The photos from Digital Storm 2008 have been posted in the Gallery.

There are two separate albums - one for gaming and one for Mendella’s performance. If anyone else has any photos that they would like to share, please send them on over and we’ll add them to the albums.

We are very pleased to announce that Nexon, the makers of games such as Maple Story, Mabinogi and their brand new game Combat Arms, are sponsoring a Last Man Standing Tournament for Combat Arms. We will be running preliminary ladder qualifiers on Friday night, with 16 open tournament spots available for the final battle, which will take place at 1:00pm on Saturday afternoon. All 16 finalists will receive a Special Press Edition DVD of Combat Arms, tournament winners will receive Nexon Cash which can be used for micro-transactions in any Nexon game. Please see the Last Man Standing thread on the forum for further details about the game and to sign up for the tournament.

Digital Storm will also be welcoming members of the game development team from Nexon’s Vancouver studio, Humanature who will be present to watch tournament play and discuss the local game development industry with DSL attendees.

Congratulations to Rachel for being the first girl gamer to sign up and pay for her ticket in advance - she will be receiving a very nice G4 TechTV Canada jacket - in fashionable gamer black of course! See you this weekend, Rachel - glad you had a great time at the Pemberton Festival and got some GH3 practice time in while you were there. Congrats!

We are very pleased to announce that author and New York Post journalist Michael Kane and his publisher Penguin Books, will be sending autographed copies of his brand new book, Game Boys: Professional Videogaming’s Rise from the Basement to the Big Time to be given away in a special draw.

I have read this book, and without revealing my in-progress review of Game Boys, I can easily say that any serious gamer - and perhaps a few parents of gamers - will enjoy the story as it unfolds. You will be surprised about the things you will learn when reading this book, and I guarantee you will find yourself chuckling to yourself. Game Boys takes a close look at the professional gaming industry - and Mr. Kane freely admits this - from a newcomer’s point of view. At first he scoffed at us, now I think it’s pretty safe to say he is a convert. He’s come over to the dark side, and he understands those of us who take our gaming seriously. Now if only our parents did.

Check out the Game Boys group on FaceBook to talk with Michael Kane and learn more about this great book.

We are very pleased to announce that TRENDnet has become our newest sponsor.

TRENDnet is a global provider of award winning networking solutions to small and medium size business and home users. Building networking solutions since 1990, TRENDnet enables users to share broadband access, multimedia content and networked peripherals for true anywhere connectivity. TRENDnet’s diverse product line includes Wireless, Fiber, Switch, Gigabit, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Keyboard/Video/Mouse (KVM), Internet Camera, Print Server, Powerline, Bluetooth, Storage Server, Power over Ethernet (PoE), and Multimedia Accessories.

Hey all you girl gamers - we know you’re out there!

Be the first 4 member all-female Halo 3 team to purchase DSL 2008 tickets and you’ll each receive a G4 TechTV Canada “I <3 Geeks” t-shirt in fashionable gamer black.

T-shirts generously donated by G4 TechTV Canada. Watch for other t-shirt promotions coming soon!

Earlier today, G4TechTV Canada confirmed that the company will be providing some very nifty swag to be used as random prizes at Digital Storm 2008. G4 TechTV Canada will also be providing promotional consideration for the tournament on its various broadcast and publication properties. Our thanks to the promotional department and G4 TechTV for supporting our event.

SteelSeries, the high quality gaming gear company from Denmark has become a second-time sponsor of Digital Storm LAN. Those who competed at Digital Storm 2006 will remember that SteelSeries sponsored the WCG Counter Strike tournament, providing prizes for the top three teams. Casper Mejlholm, Marketing Manager for SteelSeries says that “the company is very pleased to be working with the Digital Storm team again,” and this year the number of prize packages will be very substantial and will be announced in the very near future.

We are very pleased to announce that Argus Cameras has become a Digital Storm sponsor, and will be providing some very nifty and high quality cameras which some lucky (and skilled) gamers will be going home with after the Storm is over.

The first Argus camera, known as the Model A, was manufactured in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1936. It was an immediate success as the first low-cost, easy-to-use 35mm film camera in the world. Thirty thousand cameras were sold in the first week at $12.50 each!

Argus products now include a wide variety of digital imaging cameras and video products. Today, Argus continues its long tradition in the industry and is proud to present the newest members of the Argus family, the QC8340 8MP and the very cool Bean series.

This is going to be a week of exciting announcements - the first of which is confirmation from Shaw Cablesystems that they will indeed be providing the internet service for Digital Storm 2008. We are looking forward to working with the technicians from Shaw and the technical staff at the Croatian Cultural Centre to bring our gamers the best in internet service. Our thanks to Tavis, Cam and the rest of the team at Shaw for supporting Digital Storm and working with us to assist in the development of KillaNet’s Digital Media Education Centre.