It is a competitive week in gaming it seems. The CGS is firing up, the Assassin's Creed short film contest  and now GamePlasma.com and 2K Games are giving away "The Darkness" on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 with Comic Book. Fans can win a free copy of the game releasing today on their choice of Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 formats along with a comic book in a fan fiction contest. Read on for all the shadowed details of this dark contest.

Championship Gaming Series (CGS) will be launching its 2007 regular season at EA’s Los Angeles development studio, beginning Wednesday, June 27. If you just don't have the skills to compete, at least you can go watch for free. I don't think I have the skills as I was not drafted earlier but such is life. I still think that Cigdangle and I should begin recruiting a team and I'll be the manager. But I generally live in a pipe-dream filled world and this is just another pipe in the plumbing.

  Ubisoft, makers of some really fine games, and IFC, the largest network dedicated to independent filmmakers and such have announced a partnership for the Assassin's Creed short film contest. The game itself is due out in November.

No not the communists, why does everyone think that when I say Commies. I mean just because I currently live in the former Soviet bloc country does not mean I am always talking about Communists. I'm talking about Commodore Gaming Computers!

Commodore Gaming invites you to get up close and personal with the all new, all powerful Commodore XX at Netstream, St Anne’s Court, Soho on June 27th .

I just received this in my mailbox and thought some of you might be interested.

Wargaming.net, Inc. today announced the First Massive Assault Network 2 Global Tournament, which will begin July 5. Registration is currently open at the Massive Assault Network 2 Web site. Gamers looking to prove they are among the best in the world of Massive Assault Network 2 should start perfecting their skills.

The tournament will be played in 3 tours and will last for 12 weeks. The top 3 ranked players will be eligible for the grand prizes. Additionally, the top 10 ranked players will be able to succeed appreciably in game's common rating.

For more information of Massive Assault Network 2 2007 Tournament read the rules of the contest.

Sincerely yours,
Wargaming.net Team 

I love when I see cross-media influence of gaming on people. Especially when it is shown in a positive light, which we could always use for both the gamers and the industry as a whole. Well here is some shining positive light up on the silver screen.

Autism, gaming and a film about it all. Check out Ben X which features the game Archlord in its first full cinematic debut in a film inspired by real life events. BenX is a film motivated by a young man’s struggle with Autism and his fight to overcome the attitude of others in modern day society. Following on from the book, which sold many thousands of copies and a theatre production which was extensively featured across the Benelux region, BenX draws on the lead characters experiences in his early childhood as he fights against the stigma attached to Autism.