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Review: Dragon Ball Z – Ultimate Tenkaichi (PS3)

October 28, 2011 – 12:44 pm |

I really liked last year’s DBZ game, Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit 2. It felt like the franchise had finally achieved some serious attention with a game that was both deep and fun.
This year, we …

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Minecraft 1.8 May Loosen Terraria’s Grip

September 12, 2011 – 6:00 pm |

Ever since I picked up Terraria on a Steam sale I haven’t played much of Minecraft. The two-man team that built Terraria — the retro-looking, side-scrolling game called “Minecraft in 2D” — really did …

Star Trek Online To Boldly Go Free To Play In 2011

September 6, 2011 – 9:55 pm | One Comment
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Star Trek Online is going to be taking a big-ticket sci-fi licensed MMO into free to play territory sometime in the fourth quarter of this year, beating sci-fi heavyweight EVE Online to the punch. …

Deus Ex Human Revolution Stifled By GameStop

August 24, 2011 – 1:10 pm |
Deus Ex Human Revolution

Nowadays we’re used to Gamestop’s pre-opening of video games and taping them shut to avoid returns, something that former frequent contributor James called our attention to originally. News today that Gamestop employees are being …

CrazyKinux Going Into Suspended Animation

August 18, 2011 – 8:00 pm |
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After posting on his blog that he was searching for someone to take the reins of the EVE Blog Pack and the EVE Blog Banter, CrazyKinux has decided to leave the EVE blogging community to …

OnLive Friday Fiver 7/29 – Just Cause 2

July 29, 2011 – 12:55 am |
OnLive Friday Fiver 7/29 – Just Cause 2

The folks at OnLive seem intent on capturing new subscribers with the enticement of deals on games.  Every Friday, they are offering a game from their catalog for a cool $5.00 investment.  This week, the …

C418 Gives A Free Album to Minecraft Volume Alpha Buyers

July 18, 2011 – 8:55 pm |

The composer behind most of Minecraft’s music and sound effects, C418, has sent out an email to buyers of the Minecraft Volume Alpha soundtrack with a download code for a new album for free. …

Hey, how do you feel about paying $10 for some new DC Universe Online content?

July 11, 2011 – 11:25 am | 4 Comments

So you’re already paying for DC Universe Online. The content drop plans have been… scattershot. SOE has been late on delivering them (We’re still working on the Spring holiday mission! It’s July!) and the server …

SOE Announces Planetfall 2 Officially

July 8, 2011 – 1:31 pm | One Comment

In another one of those “worst kept secrets on the Internet” stories, Sony Online Entertainment finally announced that they were working on Planetside 2.  Funny thing is that most people already knew this, as news …

Civilization World Arrives for Facebook

July 7, 2011 – 12:35 pm |

Facebook is the place to be for most companies nowadays, and gaming companies seem to be no different.  After watching other companies like Electronic Arts make forays into the Facebook gaming scene, 2K Games is …

World of Warcraft Joins MMO Shakeups With Free To Play Option

June 29, 2011 – 7:54 pm |
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This has been a big month for MMO shakeups in the PC world, and what looks like the biggest announcement of them all is capping it off. World of Warcraft, the biggest dog in …

Epic Games Forums, More Games Attacked

June 16, 2011 – 12:39 pm | One Comment
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Over the weekend the Epic Games Forums admitted to being hacked. My brother James got this cheerful email:
Our Epic Games web sites and forums were recently hacked. After some downtime, they’re back up …

E3 2011 Hands On: Battlefield 3 (Multi)

June 10, 2011 – 5:28 pm | One Comment

When I was booking E3 appointments this year, one of the big highlights on my schedule had to be Battlefield 3.  While we have seen trailer montages and footage from the game, this was going …

E3 2011: OnLive Presentation

June 8, 2011 – 11:22 am |
E3 2011: OnLive Presentation

OnLive has slowly been building up steam as an alternative for those that want to play great PC titles, but do not have the hardware to play these experiences at their highest levels.  They look …

Disney Interactive Hooks Into OnLive

June 3, 2011 – 2:33 pm |

OnLive will be in attendance at E3 this year, but they have let one of their announcements out of the bag, and that is the fact that Disney Interactive Studios is signed on to the …

Celebrate EVE Online’s 8th With A Can Of Quafe

May 6, 2011 – 7:13 pm |
EVE Online Quafe Zero

Active accounts on EVE Online received a six-pack of Quafe Zero cola today to celebrate the eighth birthday of the game. The consumable has booster-like properties with no negative side effects. (Drug-like boosters, …

Free Realms Launches on PS3, Sort Of

March 29, 2011 – 5:47 pm |
Free Realms PS3 Could Not Launch The Game

The long promised day that Free Realms would launch on PS3 has arrived with a bang. Of sorts. It’s now available as a 29 Meg download from the Store, which then launches and …