Are you looking to join the exciting, non-stop world of games journalism? Sorry, can’t help you there. But if you can push nouns against verbs to create entertaining and informative sentences about videogames, we want to meet you. Adrenaline Vault is looking to fill two volunteer positions on our writing staff. If either of the positions listed below are interesting to you, send a brief letter telling us about yourself (no resumes, please; they can be dry and formulaic) and at least three (3) writing samples to Michael Smith or Michele White. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Hey there Avault Community!

First off, we need to thank you for a wonderful year. It’s been an wonderful adventure as we’ve tried to grow in order to provide the best possible news, reviews and gaming experiences to all of you. But now we want to hear from YOU so we know where to go next. We’re asking all of our readers to take a few minutes to complete a poll, giving us some feedback about how we can further improve in 2010.

It’ll only take a few seconds and will really help us further improve the site. Thanks and have a wonderful holiday from all of us at Avault!

In 2010 from Avault, I would like…

• More News from the video game community
• More Reviews of upcoming/ recently released video games
• More interviews with folks from the video game industry
• More Avault organized gaming nights
• Something New

Avault supports global avatars (Gravatars) in the comment section of the site. Gravatar is an acronym for Globally Recognized Avatar, a small image (also known as avatar) that will appear by your posted comments on websites that support the open format.

To add a picture or image by your Avault comments head on over to gravatar.com and follow the simple signup instructions.

When posting a comment on Avault include the email address used to setup your free Gravatar account and the avatar you uploaded will appear by your comment.

Note: Avault will only display avatars that are rated G or PG.

PC gamers looking for an outlet for their frustrations (not satisfied by Modern Warfare 2) should plan to join us for our first Avault PC Game Night on Friday, November 13 at 9 pm (US Eastern Time). We’ll be gathering to check out an old favorite: Unreal Tournament 3! We’re looking for someone who’s able and willing to host a server for the event. Send an email to Michael Smith if you’re interested in helping us make this night a success!

Avault Game Night is now a reality! Our first monthly PC game night will be Friday November 13 at 9pm ET, and the game selected for this round is Unreal Tournament 3. To keep abreast of any developments and details, check the forums periodically. PC Game Night will become a monthly feature.

While we still have our 360 night scheduled, we need to hear from you. We need at least six confirmed players to make 360 nights a go. Our next one is scheduled for Friday November 20 at 10pm ET, and the game is still to be determined (voting closes on the 13th).

Unlike most sites, we use a two-pronged approach to our review scores. The Star Ratings (from one to five) indicate our opinion of the nuts and bolts of a game: gameplay, graphics, sound, multiplayer mode (if any), etc. The Recommendation Rating (Skip It, Play It, Buy It) shows you whether we think spending your hard-earned income on a particular game is a good idea. Because of the distinction between the star rating and the recommendation, it’s a possibility that a game with a low star rating could get a good recommendation, or vice versa.

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As you’ve probably noticed by now, and if not grab your spectacles and look over to the right, we have once again updated our look and feel. Thanks again to the tireless efforts of both Saulo Benigno and Andrew Slane, we have launched our new column. Now, whenever you pull up our home page, you’ll get a snapshot look of everything that’s happening on the site. This includes everything from our most popular articles, our recent reviews, posted comments, and a current list of those individuals with no lives that post most often. So why are you still reading this? Make with the clickage and check out the rest of the site!

Have you ever spent millions (or countless hours) on a game only to have it slammed by the press? Did you send your baby and life’s work off to a reviewer and receive what you consider to be unfair and biased coverage?

We here at the Adrenaline Vault pride ourselves on providing our readers with the most unbiased and informative coverage of video games on the Internet. For that reason, we propose to offer any and all publishers and developers a unique opportunity that they won’t find ANYWHERE. All publishers and developers are hereby invited to submit a rebuttal to any review that receives our “Skip it” rating.

Rebuttals must be professionally worded, contain no attacks on the reviewer, and consist of no more than 500 words. Submit these rebuttals to Michele White, and you’ll see it published and open for comments within two business days.

The next time that you’re tempted to hack in and alter the review, save your time and energy. Just pull up a keyboard and tell us where you feel we went wrong or misunderstood. We’ll be happy to open up a dialogue with you.

No, it’s not your eyes. The Adrenaline Vault does have a new look (wider pages), and it keeps getting better every day! Once again, the site’s web management team (Saulo, Slane & Andrew) have been hard at work, both day and night, but this time, their efforts were to make the site easier to navigate. Like the reviews of a particular reviewer? Now you have the ability to just click on the link for their name and read EVERYTHING they’ve ever written for Avault. Gaming on a limited budget and have time for nothing but the best? No problem. Just click on the Seal of Excellence in any review and check out the entire list that goes back to 1997. We currently have more than 2,100 reviews on the site, and our aim is to bring you more each and every day. Happy gaming!

Have you been longing for the days when summer afternoons meant simple things such as playing Stupid Invaders on your Sega Dreamcast or Dr. Mario on your Nintendo 64? If so, then pull up a chair and prepare to travel with us down memory lane. By popular demand, our old console reviews have returned! All of our reviews for the original PlayStation, the Game Boy Color/Advance, the original Xbox and more have been restored for your reading pleasure. If your first console was a PS3 or an Xbox 360, take a trip back to the past (using the drop-down menu on our reviews section) and learn what life was like before there were 3D graphics and Xbox Live!