Ok se we will get it running again just give me a day or so do explore and stuff..i know lots are very busy on theyr real life but try to check on you online friends here and maybe make some comments hehe

 I start making different desining competiotions 1 every 2 weeks or so so designers be alerted..i start the ranking thread again i thought that was a great idea..will try diff ways to get more active ppl here and so on

I will not demote any officers but if some 1 is really active and some officer isnt than i make the change..so be alerted on that also

Dam..i wrote that on the Blurb thing..dont even know what that is

If you haven't heard of it already, Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds is out. For all you movie buffs out there, you know who Quentin Tarantino is (From Dust Till Dawn, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs, etc.) and you know that this movie is a must. Set during the Nazi Holocaust, it's a journey through the lives of the Inglourious Basterds; a band of jewish-born men who must collect 100 Nazi scalps and deliver them to their commanding officer Aldo Rain.

After watching the movie, I must say - See it!

If people aren't familiar with FEAR already, get yourself back into the virtual world, seriously! Well the big guys up at Warner Bros have decided to launch a free downloadable content to all FEAR 2 users this september. That's right, free. The upcoming expanision features 4 new death-gripping levels and even a slow-mo deathmatch for only multiplayer. This game mode has players compete to see who can fight and hold onto the slow-mo button as long as possible which accumulates game-winning points. Alma just never ends! Keep in mind that in case of Sony and Microsoft's money-binding ways, this downloadable content can possibly jumble things up for 360 and PS3 users - computer sticks it free.

Let's go back in time. Call of Duty 4 allowed players to change the online gaming pace with new ingame achievements for every multiple kills made in one life span (Like: 3 kills = Radar, 5 kills = Air Strike and 7 kills = Helicopter). Well, of course, Infinity War decided to expand on this achievement capacity by showing the newest reward to the players' arsenal: the AC130.

Not only will you have this as part of your arsenal, Infinity Ward is also allowing players to customize your killstreak layout. You can get the 11 kill AC130 bonus and hover above the battlefield launching missles at your opponents while on the flipside there are new point achievements including buzz kill which gives you 100pts if you stop a play from getting a worthy killstreak.

Check out the video link below on the AC130 in action.

AC130 in Action

 So if there's anything that is and always will be bigger than games, it's movies. Though it is a separate level of entertainment from gaming, they just love to merge concepts. If you guessed it already, yes; it's gaming into movies. So what's the titles this time?

World of Warcraft has been a rumor since day 1 about a possible movie version. Though there's been no confirmed launch, it's official that producers are currently looking for concepts in the upcoming title scheduled to release some time before 2012. Good? Well, that depends on whether you agree that a movie based around lore will heighten the fan base or a movie based on the MMO will kill it.

Halo's original movie announcement fell shy to a drop on the script. Because of this, Microsoft decided to take a new step into the franchise. Ladies and gentlemen, we're talking about anime. Yes, Halo anime. Microsoft has confirmed that Halo will have an animation counter part for the fans of 7 short films designed to go into depth on the world of Halo. Bones, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G., Studio4 C, and Toei Animation are the 5 anime companies in Japan currently working on the films. You can find more information on its launch at ComiCon this year.

Check out the front page more often for more news bytes!

The upcoming title from Chinese developer NCsoft is scheduled to launch its first American debute in September. Already the MMORPG has reached high box scores from critics to be the next "big thing" in the MMO industry. All I can say from the looks of it, the game looks gorgeous and it definitely could have me looking for a trial run.

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Envision has been given a new look. I decided to toss the orange and go blue and add a little bit of mystique. Hope you guys like it! Keep in mind that I'm really trying to push more effort into keeping this union updated. We've got 100+ members and I'm seeing more familiar faces than new faces. Though that's awesome, new people bring on more conversation so let's really push on the activity. Thanks!

Because of my inactivity of the union, I'm affraid people will get bored of Envision if it's not constantly updated. Unfortunately the job I'm working has me working overtime a lot and it's hard labor so I'm getting 50+ hours of work and at that point I'm too tired to do anything else. So, I figure that eventually when the business slows down I'll be able to hop back on here but until then I need your help.

The union needs to stay updated constantly. I want to make sure everyone is on the ball and active, chatty and contributing to the union. If you message one of the officers about making a menu, blog headers or any general image we can use in the union, there will be plenty of recognition for your contributions.

So, please stay active and rock on! It's up to you guys on how fun the union can be. We don't have too many rules so that you won't be affraid to express yourself. In the meantime, I say forget all the forum rules and do whatever till I get a message from a mod XD but how often do they read union boards unless they're in it XD

Take care guys!

SOTW #2 has ended. Congratulations to Thomassmash for the winning sig. He won by 5 votes. Runner up is Reynaldo_13 and tie-ing for third is Wicked_Spades and Loggens. Check inside to see the SOTW #2 entries. Check the board for SOTW #3, and be sure to have your entries in by the designated date

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.: Rankings :.

(Next update 7/28 )

1. thomassmash = 26 (+15) [+1]

2. loggens = 17 (+4) [-1]

3.Reynaldo_13 = 14 (+6) [+1]

4. ramonl2 = 10 (+0) [+0]

4. Dudersaper = 10 (+0) [+0]

5. Will47 = 8 (+0) +0]

6. Wicked_Spades = 3 (+3) [+0]

7. enl100 = 1 (+0) [-1]

7. samuraiguns = 1 (+0) [-1]

SOTW #1 voting has ended. Congradulations to Loggens for the winning signature. Runner-up is Dudersaper, and tying for third is Reynaldo and Thomassmash. Everyone showed impressive work in the first SOTW, hopefully there is more to come.

UPDATED RANKING'S INSIDE

Activity Alert!

Just to show you all how fast it happens, Will47 just dethroned Dudersaper from point leader. Congratulations. I'll start updating points weekly instead of immediately because it will take too much work on a daily basis. However, this was just a prime example that even if you lag behind, it can happen! So guys, push on activity, join in games! You may find yourself sitting at the top! Check out some of the events, point winnings have bumped up!

 Well, it's official - we've had our first rankings from a surprise award ceremony for activity. These awards will happen on occassion to boost member morality. Keep in mind that the union rankings are set by the leader, union executive and community organizer only. If you have any questions about rankings, you can contact one of them. Here are the current rankings:

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.: Rankings :.

1. Dudersaper = 5 (+5) [+1]

2. loggens = 3 (+3) [+1]

2. Will47 = 3 (+3) [+1]

2. Reynaldo_13 = 3 (+3) [+1]

3. enl100 = 1 (+1) [+1]

3. samuraiguns = 1 (+1) [+1]

3. thomassmash = 1 (+1) [+1]

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Dudersaper is officially the ranking's leader and has himself posted on the home board. Congratulations!

So, now that everything's pretty much put into place, I have a few things I'd like to ask of the members here. Currently, our numbers aren't strong but I plan to have roughly 50+ by the end of June. Considering that we have 9 in just two days to start without too much recruitment, that's pretty good. In the meantime, I'm working on posting and encouraging all of you to make posts to start boosting activity. Remember that this union isn't limited to just designing; that's just it's foundation. We encourage general discussions in hopes that this will build a strong relationship between the people in the union.

My current statistics are down to a ratio-based system which I've decided would be most efficient right now and everyone can check out all this information in the union directory. What I'm talking about is officers. Obviously the subject on some peoples minds when they jump into a union is "Can I be an officer?" which usually the answer rocks to yes with a new union, however, this union is much more organized and not the type to throw power around. Please keep in mind that, unlike other unions, officers here have specific jobs to work with. You can check out more info in the directory. Current officer ratio is 1:20 (officer:recruit).

The current main event is a SOTW which is probably going to be our most simple event. We do have a new feature never before made in a union called the "Union Ranks & Leaderboad" which can be found in the union directory. This feature is awesome because it will had a competitve role to the union members. You can earn points in designated topics. There will be tons of events and little games where players will be able to earn points. These will only be able to be organized by the union exective, community organizer or leader to make sure the point system isn't abused. Also, these three roles will update the union rankings as often as possible to make sure that everyone's earnings is shown for.

For any questions, you can post in the union directoy if you have any ideas or suggestions, you can post in that thread as well. Since this is my first time as a leader of a union, I want to make the best union possible for everyone. I don't want people to feel restricted or intimidated by certain things we do around the union which is why I'm working on creating so many varieties of events both in the designing and OT sections of the union. I want everyone in the union to have an opportunity to feel comfortable and welcome.

Thanks for being part of the group!