FCF: July 2, 2009 - TENTATIVE

Folks, when it rains, it pours...

• Three weeks ago, the laptop that I track all of our FCF fun on had its video card go out.
• Last week, my A/C went out (still not fixed) Inside temp has been steady at about 94°F (34.5°C) for the past week.
• Last Thursday, my PC got hit with the devastating "reader_s" virus and all its minions and I'm still running virus scans
• Last night, my TV went out.

So, as I prioritize what NEEDS to get done and paid for against what I'd LIKE to get done and paid for, the A/C (a health and comfort issue) and the laptop (my livelihood) are bound to take precedence.

So, while I'd like to say that come Hell or high water there will be an FCF this week, I can't really promise that.

I'm not cancelling yet, but there is a 50% chance that that will happen.

Stay tuned...

CONTEST TIME!!!!

Wanna chance to win 1600 Microsoft Points?

Here's the deal:

July 4th is Independence Day here in the U.S.A., so to celebrate we are going to do an Independence Day theme for next week's Far Cry Friday. And to sweeten the deal, I'm making a contest out of it!

You have until 11:59 PM CDT on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 to create, publish and submit an Xbox 360 Far Cry 2 map on the theme "Independence Day".

You can use that theme in any way you like, as long as it makes sense. For example:

• a Red, White and Blue extravaganza (traditional USA fireworks, etc.)
• a Red, White and Green fiesta (Cinco de Mayo)
• a tribute to the movie Independence Day
• a representation of the Martina McBride song

...or anything else that you can imagine that would fit the "Independence Day" theme.

Your map will be judged by a panel of judges during the FCF event. Judging criteria will be:

• Playability (does the map play well, are the spawns good, etc.): 25%
• Fun (separate from playability, is the map fun?): 25%
• Adherence to the contest theme: 15%
• Creativity: 15%
• Overall appearance: 20%

You can submit up to two maps for this event. They must be YOUR ORIGINAL WORK. Submitting or refining someone else's map is not allowed.

The mapmaker receiving the highest overall score will be awarded a 5x5 code over Xbox LIVE for 1600 Microsoft points!

You have less than a week from the time of this post, so let those creative juices flow and get crackin'!

FCF: June 26, 2009 @ 7PM CDT

YES! WE ARE ON FOR TONIGHT. See the original schedule for June 12th.


Note: I've had some horrible computer issues, including getting hit with the "reader_s" virus, so this announcement is bare-bones.

But yes, we WILL be playing Far Cry tonight.

See y'all there!