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As Promised I bring you another community update to let you know what’s going on, the state of our games and anything else you may need to know.With only one week to go the PK BBQ 2011 is getting close.
Don't forget to get your PK of the Year votes in before this weekend. We will announce the PK winners at the BBQ and then update the homepage to also include the game winners.
This years BBQ looks set to be another great one with PK's old and new from over the EU joining us.
Many people have also said they are saving up for next years BBQ. If you can't wait until then there is still space for this year however you must let me know ASAP. If its a bit to short notice then keep you eyes peeled for this years Xmas Bash which will be announced soon.
It's time for the omg-that's-bloody-awful story of the week (and no we're not talking about the price of Star Wars: The Old Republic's collector's edition). According to ABC News, a Chinese couple has been apprehended for selling three children to bankroll their online gaming activities.
We are currently experiencing and issue with our forums where members get a 403 error when trying to sign in.
This is under investigation and I will advise as soon as we have more info.
Back in February Virgin Media said it would roll-out its highly-anticipated 100mbps (megabits per second) before the end of this year. Since then BT has been spending a lot of money promoting its own high-speed broadband, so the pressure is definitely on for VM to deliver.
Today VM issued a press release entitled "Virgin Media rolls out UK's fastest broadband with 100Mb". But the first sentence revealed it had merely announced: "...the rollout timetable of its highly anticipated ultrafast 100Mb broadband service, with pre-registration starting today." It turns out the service won't actually go on sale until December.
While we won't dwell on this unduly, we think VM should take a bit more care about the accuracy of their headlines. To resort to such a bending of the facts reveals the pressure it's under to compete with BT and get some return on its considerable network investment.
Neil Berkett, VM CEO, said: "The launch of our 100Mb service is a significant milestone in the UK's broadband evolution and a vivid illustration of the power of our next generation network. The world of possibilities that broadband will enable is set to explode and we're excited about the innovations we can bring to consumers in the next decade."
While the former state monopoly BT has continually bleated about the need for state funding to help it to build its fibre network, VM has - to the best of our knowledge - not troubled the tax-payer. Not only is this ideologically preferable, but politically desirable in these austere times. We suspect this is why VM managed to get the PM in on its announcement.
"We want to see superfast broadband brought to peoples' homes and businesses right across the country and this exciting news takes us a step closer towards reaching that goal," said David Cameron.
The 100mbps service will cost £45 per month by itself or £35 as part of a bundle. It will offer 10mbps upload speeds. The service will come with a new ‘SuperHub' modem (pictured below), which can handle speeds of up to 400mbps. The roll-out will start in parts of London, the South East and Yorkshire and won't be complete until 2012. You can pre-register for it here.