Issue #4 - August 7, 2007
Goozex Newsletter
Greetings Goozers!
The Goozex Team would like to welcome everyone to the fourth issue of the Goozex Newsletter. The newsletter is designed to keep you informed about what is going on at Goozex, give you updates, share feedback and promote our growing community.
This month's topics include:
The Goozex Team would like to welcome everyone to the fourth issue of the Goozex Newsletter. The newsletter is designed to keep you informed about what is going on at Goozex, give you updates, share feedback and promote our growing community.
This month's topics include:
It has been 1 year and 5 million points have been exchanged on Goozex!
Saving Goozers a total of over $230,000
We launched our video game trading service in July, 2006. It has been an eventful year with plenty of great additions to the community and to the Goozex system. We added up all the points traded in the past year and tallied over 5 million Goozex points exchanged between members! That is an estimated total savings of over $230,000 for our members! Using Goozex to build your future game libraries can literally save you thousands of dollars!
Thank you for a great year of game trading!
We launched our video game trading service in July, 2006. It has been an eventful year with plenty of great additions to the community and to the Goozex system. We added up all the points traded in the past year and tallied over 5 million Goozex points exchanged between members! That is an estimated total savings of over $230,000 for our members! Using Goozex to build your future game libraries can literally save you thousands of dollars!
Thank you for a great year of game trading!
Goozex Updates
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The Goozex Toolbox
Featuring the Goozex Gaming Signature and Mac Widget The Goozex Toolbox is a set of applications that you can download and use on your computer or on other websites. Each application serves a different purpose. Browse through the list and pick the ones you prefer. Tools and applications will be continually added over the next few months. >> Read more | |
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Gaming Signature ![[Gaming Signature]](http://www.goozex.com/custom/toolbox/GoozexGamingSignature-small.jpg){kind=small} This tool is a customizable personal image signature that shows your gaming personality on Goozex and other major gaming networks (Xbox Live, Nintendo Wii, Playstation Network, & Xfire) on the same banner. The signature will also display your last three requested games so others know what you want to play! You can update your avatar in personal profile section of the Goozex forums. You can update your network nicknames by going to "My Account" and clicking on "Change my gaming personality." You can set this image as your personal signature in most forums, and show it in all of your posts! Read more | Support |
Mac widget The Mac OS X widget application shows the My Requests or My Library lists directly from your Mac desktop. The application gives you a real time view of your Goozex account without having to refresh the website. Special thanks to Goozex member ZachT who created the widget and worked with the team to post on Apple.com! Read more | Support |
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Goozex flash widget Goozex is developing a new flash component that you can download as HTML code and post on your favorite social networking site (e.g. MySpace, Friendster, etc.) or your personal web-site / web-log. It will show your Goozex profile, along with your Library and Requests on Goozex. The tool will be launched soon. Stay tuned! |
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Member reviews in game detail page
Your reviews on the games you like more On each game detail page there is a new tab where you can access the forum, and add specific gaming content. As a member you can add your own reviews to games that you like, dislike, or simply want to write about. So, in addition to the "official" content you already get from Goozex and Game Pro, you will also find the content generated by other members in the community. You are invited to write your own review of your favorite (or less favorite) games. You can also post screenshots of your hardly achieved results, and even videos taken from your gaming experience! See "Overlord (Xbox 360)" as an example: >> Read more | |
Goozex at PAX 2007
The Goozex Team would like to invite everyone out to PAX 2007 (Penny Arcade Expo) in Seattle, Washington. The dates for the event are August 24th - August 26th. We will be there all weekend getting the scoop on the latest in the gaming industry and we want to meet our members who will be at the event too! Feel free to shoot us an email or private message on the forums if you have any interest or ideas regarding the trip!
Jon and Mark will be there to meet other Goozex members, run live interviews, and to prepare a special GoozCast episode on the event!
>> Read more on the forum
Jon and Mark will be there to meet other Goozex members, run live interviews, and to prepare a special GoozCast episode on the event!
>> Read more on the forum
Forum Highlights
Forum Winners!
We would like to showcase Goozex Members who have won various prizes. Prizes given out included game giveaways, points, t-shirts, console accessories and more. These members participated in various activities that helped promote the site, contribute to the community and overall are just great members. They are listed in no particular order.
We would like to showcase Goozex Members who have won various prizes. Prizes given out included game giveaways, points, t-shirts, console accessories and more. These members participated in various activities that helped promote the site, contribute to the community and overall are just great members. They are listed in no particular order.
- TXA1265 -- For sharing his Goozex family T-shirt pics -- and being a great Moderator!
- Lurknomore -- For being a great Moderator!
- Rictor -- For games most received, Goozex T-shirt pic, & highest feedback score
- Spooon -- For sharing his thoughts on Goozex on ePinions, joining us on our GoozCast, and sharing his Goozex Lair
- EdsonDJ -- For being an extremely active new member with a 590 feedback score after just 3 months
- Anamallyson -- For joining us on our GoozCast
- SilentShawn -- For sharing his Goozex Lair, Goozex T-shirt pic, and being an extremely active poster
- Geomoose -- For sharing his and Mrs. Moose's T-shirt pics, and being an extremely active poster
- Timpysan -- For sharing his Goozex Lair, Goozex T-shirt pic, and being an extremely active poster -- also a great Moderator!
- Meadow -- For starting a Myspace group, sharing her Goozex Lair and playing a Goozex guessing game
- Pizzaboy -- For sending out the most games on Goozex
- Chrisneed -- For having a very high feedback score (960)
- ThePC_Gamer -- For offering the most games in a member's library
- dude -- For referring 585 friends!
- uhslax24 -- For sharing his Goozex Lair and Goozex T-shirt pic
- Magiic -- For starting up a Facebook group and sharing his Goozex T-shirt pic
- viscter -- For sharing his Goozex Lair and Goozex T-shirt pic
- bisInFusioN -- For sharing his Goozex Lair
- fleetsidefil -- For sharing his Goozex Lair and Goozex button
- jedijeff -- For sharing his Goozex Lair
- macdude22 -- For sharing his Goozex Lair
More to come in the future as we round up more winners!
Thanks to everyone that won and who will win in the future. Your contribution to Goozex is extremely important to us and we are humbled by your dedication for the site!
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Trading tip
Take full advantage of your large request and library list caps! They are there for you to maximize the amount of games you can send out and receive!
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Top Games Available
This is just a short selection of the games available for trading on Goozex (more than 27,000 this month!). Be quick, and add them to your "Request" list!
 Gears of war (Xbox 360) |
 Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence LE (PS2) |
 Dead Rising (Xbox 360) |
 Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii) |
 (The) Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Xbox 360) |
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Trading tip
Have you checked out the new toolbox? Take advantage of the neat tools and features that are available to Goozex members via the Toolbox
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Top 10 list
Top 10 most requested games for the week ending 08/05/2007
| 1 | Mario Strikers Charged | Wii |
| 2 | Two Worlds | Xbox 360 |
| 3 | Overlord | Xbox 360 |
| 4 | Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition | Wii |
| 5 | Gears of War | Xbox 360 |
| 6 | Brave Story: New Traveler | PSP |
| 7 | Picross DS | Nintendo DS |
| 8 | God of War II | PlayStation 2 |
| 9 | Darkness | Xbox 360 |
| 10 | Crackdown | Xbox 360 |
For an updated list check the top-10 list on Goozex.com.
Poll: Top Game of the month
What’s the top game of the month? Drop your vote! >> Vote here!
Vote which game you believe is the hottest game coming out in the month of July:
- Madden NFL 08 (Aug. 14)
- Bioshock (Aug. 21)
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Aug. 20)
- Lair (Aug. 07)
- Brain Age 2 (Aug. 31)
GoozCast #4
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The Fourth episode of the GoozCast featuring Jon and Mark is available for download on Goozex! This month topics include:
>>Click here to download the Goozex podcast and listen to news, interviews, and comments on other things that are going on at Goozex. |
GoozCast #3 Interviews
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The first GoozCast Interviews are available for download now! Mark and Jon interview Goozers Animallyson and Spooon. Listen in to put a voice behind those names that you interact with on a daily basis here at Goozex!
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Community tip
Share your Goozex experiences with all your friends online with the Goozex Gaming Signature!
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![[Gaming Signature]](http://www.goozex.com/custom/toolbox/GoozexGamingSignature-big.jpg)
Promote Goozex
Do you like Goozex? Use the Goozex Gaming Signature in all the forums you belong to, and invite other members to get their signature!
Join the Goozex Groups on MySpace and Facebook
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