Twinks in WoW May Be a Thing of the Past

Unless it was a stealth nerf, it hasn’t happened in the latest 3.02a patch for World of Warcraft – but it looks like it’s coming. Blizzard reps at Blizzcon let slip that soon players will be able to earn experience as well as honor in PvP. They are apparently making the change not …



Sign up for Champions Online Closed Beta

Cryptic Studios(tm) announced today that players can now sign up for a chance to participate in the first closed beta for Champions Online(tm), an action massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) slated for release in the spring of 2009. This PC specific beta begins in mid-November 2008 and players sign up by visiting www.champions-online.com/preview_application.

“This closed beta …

Mass Effect PC Review

Another game joins the ridiculously overrated list. BioWare is my favorite developer of all time so it saddens me greatly. Don’t get me wrong, the story and setting are top-notch. BioWare obviously went to great …

Call of Duty: World at War Xbox 360 Beta Opens

The dogs of war are being unleashed today, as Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and developer Treyarch announced the launch of the multiplayer beta for Call of Duty: World at War on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Console players can guarantee themselves a token by pre-ordering the game at UK …

Stargate Worlds Closed Beta Opens Wednesday

Stargate Worlds, the massively multiplayer online role playing game based on the popular Stargate series from MGM, will hit another major milestone on Oct. 15 with the launch of closed beta. Signups are ongoing at register.stargateworlds.com.

 

“This is a huge step for us,” said …

The Political Machine – Guide to Playing the Game

Playing the game

 
Each scenario divides out the map into states (or provinces depending on the scenario). Each state is worth a certain number of electoral votes in which the player must win a majority of them on Election Day to win the game. …

Japanese PSP firmware and store launch set

The much anticipated PSP firmware 5.00, along with it’s main new feature, the Playstation Store, will be released next week for Japanese gamers.  It appears as though Sony will make all new first person titles available for download via the store.

 

Beta, Mini-Disc, UMD, Blu-ray

 

At least Sony has one format that made it.

 

New Xbox Experience Date Announced

In his keynote at Tokyo Game Show yesterday, Corporate Vice President of Xbox LIVE, Services and Software, John Schappert revealed that the new New Xbox Experience will release worldwide on November 19, 2008.  This is big news to all you Live junkies looking forward to cool new features like NetFlix or even the cheesy ones …

Runes of Magic (RoM): Get a Grip!

Using your skills effectively is the key to survival in an online-roleplaying game like Runes of Magic. Therefore, the user interface of Frogster’s upcoming MMORPG keeps all important information and functions directly at hand. Players can also tweak the interface freely to their personal needs. Adjustable hotkeys offer quick access to all skills of the …

Lord of the Rings: Mines of Moria Release Date

Turbine, Inc. and Codemasters Online today announced the details of the launch of The Lord of the Rings Online(tm): Mines of Moria(tm). On November 18, 2008 the Mines of Moria will open for players across North America and Europe to begin their journey to the vast, terrifying and unparalleled world beneath Middle-earth.

 

“Beginning November 18th players across North America and Europe …