And now, the news:

It’s certainly been a lengthy delay since the last update.  I’ve finally submitted a board game design (the first of several I have in mind) and I’ve missed talking about games here.  Updates will hopefully be ramping up over the next few weeks.  So, without further ado, here’s a feature we’re working on that will hopefully become part of a weekly update.  PRELOADs will typically show up on Mondays in the future.

Arriving next week

Events

POKÉMON VIDEO GAME PLAYERS FROM SEATTLE AREA BATTLE FOR A SHOT AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE!

Seattle Center Exhibition Hall
May 8, 2010

Pokémon video game players will gather Saturday, May 8, 2010, at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall to battle it out with their prized Pokémon teams for a chance to play in the National and World Championships later this summer. The first-come, first-serve event will feature an entire day of head-to-head video game fun as regional players compete in the  largest video game tournament season in Pokémon history with the ultimate goal of earning an invitation to compete in the Pokémon Video Game World Championships in Hawaii, on August 13­15.

The top 16 players of each age group from the Seattle tournament will win an invitation to play at the Pokémon Video Game National Championships in Indianapolis on June 26 and 27.  Top finishers will get an invitation to compete at the Pokémon Video Game World Championships where they could earn travel packages, trophies, and special Pokémon prize packages.

For more information go to www.pokemonvgc.com

Contests

Intel & Ubisoft bring gamers a mini Assassin’s Creed 2 mission: Intelligence

Intel and Ubisoft have teamed up to bring PC gamers and fans of Assassin’s Creed 2 a fun and addictive new mini-game that tests memory, agility and knowledge – all with the chance to win a brand new Intel® Core i7 820QM Processor from Intel and other great prizes.

Assassin’s Creed 2: Intelligence, conceived and developed by The Game Agency for Intel and Ubisoft, is a mini-game that lives on the Assassin’s Creed 2 web site: http://assassinscreed.us.ubi.com/assassins-creed-2/intelligence/

In the mini-game, you will hunt various weapons, ancient artifacts and Pieces of Eden that have found their way through a long lineage of assassins. Pieces of Eden are ancient objects left by the creators of humanity, each possessing different effects capable of bending the thoughts of one or more individuals to the will of the user.

MapleStory’s Fifth Anniversary Celebration

Next week marks MapleStory’s Fifth Anniversary of service in North America and to celebrate this momentous occasion, several events and activities will be available for all Maplers, old and new, to enjoy, starting today.

The party gets started with the Cake vs. Pie battle. Cake and pie fans have the opportunity to join an epic war of desserts in MapleStory as part of the celebratory events in the game. Starting today, players will be able to align themselves with either the “Cake” faction or “Pie” faction in this war. The faction that defeats the boss or defends it during the timed battle will gain control of one of four major towns: Henesys, Orbis, Leafre, and Magatia. Prizes for this event range from a 50 percent EXP boost, to mini-dungeon access and more.  Players who are members of the faction with the most claimed towns at the conclusion of the event will also have a chance to win prizes like a MapleStory skinned laptop, iPod Touch, Flip Camera and more.

In addition to partying with giant confectionary bosses, players will not leave the party without party favors. A whole new set of Fifth Anniversary Durability items will be introduced and 20 classic maple weapons can be found around Maple World as drops.

To partake in the festivities and pick up some fun party favors, visit: http://maplestory.nexon.net.

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