Archive for August, 2009

Final Fantasy Dissidia: Review

Posted by Justin On August - 31 - 2009

Final Fantasy Dissidia: Review
A Final Fantasy fan’s wet dream. All of our favorite characters pitted against each other, what more could you ask for?

Star Wars: The Old Republic Unveils new Sith Warrior Class

Posted by Brandon On August - 31 - 2009

Bioware is starting to release information on Star Wars: The Old Republic fast and furious as August comes to a close.  First it was the fantastic developer walkthroughs from Gamescon (seen here), and now they have unveiled their latest class, the Sith Warrior.  First seen in the walkthrough (but never in doubt that it would [...]

Battlefield Intelligence: How Casual is Too Casual?

Posted by Brandon On August - 28 - 2009

As Cam has already written about in his article Grinding: Caught in the Gears of the MMORPG, MMOs are not always friendly to casual gamers.  Most rewards in the game come as a result of significant time investment by the player.  This isn’t inherently a bad thing.  Players may gripe and complain from time to [...]

Round Table: Will Digital Distribution Level Brick and Mortars?

Aion is heating up

Posted by Cam On August - 27 - 2009

NCSoft has announced today some important dates for their upcoming epic MMORPG Aion, starting with news of the official Open Beta dates: September 6–13. This is supposed to be a mammoth blockbuster game, so it’ll be exciting to see what they have to offer. I’ll be personally participating and will be back with a preview [...]

Steampunk and Furries collide in NeoSteam

Posted by Dustin On August - 27 - 2009

*Images are courtesy of gamigo

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* Quick update: The gamico press release today was in reference to an English version in Europe only. Atlus Online released the US-based Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent in July of this year. Both games are free to play and aim to provide a ton of content and RvR/PvP excitement. If you’re in Europe, please [...]

Champions Online Beta Preview

Posted by Cam On August - 26 - 2009
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The Champions Online open beta week just closed, and I have to say I was pretty impressed. As far as betas go, the game is very polished, and Cryptic is only dealing with minor tweaks and bugs. Here’s a quick run down of my thoughts on my in-game experiences.

CrimeCraft now available at your local Best Buy and online

Posted by Dustin On August - 26 - 2009

Yesterday, Vogster Entertainment’s CrimeCraft hit Best Buys around the country. The game was released exclusively at Best Buy stores offering gamers a few additional perks for picking the game up in store, including in-game bonus items such as an Atticus t-shirt and other power-ups. The game is also available through digital distribution sites such as [...]

Remember when you could beat your copy of Contra II for the NES then trade it to your buddy for his copy of Double Dragon vs Battletoads? Those were the good old days. Now you have to go through a security check point and get manhandled by some burly woman at GameStop just to get [...]

More Cataclysm Info

Posted by Brandon On August - 25 - 2009

Well Blizzcon wrapped up over the weekend, and needless to say the one thing dominating the convention was the announcement of Cataclysm (gtfo Starcraft II and Diablo III noobs). I hit the highlights in my post on Friday but Blizzard has since opened up the official Cataclysm site. I can’t suggest strongly enough how much [...]