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The Xbone and the PS4

First off, some clarification. This is going to be a long article covering most, if not all the confirmed points about both consoles. No rumours will be posted here (if you follow me on twitter then you will know that I just freaking hate them!!). This isnt going to be an article directly comparing the two either, im just trying to do my bit to alleviate the vitriol flying about my Twitter and Facebook feeds concerning which console is better. And last up, these ...

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So yesterday I gave you the news from Microsoft’s press conference and I don’t believe we need another long introduction so let’s just get into it.

So Sony decides to start off with a compilation video of different people, games, and tech.

Jack Trenton starts his speech off by welcoming everyone to the conference and then roles into some Vita and PS3 talk.

Games coming to Vita

Batman: Arkham Origins

Counterspy

Destiny of Spirits...

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Alright to all of you out there in the gaming world it is that time of the year again; E3 is here and it is time to hear the new and exciting news out there from the big shots of the video game industry. Well this article is for the people that don’t have the time to watch the whole conference and for those who can’t remember all that happened. So I will be sum up everything that was shown at the conference for everyone to see. Ready…set…Xbox on!

First things first, we start off with ...

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2013 GS Challenge Announcement

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I'll not post the HLC28 results yet as it is still March in some countries.   Equally if you are Australian and want to get started early, here are 2 April (fool) challenges...

A little round and round one that probably won't take too many laps to get fast on...
Tsukuba Short,  Class S
       If the #1 spot is a genuine time then the car that the overall leaders assumed was fastest wasn't.  By quite a significant time.   I don't believe that lap time, but we have more than one club member that is capable of challenging for a top 10 finish if it is real.

And a slow one with compromises to be addressed.
Sunset Club, class  F   
      Do you go for the grip through the corners, or do you go for speed on the banking?  decisions, decisions.

Will be speeding things up a lot in May with an R1 HLC.

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Over the time i have been a member of G4TE i have come to the conclusion a fair few other members enjoy cycling in one of its many forms. From roadies to downhill mud magnets and the odd Raw who adds cycling in to his triathlon's.
So i thought its about time we had a bike club. Well of sorts!

Realy just some where to post about any rides you have enjoyed. Or even not, when the winds in your face and its up hill all the way. ( Dont you just hate those days. )

So i will kick it off with todays ride. Kevfh and i did our irregular ride round the estuary from where we live in Exmouth to Dawlish and back. 42.57 miles from my door to door. It was cold and windy, but we actualy saw the sun for a while. Just under 4 hours ride time 4h45m with lunch break and the odd stop for toilet breaks. ( And to let kev catch up!!! Shhh don't tell him i said that  )
It was a much nicer ride this week than last where due to flooding and a huge detour it was 5 hours in the saddel! 
Its mainly cycle track with a few miles on a dodgy sea wall / foot / cycle path.
Being Easter weekend it seemed every idiot and there dog was out as well which is great apart from most dont keep dogs or children under control. ( Sometimes think both should be on a lead.  )
This is on mountain bikes by the way. Its much faster on a road bike i am told! 

Anyway join the club and share your rides. 

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Teams, randomly assigned :
 
8 Bongo
1 Parsnip
6 Womble
9 Quiji
3 Jinj

4 Cardinal
2 Gonzo
5 Markanix
7 Inf the bro
10 Burialworm

 
 
Hey everyone.
It's time I organized another silly Forza 4 tournament. So, as discussed, we will be racing famous Movie and TV cars.
Please put your name down in this thread to reserve your spot.

Participation
If you cannot commit to a full season, we would be happy to include you as a drop-in, or a stand-in.  We intend to have 16 cars taking part in each race, and will probably need to complete the lobby with a couple of AI cars.  We will simply replace an AI car with anyone who wishes to join.  All players, whether human or AI will score team points.
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Teams and team Principles :
see above
 
I am looking for people to fill the following positions :
 
Event staff :
Locations Director : (track selection)
Art Directors : Markanix, PGTips, Gonzo (vehicle liveries)
Host : Markanix
Consultants : everyone. ideas please
Man sitting with traffic cone on head : Parsnipnose
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Teams.
There  will be two teams, and each team will have a team principle.  Please vote for the principals in this thread..  Each team member will  be racing for team points. there will be a variety of ways to earn  points, and the teams will be able to strategize in order to maximize  their earnings.  Less capable players will play a crucial role in  points earning, alongside their faster team mates.
There  will be no individual competition.  This time around it's all about  the team.  Everyone will earn points, every race, regardless of finishing position. A draft of the point earnings table is lower down in this post.
Teams will be assigned randomlys. 
Tuning not required.
Each race will feature a famous TV or Movie car.  This will be stock, and untuned.   
Painting.
All cars will be identical.
Locations and schedule.
Our locations director will pick the tracks. If nobody wants to be locations director, we will pick tracks at random just before racing.
The Forfeit Car
The flower-mobile. This will be exactly the same as the movie cars, but will be painted bright pink and have flowers all over it.  We may also have deflated the tyres and de-tuned it.  The first 3 place finishers of a race will each receive a forfeit for the next race.  The forfeit car has one sole purpose - interference.  It will still earn points, and any player, in addition to the forfeit holders, may elect to drive the forfeit car at any time.
Team principles will be allotted 8 "jokers". Playing a joker enables them to remove a forfeited driver from the flower-mobile, and replace them with one of their top 2 drivers.  This is to prevent any less capable drivers from being forced to drive a slower car, and can only be used as such.  Unused jokers will score team points at the end of the season.

All race starts will be 9pm GMT | 4pm EST | 1pm PST
April 28th : Week 1.
Race 1. Starsky and Hutch car on Road America
Race 2. James Bond white Esprit at Silverstone
 
May 5th: Week 2.
Race 1 : Mugello Club | Ferrari GTO 84 (Magnum P.I)
Race 2 : Top Gear west | General Lee

May 12th: no races : USA Mothering Sunday

May 19th: Week 3.
Race 1 : Maple Valley Short | Ferris Bueller 57 250 California
Race 2 : Maple Valley Short Reverse | Bullitt Mustang

May 26th: Week 4.
Race 1 : Twin Ring Motegi East | DB5 James Bond
Race 2 : Road Atlanta Club | Bumble Bee

June 2nd: Week 5. - track to be confirmed
Race 1 : Tsukuba Short | KITT
Race 2 : That little peanut shaped one whatever it's called | DeLorean (Mark)

June 9th: Week 6. - track to be confirmed
Smokey and the bandit
Mad Max. (Mark)

June 16th: no races, Father's day

June 23rd: Week 7. - track to be confirmed

June 30th : Week 8.  - track to be confirmed
#53 Beetle. Herbie - on an oval


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Host : Markanix
Simulation : Limited damage
Assists : Personal choice

Points
Points | Finishing positions
1 : 200 < uses flower-mobile next race
2 : 150 < uses flower-mobile next race
3 : 140 < uses flower-mobile next race
4 : 130
5 : 120
6 : 110
7 : 100
8 : 90
9 : 80
10 : 70
11 : 60
12 : 50
13 : 40
14 : 30
15 : 20
16 : 10
Points | Other
Leading a lap (max once per player per race): 25
Finishing with no damage : 100
Fastest clean lap : 25
Pitting  (max once per player per race - can be earned by any car including flower-mobiles : 25
Taking part : 15
4 week taking part bonus : 500
8 week taking part bonus : 1000
Crossing the finish line on the last lap in reverse without making contact with another car : 25
Lapping a flower-mobile : 50
Unused jokers : 50 points per joker
If we get a chance...
Soccer : Winning a game : 300 team points
Soccer : Scoring a goal : 50 points
Silly modes still to investigate :
Infection (location and points system)
The drivers
1. parsnip
2. gonzo
3. jinj
4. cardinal
5. markanix
6. womble
7. Inf the bro
8. Bongo the propagandarer 
9. Quiji
10. Burialworm
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12.
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14.
15.
16.

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Anyone else have this game?  We've got a couple of guys at LaG that are now playing .. and David the Alien has it now too.  The game plays much better than the last release.  Online play is finally fixed! 

Enjoy this video of my terrible driving in Daytona.

BTW - Game is $39 at BestBuy right now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLFm50KgWkI

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Hey guys,
 
I figured out how to make a wordsearch and embed it in our homepage.  Let me know what you think.  Constructive criticism, ideas, etc.  I can also make crosswords, and I can make custom ones for anyone if they supply me with a list of questions and answers.

There are also some other options with the wordsearch. we can make it so there are no word lists below (I don't like the way it formats them all across the screen), and we can make it so the word lists are anagrams!
 
I may make one with more game names, as I have a list of 900 xbox games.  I might also make one of G4TE members, or developers.
Any ideas and feedback are welcome.  Even if it's negative, so I don't invest time in something people aren't very interested in. 

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The Victory Achieved Contest is now all year long with quarterly drawings! The rules are the same. All you have have to do is finish a game, take a picture of the ending sequence with yourself in the picture and tweet it to us @G4TEdotcom. You'll be entered to win 1600 MS points or the equivalent PSN card or Steam Bucks. Each finished game equals another chance to win. Entries for the next drawing are due on April 30, 2013. (Quarterly entry due dates are Oct 31, Jan 31, Apr 30 and Jul 31.)  This quarter's winner will be chosen on Aug 1, 2013 and announced on the following Overseas Connection Podcast.  Good luck to all of you. Now get playing already!

The Rules:
You must be 18 years of age or older.
You must follow @G4TEdotcom on twitter.
The title of the game, in case it's not obvious must be included with your tweet.
You  must be included in the picture you send to us."You" refers to your face! Attention, NO pictures of "willys" or "bums" will be accepted. Unless of course, your name is "Willie" and/or you are a "bum."
Your entries will be retweeted throughout the community so people can send you virtual congratulations.
Only one entry per game! Another runthrough on a higher difficulty does not qualify as an entry.
Games must have a definitive single player campaign with an ending. No sports games, arcade board games or any game that does not have a definitive ending will be accepted.

Ask @G4TEdotcom on twitter if you have any additional questions.