Competitions and Activities: Talk like a Pirate Day

It's talk like a pirate day and we're doing not one but three activities! By participating in one of the following activities you'll receive this Pirate Day 2012 emblem:

　　- What be your Pirate Name?

　　- Scribe a Blog

　　- Here there be Jokes

　　Finish all three activities by September 20th at 12:01am PT and you'll be entered in a drawing to receive a mystery box filled with t-shirt treasures, and if that doesn’t tickle your beard we’re also giving away an 8GB iPod Touch! Now, ye best start flabben yer gums like a scurvy pirate!

　　

Gaming Bulletin

This weeks Gaming Bulletin seems to be filled with a fair amount of depressing news pieces.

　　Starting with the unfortunate news about the Bohemia Interactive developers who are currently jailed in Greece. Next there's the concerning arguments from the economic contribution study for Scotland's creative industries, claiming that the games industry adds no value. This is a concerning news is particularly alarming due to the fact that many policy decisions, and funding allocations are made based on this type of data. And finally, the news of NC Softs closure of City of Heros was also announced earlier this week. Though it would appear that the CoH community has banded together and started a petition in hopes of keeping the game alive. If you care about City of Heroes you should take a moment to go and make your voice heard. But amidst all this sadness there are still a few things to look forward to. For example Humble Indie Bundle 6 has been announced and will include Rochard, Shatter, S.P.A.Z., Torchlight, and Vessel.

　　

Geeky Gimmies

It's been a while since we checked the internet for some amazing must have geek swag, so this week we're showing off a long list of some amazing new finds. Borderlands 2 ULTIMATE LOOT CHEST EDITION This bad boy includes a replica Marcus Bobble head figure, a poster of all the enemies you’ll find in Pandora, a copy of Sir Hammerlock’s Field Journal, art book, 4 BL2 Decals, 4 art postcards, exclusive DLC, a map of Pandora, and of course the game all can be yours for the low low cost of 300$, or 65 pieces of Iridium. Want a package with a little more punch? Then the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Collectors Set might be just the thing for you! Included in this set you'll find an 8" Light-up Ryu Statue, 11 discs of Street Fighter music spanning the decades, a 64 page art book, Blu-Ray video set including a documentary which highlights from the past 25 years and of course Streetfighter 2, 3, and 4. Next up we have some amazing 8-bit customized Munny Dunnies from BluGhost featuring classics like Mario and Link, but also sporting hits from Ghosts N Goblins for the NES. And finally, we have some amazing wall art inspired by famous video games, currently they are not for sale but they do make for some amazing wall papers for your desktop. Are you able to name them the games in all the illustrations? Post your answers in the comments below for bonus 200 profile points.

　　

Making Mischief

- Bark Ops - A Black Ops short film

　　- EA may be building Death Star

　　- 151 Penny-sized Pokemon

　　- You monster: A Portal 2 Movie

　　WARNING: Contains Spoilers

　　- Life is a Game and pandas ruin EVERYTHING! WARNING:Rated M for Mature

　　

Free to Play: Super Happy Fun Time!

First up in our Free to Play portion of the Social Share, we have the Atari Arcade which has gaming classics such as Centipede, Combat, Lunar Lander, Super Breakout and of course PONG! Next we have a sneak peek at an early little Halloween goodie. The good folks at Popcap have teamed up with the American Dental Association and have decided to initiate the "Stop Zombie Mouth" campaign by giving out free copies of Plants vs Zombies for PC and Mac, the codes can't be activated until the 30th of October but it's still pretty nifty none the less! Last but not least we have this cute little top down dungeon crawler by the name of bit Dungeon the tale of a scorned night and his hopes to save his beloved from demons and monstrous creatures after a thousand years of imprisonment.

　　

Link Lotto

Sometimes they're funny, some times cool, sometimes their just plain weird, its Link Lotto!

　　- Twitter’s new profile page look: Yay or Nay?

　　- Caines Arcade 2: If you thought the first story was inspiring have to check this out!

　　- Connecting to the World With Kinect: A charming story of helpful the Kinect can be.

　　- Project Holodeck: With support from Razer we could get a real-life "Holodeck".

　　- How artificial intelligence is changing our lives: The AI revolution is here, are the humble meatbags ready?

　　

That's HOT!

That's Hot is a new feature to the Social Share where we'll be showcasing some popular cosplay from the corners of the internet. This weeks featured cosplay is the Lone Traveler of Journey ~ Photo by Natalia Farhadmotamed.

　　

Bonus Item

A banging good time, Ocarina of Time medley.

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