This is episode 83 of MODSonair recorded on July 8, 2007 and brought to you by MODSonline.com.

DX10 Performance, Jenga Nintendo, Xbox 360 Failures + warranty + refurbished, PS3 $499, Field Report, First Contact: Planetfall, CSS SCI FI, Crymod, Unity game engine, CoD4 Trailer, Crysis, Paleo, Section 8, POSTAL III, GRAW 2 SP, Galactic Melee, Will E3 2007 spell doom, Jack Thompson Needs Take Psych Test, ECA T-shirts, more…

Run time: 50:22
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Show Notes:

— Hardware –

– Real World DirectX 10 Performance: It Ain’t Pretty
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3029

— Consoles –

– Atari confirms Jenga for Wii, DS
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/06/atari-confirms-jenga-for-wii-ds/

– Retailers Estimate Xbox 360 Failure Rate High as 33 Percent
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=7892

– Xbox 360 warranty extended to three years
http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/xbox-360-warranty-extended-to-three-years/

– Xbox 360 live refurbished user banned
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/unconfirmed/microsoft-banning-xbox-360s-for-life-275234.php

– PS3 $499 on July 12
http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=16721
http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/sony-has-no-plans-to-cut-playstation-3-price/
http://kotaku.com/gaming/early-release/some-target-stores-put-ps3-price-drop-into-effect-275916.php

— MODS in the News –

– Field Report from playername

– First Contact: Planetfall RELEASED!
http://news.moddb.com/22151/first-contact-planetfall-released/

– CSS SCI FI 2.0 released
http://news.moddb.com/22182/css-sci-fi-20-released/

– Crymod modding portal
http://www.crymod.com/
http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=79057
http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=79126

— Modding –

– Unity game engine adds terrain engine, better shadows
http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/07/06/unity/

— Gaming –

– CoD4: Modern Warfare – E3 2007 Trailer
http://www.modsonline.com/Forums-top-63462.html

– Public Beta Update Out Now
http://community.enemyterritory.com/index.php?q=node/74

– EA’s home to Crysis
http://www.ea.com/crysis/home.jsp

– Paleo powered by Crytek
http://www.paleoent.com/press.html

– Section 8 Revealed
http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200706/N07.0629.1713.08628.htm

– POSTAL III
http://www.postalnation.net/0701_articles/DudeHistory.php

– GRAW 2 SP Demo
http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=79070

– Galactic Melee
http://www.galacticmelee.com/

— Companies & Politics –

– Will E3 2007 spell doom and destruction? Survey says: yes
http://www.gamesradar.com/us/pc/game/features/article.jsp?articleId=20070703143131515012&sectionId=1003&releaseId=2006032219817514003

– Jack Thompson Says FL Bar Official Demanded He Take Psych Test, Accept Suspension
http://gamepolitics.com/2007/07/03/jack-thompson-claims-bar-official-demanded-psych-test-suspension/

— Other –

– ECA Announces T-shirt
http://gamepolitics.com/2007/07/06/eca-announces-t-shirt-winners/

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