The new Xbox 360 Wireless N Adapter has hit store shelves and retails for $99.99.  The new adapter is said to provide you with lag-free network gameplay as the dual band adapter synchronizes your 360 with the newest wireless N standard allowing 2 times the range and up to seven times faster than the older 360 adapter.

Sounds great right, but the price is kind of high, well as I trolling the P*N Amazon.com Store I found the new adapter at a great price of  $87.99, here it is and take a look for yourself:

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Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter A/B/G & N Networks From Microsoft Software List Price: $99.99 Price: $87.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details Ships from and sold by Amazon.com

Not a bad savings if you order it through the P*N Amazon.com Store and if you are looking for a wireless adapter for your 360 this sounds like the way to go.

I would like to take the time and step away from video games and Thank all of America’s Veterans on this day proclaimed to honor our veterans.  Without the men and women of our armed services providing the blanket of freedom Americans have become accustomed to, I would not want to think where we might be.

The once known Armistice Day that was started on November 11, 1919 that marked the end World War I, became a national holiday in 1938 and was later renamed Veterans Day in 1954 to honor all veterans.  The United States currently has 23.2 million veterans,  so the person walking next to you in the mall or down the street just may be a U.S. Veteran.

Thank You to all that have served and that are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, we appreciate all the sacrifices and hard work you do for America!

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Platform Nation got to talk with Runic Games about their new game, Torchlight, and their future Torchlight MMO. You can find the Platform Nation review of Torchlight here (spoiler alert: its good!).

Can you explain what Torchlight is for those people who haven’t heard about it yet?

Torchlight is an Action RPG for the PC, made by the creators of Fate, Diablo, and Mythos. It’s a highly addictive dungeon runner with randomized dungeons and 3 character classes.

The art is very stylized. What made you go with that more cartoony style?
It was a matter of personal style and preference for non-grungy palettes, combined with a desire to not compete with D3. That’s the answer in a nutshell; Art Director Jason Beck wrote pages and pages on how this came about for Gamasutra, and you can read it here:
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4123/from_the_ashes_of_mythos_the_art_.php

It seems like the low system requirements is a source of pride for you. Why was it so important to make sure Torchlight runs on low end computers?

Our goal has always been to make a quality game that anyone can afford and play. It’s about accessibility, and we wanted to provide the best experience to all type of gamers, from completely new players, to casual gamers, to diehard RPG fans.

There are 3 classes gamers can choose from in Torchlight. What does each class bring to the table for gamers?

Each class, The Destroyer, The Vanquisher, and the Alchemist, loosely follows a melee, ranged, and summoner archetype with distinct skill trees, but they can wield any weapon or wear any armor piece in game, as well as learn all the available spells. This gives the player a lot of different customization – to make a summoning Destroyer or melee Vanquisher, for example.

The alchemist can summon a steam punk style robot to fight alongside him. How did you tap into my dreams to get that idea?

It’s amazing what you can do with a little bit of tin foil and old TV rabbit ears!

What are some personal favorite monsters that gamers will be facing in Torchlight?

I love the goblins who have attached themselves to TNT. They are such amusing little kamikazes.

Diablo, along with other classic action RPGs, is an obvious inspiration for Torchlight. In fact some of the Runic Games team worked on Diablo. What does Torchlight take from other action RPGs and what does it add to the genre?
Our team is really more heavily influenced by our last project, Mythos, an ARPG MMO that never saw the light of day beyond closed Beta. After we got over the shock of losing that IP, we were glad to have the opportunity to make an ARPG the way we like to play them, and on a different engine (Ogre graphics engine). Torchlight is very much a product of our favorite features, from both games we’ve played and worked on.

This game was made in a very short amount of time compared to most video games these days. What were the challenges in making a game so fast? What kept you pushing forward to complete it?

We had an incredibly short development period – just 11 months. But losing a game before it launches –ie, Mythos- will inspire you to a breakneck schedule and get a game out the door and into players’ hands. Being a small team, we had to be careful with streamlining our process and allocating resources, and in the end we had to do triage on some ideas we would have loved to include in the Single Player. Hopefully those will be seen in the MMO.

I believe Runic Games is beginning work right away on an MMO in the Torchlight world. When do you people see your families?

Families? What is this family you speak of? It’s been extremely challenging that’s for sure. We have some very patient people in our lives.

Will Torchlight the single-player game interact with Torchlight the MMO?
They will not interact – they will be different games.

In one interview it was said that players will never find every item in the game. Is that a challenge?
If anyone wants to take up that challenge, they are more than welcome but I tend to agree – there is just a staggering number of items! It’d would be great to see a contest for the most amount of items found within a certain number of levels but hey, who wants to keep count when there are better monsters to fight and better loot to be found?

I am forced to ask this by the international rules of video game interviews, is there any DLC planned for Torchlight?

Yes and no; Yes in the sense that there will be tons of user content created by modders (and mods from the Devs themselves), from monsters to spells to adventure packs. No in the sense that nothing is planned for sure from our side. However, we haven’t ruled out the possibility that we’ll trickle down some of the content that we will be including in the MMO.

Where can gamers get Torchlight?
From our site, www.torchlightgame.com. From any of our partner sites: Perfect World, Steam, Direct2Drive, Encore, GamersGate, Gameware.

Xbox 360 Silver Members here’s your chance to play the demo of the upcoming Left 4 Dead 2. You may have had to wait the extra week, but now you will be able to see what all the hype is about.  I know the demo really comes at a bad time with Modern Warfare 2 being released today, but better late than never.  So if you want to take that needed break from playing to maybe go outside and get some fresh air, there’s your chance to download the demo and give it a try.  I got to play the demo and I really enjoyed it, but I am still on the fence if I am going to buy this title.

I am Steven O’Rourke aka (Fatal45) and I’m a gamer. I was born in Petoskey, Michigan on December 30th, 1988 and lived in Michigan until I was 15 before moving to Georgia.
I have been playing video games since I was 4 or 5 years old and It all started with my first gaming console the SNES playing Super Mario World in fact it was the first game I can remember beating and it felt so good to beat Bowser and the flying blimp thing. My next gaming console would be the one I have the fondest memory’s of.  The Nintendo 64 it was and is still one of my favorite gaming consoles games like James Bond 007 and Mario Kart 64 where games I had a BLAST playing! I remember thinking how could it get any better than this? Well that’s where the PlayStation comes in. I got it refurbished from some random game store called Jellybeans in Flint, MI for about $100 with the PS1 games like the Driver series and the Twisted Metal games stick out most when thinking back. The PS2 would be my next console in my gaming arsenal with the GTA games and NASCAR games this got me into racing games and still thinking back I had some really fun games for my PS2, but sadly it broke on me and I could no longer enjoy my favorite PS2 games. This is were I turned to the Xbox and never really looked back the first Halo game had me playing system link in my friends basement for hours and countless other games had me hook to that big black box. My times with my Xbox are what made me choose the Xbox 360 as my next gen gaming console and still is the only one I own even though the PS3 is looking very tempting the 360 has some of the best looking games and the most fun games I have ever played with Forza, Mass Effect, CoD4 and Fallout 3 with more coming out its really one of my favorite gaming consoles ever.

With my gaming history out of the way I will briefly talk about how I got into writing at PN and really paying attention to gaming news and podcasts on the net. I was asked to be a guest on the Artificial Intelegents podcast and after a few times was asked to be a permanent host and really had a lot of fun doing podcasts and if asked today to do one I would probably say hell yes because I had a blast doing them I was also a guest on XBL Radio more than a few times and that is what got me into the community here at Platform Nation. After doing the AI Podcast for awhile we parted ways and I joined PN as a site writer and here I am almost 2yrs later still writing for this awesome community here at Platform Nation.

Ah, the Nintendo 64 and James Bond now that was a match made in heaven.  Thanks Steve!

In this episode, we talk about the Launch of Modern Warfare 2, EA Sports MMA’s Debut Trailer, Leaked Halo: Reach Screenshots, Rock Band 3, We Answer Your Listener Mail and More!

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This week, Edie and Tim discuss:

• Congrats to Ben Hiebing of Sheboygan Falls, WI, for winning the Platform Nation pumpkin-carving contest.
• Netflix streaming on PS3 is getting the nerd-rage treatment.
• Direct2Drive, Impulse and Gamersgate all turn their backs on Modern Warfare 2 because of the imbedded Steam store.
• No Doubt sues Activision for turning frontwoman Gwen Steffani into a hermaphrodite.
• Kotaku’s Michael Fahey notes that Activision’s butchering of lyrics in Band Hero is ridiculous.
• Random stuff, voice mail, and fun, fun, fun.

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The hit XBL game 1 VS 100 is set to release Season 2 November 19th 5pm PST.  1 VS 100 Extended Play will feature new themed trivia every night giving players the chance to be chosen as either one of The Mob or The One himself.  Last season nearly 2 million Microsoft Points where given away.  So if you are a big fan of trivia and can tear yourself away from Modern Warfare 2 give it a try.  The game does prove to be a blast, I played the game a few times and had a great time, winning a couple Microsoft Points would have sweetened the pot a lot more.  So if your a Gold Member be sure to take a look at this game if you haven’t yet.   Here’s a little more information about 1 VS 100 and if you would like to learn more click on the link above:

Your Avatar is dressed to the nines. The crowd is restless and ready to win. The spotlight shines on you when the host calls your name. Are you ready to play “1 vs 100” on Xbox LIVE? The entertainment phenomenon that took Xbox LIVE by storm is hitting your Xbox 360 again with Season 2 of “1 vs 100” on Xbox LIVE!

Based on Endemol’s hit TV game show, Xbox has pioneered a completely new genre of entertainment. Bringing together the best of television show experiences and interactive video games, “1 vs 100” Season 2 on Xbox LIVE will again feature Chris Cashman as the comedic live host everyone has come to love, all-new fresh trivia, and more real prizes.

“1 vs 100” Season 2 will run for 14 weeks and bring you new and exciting features. Get the inside scoop (and a jump start on the questions) by answering the following:

Question 1: “1 vs 100” Season 2 will premier on Xbox LIVE:
A: November 19, 2009 at 5:00 pm PT
B: November 24, 2009 at 5:00 pm PT
C: New Years Eve at 5:00 pm PT

Question 2: In “1 vs 100” Season 2, your chances of taking center stage are cooler than ever. During “1 vs 100 Live” shows, “The One” and “The Mob” will be selected based on:
A: Score, speed, accuracy, and number of Achievements you’ve earned.
B: Score, score, score – totals across the Season, the week and the round!
C: How many pigeons you have in your back yard.

The answer to question one is…. A: November 19 at 5:00 pm PT!
The answer to question two is…..B: Score, score, score – totals across the Season, the week and the round!

The higher your score, the higher your chances of being chosen as “The One,” or “The Mob.” Being “the One” is exciting and intense! So, if you’re chosen as “the One” in “1 vs 100” Season 2, Xbox LIVE will automatically change your status to “Busy.” You’ll also enjoy more time in the spotlight – “the One” will strike a pose at the top of the stairs before strolling down to center stage.

Beginning on November 19, “1 vs 100 Extended Play” will feature brand new themed trivia every weeknight including “Finish the Lyrics” (are you a Karaoke champ? What’s the next line in this song?), “80s” (how well do you know the 80s?), and “Vampires” (you love Twilight and True Blood. How much do you really know about vampires?)

We let the Xbox LIVE community speak for itself – on average more than half a million unique contestants competed in “1 vs 100” every single week during the 15 week Beta season of “1 vs 100,” which launched on June 1, 2009. Up to 114,000 people in the US and Canada, and 79,000 people in the UK and Ireland competed simultaneously in “1 vs 100 Live” shows. Microsoft even awarded nearly two million Microsoft points as prizes during the Beta season! “1 vs 100” was also downloaded nearly three million times making it one of the top 10 most downloaded pieces of content on Xbox LIVE to date.