200 CLOSED BETA KEYS ON OFFER FOR CITIES XL

High Demand Alltern8.com Site Hosts One Week Giveaway
Alltern8 (www.alltern8.com), the world’s first online publication, community and resource site built by and (and for) the consumer, announced that for one week only beginning today, June 17th, gamers have the opportunity to win one of 200 Closed Beta Keys for CITIES XL™, the next generation modern realistic city builder game, generously donated by Monte Cristo.
Developed by the team that created the popular City Life series, CITIES XL allows gamers to develop cities on realistic 3D maps using an incredible collection of unique structures. Would-be Mayors are challenged to create the right combinations of social services, leisure activities, special events and job opportunities within their cities in order to feed, employ and entertain their citizens. Realism will be pushed to the limit with cities that are bigger, more realistic and more sophisticated than ever before. By combining a fantastic single-player game with the social and multiplayer aspects of an MMO, CITIES XL™ will shape the future of the genre by offering more variety, bigger cities and multiple gameplay layers.
Some Key features of CITIES XL include:
 

Hundreds of buildings and monuments based on American and European-influenced architectural styles
 
Extra large and incredibly detailed 3D maps feature a variety of terrains: mountains, hills, canyons, beaches and islands, all set in different climates from tropical to desert, Mediterranean to temperate.
 
Sophisticated transport system: players can define the number and uses of traffic lanes; while using bridges and tunnels to expand the size of their cities.
 
GEMs (Gameplay Extension Modules) allow players to switch their mayor position for CEO seats, from car dealerships to ski resorts, players will find a wide variety of businesses available to them.
 

With this Beta test, players will be able to enjoy CitiesXL with the Planet Offer. You may build one city (the number may increase in the near future) on one of the four available planets and interact with thousands of other players.  The Cities XL Beta website as well as the forums are located at (http://beta.citiesxl.com/) which include the latest news, patches, game activity, support, FAQ, etc. The Cities XL Beta profile page at beta.citiesxl.com/ will enable players to manage their cities (Blueprints, trade) or create their friends network.
For one week only, the Cities XL Closed Beta Tester Key competition is now running on the dedicated MMO area of the Alltern8.com site. Get your Cities XL Beta Tester Key now and begin to build your world in Cities XL.  To enter, register with Alltern8.com www.alltern8.com and head straight to the competition at: http://www.alltern8.com/competitions/Cities_XL/ for your chance to be one of the lucky 200 winners.
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Star Trek Online: Tribble Farming

Players of Star Trek Online that are looking for more diversions within the game may be interested to note that another activity that you can engage in is tribble farming.

The basic principle of tribble farming is very simple – simply put one or more tribbles and a food item in the same location (e.g. your Inventory or your Bank) and then wait for them to turn the food into a new tribble.

You may however be surprised to learn just how many different tribble types there are in the game. Although many players may have picked up only one or two tribbles as loot during missions, diligent tribble-lovers have already identified over twenty different breeds, distinguishable by their fur colour and pattern.

Although tribbles are intrinsically value-less within the game, equipping them and/or stroking them does provide a minor buff to things like healing, resistance and damage, and some breeds are much rarer than others, meaning that they have some value to enterprising farmers.

A degree of research also seems to indicate that different tribbles will produce different kinds of breeds depending on what food you give them.

To find out more check out the highly informative Tribble FAQ posted by user Miuramir on the official Star Trek forums here:

http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=96340