Wouldn’t it be great to jump into your favorite MMO and chat with your guildmates while you’re away from the computer? How would you like to check the latest bargains at the Auction House while you’re at work? And wouldn’t you love to show off your MMO character’s awesome weapons and epic armor at the next gaming event without having to fire up the game? If you play Fallen Earth and have a smart phone, you can do all of the above and more with a super handy little app.

Every year I receive a bundle of holiday greetings from various game and entertainment companies usually in the form of a nice postcard signed by the PR staff.

In the past some some companies would include a little gift with their card (Sony) but, more recently, companies are opting for less expensive and more eco-friendly digital cards sent via email. Even in the less paper-y format, they often include characters from the company’s more popular games.

Here’s a collection of Christmas and Holiday cards I’ve received celebrating 2009…

The massive multiplayer online game (MMOG) Fallen Earth‘s alpha testing game is going to begin this week, on August 14, 2008, and People who stop by GameSpot and sign up may have the chance to participate. So far, over 130 people have posted to apply for an alpha or beta testing position. Alpha testing is currently set to run until sometime in Q1 2009, and beta testing should begin shortly after.

If you want to apply, head to GameSpot, register and post on the event page. You have to give some basic information in your post (CPU, ram, graphics card and OS) in order to be considered. The Fallen Earth team will then select the first round of alpha testers based on information provided, when testers applied, the testers’ schedules and their internet connection speeds…