CBW Gaming

We've Moved!!!

Author: |CBW|Spive
Subject: We've Moved!!!
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:09 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 2

CBW Gaming is proud to announce a rather major move for us. First off we've moved our URL to CBWGaming.com - please update your bookmarks accordingly.

We'll be keeping this URL open for quite some time as we port all the articles and functions over to the new site. As you can see from clicking on the link above, it's a big change from where we were on this site - we hope you like it.

Our goal is to continue to build a premiere gaming community and with the new website, we are adding new areas that our community is interested in. The forum here at CanadianBlackWatch.com will be locked, but don't worry, every single post has been moved over to the new URL so you can pick right up where you left off.

You will notice that the new site is BETA. I've been working on it for quite some time but it is an ambitious project and having to develop and code the whole site by hand, it can take a while

Please bear with us as we move things over and continue to add new features and as always... thanks for your support.

Andrew "Spive"[/url]
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The Perfect Sphere

Author: ShadowRam
Subject: The Perfect Sphere
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:20 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 7

They will be the earth's roundest spheres, crafted by Australian scientists as part of an international hunt to find a new global standard kilogram.

Ever since scientists discovered that the current standard -- a bar of platinum and iridium held in a French vault since 1889 -- was slowly deteriorating, the search has been on for a replacement.

Using a single crystal of silicon-28 grown by Russian and German scientists over three years, a team of Sydney scientists and engineers will grind and polish two silvery balls, each weighing precisely one kilogram, with imperfections of less than 35 millionths of a millimeter.

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The Life of the Chinese Gold Farmer

Author: |CBW|Spive
Subject: The Life of the Chinese Gold Farmer
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:25 am (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 11

It was an hour before midnight, three hours into the night shift with nine more to go. At his workstation in a small, fluorescent-lighted office space in Nanjing, China, Li Qiwen sat shirtless and chain-smoking, gazing purposefully at the online computer game in front of him. The screen showed a lightly wooded mountain terrain, studded with castle ruins and grazing deer, in which warrior monks milled about. Li, or rather his staff-wielding wizard character, had been slaying the enemy monks since 8 p.m., mouse-clicking on one corpse after another, each time gathering a few dozen virtual coins and maybe a magic weapon or two into an increasingly laden backpack.

Read more on from the NY Times article
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Valve Confirms Ep 2, TF 2, Portal Launch Date

Author: ShadowRam
Subject: Valve Confirms Ep 2, TF 2, Portal Launch Date
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 9:28 am (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 2

Valve's upcoming trio of Source-powered games will ship for all announced platforms on October 9, 2007

The suite, sold at retail and through Valve's Steam download service, will consist of the shooter sequel Half-Life 2: Episode Two, the team-based multiplayer game Team Fortress 2, and the action/puzzle game Portal. Valve is handling development of the games on PC and Xbox 360, with EA UK's Chertsey, Surrey office bringing the titles to PlayStation 3.
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New CSS Servers coming soon !!

Author: whipsaw
Subject: New CSS Servers coming soon !!
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 3:49 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 12

Ladies, Gentlemen, and Zonker, Please keep your eyes peeled over the next few days to the server list located at the top of the home page for All new CSS servers. Over the next few days we will be bringing online the following servers:

20 slot Gun Game Mod Server 100 Tic

20 Slot Zombie Mod Server 100 Tic

20 Slot Stock Map Server 100 Tic

20 Slot Fun Server Custom Map 100 Tic

14 Slot Match server 100 Tic

When the match server is not in use, We will bring up a 20 Slot Day of Defeat source 100 Tic Server.

When Team Fortress 2 Comes out CBW has a home waiting for it

Please watch for the new servers and help us fill them up with fun loving mahem !

Whip
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In Honour of all the brave soldiers

Author: whipsaw
Subject: In Honour of all the brave soldiers
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:12 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 2

Today is the 63rd Anniversary of D-Day and i would like everyone to take two minutes out of your busy day to reflect on their sacrifices, and what they have made possible for us.

Heres a small clip called Voices of the Veterans D Day

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CoD4 Update

Author: |CBW|Spive
Subject: CoD4 Update
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:23 am (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 9

Here's some more news on Call of Duty 4...

Recently over at the official CoD4 site, they've added a nifty little 3D image from the game that you can rotate around and really get a sense of what we're going to get in the game. Click below to check it out...

... and a bit of a news updte here:

Quote:

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Covers Hitting Europe

Over the past two weeks, some international magazines have come out with their CoD4:MW cover stories, and in them, unveiled some hard facts about the games Single Player plot, game play, and even little tid-bits regarding multiplayer.

In fact, so much information is starting to hit that were planning a little FAQ to put all the rumors aside. The report will put all confirmed information regarding CoD4:MW in one place. With the help of your feedback, we should be posting it up in the next few weeks.

In addition to international covers, the official press release for CoD4:MW came out last week out from Activision, giving even more insight into some of the game play you can except. As Jason West put it, one moment you are fast-roping from your Blackhawk helicopter, after storming into the war zone with an armada of choppers, the next you are a sniper, under concealment, in a Ghillie suit miles behind enemy lines, the next you are engaging hostiles from an AC-130 gunship thousands of feet above the battlefield

For those of you who know what an AC-130 is, I know youre stoked about that statementfor those of you who dont, drop by Youtube and do a quick search for AC-130 to get a taste of what were talking about.

IW team and Multiplayer

Im addicted. And hear me out, because its not my fault nor am I alone. Starting last week weve implemented something I think a lot of developers should do, if they dont already, and thats Take Home Multiplayer Testing.

Everyday after work, weve all been copying the latest Multiplayer builds of the game to our boxes, heading home for the night, and jumping on Multiplayer at home for MP scrims that last until 3am sometimes 4am. I cant get enough of it, and I think the same goes for everyone else in the studio.

The reason its so great, besides the obvious of being able to play multiplayer well into the morning every night, is Take Home Testing allows us to do a type of testing that is far more gamer-fied (I made that up) than the testing for bugs and balancing that the QA team does everyday of the week. It allows us to play the game in the same mindset as if we were playing any other gamehalf naked on our couch, surrounded by pretzels from a jumbo tub from Costco, 23 half-drank Dr. Peppers. Basically, it lets us play it like we would normally play it.

Doing this lets us run into situations and scenarios that randomly play out everyday in MP matches online. So were developing from a fans perspectivebalancing, tweaking, and re-examining how Multiplayer is done. The amount of feedback weve been gathering thanks to these casual take home MP scrims is amazing. Its been resulting in constant weapon balancing, Multiplayer map tweaking, and general overall tweaking of all things MP.

In closing

Its been a busy two weeks here recently, as more and more info, confirmed and unconfirmed, is coming out about the game. Weve been working on a lot of behind the scenes videos well be posting up here as theyre completed and will be archived in the new Video section that will be hitting CharlieOscarDelta.com with the over-hauling thats coming in the near future.

Until then, keep the forums busy, keep the feedback coming and keep us informed of what youd like to keep see or see more of!

Out.

- Fourzerotwo

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Safety Table Saw

Author: ShadowRam
Subject: Safety Table Saw
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:02 am (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 13

This is quite impressive. A saw so safe it will slice through wood like butter, but won't do the same to your hand.

Link

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Some New News

Author: ShadowRam
Subject: Some New News
Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 4:13 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 2

We needed some new news on the front page, because that StarCraft one has been up for over a week!!

Here's some screenshots for the upcoming Medal of Honor : Airborne

Enjoy!
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STARCRAFT 2!!!!

Author: RC2080
Subject: STARCRAFT 2!!!!
Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 11:01 am (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 19

Blizzard just announced that the next game that they are coming out with is Starcrack 2!

Fortunately, the rumours that this will be a MMORPG were wrong and this will be a hardcore RTS game. It has a customized 3D engine, Havok fizziks, and just looks sooo nice.

Link

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