Jan26

5 Essential YouTube Channels for Gamers – Mashable

by overcastadmin on January 26th, 2012 at 5:20 am
Posted In: Machinima
5 Essential YouTube Channels for Gamers
Mashable
Promoted by some of the best gaming websites, such as ScrewAttack and Machinima, these gamers are known for bringing in-depth knowledge, radical gameplay and a dash of humor for good measure. Some of them are gonzo, some are straight-laced, …

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Jan22

Get Ready, Get Set, Get PokerRoom!

by overcastadmin on January 22nd, 2012 at 9:01 pm
Posted In: Uncategorized

Who hasn’t heard about the glorious return of PokerRoom to the world online poker community? If you haven’t yet heard that PokerRoom is back, don’t worry, because that is exactly what you will learn about from this article. PokerRoom was created and published in 1999, and was quickly established as one of the best and most popular online poker communities until its hiatus in 2009.

But now, in 2012, PokerRoom is back in business, and they’re ready to claim their top spot in the online poker community once again. And they have some tricks up their sleeves to show the world that they are back and ready to give everyone a run for their money. They have new sign up bonuses, and their membership is free – that’s right, free – and PokerRoom has also announced a set of new features, including their new online tutorial, Poker School. Poker School is set up so that beginner players will be able to learn the ropes of the games offered on PokerRoom’s website, and they will also get some helpful pointers to help them succeed in playing poker online. So if you are ready to play the games, then maybe it’s time to check out some of the other new features of the new and updated PokerRoom website.

PokerRoom has four very popular games available as cash games, including the traditional Texas Holdem, Five Card Draw, Omaha, and Seven Card Stud – so you won’t ever get bored with this lineup. And not to mention that if you are someone who likes to play the game with equally skilled professionals, there are many, many more scheduled tournaments available to sign up for than there were when PokerRoom went off the air in 2009.

The nice thing about the tournaments is that you can play against anyone from fun loving weekend warriors, to professionals that make their money playing poker, and everyone in between. Poker tournaments are even better when they are hosted in your own home, but run by PokerRoom – yes, that’s right, you heard correctly! Do you want to spice up your Friday night poker game with the guys by making it a PokerRoom home poker game? Then it’s time get started in the planning stages of this great night, because you need the rest of the game to live up to the hosting company – better upgrade your chips and dip!

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Jan20

Machinima’s Co-Op Life, a Web Series that Parodies Video Games – LA Weekly (blog)

by overcastadmin on January 20th, 2012 at 3:06 pm
Posted In: Machinima

LA Weekly (blog)
Machinima's Co-Op Life, a Web Series that Parodies Video Games
LA Weekly (blog)
Gifted director Shane English gives them a new one to face every week in his expertly crafted live-action video-game parody series Co-Op Life, hosted on Machinima.com Each episode is shot in the style of a different video game, ranging from modern …
Jan18

Average Viewer Watched 23.2 Hours of Online Video Content in December – Search Engine Watch

by overcastadmin on January 18th, 2012 at 6:56 pm
Posted In: Machinima
Average Viewer Watched 23.2 Hours of Online Video Content in December
Search Engine Watch
Gaming channel Machinima ranked third with 22.7 million viewers, followed by Maker Studios with 10.4 million, FullScreen with 9.7 million and Big Frame with 8.3 million. Among the top 10 YouTube partners, VEVO demonstrated the highest engagement with …

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Jan12

YouTube Is Social Media – How Machinima Targets YouTube’s Social Power – ReelSEO Online Video News

by overcastadmin on January 12th, 2012 at 5:45 pm
Posted In: Machinima

ReelSEO Online Video News
YouTube Is Social Media – How Machinima Targets YouTube's Social Power
ReelSEO Online Video News
I had the pleasure of spending some time at the Machinima LA Offices not too long ago, and I got to talk to a lot of great people about all the different facets of life at Machinima. One of those was Allen DeBevoise, the CEO. We talked about how social …
YouTube veep's video passionVariety
YouTube executive charts Internet video's meteoric rise‎Los Angeles Times
CES: YouTube and the Upcoming RevolutionCNBC.com

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Jan09

Play Backgammon Online

by overcastadmin on January 9th, 2012 at 10:06 pm
Posted In: Uncategorized

At MeinGames.de (MyGames) you can play multiplayer online flash games including Billiards, Blackjack, Backgammon, Dominos, Chess, Checkers, Snooker, Go, Bridge, DiceWars, Durak, Dame, Reversi, various card games, casino games such as Roulette and Slots and more. One of the most popular and competitive games in Europe and worldwide is Backgammon. Many players begin playing Backgammon live with friends as an entertaining and challenging board game then move to playing Backgammon online to become more competitive players. Some backgammon players move onto more professional levels of play at the live tournament level. At meingames.de all players must pay to play and therefore can play to win money online. The site has a good reputation having been online for nearly seven years. So you can be assured you are not playing on a site that just popped up online and doesn’t have a web history. There is online inter-player communication capability so you are not isolated from your playmates.

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There is social media integration including the ability to Tweet about MeinGames to your Twitter followers, share on VKonkakte (Russian’s version of Facebook), LiveJournal, or share on Facebook. The site is popular in German, Russian and English. There are thousands of MeinGames members playing online almost 24/7 so you can be sure you will find plenty of game play action. After a quick registration process and buying points to play your games of choice, you can start playing online. “You can’t win if you don’t play” is an old saying and in this case it’s true! Sign up at MeinGames.de and play to win!

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Jan05

Games Like Roblox

by overcastadmin on January 5th, 2012 at 7:02 am
Posted In: Gameplay Videos

Roblox is an interactive online game especially geared for children (ages 8 – 18) to learn how to build personalized virtual gaming creations. In addition to game building and virtual building, players can chat with one another online, play actual games within the Roblox community and cooperate on Roblox projects. All of the facets of games like Roblox teach children important skills incorporating creativity, cooperation, communication, eye-hand coordination and more.

Roblox players can make their designs, dreams and visions become a virtual reality. In addition, Roblox offers incentives to players re: how to earn Robux (virtual currency) which can be used to purchase virtual items. Robux are earned for completing projects or participating in virtual events and other activities. Roblox can be pursued as a solo activity or a group activity and can be supervised by parents, so that parents can feel assured their child or children are pursuing a positive online gaming and virtual world experience. Flexibility is part of the Roblox appeal. In addition to the game being educational and entertaining, it’s also free! Although, players or parents can pay for upgrades if they would like to do so to enhance and expand their Roblox gaming and construction capabilities.

There are other games like Roblox in the gaming universe, such as Minecraft. For a compendium of games like Roblox and Minecraft, visit AllGamesLike.com to see the list of games and click on the links to featured videos to view on each of the virtual world games like Roblox, including FortressCraft, Terraria, Cubelands, Manic Digger and Blockland.

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Jan04

Top 10 Games To Watch For In 2012 – DeltaGamer

by overcastadmin on January 4th, 2012 at 5:06 pm
Posted In: Gameplay Videos

DeltaGamer
Top 10 Games To Watch For In 2012
DeltaGamer
A near-20 minute gameplay video was eventually released which, while a bit disappointing at times, looks very promising. As with previous Hitman games, Agent 47 will have to make use of disguises and items littered throughout his surroundings to carry …
Dec29

The Best Video Game Trailers Of 2011 – Kotaku

by overcastadmin on December 29th, 2011 at 5:19 am
Posted In: Game Trailers
The Best Video Game Trailers Of 2011
Kotaku
With an onus on spectacle and selling you on a mood, instead of a stage or actual footage, video game trailers have become an artform unto themselves. That being the case, we thought we would, as usual, look back on some of the year's best. …

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Dec28

Interview, photos and video reveal how an impressive Left 4 Dead fan film was … – VentureBeat

by overcastadmin on December 28th, 2011 at 8:16 pm
Posted In: Video Game Movies
Interview, photos and video reveal how an impressive Left 4 Dead fan film was …
VentureBeat
GamesBeat sat down with Northern Five director and co-founder Adrian Picardi for an exclusive interview to discuss the film's budget, concept, reception, and why Hollywood is so damn bad at making video game movies. We also have a gallery of 173 (count …