort Bend. By all accounts a decent kid, Hwang was adept enough with <em>Counter-Strike</em>'s built-in level design tools to map his school. His handiwork is quite detailed and rather impressive. Joystiq, in fact, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/03/images-of-the-clements-high-students-terroristic-maps/">posted</a> some screenshots of his level design yesterday.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/clements-high-maps-1/">Clements High maps</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/clements-high-maps-1/#231738"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/clements4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/clements-high-maps-1/#231737"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/clements3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/clements-high-maps-1/#231736"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/clements1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/clements-high-maps-1/#231735"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/clements_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/clements-high-maps-1/#231734"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/clements5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/04/the-political-game-dangerous-times-for-gamers/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Political Game: Dangerous times for gamers</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/04/the-political-game-dangerous-times-for-gamers/">The Political Game: Dangerous times for gamers</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 04 May 2007 12:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/04/the-political-game-dangerous-times-for-gamers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/888375/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/04/the-political-game-dangerous-times-for-gamers/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>clementshigh</category><category>counterstrike</category><category>thepoliticalgame</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis McCauley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Images of the Clements High student's "terroristic" maps]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/03/images-of-the-clements-high-students-terroristic-maps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/03/images-of-the-clements-high-students-terroristic-maps/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/03/images-of-the-clements-high-students-terroristic-maps/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8082096@N02/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/clements-maps.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Images of the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/02/student-arrested-for-making-a-map-of-his-school/">maps made by the Clements High School student</a> have found their way to the internet. If there are small children in the room, cover their delicate eyes. Might want to close the blinds, sweep the room for bugs, and unplug your webcam, too ... <em>just to be safe</em>.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2005/02/23/f-e-a-r-shots-make-blood-look-like-kool-aid/">blood</a>! The horror! The ... wait. Actually, they don't look half bad. Makes their school look rather appealing, wouldn't you agree? The "Let Freedom Ring for All People" banner is a nice touch, as well. Call us crazy, but we don't see what's so "terroristic" about these creations.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://digg.com/gaming_news/Screenshots_Map_Arrested_Clements_High_Student_Created">Digg</a>]<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/clements-high-maps-1/">Clements High maps</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/clements-high-maps-1/#231738"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/clements4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/clements-high-maps-1/#231737"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/clements3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/clements-high-maps-1/#231736"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/clements1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/clements-high-maps-1/#231735"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/clements_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/clements-high-maps-1/#231734"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/clements5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/03/images-of-the-clements-high-students-terroristic-maps/">Images of the Clements High student's "terroristic" maps</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 03 May 2007 11:59:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/8082096@N02/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/03/images-of-the-clements-high-students-terroristic-maps/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/888015/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/03/images-of-the-clements-high-students-terroristic-maps/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>counterstrike</category><category>maps</category><category>mods</category><category>news</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Bardinelli]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 11:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student arrested for making a map of his school]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/02/student-arrested-for-making-a-map-of-his-school/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/02/student-arrested-for-making-a-map-of-his-school/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/02/student-arrested-for-making-a-map-of-his-school/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a></p><a href="http://www.fortbendnow.com/news/2847/chinese-community-rallies-behind-student-removed-from-clements-over-pc-game-map"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/map-making-2.jpg" /></a>A Chinese student was <a href="http://www.fortbendnow.com/news/2847/chinese-community-rallies-behind-student-removed-from-clements-over-pc-game-map">removed from Clements High School</a> in Fort Bend, Texas after parents complained he had re-created the school grounds in a game and uploaded the map for his friends to play. The boy was placed in the district's alternate education school and later arrested, as the police considered him a "terroristic threat". The Chinese community and the boy's mother have rallied behind him, saying the school has acted too harshly in the wake of the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/18/wapo-writer-talks-vt-shooter-counter-strike-connection-removal/">Virginia Tech shootings</a>. No charges were filed, though the boy won't be allowed to participate in graduation ceremonies.<br /><br />We don't have to point out how <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/18/what-i-know-about-violent-games/">ridiculous</a> this is to our Joystiq readers. How many people have created familiar surroundings using in-game editors? We once made a partial re-creation of our college in <a href="http://hamumu.com/game.php?game=DRLSUP"><em>Dr. Lunatic Supreme With Cheese</em></a>. Good thing nobody found out, otherwise we'd be blogging from a soft and squishy padded room right now.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/02/student-arrested-for-making-a-map-of-his-school/">Student arrested for making a map of his school</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 02 May 2007 07:30:00 EST.  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Still, come June 12, 60 prospects will split the riches, as they're contracted to join one of six city-based squads that will compete in a small variety of games leading up to the CGS Grand Slam and World Championships this October. Not a bad gig, eh?<br />
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But what of this <a target="_blank" href="http://www.joystiq.com/2004/12/20/playboy-the-mansion/">Playboy Mansion</a> draft locale? If CGS is to be taken seriously, it's gotta avoid these <a target="_blank" href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/wwe">WWE</a>sque publicity stunts ... <em>right?</em> Maybe not. A lil' scantly-clad drama might be just the lure needed to hook viewers who might not otherwise tune into a glorified <a target="_blank" href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/30/today-in-joystiq-january-30-2007/">LAN party</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/27/cgs-boasts-5-mil-payroll-playboy-mansion-pro-gamer-draft/">CGS boasts $5 mil payroll, Playboy Mansion pro-gamer draft</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:27:00 EST.  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When the nugget disappeared from an <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/17/AR2007041700563.html">online version of the Post story</a>, we were even more intrigued<br /><br />To clarify the situation, we caught up with Washington Post Staff Writer David Cho, who was responsible for originally reporting the factoid. Cho said the information was based on talks with some high school acquaintances of Hui's who occasionally saw him playing at an cyber cafe during his high school days.<br /><br />Cho said there was no solid indication either way whether or not Hui continued to play during three-and-a-half years at college. Hui's college roommates reportedly saw Hui on the computer constantly, but said he was usually <a href="http://newsbloggers.aol.com/2007/04/17/cho-seung-huis-plays/">writing</a>, not playing games. Cho said a group of Virginia Tech Counter-Strike players he talked to had never heard of Hui, and that Hui hadn't attended a recent Counter-Strike tournament held on campus.<br /> <br />As for the removal, Cho said it was standard practice to replace a rougher online version of a story with the polished print version when it was available. The Counter-Strike connection was removed, Cho said, to make room for more recent, more relevant information. Still, the fact is on file at the Post, Cho said, and it's possible it could make it into a future story.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/18/wapo-writer-talks-vt-shooter-counter-strike-connection-removal/">WaPo writer talks VT shooter/Counter-Strike connection, removal</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:09:00 EST.  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<div align="left">We don't typically cover custom-made <em>Counter-Strike </em>maps, but this one is unique in its high level of detail and its tribute to one of our favorite games of the PlayStation 2's golden years. Meet de_wanda and its giant reference to <em>Shadow of the Colossus</em>.</div>
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Weighing in at 160 MB, this map is one you're going to have to require everyone to download in advance if you plan on playing online. The creator, <span class="postbody">Soenke C. "Warby" Seidel, has an impressive collection of artwork and maps, including some 3D <em>Shadow of the Colossus</em>-inspired scenes, if you would like to peruse the <a href="http://www.warby.de/">artist's portfolio</a>. <br />
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Color us impressed. Very impressed.<br />
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[Via <a href="http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/01/29/Shadow_of_the_Colossus_mod_for_HL2/">bit-tech</a>]<br />
</span><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/30/shadow-of-the-counter-strike/">Shadow of the Counter-Strike</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 23:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.hl2world.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=46712>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/30/shadow-of-the-counter-strike/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/745460/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/30/shadow-of-the-counter-strike/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Action</category><category>counter strike</category><category>CounterStrike</category><category>map</category><category>mod</category><category>PC</category><category>SCE</category><category>shadow of the colossus</category><category>Shadow-of-the-Colossus</category><category>ShadowOfTheColossus</category><category>Sony</category><category>sotc</category><category>source</category><category>Team-Ico</category><category>valve</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 23:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Game champion commits suicide over gambling debts]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/08/game-champion-commits-suicide-over-gambling-debts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/08/game-champion-commits-suicide-over-gambling-debts/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/08/game-champion-commits-suicide-over-gambling-debts/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/driving/" rel="tag">Driving</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/competitive-gaming/" rel="tag">Competitive Gaming</a></p><p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/01/sellergren.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1" />Christian Sellergren, a professional gamer who led <a href="http://www.eyeballers.com/?action=page&amp;page=home">Team Eyeballers</a> to the <a href="http://www.thecpl.com/gamers/?p=int_eye">2004 CPL Counter-Strike championship</a>, apparently took his own life last November over massive debts accrued from online gambling. The news trickled down to us through a <a href="http://rough translation">rough translation</a> of a recent <a href="http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,969200,00.html">story</a> about the death in Swedish paper Aftonbladet.</p>
<p>According to the report, the 21-year-old Sellergren, who went by "divino" online, turned his competitive instincts to online gambling after retiring from the eSports scene. Sellergren lost his job and accrued over $13,000 in debt to fuel his addiction, which he kept from parents and friends.</p>
<p>While stories about pro gamers with <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/20/pro-gamer-salaries-on-the-rise/">six figure salaries</a> and <a href="http://e3.joystiq.com/2006/06/12/e3-interview-with-professional-video-gamer-fatal1ty/">major sponsorship deals</a> may make you think the scene is all about glitz and glamor, this story shows that is not always the case. Our sympathies go out to all of Sellergren's friends and family. If you think someone you know may have a gambling problem, please don't wait until it's too late. <a href="http://www.ncpgambling.org/">Get help</a>.</p>
<p>[Thanks Will]</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/08/game-champion-commits-suicide-over-gambling-debts/">Game champion commits suicide over gambling debts</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 15:55:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.meetyourmakers.com/scene/3048.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/08/game-champion-commits-suicide-over-gambling-debts/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/731627/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/08/game-champion-commits-suicide-over-gambling-debts/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Counterstrike</category><category>CPL</category><category>divino</category><category>esports</category><category>gambling</category><category>PC</category><category>pro gamer</category><category>professional gaming</category><category>ProfessionalGaming</category><category>ProGamer</category><category>sellergren</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Orland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 15:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The new economics of Counter-Strike]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/12/the-new-economics-of-counter-strike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/12/the-new-economics-of-counter-strike/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/12/the-new-economics-of-counter-strike/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><center><a href="http://www.steampowered.com/stats/csmarket/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/10/bullpup-equilibrium.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="" /></a></center>In an effort to ensure a more diverse usage of armaments, Valve is implementing a Dynamic Weapon Pricing system into <em>Counter-Strike: Source</em>. Essentially, all guns are divided into two categories: pistols and everything else. Within each category, data is collected from the servers as to how much money is spent on each gun. Every Monday, the price of guns will be adjusted to correlate with its popularity from the previous week -- the higher its demand, the higher its price.<br /><br />With this system, <em>Counter-Strike</em> users will be able to balance the game through their habits. Players will continue to have a starting bank of $800, but each week will be forced to tweak their strategy in order to accommodate for market trends. The MAC-10, for example, is on a downward trend and the price is falling. As soon as the gun becomes viable for its respective price range, the demand will increase. Eventually, we foresee, an equilibrium will be reached where the change in price from week to week will be marginal.<br /><br />The projected value of each gun and piece of equipment can be tracked on the DWP <a href="http://www.steampowered.com/stats/csmarket/">market page</a>, where Valve has also provided a more in-depth explanation of their price-adjusting <a href="http://www.steampowered.com/stats/csmarket/algorithm.html">algorithm</a>.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/12-10-2006-3815.html">Pro-G</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/12/the-new-economics-of-counter-strike/">The new economics of Counter-Strike</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.steampowered.com/stats/csmarket/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/12/the-new-economics-of-counter-strike/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/683846/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/12/the-new-economics-of-counter-strike/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>counter strike</category><category>CounterStrike</category><category>economics</category><category>PC</category><category>source</category><category>steam</category><category>valve</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blow up U.S. tanker in Iranian game]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/30/blow-up-u-s-tanker-in-iranian-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/30/blow-up-u-s-tanker-in-iranian-game/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/30/blow-up-u-s-tanker-in-iranian-game/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a></p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060930/tc_nm/security_iran_game_dc"><img id="vimage_1" alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/09/bullhorn.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="0" /></a>Reuters <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060930/tc_nm/security_iran_game_dc">covers</a> the release of <em>Counter Strike</em>, a game that charges players with the goal of sinking a U.S. oil tanker in a critical channel, blocking the path that two-fifths of all the world's oil travels. Iran's government sponsored the game for distribution within that country.<br /><br />The topical nature of the game isn't new; Kuma Reality Games <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/06/26/play-the-news-kill-al-qaedas-al-zarqawi/">mirrored</a> real-life U.S. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2005/10/25/assault-on-iran-is-not-a-game-to-some/">strikes</a> against Iraq. The anti-American sentiment isn't even new, as <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/20/bush-the-target-in-iraq-war-game-mod/">seen</a> in <em>Night of Bush Capturing</em>.<br /><br />This trend of all sides using games as propaganda interests us. Are games more persuasive than radio broadcasts and dropping leaflets? When will bombers start dropping games over enemy states?<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/30/blow-up-u-s-tanker-in-iranian-game/">Blow up U.S. tanker in Iranian game</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 30 Sep 2006 23:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060930/tc_nm/security_iran_game_dc>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/30/blow-up-u-s-tanker-in-iranian-game/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/677518/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/30/blow-up-u-s-tanker-in-iranian-game/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>counter strike</category><category>CounterStrike</category><category>Iran</category><category>Iraq</category><category>Kuma Reality Games</category><category>KumaRealityGames</category><category>night of bush capturing</category><category>NightOfBushCapturing</category><category>PC</category><category>propaganda</category><category>U.S.</category><category>United States</category><category>UnitedStates</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zack Stern]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2006 23:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pro gamer salaries on the rise]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/20/pro-gamer-salaries-on-the-rise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/20/pro-gamer-salaries-on-the-rise/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/20/pro-gamer-salaries-on-the-rise/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/nintendo-gamecube/" rel="tag">Nintendo GameCube</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps2/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 2</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/microsoft-xbox/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/competitive-gaming/" rel="tag">Competitive Gaming</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/09/wcg.jpg" /><br />Want to make big bucks as a professional gamer? Living overseas is probably your best bet for now. But <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/culture/games/0,71782-0.html?tw=wn_culture_games_1">Wired News reports</a> that television deals and increased interest from U.S. sponsors mean salaries for America's top gamers could hit the stratosphere before long. This is in stark contrast to a <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,60139,00.html">similar Wired article</a> from three years ago which detailed how even the best of the best pro gamers were barely getting by.<br /><br />Today, more than a dozen U.S. gamers make upwards of $70K per year, according to the article, and a few have taken home six-figure purses in big tournaments. That's nothing compared to the costs for sponsors such as NVidia, though, who shell out money "likely in the eight-figure range" to sponsor the likes of <a href="http://www.team3d.net/">Team3[D]</a>.<br /><br />Nice work if you can get it, but remember that the top pros often practice for upwards of 40 hours a week to keep their skills honed. So unless you're planning on quiting your day job, you aren't likely to be the next <a href="http://www.fatal1ty.com/">Jonathan Wendel </a>anytime soon.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/20/pro-gamer-salaries-on-the-rise/">Pro gamer salaries on the rise</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:25:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.wired.com/news/culture/games/0,71782-0.html?tw=wn_culture_games_1>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/20/pro-gamer-salaries-on-the-rise/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/672033/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/20/pro-gamer-salaries-on-the-rise/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>counterstrike</category><category>GameCube</category><category>halo</category><category>halo 2</category><category>Halo2</category><category>PC</category><category>pro</category><category>pro gamer</category><category>professional</category><category>ProGamer</category><category>PS2</category><category>Xbox</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Orland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[See through the eyes of a CounterStrike cheater [Update 1]]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/27/see-through-the-eyes-of-a-counterstrike-cheater/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/27/see-through-the-eyes-of-a-counterstrike-cheater/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/27/see-through-the-eyes-of-a-counterstrike-cheater/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/competitive-gaming/" rel="tag">Competitive Gaming</a></p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq3xT4J-omo"><img width="225" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="168" border="1" align="right" alt="" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/07/cscheaters.jpg" /></a>Yeah, we may be on a bit of a "cheaters" <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/26/wow-ban-masters-laugh-at-ffxi/">rampage</a> as of late, but we just can't allow this plague of the gaming industry to sit idly by. This <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq3xT4J-omo">video</a> up on YouTube shows what life is like for a low down dirty scoundrel of <em>CounterStrike</em>.<br /> <br />In the movie, titled "Chapter 1: What do cheaters see when they cheat," you'll enjoy the disgusting pleasures of Aimbot and Speed Hack and then that thing that makes the colors all funky. Best part of the video, though, is the music. Loves it!<br /> <br />[Via <a href="http://www.flickergaming.net/index.php/2006/07/27/what-cheating-looks-like/">Flicker Gaming</a>]<br /><br />[Update 1] We went ahead and put Chapter 2 up. In this latest installment, we get to see how to detect cheaters. Thanks for providing the link and footage Miller!]<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/27/see-through-the-eyes-of-a-counterstrike-cheater/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>See through the eyes of a CounterStrike cheater [Update 1]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/27/see-through-the-eyes-of-a-counterstrike-cheater/">See through the eyes of a CounterStrike cheater [Update 1]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 23:25:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq3xT4J-omo>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/27/see-through-the-eyes-of-a-counterstrike-cheater/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/647857/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/27/see-through-the-eyes-of-a-counterstrike-cheater/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>CounterStrike</category><category>PC</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joystiq Staff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2006 23:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gamers resurrect imploded pop stars]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/14/gamers-resurrect-imploded-pop-stars/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/14/gamers-resurrect-imploded-pop-stars/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/14/gamers-resurrect-imploded-pop-stars/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/mac/" rel="tag">Mac</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/rpgs/" rel="tag">RPGs</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/mmo/" rel="tag">MMO</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt=""src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/2006/04/michaeljacksoncs.jpg" />
<p>What is it about Michael Jackson and machinima?After stumbling across <ahref="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGbWyK3aEWc&amp;feature=Views&amp;page=1&amp;t=w&amp;f=b">this clever video</a>set in <em>Counter-Strike</em>, I ran a couple of searches. This rabbit-hole goes deep.  </p>
<p>There's plenty of MJto be found in <em>World of Warcraft </em>videos (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__kTRENOOvA">Beat It</a>, <ahref="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glCMDQg8iJo">Billy Jean</a>) which is unsurprising considering that the entiremale population of night elves appears to have summered at Neverland ranch in their youth (this would explain many oftheir pathological in-game tendencies, but that's a whole 'nother rabbit hole). Many of the night-elf dance moves arelifted from the King of Pop's library of signature jigs, including the pelvic thrust and twirly-hand-leg-kick thing.  </p>
<p>Even denizens of <em>Second Life</em> appear to be <ahref="http://www.machinima.com/films.php?id=745">thrilled</a> by the opportunity to relive the days when Jacko onlypretended to be ghoulish. Through machinima, fans of celebs who have dashed their careers against the treacherous reefsof fame can now travel back to the future. Fans can return to a time when their idols still had something worthworshipping.   </p>
<p>It's a form of therapy.</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/14/gamers-resurrect-imploded-pop-stars/">Gamers resurrect imploded pop stars</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 21:36:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/14/gamers-resurrect-imploded-pop-stars/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/608786/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/14/gamers-resurrect-imploded-pop-stars/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>animation</category><category>counterstrike</category><category>cs</category><category>dance</category><category>half-life</category><category>halflife</category><category>Mac</category><category>machinima</category><category>michael jackson</category><category>MichaelJackson</category><category>music video</category><category>PC</category><category>pop music</category><category>thriller</category><category>valve</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vladimir Cole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2006 21:36:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>