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BattleFront.com Newsletter April 2012
Brand new french wargaming site wargamer.fr has posted a review of Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy - Commonwealth Forces. Commonwealth Forces is a must have. It adds a lot to Combat Mission Normandy, especially beautiful new units and interesting missions, but also it offers a nearly complete game on the Battle of Normandy. [ Click here to jump directly to wargamer.fr (it's in french, duh) ]Note: best viewed in Firefox Vae Victis reviews...
Two More Mika Kelly Press Releases
To download the new screens visit: http://www.clevercomm.com/callofgods/ CALL OF GODS EX RIDES TO THE CLOUDS Save Across iOS Devices; Just In Time For Big Game Updates Shanghai, China-May 04, 2012--Shanghai Boyojoy Network Technology CO.,LTD announced today its entertainment and action game, Call of Gods EX for iOS,has received a stability and content update. Now players can feel the anger...
Trade Wars Rising: Machinations
TRADEWARS® RISING SPECIAL EVENTMay 6th 2012TRADEWARS RISING GAME EVENT – MACHINATIONS – GAME STARTIts been a while since we've seen a really good populated Colonization game so here goes. This I hope will be a huge event with 100+ players. To do this, I hope I can count on your help to invite all the players to join it and hopefully team up for great Corp on corp action!!! Right now, you can already Join, scheme, corp up and...
Space Review May 7 2012
Welcome to this week's issue of The Space Review:The Triway into Space Declaration---Space advocates often argue whether future exploration and commercialization efforts should focus on the Moon, Mars, or asteroids. Peter Kokh and Al Anzaldua explain why advocates for all three destinations should join forces to ensure appropriate funding for technologies that can be used to realize everyone's goals.http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2078...
Jeff Foust on Planetary Resources
URL: http://thespacereview.com/article/2074/1 Key paragraph: Planetary Resources has lined up an all-star list of investors, including Larry Page and Eric Schmidt, the CEO and executive chairman, respectively, of Google; Ross Perot Jr., chairman of the Perot Group; and Charles Simonyi, the former Microsoft executive who flew to space twice as a customer of Space Adventures, another company established by Anderson and...
XCOR Press Release: Experimental Motorcycle
PRESS RELEASEXCOR Contact:Mike MasseeXCOR AerospacePhone: (661) 824-4714 x127Email: press@xcor.com [mailto:press@xcor.com?]XCOR Aerospace Hits Route 66 With Experimental MotorcycleStreet bike used as platform to test propulsion parts for Lynx Suborbital VehicleMay 3, 2012, Mojave, CA: XCOR's innovative piston pump technology took a ride fromRoswell, NM to Mojave, CA in April 2012."We debated how best to put many hours of wear time on...
Codemasters DiRT Showdown Demo Press Release
DiRT Showdown - Demo Out Now! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DiRT SHOWDOWN DOWNLOAD THE DEMO! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XBOX 360 http://cmail.codemasters.com/a/tBPoUrGB7bZSEB8ivNBC6QxQ6mM/xbox ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PS3 http://cmail.codemasters.com/a/tBPoUrGB7bZSEB8ivNBC6QxQ6mM/playstatio --------------------------...
IG Game Center Newsletter April 24th, 2012
IGGAMECENTER NEWSLETTERApril 24th 2012FREE MOMENTUM APP FOR iOSFor a limited time, the Momentum iPod/iPad application is free to download. Enjoy!NEW WEB GAME - CANNONCannon is a two-player game (invented in 2003 by David E. Whitcher) played on a board with 10 horizontal and 10 vertical lines. In the beginning, 10 dark and 15 light soldiers are placed on the intersections of these lines (each team color on specific intersections on...
Alganon Newsletter April 2012
Alganon April Newsletter Expansion Pack Update Expansion Preview Double XP Weekend Special Offers About Alganon Greetings from the QOL dev team. Alganon Expansion Pack Update Due to unforeseen circumstances and the massive amount of work that our small team had to do on the expansion, after evaluation of the project, it was decided that more time was needed in order to do some critical bug fixes as well as to spend more time on certain...
This Week in the Space Review April 23rd, 2012
Welcome to this week's issue of The Space Review:A shuttle's transfer in an agency's era of transition---Last week NASA formally delivered the space shuttle Discovery to the Smithsonian, flying the orbiter to Washington to take the place of Enterprise. Jeff Foust reviews the events of that transfer, and how it stirred up some old feelings and concerns about the future of the space program.http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2071/1Pictures at...
Astrobotic Technology Scores new Contracts from NASA
Astrobotic Technology Inc.April 23, 2012 Astrobotic leads commerciallunar exploration & developmentAstrobotic Technology and its partners at Carnegie Mellon University have been developing a multi-year multi-million dollar program of private-sector rovers for exploration, prospecting, science, and resource development.The company has won nine NASA lunar research contracts totaling $12 million....
Ancient History on the Internet
URL for the Mithraeum website: http://www.mithraeum.info Facebook page for the Mithraeum: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mithraeum/204250166356511
Planetary Resources Founding Press Release
Here it is from http://www.planetaryresources.com : Planetary Resources, Inc. announced today its plan to mine Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) for raw materials, ranging from water to precious metals. Through the development of cost-effective exploration technologies, the company is poised to initiate prospecting missions targeting resource-rich asteroids that are easily accessible. Resource extraction from asteroids will...
Zach Walton on the Cutting Edge of Internet News
One of the very best web writers about the Internet is Zach Walton of Web Pro News. You can follow his lates writings at this link: http://www.webpronews.com/author/zach-walton
Phil Plait on Planetary Resources
Follow this link http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/04/24/breaking-private-company-does-indeed-plan-to-mine-asteroids-and-i-think-they-can-do-it/ for Phil Plait's take on the new private space start-up Planetary Resources.
Space Merchant Realms Newsletter #28
Dear Player,We hope this newsletter finds you well!SMR is proud to announce a new draft round has started, which is currently in the signup stage. The draft round is named Facing Worlds and the first pick will be going to Page.What's New/Changed?The new round will feature various changes to the game.One of the major changes is the port restock rate, which is being changed to have the restock rate of a good be dependent upon its level.A...
Becoming A Delegate To The National Libertarian Convention
Dear Friends of Liberty, At its national convention May 2-6 in Las Vegas, the Libertarian Party will nominate its candidate for President of the United States. As you know, Governor Gary Johnson is seeking that nomination – which will be decided by the delegates who are in attendance at the convention.If Governor Johnson earns the Libertarian nomination at the May convention, he will be on the November ballot in all...
Mika Kelly Press Releases
Mika Kelly is evidently a gaming PR person for something called Clever Communications. Here are her latest press releases for all sorts of gaming projects: Download the video at http://www.clevercomm.com/digitalharmony/ FIRST VIDEO LOOK AT DRAGONS VS. UNICORNS Kittens With Mittens, Bats With Bombs, And More In This New Video Released By Digital Harmony Games AUSTIN, TX....
FRAG! November 2011
Issue 123, November 2011"Most human beings are quite likeable if you do not see too much of them." ~ Robert Wilson Lynd The November Editorial Introduction News Direct from the Frontlines of Shrapnel Games Trivia Time: 82nd Airborne – All American The Holiday Guide The Dice Of War: Star Trek: Fleet Captains Sizzling Sellers and Those Special Offers Link O' The Month The Crystal Ball FRAG! is Edited by Scott KrolTo manage...
Sylien Games News
TRADEWARS® RISING NEWSLETTERApril 9th 2012LATEST BUG FIXESHere is a summary of the bug fixes done since the last newsletter was sent out: Team chat fix Correct display of Premium time left in profile Multitude scoreboard sorting fixes Fixed an issue where NPCs were able to flee combat by moving Arena games are now sorted from youngest to oldest for ease of discovery Facebook and Twitter buttons in Log are now one-step instead of 2 Fixed a...
Rick Santorum Bows Out
The following is from the Rick Santorum email list. For the record, Santorum was my guy and now it looks like the vapid Romney is going to be the nominee........yecch. Thank you. For your support, for your encouragement, and for your prayers for our family, especially Bella. You may have heard that we were able to bring her home from the hospital last night. She has pneumonia, but like her Dad, she's a fighter. It's in the...
New Global Combat "Elements Games" Map
This is a post relating to the game of Global Combat that you can find at: http://www.globalcombat.com A fan has recently put up a map on his website for the "Elements" games that can be confusing for new players especially since the "Game Manual" provides little help for these complex games. This map show the directions of movement as well as the regions that a player must control to earn a bonus each turn. This map is most...
Space Merchant Realms Newsletter #27
Dear Player,We hope this newsletter finds you well!SMR is proud to announce a new round has started as of Saturday March 10th.Dendrite MadnessDescription: For years the four major powers of this universe have been fighting amongst themselves for control for the universe. After years of watching this war from the sidelines, the Racial Federations have joined together and pushed these once powerful forces back to their home galaxies. Their...
RadioArchives.com Newsletter March 9 2012
March 9, 2012 NEW Radio Set: Fibber McGee and Molly - The Lost Episodes, Volume 14 What makes classic radio comedy? The best comedy writing perhaps for any radio program in history. Memorable, lovable characters. The banter and jokes that people all across the country tuned in for every week. And the best possible leads for a show about an endearing, quirky couple living in small town America. That is why listeners still become fans today...
The Space Review March 12 2012
Welcome to this week's issue of The Space Review:Commercial crew in the spotlight---NASA's proposal to spend over $800 million in 2013 on its commercial crew program has raised concerns in Congress, including in two hearings last week. Jeff Foust reports on those congressional concerns and the responses from NASA and industry.http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2044/1The sounds of distant thunder: American intelligence collection on the Soviet...