MATTHEW (18-25 Male United States)
A liberal young male who believes in a conspiracy made by republicans to undermine America.

JOSE (30-40 Male United States)
A white creepy man who thinks that technology is a poison against the wilderness.

JAMES PEDEASTON (40-45 Male United States)
A man-boy love activist who just got released from an Indonesian prison.

SAMANTHA (20-25 Female United States)
A young female obsessed with sex parties, always dreaming of being a Hollywood celebrity.

ANTHONY (10-15 Male United States)
A young, fast-talking boy fighting for the right of young boys to drink alcohol and have sex.

Currently the Choplifter HD design calls for several helicopters which can be utilized throughout 20 missions. Transport still seems to be the focus, with missions built around rescuing military prisoners, and even biological weapon hot zone extractions according to GameSpot.

The battle for Telara intensifies as world-changing invasions from the Plane of Death engulf the planet, giving Ascended heroes a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of a key moment in the game’s history. Beginning March 30th, players will witness the true power of Regulos the Destroyer, and the world of RIFT will never be the same. This robust update comes less than a month after the game’s March 1st launch, making it one of the most aggressive post-launch content releases ever for a new MMORPG.

Link of the Day: Old Men Lightsaber Duel

Giveaway: First three people to say they want a Mactabilis key in the comments, shall receive one. Mactabilis is a space shooter from indie developer, Blazing Bit Games.

At the dawn of the space age, humankind was shattered into two factions: the Guardians, an oppressive company which imprisoned mankind into gigantic Star Cruisers, and the Pirates, who stole ships from the Guardians and are now searching for a new home.
In Shattered Origins: Guardians of Unity, you lead the Guardian fleet through a dangerous universe, hunting the Pirate horde. This chase will lead you to places no one has ever seen before, and before you realize, the fight becomes much more than that: a struggle for survival, and the uncovering of a terrible secret which soon turns our world into something else...

Key features of Shattered Origins: Guardians of Unity:

• Unique gameplay, which gives you control over research, production and the starmap, while also allows manual control of each ship
• Three difficulty settings, which affect the entire game
• Follow the Guardian fleet throughout the universe in a campaign of more than 30 missions
• Customize your ships with many weapons, shields and special abilities
• Your ships will accompany you throughout the entire campaign, and as their pilots level up, you can decide how you wish to train them
• Research new ships, weapons and economy upgrades
• 12 achievements to unlock, which are keys to extra content in the game
• Many secrets to find and numerous skirmish maps to master
• Countless hours of fun with the survival mode
• Enjoy the atmospheric soundtrack consisting of more than an hour of music

Crysis 2 already looks amazing in DX9 mode, so it'll be interesting to see how much more DX11 adds to the visuals. Thanks goes out to "N Baker" for the tip!

Update: Uh oh, it looks like Maximum PC's sources were a bit off on the release date. Crytek's Tiago Sousa did indeed confirm that they were working on DX11 features on his Twitter account, but he did not give a date. Sousa's tweet has since been removed, and Crytek Community Manager Tom Ebsworth issued the following statement:

No patch was ever confirmed, I have no idea why this website even posted such information. This thread is locked just the same as the others for trying to spread inaccurate information. When there are any big announcements regarding Crysis 2 they will be posted on MyCrysis, if you read something about a patch for example, but don't see it on MyCrysis.com, then it isn't genuine.

For the guys saying that Crysis looks better, I say get real. Crysis and Crysis Wars looked good there's no doubt about that, but there's no way at this point I could be convinced that Crysis' DX10 mode looks better than Crysis 2 in DX9. Crysis 2 is beautiful, the environments are populated with detail everywhere you look, and the only thing Crysis did better was jungles and destruction. I also have to give Crytek props on how the game now feels. For the first time ever Crytek has made an engine that feels very quick and responsive. Hit detection is spot on, and the feedback you get from your shots is instantaneous.

So I guess you guys can consider this my recommendation to pick it up for the multiplayer alone. As long as you're not expecting Far Cry or Crysis Wars you should have a very good time with the multiplayer offerings. Yeah it's different, but it all fits the design. I've heard the single player campaign is really good fun too, and I plan on giving it a shot once I can tear myself away from multi.

Anyhoo, better wrap this up. Did you guys have a nice weekend? Anyone pick up the 3DS? Oh and btw, I'm still waiting for emails from Arithon, 24thHour, and Doghell on the Black Ops: First Strike giveaway. Hurry up and get in touch with me, or I might have to redraw winners!