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Microsoft has officially let loose the “Compatible with Windows 7″ stickers, which you’ve mostly likely seen with past Windows operating systems on OEM machines. The program is primarily targeted at peripherals and accessories that you can purchase after you acquire a computer. This logo is to insure that these peripherals and accessories will work 100% with Windows 7. The cool thing is, 6,000 products have already received the honor.

via [Windows Team Blog]

In the late 1990′s a new craze swept through American youth, which I was lucky enough to be apart of. Starting with two Game Boy games, Pokémon soon became apart of a merchandising frenzy with it’s own trading cards, Anime television series and films, clothing, toys, CDs, and anything else you could imagine throwing a name on. Of all the products, the video games were where the true fun lied. Pokémon Yellow was the game I can remember putting the most hours into, making it the candidate for this month’s Retro Review.

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In accordance to our one year anniversary/birthday, we couldn’t help but to include at least one serious post on here. So, we thought it would be appropriate to have the editors of the Olive share their thoughts about the first year here and what it’s been like for them. Continue on after the break to read their testimonies.

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We’ve all been waiting for it and finally, it is upon us. Valve’s promise of support for L4D has finally been delivered upon. Today, they released the first official add-on campaign for the game. Crash Course is free to PC gamers and 560MSP to Xbox 360 gamers. Valve is also running a limited-time deal, offering L4D for a mere $14.99 on Steam.

Newegg has listed OEM copies of Windows 7 and are now available for pre-order. They are significantly cheaper than the retail versions. Here’s how they stack up:

- Windows 7 Home Premium OEM: $110 ($200 for retail)
- Windows 7 Professional OEM: $140 ($300 for retail)
- Windows 7 Ultimate OEM: $190 ($320 for retail)

If you pre-order on or before October 20, Newegg will take off $10 for Home Premium, $5 for Professional and $15 for Ultimate. Also remember that OEMs don’t come with the fancy box and manuals.

via [Newegg]

We’ve had a lot of content flow through Tech Olive this past year and a lot went on. Join us after the break to see a quick list of some interesting facts about Tech Olive so far.

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Details about this fan movie have only recently met my ears and already, the movie has finished and released to the public. The movie, Metal Gear Solid: Philanthropy, is 69 minutes long and available for many different forms of download or you can stream the video. The makers have made the movie incredibly accessible so you have no reason not to watch it. So, if you wanna watch it for yourself, head to their site or, if you’re really lazy, follow the break for the embedded video.

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Hey now, we’re not that lame. We’ve had some pretty epic posts since our birth that scored high on the popularity scales. Follow the break for a recap of our most talked about posts.

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Yes, that headline makes us sound very conceited and arrogant, but it’s our freakin’ one year anniversary/birthday and it’ll only happen once. Check back here throughout the day because we’ll be throwing up (gross, I know) some awesome posts related to this milestone occasion and we’ll also be announcing the giveaway winners as well! Also, please forgive the burger. Because the cake is a lie. We were forced to find the next best alternative.

By now, everyone’s heard at least something about the strict rating issues in Australia brought on by the lack of a rating above MA15+, which has resulted in many games being censored before they can release or in some cases, banned all together, most recently being Left 4 Dead 2. It seems that there is hope for the Australian gamers because Valve and EA Games are pushing to have a new rating added. For Australia to instate an MA18+ rating for video games, the country’s Attorney Generals must all agree on the subject. It seems that they are all for adding the new rating, except for one attorney, Michael Atkinson, who is still undecided on the matter and had the following to say on the subject.

It certainly does restrict choice to a small degree, but that is the price of keeping this material from children and vulnerable adults. In my view, the small sacrifice is worth it.

via [GamesPress]