<![CDATA[Universal Gaming - Site Updates & Information]]> https://universalgaming.net/ Tue, 12 May 2026 04:34:51 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Age Verification Requirements]]> https://universalgaming.net/showthread.php?tid=1918 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:02:26 -0700 Moonface]]> https://universalgaming.net/showthread.php?tid=1918
Therefore, we are requiring everyone to verify that their age is greater than 3+ years. This is the minimum requirement that PEGI and ESRB have in place for any video game, and with the anonymity of the Internet there is no way for us to know for sure that any of you here are actually old enough to discuss and play games such as those mentioned prior.

We could look at how long your account has been registered here, but that would be a smart thing something like Discord would do, not us. We could also look at your writing, but we know your parents probably wrote all your posts just like they did all your homework until ChatGPT mercilessly took that job from them. 

Age verification will be carried out by providing us with your home address so we can personally visit you and procure a DNA sample to have it carbon dated by our trustworthy partner Umbrella Corporation.

Users who fail to verify they are older than 3 years of age shall be placed into The Crib, where you will be watched over by our probably rabies free airlock raccoons.]]>
Therefore, we are requiring everyone to verify that their age is greater than 3+ years. This is the minimum requirement that PEGI and ESRB have in place for any video game, and with the anonymity of the Internet there is no way for us to know for sure that any of you here are actually old enough to discuss and play games such as those mentioned prior.

We could look at how long your account has been registered here, but that would be a smart thing something like Discord would do, not us. We could also look at your writing, but we know your parents probably wrote all your posts just like they did all your homework until ChatGPT mercilessly took that job from them. 

Age verification will be carried out by providing us with your home address so we can personally visit you and procure a DNA sample to have it carbon dated by our trustworthy partner Umbrella Corporation.

Users who fail to verify they are older than 3 years of age shall be placed into The Crib, where you will be watched over by our probably rabies free airlock raccoons.]]> <![CDATA[UG XIX]]> https://universalgaming.net/showthread.php?tid=1890 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 06:53:11 -0700 Mr EliteL]]> https://universalgaming.net/showthread.php?tid=1890
UG is 19 years old today!

For the newer members, I opened up a forum way back in '06 on this very date of the month which overtime became through the help of many members joining and staying for differing lengths of time, to today's Universal Gaming.

Thanks to all to present and past members. Grin]]>
UG is 19 years old today!

For the newer members, I opened up a forum way back in '06 on this very date of the month which overtime became through the help of many members joining and staying for differing lengths of time, to today's Universal Gaming.

Thanks to all to present and past members. Grin]]> <![CDATA[RESULTS | Summer Meltdown 2024]]> https://universalgaming.net/showthread.php?tid=1779 Sun, 04 Aug 2024 17:35:59 -0700 Moonface]]> https://universalgaming.net/showthread.php?tid=1779 [Image: sm20banner.png]
The sun is up, my pants are down, so let's get this party started! Wow

Over the next two weeks, I'll be hosting a variety of contests and activities for everyone to participate in for the event, focusing on summer and video games! Taking part in these will earn you points which you can redeem for items from our prize pool, with the top three participants getting extra bonuses!

You're also welcome to make and/or suggest your own summer themed contests and/or activities, which will also be eligible for earning points.

1st Place
  • $20 PSN / XBL / Nintendo / Steam Gift Card or PayPal cash equivalent
  • 3 Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Cards
  • 3 Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Cards
  • 1 Free Standard Universal Gaming Card based on a game not currently represented in the catalogue (it's Shiny equivalent will be created also, but not awarded)
  • 1 Shiny Summer Meltdown themed Universal Gaming Card
  • Colored Username for 4 weeks
  • 1500 XP
2nd Place
  • 2 Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Cards
  • 2 Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Cards
  • 1 Shiny Summer Meltdown themed Universal Gaming Card
  • Colored Username for 2 weeks
  • 1000 XP
3rd Place
  • 1 Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Card
  • 1 Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Card
  • 1 Shiny Summer Meltdown themed Universal Gaming Card
  • Colored Username for 1 week
  • 500 XP
Prize Pool
  • 1 Random Standard Universal Gaming Card - 1 point
  • 1 Random Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Card - 2 points
  • 1 Standard Universal Gaming Card of your choice from our Cards page - 3 points
  • 1 Random Shiny Universal Gaming Card - 4 points
  • 1 Random Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Card - 6 points
  • 1 Shiny Universal Gaming Card of your choice from our Cards page - 8 points
  • Colored Username for Two Weeks - 1 point
XP Bonuses
At the end of the event, I will reward XP to everyone for the amount of points they earn from this event, which will be done with a calculation of "Points x 20 = XP Amount", so for example, 18 points would be worth 360XP.

XP earn rates are also doubled for the duration of Summer Meltdown 2024, which means posting during the event will get you more XP than usual!

Rules and Regulations
As usual, we have a couple of rules and regulations in place for this event:
  • Any evident signs of cheating or manipulation by any user during this event may result in immediate disqualification and forfeit of any prize you may have been eligible for.
  • Staff may compete and earn points, but are not eligible for cash prizes. In the event a staff member attains first place, the cash prize shall be delegated down to the first non-staff member in the second or third place position.
  • You must have at least 25 posts to redeem the cash prize. Keep in mind that posts in our Fun & Games area do not increase your post count and thus are not included in meeting this requirement.
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The sun is up, my pants are down, so let's get this party started! Wow

Over the next two weeks, I'll be hosting a variety of contests and activities for everyone to participate in for the event, focusing on summer and video games! Taking part in these will earn you points which you can redeem for items from our prize pool, with the top three participants getting extra bonuses!

You're also welcome to make and/or suggest your own summer themed contests and/or activities, which will also be eligible for earning points.

1st Place
  • $20 PSN / XBL / Nintendo / Steam Gift Card or PayPal cash equivalent
  • 3 Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Cards
  • 3 Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Cards
  • 1 Free Standard Universal Gaming Card based on a game not currently represented in the catalogue (it's Shiny equivalent will be created also, but not awarded)
  • 1 Shiny Summer Meltdown themed Universal Gaming Card
  • Colored Username for 4 weeks
  • 1500 XP
2nd Place
  • 2 Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Cards
  • 2 Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Cards
  • 1 Shiny Summer Meltdown themed Universal Gaming Card
  • Colored Username for 2 weeks
  • 1000 XP
3rd Place
  • 1 Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Card
  • 1 Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Card
  • 1 Shiny Summer Meltdown themed Universal Gaming Card
  • Colored Username for 1 week
  • 500 XP
Prize Pool
  • 1 Random Standard Universal Gaming Card - 1 point
  • 1 Random Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Card - 2 points
  • 1 Standard Universal Gaming Card of your choice from our Cards page - 3 points
  • 1 Random Shiny Universal Gaming Card - 4 points
  • 1 Random Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Card - 6 points
  • 1 Shiny Universal Gaming Card of your choice from our Cards page - 8 points
  • Colored Username for Two Weeks - 1 point
XP Bonuses
At the end of the event, I will reward XP to everyone for the amount of points they earn from this event, which will be done with a calculation of "Points x 20 = XP Amount", so for example, 18 points would be worth 360XP.

XP earn rates are also doubled for the duration of Summer Meltdown 2024, which means posting during the event will get you more XP than usual!

Rules and Regulations
As usual, we have a couple of rules and regulations in place for this event:
  • Any evident signs of cheating or manipulation by any user during this event may result in immediate disqualification and forfeit of any prize you may have been eligible for.
  • Staff may compete and earn points, but are not eligible for cash prizes. In the event a staff member attains first place, the cash prize shall be delegated down to the first non-staff member in the second or third place position.
  • You must have at least 25 posts to redeem the cash prize. Keep in mind that posts in our Fun & Games area do not increase your post count and thus are not included in meeting this requirement.
]]> <![CDATA[RESULTS | Halloween Birthday Bash 2023]]> https://universalgaming.net/showthread.php?tid=1644 Sun, 29 Oct 2023 15:24:27 -0700 Moonface]]> https://universalgaming.net/showthread.php?tid=1644 [Image: bday18banner.png]
Halloween is almost upon us, but what's upon us right now is the start of our 17th anniversary celebrations with our annual Halloween Birthday Bash!

I'll be running a variety of contests and activities during this event for everyone to participate in, focusing on Halloween and video games! Taking part in the festivities will earn you points that can be cashed in at the end of the event to get yourself some spooky prizes, so even if you're not lucky enough to win you still have a chance to get something!

You're also welcome to make and/or suggest your own contests and/or activities that are thematically fitting for this event, which will also be eligible for earning points.

1st Place
  • $10 PSN / XBL / Nintendo / Steam Gift Card or PayPal cash equivalent
  • 3 Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Cards
  • 3 Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Cards
  • 1 Free Standard Universal Gaming Card based on a game not currently represented in the catalogue (it's Shiny equivalent will be created also, but not awarded)
  • 1 Shiny Halloween Birthday Bash themed Universal Gaming Card
  • Coloured Username for 4 weeks
  • 1500 XP
2nd Place
  • 2 Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Cards
  • 2 Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Cards
  • 1 Shiny Halloween Birthday Bash themed Universal Gaming Card
  • Coloured Username for 2 weeks
  • 1000 XP
3rd Place
  • 1 Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Card
  • 1 Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Card
  • 1 Shiny Halloween Birthday Bash themed Universal Gaming Card
  • Coloured Username for 1 week
  • 500 XP
Participation Prizes
Participating in this event will give everyone who doesn't place in the top three a standard version of our Halloween Birthday Bash themed Universal Gaming Card.

Additionally, points earned from participating in this event can be cashed in at the end to redeem anything listed below:
  • 1 Random Standard Universal Gaming Card - 1 point
  • 1 Random Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Card - 2 points
  • 1 Standard Universal Gaming Card of your choice from our Cards page - 3 points
  • 1 Random Shiny Universal Gaming Card - 4 points
  • 1 Random Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Card - 6 points
  • 1 Shiny Universal Gaming Card of your choice from our Cards page - 8 points
  • Coloured Username for Two Weeks - 1 point
XP Bonuses
At the end of the event, I will reward XP to everyone for the amount of points they earn from this event, which will be done with a calculation of "Points x 20 = XP Amount", so for example, 18 points would be worth 360XP.

XP earn rates are also quadrupled for the duration of Halloween Birthday Bash 2023, which means posting during the event will get you more XP than usual!

Rules and Regulations
As usual, we have a couple of rules and regulations in place for this event:
  • Any evident signs of cheating or manipulation by any user during this event may result in immediate disqualification and forfeit of any prize you may have been eligible for.
  • Staff may compete and earn points, but are not eligible for cash prizes. In the event a staff member attains first place, the cash prize shall be delegated down to the first non-staff member in the second or third place position.
  • You must have at least 25 posts to redeem the cash prize.
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Halloween is almost upon us, but what's upon us right now is the start of our 17th anniversary celebrations with our annual Halloween Birthday Bash!

I'll be running a variety of contests and activities during this event for everyone to participate in, focusing on Halloween and video games! Taking part in the festivities will earn you points that can be cashed in at the end of the event to get yourself some spooky prizes, so even if you're not lucky enough to win you still have a chance to get something!

You're also welcome to make and/or suggest your own contests and/or activities that are thematically fitting for this event, which will also be eligible for earning points.

1st Place
  • $10 PSN / XBL / Nintendo / Steam Gift Card or PayPal cash equivalent
  • 3 Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Cards
  • 3 Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Cards
  • 1 Free Standard Universal Gaming Card based on a game not currently represented in the catalogue (it's Shiny equivalent will be created also, but not awarded)
  • 1 Shiny Halloween Birthday Bash themed Universal Gaming Card
  • Coloured Username for 4 weeks
  • 1500 XP
2nd Place
  • 2 Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Cards
  • 2 Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Cards
  • 1 Shiny Halloween Birthday Bash themed Universal Gaming Card
  • Coloured Username for 2 weeks
  • 1000 XP
3rd Place
  • 1 Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Card
  • 1 Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Card
  • 1 Shiny Halloween Birthday Bash themed Universal Gaming Card
  • Coloured Username for 1 week
  • 500 XP
Participation Prizes
Participating in this event will give everyone who doesn't place in the top three a standard version of our Halloween Birthday Bash themed Universal Gaming Card.

Additionally, points earned from participating in this event can be cashed in at the end to redeem anything listed below:
  • 1 Random Standard Universal Gaming Card - 1 point
  • 1 Random Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Card - 2 points
  • 1 Standard Universal Gaming Card of your choice from our Cards page - 3 points
  • 1 Random Shiny Universal Gaming Card - 4 points
  • 1 Random Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Card - 6 points
  • 1 Shiny Universal Gaming Card of your choice from our Cards page - 8 points
  • Coloured Username for Two Weeks - 1 point
XP Bonuses
At the end of the event, I will reward XP to everyone for the amount of points they earn from this event, which will be done with a calculation of "Points x 20 = XP Amount", so for example, 18 points would be worth 360XP.

XP earn rates are also quadrupled for the duration of Halloween Birthday Bash 2023, which means posting during the event will get you more XP than usual!

Rules and Regulations
As usual, we have a couple of rules and regulations in place for this event:
  • Any evident signs of cheating or manipulation by any user during this event may result in immediate disqualification and forfeit of any prize you may have been eligible for.
  • Staff may compete and earn points, but are not eligible for cash prizes. In the event a staff member attains first place, the cash prize shall be delegated down to the first non-staff member in the second or third place position.
  • You must have at least 25 posts to redeem the cash prize.
]]> <![CDATA[The Patch | Loading Issues]]> https://universalgaming.net/showthread.php?tid=1089 Fri, 20 May 2022 15:41:34 -0700 Moonface]]> https://universalgaming.net/showthread.php?tid=1089


To kick things off, we now have a selection of new emoticons:

Yikes Monkas Ayaya Nooo Suffer Shrug

These were all designed by @ShiraNoMai in retaliation for me completely forgetting she had requested these in the Marketplace thread over 6 months ago, so she decided to do it herself. Whistle

These 6 new emotes don't show up in the Smilies box due to the limit the box can display, but you can find them with the Get More link underneath that box or via the emoticon face in the text editor in the full reply screen.

Wish we had an emote that isn't already in existence? Throw your request for it in the Marketplace thread and I'll try to make sure it gets fulfilled quicker than these ones were. Sigh Wink]]>


To kick things off, we now have a selection of new emoticons:

Yikes Monkas Ayaya Nooo Suffer Shrug

These were all designed by @ShiraNoMai in retaliation for me completely forgetting she had requested these in the Marketplace thread over 6 months ago, so she decided to do it herself. Whistle

These 6 new emotes don't show up in the Smilies box due to the limit the box can display, but you can find them with the Get More link underneath that box or via the emoticon face in the text editor in the full reply screen.

Wish we had an emote that isn't already in existence? Throw your request for it in the Marketplace thread and I'll try to make sure it gets fulfilled quicker than these ones were. Sigh Wink]]> <![CDATA[Affiliate with Universal Gaming]]> https://universalgaming.net/showthread.php?tid=479 Tue, 23 Jul 2019 12:57:29 -0700 Moonface]]> https://universalgaming.net/showthread.php?tid=479
  • Our affiliate button must be viewable to all users, and placed in a visible location on your sites home page.
  • Affiliate icons must be 88x31 in size. We will resize your image if it is larger than this.
  • We will not affiliate with websites that are inactive, less than 30 days old, or contain adult/illegal content.
  • Upon affiliating with us, your button will be displayed in our affiliates area at the bottom of our index page.
  • We reserve the right to deny any affiliation request, or terminate any existing affiliation if we deem it necessary to do so. The latter will generally occur if your link no longer works, your website falls inactive, or we fail to locate our affiliation image on your website.
    • If your site meets our requirements, feel free to shoot me a PM. You may also send me a PM on other forums I am active on to request affiliation.

    [Image: ugaffiliatebutton.png]

    Code:
    [url=https://universalgaming.net][img]https://universalgaming.net/images/ugaffiliatebutton.png[/img][/url]

    Code:
    <a href='https://universalgaming.net' target='_blank'><img src="https://universalgaming.net/images/ugaffiliatebutton.png" border='0' alt="Universal Gaming"/></a>
    ]]>
  • Our affiliate button must be viewable to all users, and placed in a visible location on your sites home page.
  • Affiliate icons must be 88x31 in size. We will resize your image if it is larger than this.
  • We will not affiliate with websites that are inactive, less than 30 days old, or contain adult/illegal content.
  • Upon affiliating with us, your button will be displayed in our affiliates area at the bottom of our index page.
  • We reserve the right to deny any affiliation request, or terminate any existing affiliation if we deem it necessary to do so. The latter will generally occur if your link no longer works, your website falls inactive, or we fail to locate our affiliation image on your website.
    • If your site meets our requirements, feel free to shoot me a PM. You may also send me a PM on other forums I am active on to request affiliation.

    [Image: ugaffiliatebutton.png]

    Code:
    [url=https://universalgaming.net][img]https://universalgaming.net/images/ugaffiliatebutton.png[/img][/url]

    Code:
    <a href='https://universalgaming.net' target='_blank'><img src="https://universalgaming.net/images/ugaffiliatebutton.png" border='0' alt="Universal Gaming"/></a>
    ]]>         <![CDATA[Our Privacy Policy]]> https://universalgaming.net/showthread.php?tid=12 Wed, 06 Jun 2018 06:54:08 -0700 Moonface]]> https://universalgaming.net/showthread.php?tid=12 Universal Gaming
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    Information We Collect
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    Unregistered Users:
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    If you discover any personal information that you are unable to change or delete yourself, please contact us as soon as possible so the necessary changes can be made.

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    Official Site Rules

    As with any site on the internet, Universal Gaming has rules in place to ensure everyone can be welcome and happy here. Please take a moment to read through them, and we encourage all users to report any content that infringes upon our rules. Also, please be aware that individual forum areas may have their own additional rules. Thank you.

    General Rules
    1. Keep it civil and respectful.
      Clear satire, leg-pulling, and reasonable jokes are one thing. Attacks and derogatory language are another, and will not be tolerated. There are no excuses for responding to an attack with one either. Appropriate punishment will be given to any party involved in breaking this rule, regardless of who started it.
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      Occasional swearing is fine. Slurs, illegal/adult content and discussions above a PG-13 level are not.
    3. Game Emulation
      While it is perfectly safe to discuss emulating games and their various emulation software, the distribution of copyrighted code is still considered illegal. Any direct links to sites hosting downloads to this type of software will be removed.
    4. Keep on topic.
      Sometimes things go a little off topic, but try to keep things focused as much as possible.
    5. Be considerate with large text and images.
      Be considerate of other users when it comes to posting large text or images, including animations. Not everyone has a 4K monitor and fibre internet.
    6. Bumping older threads.
      We don't have an issue with bumping of any thread as long as you are making a reasonable contribution to the thread.
    7. Advertising
      You may only advertise your site in your profile.
    Account Rules
    1. One account per person.
      Users are permitted to one account per person. If we discover any duplicates, they will be removed.
    2. Signature sizes.
      Your signature should be no taller than 400px, and no wider than 650px.
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    Official Site Rules

    As with any site on the internet, Universal Gaming has rules in place to ensure everyone can be welcome and happy here. Please take a moment to read through them, and we encourage all users to report any content that infringes upon our rules. Also, please be aware that individual forum areas may have their own additional rules. Thank you.

    General Rules
    1. Keep it civil and respectful.
      Clear satire, leg-pulling, and reasonable jokes are one thing. Attacks and derogatory language are another, and will not be tolerated. There are no excuses for responding to an attack with one either. Appropriate punishment will be given to any party involved in breaking this rule, regardless of who started it.
    2. No NSFW content.
      Occasional swearing is fine. Slurs, illegal/adult content and discussions above a PG-13 level are not.
    3. Game Emulation
      While it is perfectly safe to discuss emulating games and their various emulation software, the distribution of copyrighted code is still considered illegal. Any direct links to sites hosting downloads to this type of software will be removed.
    4. Keep on topic.
      Sometimes things go a little off topic, but try to keep things focused as much as possible.
    5. Be considerate with large text and images.
      Be considerate of other users when it comes to posting large text or images, including animations. Not everyone has a 4K monitor and fibre internet.
    6. Bumping older threads.
      We don't have an issue with bumping of any thread as long as you are making a reasonable contribution to the thread.
    7. Advertising
      You may only advertise your site in your profile.
    Account Rules
    1. One account per person.
      Users are permitted to one account per person. If we discover any duplicates, they will be removed.
    2. Signature sizes.
      Your signature should be no taller than 400px, and no wider than 650px.
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