ZeroAnd09

Exteel, a free to play MMO from NC Soft will shut down its servers September 1, 2010.  The statement from the official site reads: "All good things must come to an end Tuesday, July 27, 2010 — NCsoft has made the decision that the Exteel franchise is no longer financially viable. On September 1, 2010 at normal maintenance time, all Exteel servers maintained by NCsoft will shut down permanently. This is a global shutdown, and not based on our server alone. NCcoins will no longer be available for sale through our website, and Game Time Cards can no longer be used to add additional coins to any account. Current Game Time Cards that have not been applied can be used for any other NCsoft game. New game account and forum account creation will be disabled. We encourage anyone who has coins currently on your account to spend them as soon as possible. Please use all of your coins as no refunds will be provided. In late August, we will have an event where all items will be

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    Video Games | Dragon Age 2 | GC 10: Debut Trailer XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

August 2010 August 1 Alter Ego  (PC) August 3 Superstars V8 Racing  (PC, 360, PS3) Monster Rancher DS  (DS) Disney Sing It: Family Hits  (PS3, Wii) Dora's Big Birthday Adventure  (DS) August 4 Castlevania: Harmony of Despair  (360) August 9 Enjoy Your Massage!  (Wii) August 10 Madden NFL 11 (PS2, PS3, PSP, 360, Wii) Scott Pilgrim vs. The World  (PS3) August 11 Monday Night Combat  (360) August 12 Burn Zombie Burn  (PC) August 13 Academagia: the Making of Mages  (PC) Victoria 2  (PC) August 15 Xyson  (PC) August 17 City of Heroes: Going Rogue  (PC) Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days  (PC, PS3, 360) Ys Seven  (PSP) Everquest 2: Extended  (PC) Top Gun  (PS3) Gold's Gym Dance Workout  (Wii) August 18 Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light August 24 Crazy Pig  (DS) Elemental: War of Magic  (PC) Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar  (DS) Mafia 2  (PC, PS3, 360) NHL 2K11  (Wii) Grease: The Official Video Game  (Wii, DS) Ivy the Kiwi  (Wii, DS) Gunblade NY & L

Well, holy hell, it's been a long time since anything has been posted.  A few things can contribute to that.  One being a new full time plus job.  The other being my current subscriptions to three MMORPGs, World of Warcraft, City of Heroes, and Aion.  "Why?", you may ask.  I don't have a good answer.  All three are time sinks for the one thing I don't have much of, time.  I should probably impose a strict schedule for my gaming to allow for regular updates.  But as I've covered before , I feel that gaming isn't something that should fall prey to a schedule.  Gaming is a release, something done to unwind after a long and stress filled day. There is a balance somewhere, I just need to find it.