Welcome all my skinning friends to another edition of TWiS. Lets start off by saying congrats to k10w3 and amitsaran for winning our Summer 2010 skin contest . I’m glad we have these two members as part of our site, and look forward to more from both of them. I have no immediate plans for another contest, but I’d like to shoot for possibly a Halloween themed contest maybe. Let me know your thoughts. Now for this weeks picks! ...
HookedGamers has posted a quick preview of the forthcoming Elemental: War of Magic. “If you are still unsure about giving a try to Elemental: War Of Magic, please know that these few facets I have talked about are just the icing on the cake. There are many more ways to have fun with Stardock's hybrid: you can do diplomacy, choose your kingdom from different races, build dynasties, research technologies and in the end, if you are still not happy, you have the option to mod the game...
HookedGamers has posted a quick preview of the forthcoming Elemental: War of Magic. “If you are still unsure about giving a try to Elemental: War Of Magic, please know that these few facets I have talked about are just the icing on the cake. There are many more ways to have fun with Stardock's hybrid: you can do diplomacy, choose your kingdom from different races, build dynasties, research technologies and in the end, if you are still not happy, you have the option to mod the game...
It is time to finally wrap up the latest contest on WinCustomize which was the Summer 2010 skin contest . The entries were voted upon by the WinCustomize moderators and the votes were overwhelmingly for our top two winners. Congrats to our 1st and 2nd place winners! 1st place – Scout (WindowBlinds skin) by k10w3 2nd place – ExoticSummer (Dream) by amitsaran Congrats again, and both winners have gift certifica...
IGN has a new article up focusing on the modding abilities in Elemental: War of Magic. “So what can you actually modify in Elemental? It's a long list, including maps, tiles, items, quests, locations, factions, and monsters. "It's almost easier to say what can't be modified because the game is so data driven via XML," says Wardell. "Even the game's built-in editors are really just pretty front ends for manipulating .XML files that attach .PNG files (for static ima...
IGN has a new article up focusing on the modding abilities in Elemental: War of Magic. “So what can you actually modify in Elemental? It's a long list, including maps, tiles, items, quests, locations, factions, and monsters. "It's almost easier to say what can't be modified because the game is so data driven via XML," says Wardell. "Even the game's built-in editors are really just pretty front ends for manipulating .XML files that attach .PNG files (for static ima...
I was checking out the Stardock apps on Download.com today and noticed that Fences has reach over 1.5 million downloads since its addition there! That is quite an impressive number, and thanks to everyone who has supported Fences! If you don’t have Fences already, download it from Download.com and lets get that number to 2 million! http://download.cnet.com/Fences/3000-2072_4-10909535.html?tag=mncol
We have a new Master WindowBlinds skin available today from Master Skinner Z71. Alloy is a sleek metal skin with a darker color scheme and clean details making this another must-have skin. Sub-styles are available for Windows 7, Vista, and XP, and wallpapers are even included. Alloy by Z71
Liberals love to complain and complain about Fox News, but mysteriously remain quiet when shown actual proof on how the media is so heavily leaned left, that it is just not funny anymore, it’s near criminal. Using the Journolist, liberal “journalists” (and I say that lightly) and other liberal activists plot and scheme on how to manipulate the news with stories that favor liberalism. Here is another example: “Watching this all at home were members of Journolist, a listserv ...
Hitting Impulse this week is a plethora of PC-gaming goodness from MumboJumbo, the Dallas-based developer of premium casual games. The vast catalog of titles will be featured on the digital distribution network Impulse. Known and loved by millions around the world, games including LUXOR, 7 Wonders, and Midnight Mysteries will be available at a special discount this week at www.impulsedriven.com.
Beginning Monday, Impulse will slash 30 percent off selected MumboJumbo titles, including LUXOR, 7 Wonders, Zombie Bowl-O-Rama and Samantha Swift and the Hidden Roses of Athena. In addition to this exclusive pricing, impulsedriven.com also will offer up a number of MumboJumbo titles for Impulse Now special, spur-of-the-moment deals.
With Impulse, users purchase a game and can then immediately download and install the game through the Impulse client. Impulse seamlessly manages updates and provides community features like ImpulseTV, which allows fans to check out videos and commentary from the seasoned Impulse publishing staff, and more. Games become part of a user’s account such that, when a user purchases a new machine, he or she can simply re-download the Impulse client, logon to their account, and re-download all their purchases, even years into the future.
You can download Impulse at www.impulsedriven.com.
Happy Monday morning! I trust you had a delightful weekend and are getting ready for the work week ahead. Lets check out some of the recent skin submissions from the weekend and get the week going!
Shacknews is holding a giveaway over the weekend where they are giving out 10 copies of Elemental: War of Magic! One person will also get a signed copy of the book, Elemental: Destinys Embers as well! Head over to Shacknews for the details on how to enter. Hurry, the contest ends on Monday! http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/64779
Shacknews is holding a giveaway over the weekend where they are giving out 10 copies of Elemental: War of Magic! One person will also get a signed copy of the book, Elemental: Destinys Embers as well! Head over to Shacknews for the details on how to enter. Hurry, the contest ends on Monday! http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/64779
Hard to believe it is already mid-July already! Time just seems to fly when you are having fun, and when you are extremely busy. We had several releases on Impulse this week, starting off with the highly anticipated Disciples III – Renaissance from Kalypso Media. Disciples III builds on the success of it’s predecessors with tons of new features and improved gameplay. You have a choice of three playable races, over 160 unit and more than 450 weapons, armor, and more at your disposal!
If you are looking for some multiplayer FPS action, then come take a look at Blacklight: Tango Down, released this week. Set in the near feature, Blacklight: Tango features 12 multiplayer maps, and seven types of multiplayer modes. It’s available now on Impulse for just $15!
As always, you can keep up with the latest news and articles by keeping tabs on thewww.impulsedriven.net blogs, following @stardock on Twitter, and joining our pages on Facebook!
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Welcome to the weekend! If you missed some of the shiny, cool skins that made their way onto WinCustomize this week, no worries, This Week in Skinning has got your covered!