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Monthly Archive: October 2009

Runescape Successor Gets Canceled

Mark Gerhard, Jagex’s CEO, has confirmed that MechScape has been canceled.  According to Mark, the decision was a very expensive one but it was done for the right reasons.

“Initially the reason for building MechScape was that we would learn all the lessons from RuneScape having run it for around four years at the time.
“It got [...]

Assassin’s Creed: Linage Miniseries First Episode Released, Funny Anime Satire

I was surprised to hear about this Assassin’s Creed project and after watching the video, I am impressed.  Jade Raymond is producing the project and was created by Hybride Studios (the same people behind 300, SinCity and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.  The movie focuses on Giovanni Auditore da Firenze, Enzio’s father and [...]

Spend $80, get a $40 Credit from Amazon!!

This might be a bit late but Amazon is running a special for this week:  Spend $80, get a $40 Credit!

Spend $80 on select titles and receive a $40 promotional claim code usable towards a future Wii, Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 game purchase. To qualify for the credit, you must check out with two [...]

Fallen Earth: Day Of The Dead Free Trial

Icarus Studios, creators of Fallen Earth, is offering an exclusive trial for a few lucky players.  The Day of the Dead is another Halloween Zombie event and it offers a chance to check the game out.   There are thousands of trial keys available, check MMORPG, TenTonHammer, Massively and EscapistMagazine for a shot at getting one [...]

Champions Online: The Blood Moon Raises Free Weekend Event

For those that couldn’t play the game during the open beta stage or release, the folks at Cryptic are giving players another chance to try Champions Online for free.  The promotional weekend starts on October 30th and ends on November 2nd.  The reason for this “free weekend” is to invite players to participate in the Halloween Event [...]

Earthworm Jim Is Back!

How many of you remember Earthworm Jim? Just hearing that name makes me feel very old. The game was a hit in 1994 with its detailed 2D graphics, animations and wacky humor. Jim is making a comeback and for only $4.99 you can play the remake on the Iphone.
One thing I remember, Earthworm Jim was quite [...]

Lord Of The Rings Online: What Went Wrong?

Lord of the Rings: the books, movies and now the MMORPG.  This game was released on 2007 and was received with positive reviews.  It is my understanding (maybe I am wrong) that Turbine used a heavy modified Asheron’s Call 2 engine, like they did with Dungeons & Dragons Online.  I even posted a comparision video [...]

Fallen Earth Impressions

I blogged about Fallen Earth in the past but Gamebynight posted a series of articles regarding the game.
“A lot of story get shared with you and it’s not done passively, like we usually see in traditional quest text. Everything in this tutorial is fully voiced, which is great, but I’d be lying if I said I [...]

Hoff 5 & Sint 5: Arena Goodness And Facerolling

For the Arena goodness part of my tittle, Hoff released his fifth movie called Hofflerand 5: Less BG’s.  The movie consist mostly of arena clips with plenty of information for those seeking advice from a Paladin’s point of view.

I use Seal of Command. I’m surprised at how few high-rated paladins use it. I know why [...]

Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Capcom Newest Baby

The news about this game are old but the original Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes never made it outside of Japan.   According to Capcom, releasing the game outside Japan proved very difficult because different companies in North America have licencing rights to some of Tatsunoko’s characters.

We have Capcom vs SNK, Marvel vs Capcom and [...]