FiringSquad Editors Challenge Prelim 1 Final Scores

The voting is over, the editors have given their opinions and now FiringSquad can now reveal the final scores for the first portion of the first preliminary round in our Editor's Challenge. The first 15 people on this list now move onto the second round which eventually will crown a winner that will get both cash and a contract to become a FiringSquad editor. Here are the final results and scores:

1 Millroy Dear Star Trek: Legacy (for the PC) 584
2 jacobvandy Windows Vista: The Future of PC Gaming (Part One) 584
3 suibhne Review: Dark Messiah of Might & Magic (single player) 544
4 p4l1ndr0m3 Gaming PCs, Vista, and You: Part 1 of 3, Upgrading 393
5 petewilliams Dreamfall: The Longest Journey Review 355
6 Beefysworld Review: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 331
7 ExpertPenguin Wii should play together. 323
8 obsolete Multiplayer Decision Systems 318
9 OldFriend A look back at how the WoW juggernaut began 316
10 OgreFade One more World War II game? Does the genre still hold its appeal? 302
11 evernight Avoiding the PC-to-TV Pitfalls 289
12 Mishkin Why I Joined the Dark Side of Console Gaming 287
13 rados From CPU to Cinema: Why Unforgettable Games make Unforgivable Films. 286
14 Droniac Is PC gaming really that expensive? 286
15 Itchyeyes The Innovation Myth 282
16 gillman Floating to the Top: Looking at Retro Gaming on an Affordable Platform 270
17 Itchyeyes The Other Side of PC Gaming 258
18 mikeomando Episode The First: Hot Enough To Blister Skin 240
19 alanthl Game Tutorial: The Basic of FIFA Soccer Gaming 235
20 CanadaDave The Trouble With Technology 197
21 Wisd85 Games do make you dummier smarter 190
22 obsolete Pwned by Levelord 174
23 kadf88 You've Lost that Loving Feeling 170
24 SafireRings Montezuma's Revenge 168
25 Wisd85 Are games a plague to society? 165
26 Kessandra The Video and Computer Gaming Culture 157
27 xts It's not gamer's stupid! Why the game industry should not blame gamers for lack of creativity in games 150
28 lgdevil Current state of FPS Gaming 149
29 zoemorn Bawls found at Target; and in a CAN; and UT3 release date in March?? Bawls review found within!!! 148
30 CharlieN133 First Person Shooters with good stories? 136
31 evernight Early Adopters: In Pirates We Trust 134
32 methimpikehoses You don't know me? I'm the Arch-Mage, worm! 124
33 leaguer1 2007 - A Gamer's Feast 124
34 Willow Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning; Reckoned Before Release 123
35 smoore Are you ready for Windows Vista 121
36 Funky J Nerdcore Rising! Interview with MC Frontalot 119
37 BucNews Birth of America: Review 113
38 DoomCupid How to Protect Gaming 111
39 lunatik FlatOut Demo: Reviewed 110
40 Speedracerxtc Cell Phones the Next Gaming Frontier 103
41 Funky J Review: Dynasty Warriors Volume 2 (PSP) 101

Congrats to all of the winners and thanks to everyone who has entered the contest so far. Thanks also to all the FiringSquad readers who have voted for their favorites. It's not over yet, however. The second portion of our first preliminary round begins on Wednesday and if you haven't entered yet or didn't make the top 15 this time you can enter your articles, editorials, reviews and more from Wednesday until Feb. 28. The top 15 entries from that round join today's winners in the second round where things will get a bit tougher. And we still have our video challenge as well which is ongoing. Head to that FiringSquad Matrix cluster for more info.

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