THQ announced today that a sequel to the critically acclaimed real-time strategy game Company of Heroes is getting a full-fledged sequel for the PC, due out in early 2013.
Company of Heroes 2 is going to be a “true sequel”, according to THQ, and move the game from the Western Front that is so often seen in World War II games, and focus on the Eastern Front where players assume the role of the Red Army during the push from Nazi Germany.
The game isn’t just getting a new focus, though. It’s also going to be using “Relic® Entertainment’s state of the art proprietary Essence 3.0 EngineTM to bring new technological advancements to the strategy genre in the form of innovative Dynamic Battle Tactics, increased graphical fidelity and new environmental destruction.” THQ also promises new Commander Abilities in the upcoming title.
“Company of Heroes 2 is a true successor, introducing a new front, new protagonists and new technology,” says Relic Entertainment Producer, Greg Wilson, “while retaining the unique mix of strategic gameplay and competitive multiplayer that made the original Company of Heroes such a success.”
When Company of Heroes finally gets into our hands, it will have been seven years since the original was released, which is too long if you ask me.

Great developers behind this
http://www.360kinectblog.com
This year has elapsed under the sign of Kinect. Microsoft is preparing many new games that use motion and vote. Not just for kids and families, but also for so-called. hardcore gamers.
If you look at Microsoft’s publishing plans and compare them with what Sony is plotting, you get the impression that the Redmond giant forgive the video game market. “Throughout the year, only three power exclusive’y?” (Exclusive to the game, which is published in a single platform – ed) – can holler loud players who bought the Xbox 360, believing that this is a better choice than PlayStation 3 But nothing is certain, because this year finally has the potential to be used Kinect, a device which has already pinned patch “toys”, and which has a much bigger aspirations.
Before going to the Kinect games, lets mention the three exclusives, which will be operated traditionally, using pads.
The first is the “Gears of War 3, the last in a trilogy of shooters incredibly impressive,” about the struggle of people with nasty Locustami (called the “locust” means the locusts). Again, we offer a compelling single-player campaign, as well as extensive multiplayer mode. Its premiere was to take place in March, but will be held until the autumn.
Gears of War 3
In the same period will be the second of the titles are intended solely for the Xbox – Forza Motorsport 4 “, something for fans of the four wheels and high speed. This driving simulator, which – as the creators promise – is to be the most realistic game of its kind in history. It is worth mentioning that it will exploit the Kinecta.
The third year’s exclusive to Microsoft’s console is by far the most mysterious. It’s “Kingdoms”, the game announced by the studio Crytek (Far Cry, “” Crysis “) at E3 in June last year. Until today, nobody knows what exactly is to be and when to appear. However, we believe that it is able to release this year.
If you like to play only on the crash, and fun with Kinecta scares you … This essentially would be enough. But if you want to try something new, you should look at these titles:
“Project Draco” – production by Yukio Futatsugiego, the father of the series, “Panzer Dragoon,” inspired by Taze. Will sit on the back of a dragon, and Take to the skies, where stoczymy flying combat with various enemies.
“Star Wars Kinect” – the first game in the universe of “Star Wars” in which we could wave a lightsaber and use Jedi powers, virtually without holding anything in his hands (you will be willing to probably be able to buy an imitation sword, to feel like Luke Skywalker) . Release Date: Christmas 2011
“Codename D” – a secret project, is working on Goichi Suda and his team Grasshopper (creator of “killer7″, “No More Heroes” and “Shadows of the Damned”). We know about him only that it is intended primarily for “hardcore” players.
“Rise of the Nightmares” – a game of survival horror, prepared by the company SEGA. There is for now too much information about it, but the same species makes it intriguing.
“Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor – continued in 2002 issued a robot battle simulator. This time we have an opportunity posterować it using their own movements. The game will be held in 2082 years, the United States.
Of course, the above-mentioned games are the same exclusive’y Xbox machines. Besides them, waiting for you lot this year Prime Minister multiplatformowych, among which there will be potential hits such as:
* “Dead Space 2″ (January)
* “Bulletstorm” (February)
* Crysis 2 “(March)
* “Portal 2″ (April)
* “Shift 2: Unleashed” (second quarter)
* “Deus Ex: Human Revolution” (first half year)
* “Rage” (September)
* “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” (November)
* “Shadows of the Damned” (Autumn)
* “Mass Effect 3 (fourth quarter)
Bulletstorm
There is therefore no reason to complain. This year should be for owners of Xbox machines as interesting as the favorite show on TVN-ie. Chart will be in abundance, and for that we will closely observe the development of Kinecta and using it to games. The coming months will give us an answer, is it really as big a revolution as preached Microsoft.
http://www.360kinectblog.com
Am I The Only Person Looking Forward This Saturday?
If Not Place Ur Votes On This Board………vvvvvvv
FYI if i didn’t vote on a category that cause i dont play those games
The 2010 VGAs will be held Saturday, December 11, 2010 in Los Angeles, CA at the L.A. Convention Center
it was revealed that two new titles would be revealed ahead of their debut at the 2010 Awards BioWare will announce a new title at the 2010 announcement to be Mass Effect 3. Batman: Arkham City will have it’s gameplay debut at the 2010 awards along with an possible Prototype sequel.
Nominees:[4]
Game of the Year:
Call of Duty: Black Ops (Based On Sells i Think this will win)
God of War III
Halo: Reach
Mass Effect 2
Red Dead Redemption
Studio of the Year:
Bioware, Mass Effect 2 (Had a good year, they get my vote)
Blizzard Entertainment, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Bungie Studios, Halo: Reach
Rockstar San Diego, Red Dead Redemption
Best Xbox 360 Game:
Alan Wake
Fable III
Halo: Reach
Mass Effect 2 (the best by far)
Best PS3 Game:
God of War III (the best game on ps3 right now)
Heavy Rain
ModNation Racers
Red Dead Redemption
Best Wii Game:
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Kirby’s Epic Yarn
Metroid: Other M
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best PC Game:
Fallout: New Vegas
Mass Effect 2
Sid Meier’s Civilization V
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Best Handheld Game:
God of War: Ghost of Sparta
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
Super Scribblenauts
Best Shooter:
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
BioShock 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops ( The best FPS shooter)
Halo: Reach
Best Action Adventure Game:
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
God of War III
Red Dead Redemption (this was a breakthrought game)
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best RPG:
Fable III
Fallout: New Vegas
Final Fantasy XIII
Mass Effect 2( By far)
Best Multi-player:
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Halo: Reach
Call of Duty: Black Ops (Damn near the only decend one until MW3)
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Best Individual Sports Game:
EA Sports MMA ( i hope this one wins cause i didnt like ufc)
Shaun White Skateboarding
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
UFC Undisputed 2010
Best Team Sports Game:
FIFA 11
Madden NFL 11
NBA 2K11
MLB 10: The Show
Best Driving Game:
Blur
ModNation Racers
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Split/Second
Best Music Game:
Dance Central
DJ Hero 2
Def Jam Rapstar
Rock Band 3
Best Soundtrack:
Def Jam Rapstar
DJ Hero 2
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
Rock Band 3
Best Song in a Game:
“Basket Case” by Green Day, Green Day: Rock Band
“Black Rain” by Soundgarden, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
“Far Away” by José González, Red Dead Redemption
“GoldenEye” by Nicole Scherzinger, GoldenEye 007 (2010)
“Won’t Back Down” by Eminem, Call of Duty: Black Ops
“Replay/Rude Boy Mashup” by Iyaz/Rihanna, DJ Hero 2
Best Original Score: IDK i like Gow,RDR & ME
God of War III
Halo: Reach
Mass Effect 2
Red Dead Redemption
Best Graphics:
God of War III (Hands down)
Heavy Rain
Kirby’s Epic Yarn
Red Dead Redemption
Best Adapted Video Game:
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
Transformers: War for Cybertron
Best Performance by a Human Male:
Daniel Craig as James Bond, James Bond 007: Blood Stone
Gary Oldman as Sergeant Reznov, Call of Duty: Black Ops
John Cleese as Jasper, Fable III
Martin Sheen as The Illusive Man, Mass Effect 2
Nathan Fillion as Sergeant Edward Buck, Halo: Reach
Neil Patrick Harris as Peter Parker/Amazing Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
Rob Wiethoff as John Marston, Red Dead Redemption
Sam Worthington as Alex Mason, Call of Duty: Black Ops
Best Performance by a Human Female:
Dame Judi Dench as M, James Bond 007: Blood Stone
Danica Patrick as Herself, Blur
Emmanuelle Chriqui as The Numbers Lady, Call of Duty: Black Ops
Felicia Day as Veronica Santangelo, Fallout: New Vegas
Jennifer Hale as Commander Shepard (female version), Mass Effect 2
Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
Tricia Helfer as Sarah Kerrigan, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Yvonne Strahovski as Miranda Lawson, Mass Effect 2
Best Downloadable Game:
Costume Quest
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light ( i kno this one will win)
Monday Night Combat
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
Best DLC:
BioShock 2: Minerva’s Den
Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx
Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
Best Independent Game:
Joe Danger
Limbo
Super Meat Boy
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
Most Anticipated Game:
Batman: Arkham City
BioShock: Infinite
Gears of War 3 (of course this will be the best game of next
US Gives China Eminent
Domain Over US Property
Beyond High Treason
A. True Ott, PhD, ND
2-28-9
Let’s connect some dots today, boys and girls to learn about the HIGHEST POSSIBLE TREASON that has happened in this country.
THIS IS AS REAL AND AS UGLY AS IT CAN GET.
Dot #1 China begins its covert war on the FREE American republic in the 1950′s by taking over much of the PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG manufacturing for American and British Big Pharma. This is an outgrowth of the Rothschild’s OPIUM RING PROCESSING by the British West Indies company during the 1800′s, and is brokered by the “City of London” and Washington D.C.
Dot #2 Arch-illuminist and satanist Henry Kissinger “normalizes” trade relations with China during the Nixon years.
Dot #3 Eventual LDS (Mormon) Church President Gordon B. Hinckley, via the church-owned Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawaii, establishes a “hard currency” pipeline with Bejing, exchanging bank “trade credits” for CIA/BRITISH MI6 DRUG SERVICES RENDERED into hard GOLD AND SILVER while hiding behind the cloak of “World Religion”. This is facilitated via the LDS-Church built and controlled “Shenzhen Special Economic Zone” adjacent to Hong Kong. When Hinckley is made LDS President, his first “official” visit as “World Prophet” is to China, where the Chinese Communist leaders give him a hero’s welcome and a confetti parade. (See attached paper — “Pensees of a Puzzled Pilgrim” pp 5-6 and Desert News, June 1, 1996 article: “President Hinckley Visits China”).
Dot #4 Arkansas natives Bill Clinton and Sam Walton massively increase contracts with China’s factories over 2,000%. This results in a tremendous imbalance of trade with China. Thanks to the Mormon “Special Economic Zone” — China’s communist leaders begin amassing incredible “real” wealth in gold and silver.
Dot #5 China purchases TRILLIONS of dollars worth of U.S. Treasury Bills and Bonds, paying for it with gold and silver provided by the Shenzhen Economic Zone exchanges. Much of the U.S. “national debt” is purchased from the private “Federal Reserve” banks in this manner.
Dot #6 Dr. Jeff Taubenberger of the U.S. Institute of Pathology in Ft. Dedrick MD, (The world headquarters for biologic weapons development) successfully maps the genome of the 1918 killer “flu” virus responsible for the 1918 “pandemic” that killed millions.
The worst killer virus ever to plague mankind is now ready to be used as a covert “weapon” disguised as a natural “influenza” mutations.
Dot #6 July, 2005: The Illuminati-conrolled United Nations announces that the world is long over-due for an “influenza pandemic”. The H5N1 “Avian Flu” is wrongfully demonized as a COVER.
Dot #7 December 2005: The Chinese Defense Minister, Chi Haotiaon delivers a speech to the Chinese military leaders outlining the inevitable “expansion” of China into Canada, the U.S., and Australia — He justifies this because of Chinese racial “superiority” and thus “emminent domain”. To accomplish this, American would first have to be “Cleansed” by means of a powerful “biological weapon” — causing 150 -200 MILLION AMERICAN DEATHS!!! The plan would be enacted AFTER the symbolic OLYMPIC GAMES beginning at the sacred day of 8-08-08 are concluded. China begins buying oil and gas futures, spiking the worldwide prices to historic levels.
Dot #8 March 13, 2008: A secret meeting is conducted for the U.S. House and Senate. Agents of the Club of Rome give a preview of upcoming events to elected officials who first swear an oath of secrecy. The traitors are briefed that the economy will begin its collapse in October, 2008 — and will TOTALLY collapse in mid 2009. As events unfold in 2009-2010, Congress was told of the real possibily of massive civil unrest and even Civil War being waged. Detention camps constructed to imprison civil ‘agitators’. See http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/34877
for the complete meeting agenda.
Dot #9 In September, 2008 — as soon as the Olympics are concluded, China stops buying oil and gas futures while dumping U.S. Treasury bills and bonds. Gasoline prices plummet, while the U.S. mortgage loan money becomes tightly constricted. The Club of Rome’s agenda is being implemented perfectly.
Dot #10 In October, just as explained in March, the economy indeed begins its collapse with mortgage banks going bankrupt as the Chinese dump their U.S. Securities. This causes a world-wide “rush to liquidity” as money supplies DRASTICALLY tighten.
Dot #11 Billions of worthless U.S. Government “bailout” debit entries are given to bolster failing U.S. Banks. These are “worthless” because China now controls most of the U.S. “REAL” wealth in the form of gold and silver. China refuses to continue investing credit loans to the U.S. Treasury.
Dot #12 Barack Hussein Obama is elected, promising “Change you can believe in.” After taking office in January, Obama sends Hillary Clinton on a critical missio
Czech newspapers are questioning if the shocking discovery of vaccines contaminated with the deadly avian flu virus which were distributed to 18 countries by the American company Baxter were part of a conspiracy to provoke a pandemic.
The claim holds weight because, according to the very laboratory protocols that are routine for vaccine makers, mixing a live virus biological weapon with vaccine material by accident is virtually impossible.
“The company that released contaminated flu virus material from a plant in Austria confirmed Friday that the experimental product contained live H5N1 avian flu viruses,” reports the Canadian Press.
Baxter flu vaccines contaminated with H5N1 – otherwise known as the human form of avian flu, one of the most deadly biological weapons on earth with a 60% kill rate – were received by labs in the Czech Republic, Germany, and Slovenia.
http://www.rense.com/general85/ChinaSpeaks.pdf
Gameloft is a good mobile games company.. i love their every game & play their every game in my phone… when gameloft released ghost recon advanced warfighter in 2004 it was really enjoyable & also tough.. so after some years when it was announced that ubisoft is developing tom clancy’s G R F S i thought gameloft will also release a mobile version to it, not only iam all ghost recon & gameloft fans did think about it, they also requested in the gameloft blog to release it… but upto now there is no news , no description or screenshots … please if anybody knows a news about plz tell me iam dying for that game from many years .. & if also anybody knows news about mobile games like the avengers,hero of sparta 2, men in black iii , & ice age village plzzz tell me!!!!
I’ve loved Guitar Hero since the first one came out in 2005. I have Guitar Hero 1, 2, 80′s, and 3, and Rock Band. But as soon as Rock Band got popular, and Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band 2 were announced, I’ve noticed all of these cheap rip off games are coming out, such as Rock Revolution, Drum Maniac, and Ultimate Band. Does anyone else think these third party companies should let the Guitar Hero people do their own thing? (I’ll admit Guitar Hero World Tour can be seen as a rip off of Rock Band, but Neversoft and Harmonix have worked together in the past, so I consider Guitar Hero and Rock Band part of the same family).
Well Harmonix made Amplitude, so I don’t consider that copying.
DON’T BRING PAST GAMES INTO THE EQUATION. Just pretend Guitar Hero was the first of its kind. You don’t understand my question. I consider a rip off game copying BASED ON POPULARITY. Not just some game in Japan that no one ever heard of.
I have a Wii and I’m getting tired of it and the only reason why i still is because of games like the Conduit, gladiator ad, the Grinder, No More Heroes 2 and red steel 2,Super Mario Galaxy 2, Dead Space Extraction, Gladiator A.D., Resident Evil The Dark side Chronicles and Metroid other M
Which company had the better press conference at E3?
How come Modern worfare 2 and Assains Creed 2 and Final Fantasy 13 is not on the Wii console? Now the PS3 get Final fantasy 14. The Wii gets a lame game Final Fantasy IV: The After Years.
Nintendo’s biggest announcement was Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid other M while the other stuff was boring and childish
Is the Conduit better Madden 2010?
the Conduit, gladiator ad, the Grinder, No More Heroes 2 and red steel 2,Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid other M are better than any game EA, Ubsoft or Nintendo have announced or is about to show to day. High Voltage Software and now Team Ninja are the only developers that cares about the Wii core gamers,
Why do people still have PS2′s?
Of all the press conferences Nintendo’s was boring before Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid other M.
Will Metroid other M be rated M or rated T?
We have a huge firework display and Mike Brady along with Leslie Ramone and Jeff Steele welcome us to the show and hype our three stages of hell main event to crown the first ever KOTM World Champion. Brady says there will be fan interaction during the show where you can vote for polls.
Poll 1: What show is better, Thunderstruck or Collision!
Match 1-Prasdana defeats JayJay Helterbrand in 11:31
Backstage JJ Smith is with Steve Stevens in his locker room. JJ says Stevens has to win tonight because he just cant stand Beast King. Stevens says he will do it.
Match 2-Richard Kingston defeats Jack Hunter in 8:25 after interfernece from Leslie Ramone. Leslie rejoins commentary after the match.
Polll 2:What is your favourite match in the 3 Stages of Hell. Stretcher, Steel Cage or Ladder Match.
Match 3-Kawajai defeats Angus Diamond and King Cliff in 17:01 to be crowned the first ever Television Champion in King of the Mountain.
We see Adams and Klein preparing for their match.We are reminded that Adams is a 22 Time Champion in companies around the world.
Match 4-Dylan Klein defeats Mike Adams in a Hardcore Match in 31:09 after putting him through a flaming table.
Adams is carried out on a stretcher at the end of the match.
Poll 3:Who is a better wrestler, Beast King or Steve Stevens
We have a video hyping the biggest PPV of the year next month, The Showdown! and up next is the match to determine the number one contender for the World Title at the Showdown!
Match 5-Risky Business defeats Axl Hero and Grand Masta Nick in 13:50 to become Number One Contender for the World Championship at the Showdown.
After the match Hero and Grand Masta Nick brawl through the crowd.
YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP AND BE GAURANTEED A MATCH AT THE BIGGEST E_FED PPV EVER, THE SHOWDOWN! ANY E-FED Legends want a match?
Its now time for the main event Three Stages of Hell to crown the first ever World Heavyweight Champion. JJ Smith comes down to the ring and thanks the crowd and the superstars and announces the superstars names.
Match 6
Fall 1-Steve Stevens defeats Beast King in a Stretcher Match in 18:11
Fall 2-Beast King defeats Steve Stevens in a Cage Match in 33:59
Fall 3-Stevens is about to grab the Title while on top of the ladder but JJ Smith enters the ring and pushes him off the ladder and he goes through a table outside the ring.JJ Smith helps Beast King up and Beast King grabs the title to win the first ever KOTM World Heavyweight Championship.
After the match Stevens looks pissed outside the ring holding his ribs and King celebrates in the ring with JJ Smith.Loads of fans throw stuff into the ring and look pissed.
http://www.360kinectblog.com
This year has elapsed under the sign of Kinect. Microsoft is preparing many new games that use motion and vote. Not just for kids and families, but also for so-called. hardcore gamers.
If you look at Microsoft’s publishing plans and compare them with what Sony is plotting, you get the impression that the Redmond giant forgive the video game market. “Throughout the year, only three power exclusive’y?” (Exclusive to the game, which is published in a single platform – ed) – can holler loud players who bought the Xbox 360, believing that this is a better choice than PlayStation 3 But nothing is certain, because this year finally has the potential to be used Kinect, a device which has already pinned patch “toys”, and which has a much bigger aspirations.
Before going to the Kinect games, lets mention the three exclusives, which will be operated traditionally, using pads.
The first is the “Gears of War 3, the last in a trilogy of shooters incredibly impressive,” about the struggle of people with nasty Locustami (called the “locust” means the locusts). Again, we offer a compelling single-player campaign, as well as extensive multiplayer mode. Its premiere was to take place in March, but will be held until the autumn.
Gears of War 3
In the same period will be the second of the titles are intended solely for the Xbox – Forza Motorsport 4 “, something for fans of the four wheels and high speed. This driving simulator, which – as the creators promise – is to be the most realistic game of its kind in history. It is worth mentioning that it will exploit the Kinecta.
The third year’s exclusive to Microsoft’s console is by far the most mysterious. It’s “Kingdoms”, the game announced by the studio Crytek (Far Cry, “” Crysis “) at E3 in June last year. Until today, nobody knows what exactly is to be and when to appear. However, we believe that it is able to release this year.
If you like to play only on the crash, and fun with Kinecta scares you … This essentially would be enough. But if you want to try something new, you should look at these titles:
“Project Draco” – production by Yukio Futatsugiego, the father of the series, “Panzer Dragoon,” inspired by Taze. Will sit on the back of a dragon, and Take to the skies, where stoczymy flying combat with various enemies.
“Star Wars Kinect” – the first game in the universe of “Star Wars” in which we could wave a lightsaber and use Jedi powers, virtually without holding anything in his hands (you will be willing to probably be able to buy an imitation sword, to feel like Luke Skywalker) . Release Date: Christmas 2011
“Codename D” – a secret project, is working on Goichi Suda and his team Grasshopper (creator of “killer7″, “No More Heroes” and “Shadows of the Damned”). We know about him only that it is intended primarily for “hardcore” players.
“Rise of the Nightmares” – a game of survival horror, prepared by the company SEGA. There is for now too much information about it, but the same species makes it intriguing.
“Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor – continued in 2002 issued a robot battle simulator. This time we have an opportunity posterować it using their own movements. The game will be held in 2082 years, the United States.
Of course, the above-mentioned games are the same exclusive’y Xbox machines. Besides them, waiting for you lot this year Prime Minister multiplatformowych, among which there will be potential hits such as:
* “Dead Space 2″ (January)
* “Bulletstorm” (February)
* Crysis 2 “(March)
* “Portal 2″ (April)
* “Shift 2: Unleashed” (second quarter)
* “Deus Ex: Human Revolution” (first half year)
* “Rage” (September)
* “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” (November)
* “Shadows of the Damned” (Autumn)
* “Mass Effect 3 (fourth quarter)
Bulletstorm
There is therefore no reason to complain. This year should be for owners of Xbox machines as interesting as the favorite show on TVN-ie. Chart will be in abundance, and for that we will closely observe the development of Kinecta and using it to games. The coming months will give us an answer, is it really as big a revolution as preached Microsoft.
http://www.360kinectblog.com
Welcome to Xplosion just 6 nights away from Vendetta! Live from Washington D.C.! Kyle alongside JR, after revealing that he has more power than Ted, Orton has another major announcement planned for tonight. Creed is the number one contender to the US Title after the triple threat match last week, but it was not without controversy. JR – Miz has not stopped bragging about becoming #1 contender to the X-Division Title since defeating EY last week, but tonight his words will be put to the ultimate test. Abyss – I helped Creed and fulfilled my end of the deal, now this sunday if his word means anything i will leave with this title still around my waist. * Creed comes from out of the crowd and looks as if hes about to low blow Abyss, when Abyss turns around, and Creed hugs and him and raises his hand * Creed – Even after that bubba bomb last week i pinned Joey, and i know i said i would let you beat me this sunday, but i am not so sure anymore. * Abyss grips him by his suit jacket, and they get nose to nose * Abyss – everyone in this company has someone watching their back, are you telling me the one person who i thought i could trust, is thinking about stabbing me in the back? Creed – No, thats not it at all, i mean, you have had that title for a while now, i havent made my decision yet i guess you will find out this sunday like everyone else! * crowd chants snake * Abyss – i broke Joeys jaw so that you could win that match, he cant even compete tonight, if you screw me over, its not me you have to worry about coming after you. JR – It looks like the fans cant wait to see the conclusion to this friendship/rivalry, the US Title will be on the line as these two “buddies” will meet in a head on collision!
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( Match 1 ) – Dolph Ziggler vs. Brother Ray
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* in the Eratics locker room * Orton – listen guys tonight the board will announce its decision on whether or not Ted is fit to run this company or not, when they say they have stripped him of his power put him through the glass table in his office. Roode – Okay, but what should we do about these Jobbing Heroes, we have them in a match with them next week. Snitsky – forget next week, tonight they have a match with the tag champions and that means Hulk Hogan will be alone in his locker room. Orton – besides their name is “jobbing” heroes, they sound like pushovers to me, whats important is that we put Ted down tonight, permanently!
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( Match 2 ) – Jobbing Heroes( JTG & HardCore Holly ) vs. n.W.o( The Big Show & Scott Hall )
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* during that match * Hogan – Listen brothers i dont appreciate you…..Roode – Shut up and listen old man! Snitsky – or better yet * runs at him and hits him with a boot to the face * Orton – You tell your boys that their first targets on our list, and we dont miss! As you can see from my well place boot to your skull * punts Hogan * Orton – The Rock is the next one we send a message to.
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( Match 3 ) – The Rock( w/ Tomko ) vs. The Miz * Mid way through the match the Eratics( Orton, Snitsky, & Roode, make their way to ringside *
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* live via satellite * S. McMahon – Throughout the course of this week, the board has been deliberating on whether or not Ted should still be GM and we have finally reached a decision. It was a close 7-6 vote, but we have decided in light of their overall happiness of the wrestlers, Ted is doing a fine job as GM and will keep his job. But, that doesnt mean we will be reversing the decision of any matches where his position is on the line.
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( Match 4 ) – Danny Basham( w/ Doug Basham ) vs. Rene Dupree( w/ Sheamus )
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Hurrican – citizens, last week Champion Noble said that he doesnt lose, but tonight he is about to have an experience the likes of which hes never seen, almost paranormal. He thinks that hes too good for all of us, well im not your friendly neighborhood spiderman, i will open you up to a world of pain and ill give you a lot more where this one tonight will come from! i suggest you rewatch this when you get the chance Noble, because when i come for your title your going to need to look less like an amateur.
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( Match 5 ) – The Hurricane vs. Jamie Noble vs. Sharkboy
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Dibiase Jr. – Well, Orton, my security team, Sal & Rocco, caught your boys sneaking around outside my office, which is still mine if you didnt here. The main event match coming up next instead of the scheduled you taking on WWX Champion HBK, it will be Snitsky going one on one with the ” Rated R SuperStar ” Edge in a match reffed by me, and you too can deal with Rocco & Sal because your banned from ringside!
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( Main Event ) – Edge vs. Snitsky * Special Ref – Ted Dibiase Jr. / Orton & Roode banned from ringside *
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Kyle – Xplosion presents Vendetta live this Sunday, Domination presented it yesterday and the aftermath of that event will be felt this thursday! JR – the Xplosion edition is this sunday, thank you for joining us tonight and night!
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CURRENT Vendetta Card for April 15th ( 2012 ) * Subject to Change *:
- Men of Mystery( Rene Dupree (c) & Sheamus (c) ) vs. The World’s Greatest Tag Team( Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin ) vs. The Basham Brothers( Danny & Doug ) * WWX Tag Team Championship Match *
- ” The Rated R SuperStar ” Edge (c) vs. Bret ” The Hitman ” Hart * WWX Intercontinental Championship Match *
- ” The Monster ” Abyss (c) vs. Consequences Creed * WWX United States Championship Match *
- Tomko (c) vs. The Miz * WWX X-Division Championship Match *
- Goldberg issues an open challenge
Congress Must Cut Off Bush Family War Profits
by Evelyn Pringle
Global Research, April 10, 2007
Countercurrents.org – 2007-04-11
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On Monday, April 9, 2007, the Boston Herald reported that the US military had announced the Easter weekend deaths of 10 more American soldiers, including six killed on Sunday. The Associated Press reports that, since the war began in March 2003, over 3,000 members of the US military have been killed in Iraq, as of April 8, 2007.
The military reported the deaths of four more US soldiers on Tuesday.
Its nearly impossible to estimate the number of deaths of civilians in Iraq, but the Herald reports that at least 47 people were killed or found dead in violence on Easter Sunday, including 17 execution victims dumped in the capital.
News releases out of Iraq also report that a woman wearing a black veil and strapped with explosives blew herself up outside a police station in Iraq on Tuesday, killing 16 people.
According to the January 14, 2007 LA Times, Steven Kosiak, director of budget studies at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments in Washington, says that, starting with the anti-terrorism appropriation a week after the 9/11 attacks, he estimates the US has spent $400 billion fighting terrorism through fiscal 2006, which ended on September 30, 2006.
In January 2007, Marine Corps spokeswoman, Lt Col Roseann Lynch, told Reuters that the war in Iraq is costing about $4.5 billion a month for military “operating costs,” which did not include new weapons or equipment.
Since this war on terror was declared following 9/11, the pay levels for the CEOs of the top 34 defense contractors have doubled. The average compensation rose from $3.6 million during the period of 1998-2001, to $7.2 million during the period of 2002-2005, according to an August 2006, report entitled, “Executive Excess 2006,” by the Washington-based, Institute for Policy Studies, and the Boston-based, United for a Fair Economy.
This study found that since 9/11, the 34 defense CEOs have pocketed a combined total of $984 million, or enough, the report says, to cover the wages for more than a million Iraqis for a year. In 2005, the average total compensation for the CEOs of large US corporations was only 6% above 2001 figures, while defense CEOs pay was 108% higher.
But the last name of one family, which is literally amassing a fortune over the backs of our dead heroes, matches that of the man holding the purse strings in the White House. On December 11, 2003, the Financial Times reported that three people had told the Times that they had seen letters written by Neil Bush that recommended business ventures in the Middle East, promoted by New Bridges Strategies, a firm set up by President Bush’s former campaign manager, who quit his Bush appointed government job as the head of FEMA, three weeks before the war in Iraq began.
Neil Bush was paid an annual fee to “help companies secure contracts in Iraq,” the Times said.
But Neil Bush is by no means the only Bush profiting from the war on terror. The first President Bush is so entangled with entities that have profited greatly that it’s difficult to even know where to begin. Bush joined the Carlyle Group in 1993, and became a member of the firm’s Asian Advisory Board.
The Carlyle Group was best known for buying defense companies and doubling or tripling their value and was already heavily supported by defense contracts. But in 2002, the firm received $677 million in government contracts, and by 2003, its contracts were worth $2.1 billion.
Prior to 9/11, some Carlyle companies were not doing so well. For instance, the future of Vought Aircraft looked dismal when the company laid off 20% of its employees. But business was booming shortly after the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq began, and the company received over $1 billion in defense contracts.
The Bush family’s connections to the Osama bin Laden’s family seem almost surreal. On September 28, 2001, two weeks after 9/11, the Wall Street Journal reported that, “George H.W. Bush, the father of President Bush, works for the bin Laden family business in Saudi Arabia through the Carlyle Group, an international consulting firm.”
As a representative of Carlyle, one of the investors that Bush brought to Carlyle was the Bin Laden Group, a construction company owned by Osama’s family. The bin Ladens have been called the Rockefellers of the Middle East, and the father, Mohammed, has reportedly amassed a $5 billion empire. According the Journal, Bush convinced Shafiq bin Laden to invest $2 million with Carlyle.
The Journal found that Bush had met with the bin Ladens at least twice between 1998 and 2000. On September 27, 2001, the Journal reported that it had confirmed that a meeting took place between Bush Senior and the bin Laden family through Senior’s Chief of Staff, Jean Becker, but only after the reporter showed her a thank you note that was written and sent by Bush to the bin Ladens after the meeting.
The current President’s little publicized affiliation with the bin Laden family goes back to his days with Arbusto oil when Salem bin Laden funneled money through James Bath to bail out that particular failed company.
Probably the most eerie report about this strange group of bedfellows is that on 9/11, the day that served as a kick-off for the highly profitable war on terror, Shafiq bin Laden attended a meeting in the office of the Carlyle Group, and stood watching TV with other members of the firm as the WTC collapsed.
The fact that so many Saudis, including many bin Ladens, were allowed to fly out of the country right after 9/11, while Americans were still grounded, has always seemed a bit strange to most people also, especially when nobody in the Bush administration was able to explain who gave permission for the flights.
About a month after 9/11, in October 2001, the Carlyle Group severed its ties with the Bin Laden Group, but the Bush family did not. In January 2002, Neil Bush took a trip to Saudi Arabia that was sponsored by the Bin Laden Construction Company and Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the same Prince who offered New York Mayor, Rudy Giuliani $10 million to help the 9/11 victims, a gesture that Rudy refused.
In the fall of 2003, Bush Senior finally resigned from the Carlyle Group as the accusations of family war profiteering grew louder. However, according to the Washington Post, he still retained stock in the firm and gave speeches on its behalf for a fee of $500,000.
Carlyle companies have also scored big in the Homeland Security bonanza. Federal Data Systems and US Investigations Services hold multi-billion- dollar contracts to provide background checks for airlines, the Pentagon, the CIA and the Department of Homeland Security. US Investigations used to be a federal agency, until it was privatized in 1996 and taken over by Carlyle.
Marvin and Jeb Bush are also highly successful members of the family war profiteering team. Marvin is a co-founder and partner in Winston Partners, a private investment firm, and Jeb is an investor in the Winston Capital Fund, which is managed by Marvin.
Winston Partners is part of the Chatterjee Group, which owned 5.5 million shares in a company called Sybase in 2001, a firm that had contracts worth $2.9 million with the Navy, $1.8 million with the Army and $5.3 million with the Department of Defense. All totaled, the federal procurement database listed the firm’s contracts that year as $14,754,000.
And, Sybase was not the only company delivering war profits to Marvin and Jeb. The portfolio of Winston Partners also included the Amsec Corp, which, in 2001, was awarded $37,722,000 in Navy contracts.
Marvin’s business partner, Scott Andrews, sat on the board of directors at AMSEC, and the company’s CEO was Michael Braham, who formerly worked for Paul Bremer, the leader of the Coalition Provisional Authority responsible for handing out contracts Iraq.
This is the same Paul Bremer who used Iraqi money from the Development Fund for Iraq to award 5 no-bid contracts to Dick Cheney’s cash cow, Halliburton, worth $222 million, $325 million, $180 million, and $194 million combined for the last two, according to a July 28, 2004, report by the CPA Inspector General Stuart Bowen, entitled, “Comptroller Cash Management Controls over the Development Fund for Iraq.”
As it turns out, Halliburton received 60% of all contracts paid for with Iraqi money. In a January 2005 report, Inspector Bowen concluded that occupation authorities accounted poorly for $8.8 billion in Iraqi funds, and said, “The CPA did not implement adequate financial controls.”
The President’s uncle, William (Bucky) Bush, is the most visible war profiteer on the team. He sat on the board of a major military contractor called Engineered Support Systems. Six months before the war in Iraq began, on September 16, 2002, CNN/Money Magazine called ESS one of “seven defense stocks that fund managers like,” and one fund manager said ESS was one of two companies that “would gain the most from a war from Iraq.”
As a director, Uncle William received a monthly fee and held stock options. In January 2003, before the Iraq war began, he owned 33,750 shares of stock, but a year later, in January 2004, he owned 56,251.
The fact that Uncle William had an inside line to the White House can hardly be disputed. On March 25, 2003, Bush asked Congress for funding, “to cover military operations, relief and reconstruction activities in Iraq, and ongoing operations in the global war on terrorism,” and the very next day, ESS announced a large order from the Army for its Chemical Biological Protected Shelter systems.
Uncle William has become a very rich man since his nephew took office. In January 2005, SEC filings show that he made about $450,000 by selling ESS stock. But he did even better the next year.
According to the Excess Report, through a series of defense contracts, ESS earnings reached record levels and set the stage for the sale of the firm to another defense contractor, DRS Technologies, in January 2006, and among the beneficiaries of the deal was Uncle William, who cleared $2.7 million in cash and stock off the sale.
Its time for Congress to stop the direct deposits of tax dollars into the Bush bank accounts. Lawmakers need to notify the White House that all funding for Iraq is done, other than what is needed for the immediate removal of our troops from this disgusting war profiteering scheme.
Alexandra Burke’s ‘Hallelujah’ is the biggest-selling single of 2008, the Official Charts Company has announced.
The X Factor champion sold 888,000 copies of the track in just two weeks to top the end of year singles chart.
Burke also sang on the year’s second biggest-selling single, ‘Hero’ by the X Factor finalists, which sold a total of 751,000 copies.
Duffy’s ‘Mercy’ sold 531,000 copies to finish third on the end of year singles chart, while her Rockferry LP was named 2008′s biggest-selling album.
Meanwhile, singles by Madonna, Kings of Leon and Katy Perry also feature in the end of year top ten.
The top ten singles of 2008 in full:
1. Alexandra Burke: ‘Hallelujah’
2. X Factor Finalists 2008: ‘Hero’
3. Duffy: ‘Mercy’
4. Katy Perry: ‘I Kissed A Girl’
5. Nickelback: ‘Rockstar’
6. Estelle ft. Kanye West: ‘American Boy’
7. Kings of Leon: ‘Sex on Fire’
8. Basshunter: ‘Now You’re Gone’
9. Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake: ’4 Minutes’
10. Sam Sparro: ‘Black and Gold’
Source: Official Chart Company
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