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You probably have noticed the recent increase in the number of inappropriate ads on HG: gambling, scantily clad women, etc. The reason for this is that HeavenGames employs advertising networks to provide the majority of advertising given the fact that we do not have an active ad sales team. As such, these networks will occasionally provide ads which are not appropriate for HeavenGames. I scan the lists of ads daily for anything that I notice, but occasionally the ads will get past me with misleading names.

Given this situation, I would very much appreciate it if anyone could send me (socvazius@heavengames.com) any ads they see that break HG’s forum code of conduct or are otherwise extremely annoying (such as HEY YOU JUST WON AN IPHONE). That would be fantastic, as I genuinely want to make your experience on this site as pleasant as possible.

Good news! I’ve finalized an ad deal for Age of Empires: Mythologies for the Nintendo DS; I signed and faxed the contracts just this morning. This means that you guys won’t be as bothered with “Free Smilie!” ads during the ad’s run, which will take place in November and December. It also means that HG will have a bit more cash to support our development of Cloud 9 and our other site development ventures, such as contest sponsorship to give the profits back to you guys.

I’m also currently in talks with other ad networks to see if we can get more targeted ad inventories at better prices, here’s hoping those talks work out!

Joss Whedon.

Niel Patrick Harris of Doogie Howser fame.

Superheroes and supervillians.

A musical.

Watch.

Hi fellow HGers!

HeavenGames is working on making a number of t-shirts with the HG logo on the front and some sort of amusing or interesting text on the back. I’ve been trying to think of ideas for shirts that could be created for you guys; would you all be able to give me any thoughts on my ideas, tell me which t-shirts you might be willing to get, and if you have any suggestions for any other t-shirts? If so, head on down to the main thread in Outside Discussions. Thanks!

(This is completely unsolicited, I just feel that it should be said)

At HeavenGames, there is a limitless volume of work to be done to serve our dedicated users. Articles, forum moderation, news, coding, graphics design, all of it is done by some of the most passionate and hardworking people I have had the honor of working with.

For all of the incredible work that they do, I thank the entire staff at HeavenGames. HG would not be one of the most trusted bands in the fansite industry without their relentless work, motivated only by their love of gaming and their communities.

Thank you, my friends and coworkers, I sincerely appreciate everything you’ve done and will continue to do.