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<div style="width: 500px; text-align: center" align="center">With the recent promotion of Ill Legend to divisional council, there was a void to be filled within the Counter-Strike: Source division. With his outstanding dedication to the CS:S event coordinator program and searching for ways to improve the division, it was an easy decision for Council to appoint Iamevilbear to the Division Leader position. Congratulations Evilbear! </div>

<div style="width: 500px; text-align: center" align="center"> The EdgeGamers Ventrilo server has recently experienced technical issues due to its overwhelming popularity. These recent Ventrilo performance issues are being addressed by MaxFrag.net and our technical team. We now have a new server in a more stable Chicago location with monitored support, which promises to fix any downtime within minutes. The server at 70.32.33.5 will remain up for a week during the transition but MaxFrag recommends using the new one for the best possible experience. The current Ventrilo hostname, voice.edgegamers.org, will be updated to reflect the new server IP address shortly. You should automatically begin using the new server as soon as this...

<div style="width: 500px; text-align: center" align="center"> Sunday, March 20th 8:00PM EST 7:00PM CST 6:00PM MST 5:00PM PST 12:00AM GMT <hr align="center" size="2" width="75%"></div>

<table width="500px"><tr><td></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:center;">Division Leader Commendation An award presented by Division Leaders to those whose unique contributions have provided expansion or progress to the community. The Team Fortress 2 leadership would like to present this award to spidEY for his support to the TF2 community through good times and bad and being committed to eGO as a whole - thank you for your service! Congratulations spidEY!</td></tr></table>

<div style="width: 500px; text-align: center" align="center"> *Click image to view gallery of creations on the EdgeGamers Minecraft server Have you ever wondered why people seem so happy to receive a gift of coal when they are in a certain Ventrilo channel? Have you been curious about all the shouts of, "Creeper!"? Wonder no more. Those kinds of reactions are due to a phenomenon that is sweeping our community that goes by the name, Minecraft. If you wish to find out more and maybe try out the game visit the official Minecraft website. There you'll find a simple registration and download process that will have you quickly connecting to the eGO server located at mine.edgegamers.org. Check out the following links to see an overview...

Here is the next installment of the Meet the Leadership videos: Meet Dead Tom! <iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0I0a73yML0Y" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="308" width="500"></iframe> <div style="width: 500px; text-align: center" align="center"> Stay tuned for more Leadership interviews! If you have a specific member of leadership you would like to see interviewed, please PM Dead Tom with your suggestion! You can also help us by posting your questions for us to ask Leadership members in this thread. </div>

<div style="width: 500px; text-align: center" align="center"> Many of you may know that our community has Speciality Teams that deal with many important tasks that seem automated. What some of you may not know is that they are staffed by volunteers who have shown the aptitude in the areas that these teams oversee. This brings us to this news post: WE WANT YOU! Various teams are looking for new blood to help out. <hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"> We are actively seeking out people who have editing skills and are inclined to spend a little bit of their time looking over articles to flush them out. If you are willing to help out contact Quaffer. <hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"> We are on the look out for...

<div style="width: 500px; text-align: center" align="center">Selection Sunday is approaching and that means brackets will be open for creation soon! For the third year in a row, the CS:S Division will be sponsoring a bracket tournament for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The bracket tournament is open to all EdgeGamers members. Like the past two years, we will be fighting for casino cash and bragging rights! 1st Place - 25,000 Casino Cash 2nd Place - 15,000 Casino Cash 3rd Place - 10,000 Casino Cash The contest will be held through Yahoo. To register a bracket, sign up for a free Yahoo account (it is suggested that you create or use an account matching your EdgeGamers forum account name). Once you have an account, send Ill...

<div style="width: 500px; text-align: center" align="center">The results of a recent front page poll revealed that the EdgeGamers Counter-Strike: Source division accounts for nearly 25% of our membership. The division runs like a top, and this is in no small part due to the combined teamwork of the Council in Charge, Mostly Harmless and the sole Division Leader, Ill Legend. Because of the size of this division relative to the others, Council has determined that a co-Council position is in order. It is with great pride and appreciation that we announce that Ill Legend has accepted this responsibility. We look forward to tapping into his experience and judgment. Congratulations. </div>

<div style="width: 500px; text-align: center" align="center"> Podcast Episode 18, 19 and another Live Recording! The Podcast Team has posted Episode 18, with special guests Stick and Frikfry. You may be asking yourself, "Why are they making a news post about this one?"... Well, this one is absolutely hilarious, we had no choice but to share it! Head on over to the Podcast page, and take a listen! The podcast's 20th episode is coming up, to celebrate, we've decided to host yet another Live podcast, Sunday, March 20th! The first live podcast was a great success, so we hope to have just as many people, if not more this time around. And believe me, you're not going to want to miss this, our special guest will be none other than the CEO...

<div style="width: 500px; text-align: center" align="center"> Regulars to the site may have noticed a new banner in the Support eGO module. EdgeGamers has recently negotiated a deal with MaxFrag.net for a new Ventrilo server. The server is live now, with much of the transitional setup work done by the good folks at MaxFrag.net along with our technical team. One big difference is the new slot count of 400, a much needed increase for our constantly growing organization. The current Ventrilo hostname, voice.edgegamers.org, will be updated to reflect the new server IP address shortly. You should automatically begin using the new server as soon as this information propagates to your DNS. However, since it may take a few days before the new...

Counter-Strike: Source Divisional Ventrilo Meeting <div style="width: 500px; text-align: center" align="center">Join the Counter-Strike: Source division leadership in Ventrilo on Monday for an update on what's happening in the division. Many important topics will be discussed, so all interested parties should attend. There will be a Q&A session prior to leadership meeting points, so be prepared with all of your juicy questions. Click here for the EdgeGamers Ventrilo information </div>

<div style="width: 500px; text-align: center" align="center">For services noted in the months of January and February, the TF2 division would like to acknowledge the following people for their efforts. So it is with great pride that we present the following: <table width="500px"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">Distinguished Service newb spidEY vudu</td> <td valign="top">Admin Excellence bigwilly Fear Feathers GreatNate Reverend_Rhah vudu Wilson!!</td></tr></table> <table width="500px"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">Recruiter PepperRabbit the slayer</td> <td valign="top">Advanced Recruiter Synergy</td></tr></table> <table width="500px"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">Event Coordinator Activate Noise964 Sequel Sentry</td>...

<div style="width: 500px; text-align: center" align="center"> Today, EdgeGamers celebrates its One Year Anniversary for the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Division! A big thank you goes out to everyone who made the BC2 Division's first year so great, and here's hoping for many more. So in honor of this momentous occasion, we're handing out well deserved promotions to the following members! canon_fddr DEPUTYDAWG8025 -Fake fearofnapalm Pensive Steve Insurgent TheAngryPanda thorak777 Yoyort Zimmy - 75 .BOXER Diezel druidsd forty2skates Terrorist(RPG) <hr size="2" width="75%"> Make sure you all request the appropriate private forum access, just click on the My Groups button at the top of the site. New eG admins please be sure to read...

<div style="width: 500px; text-align: center" align="center">Recently a TF2 update has been released that adds several new maps to the map list! "We've been listening to our community's famished cries for content, and damn it, we decided to do something about it. Unfortunately, the button that bans everybody in the community at once doesn't seem to be working (every time we press it we just get sparks and the smell of burnt fur). So we went with our tried-and-true Plan B: an all-new map pack, featuring some community favorites including a new map from the guy behind cp_mountainlab, the winner of TF2Maps.net's Art Pass Contest."(Official TF2 Blog) The TF2 Division would like to invite everyone to come on down to our PL Maps Server and...

<div style="width: 500px; text-align: center" align="center"> The question everyone is asking is, "Will eGO support Crysis 2 when it's released on March 22?" The answer to that question is, Yes! There are a lot of us in the community that are looking forward to the release of Crysis 2. We are also launching a Crysis 2 multilayer demo server when that is released on March 1st. If all goes as planned we should have server(s) up and running on the release date. We would like to thank everyone for supporting EdgeGamers. <hr size="2" width="75%"> System Requirements Official Crysis 2 Website </div>

<div style="width: 500px; text-align: center" align="center"> Day of Defeat would like to extend their gratitude to all the members that go above and beyond to make DoD:S a great division to be part of. So, from all of DoD:S leadership, we present the following awards to our members: Division Leader Commendation An award presented by Division Leaders to those whose unique contributions have provided expansion or progress to the community. Blue Stealth ronpaul <hr size="2" width="75%"> Leadership Denotes a member's ability to act as a leader in the community. I SURVIVED LONDON BLITZ tomi87 <hr size="2" width="75%"> Admin Excellence Awarded to admins who uphold the values and virtues of EdgeGamers Organization...

<div style="width: 500px; text-align: center" align="center"> With the constant development of new first-person shooters and the interest of the community to participate in them, it has become apparent that EdgeGamers needs a stable structure for testing these games before rolling out new divisions. This important task has been assigned to, and bravely accepted by, the MOD division. Since "MOD" no longer clearly defines our updated goals, a new name is required. Therefore, we have branded the division FPS:X, or First-Person Shooter Experiment to replace MOD. With this new name and vision, eGO has full flexibility to expand into any FPS market. FPS:X has the complete support of Council, who hopes you all will be as excited about this...

<div style="width: 500px; text-align: center" align="center">Hurry up EdgeGamers, today is your last chance to sign up for the Call of Duty™ Division's Top Gun tournament for a chance to win a $100 Visa? Gift Card and more! Sign-ups close today as the tournament officially begins tomorrow, Saturday February 26th, so make sure to check over the tournament schedule and rules before signing up. Good luck to all participants! Tournament Rules Tournament Schedule Tournament Sign Up </div>

<div style="width: 500px; text-align: center" align="center">A clan-wide meeting will be held Saturday, February 26th. Time: 9:00PM EST 8:00PM CST 7:00PM MST 6:00PM PST 2:00AM GMT Time Zone Converter There is a one hour time limit for this meeting with an anticipated 15-30 minutes of Q & A after Council and Division Leader comments. Please join us in the Ventrilo meeting room to get all the latest news from eGO leadership. </div>