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First of all, mail server is back up it looks like, so feel free to e-mail me again.

And….. here are the Christmas pictures as promised

Our tree at home

Tree at my relatives place…

I love homemade waffles from scratch on Christmas morning…. especially when accompanied with strawberry and blueberry sauce made from the berries picked in our garden (in the summer). And of course… amazing Canadian pure maple syrup! Yum!

I love mine with strawberries and Canadian back bacon

My dad likes his with blueberries, strawberries.. AND ice cream, lol.

Don’t ask why, but my little bro decided to put all these little LEGO skeletons in the wrapping of my present (a new tripod for my camera!)

My little bro plays some of the new music he received for Christmas… among them, the theme from Hockey Night in Canada ^____^

Came up with this big scheme of cards full of hints for my parents that eventually led to their Christmas present (hidden behind a couch)… a new HDTV! (Oh baby did the Xbox 360 ever look SWEET on it)

Haha… so my little brother and I bought this “Sonic Santa” from the As Seen on TV store for only $5… it was a steal. It sings and dances and even turns on when you clap… AND it recognizes the edges of a table or surface so it never falls off. Yes, we played it again and again.

Some Christmas decorations on a pole outside..

I know this is SO cliche, but I had to do one of the Christmas lights on my house!

More lights…

A view from the top…

Christmas ornament…

Well, Happy Holidays everyone! I am flying out to New York tomorrow for my vacation… I’ll be back on the 2nd and I probably won’t have access to internet. Miss you guys! <3

Merry Christmas! It’s been a great day so far…. here’s hoping all the Relic fans around the world are having an amazing Christmas. I shall post up some pics later…

Oh BTW, it appears our Relic mail server is down for some reason… for anyone who has tried to send me e-mail, please try again in a few days and hopefully it will be back up.

Click here for a bigger size of the poster

One entry per applicant.

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 The Grand Prize:

• A round-trip ticket to Vancouver, BC, Canada for the Relic Open House on March 9th, 2007
• 2 nights hotel accommodation downtown Vancouver
• A studio tour of Relic Entertainment
• Meet and greet with Relic staff
• An exclusive look into an upcoming Relic project (requires an NDA to be signed)

What You Have to Do to Win:

• Nominate yourself (or someone else) to win the title of “Relic’s Biggest Fan”
• Use words, pictures, and/or videos to show why you’re a more dedicated fan than anyone else!
• Submit your entry through e-mail to ahenze@relic.com with the subject heading “Biggest Fan Contest” by 12:00 PST on February 1st, 2007.
• Think BIG!

Relic Open House: March 9th, 2007

Relic would like to invite members of the community — from avid gamers to fansite forum members and administrators — to visit the Relic studios on Friday, March 9th, 2007. Please note that all visitors must sign an NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) before gaining access to the studio grounds.

Tentative Schedule (Subject to Change):

• 10-12: Relic office tour
• 12-1: Lunch break
• 1-2:30: Playtest session
• 2:30-4:30: Relic speakers and question period
• 4:30-5: Prize giveaways and closing

You must register for the Relic Open House by sending an e-mail to ahenze@relic.com before 12:00 AM PST on February 15th, 2007 with the subject heading “Open House Registration”. Please include your full name, position in the community (admin, mod, forum member, fan, etc), and a reason why you should attend. Spots for this event are limited. Applications will receive an electronic invitation if they are selected. This invitation must be presented at the event to gain admission. “Drop-ins” will not be allowed.

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If you have any questions, please write them in the comments and I will do my best to answer them…

Yay! I’m so excited

First of all, thanks to Big Time Tournaments and ClanWars for running a great tournament. In particular, thanks to Mat, owner of BTT (Sledgehammer70) for organizing the entire shebang

With a huge finish we have all the winners in place for BTT’s & Relic’s 1v1 World Tournament. It was a grueling final round for all the top players, as we had over 5 hours of game play on Sunday, But lets get to the winners. Taking 1st place in the tournament with a 2:1 win in the finals Nystrom will take home the top prize. Finishing up in 2nd place in the tournament with a 1:2 loss in the finals was Aniketos. But 1st and 2nd were not the only final rounds as we had Lurvas & SuperFightCJ duking it off for the 3rd place prize, Lurvas was able to snake the win in the 3rd place final round with a 1:1 win and took the match by VP’s.

Make sure to checkout all the final replays of the tournament here, and to head over to Gamereplays.org to listen in on the official shoutcast of the final round by DayGloNinja. BTT wants to thank all the participants who entered into this tournament and we hope to see you in our next massive online tournament.

1st place: Nystrom

2nd place: Aniketos

3rd place: Lurvas

Semi final winner : SuperFightCJ

One of the great things about working at Relic is we get 2 free company ski passes to Cypress Mountain.Here are some pictures from the past couple days I’ve gone with Relic people…. I gotta practice up because I’m rooming with some pretty hardcore people for the Relic Ski trip at Big White

Check out these pics:

Beautiful British Columbia

Some Relic folks up at the top

Another beautiful view

Allan hanging on over a steep slope by a tree

The gang

They stole my poles and starting fencing down the hill while I rushed after them video taping..

Shawn slides down over a cliff :S

They rescue a girl stuck in the snow… !

Hooray, stats reset… and yes… PRIZES
“Please be aware that Relic is resetting user stats and leaderboards in Company of Heroes on Monday, January 8th at 11:00 AM PST.

Patch 1.4 has resolved issues of rank reporting, therefore we would like to give the community a fresh start. Please note that both ranked and basic stats will be cleared on this date. On March 1st, 2007, we will recognize the top three players with prizes. At this time, ranked statistics will be cleared.

We also want to bring to your attention that we there was code added to Patch 1.4 to track drop hacking. Please be aware that this tracks accounts, not profiles, so “smurfing” will not circumvent the tracking. Cheating will not be tolerated in Company of Heroes.

Thank you!

The Relic Team”

Here we go… Happy Holidays! A video interview with Rob Cunningham, Director of Concept and Visualization and also one of the original founders of Relic who worked on the Homeworld games, Outfit, Dawn of War, and Company of Heroes

Part 1 of 2: Interview with Rob [88MB][21 mins][H-264 codec] Right-Click Save As

Part 2 of 2: Rob Draws! [52MB] [11 mins][3vix codec] Right-Click Save As

If you are having trouble playing… try downloading VLC Player.

Click here to see the ship that Rob drew in the interview 

Click here to download maps for the tournament

Fixed with all -dev version now, and not SGA. Langres fixed.

Here are steps for running -dev for the tournament:

- Select RelicCOH from your installation directory.
- right click and create shortcut
- right click on the shortcut and bring up properties
- in the properties target, add -dev
- run the game from the shortcut.

2p Maps:

1st Place: Wrecked Train (by cyclops)
2nd Place: Langres by m1cHi
3rd Place: St. Mere Dumont by Kalipsojak
Honourable Mentions: Pine’s Crest Valley Town (onajourney41), Memorial Park (Cha0tic)
4p Map Winner: Operation Ground and Pound (by MobiuZ)
Honourable Mentions: Berchtesgaden (kallay?), Pays de la Loire (Umuppet)
6p Map Winner: Eder Dam (by blah238)
Honourable Mentions: St. Levanie (Jusas), Push the Front (?)
8p Map Winner: Meuse River (by Sarcasm)
Honourable mention: Foo Fighters (maxxim)
Winners can be downloaded here. Right-Click Save As to Download (40 MB)

Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone who participated! Winners - please e-mail ahenze@relic.com your full name and mailing address.

Company of Heroes Christmas Larger Size Click Here
Dawn of War Christmas Larger Size Click Here 

… wow, I just spent all last night and early this morning writing Christmas cards. Some, for members of the community who have contributed a lot, such as administrators of major fansites — and others for people at Relic. And yes, I did write some to friends and family. All in all, I’ve written about 136 cards so far, with about 52 to go. Almost done! I wish I could write them during work hours, but a) that wouldn’t be very professional… and b) I’ve got so much work to do this week.

Why? Well I go on vacation starting tomorrow! Until about January 1st. Relic is closed from the 22nd till the 1st, so I’m really only taking one week of vacation. I’m sure I’ll still be checking the forums and my e-mails over the holidays anyway… that’s the fun thing about being a community manager, your job never ends!
Anyone who knows me would say I’m a pretty festive person. My desk in the office is decorated with Christmas lights, and I have red velvet bows, Santa hats, and of course a bowl of candy canes for any visitors. I love Christmas! Good thing the Relic Christmas party is tomorrow night… I always hear it is a fun time. I might even share some pictures with you guys afterwards!

Anyway, look forward to a few more posts today… I have a lot to announce… and one announcement in particular you won’t want to miss ^_^

Welcome to Bloggo. Get it? Blog + Buggo = Bloggo. Har har.

Anyway. Of course, me (Buggo) will be updating this every so often whenever something exciting is happening in the community, or whenever I feel like it Feel free to comment with any suggestions or concerns at any time…

As usual, you can always reach me at ahenze@relic.com.