Last week we covered the news that Tom “TSquared” Taylor, MLG Halo 3 pro, had inked a deal with Dr. Pepper. The aforementioned deal has nothing to do with the one where Dr. Pepper owes all of us free soda, no sir. He gets his mug plastered all over bottles of Dr. Pepper in a true-blue endorsement deal. After tackling the crazy world of endorsements, he did what any professional athlete would do: he tells the world how to become just like him via a popular sports magazine. Now, said article reads more like an “Everyone can do it! Yes, even you!” inspirational piece, but he does bring up some of the finer points of it, including just what sponsorship entails.
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Penned under the David Michaels handle, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon was released a little earlier this month to little-to-no fanfare. Being one of the disappointingly few gamers who actually read (comic books, gaming mags, and course-required materials don’t count, guys), I picked up the novel. Additionally, being a fan of the Clancy universe of books, games, and other assorted media, it’s no surprise that I quickly found myself tearing through the pages to find out what happened next. The thing that shocked me most, though, is that while the opening several chapters take place in a very classic GR-friendly 2002, the novel moves at a fairly brisk pace through time to arrive in Tom Clancy’s EndWar’s timeline. Read more »
The December issue of Game Informer has a full ten-page spread dedicated to Halo 3: Recon, according to the official site of the magazine. Full details of the actual article haven’t yet started hitting the message boards as of yet, but I don’t suspect it will be long. The post on the site lists November 17th as the date for the Unlimited release of the magazine (the “e-zine” version), so expect it to be in subscribers’ hands sometime later this week and on newsstands around the 17th. Let’s just hope there is some actual substance to the article to placate the rabid fanbase…
Read: Game Informer December 2008 Cover Revealed!
Not pictured: cheaters!
The old adage ‘cheaters never prosper’ took on a rather personal meaning today for over 350,000 Battle.net users as their accounts were closed for good. Both Starcraft and Diablo II were specifically named titles covered in the massive banning; however, it is reasonable to assume any account found cheating on Battle.net is at risk of a suspension. At present, the majority of the users affected have had their accounts closed and their CD-Keys have been suspended for 30 days, with repeat offenders risking a permanent ban from the service. Citing the use of “third-party hacks” for the suspensions, Blizzard seems on the right track to ensuring the future home of Starcraft II and Diablo III is a safe and cheater-free service.
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Last week we covered the news that Tom “TSquared” Taylor, MLG Halo 3 pro, had inked a deal with Dr. Pepper. The aforementioned deal has nothing to do with the one where Dr. Pepper owes all of us free soda, no sir. He gets his mug plastered all over bottles of Dr. Pepper in a true-blue endorsement deal. After tackling the crazy world of endorsements, he did what any professional athlete would do: he tells the world how to become just like him via a popular sports magazine. Now, said article reads more like an “Everyone can do it! Yes, even you!” inspirational piece, but he does bring up some of the finer points of it, including just what sponsorship entails.
