We've finally got our TeamSpeak server working properly, see http://servers.gamingsociety.co.uk for the details.

Another update from me on our game servers. We've just rebuild everything and now have TF2 and CS:S setup. The active list is always maintained at http://servers.gamingsociety.co.uk.

Do you have a request for a server? or a map? or perhaps even a feature? please let me know and I will see what we can do for you!

We haven't made a post in a while so I thought I would update you on our current servers.

Currently we host L4D2 and TF2 servers, if you are in Manchester you will get a fantastic ping as the servers are actually Manchester based. Hopefully see you playing sometime soon!

== Servers ==
-- TF2 --
[UMGS] University of Manchester Gaming Society
130.88.149.86:27020
Manchester, UK, 24 Slots, Ranked (see below)

-- L4D2 --
[UMGS] University of Manchester Gaming Society
130.88.149.86:27015
Manchester, UK, 8 Slots

-- Minecraft Original (Creative) --
UMGS Minecraft Server
130.88.149.86:25565
http://goo.gl/gdCBc
Manchester, UK 16 Slots

-- Minecraft Alpha --
UMGS Minecraft Server
130.88.149.86:25555
Manchester, UK 20 Slots

Been a while, 'ain't it?

I'll make it short, I've been swamped with work, and organising and procrastinating so I've been putting these on the back burner for too long.

I'm also going to say this now. I'm not going to report on no-name publishers getting their work on Steam (unless it's truly noteworthy) i.e. I'm looking at you Big Fish.

We kick off with Steam rolling out a week long of sales because of Rockstar Week. This is all summed with the Rockstar Collection at 50% off, for £29.99. From the view of someone who's played all the GTA games, this pack is tempting (I own GTAIV & Episodes on my 360 and I'm still drawn in!). To team up with this is GTA Vice City at a whopping 75% off which translate into £1.50... seriously I'm not making this up. Check it yourself! You'd be insane to miss out on (imho) the best GTA of the revival.

Also, is the continuation of Direct2Drive's Spring Sale. This is now into Week 3 and is serving up some delicious savings, such as FarCry 1 & 2 (Fortune Edition) for £11.50 AND Rainbow Six Vegas 1 & 2 for £9.99. Seriously people, check this site out and try not to be put off because they don't have a nice interface/client like Steam does, because these are some BIG savings.

Wrapping up, there's also the Xbox 360 Gold Members Deal of the Week, which is The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai. It's a reinvention of a side scroller hack'n'slash, with just enough edge to it, to keep you coming back for me. For 400 points (roughly, £3.43 depending on how much you pay for points), it's definitely worth a look.

That just about does it for the catch up, but keep an eye out for some big announcements for the society in the final few weeks!

- Safder

Join the group the chat within the next 10mins, so we can start the lobby. See you there.

Join the group the chat within the next 10mins, so we can start the lobby. See you there.