This is episode 78 of MODSonair recorded on June 3, 2007 and brought to you by MODSonline.com.

Games as therapy,MS Surface, Wiimote Secrets, Parallels 3, NIMF & ESRB, Shredded Sails, Special Unit, Awakening, Insurgency, Heart of the Battle, QW:ET bots, new id title, UT3 Specs, Elysium II, Grimm Announced, GRAW2 Demo, Uwe Boll stinks, microtransactions, Hero Gamer, NY Game Bill, Unfunny games, Video Contest, more…

We also had a special chat with killjoy from Heart of the Battle regarding his coming game.

Run time: 74:38
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Show Notes:

— Hardware –

– Microsofts newest product “surface”
http://pcgames.gwn.com/news/story.php…
http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/108…

– Hidden secrets of the Wii remote
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune…

– Parallels 3.0 handles 3D gaming, adds SmartSelect integration tool
http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01…

— Consoles –

– NIMF Commends MS Over Halo 2 Vista Rating Issue, Issues an Oops! to ESRB
http://gamepolitics.com/2007/05/30/…

— MODS in the News –

– Shredded Sails
http://www.teravisiongames.com/ss.html

– Special Unit
http://news.moddb.com/21770/special…

– Awakening v1.1
http://news.moddb.com/21769/awakening-11/

– Insurgency
http://www.insmod.net/home

— Modding –

— Gaming –

– Heart of the Battle updates
http://www.heartofthebattle.com/

– Bots for QW:ET
http://community.enemyterritory.com/…

– id developing new title + no new wolfenstein in 2007
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content…
http://pc.ign.com/articles/793/793231p1.html
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php…

– On UT3 Specs
http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board…

– Free Elysium II
http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board…

– American McGee’s Grimm Announced
http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board…

– GRAW2 Demo Plans
http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board…

– Uwe Boll can’t get an actor
http://kotaku.com/gaming/chowderhead/…
…and he can’t SELL

– the role on Ebay
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?View…

— Companies & Politics –

– VALVE on microtransactions
http://pcgames.gwn.com/news/story.php…

– Hero Gamer Shot While Helping Robbery Victim
http://gamepolitics.com/2007/05/29/hero…

– ANOTHER N.Y. Game Bill – Democratic Proposal Could Turn Retailers into Felons
http://gamepolitics.com/2007/05/30/another…
http://pcgames.gwn.com/news/story.php/id/…

– Lightning Round for NY Assembly: Video Game Bill Passed in a Day
http://gamepolitics.com/2007/05/31/…

– Same bill shot down cost Illinois Taxpayers $1M
http://pcgames.gwn.com/news/story.php/id/…

– Games found to be good therapy for wounded soldiers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/…

— Other –

– The Top 7… Unfunny games
http://www.gamesradar.com/us/pc/game/…

– Theatre of War Video Contest
http://www.battlefront.com/cgi-bin/bbs/…

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