The first phase of nominations for Da Awards were closed this weekend and the results are in. Abandonware Ring made it to top 4 in category "best ring". Our crew is popular too, Swizzle got nominated for "most active scener" and I got nominated in three relevant categories ("most active sc ner", "most helpful scener" and "most dedicated webmaster"). Even LD, you see, even that rogue was nominated, although in a somewhat minor award ("funniest" scener, whatever that means).

Anyway, what matters is that all this is thanks to your support. You guys are too cool, seriously. Seriously. We love you guys.

More good news: we have three new members!! Best Old Games, Classic Reviews and Emurom. Welcome aboard! Keep up a good work and you'll do great.

Edit 1: about the post above, LD should REALLY read the front page *prior* to risking ruining my updates. Even if being voted "the funniest" means "the most liked".

Edit 2: here are the updates today.

• Abandon added Duke Nukem 3D (the demo version it seems. DN3D is still sold by 3D Realms or a subsidiary).
• Abandoneer reviewed X-COM terror from the deep, changed servers (yeah, go there and test-drive their downloads once more, this time it's for real), and got nominated in two categories on Da Awards (in things like Best New Site, not "Funniest" new site thank heavens).
• Abandonia added Crystals of Arborea (yet another game with a vile entity called Morgoth, in clear reference to Tolkien's The Silmarillion) and, here's a rare one, Popeye. This game looks awful but, man, it's Popeye! I have to try it.
• On BestOldGames's last update they've added Crazy cars, which looks like a PC-based Top gear -- looks good.
• Classic Reviews posted a very short review (almost a note) for Eye of the beholder, the supreme dungeon crawler.
• Emurom added three new roms on their last update, which I don't know when it was. (Add date to your updates, guys!)
• Holy File added Desert Strike: return to the Gulf and cool Pizza Tycoon.
• Joe Games, still totally out of control as during the last few weeks, added no less than 20 new titles in the last two days. This is going too far. Seriously. I know I shouldn't do this, but I will: I hereby challenge Joe to add another 20 tomorrow. He has up to midnight! This insanity has to end somewhere. I'm serious. The challenge was made.
• House of Games added... oh my god, Elevator action. The original arcade version was very cool, and the PC port probably sucks, but there you go, it's always Elevator action. But the best update from them is that Erde Kaiser managed to make some of his relatives be filmed for a national TV show with House of Games shirts he made on purpose only for this opportunity. Great idea!