Gamertag Radio gets temporarily shut down and ransomed by greedy web host

Posted on August 28, 2007 by Dust Storm

Godfree at Gamertag Radio just informed us that Gamertag Radio has been shut down without warning by his hosting company and held at ransom to bring it live again. Here’s the email they sent him:

Your site gamertagradio.com was suspended because it consumed an excessive amount of resources. One of our techs was doing a routine check on the server, and your site was consuming more than 4.62% of the servers RAM, more than 1.93% of the server CPU and more than 14% of the server MySQL resources. Our policy is 10% of the entire servers resources.

O RLY? Maybe you could have told him about this hidden fee so he could decide whether he could afford the price hike before you instantly dropped his site after four years and demanded more money to bring it back up? That’s what I call extortion. If you’re with me, why not contact midphase and leave them a poignant note about their shady business practices?

UPDATE: Liquilife at Uncle Gamer Radio is temporarily hosting Gamertag Radio until they get a new host. It still sucks what Midphase did to him though.

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The big announcement: You can now set your gamerpic to the Podtacular logo! For free!

Posted on August 24, 2007 by Dust Storm


Thanks to our buds at Microsoft and the Gamerscore Blog, you can now set Podtacular or any of our fine affiliates at the Gamercast Network as your gamerpic… for free! Just go to the marketplace blade, then Themes and Gamer Pictures, then New Arrivals and you’ll see the Gamercast Network pics there under Community Gamerpics. Be sure to download them and set them as your gamerpic to show your Podtacular pride!

In other news, the Achievement Junkie and Sarcastic Gamer podcasts have joined the fray of pwnage that is the Gamercast Network. Welcome to the new guys and be sure to check out their podcasts. There’s a reason they were selected from the throngs of gaming podcasts on iTunes.

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Iris ARG now complete

Posted on August 21, 2007 by Dust Storm


According to discussion over at Unfiction forums, it appears that the Iris ARG has now run its course. With all five of the “servers” having been unlocked (Server 05 just unlocked last week on 8/16) apparently the mystery and story of this ARG has been fully revealed for all those who were following it.

The growing anticipation of the September 25 release was deftly nurtured by a unique viral marketing campaign, dubbed “Iris,” which engaged gamers in a high-tech scavenger hunt that aimed to broaden the audience for the Xbox 360 title along the way.

More than 50 people from 20 Microsoft teams contributed time, coding expertise, and industry contacts to bring the online campaign to fruition.

The project launched in June and wrapped up August 16, unfolding as a virtual treasure hunt in five episodes. A mysterious voice guided thousands of participants as they uncovered clues and puzzles at various server locations. Each location revealed previously untold details about the Halo game trilogy, which tracks Master Chief’s epic battle to save Earth from conquering aliens.

Fortunately, several Podtacular members were able to get in on the action and score some exclusive Halo 3 goodies, including Klutch27, Unr3alChi3f, ClownX, Kiaffex, Face Head, QualityJeverage, iNoob, t3hreaper, crashMMVII and, thanks to these guys, yours truly.

For those who didn’t manage to get so lucky, your time and efforts were definitely appreciated. And even though this looks like Iris has now all come to a close, don’t be surprised if other exclusive events or promotions start to pop up from Microsoft around the Halo 3 launch.

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Pod TV: Assassins Skull

Posted on August 19, 2007 by Dust Storm


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Cryptoflix and Crimson Viper bring us the latest Pod TV. This time they show us how to grab the assassin’s skull which makes all enemies invisible.

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Episode 125: Habanero Halo

Posted on August 19, 2007 by Dust Storm

This show we talk about the fire grenades, the flamethrower, the lack of in-game clan support, and some of the promotional material for Halo 3. Joining us this week is DoodIRock from 2old2play, a really awesome gaming community for gamers over 25. Enjoy!

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Tragic story gets worse.

Posted on August 12, 2007 by Dust Storm

A few weeks ago I posted a story of a guy who’s gamertag was Coreyfear. His house was burned down and he was left with no clothes or furniture. Well, I am sad to announce that he lost his wife. His wife was shot by her ex-boyfriend in Staten Island. The article is on the Daily News and NY Post.

This is a tragic turn of events for Eugene. I really feel that the Xbox community should do something to help him and his family in some form of way. I would like to collect some money and buy a wreath for the funeral. I spoke to him twice since his house burned down and he was so shocked at the amount of love he and his family were getting from throughout the community.

Let me know if any of you can help.

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Episode 124: New Halo 3 Hotness, Part 2

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Dust Storm

It’s part deux of the new Halo 3 hotness show. the2cheat was still here with us but we also got vicious696 from the Uncle Gamer podcast to talk with us about some of this recently revealed info.

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