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Issue 5 of PCGZine the free magazine for PC gamers is out now. As usual there is some great content within the pages of the eZine.

Inside PCGZine Issue 5:

• Previews:

  • Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
  • The Club
  • Overlord
  • Medieval 2 Total War Kingdoms

• Reviews:

  • The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar Review
  • Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles
  • Ancient Wars: Sparta
  • Penumbra: Overture
  • Genesis Rising
  • Silent Hunter 4 - Wolves of the Pacific
• Interview with Martin Walfisz, president of Massive Entertainment developers of WiC
• Thats just the beginning as usual it’s jam packed with lots of other things

Be sure to download the latest issue via my affiliate link below.

CoD4 is on it’s way. Not much info has been given out about yet, expect to see news about in the coming days.

What we know so far is that it will not be WW2 related, development will be undertaken by the original creators of the series, Infinity Ward.

First look of the game will be coming this Saturday.

More controller news today!

Nintendo have been beaten to releasing a Wii gun peripheral. Piranha a third party controller manufacture, have released a Wii gun expansion controller. I wish I could read what ever language it is written in. Using my power of deduction and looking at the picture you simply slide the Wii remote into the slot in the controller, and I presume that it fits well so that pushing the trigger causes the B button to be moved via some mechanical operation.

[Via CVG Pic from Piranha]

Yes you will be able to find me on your Nintendo Wii soon (besides the virtual on screen keyboard). According to a Gamer Informer article, Nintendo have plans to release a keyboard for the Nintendo Wii. Which will be very useful for web browsing, along with messaging other Wii’s. Do many people do that though?

I am all for a Wii keyboard as it will increase the speed at which I can do things on the Wii net browser. Although most things are still better to be done on a PC.

[Via Engadget]

Thats the end of my Tremulous skills programme. At least for the moment anyway. I have decided to end the Trem Skills series, because of increased workload in RL. Sorry that I have left it hanging on base building.

I may continue the progamme in the future, however, I will not make a solid statement on that. What I will tell you though is that I do plan to release an eBook based off of my Trem Skills series, with loads of new content to help you get your game on in Tremulous. This won’t be for quite some time looking towards the end of this year early next year.

For those of you that were following my Trem Skills series don’t worry because I will continue to cover the latest gaming news, my views and impressions. Along with other things to help you Get your Game ON!

Part 14 of my Tremulous Skills programme. Helping you to play Tremulous better.

Trem Skills #14 Deals with the basics of building of a base.

Your base is your life line, without it you can not realistically win a game. Because of this it is important to have a good base setup.

A good base setup consists of:

• Reactor/OM (required to power your building)
• Multiple spawns (Two is fine 3 is preferred to speed up spawn time)
• Plenty of base defence to keep spawns and Reactor/OM safe

Of course that is just the basics of it. I will discuss the basics for building a base for each team in future posts and advanced setups as well.

I was lucky enough to be accepted to referee/admin the Tremulous clan war between TK and Bamn. I think it was a great game (I only saw the first one was not able to ref the second). The result was TK-0 Bamn-2.

Congrats to the Bamn Clan on their clean sweep of the war. Also a great mention must be given to the TK clan who put up a very good fight towards the end of the first round holding off the advancing S3 aliens very well. I was really surprised with how long they lasted once sudden death kicked in, it was however inevitable that they would be taken down in sudden death as they were camping in the base far to often. Humans (TK) never really pushed up anywhere and were to scared to leave the base to pursue weak alien units.

Scores from first game

Download the demo I recorded of the first war. I advise both TK and Bamn to watch the footage as it will help them to see where they can both improve for future clan wars. If you are just keen to see other clan wars taking place by all means download it as well.

Scores from second game

I did record a live commentary that I did of the war although not sure how im going to put the demo and it together unless I frapped the demo or something. I don’t really have the time to do that now since back to school. The quality of the commentary was not as good as I was hoping for a few pops and distorted bits. Consequently I am not sure if I will upload it for download.

Part 13 of my Tremulous Skills series. Helping you to play Tremulous better.

Trem Skills #13 Looks at the binds required for evolving as an alien.

I am sure I have told you enough times now about how imporant binds are and how they can increase your player speed in Tremulous. Below is a table showing you the bind needed to evolve to the specific alien unit. As long as you are at the correct stage and have the required evos.

Again I hope that this has aided you in some way and decreased the amount of time you spend in the menu.

Part 12 of my Tremulous skills programme. Helping to enhance your Tremulous skills.

Trem Skills #12 Looks at binds for purchasing human weapons.

Below is a table listing the weapon and the associated command required to bind it. The binds will only work when you are within range of an armoury and have the required funds.

Now you can spend less time at the armoury and more time fighting. Tomorrow I will cover what binds are required for what evolutions.

Part 11 of my Tremulous Skills programme. Helping you play Tremulous better.

Trem Skills #11 Deals with binding the construction of human buildings.

Just like all good RTS games you must be able to build quickly and effectively if you wish to be successful during the game. The ability to micro your construction greatly helps in game play. This is how binds can help you.

Below is a table outlining the human structure and the bindings required to build it.

I hope you will now be much faster in building both your alien and human bases, saving time in the menus all adds up.

Tomorrow I will be giving you the required binds to buy any human weapon as long as you are within range of the armoury. Stay tuned and subscribe to my feed below.