Guild Wars 2 might still be far away from even it's beta testing stage, but there have been some awesome videos released showing off some gameplay and some races. Another video has recently been released:

Guild Wars 2 - Videos

It seems like it still has managed to keep a lot of what made the first game(s) so good, but many new features are to be expected. Whether the outcome will be good or not it's hard to say. I do know though that many TG players are itching to play this game right now.

If you are interested in following the Guild Wars 2 development I'd suggest you sign up for the Newsletter which can be done from the same page where the link will take you.

Tomorrow night as an attempt to get started a bit more with the HoN division there will be a meeting and an open practise for those of you that would like to get a chance to play in the team. Take a chance to have some fun and get the opportunity to show us what you are worth!

Leading the event will Ehnen do, he'll also be able to supply you with a beta key and introduce you to the game if you are new.

The only we demand from you if you are going to take part is that you are either a TG member or a member of TGT.
It will start around 21.00 CET, make sure to be on Teamspeak a couple of minutes before that so we know who'll show up!

EDIT: Due to an unfortunate collision in Ehnen and some other players time schedules this will be put on hold until further notice

Even though the expansion to the well recieved Return To Castle Wolfenstein didn't perhaps pan out as Splashdamage thought from the beginning, we can with great confidence 6 years now after it's release say that Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is still a great game.

It was supposed to be full fledged expansion with it's own story and such, however this wasn't to be the case. Instead it got released as a free multiplayer online game which managed to get much attention. The game got immensly popular and a clan that where to pick it up eventually and start their own division was TG|. Led by Goatherder, Hangman, Recoil and Shockwave the TG Enemy Territory division ventured into competative gaming again alongside with CSS and JK2. Many members have come and gone during this time, the game has changed a lot. New maps, new leagues, new problems. This community has seen it all. Lately there have been wide discussions on whether the game is dieing or not. Not so many professional teams are playing it any longer and people have generally gotten bored of it after years of playing Supply and Goldrush over and over again. I believe that stating that a game is dead is just ridiculous, I've been in smaller gaming communities that have even without any sort of support from the game developer or even the benefit of a masterserver managed to survive for years. The Enemy Territory scene is far from dead, it might be smaller but it's still being enjoyed by thousands of people every day.

Last week, one of the most beloved admins in the ET scene, Tosspot, announced that there will be a Crossfire Challenge 7 held in Enchede, Netherlands. These series of LANS have been much appriciated and all the top teams from Europe have always been there to show off their skills. New for this year is that the format for the tournament will be 5on5. A nice move in my opinion, as teams will now have to pay for one less to go to the LAN and it'll be easier to keep teams together. This has resulted in Clanbase, one of the biggest gaming organisations for ET and many other games have chosen to drop the 6on6 format for their ladders. The sponsor for the LAN will be Intel, which is great news as this might draw even more MGC's attention. Hopefully this will bring the community together again bring more excitement back to the game that still is good, but it's kind of running the same lap over and over again.

We'll see what happens in TG if we are to start over again with 5 fresh players to compete, this will though take time and it's unlikely that any move will be made until early next year. If you are interested in enrolling for the TG Enemy Territory division you are more than welcome to apply. We got the servers, we got the site, we got the friends, now we just need your help!

After some time now playing S2's fantastic DotA revamp, Heroes Of Newerth, TG have taken the step into more serious gaming in the game by joining the Clanbase Heroes Of Newerth AP 3on3 Ladder.

TG HoN division player Cupcake made an utterence about the newly taken decision;
"Hon is a fairly new game and there ain't that many top teams yet. That makes this a good opportunity for TG to be the one of the first teams to fight for this ladder trophy. Me, EhnEn and Xaran have been playing together for a while now and I think we can do good in this ladder. We also have Pedbor, Donkey and a rising star called Magikern that we might recruit later on. So we got alot of good players ready to "pwn" this ladder.

The main team for this 3on3 ladder will consist of Cupcake, Ehnen (C) and Xaran.
Backups will be Pedbor, Donkey and if he agrees to the invitation Magikern.

Cupcake sounds certain that TG will be doing good competitavely in HoN, we have yet to see though how successful the Swedish team will become. Stay tuned for updates on this matter.

The much anticipated Deus Ex 3 that Eidos Montreal is working on will be getting help from Japan.
According to some sources the Japanese RPG giant Square Enix, that earlier this year started a cooperation with Eidos Montreal is going to do some work on Eidos Montreal's next big release; Deus Ex 3.

Stephane D'Astous, the general manager at EM stated; "Deus Ex 3 is going to be the first project which will be a concrete product of joint effort between Square Enix and Eidos,"

According to D'Astous Square Enix will be making the trailers and intro cinematic for the game.

This has led to discussions about Square Enix also perhaps being involved in Eidos Montreal's other upcoming project, Thief IV, after this statement from D'Astous;
"The people in Tokyo are just so glad to work on it; this is the first project for them that's a non-Final Fantasy title— they even want to work on Thief 4 too, so everyone is really excited."

This is quite an interesting turn of events. The PC scene of gaming has seen brighter days, hopefully 2010 will bring us some awesome gaming experiences, even though Deus Ex III might be still under work then.

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Source - www.edge-online.com

Many say that the story in Final Fantasy VII is one of the most emotional and deep in gaming history.

As I've been quite inactive these last three weeks I'd like to apologize on behalf of the ET team who were unfortunately left alone without any real knowing of what was going on.

However, as I am now back with everything sorted to get into business again, we'll need to look forward.
What's up next and what's currently happening in TG?

Firstly though, I'd like to remind everyone to register at our community forums, that's where we discuss and chat and that is where you will get important information unless it is put up here! Register at --> http://www.thegatheringclan.org/frame/
Or simply follow the link "Forums" on the top menu bar.

Now, a brief update on the gaming side.

Enemy Territory

After some disputes with both ClanBase Chiefs and opponents in this falls Open Cup TG has decided, also due to some internal conflict to withdraw from the cup. I solely take the responsibility for this as I am the team captain. However, this does not mean that the team has seen an end of it's days. As of next Monday I and Cupcake will look closely into what we got and what we can make out of the division.
Hopefully, we'll have 6 eager players ready to take on some ladders and cups soon again. The players are around, just gotta patch everything together again.

Call Of Duty 4

The Swedish team that was recruited this fall had to, after some unfortunate events IRL for the team captain Jimriniho, take a break. There were also some troubles concerning servers and players going inactive. However, as of this week the team is back in full swing again with both Nux and Jim stating that things are moving forward. New players will be recruited and for those of you interested there will be more updates on this matter coming weeks.

Heroes Of Newerth

HoN struck down like a lightning bolt a couple of months ago and is by now growing into being a great competative and fun game. ESL has announced tournaments and a 5on5 ladder has recently been opened. We have got severeal by now experienced players in TG who will hopefully in a near future come together as a team under the TG banner and participate in upcoming events. If you as a TG member would like to be a part of this then get in contact with Ehnen who will take the position as team captain.

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With that said the TG Staff wishes you a nice gaming weekend with lots of bad weather!
For questions and support; contact TG|Zymon at Xfire --> theflakkman

Happy fraggin'

Coming weeks should be interesting in a TG-Gamers point of view!

As the first Open Cup match for the TG ET Squad got wildcarded the match will be played 19th of October instead.
The second matchweek might suffer the same outcome due to dev1ous not being able to get a lineup for next Sunday.

What's good with that is that hopefully the ET guys will get more chance to practise together and sharpen their knifes a bit more!
More updates on this will be coming!

And as the ET teams reliable headshotmachine Eagle stated; "It's going to be insane..."

What also should be mentioned is that if you as well as I am waiting with anticipation for Left4Dead 2 to arrive, then now is your chance to win it!
You can read more about both competitions that is currently hosted in our community over in our community forums at TheGroupThing:

Recently there has been an lack of activity within TG.
But things have begun to look better as the Cod4 squad is currently recruiting and our beloved Enemy Territroy lineup is competing in the ClanBase Open Cup. However, if this ship will be able to continue with riding on the waves like we currently do, we need the help from you as a member to keep it floating.
The Gathering is a special gaming community in many ways, we are based on the thought that gaming should be about having fun and meeting new friends. The community is what is most important and that should be essential for all members who consider themself a part of TG.

As we in 2009 joined TheGroupThing our community has grown even bigger. What we admins ask of you as a member is that you show that you are here with us and that you express your thoughts and opinions on what we should do and not do here in TG. It's not me nor the other admins that makes TG what it is, it's YOU.

There are at the moment several gathers being hosted within TGT and now we also have 2 competions running where you can win Left4Dead 2. But we could have even more of that!

What you should do if you haven't:

Register an account on the TGT forums.
Why? Because that is where we come together, where we discuss important events in the world and within the gaming community, host competitions, posts information and just generally spam!

Join the TGT Steam Group and Xfire Group.
Why? Because you consider yourself a member of this community, you use our servers and play games together with other members because it's so much fun!

This is a must for everyone. If you do not like the way things are done here then you are welcome to contact any of the admins and express your thoughts about it.
It's done in a couple of minutes and it's not much we ask for.

#the_gathering at Quakenet