I’ve always been a fan of action games, it seems that no matter how badly I suck, no matter how many times I get my ass handed to me, I’m just unable to resist picking the controller up one more time. So it’s only natural that I’ve tried my hand at various action-styled MMOs; I’ve played many of them, from Vindictus and Dragon Nest, to sidescrollers like Dragonica and Wind Slayer. I’ve never really managed to improve beyond passable, but that still hasn’t deterred me from having fun.

I’ve had my eye on Continent of the Ninth Seal for a while now, and was lucky enough to snag an early entry into its global closed beta test. My account even had the ability to jump my character straight to level 50, so I’ve spent the day running around various zones pounding on low leveled monsters, and getting stomped by the high end content. But hey, if you’re going to die, getting killed by an ice breathing dragon is definitely an exciting way to go.
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Hello Minecraft Players! This is where you can download everything needed to play the Single Player Mode (SPM) of our up-coming server world, download the texture pack (and needed HD fix) seen in our “Minecraft Adventures” videos, and download the mod Mordil uses to help in SPM.

After there being multiple updates, and rather than multiple links on different articles (or a massive amount of Facebook status updates), we decided to keep a running update page for new updates as they arrive.

Check back every once in a while to see if there is a new update! (Usually around an official Minecraft Update)

MCPatcher (Needed for HD Textures):

Download:

• Current:
  • OS X Download
  • Windows Download

Installation:

1. Drag the .exe or .jar to where you want it to be located, and run it.
2. Select the box next to “HD Textures” (and the others for safe measure) and then hit “Patch”.
3. Once it’s done, run Minecraft with the texture pack and all should work fine.

Single Player Commands:

Description:

• From the developer: Here

Download:

• Current:
  • v3.1.0 Download

Installation:

1. Download the file from above.
2. Click “Install”.

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The industry is young, and 2011 was a mark of success throughout when the Court System ruled that video games indeed are a form of art, and therefore, protected by the first amendment. That strengthened the industry as a whole, giving reinforcement to everyone that video games are indeed as practical a source of entertainment as movies, comics or books are.

However, just as our year of a great victory came to an end, two blocks of legislation came to the industry’s attention that threaten all we have gained in respect and strength in the years past: SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and its sister bill, PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act).

Many companies and websites have banded together to combat the dangerous measures the U.S. government is investigating to combat the cyberworld in the name of “piracy protection”. While, yes, piracy is bad (and we do not support it at Lore Hound), these recent proposed acts have far more reaching effects than just piracy prevention.

Red 5 Studios, makers of the upcoming FireFall made an official announcement this morning, declaring itself as an endorser of a new legislative movement group on behalf of the gaming industry: League For Gamers, properly acronymed as LFG.

Laguna Hills, CA – January 17, 2012 – Red 5 Studios™ today announced the League For Gamers (LFG), an organization with the lifelong mission of promoting games in a positive way, spreading the passion of gaming and protecting gaming interests in politics. Red 5 will shut down Firefall and its website on January 18^th in a 24 hour show of solidarity, encouraging gamers, developers and all industry supporters to join LFG and stand together against misguided and overbearing legislative initiatives such as SOPA, (Stop Online Privacy Act), and PIPA, (Protect IP), in order to perpetuate and continue industry growth.

The League For Gamers was founded on January 14, 2012 by Red 5 Studios and its CEO, Mark Kern, through a $50,000 pledge. It was established as a true alternative to the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and its subsidiary organization, the Video Game Voter’s Network (VGVN).

“The VGVN and the ESA claim to represent gamers and developers, but they have turned their backs on them by supporting and funding legislation such as SOPA and PIPA,” said Mark Kern. “Developers such as Red 5 Studios and other game makers no longer have an organization to represent their true position on this kind of destructive legislation. LFG’s first action will be to petition the ESA to withdraw their support from PIPA, which still looms large in the Senate.”

While it was announced on Monday that SOPA has been “shelved” – for the time being – its sister bill PIPA is still an immediate threat to the gaming industry and online freedom. The Senate is scheduled to vote on PIPA January 24^th, leaving one week for gamers and developers to add their support and get the attention of representatives. Interested parties can join LFG and its ESA petition at the following link: http://www.leagueforgamers.org/2012/01/17/help-lfg-join-now/

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Welcome to the new year, Lore Hounds! Today’s episode is a speed build of the Imperial Stations that litter my highway system.

The video was recorded before I had a mass editor, and before I knew about texture packs (I’m a noob!).

As always, you can download our texture pack in HD or SD. If you want to do HD, make sure you use MC Patcher for PC or Mac OS X. For instructions on doing all these things, check out the first post here.

Enjoy!