The Galactic Games have been the main story mission of the whole army excluding the Wraith squad. Our very own Colonel Rizzit brought up the Games. The Colonel explained that the Galactic game refers to like a star wars version of the Olympics in real life.

Unlike other stories, Army members are undercover in search of any disturbance in Euceron; was a planet known for its smugglers and illegal activities were the galactic games are being hosted. Colonel Rizzit as Platoon commander began the post with a magnificent Introduction that soon led each group separated into the city streets of Euceron. The Mission Began back at the Army’s base, in Tadath.

Each squad began to pack up there weapons, armors and auxiliary items. Each squad took off, and landed on Euceron. Concetta, The representative and Ruling power of Euceron allowed the Vast Empire to be undercover for the Galactic games. They must guard and make sure nothing goes wrong between the contestants or the crowd. Some of the troopers will be contestants undercover, there are also willing to be part of the crow means of necessary.

As the troopers got safely to Euceron, Colonel Rizzit began his briefing as soon as he gathered his fellow troopers. Rizzit being the head of the mission separated troopers into groups. Each group will have a specific activity at there hands. SLS, ASLS, FTC’s will each lead a group of five people or so depending on the amount. The Galactic Game rituals where soon to start, But until then the troopers each went along there group and patrolled there assigned areas with there leaders. With only a few hours the groups were encountering there first threat. The streets had midnight Crooks lurking around, along with the Foggy, hasty climate it all soon began to scare even the bravest of them all. The Galactic Games were far from beginning.

“The proposed Star Wars TV series will run at least 100 episodes if all goes according to plan,” Rick McCallum told the BBC recently. McCallum has been George Lucas’ producing partner for a long time, so hopefully this is a good sign of some exciting add-ons to the already great movies.

The episodes would show what happened with the life of Luke Skywalker for 20 years between Episode III and Episode IV. Official reports say:

– 100 episodes
– 1 hour each
– Based on a spin-off character
– Lucas will direct first season
– Write season one at one time
– Film season one at one time
– Takes place between Episode III and Episode IV

The series is being constructed in a new Singapore facility and at Skywalker ranch. The CGI (Computer generated image) animation will be done at a cost of 1 million dollars per episode. There will be a showcase at the San Diego Comic Con in 2007 and the first episodes will air sometime in 2008.

Hopefully this will be something that all the Star Wars fans will enjoy if it is done well. The series will also provide some inside information on what the story was with Luke’s childhood, for those who are too lazy to read anyway.

Michael Sheard, better known as Admiral Ozzel from Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and also as Adolf Hitler five times in various movies, died Wednesday, August 31, 2005, in his home on the Isle of Wight just off of the southern coast of England, Europe, his agent reported. He was 65 years old.

Mr. Sheard is survived by his wife, Ros, and three children. The details of his funeral were not immediately available.

Reply Wars, the giant ComNet posting competition offering a variety of rewards to those who participate. The rules are simple: the competition runs until two-thousand posts are made, no signature is allowed on that post, all posts must follow the other, and no editing. (Further explanation of these guidelines, as well as current statistics are available on the respective ComNet thread.)

To many, Reply Wars is a way to think creatively and cash in on some great prizes, but to others, it can be a nuisance. As with many ‘reply’ activities such as ‘Word Run-on’ or ‘Counting’, the object of the post is to continue on from the previous post and to do so infinitely. Although posts like Reply Wars have a purpose, (make the participants make good use of their imaginations and fully utilize their creativeness) others simply exist and in the opinion of many, waste the time of those who are involved.

This matter comes down to a basic principle: “Work before pleasure”, and it seems that some members don’t understand that concept. It makes perfect sense to complete your duties, (whatever those may be) before running around and contributing to something that definitely does not make good use of your time. Although, many activities that are done when not working have proven to be unproductive, they are there for those who have done what needs to be done.

Due to these reasons, one such activity ‘Counting’, has been eliminated from the Lounge thread. It simply involved posting one number after another, (consecutively of course) and literally could have no end. The number just kept growing, and for what? ‘1, 2, 3, 4…’, fun, right? This was evaluated and thought to be a problem, therefore, it was removed. Unfortunately, this needed to be done because people insist on immersing themselves in things that have no purpose whatsoever.

It can be frustrating for anyone who observes this chain of events, especially with a lack of activity in many areas. Unfortunately, if this keeps happening, we might be seeing a lot more removal of down-time activities in the near future, and I don’t believe anyone wants that.

Two of the oldest war games of all times can b tracked to almost four thousand years ago: Chess and Go. Even though ‘war games’ already originated at the turn of the 19th centaury from Prussia, it was Wells who wrote the amateur book for war games in 1915, now known as the war games ‘bible.’ Dices were commonly used to predict the outcome of the game, and what the elements evolved would be.

A vital piece of game design, which is often overlooked, is the model for adventure. For example, early D&D was defined by the keyed dungeon map and room descriptions.

Evolutionary that is what many authors have described RPG as. Since Dungeons & Dragons was introduced, RPG has become much more ‘sophisticated’ and it also had its origin to D&D.

A more literary approach to role-playing came at first from Chaosium in reaction D&D. The rules for Chaosium were based a skill-based system also working percentile, developed for “Rune quest” originally.

It became known as basic role-playing {BRP} As technology developed so did the imagination have more freedom, not limited with the physical world anymore. But to most industries it is still a struggle to support effective running adventures without laying out a plot to follow.

The approach of providing maps and background had all but disappeared in favor of scene-by-scene plots. With the revival success of D&D, this may be reconsidered.

As the ever-changing Imperial Navy evolves, there is a need to keep the roster of the Vast Empire’s Navy as up-to-date as possible. However, this article isn’t about the addition of new recruits. It’s about the new Navy roster.

As the roster additions change from the work of Admiral Japheth, the Navy once again receives a new “face” (see the first edition of the VE Today to see my article “The Face of the Ever-Changing Navy”) that inspires us all. Special thanks to Japheth for taking his time to improve the roster for all of us to see.

In the gaming world today games like “World of Warcraft” have reach a population of over 300,000(That’s about the entire population of Jamaica). But not all games have a positive look like that, games like “The Sims 2”, “GTA: San Andreas”, Has the debate over video game content reached a tipping point?

Like it or not, Hot Coffee is going to be with us for quite a while. The video game industry is now entering what will probably be the most challenging phase in its brief history.

A happy and sad moment is coming to Star Wars fans November 1st – The release of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. Happy because once again we can experience this great movie (legally, that is. Shame on you, movie-downloaders!). The sad thing is, is this is the last big star-wars thing we have to look forwards to. Since they decided against making episodes 7-9, Episode III is the last Star Wars we will see. Sure, there will be re-release after re-release, but nothing new. The DVD will feature the movie at its highest quality, and includes a few bonus features, including multi-level demo of Star Wars Battlefront 2 (I hope for Xbox). For those of you who haven’t seen the movie (Shame on you also!), it is about the final stages of the Clone Wars and the completion of Anakin’s transformation into Darth Vader. Filled with lots of dismemberments and great lightsaber duels (including a wield four sabers at once by Grievous) the movie is worth the buy. So remember people, November 1st! (That or you can wait until it comes out in some huge all six episodes release).

In an unprecedented move that could have sweeping effects on the gaming industry as a whole, the Entertainment Software Rating Board Wednesday rescinded Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas’s rating and advised retailers to stop selling the game.

No word yet from the politicians who have been calling for action against Rockstar and an investigation of the industry. I’m sure this could lead to some sort of congressional hearings.

The Vast Empire was recently updated on the development of certain Weapons and Vehicle projects. Due to the nearly insurmountable cost of these projects, the date for the delivery of the Tie Advanced fighter has been extended, once again. It has also been said that these projects require a large work force, and that’s something the VE has yet to gather. We have all heard of the Tie Advanced, and the supposed tasks it can accomplish, but we were promised that our Navy would be equipped with these “incredible” vehicles long ago, and that we should have been able to have our fleet operational by this time.

It seems that this is a repeated happening in our time, that constant promise of new weapons, and technology that are to better our military, and our entire civilization. The delayed delivery of the new fighters have further increased my suspicion about our current manufacturer, and the employees that are conducting this project. These recurring extensions and sometimes, termination of projects make you wonder what is really happening with these projects, and if something may be corrupt within the Empire.

Suspicion and doubt aside, the facts I received from the report sent to keep us up-to-date on the Tie Advanced research and development seemed promising. As you all may know, the company released a prototype and conducted a test flight a few months ago. That flight is what keeps fueling our want for the fighters, because the technology they hold can greatly improve the effectiveness of our Navy. The possibility of a rebel attack is very probable at this time, and our citizens, soldiers and officers rely on the Navy to defend the great reaches of space when the Army cannot do so.

This brings me to another point, and that is the arrival of Armor Piercing Blaster Rifles to equip active squads in the Army. These rifles are to be sent within 4 months or so, and should greatly prepare our troopers for battle against all enemies, both humanoid and machine. Armor piercing rounds have been available only to Special Operations in the past, but Army officials have felt the need to change that, due to the overwhelming success of those weapons on the battlefield. The expansive versatility of an Armor piercing round can destroy the tissue of an enemy soldier, and rip threw the plating of an enemy vehicle.

With that last thought in mind, lets hope the delivery of Armor piercing weapons aren’t delayed like the Tie Advanced fighters unfortunately were. These technology projects were created to better the Empire in every possible way, not to start thoughts of doubt floating around in our soldiers heads. Within months we should be a unstoppable force that will be able to decimate any enemy that may stand in our way if the appropriate deliveries are made. Let’s hope that happens…